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  "But the Basics haven't changed"

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a couple of days ago in town i met a jw guy i have known since he was a kid in diapers, he is now an elder and must be 40 yrs old, still a kid to me, though.. he gave me the spiel about "we would love to see you come back " , i said that i could not come back to the religion i had left as it no longer existed (a line i got from my friend bill), this elder replied that there "had been changes, but the basics remain the same".. i just was not quick enough with this one, i just sort of nodded at that and went on about what i simply could not swallow as "truth".

  overlapping generation etc etc.. what he was meaning by the basics being the same is that nothing has changed on the "what jw's don't believe in" front, i.e trinity, immortal soul etc.

  the reality it is that the basics of jw/wt teachings about what they do believe in have all changed !.

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  Broad and Spacious Road to Destruction, or Narrow Gate to Life??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so we all know of the parable / illustration at matt 7:13.

  "go in through the narrow gate, because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones finding it, or going in through it".

  here is a brain snapping thought that hit me!:.

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  When we die...

  by Finallyfree12 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you beleive our spirit lives on in other dimensions or are we really just dead?

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  Strike 3 for the elderette and me! (???) I never heard a JW talk SO much about Jesus!

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  miss k and her friend miss w arrived promptly today.

  our scheduled topic of discussion: jesus' claim to be "the way, the truth and the life..." john 14:6 since she was basing this topic choice on the fact that i had quoted that verse, i'm not sure why... she spent what seemed like a very long time, hopping through scriptures that all said that jesus was the truth, the way, or the life.

  ok, so we agreed... i kept waiting for her to get to a point, or sway from this principle.. of course, she summed up with scriptures that show how jesus submits to the father, and what does that mean we should do?

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  Trinitarians! Who is Jesus Christ's father the Holy Spirit or the Father?

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is one question that trinitarians try to avoid because they have created a very embarrassing problem.

  the bible is very clear when the angel tells mary that holy spirit will overshadow her and she will become pregnant.

  the angel does not say the father will overshadow her but the holy spirit will and if the holy spirit is a person that would make him the father of jesus.

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  How many here (believers) believe in the Hell fire doctrine and why??

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's obvious the bible is very clear on a actual hell of fire.

  "cursed into the eternal fire with the devil and his angels", rev.20:15.

  "lake of fire", rev.21:8 "fire and brimstone".

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  Speaking their native language...

  by Chalam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello jwners,.

  i noticed there were a large number of people dressed in black making their way up the street where i live this morning.. either there was a funeral or else it was our turn to receive field service?

  i guessed probably the latter.

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  Should We Worship Jesus?

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there is one lord, one faith, one baptism.. jehovah and jesus are also both spoken of as savior.

  this is true because even though there are two personalities, and jesus also possesses a human body, they both also share the same substance or essence of god.

  this is similar to my son who shares 50% of my essence in dna.

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  By what name should Christ's followers be known?

  by The Searcher in

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  2. beliefs

  at isaiah 43:12, jehovah said to his fleshly nation of israel, "you are my witnesses.

  " after christ's death, the literal jewish nation was cast off as god's chosen people, (matt.

  21:43) and jehovah now allowed gentiles to join those jews who accepted christ as the messiah, to become part of the 'israel of god'.

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  I Had a Dream ...

  by snowbird in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  last night i dreamed someone was saying these words about the watchtower and the conti case.. judges 4:9 "god will use a woman's hand to take care of sisera watchtower.

  " the message bible.

  seriously true.. .

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