Topics Started by Vanderhoven7

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Can someone remind me the reason's you could be disfellowshipped?
by SydBarrett in
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the only reasons i can remember are smoking, sexual immorality and of course, apostasy.

there must be others but having been out since 1990, i'm drawing a blank.

i was thinking perhaps serious criminal offenses that result in prison, but then i remembered a brother in my congregation in the 1980's who went to prison.
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What is really Babylon the great?
by Halcon in
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for believers of god and christ, it seems that it should be obvious that babylon the great of revelation should be all religions and spiritual practices associated with the one true enemy of christ...the devil, satan, the snake etc.

essentially any group or individual practicing and promoting witchcraft, sorcery, devil worshipping etc.

all things practiced in ancient babylon (the nation presumably used as the model for the one in revelation).. or is this too simple of an explanation?.
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"JEHOVAH'S" witnesses: How could WE get the name so wrong????
by BoogerMan in
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the "slave's" understanding of the scriptures must be correct, so here's a clarification: ©.

(matthew 10:18) ....before governors and kings for jehovah's sake, for a witness..... (mark 13:9) ...be put on the stand......for jehovah's sake, for a witness to them.

(luke 24:47, 48) .
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What "message" does the J.W Org. have to offer that will attract new members ?
by Phizzy in
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the message they have been pushing for 150 years or so is "the end is near !"..

in the educated, civilised world, people think " yea ?

maybe because of economic meltdown exacerbated by climate change, but not from some intervention by a non-existent god".. "would you like a free bible study ?
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Top Jehovahs witnesses Historians
by Paul Bonanno in
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hi .

who do you think are the best historian/historians about the history of jehovahs witnesses?.

paul.
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What are some of the JW Teachings That you do not Agree With
by Vanderhoven7 in
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casey sabella writes.

many of their teachings have no biblical basis whatsoever.

they claim those leaders are in fact the faithful and discreet slave jesus spoke about in matthew 24. further, they alone were selected by jesus himself in 1919 to identify as this slave and that all other churches are false.. only 144,000 can partake of communion and go to heaven.
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The point of existence and how it refutes the Trinity
by slimboyfat in
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rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?

as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.

that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
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What are some of the more exceptional self-authenticating claims made by Jehovah’s Witnesses?
by Vanderhoven7 in
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let's start the ball rolling with two connected claims.. the religion of jehovah’s witnesses is the one true religion.

all other religions are satanic, including all the churches of christendom..
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The Apostles Creed vs. Watchtower
by Sea Breeze in
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the apostles creed could be recited in less than a minute in latin.

it was like an ancient youtube video clip: christianity in less than a minute.

it is very ancient, reaching back to the 200's.
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Why Did God Become Man?
by Sea Breeze in
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy2ptaan9pc&ab_channel=theslothmonkey.

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do you think the explanation by paul harvey is plausible?.