Posts by Podobear

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Jesus Is Jehovah/Jehovah Is Jesus

by snowbird in

http://www.str.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5725.

i fought against this with all my wts-trained power, but truth prevailed.. any way you cut it, it comes out the same.. peace and strength in your search.. sylvia.

Podobear

@ Essan: Firstly my apologies, as I am having trouble with posting. I have replied to you but there is something wrong with the compatability of my computer and this board.... I will try again..

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Jesus Is Jehovah/Jehovah Is Jesus

by snowbird in

http://www.str.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5725.

i fought against this with all my wts-trained power, but truth prevailed.. any way you cut it, it comes out the same.. peace and strength in your search.. sylvia.

Jesus Is Jehovah/Jehovah Is Jesus

by snowbird in

http://www.str.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5725.

i fought against this with all my wts-trained power, but truth prevailed.. any way you cut it, it comes out the same.. peace and strength in your search.. sylvia.

Jesus Is Jehovah/Jehovah Is Jesus

by snowbird in

http://www.str.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5725.

i fought against this with all my wts-trained power, but truth prevailed.. any way you cut it, it comes out the same.. peace and strength in your search.. sylvia.

Podobear

I simply believe that if Jesus was Almighty God himself.... he and the Bible writers would have said so!

In the absence of that statement we are left pussyfooting with koine Greek, searching for justification of a Theoretical Triune god that does not exist.

Jesus is THE SON of God, begotten of his Father... made of the same stuff.

Any Greeks around here? Paragalo

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Jesus Is Jehovah/Jehovah Is Jesus

by snowbird in

http://www.str.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5725.

i fought against this with all my wts-trained power, but truth prevailed.. any way you cut it, it comes out the same.. peace and strength in your search.. sylvia.

I come from London, U.K. There is a whole circuit of Greek and Cypriot JW's in the North of the Capital. The JW's are well known in Greece, I believe they rank as second or third in religious group size in Greece and Cyprus.

I wonder if there are any Greek/Cypriot Nationals on this forum to back up the "incorrect" translation of John 1:1 in the NWT.

I think you will find that the Greek/Cypriot Nations are the best to explain ho'Theos in their own language. There is a difference in having the Nature of Almighty God and being Almighty God.

Surely the Greek Scriptures writers would simply tidy up their script by being direct... what do I mean? "For God so loved the world that he came to..."

Why not leave out the word WITH in John 1:1 for example...

The Scriptures are written beautifully to distinguish between Almighty God and The Messiah, or Sent Forth One, who volunteered on our behalf and died for Us, and who was exalted. Almighty God and the Son of God are not the same.

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They Came, They Said, They Left

by snowbird in

they came to the rural black belt county of wilcox in alabama, in the year 1970. hailing from exotic places such as new york, new jersey, connecticut, and massachusetts, they were bright, articulate, and persuasive.. they said the end was close, that the year 1975 would probably be the farthest limit for the current "system of things.

" some of us believed them and embraced their theology wholeheartedly.

we wrote letters of resignation to our respective churches and hit the highways and byways, hawking the wt message to stunned families and friends.. 1975 came and went - nothing.

Podobear

Enchante...

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They Came, They Said, They Left

by snowbird in

they came to the rural black belt county of wilcox in alabama, in the year 1970. hailing from exotic places such as new york, new jersey, connecticut, and massachusetts, they were bright, articulate, and persuasive.. they said the end was close, that the year 1975 would probably be the farthest limit for the current "system of things.

" some of us believed them and embraced their theology wholeheartedly.

we wrote letters of resignation to our respective churches and hit the highways and byways, hawking the wt message to stunned families and friends.. 1975 came and went - nothing.

Podobear

I was hooked.. I sat as a cocky 13 year old when "The Truth" book was released with enthusiasm. Dad had a copy already in the bookcase at home... presented to him by workmates who had stolen it from a container in the London docks.

As I listened to the animated presentation by Ron Drage, I calculated that if each of us brought just 1 person in over the 6 months of studying... most of the world would be saved before Armageddon hit... pioneering was the only way to go!

My education was brilliant, I was one year ahead in Hight School.. I turned down a brilliant education in the Universities of Pau and the Sorbonne, forfeited the Vienna School of Music as a Clarinet player.

Instead I focused on '75... but did not fix on it, other than the constant talks telling us it would only be a little while longer. I enlisted as a Regular in 1972, into Bethel in 1978... hit a brick wall there and left disillusioned in '82.

I survived two more years before I walked out in January 1984.

Penniless, no commercial value.. in the depths of despair.. I went to step in front of a London bus, and end it all.

I turned back onto the pavement, packed my bags and left home.

I didn't speak to my folks for over two years ( I am so sorry Mum for those years - that is why had to go to the top of Sinai, kiss my hand at dawn, kissed my hand, held it against the rock and said "She is all yours - look after her")

I was baptized at 1.35pm 25 April 1971 by my own Father, my mother opposed for over 45 years)... Exactly 40 years to the day... I sat there as the Sun came over the horizon and ended the bitter struggle, this religion brought on our family.

But, I have not abandoned faith and hope that one day I will see my mother again.

Yes, they came, They Said, They left, and my Dad has finally realized his selfishness and the struggle we have all had.

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Where do you think the US is headed?

by 2pink in

since you all are a critical thinking bunch...i thought i'd put this question to you.. i'm a born and raised us citizen as is my husband.

ever since we left the borg almost 2 years ago (wow, time flies when you're finally having fun!

), we've paid more attention to politics.

Podobear

An Iron Fist in a Velvet glove.... The U.S foreign policies are finally coming to roost. The dominant economies of the West are about to be "fisted" by emerging economies. The immorality of the past will pay a heavy price.

The U.S.A and the E.U will never recover, until the Greed that is intergral to their Economic policies is properly addressed. Pareto's Principle... 20% of the people own 80% of the wealth.. where will it get them when their economies finally fall apart?

A bit apocolyptic, but that is how it looks....

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How to identify a JW from a distance

by Bungi Bill in

much has apparently been said in recent years about how a "good" jw should be dressed and groomed, so as to be easily identified - even from a distance.. yesterday, while driving through town, i did see two people the distance:.

- and certainly, by the way they were dressed, my suspicions were aroused.. - however, what confirmed their identity was not their dress and grooming.

rather, as i drove up closer, i noticed both of them doing the "pioneer shuffle" up somebody's driveway:.

Podobear

I used to see a lot of enthusiasm and animation in the JW face... these days, most look vacant and frustrated. The new breed of JW does not seem as well trained as those a quarter of a century ago. Then, it took years of study before making a dedication and baptism...

Todays JW's seem pre packed like fast food.. kind of Ronal MacDonald without the cheezy smile.

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PROTESTS AT WATCHTOWER CONVENTIONS

by Lawrence Hughes in

jw
friends

dear friends,.

as you may know, the watchtower society takes great pride in its district conventions.

please contact me if you can attend any of these protests.. there is no reason why every district convention in the world could not have a protest and receive media coverage to expose the watchtower society.

Podobear

Actually, boyzone... you will find that all groups THRIVE on persecution and Hate rhetoric. The more you verbalize your opposition, the more that people will be attracted to research. The truth will come out.. but I doubt the way you are approaching things will do anything but promote increase in the ranks of your targets.

Were you ever a JW?