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  Why Do JW's Believe that Hell is Symbolic When the Disciples of the Apostles believed it Was Literal ?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  looks like the early christians believed jesus when he warned about hell over 40 times.

  why don't the jw's do the same?.

  from “the epistle of barnabas” (70-130ad).

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  Ratt,

  people who were taught the faith from the apostles and the hearers of apostles know what was honest and originally preached better than someone 1850 years later who was disturbed by hell, and chose to teach that it doesn’t exist despite explicit biblical evidence.

  Thankfully the scholarly institutions of the world have tens of thousands of pages written from the apostles and the hearers of the apostles and the hearer’s of them.

  God loves us and doesn’t want to punish us for our choices? Yet angels, who God also loves are condemned eternally to hell (as it was prepared for Satan and his fallen angels)

  Why would an all loving God condemn his creation to hell?

  because God, the good creator does not destroy his creation but lets us all live and die by our choices.

  The dead are aware of nothing is 100% taken out of context. Reading the chapter and learning of the Hebrew writing technique of hyperbole will go along way in your understanding. Wishing you good luck in your honest studies

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  Stickers against Jehovahs witnesses

  by Paul Bonanno in

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  in malta in 1980s the catholic church issued a yellow sticker telling jehovahs witnesses not to knock on their door.

  this was distributed with all the parishioners.. i would like to know if others countries had this in place before the 1980s especially maybe italy and ireland?.

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  I have heard that Malta is very very Catholic. Probably from the apostles visiting and I think John particular. Or perhaps they weren’t interested in the one way conversations as JW‘s come to the door, in their mind, as teachers of the Scriptures, as opposed to teachers of the WTS, which they are. No offense intended, just mho. That said, I don’t think I’m a fan of anti-JW stickers.

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  How do JWs know that less than 150,000 Christians existed before the 20th Century?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  according to watchtower, only anointed christians existed between the first and 20th centuries.

  the great crowd of other sheep only began forming after the 20th century started.. how do they support this conclusion?

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  How do JWs know that less than 150,000 Christians existed before the 20th Century?

  That answer’s easy. Jesus told them back in 1914 or 1919 or whatever date that he inspected all of the churches and found that the WTS were the only ones doing Gods work. Not only that, but being a JW means you’re not going to die. And for the cherry on top, you’ll be part of the largest publisher in the world….in the past anyway
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  Ever changing teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. bible

  some might be interested in this comprehensive list of changes and reversals in the channel of truth.. reading history:.

  ever-changing teachings of jehovah's witnesses.

  the most important changes in the doctrine of the watchtower society in the years 1879-2015. .

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  Couldn’t open it w/o an account

  anyone else?
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  Christians Encouraged to Read 'Pagan' Works

  by peacefulpete in

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  clement of alexandria.

  the stromata, or miscellanies.

  book vi.

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  Early Christians were made up of Jews, who had their own variations in sects of paganism infused Judaism. And they added pagans. Everyone else that wasn’t a Jew, was a pagan, and you can’t help but to bring that influence in. Plato, Aristotle? Those guys Had some very rich writing and opinions. It would be a loss not to be familiar with their writings, wouldn’t it?

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  Is Jesus God?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  i know that a lot of historical names have claimed to be a god.

  but, jesus arguably claimed to be god.

  scripture says he's the creator.

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  cofty7 hours ago

  You can use the bible to prove whatever you want regarding

  Cofty, that is so true. You and I can read the same scripture and get divergent opinions on its meaning/translation/impact. And isn’t that the major problem? YES. How do we know what’s right or wrong in translation?

  Wouldn’t you go to the source? The Bible is a Catholic book, it’s not a Presbyterian book or an Anglican book or even a Watchtower book. It’s a Catholic book. Yet, in spite of this obvious fact, many people look to other sources for authority. Where or who gives this authority? It’s their book and they know what it means more than some ‘new apostle’. That’s why 40,000- Christian denominations have divergent interpretations on what’s dogma (must be believed) as opposed to doctrines (which you can have divergent opinions)

  40,000 + forms of Chrisianity started by a man or woman compared to one religion started by Jesus Christ himself.

  WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY?!?!?

  Ask yourself

  
  

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  Is Jesus God?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  i know that a lot of historical names have claimed to be a god.

  but, jesus arguably claimed to be god.

  scripture says he's the creator.

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  If Jesus is the word of Almighty God, then Almighty God speaks and his word ‘binds all things’ then isn’t that actually God himself?

  God has no legs or arms to build or create, he just speaks and his word carries ALL of his authority.

  Honor the son same as the father.

  that’s pretty bluntly spoken divinity, isn’t it?

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  Is Jesus God?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know that a lot of historical names have claimed to be a god.

  but, jesus arguably claimed to be god.

  scripture says he's the creator.

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  Words from one language to another, aren’t always accurately portrayed. Some languages have words that other languages don’t. There are several examples in the Bible, where people wanted to kill Jesus for blasphemy. The words may not equate to blasphemy in translation to English, but the Jews around Jesus, knew exactly what he said. He claim to be God. That’s why they wanted to kill him for a blasphemy. That’s what blasphemy is, a claim to divinity.
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  Is Jesus God?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  2. beliefs

  i know that a lot of historical names have claimed to be a god.

  but, jesus arguably claimed to be god.

  scripture says he's the creator.

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  nicolaouan hour ago

  If Jesus isn't the one true god, how do we interpret the passages where he might have insinuated this? If he claimed it, how do we account for the inaccuracy of the claim?

  Maybe he was just nuts

  Only one of 3 possibilities of Jesus Christ

  1] He's nuts

  2] He's a liar

  3] He's who he claimed to be [God's word with all the authority of HIS father]

  The Truth Will Set You Free

  
  

  
  
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  Are JWs forgetting Jesus altogether?

  by KerryKing in

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  a relative sent me yesterday's wt study article 46, how jehovah guarantees his promise of paradise.. it's been a long time since i read one of those articles but what really struck me about this one is that, considering it's discussing a fundamental jw belief, it only mentions jesus twice as an aside, and not at all as the central figure like the bible does.

  it actually mentions satan far more in the same article!.

  i don't remember this discrepancy from my time in the org 15 years ago.

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  I always thought it quite odd that JWs promote themselves as [the only true] Christians but without Christ. Only a passing mention. Like HE'S not worthy of the attention and respect. Maybe I've got it wrong.

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