Spike Tassel

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  Is God's name absent in the Christian Scriptures?

  by Spike Tassel in

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  perhaps this article will help you know for yourself: http://www.tetragrammaton.org/godsnameabsent.htm.

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  Spike Tassel

  Thank you, Mr. Possible, for these links. I find http://www.bayithamashiyach.com/Scriptures.html especially helpful as it includes both OT and NT (with archaic Hebrew, modern pointed Hebrew, transliterated Hebrew, polytonic Greek, word-by-word gloss, and English for each verse) although the site still estimates a 2012 date before it is completely colour-coded the way they want it. It is very nice to see the Tetragrammaton in the NT. I looked at Matthew 1:20 as an example, and see the Tetragrammaton transliterated as Yahúwah. Thanks again for your help in these matters.
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  The truth is that the reason my wife and I left was bound up with "Making the Truth Our Own"

  by gubberningbody in

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  you get contacted, you come in, you learn the bible their way, then you learn the bible your way and then you leave.. you make the truth your own..

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  Spiritual discernment recognizes a taunt real quick. Spike Tassel takes his peace back to himself and leaves the scene till the next convenient time and appearance.
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  Bethel and Prisons using slave labor for profit!

  by Witness 007 in

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  behtel has workers who are paid basically nothing!

  a small "re-inbursment" for expenses.

  prison is the same...making license plates for $2 dollars an hour....mc donalds resturants are not far behind.

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  The question to C. T. Russell still is:— Why do you, personally, find the suggestion that Bethel service is “Voluntary” to be a little offensive?

  The Almighty Homer's characterization of Russell as "a true scam artist" seems a bit rich, since none of us actually knew the man personally. If there are 6.770 billion people on the earth today, and only 0.007 billion people on the earth today are approved for the New System, then it follows that there are 6.763 billion claims yet to be approved.
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  Are You Paul or are you Saul?

  by reniaa in

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  this was the same man at different times in his life yet he changed his name because he completely changed his ideals and goals too.

  both were extremely zealous, both thought they were doing gods work, both thought they were working for the greater good.. acts 8:3 (new international version)3but saul began to destroy the church.

  going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.. soul thought gods work was to destroy the christians but paul.... acts 20: 19i served the lord with great humility and with tears, although i was severely tested by the plots of the jews.

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  As to Stephen and I, our spirits reason differently one from the other, according to the training our individual consciences have received. Thus, as to Romans 8:9, I believe that "by the Spirit" means "by the person's own spirit". In this application, the "trinity" differs depending on which person is being referred to. If it is me, then my spirit, Jehovah's spirit, and Jesus' spirit would all concur. To each, his own, literally.
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  two witness ruling ?

  by KAYTEE in

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  if a paedophile commits a crime against a junior there has to be, according to the watchtower two witnesses for action to be taken.. if one party of a marriage commits adultery, does there have to be the same, (two witnesses) before action is taken?.

  if not........................ kt.

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  Big Text has his mind made up, foot in the door, and a big sermon. Times have changed in the org. The elders don't put up with that kind of attitude in my Hall, so I'm outta here. I take my peace back to myself since it's not wanted here on this Topic, apparently. I have at least the "two witnesses" I need to make my ruling, after all.
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  This Disturbs Me Most of All

  by cameo-d in

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  2. bible

  no, it's not the "claw hand"!

  what disturbs me most of all is the potter's shards.. any coin collector will tell you that the "imperfect" coins are the most valuable.

  any art historian will tell you that the value of a painting is it's originality and uniqueness and the talent that can only come with time, suffering, and perserverence.. it is the oddities and quirks in one of a kind pieces that make them a delight and a treasure.. so why is it that this potter has no appreciation for uniqueness?

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  Christ's plundering is now up to his heavenly band of angels, not for those on earth, I suggest.
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  Bethel and Prisons using slave labor for profit!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  behtel has workers who are paid basically nothing!

  a small "re-inbursment" for expenses.

  prison is the same...making license plates for $2 dollars an hour....mc donalds resturants are not far behind.

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  Spike Tassel

  why?
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  The truth is that the reason my wife and I left was bound up with "Making the Truth Our Own"

  by gubberningbody in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you get contacted, you come in, you learn the bible their way, then you learn the bible your way and then you leave.. you make the truth your own..

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  Accurate spiritual discernment and accurate knowledge of the history of Jehovah's Witnesses bears out the truth in this matter.
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  Is God's name absent in the Christian Scriptures?

  by Spike Tassel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  perhaps this article will help you know for yourself: http://www.tetragrammaton.org/godsnameabsent.htm.

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  Stephen, when John 10:30 (NIV) says "I and the Father are one" it does NOT say "I and the Father are one and the same".

  So, because the Hebrew is different between LORD [YHWH, Jehovah] and Lord, then so should we. After all, LORD [YHWH, Jehovah] is intended as a personal name, whereas Lord is a title only. After all, Sarah called Abraham Lord in her heart. Was she then thinking that Abraham was YHWH. I think not. I am interested in what the accurate spirit of the Scriptures dictates. May you and I be one, just as Jehovah and Jesus are one, along the lines of John 17:21.
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  Is God's name absent in the Christian Scriptures?

  by Spike Tassel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  perhaps this article will help you know for yourself: http://www.tetragrammaton.org/godsnameabsent.htm.

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  Spike Tassel

  I have the UBS Hebrew NT you mention, Mr. Possible. What I would like now also is a transliteration [=rômaji] and a word-by-word [=tango zutsu] translation [=hon'yaku] with the UBS Hebrew NT. It would be helpful to know where I can find such for a reasonable [=datô] price.

  Also, Mr. Possible, in my honest opinion, I can speak with Mr. Chalam myself with improving understanding, just as I can with you, Mr. Possible. None of the three of us [or anyone else] should feel embarrassment [=haji; tomadoi] or as though we are the victim of something malicious [=akui ni michiteiru; ijiwaru (na)] from each other. I do not feel such a thing about you, Mr. Possible, nor about Mr. Chalam. Each of us is trying his best to communicate clearly despite our definite differences in understanding and native culture. By the way, my knowledge of Japanese translations [=hon'yaku] is from consulting [=shiraberu] my Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary by Seigo Nakao. I wish reconciliation [=nakanaori] and goodwill [zen'i] to you, Mr. Possible, and Mr. Chalam, also.