Topics Started by MarcusScriptus

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Was the legend about Smurfs being demonic just an urban legend, or was it mentioned in the literature?
by IsaacJ22 in
1. jw
2. friends
i never heard about the smurfs being evil until i joined the forum.

but when i look in the volume library, the word doesn't come up.

i was wondering if anyone ever heard mention of it in the literature--as in, was it an official position?.
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# 1 scripture that Jehovah Witnesses avoid, when denying they are false prophets
by wasblind in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jeremiah 28: 15-17. and jeremiah the prophet went on to say to hananiah the prophet: "listen, please, oh hananiah!

jehovah has not sent you, but you yourself have caused this people to trust in a falsehood.

therefore this is what jehovah has said, ' look!
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We are not false prophets
by Cook My Socks UK in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
below is the outline for a talk on the service meeting this week, i guess to help ones to answer the objection / accusation - how would you refute, if this reasoning was used by a jw at your door?.

have not jehovahs witnesses made errors in their teachings?.

jehovahs witnesses do not claim to be inspired prophets.
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Why DO Horrible Things Happen, Anyway?
by Farkel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the insane things that occur to people who just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time is scary and creepy to me.

a little girl is holding her teddy bear and as a coincidence is tragically on that same street when a bunch of gang-bangers decide to stage a gun fight because someone looked cross-eyed at one of their girl friends (you mamy insert any other bullshit reason here), so they start shooting and the little girl is shot and killed because she is innocently in their cross-fire.

when captured and arrested, the gang-bangers says they are "sorry" for snuffing out the life of that little girl.
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disease equals demons?
by ssn587 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
got this idea, (yeah i know it don't happen often) while reading another post, but the bible says at acts 10:38 nwt (not with truth translation), "namely, jesus who was from nazareth, how god anointed him with holy-spirit and power, and he went through the land doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil.".

here and other places, disease, ie.

seizures, were in fact possessed by demons, that kind of thinking prevades the watchtower society, in that local elders tell those suffering to pray more, meeting more, d to d more.
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Like we'll ever settle this once and for all, but here goes; ARE YOU A TRUE CHRISTIAN?
by nicolaou in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the watchtower says; "there is an enormous distinction between true christianity and the religion practiced by those who are christians in name only" - wt 1st october 2009. now, in the light of all the current controversy over the word 'atheist' and what it means can you see how irritating it is to have your frame of reference, be it a religious belief system or something else, redefined by others?

and usually it is redefined by those who have something to gain by the linguistic manipulation.. for the watchtower the gain is easy to see but what about the attempt by many believers to define atheism as a belief system?

could it be that equating rational atheism with belief is nothing more than an attempt to legitimize faith?.
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To new Christians on JWN
by brotherdan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i wanted to make a few comments to those of you that have recently begun to question or have already left the wt and made their way onto this site.

this site is a great resource to learn how others are coping with leaving the organization and moving on into a fulfilling life.. i wanted to write this post because i think reading something like this would've been helpful to me to understand where a lot of people that comment on this site are coming from.

you are going to hear from a wide range of people that have moved on to a diverse range of beliefs.
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New Testament polluted by Greek philosophy? The "Word"=LOGOS
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it is very interesting to trace the origin of an idea through history to see how it develops and where it leads.. it might take a journey from ancient pagan greece all the way to the new testament and into christian theology!.

the greeks invented philosophy.

the use of the mind to determine the answers to existence and meaning.. .
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Do You Still Believe the Bible is God's Word?
by cantleave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if so why???.

btw - i just see it as collection of old books written by men who reflected the thinking and knowledge of their time?.
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What is the most secularly acclaimed Bible translation?
by sabastious in
1. jw
2. friends
i want to start reading the bible more but i do not want to use the nwt.

the fact that the nwt took so many liberties makes me a little gunshy about other translations, which one would you recommend?.

-sab.