Posts by Vanderhoven7

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In the name of Michael, amen

by AuntBee in

does anyone remember one of the videos on the jw broadcast, where the speaker actually prayed "in the name of michael, amen"?

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someone was asking about it on another forum, but no one can remember when it was or if we can locate it..

Vanderhoven7

Don't remember the video, but Candice Lucey sheds some light on the controversy

Who Is the Archangel Michael to Us?

There really are angels; Scripture points to their existence too often to deny that God made them, and they serve a purpose in God’s kingdom. Angels are “mighty ones” who work for God (Psalm 103:20) using His authority and the power He gave them to fight Satan. We see that in the verses cited above. Wayne Grudem tells us that angels deliver messages, “carry out some of God’s judgments,” act as an “example” to us in their worship of and obedience to God, and “patrol the earth as God’s representatives.” They act on behalf of God’s people as per God’s command.

This should create a sense of wonder; that there are angels around us doing God’s will, invisible to humans. Elisha and his servant were surrounded by the force of Syria, and Elisha’s servant was terrified. “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them” (2 Kings 6:16). Elisha could see what was invisible to most people: God’s forces at work on behalf of His people. Angels are at work around us, and it is tempting to become more enthralled with these beautiful, mighty creatures than with the Son of God.

Even as he fights Satan during the end times, however, the Archangel Michael will not be as powerful as the Messiah. We see Michael as a sword-carrying warrior against demons, but the blade we are most concerned with as Christians is the sword of the Word, an essential piece of the “full armor of God” (Ephesians 6).

What Does This Mean?

One must not worship anyone other than the Lord for, as John Gilhooly reminds us, “to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”? (Hebrews 1:5). “It is bad doctrine that makes creatures secure by creatures.”...

Candice Lucey

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After the Covid-19 crisis: what will happen?

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

what will happen after the covid-19 crisis?.

- economy with all the stand still corporations, people without work and mass injections of support money?.

- politics with the end of globalisation, closed borders and new geopolitic friends (italy / china russia), lack of support and working together in eu and local politics, did the current politician the right thing?.

Vanderhoven7

After the crisis I think there will be a new respect for teachers and people will be glad to get the weight of educational responsibilities off their shoulders.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

by Vanderhoven7 in

let's add to the following list.

jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

Vanderhoven7

LOL...good one Waton

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Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

by Vanderhoven7 in

let's add to the following list.

jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

Vanderhoven7

Some great additions here.

Jehovah's Witnesses erroneously believe that the Bible teaches:

14. that Jesus did not die a substitutionary death for mankind.

15. that each person's death is payment for sins committed.

16. that foreigners in Israel were excluded from the law covenant.

17. that only 144,000 people have a heavenly calling.

18. that only 8 men in New York are capable of interpreting the scriptures.

19. that only Jehovah's Witnesses are real Christians

20. that only Jehovah's Witnesses have a scriptural hope of surviving the end of the system.

21. that man by nature, is not a depraved sinner alienatated from God.

22. that "this generation" in Matthew 24:34 does not mean the generation Jesus was manifest in.

23. that Jesus is a created angelic being.

24. that Jesus is not entitled to real worship.

25. that the 1914 generation is still with us.

26. that the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force

Great additions guys. Keep em rollin in.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

by Vanderhoven7 in

let's add to the following list.

jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

Vanderhoven7

14. that Jesus did not die a substitutionary for mankind.

15. that each person's death is payment for sins committed.

16. that foreigners in Israel were excluded from the law covenant.

Note: Please reword if items are not accurately expressed.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

by Vanderhoven7 in

let's add to the following list.

jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

Vanderhoven7

@ Slim

Thanks for your input. I agree, Jehovah is a legitimate form of God's name which means there are others which are equally acceptable. So it really does not matter which legitimate form one chooses. Moreover it simply confirms that we don't really know what the original Hebrew name was in the first place. Perhaps God has hidden His name in both testaments for a reason. And to me it's not the name that matters, but the person for whom the name stands.

The WTS version of the 2 class system is entirely bogus from a scriptural standpoint. There are no Christians who are not born of and indwelt by the Spirit of God, or who are not imputed Christ's righteousness and who are not part of the New Covenant in His blood. Rewards and position are to be determined in the judgment.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

by Vanderhoven7 in

let's add to the following list.

jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

Vanderhoven7

Let's add to the following list

JWs are mistaken when they believe the Bible teaches:

1. that their leaders somehow represent the Faithful and Wise Servant

2. that the book of Revelation is about them

3. that Jesus presence (parousia) began in 1914

4. that Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 BCE

5. that there are two classes of Christians (anointed and non-anointed)

6. that God's personal name is known

7. that the name Jehovah is in the New Testament

8. that making God's name known involves telling people God's name is Jehovah.

9. that whole blood transfusions are outlawed in scripture.

10. that something scripturally significant happened in 1914, 1918, 1919, 1925 or 1975

11. that the tribulation spoken about in Matthew 24 is future

12. that WTS leaders can interpret the Bible properly

13. that less than 150,000 faithful Christians existed prior to the 20th century

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Happy 20th Birthday to JWD / JWN

by Simon in

as sgt pepper sang, "it was 20 years ago today" ... that i made my first post on my first forum.. i obviously didn't put too much thought into what it should say although i must have burned 45 posts testing things and was too lazy to reset the counter before going live (?):.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/46/welcome.

but somehow, it worked and grew and here we all are, 20 years on.

Vanderhoven7

Thank you Simon for making, managing snd maintaining this site for the past 20 years. Congratulations are definitely in order.

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We’re ready to go.

by lastmanstanding in

we meticulously obeyed the divine counsel from the slave.

we prepared our “to go” bag, and we await gods direction from the slave on our exit plan.

we submitted our “destination” away back when, the address of our worldly relatives where we planned to flee to for salvation.

Vanderhoven7

What....why not buy $60 million private jets like some other TV evangelists?

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Pedophiles and Sex Offenders Are Fighting Back Against Their Victims!

by BucketShopBill in

use your search engine to locate all the lawsuits pedophiles are filling up the courts with to say the "sex registry is unconstituional", "pedophlia is a choice like homosexuality is" and reclassification of their crimes.

consenting male adults is their choice, how can a five-year old boy give his choice to have sex with a forty-five year old male?

you hear things as time passes by, i had the chance to listen to a legal professional say that if gay marrige was approved pedophiles would be banging at the door to get recognized as a social norm.

Vanderhoven7

https://youtu.be/13ja8dMEmPY