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Code word BABYLON

by Bella15 in

i am sharing this because i have never pay attention to what peter has said on 1 peter 5:12-13 ... i found this tidbit interesting.

http://www.itiswritten.com/television#episodes/7470.

Bella15

I am sharing this because I have never pay attention to what Peter has said on 1 Peter 5:12-13 ... I found this tidbit interesting

http://www.itiswritten.com/television#episodes/7470

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What proof is there that Jesus chose the Bible Students in 1919?

by VM44 in

what proof is there that jesus inspected all the religions or the earth in 1919 and then chose the bible students?.

just because the watchtower says in its literature that they were chosen is not proof!.

This Weeks Watchtower Study

by Lets Think in

so paragraph 5 of todays watchtower says: people with faith see clearly the difference between the baseless claims of men and the sacred promises of jehovah god.

then i thought of every pre 1995 awake inside cover page in the box where it say why the awake is published; where it says:.

most important, this magazine builds confidence in the creators promise of a peaceful and secure new world before the generation that saw the events of 1914 passes away.. .

Bella15

WHAT? "Including Jehovah's name and its meaning"???? they sound like if they were the ones to whom God's name was revealed ...

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DEBUNKING BIBLE MIRACLES: Joshua telling the sun to stand still

by Black Man in

jw
friends

so, i'd love to start some threads debunking biblical miracles as the fairytale fiction that they are.

the first i'd like to start off with is jehovah supposedly making the sun stand still to allow joshua's army enough daylight to conquer the amorites.

here's a quote sentex.net explaining why this would be completely impossible:.

WatchTowers emphasizing the divine name, Really?

by paulnotsaul in

we can agree on three things.

1) in exodus 3:13-14 moses asks god his name and who sent him to them.

god says his name is i am that i am.

When Moses asked for God's name, if you notice, God did not answer: My name is so and so but stated something about his nature which was in line to ancient customs. People back them had different naming customs than we do today. A name was more than a just way to identify them physically; their name also reflected their nature. I read that "Jews named their children in a way that expressed the child's mission in life. Because of this custom, the Jewish people had about 16 different names for God in the Hebrew OT. Each name reflected a different aspect of God's character." For me the best way to find answers related to OT is to go to the people The Scriptures were entrusted to, the Jews and learn from them how they interpret certain things.

JWs are so enclosed, stuck, in the name that physically identify GOD that they forget his nature and character ... LOVE, COMPASSION, PEACE, HEALING, PROVIDER, RIGHTEOUS, JUST, FORGIVING, etc etc etc.

The name Jehovah of the Watchtower should have a trademark sign next to it, it is their "brand," and that's all they got, a name. It is only when you know God's nature that you get to be happy and call him FATHER ... and of course you cannot know God without JESUS!

They misinterpret the Lord's Prayer ... Hallowed/Sanctified Be Your name ... they think it is a declaration, a command or something that THEY need to accomplish, when in fact it is a petition, a request.

You hallow the name of God when you trust him, fear him, obey him, and glorify him.

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Numbers 20:12 (NKJV) Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."

Notice the words: "...you did not believe me to hallow me..." These words help us answer the question of what it means to sanctify or hallow the name of God. It means: "to believe him". The first way to treat God as holy is to trust what he says. God is not hallowed when we do not trust Him.

John said, "He who does not believe God has made him a liar" (1 John 5:10). When you make somebody a liar, you profane that person's name. This is the opposite of treating the person as holy. Not trusting God is the exact opposite of hallowing his name. The first thing we mean then when we pray for God to cause his name to be hallowed is that he would cause us and others to trust him. "Hallowed be thy name" means: "Trusted be your word."

A second text that sheds light on what it means to hallow the name of God is:

Isaiah 8:12-13 (NKJV) "Do not say, 'A conspiracy,' Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. 13 The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread.

How do you hallow God according to this text? You hallow him by not fearing what men fear but fearing God. Very practically it means that when God commands you to take your stand for him in a hostile situation, you fear displeasing God more than you fear the hostility of man.

Don't fear losing your house or your wife or your children or your bank account or your prestige! Instead fear the prospect of saying, "No" to God. He will compensate you for all your worldly losses when you obey him.

So when we pray, "Hallowed be thy name," we mean, "Father, let your name be feared." Or, more fully, "Father, cause people to have such a high view of you that it is a much more dreadful thing to lose your approval than to lose anything the world can offer."

The third text that sheds light on what it means to hallow God's name is:

Leviticus 22:31-32 (NKJV) "Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the LORD. 32 "You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,

We hallow the name of God when we keep his commandments. We profane the name of God when we break his commandments. So when we pray, "Father, let your name be hallowed," we mean, "Father, cause your commandments to be obeyed." "Hallowed be thy name" means: "Obeyed be your commandments."

A final text to illustrate the meaning of hallowing God's name is:

Leviticus 10:3 (NKJV) And Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke, saying: 'By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.' " So Aaron held his peace.

This text seems to say that God's showing himself holy and his being glorified are virtually the same thing. So when we pray, "Hallowed be thy name," we mean also: "Glorified be thy name." It is by our conduct and our walk of life that we are to glorify His Holy Name.

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2011-2012 Circuit Assembly program--"Let God's Name be Sanctified"

by Lunatic Faith in

not sure if anyone has put this up yet.

i had it left in my door yesterday by the circuit and/or district overseer as my old cong.

is hosting this week.

Bella15

Not mention of the Lord and Saviour Jesus

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Okay I believe the Andre thing now.

by Sharpie in

before, i was thinking, this whole thing with the character the writing department has must be a coincidence.

they must use other names?.

nope.

Bella15

I wonder how they translate that name into different languages ?

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in your opinion what is the best way to stop drinking?

by stuckinamovement in

jw
friends

i have found myself drinking more and more since i realized that the truth was a lie just to quiet my mind.

it's not like i am a drunk or anything, it hasn't affected my work or relationships, it is that i really don't like being a slave to anyone or anything including delicious beer.

mmmm beer.... so to avoid being a slave to a habit, i have determined to stop drinking.

Bella15

I really feel for the ones trying to quit drinking alcohol because I am addicted to coffee and I have been wanting to quit. I tried cold turkey and got rid of all coffee and coffee maker but it was too hard, next I tried decaf - didn't work, then I tried coffe lite 50/50 and this time it is working plus I trying to drink 2 cups of coffe before 11am no more afternoon or evening coffee, if I get a withdrawal headache I take half of Tylenol or Advil.

So in your case, gosh, I don't know perhaps try to quit gradually, don't go cold turkey, also replace beer with something else, juice, coffee (not recommended - lol!) - exercise, a hobby, if you associate watching sports on tv and drinking beer, stop watching sports for a while, and stuff like that ...You mentioned that the culprit may be finding out that the "truth" is a lie ... well you are entitled to a period of "mourning," give yourself a break, permission to feel that way for a season (joy comes in the morning), just be careful with the alcohol intake as it may in fact shut your mind down to the point of numbness.... you don't want this, you want your mind to purge everything out, your subconsious needs an outlet but you need to be the filter through internal dialogue, process all that talk, be intentional about your thoughts and just say to your subconsious, thank you for bringing that up to the front of my head ... process it, face it, then discard. (this is somewhat a technique to deal with intrusive thoughts which is what you are experiencing too I think). Do some internet research about. Intrusive thoughts are associated with post traumatic stress disorder and other emotional trauma disorders. Does it ring a bell???? ex-JW or cult members suffer from PTSD.

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