COg..I'll just leave you with this simple phrase that a woman has said several times:
"Many people know religion, but many people don't know God."
What she means is that people get so caught up in doctrine, which in most part really dosen't line up with Bible teaching, that they would rather believe the doctrines of the Church or Org over then what the Bible really says.
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I'm a Pioneer Married To a Wonderful Brother Reaching Out to be an MS...
by cognac inand petrified... i just recently became a pioneer and always had nagging questions in the back of my mind.
so, i decided that when i have get a study i would research all the questions as i go along so as to prove everything in the truth... i got 4 studies in about 2 months.
all was fine, until i reached i think chapter 6 in the bible teach book about the resurrection.
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By bibical definiton, JWs have yet to cover every nation on this earth.
by A-Team in....got into a discussion with another jw last week over this matter,and he brought this up.
knowing what i know, i took him to the greek dictionary to let him know what the bibical word nation meant: .
1. a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together .
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agreed. If you refuse to go into Islamic nations to preach the good news, then you cannot possibly fulfill this. Even if you did, you will still need to get every sect in the nation to say this.
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By bibical definiton, JWs have yet to cover every nation on this earth.
by A-Team in....got into a discussion with another jw last week over this matter,and he brought this up.
knowing what i know, i took him to the greek dictionary to let him know what the bibical word nation meant: .
1. a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together .
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....got into a discussion with another JW last week over this matter,and he brought this up. Knowing what I know, I took him to the Greek dictionary to let him know what the bibical word Nation meant:
1. a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together
1. a company, troop, swarm
2. a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus
1. the human family
3. a tribe, nation, people group
4. in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles
5. Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians .
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John 19:14, a devastating contradiction?
by DT inmatthew, mark and luke claim that jesus died on passover (nisan 14) john, however, claims that jesus died on the day of preparation for passover (nisan 13) "now it was preparation of the passover" -john 19:14 nwt (it helps to read the context, several verses before and after.
) john also doesn't mention the lord's evening meal with his his apostles on passover.
it would have been impossible, because he was already dead, according to john.. the bible contains many contradictions that can possibly be reconciled if you have enough imagination, but this contradiction seems pretty blatant.
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According to Jewish Days, he would have died on Nisan 13 at Noon, 6 hours before the passover was to begin (Nisan 14th.) Remember, A Jewish day is from Sundown to sundown (Roughly 6PM-6PM). The JWs count a day from Midnight to Midnight.
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[QUOTE]The reality is that the WT uses its own, and sadly probably correct, method of determining when the nearest full moon to the spring equinox rises OVER Jerusalem, not over the US.[/QUOTE] You are aware that the Roman Catholic Church, not the Bible, stated such provisions.
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2008 Memorial...How will Brooklyn fix this MASSIVE blunder?
by A-Team in....brooklyn forgot that this year is a leap year in the hebrew calendar, and passover begins @ sundown on april 20th of 2008. now, will they fix this mistake, or come up with some crap excuse on why its not on nissan 14th this year?
either way, they are in a massive jam.
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considering who came up with the Idea, I wouldn't doubt it for a second.
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2008 Memorial...How will Brooklyn fix this MASSIVE blunder?
by A-Team in....brooklyn forgot that this year is a leap year in the hebrew calendar, and passover begins @ sundown on april 20th of 2008. now, will they fix this mistake, or come up with some crap excuse on why its not on nissan 14th this year?
either way, they are in a massive jam.
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well, I just research WHO set the Date for Easter...and thus the Memorial. JW's will no tlike it when I tell them that the rule that was established that the memorial would be established on teh 1st Full Moon after the Spring Equinoz, or whatever, was established by Constantine I at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. If you know your history, you know that Constantine was the one who created teh Roman Catholic Church, which was a Hybrid of Christian and Pagan idealogical. So, in other words, the Bible really dosen't say what the WTBTS claims.
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2008 Memorial...How will Brooklyn fix this MASSIVE blunder?
by A-Team in....brooklyn forgot that this year is a leap year in the hebrew calendar, and passover begins @ sundown on april 20th of 2008. now, will they fix this mistake, or come up with some crap excuse on why its not on nissan 14th this year?
either way, they are in a massive jam.
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yeah, you're right. Never admitting mistakes.
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2008 Memorial...How will Brooklyn fix this MASSIVE blunder?
by A-Team in....brooklyn forgot that this year is a leap year in the hebrew calendar, and passover begins @ sundown on april 20th of 2008. now, will they fix this mistake, or come up with some crap excuse on why its not on nissan 14th this year?
either way, they are in a massive jam.
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Even if the JWs used their own calculations, Nisan 14th would occur roughly 5 days earlier every year, since the Lunar Calendar is 359-360 days, NOT 365. Their calculations are still flawed, because like I said, that means that Nisan 14 would occur during the SUmmer and WInter months during a stretch every century.
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yes, there is a leap month in this years Hebrew Calendar.