just following the "worst-district-convention-ever" there's a lot of frightened jw's worriedly and eagerly excited about the "great tribulationnnnn-tam-tam-tammmmm" starting.
it's the talk of the town in jw land.. today, my wife is off to the sunday meeting and an after-spiritual-banquet-get-together for the speaker.
i'm staying home for this one.
As they say their is one born every minute , however you have to give it to these guys and gals who are running this show to take advantage of the vulnerable , fearfull ,gullible , poorly educated , and misfits of society to exploit them out of money they probably can ill afford to pay
Or am I just being cynical and too harsh on this company.and those who buy it.
smiddy
· for what reasons does jesus have the formerly demonized man tell others about what jesus did?.
but jesus tells the man: “go home to your relatives, and report to them all the things jehovah has done for you and the mercy he has shown you.”—mark 5:19.. .
(mark 5:18-20) .
Thank you somebody for replying , however I am not asking what the NWT says , I have one myself but regretfully discarded the word for word translation of the greek text published by the WT society.which could be different to what the NWT says.That`s why I asked if anybody has The Kigdom Interlinear Of The Christian Greek Scriptures , and quote what it actually says in the word for word text.of the scriptures cited .
As an example of their deception , in the KIT of john 1;1 it states " and God was the word" with no indefinite article such as "a" , however , in their interpretation of that scripture , they state that the word was "a" God.
But that`s not what their word for word translation states , do you get my drift ?
smiddy
i keep seeing new light everywhere its hard to keep up with the latest is there a spot where someone is keeping track of it all for everyone to see?.
It`s no wonder Jehovah`s Witnesses can`t see the "truth" about the truth , they have been blinded by so much new light.being dispensed.
smiddy
i've been researching the wt and the un involvement.
when i was still in and i first seen the un letter online, my cognitive dissonance kicked and i told myself it'll be a fake.
an apostate lie.. and seeing as no jw i've spoken to has ever heard of it, and flatly deny any involvement "no, they wouldn't do that", i decided to do a little "personal study" of my own.
The average old time Jehovah`s Witnes has his/her head deep in the sand,refusing to believe or accept what is obvious to a blind man.
Are you going to believe what the UN says about jehovah`s witness involvement in the United Nations ?
Or are you going to believe what the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses say about their involvement. with the United Nations.
Both of them admit Jehovah`s Witnesses were a member of the NGO , a non governmental organization that proscribed to the fundamental criteria of being a member of the NGO of the UN.
And they were members of the UN as an NGO for approximately 9 years 1990- 2000 approximately., first exposed by a Uk journalist
smiddy
in the video of the world youth day "spread message of divine mercy" the young people are called witnesses of christ's church.
i am now watching the happy young people.. introduction words even in english at youtube 9:07. .
anyone here understands polish too?.
You watch a convention of JW`s , Mormons , SDA `s etc,. and you will find happy young people everywhere .
You probably would have found them in Jonestown / Waco , Medina ,/ Mecca ,, etc. also.
That is no validation for truth
smiddy
i stopped in to see if that are any overwhelming statistics, stories or feedback from people regarding the 2016 district convention.....haven't seen much...... any stories or threads?.
A niece of mine said to me the Elders are really showing love to the congregations now trying to help them prepare for the GT that is about to befall us.please come back.
What can you say to such deluded people .My wife tells me to let her be , we were their once.
smiddy
· for what reasons does jesus have the formerly demonized man tell others about what jesus did?.
but jesus tells the man: “go home to your relatives, and report to them all the things jehovah has done for you and the mercy he has shown you.”—mark 5:19.. .
(mark 5:18-20) .
Do Jehovah`s Witnesses believe what the Bible actually states in scripture ? or do they just accept what their current INTERPRETATION of scripture is.
I was always taught they believed what the scriptures actually said and not what others interpretated those scripture to mean.
Of course they always meant Christendom here ,particulary the R.C.Church , never themselves.
Getting back to the OP , what does the word for word translation say of the scriptures in question Luke 8:37-39
Mark 5:18-20 ?
in "The Kingdom Interlinear Of The Christian Greek Sriptures " printed by the WTB&TS , anybody ?
smiddy
here's some bumper stickers recently spotted:.
honk!
if you had sex with the president.
What , nobody voted for Barry Goldwater ? That would have been an interesting presidency .
I have to ask , Jane Wyman was an actress right ? So ?
smiddy
some months back i posted a topic asking if jws were now encouraged to volunteer their time for charitable organizations, as one of the volunteers who i work with was promoting jw.org to one of the spanish speaking workers.
because of that, i guessed that he was a jw.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5708790489939968/jws-now-encouraged-volunteer.
well the other day as he and i were folding and stacking tables after distributing food to the needy, i mentioned that after i retired i got bored and decided to do volunteer work.
Actually it`s not quite clear whether he is a current JW or an ex JW , which might explain it a bit more.
My bet would be he is an ex .
smiddy
so, i guess an upcoming wt has some new light on clapping!
evidently, jesus has misinformed the gb/wtbts since the late 90's.
clapping was disrespectful, because jesus felt that those who were df'd should not be given a pat on the back.
Where does it say in the Christian greek Scriptures that a sinner has to wait anything up to 12 months or longer who has been DF or ex Communicated from the congregation to be re-united within the congregation. ?
Doesnt that fly in the face of the parable of the prodigal Son ?
smiddy
