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  Pseudo-Atheist Shows that Watchtower is Hard to Shake Off (Long Post)

  by Carl_Hernz in

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  after having read and responded to a person on this board who declares themselves to a. dhere to an atheist ideology, i came away feeling that ive been discussing matters with .

  a theistic dogmatist.

  it was quiet unusual because their attitude towards others was .

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  THE WATCHTOWER • JANUARY 15, 2008 New Study Edition

  by Magick in

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  2. bible

  the new study edition of the watchtower.

  we would like to explain some of the features of the new format of this magazine.. .

  the study edition is published for jehovah's witnesses and progressive bible students.. .

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  The Two Bibles

  by ProdigalSon in

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  [we are;] for we are not peddlers of the word of god as many men are, but as out of sincerity, yes, as sent from god, under gods view, in company with christ, we are speaking.

  2 corinthians 2:17, new world translation of the holy scriptures.

  heres what was translated as peddlers: kapeleuo from kapelos (a huckster); to retail, that is, (by implication) to adulterate (figuratively): - corrupt.

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  Who was manifested in the flesh in this verse?

  by bite me in

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  1timothy 3:16. the nwt says "indeed the sacred secret of this godly devotion is admittedly great.

  he was made manifest in the flesh..." .

  my belief is jesus, but i know the wts teaches this to be false.. .

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  Tax collector or publican

  by jacethespace in

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  luke chapter 18:9-14 says- 9 and he spoke this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others 10 two men went up into the temple to pray the one a pharisee and the other a publican 11 the pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, god i thank you that i am not as other men adulterers or even as this publican 12 i fast twice in the week i give tithes of all that i possess 13 and the publican standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast saying god be merciful to me a sinner 14 i tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other, for everyone that exalts himself shall be abased and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.. now to be fair i have met some people in the tower who are generally humble, but i was wondering out of this parable who does the rank and file jw and governing body, elders, circuit overseers basically follow after.the tax collector or the lowly publican?.

  i mean it is certain that the watchtower does despise others [ worldly, etc] and they do generally have the tax collector attitude of " i thank you god that i am not like other men.and a lot of them are anything but humble and abased.. this is evident even in the ministry when i was out there were some that would leave the houses muttering " its there funeral at armaggedon.. one elder even said once to me that the best part of the truth is that the wicked dont have a say in whether there going, jehovah will just remove them whether that want to go or not.. what do you think?

  who does the tower represent the tax collector or the publican?

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  No Attempt to Rebuild Burned Bridges by JWs' "New Light"?

  by Carl_Hernz in

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  the last three quarters of my time as a witness (just a short 11 years compared to others) was torturous because after i had read the bible over and over and over again, i was convinced that the only hope held out to me could be the heavenly hope.

  when discussing this with an elder who claimed to be of the anointed, he stated that such feelings should just be ignored.

  after getting word of it, another elder came over to my home and yelled at me for over an hour on how i could have the audacity to even consider something like this.

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  Bizzare fixation with dates.

  by blueviceroy in

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  Is the NWT really the most accurate translation of the Bible?

  by godsgurl in

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  i have heard jw claim that the nwt is the most accurate translation of the bible and the persons who translated the bible were inspired by the holy spirit.

  but if this is so then why was the nwt revised so many times?

  did the holy spirit get it wrong the first time?

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  Christianity in a nutshell

  by serotonin_wraith in

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  let's see exactly what people are holding so firmly to, while all the time believing they aren't actually deluded.. section taken from: .

  http://www.richarddawkins.net/article,1816,are-the-new-atheists-avoiding-the-real-arguments,edmund-standing-butterfliesandwheelscom.

  first, let's take a quick look at the basic biblical narrative:.

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  Is there a God? The musings of madman as he walks through the woods

  by dawg in

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  2. friends

  bear with me, i promice you'll be happy you read this, .

  here at uga, i studied in the micro-biology department for the first three years of college-organic chem 3 pretty much ended my career.

  i think evolution is pretty sound sans the fact that they haven't answered the question of how life began.

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