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Are there any full preterists here?
by quincemyles in
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are there any folks here who believe that armageddon, the "second coming of christ.

" the great tribulation and resurrection are past events rather than future?.
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After Jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not a fallen angel).
by quincemyles in
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after jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not an evil angel) to turn stones into bread, jump from the temple and bow.

the tester was a pharisee of the ruling class.

jehovah's witnesses believe the tester to have been an evil spirit or leader of fallen angels named satan the devil.
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We (in the 21st century) are not living in the biblical "last days."
by quincemyles in
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all that jesus spoke about in matthew 24 was fulfilled in the first century.

all of jesus' warnings in that passage were relevant only to natural jews.

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We cannot abstain from blood. Our bodies need it and they keep producing it. If bodies fail, a transfusion would be acceptable.
by quincemyles in
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god prohibited the eating of blood.

in genesis, leviticus and deuteronomy the edict is clear: "do not eat blood !

" when the apostles said "abstain from blood," jewish christians must have contextually understood that to mean "do not eat blood.
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Did God create life? Did life have a beginning?
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life is passed on from previously existing life.

life can not be created but can be destroyed.

this rule has never been broken.
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what happens when one informs elders that one's baptism was invalid?
by quincemyles in
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is it possible to move from baptized publisher to unbaptized status perpetually?

what do elders do when you inform them that your baptism was invalid?
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"As a matter of Conscience" - Sail Away.
by quincemyles in
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i am encouraged by sail away to take steps to officially distance myself from the tenets of the jws.

i can no longer bear the thought of my being associated with their policies.. i too will give them a letter this week to dissociate, while circumventing their shunning cruelty.. i will simply write:.

dear sirs,.
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I had requested them to put shepherding concerns in writing.
by quincemyles in
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last week, i had requested the elders to put their shepherding concerns in writing and that only one elder visits me because i am uncomfortable with two.

well, today they approached me and said we are not able to write to you and we are going to see you the two of us.

i felt how inconsiderate and disrespectful of individuals the watchtower machinery is.
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Who really is the faithful and discreet slave?
by quincemyles in
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matthew 24:45-47: who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?

happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.

truly i say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings.".
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Requested to have all the shepherding concerns in writing.
by quincemyles in
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i have not turned in a single field service report this year.

i decided not to, after noticing the simple flaw in the calculation of 1914. the implications are huge, i.e the appointment of the fds is a fraud.

i some days ago informed them of the private watchtower documents that are in my possession courtesy of the royal commission.