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Some thoughts on Mark 13
by JWB in
1. watchtower
2. bible
some thoughts on mark 13. .

i decided to look again at the so-called 'signs of the times' from the perspective of mark's gospel.

chapter 13 sets the scene.
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The Mark of The Wild Beast, How Does One Receive It? 666
by Este in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the first thing that needs to be determined is who or what is the wild beast ?......

estephan.

1and it stood still upon the sand of the sea.. and i saw a wild beast ascending out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, but upon its heads blasphemous names.2now the wild beast that i saw was like a leopard, but its feet were as those of a bear, and its mouth was as a lion's mouth.
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tin sandwich?
by fakesmile in
1. jw
2. friends
does anyone play the mouth harp?

if anyone cares, the harmonica is the first human instrument played outside of earths orbit.

it was smugglked onto an apolloo craft.
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Why Do Christians today need a "governing body" of elders to be their spiritual "teacher"?
by I_love_Jeff in
1. jw
2. friends
...........and to provide direction for their lives?.

since the bible reports that jehovah led first-century christians individually through instruction directly from the holy spirit, with no accountability to a "governing body" in jerusalem, why do christians today need a "governing body" of elders?.

here are some examples of non governing body activitiy:.
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What is your opinion?
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
matthew 6:14-15new revised standard version (nrsv).

14 for if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you; 15 but if you do not forgive others, neither will your father forgive your trespasses.. .

at least on a superficial interpersonal level the above scripture requires the victim to forgive the offender in order to be forgiven in turn.
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missing the JWD glory days
by fresh prince of ohio in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.

it was really a special, unique place then.

again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.
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Cherrypicking scriptures to suit your own silly ideas!
by punkofnice in
1. social
2. humour
cherrypicking individual verses out of context from scripture to fit our own theorums.. i randomly used 3 scriptures and stitched them together watchtower(r) style for a joke and to prove a point.. nb.

this is under the jokes section so don't take it seriously .

matthew 23:23 then jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:2 the teachers of the law and the pharisees sit in moses seat.. evidently this is a very old seat and probably needs a new cushion by now.
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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.
by return of parakeet in
1. social
2. humour
in the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.

you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.

i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.
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ATTITUDE
by compound complex in
1. jw
2. friends
attitude.

by: charles swindoll.

the longer i live, the more i realize the impact of attitude on life.. attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
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Prince talk about Jehovah Witness Religion
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4ltf1jbk6q.

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