Posts by smiddy

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A stunning piece of LOGIC from the Apostle Paul

by nicolaou in

1st corinthians 15 12-17. but if it is preached that christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even christ has been raised.

and if christ has not been raised, your faith is futile... .

smiddy

miss ives01

Welcome to the forum ,and with all due respect I would ,if I were you ,reject the over-simplified version of Evolution dished out by the WT writers who more than often cherry pick Creationist fundamentalists to further their point of view .

You need to broaden your horizons on the subject with scientific facts that are easily found with a little research.

However whatever you do stick around , I learnt more about the JW`s than I ever thought I knew on this site and I was an avid reader of WT publications ,here you will learn TTATT .

Cofty has some excellent posts on this subject

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Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

by smiddy in

this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

smiddy

Thanks for the reply guys ,their is a lot of food for thought to go through , as a brief over-view it demonstrates the WT ,is just another man made interpretation of selected scripture.s they use and they completely miss the point , the intent/purpose of the scripture VS the application/interpretation of the said scripture .

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Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

by smiddy in

this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

smiddy

This thought occured to me that Orthodox Jews take the Bible/Old Testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .

And this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,Kosher food.

The Orthodox Jews are far more stricter than Jehovah`s Witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and I am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.

How do they view Blood transfusions in the medical world.?

And is it only the Orthodox Jews that are expected to only eat Kosher food ? how about the ordinary believing Jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ? and how do they view blood transfusions,?

Just curious if anybody can help.

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Question for Christians: What Religion are You Now?

by LaurenM in

i know many on here are atheist.

but for the christians on here...what religion are you now that you are no longer a jw?

i'm still undecided as to whether i believe in god.

smiddy

LaurenM

Do you realise their are over 40,000 Christian sects in the world today ? 40,000 ,and their has been no God to intervene and point out who is the right one .

Supposedly God dealt with humans before the Christian era on a regular basis ,using Angels , dreams , visions prophets , both male and female ,and really had a good communication with his creation. According to the Hebrew Scriptures known as the Old Testament.

Of course people in those days had no knowledge of modern science , technology , or critical thinking ability.

Dont you think it strange that Jehovah God has changed his approach to communicating with humans ?

To the point of not communicating at all with them ? no Angels ,no dreams , no prophets either male or female ,

and no visions ?

Apparently Holy Spirit never existed in the Old Testament because it never ever led to new light that is used by the WTB&TS today.

So does it ? or even should it matter what Christian religion you are today ? No God has ever sanctioned any of them these past 2000 years , why would you believe he / she is going to do so now,?

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Where Can One Get Answers To Questions From JWs?

by Cold Steel in

there's also a fellow who calls himself the "watchman," but he seems as critical as many of the so-called "apostates.

" is there a place where one can ask questions from knowledgeable believers or "a" believer?

i really don't want to take the bible lessons.

smiddy

Cold Steel

You have been on this site for 10 years and you ask this question ? My mind boggles ,are you for real ?

I think you are a waste of space on this board , and believe me ,I dont say that lightly its not my thing.

good bye

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Hold The Front Page! JWs Fold in Port Dover

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

yes, it was front page news in simcoe...... .

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http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2016/10/21/jehovahs-witnesses-fold-in-port-dover.

smiddy

" This move had nothing to do with the property "Henderson said Friday."The building was very well maintained.This move happened because a lot of members moved to look after older family members "

Sure as hell got that right

,The Watchtower Society was never ever going to look after their ageing members , their not our problem ,they are not employees of the WTB&TS , they are just volunteers who chose to associate with us on their own convictions .

The Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses have no obligation to look after these ones that is their familys obligation not ours.

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Shunning ? did JEHOVAH shun Satan ?

by smiddy in

i don`t know if this has been addressed before , however it appears there is an inconsistency and a big one at that with the practice of shunning with jw`s.

elders / ministerial servants look out for the spiritual health of the congregation , and if they see something they feel is detrimental to the spiritual health of the congregation they are going to act to rectify it, .

they take appropiate action where they think is necessary .

smiddy

bump , for newbies to ponder .over.

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Realtors and Financial Advisors needed: Watchtower Real Estate deals

by Hecce in

https://a836-acris.nyc.gov/ds/documentsearch/partynameresult?page=2.

i don’t know if this topic has been discussed before.

here are the public records of some of the re transactions done by the wt.

smiddy

Wouldnt all of the relevant Government institutions have already looked at these on going Real Estate sales by a not for profit Religious organization , that has a charitable status , with Tax exemptions and wonder where all this money is going ,who is profiteering from it all ,and when does a not for profit organization cease to be a not for profit organization when they are reeking in Millions of dollars in commercial ventures such as Real Estate.?

And how can the WTB&TS be a charitable organization when they do no charitable works to anybody ,including their own members .?

How many legal loopholes can the WTB&TS use to defraud the USA Government of Taxes that are due them before being exposed as Charlatans using religion as a blind.

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Speculation? What would Watchtower be now if it had fully embraced the internet / technology 20 years ago

by joe134cd in

this has probably been discussed before so please feel free to include links as well.

so what would wt be now if it had encouraged it's members to use the internet or technology for spreading the good news.

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smiddy

They would have been history , just a smidgen of what they are today.

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If Jehovah is our 'father', he would want humankind to independently govern itself

by fukitol in

all parents want their children to grow up, mature, and become happily independent.

no normal father or parent would ever want to govern and rule over their children forever.. so if jehovah exists and he is a heavenly 'father' to his human progeny, and if we truly are in his image as his children, then humankind was always destined to govern itself.

if you believe in the biblical narrative, jehovah always intended to let go of his human children and let us rule ourselves when we were ready.

smiddy

An interesting plausible theory fukitol, however not without its flaws.

On the one hand you assume the creation account in the Bible is true about Adam and Eve ,Satan , and the challenge presented therein .

On the other hand you reject the Bible account of Christ Jesus thousand year reign ,Armageddon , and apparently all that has happened in between .

Just another case of cherry picking what one wants to believe about the Bible ?

I think your post should have stopped at the end of your first four sentences and not brought the Bible into play at all , then it would have been a more credible argument , especially against JW`s. at the door.

Just my 2 cents worth.