Topics Started by Mikeus

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Discussion with Elder....a must read story
by drew sagan in
1. jw
2. friends
for those who don't know i've been 'inactive' for around one year.

i stopped attending meetings late last year.

all during this time i was working on my wife (known on this board as amber rose), helping her see the problems with the watchtower.
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Isn't it amazing ... how many Christians chose to ignore the OT...?
by needproof in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i read this funny article about the god of the old testament, and i thought how amazing it was that some christians seemingly chose to ignore this brutal god of war, yahweh, as though in the nt, he suddenly had a change of heart.

the deity is clearly a maniac with a bloodthirst.

here is the article: .
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Please help me understand new blood policy...
by Mikeus in
1. watchtower
2. medical
hello everyone, i just need some help and maybe a history lesson about the wt's current blood policy, and how it differs from the past.

i was discussing this with my wife (inactive dub) and she said the wt has always allowed blood fractions.

is the current fraction amount nearly equal to whole blood?
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Remaining Steadfast when Grandparents Shun
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
remaining steadfast when grandparents shun.

by anonymous.

a christian woman whom we will call joy tried to raise her son to love jehovah god.
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Grace versus Ephesians 4th & 5th Chapters
by TheListener in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for those who are believers in god and the bible:.

if we have god's grace and have been purchased by jesus shed blood why do we have to be careful not to do the things mentioned in ephesians and elsewhere in order to not be excluded from god's kingdom?.

for example, ephesians tells us not to tell obscene jokes, or commit immorality, etc etc for if we do we will not inherit god's kingdom.
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Disassociation Question
by Mikeus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my wife is currently trying to fade w/o having to go through a disassociation or dfing.

so far when we've had witnesses come to our door we've been avoiding them.

lately her parents have stopped the usual emails and have made no attempt to contact her.
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Question, What will happen to the earth and the Animals?
by unbaptized in
1. watchtower
2. bible
question, if everyone who professes to be christian are going to heaven to rule as priest with jesus, who will be our subjects on earth?

can someone pleasee shed some light on this subject..
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Governing Body; Old/New Light
by Mikeus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i know that sometime, somewhere the gb has claimed to be "jehovah's channel of truth" and given divine knowledge/revelation directly from angels.

could someone please provide me with some quotes?.

i'm speaking with a jw right now who says they don't care if the gb has made changes/mistakes in doctrine in the past because it's "old light".
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Bible verses that seem contradictory.....................
by JH in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after telling us that only jehovah was god, and he was our only heavenly father, this verse below really bugged me when i first saw it.. isaiah 9:5. for there has been a child born to us, there has been a son given to us; and the princely rule will come to be upon his shoulder.

and his name will be called wonderful counselor, mighty god, eternal father, prince of peace..
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Translation of the Greek word "proskuneo"
by bob1999 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
can someone explain why the nwt translates this word as "worship" in 42 of the 60 occurances in the new testament while translating it "do obedience to" in the 18 instances where jesus is the recipient?

this seems so blatantly wrong.

do they think no one will notice or do they have an explanation?