Topics Started by thomas15

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Memorial Problem
by InTheSpotlight in
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2. friends
looks like a good place to get info and share ideas.. o.k.

my first question:.

i am a christian.
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I have a question, do the JW' still believe that....,
by cawshun in
1. watchtower
2. bible
do the jw's still believe that they were chosen by jesus as god's one true religion, by what charles russel taught?

do they stand on that or do they feel they were chosen later under rutherford?

if they accept that russel was chosen and rutherford changed things up, wouldn't rutherford be an apostate?.
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IF YOU STILL READ THE BIBLE WHAT VERSION DO YOU READ??
by Ohio Nana in
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2. beliefs
i have my jw bible but also have the good news bible that was used at the lutheran church i went to for about 8 yrs back in the 80's.. one (jw)is hard to read and understand some of the books and the (good news)other is to easy and leaves somethings out, well the jw one does to.. .

o.n..
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How did you feel about attending another church?
by digderidoo in
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2. friends
this question is for those who have attended another church since leaving the jw's.. i have considered attending a local church, firstly out of curiosity and secondly because i do enjoy discussing the bible with people and learning new thoughts on scripture.. the only thing that stops me though is crossing that line.

i guess it was a bit like when i first posted here, it took me ages to pluck up the courage and now what was the big deal?.

did anyone else have this feeling before attending another church, that feeling of crossing the line of no return.
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THE EUCHARIST-The "Facts" Behind The Ritual!
by Chalam in
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2. beliefs
i sometimes go on the wt site to have a look to see what they have to say for themselves.

being a born-again christian i find some of the stuff make me laugh, some makes me sad and the odd thing makes me mad.

mostly i see insidious deceit in amongst the material presented.. anyhow, here is the latest article, no doubt with the "memorial" coming up.. the eucharistthe facts behind the ritual.
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Hello
by thomas15 in
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2. friends
i'm not now, nor have i ever been a jw.

i do have and interest in the jws though.

for the past many months i have been reading this board and it's predicessor and when membership was opened i jumped right in.
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What is your opinion of this noted Bible scholar's inference about JWs?
by Questions1 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the winter 2009 issue of harvard divinity bulletin features a question.

and answer segment with peter gomes.

gomes has served.
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New Video: Is "paradise earth" a Bible teaching?
by Awakened at Gilead in
1. watchtower
2. bible
jehovah's witnesses proclaim god's purpose to bring a paradise earth that will rid mankind of all of its problems.

sounds great, right?

the only problem is that it's not based on the bible.
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How can I help my wife to get out
by Albert Einstein in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am fading out after 18 years in jw cult (pioneer, ms, elder etc ...).

my wife was born in jw family, very strong family bonds, very loyal to jw.

at home we can talk pretty open, but she is so blindfolded, so loyal, not willing to admitt jw could be totally wrong... is there any chance to help her step by step?
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NWT & KIT Prove Jesus IS Jehovah!
by PanzerZauberei in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have not seen this discussed here before so i thought i would share it with the group.

romans 10:9 proves that jesus is jehovah.in the jw's kingdom interlinear translation of the greek scriptures they went to great effort to show that the tetragrammaton was supposed to be in the greek texts.

so, every time the name jehovah appears they show a footnote directing the reader to see how ky'ri*os applies always to jehovah in one or more of their j documents.