i'm learning my way around the board, i did use the search feature, but i was not able to find what i was looking for exactly.
my question is, at one time jw were taught that jesus was their mediator, then later they were taught that he is not.
what is the current teachings of jesus being mediator?
I'll mention quickly, Jesus Freak, that "true" is a trigger word for ex-witnesses. The Watchtower drills in to their membership that they have the "truth" and that they are the only "true" religion. It's all a bunch of hoo-ha, obviously, but if someone successfully breaks away from all that, they are naturally suspicious of anyone who declares themselves "true".
Do you think the Jesus Freak could possibly be an ex-witness? Should we be suspicious of this person?
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the memorial is supposed to be held in nisan 14, jewish calendar.
that day is april 19, 2008. why is the memorial being held this coming saturday march, 22?
does anybody know?
On that same page, this is interesting too.
http://www.timeanddate.com/news/holidays/early-easter-2008.html
I wonder when the memorial will fall on at this time?
it's not that far off, # 1000. i'm planning in advance, i want it to be good, you know, a thread that will outlive me.
what shall it be?
How about the truth of when the end will really come. .. You get that right you will score brownie points! or a cake. lol
the memorial is supposed to be held in nisan 14, jewish calendar.
that day is april 19, 2008. why is the memorial being held this coming saturday march, 22?
does anybody know?
this year Easer Sunday is March 23.
I just did a websearch,
.and they got things ready for the passover.
21 while they were eating, he said: "truly i say to you, one of you will betray me.
27 for which one is greater, the one reclining at the table or the one ministering?
For complicated reasons that I'm not going to go into right now, the JWs view it as very important that Judas left BEFORE the bread and wine was passed around.
But did he?
Have you found a way to get into the "complicated reasons" yet? I am quite curious as to what you mean. If this is the breaking grounds to explain that there were 12 disiples and not 11 as WT teaches, I think that would be an amazing discovery.
.and they got things ready for the passover.
21 while they were eating, he said: "truly i say to you, one of you will betray me.
27 for which one is greater, the one reclining at the table or the one ministering?
maybe some how I can use this. I am going to have to study that a bit further. I want to make sure I understand it completely before I talk about that to anyone. Thanks for sharing.
okay, it is like this... i have a friend who's belief is so strong in the watchtower.
they have missed "several" (three) meetings.
they said they do not want to get into trouble for missing so many.
I have a very devout JW friend who is the most genuinely caring person I know. A while back, a woman in her congregation was having a lot of physical problems and finally received the diagnosis of MS. She was fairly young and was completely devistated.
My friend called and told this young woman how sorry she was, and went to her house that evening just to keep her company and offer support. However, she was criticized by other JWs because she missed the meeting that night!!! She told me the story, and was feeling guilty about missing the meeting, and I told her NOT to be. I told her that we spend 5 hours a week at meetings, learning how to be Christians (at the time she wasn't aware that I was inactive.) What you did that night, I said, was actually being Christian. What is the point of learning about being loving, and then dismissing an opportunity to act loving when the need arises?
My friend agreed with me. But when she said this to others who criticized her missing the meeting, they told her that she could have offered support some other time. In other words: You may not show your concern for others if it interferes with the meetings.
GGG
That just totally made me upset that they would do something like that. So, if the person was in their death bed and only had who knows how long to live, rather than spending every moment with them you are supposed to " offer support some other time"
Bull Sh*t goes to this organization.
in reading my bible again, in mine 1 john 2:2 "he himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.".
nwt changes the to a .
that would mean that there is more than one involved, and not one and only?
In reading my Bible again, in mine 1 John 2:2 "He himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world."
NWT changes the to a
That would mean that there is more than one involved, and not one and only?
Any ideas of this?
Darn, I don't know how to remove the highlight and red?
okay, it is like this... i have a friend who's belief is so strong in the watchtower.
they have missed "several" (three) meetings.
they said they do not want to get into trouble for missing so many.
I am VERY curious as to what these changes in the organization are. Maybe I can find out before my friends and family members do!
