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  Is reincarnation a Bible Theme?

  by Gill in

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  the character of jesus christ, was a reincarnated character in that he had to be reborn as another creature in the true sense of reincarnation.. john the baptist was spoken of as elijah come again.. when jesus had to deal with the disabled young man, he asked who had sinned, the parents of the baby.

  presumably the child had sinned in a former life.. so, do you also think that reincarnation is a theme that is often missed in the bible?.

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  Job said that G-d will raise a man from 'the pit' three times if He sees fit to do so.
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  Matthew 28:19, 20 "Go therefore ... baptizing them ..."

  by AuldSoul in

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  jehovah's witnesses teach that matthew 28:19, 20 is a requirement of god for every christian, a command from christ to his followers.

  every one of jehovah's witnesses is required to proselytize in order to be considered an active and regular jehovah's witness.. however, these verses also say that the teachers must baptize.

  jehovah's witnesses only consider baptisms by organizationally authorized persons to be valid, and only after a person desiring baptism meets the requirements of an unscriptural criteria.. how is it contextually possible that jesus intended the teaching to be carried by individuals and the baptizing to be performed organizationally?

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  If Jesus wanted people baptized, it didn't mean being indoctrinated into a new religion. It meant cleansing yourself of your sins just like Jews did during their ritual mikva baths. The JWs interpret this is baptizing people into a religion (theirs). This has nothing to do with repentance.
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  Jehovah's Rocking the Nations?

  by 5thGeneration in

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  2. friends

  how long can the society keep insisting that the preaching work is so successful when there is virtually zero (alright 1.5%) growth?.

  interestingly, the society has excluded the percent gain/loss column online.

  http://www.watchtower.org/e/statistics/worldwide_report.htm.

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  If it's about numbers, the Mormons got the JWs beat.
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  Do you believe in God? oR Jesus?

  by themonster123 in

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  2. friends

  so....do any of you believe in some person in the sky floating around called jesus?

  or having a relationship with that person (or god) who is in some other dimension apparantly?

  being a witness, they stressed so much having a relationship with "jehovah" and all that.

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  Santisimo

  I wrote a couple of articles on the subject at my blog: www.noahide.typepad.com

  Feel free to check it out. I welcome all comments on the matter. I do not believe in Jesus as the Messiah. He was a Jew who apparently thought very highly of himself but didn't live up to any of the messianic prophecies. He was probably married with child when he died? How do I know? That's simple. To be a rabbi in those times, you had to be married with children. Even in the JW Bible, some of the Pharisees call Jesus "Rabbi". Even some of his own followers referred to him with that title. You can't use that title unless everyone else in authority at that time recognized you as such.
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  Was Jesus the Messiah?

  by Santisimo in

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  you can read my article on this topic at: http://noahide.typepad.com/..

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  Santisimo

  You can read my article on this topic at: http://noahide.typepad.com/.
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  Comments You Will Not Hear At the 2-18-07 WT Study (1st Resurrection)

  by blondie in

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  2. bible

  "the first resurrection" now under way!.

  "-1 thessalonians 4:16.. .

  over 90,434 at the memorial in 1925 at a time when all were anointed, ten years before the "great crowd" doctrine was presented in 1935. there are 120, plus 3,000 then 5,000 alone reported in the first few years of the christian congregation.. *** w67 11/15 p. 694 par.

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  Santisimo

  If the WTS wants us to believe this why don't they give us the names and ages of ALL ANNOINTED who remain on earth. Why don't they put their pictures in the magazines so we can see who they are? Don't we have a right to know who is going to rule over us in heaven? The Israelites of ancient times knew who their kings were, why can't we? If they REALLY believe anything Revelation has to say, why don't they do this? After all, the 'annointed' are supposed to be up in age already, right? So, what's wrong with keeping us posted on them?

  It's a bet the WTS can afford to make.
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  My new blog at http://noahide.typepad.com/

  by Santisimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you like, check out my new blog at: http://noahide.typepad.com/.

  i'm sure to get plenty of interesting comments on it (nice and not so nice).

  on some of my recent posts, several members caught on to my interest in judaism.

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  Santisimo

  Hi Everyone:

  If you like, check out my new blog at: http://noahide.typepad.com/

  I'm sure to get plenty of interesting comments on it (nice and not so nice). On some of my recent posts, several members caught on to my interest in Judaism. I don't consider myself a Jew because I have not converted (yet). However, I have realized that there is a place for people like me (former JWs) who believe in the Hebrew Scriptures only, but are not Jews by birth or conversion. Judging by some of the posts I've read on this forum, I'm not the only one who feels what I wrote in my blog. Regardless, I just wanted to share a little piece of my life outside of this forum with everyone else. Thanks for reading.
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  Who is going to finally expose the WTS for what it really is?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  2. friends

  the walls of the wts are finally being cracked but nobody is breaking down the walls.we have the internet exposing all their lies,elders resigning,no new members beside families being baptized, contributions dwindling,teens leaving in droves,and layoffs at the wts headquarters .still,the walls remain intact.the 800 lbs.

  gorilla is missing to break down the wall.. we know in 1975 many members left but the wts wall was easily repaired.who will finally break the walls down and how will it happen?

  what will it take for a mass exodus?.

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  I think that the annointed have all died but the WTS is keeping the numbers of them up artificially to avoid a mass exodus. How can the WTS really know how many annointed are left if they don't even have records of their names? If the WTS does have such a record, why don't they let US SEE IT? After all, aren't they supposed to be princes with Jesus and us, loyal subjects? Why are JWs working so hard to support the efforts of princes they don't even know?
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  God can bring us the peace that America took away.

  by Santisimo in

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  2. current

  what truth am i talking about?

  freedom?

  if bin laden is killing americans because he 'hates freedom' (as bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with english subtitles?

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  True. Vietnam wasn't much about freedom either.
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  God can bring us the peace that America took away.

  by Santisimo in

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  what truth am i talking about?

  freedom?

  if bin laden is killing americans because he 'hates freedom' (as bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with english subtitles?

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  Santisimo

  That's the smartest thing you could come up with?