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  The trouble with Christianity. TRINITY.

  by whereami in

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  gotta love pat.. "ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

  ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity.

  it is the mere abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of jesus.

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  <<John 10>> New International Version 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

  TTWSYF I'm sorry, how does this say the Father and Jesus are one God?

  The point of this is to show the love for his father and his fatheres love for him. And the authority to lay down or take up his life was given by the father. This does not support Trinity doctrine.
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  The trouble with Christianity. TRINITY.

  by whereami in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  gotta love pat.. "ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

  ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity.

  it is the mere abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of jesus.

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  I think you are reading into this what you want to.

  I have quoted some in red as you quoted. The others seem a bit clearer to me. This does not show that they all have the same name GOD.

  This show that they are being baptized by the three things that are important. The father (GOD), the Son who God sent to save us, And the Holy Spirit that God uses to help us. He is telling them to Baptize in the three names because this is part of the new convenant. It is recognizing that the son is needed for our salvation and we need the Holy Spirit to help. It is NOT making a statement that they are one GOD.

  How you come to the conclusion that this means they are One really stretches the imagination.

  New International Version(©1984)
  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

  New Living Translation(©2007)
  Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

  English Standard Version(©2001)
  Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

  New American Standard Bible(©1995)
  "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

  International Standard Version(©2008)
  Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

  GOD'S WORD® Translation(©1995)
  So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations: Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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  Earthquakes Earthquakes and more Earthquakes

  by sizemik in

  1. jw
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  for those who may be interested in things geological .

  just an update on seismic activity here in christchurch.

  what's below is the seismometer drum for the last 24 hrs .

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  Just found a picture of her grandparents.......ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

  
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  Earthquakes Earthquakes and more Earthquakes

  by sizemik in

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  for those who may be interested in things geological .

  just an update on seismic activity here in christchurch.

  what's below is the seismometer drum for the last 24 hrs .

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  Maybe her great great great great great great great great grandparents were goats?................or............Unicorns

  

  Evolution huh! gotta luv it
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  Introducing Myself

  by StandFirm in

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  hello to jwn!

  this is standfirm.

  i mainly post on the topix jehovah's witness forum, but i decided to give it a try over here also.

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  StandFirm

  I now am more convinced than ever that Jehovah's Witnesses are God's organization on earth today.

  Hi there and welcome,

  I am a bit confused about what you have said. If this is how you feel, why are you on this site? Shouldn't you be listening to what they tell you and be avoiding sites like this all together?

  Sorry if I don't get it, but surely if you have been looking here for a long time and you were going to start to post it would be when you are questioning your beliefs. Not once you have come to the conclusion that your beliefs are correct.

  Are you just counting time?
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  Earthquakes Earthquakes and more Earthquakes

  by sizemik in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those who may be interested in things geological .

  just an update on seismic activity here in christchurch.

  what's below is the seismometer drum for the last 24 hrs .

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  Ha....I wonder what that one hit on the richter scale.....??

  There are many people fearful in Auckland right now....many are predicting more eruptions will be on the way. I think they are just spreading doom and gloom. I think it is a one off, that one has been dormant for at least 2 years.

  What do you think....in your professional opinion?
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  Earthquakes Earthquakes and more Earthquakes

  by sizemik in

  1. jw
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  for those who may be interested in things geological .

  just an update on seismic activity here in christchurch.

  what's below is the seismometer drum for the last 24 hrs .

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  Pimple erupts in Auckland.

  

  an artists impression

  

  

  WARNING WARNING WILL ROBINSON!!!

  Pimples will erupt in one place after another..........and then old age will come.
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  I feel so alone here...

  by Pams girl in

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  thanks to all who helped me escape my imminemt baptism after 6 years of study.

  it was a close call.. ive clearly been labelled spirituallly weak, as nobody has called here to say hi or anything and its been 2 monthes now....their divine justice for me i guess.

  i did see my study teacher a while back when she dropped off my memorial invite, and that was after a chat, nothing to do with the wbts...seemed like it was an afterthought on her part.. they all know about my problems with agoraphobia and panic.

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  Hi Paula,

  I'm so sorry to hear you are having a bad day today. I know what you mean about being able to actually see someone in person who wants to talk about the types of things we talk about on here. I am in NZ, otherwise I would give you my number and you could call me. Hopefully someone on the board lives close to you and might offer the same.

  thinking of you xoxoxox and sending a BIG long distance Hug xoxoxox
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  Hello from NW USA

  by Haulin Oats in

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  hey there, gang.. i'm haulin oats.

  i came to full awareness recently after finding a work-mate who also had "seen the light" finally.. i was born/raised a jw, having made some pretty big sacrifices in the name of the organization, even moving to where the need was greater before the start of high school.

  needless to say, small mid-west farm towns don't look too highly on jw's.

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  Hi and welcome, I am looking forward to hearing more of your story. Good name.

  I really liked the sex pistols when I was younger....wonder what they would have said about that? (by the way, my taste in music has improved since then). It was all part of the anarchy of my youth.
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

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  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  AGuest

  "Lord, where are we to go away TO? YOU have sayings of everlasting life."

  What does this mean? It means, dear one... that there IS no "where" to go away to worship God, to even get to approach or know Him. There is only a WHOM to GO to... and go THROUGH: Christ. And that is a very personal, individual, and sometimes solitary journey. As it was with virtually all who followed Christ, starting with Abel. Yet, such one is NEVER alone. For as Christ is recorded to have said:

  "Look! I am WITH YOU... ALL the days..."

  Thanks you for sharing that xxxx It is exactly how I feel at the moment.