My answer
Just read John 11-12 ... the high priests were intending to kill Lazarus but too many in the village (probably the entire village) plus Jews who went there to console the sisters had witnessed what happened for the event to be questioned.
Posts by Lieu
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8Why is the bible silent on Lazarus?
by Aussie Oz inthe only fully human man recorded to have been resurected from the dead and the bible says nothing.. the religious leaders of jesus day were all over people that jesus 'cured' etc, and the bible records these events.
questioning them, the parents etc.. but lazarus?
zip, nada, nothing save the account that he was resurected.
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister intoday i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.
prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.
he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
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Lieu
people who never spoke to you all of a sudden having a bunch of "love" whenever the DO or CO popped in .... -phoooooonnnnnyyyyy!
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister intoday i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.
prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.
he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
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Lieu
Crazy!!! Jesus didn't get baptized until he was 30. [The ancient and true age of Isrealite manhood]
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister intoday i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.
prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.
he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
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Lieu
wha happened?
That is also a biggie after actually reading the Bible and looking at the /apostles/disciples/elders therein position toward everyone else.
The real and early Christian stance is quite different than the JW stance.
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If there is a God, is he an atheist?
by DT inof course, any god would believe in himself, but would he believe in someone greater than himself?
would he postulate an external cause for the realm in which he lives?
you might expect that a hypothetical god would be all knowing, so he would know if there is another greater god, but he couldn't know if there is another realm that he doesn't and can't know about.
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Lieu
God is God and according to the Bible has one mediator (his son) that he thought well of & appointed to such a position ... the men who want to be mediator are in the way & false. They didn't die for anyone's sins & they go against the arrangements. They're useless and not appointed to be in such a position.
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister intoday i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.
prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.
he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
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Lieu
Using the Quaker term "friends" to death.
People with lively manners speaking in a borish monotone. Leading one to belive the worship of God and acknowledgement of Jesus sacrifice is supposed to be boring.
Brothers talking "at" everyone instead of "to" everyone.
Speaking in third person like one is having an out of body experience.
Taking scriptures totally out of context or leaving off the most important parts.
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2010 - Year of the Governing Body?
by lepermessiah inlet me explain by what i am getting at without sounding like captain obvious!
i am actually excited about this since i think this could help assist a ton of people out of this organization!!.
i believe that the governing body is stepping up efforts to emphasize their unconditional rulership - every wt study article seems to make reference to their authority.
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Lieu
Any human 'rulership' is Satanic according to the Bible. Even by their own standards the rulership will be in heaven, not on earth.
Those teaching differently are from Satan.
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Were you totally petrified to question the teaching of the dubs?
by MsDucky ini look back now and think what the hell was wrong with me?
it's just so crazy to be so blind.
everytime, i'd think that this or that wasn't quite right, i'd think i was committing blasphemy.. it's sad to know that's why many people are still stuck in that religion..
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Lieu
No. They're just men, nothing more, nothing less.
Teach implies learn and learn implies questions.
Paul went to speak about some in the Jeruselem group inappropriately teaching gentiles should be circumsized ... that should be pause for thought. Good thing he wasn't a punk and too afraid to say something. His fear was that of God not of men.
JWs fear men & the majority rely on pleasing men, not God.
Jesus never said he was returning "invisibly", men did. Jesus never said the heavens were shut up in 1935, men did. Jesus didn't say you need to write down how much time you spend talking to people, men did. Jesus isn't trying to guess the date of the big A, men are.
Ever notice the Apostle Paul, et al never disparged the Greeks or Romans for their idols and false gods? They simply used their religious nature to turn people to the true God by speaking about the good news. They never lashed out but implored believers to live a decent life full of good deeds where people had no bad things to say about them and maybe it would win some people over.
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Which Jerusalem was Luke referring to
by wannabe in{matthew 24:9,22} revelation 12:17} {hebrews 11:32-40}.
they have been trampled on now for almost six thousand years.
{luke 4:5-8} {revelation 13:1}.
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Lieu
besides being boring, that's too long to read
.... and no one here is interested in being "preached at" by false prophets.
We're here to have real conversations, not boring lectures about unscriptual invisible returns which contradict the Bible's "every eye will see him" and make God's word worthless. Go away liar!
Does anyone think the Apostles were such bores?
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Jehovah's Witnesses---A Religion That Does Nothing For Anyone
by minimus inthe reality is: jehovah's witnesses benefit no one but themselves!.
they don't contribute to society.
they refuse to get involved in local interests because that would constitute violating their neutrality.. if sexual abuse allegations are made amongst their members, unless two witnesses can attest to the molestation, they refuse to get the "superior authorities" involved.. they claim to be doing their neighbors a "life saving" work but the reality is that they simply are pests to their "householders".. they are a tax free "religion" and they do not pay taxes.. they are judgmental people and regard the "world" as "worldly" and in the "power of the wicked one".. and if the individual members do not conform to the organization's dictates, they might very well be "shunned" and regarded as "dead".. why anyone would want to be a jehovah's witness is beyond me..
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Lieu
The religion sucks the life out of its followers.
More like it kills the spirit and sucks the joy out of followers.