Posts by reniaa

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WTS attends as a NGO to OSCE in July- 4 branches present!

by yknot in

so i was just cruising www.extj.com/foro.

mary received a interesting bit of osce information via a brother (peter) from germany....... http://www.extj.com/foro/showthread.php?t=14643.

here is the pdf she has uploaded..... http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2009/07/38763_en.pdf.

reniaa

Recognition of authorities and trying to help getting the witnesses unbanned as well as establishing the preaching workin countries is what they are doing here. Paul appealed to Rome to be set free so the bible the bible precedent is there for ALL readers to note.

Acts 25:25
I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome.

Dealing with authorities is unavoidable

1 Peter 2:13
Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority,

Reniaa

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.Who Has the Truth?

by passwordprotected in

- we have the bible as our ultimate authority.

who's authority will you accept as the ultimate one?).

reniaa

your lists of churches don't tally, surely the point is only One fulfils all requirements while other struggle with one or more.

Reniaa

P.S do scientologists even count? they don't believe in God unless they call him L Ron Hubbard?

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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAITH

by gubberningbody in

jw
friends

how to protect your faith .

ensure that your concept of god is so vague that nobody can know precisely what you are talking about.

pay no attention to people who try to reason with you.

reniaa

hi lilleth

I would only change one word you use that is 'opinions' rather than 'facts' as you say.

Reniaa

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Son of God vs.God

by Mazzie Brossmann in

does anyone know how many religons believe jesus was the son of god rather than god in human form?

those of you who are still christians, do any of you now believe jesus is god?.

reniaa

Hi dark

I look forward to further discussions with you. I agree edges are blurred but I think they have happenned in transit from original to translation at men's hands and time hasn't helped when words have beccome distorted in meaning to be narrower or broader in meaning' like worship/obeisance a typical one that has changed. I've enjoyed your posts

thx again

Reniaa

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When Prophesy Fails - Why they stay

by Lady Lee in

when prophesy fails - why they stay.

in the book when prophecy fails by leon festinger talks about why people still cling to their religious beliefs after they are proved false.

he starts the book with this:.

reniaa

hi jeff

the thread is about failure of prophecy I was just disagreeing with it on topic. disagreement isn't off topic!

Reniaa

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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAITH

by gubberningbody in

jw
friends

how to protect your faith .

ensure that your concept of god is so vague that nobody can know precisely what you are talking about.

pay no attention to people who try to reason with you.

reniaa

I would add, say the bible is an allagory then if anyone brings up a disturbing scripture to your beliefs you can say it just a collection of stories we should vaguely follow in the direction you have conveniently chosen.

Reniaa

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When Prophesy Fails - Why they stay

by Lady Lee in

when prophesy fails - why they stay.

in the book when prophecy fails by leon festinger talks about why people still cling to their religious beliefs after they are proved false.

he starts the book with this:.

reniaa

what prophecy has failed? armageddon and Jesus coming are still pending and on God's timetable but we have to be ready.

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Circuit Oversear for dinner..."sorry no time to talk" remember this! Like Jesus is coming!

by Witness 007 in

a sister rang and left a message to see how we are....but i called back the next day and she said...."oh sorry i have no time to talk, the circuit oversear is coming for dinner, can you call back?

" this reminds me of c.o dinners it's a major suck up...like jesus and his apostles are coming for dinner.

the pioneers like this sister always get the c.o to come over.. anyone had the pleasure?.

reniaa

Our whole congregation had a talk before the CO's visit telling us not to make to much of a special effort on food for the CO, to keep it simple salads etc no puddings needed, just the food they would eat themselves by the people catering for the CO.

I later got invited to the lunch by pioneer who was making it for the CO and it was just vegetable stew and garlic bread. We all had a good day and a chat, the CO refered to the talk saying he and his wife enjoyed peoples generosity but he was putting on loads of weight and also they didn't like to upset people by refusing what had been made especially for them.

I saw how human they were and could see how it would be hard visiting different congos every week and different homes always trying to be respectful of people's homes, lifes and generosity.

Reniaa

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New World Translation, is it the best bible translation?

by littlebuddy in

my jw elder friend said to me that the nwt is the best translation of the bible and that scholars have said as much.

is this true and is it the best?

are there scholars who disagree?.

reniaa

hi TD

not impropiety just accepting it is a factor of belief in God. theology is what we are all about the trick is to have the correct one :)

"taking in knowledge" I do not see it as cold as you do, because it implies getting to 'know" a person or subject really well. So we will have to agree to differ on that one.

I don't like how shallowly other christians faiths use the 'know', I guess I've just heard to often the expression 'I know (insert JEsus or God here) so I don't need the bible or to look at those scriptures etc.

I'm sorry I can't give you a better greek discussion it's not my forte.

thx TD

Reniaa

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KH Games

by cantleave in

even though my attandance at meetings is lessening, i still have to attend so as not to lose my income, friends and family.

i've started playing games to make the meetings go faster, for example, i have started annoying the hall servant by making silly requests such as asking him to turn the aircon on, then 10minutes later saying things like , "thanks for that but it looks like sister elderly is getting cold - she has just put her jumper on".

i also look for brothers and sisters who haven't got one or the books or the okm and make a real meal at getting one to them (its amazing how much noise you can make fumbling around the literature cupboard).. i am running out of ideas, can anyone else suggest something to to take the dullness out of the meetings.

reniaa

HI canleave

You don't despise them? why would you try and disrupt their worship then? I do not agree with trinitarian religions at all but I have been to wedding etc but I stayed respectful while in their churches.

Hi ninja

you have bought into the brainwashing that pro-Jw = troll from certain posters on this site, I'm sorry for that but I don't need to prove anything to you, this is a debate forum, rightly or wrongly people put up subjects for discussion, we are all free to put our opinion. I don't swear I don't call people names but I do have a strong opinion I admit. I call a spade a spade as I see it in a subject.

Reniaa