Posts by TTWSYF

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What are the best Bible Translations?

by Londo111 in

growing up in a jw family, my parents and my grandparents had many versions of the bible...not just the new world translation.

sometimes i read these.

but i always bought the hype that the new world translation was the most unbiased and most consistent in rendering hebrew and greek into the modern language.

TTWSYF

I'm not sure off the top of my head which chapter and verse this comes from, but one thing in the KJV that bothered me is the verse which states that 'there are three in heaven that bear witness, the spirit, the water and the blood'. . . . and then it is added 'these three are the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost'. I beleive that last part was added by the translator. I think that is in error.

And although the septuigent is a wonderful thing, there are most definitly many words that do not translate literally from one language to another, so a side by side comparison of many translations probably makes the most sense imho.

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What are the best Bible Translations?

by Londo111 in

growing up in a jw family, my parents and my grandparents had many versions of the bible...not just the new world translation.

sometimes i read these.

but i always bought the hype that the new world translation was the most unbiased and most consistent in rendering hebrew and greek into the modern language.

TTWSYF

Sorry, www.biblos.com does not recognize the NWT version as a translation. So you may have to open your hard copy or hit the WTS website to compare.

dc

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What are the best Bible Translations?

by Londo111 in

growing up in a jw family, my parents and my grandparents had many versions of the bible...not just the new world translation.

sometimes i read these.

but i always bought the hype that the new world translation was the most unbiased and most consistent in rendering hebrew and greek into the modern language.

TTWSYF

www.biblos.com is a great site that compares dozens of translations and has interlinears from Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and others too. A great research tool to compare verse by verse against a dozen translations all at once.

You may stay awhile. Better get some beer and order a pizza

happy studying!

dc

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Jesus loves American Football

by designs in

what is your take on players in all sports who feel the need to connect their athleticism with god's will.

tebow of the denver broncos is the latest in a long line of players who either thank jesus or point a finger to heaven when they score a touchdown or slam some guys head into a concussion.. oddly you don't see bowlers doing the same praise jesus dance for knocking over some pins, i guess its not that exciting to jesus .

TTWSYF

Of course Jesus loves American football, but I'd have to say that he's a Patriots fan.

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Does the Watchtower Society have the "Biggest Lie" ever published?

by Terry in

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the truth that leads to eternal life.

the truth that leads to eternal life was a bible study textbook published in 1968 and revised in 1981 (now out of print).. the 1990 edition of the guinness book of records included this book under its heading "highest printings".. according to the guinness book, by may 1987 it had reached 106,486,735 copies, in 116 languages.. .

TTWSYF

So far only 3 pages of examples of "Lying for the Truth [ tm ]"

Let's go people. You can do better.

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A witness charity benefit?

by NoRegrets in

anyone here ever try to host a small benefit-type gathering for a witness in need?

my wife's aunt and uncle fell on hard times and someone decided to have a gathering where everyone brought a little food and then could give them a little money if wanted.

it was all pretty informal and unofficial but for some reason their son contacted the co to make sure it was okay to do something a little unconventional.

TTWSYF

All over the bible [old and new testament] it is written about the giving of alms to the poor.

Widows, orphans and the sick are always singled out as folks to give alms to yet it is still amazing to me that the WTS simply ignores those very worthy causes and takes all cash for itself.

Very contridictory is the best thing that you could say about the WTS in most of it's doctrines and policys.

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Pose THIS QUESTION and watch JW"S REALIZE they have been DUPED!!

by foolsparadise in

jw
friends

i told a current longtime jw friend who hasn't been to a meeting in months now :) this statement:.

"if jw's were so honest and this was the true religion that they really and i mean really believed was the truth, how come they never tell any of their return visits or children before babtizim that if they ever choose to think differently and believe differently and decides they no longer want to be one of jehovahs witness, they will be shunned by all former friends and last but not least family??!!

do you really think if they were told this "disclosure" at the time of studying they would continue?

TTWSYF

There are plenty of questions that you could ask a JW to have them think of their position, but not many would make them change their system of belief.

I thought that I had the stumper question. "If Jesus is a god, then what kind of god is he, true or false?"

It is not until a person is ready to honestly look at their beliefs. If they're not ready, no question will work imho.

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A witness charity benefit?

by NoRegrets in

anyone here ever try to host a small benefit-type gathering for a witness in need?

my wife's aunt and uncle fell on hard times and someone decided to have a gathering where everyone brought a little food and then could give them a little money if wanted.

it was all pretty informal and unofficial but for some reason their son contacted the co to make sure it was okay to do something a little unconventional.

TTWSYF

I've had this discussion with my koolaid drinking brother. He stated that JWs had gone to give aid after the big tsunami from a couple of years ago and after the earthquake in Haiti. He maintains that JWs [as an organization] gives and helps all the time.

I asked him to name a JW hospital, orphanage or foodbank and he just shrugs.

I asked him 'What if everyone gave to those biblical causes?'

Then I asked him 'What if no one gave to those causes?'

All cash goes to the Watchtower as far as I know.

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Does the Watchtower Society have the "Biggest Lie" ever published?

by Terry in

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the truth that leads to eternal life.

the truth that leads to eternal life was a bible study textbook published in 1968 and revised in 1981 (now out of print).. the 1990 edition of the guinness book of records included this book under its heading "highest printings".. according to the guinness book, by may 1987 it had reached 106,486,735 copies, in 116 languages.. .

TTWSYF

Not the biggest lie, but one of the funniest to me is

"The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures than 1914 because it is fixed by the law God gave to Israel." Watchtower 1st Sept 1922

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Does the Watchtower Society have the "Biggest Lie" ever published?

by Terry in

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the truth that leads to eternal life.

the truth that leads to eternal life was a bible study textbook published in 1968 and revised in 1981 (now out of print).. the 1990 edition of the guinness book of records included this book under its heading "highest printings".. according to the guinness book, by may 1987 it had reached 106,486,735 copies, in 116 languages.. .

TTWSYF

When I think of the biggest lie from the WTS, I think of 'Millions living now will never die'

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