the poster, pirata, asked me this question on 4-20-11:.
snowbird, what translation is that from?
i'm starting to see the value in using paraphrased editions for to help get clarity of meaning.. i agree, and in my opinion, a good example of getting clarity of meaning can be found here:.
While I don't think a paraphrase edition should be one's primary source, I look at it as a kind of "concise commentary".
Having used a (mostly) literal translation (NWT) all my life, and only having ever known the modern day JW interpretation of scriptures, reading a paraphrased exposes me new ideas in a quick manner.
maybe i just missed it, (the story of the word) - but i am seeing this word "happifying" in a lot of threads.. can it possibly be that the wt actually printed this??
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"Happyifying" is not a word in the sense of being in the dictionary (well it is in the online urban dicationary and undictionary), but it was used o few times every few years or so in Watchtower publications up to the year 1998. The word is absent after that, but makes one brief appearance in 2009:
*** pc p. 19 par. 4 Cultivating Faith in the Creator ***
Is it not most satisfying and happifying to worship and to have faith in such a God?
i'm confused.
dr. chas.
stanley says there's absolutely nothing we can do to earn life and it's all thru acceptance of the grace of the christ and repenting of our sins.
snowbird, what translation is that from? I'm starting to see the value in using paraphrased editions for to help get clarity of meaning.
i'm confused.
dr. chas.
stanley says there's absolutely nothing we can do to earn life and it's all thru acceptance of the grace of the christ and repenting of our sins.
The author here: http://www.biblicaltheology.com/Research/CarterJ01.html
presents the thought that Paul and James were thinking of the definition of 'works' in slightly different ways:
Paul: Faith is complete trust in, and obedience to, Jesus Christ.
Works are outward acts of ritual and adherence to a code to attain merit.
James: Faith is belief in Jesus Christ, the resurrection, and salvation.
Works are spontaneous acts of love that spring from the fruits of the Spirit.
how many jw kids are homeschooled where you are?
its not very common here in the borough where i live.
i just found out on the grapevine that a girl i know is taking her kids out of our very good primary school because she feels the other children are having such a bad influence on her kids.
Growing up, my mother (a JW) did not like the idea of home schooling. The reason was that if you never got used to learning to stand up for your beliefs and interact with your peers, you would have a tougher time as an adult stepping out into the real world. I am thankful for that.
i'm confused.
dr. chas.
stanley says there's absolutely nothing we can do to earn life and it's all thru acceptance of the grace of the christ and repenting of our sins.
There's a noticably different focus on this matter if you read Paul's letters and those of the other apostle's seperately.
The Apostle Paul preached heavily about Grace and Faith.
The other apostles still placed more emphasis on law and works as necessary for salvation
The emphasis on works/faith is one of the noticeable differences. I personally think that difference comes from that fact that Paul was chosen by the Lord even though he was extremely opposed right up to his conversion. He hadn't done one good work up to that point (from a Christian point of view), but was still chosen to play a large part in developing early Christianity.
Another example is that It was the Jewish apostles who decided on the additional "necessary things" to abstain from (including meat sacrificed to idols) [Acts 15:28,29] in order to keep the peace between the Jewish and Gentile Christians. Paul in 1 Cor 8 and 10, pointed out that abstaining from meat sacrificed to idols wasn't in fact necessary, but it was good to avoid so as not to stumble ones sensitve to the issue. Then in Revelation, written by Peter, he condemns one congregation for eating things sacrificed to idols.
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The scripture about not going from door-to-door was referring to finding lodging. They were supposed to stay at the first home they were accepted at until they finished preaching in that city.
hi im part of a group of ex jh,s, we meet for drinks and dinner, go to football games.many of the guys do drugs,(i dont, i like sport) , most live very hedonistic lifestyles, lets leave it at that,(im happily married).
my point is, when i left, i was honest, and got df,d.
now im experiencing the same kind of shit that i experieced in the hall, the ex jw,s are just as judgemental, and stupid as when they were at the kingdom hall, for eg you were df,d we were not,it doesnt matter to them, that their doing coke and getting into group sex.
Find new friends. Contrary to popular belief, a lot of "worldly" people are not into drugs and group sex.
the first book i read (that wasn't a novel or school asigned) that change my life was "i'm ok your ok." i read it when i was back in bethel.. it puts forth the idea that all of us have three major qualities in dealing with life.. the adult personality..... is the concept of reason.
it ask the questions of why, when, who, where, what.. the child personality.....playfullness and emotional and sometimes irrational.. the parent personality....the parent has all the rules/dogma.
this is what is right.... and that is wrong.. it said that the churchs were always "parental.
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
i know a lot of tradesman and they are all witnesses.
that's because when a young witness man is about to enter the working world he thinks not of his future prospects, but of his present circumstance.
he is recommended this approach by his peers, his role models and his god.
Because if that were true when the Society sells the peice of land they originally bought,
The local congregation also buys the land...
let's have some fun designing our own picture edition watchtowers (i got the idea from neckbeard's post on the simplified watchtower edition).. here i present a concise study article for the july 15 wt, picture edition:.
there are apostates in the congregation:.
they want disciples and will make you do bad things:.
Let's have some fun designing our own Picture Edition Watchtowers (I got the idea from neckbeard's post on the simplified watchtower edition).
Here I present a concise study article for the July 15 WT, Picture edition:
There are apostates in the congregation:
They want disciples and will make you do bad things:
They are mentally diseased:
Only those obeying the Faithful Slave can have Jehovah's favor:
