You got friends here hopeless1. I think angry people with an ax to grind are attracted to the WT. We don't get to choose the families we are born into. But we do get to choose the family we are born-again into.
Sea Breeze
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Stupid WT Q's : Is It Wise or Safe to Keep a Dog? Demons—How Can We Resist Them?
by Sea Breeze inyes, that is an actual question in the awake magazine.
jw kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the wt.. no sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service.
as if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!.
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My Prediction Regarding New Space Telescope That Will See Back to 100 Million Years From the Big Bang
by Sea Breeze ina new space telescope launched a few days age that will supposedly be able to see to within 100 million years of the big bang.
wow... only 100 million years from the big bang.
that is pretty early given the 12 billion year age of the universe assigned by scholars who adhere to naturalism.
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Here's my original prediction:
"I would like to make a prediction from a Creation Model:
Instead of finding a big mess as the big bang predicts; they will find fully formed stars, spiral galaxies and black holes. I further predict that scholars adhering to the Big Bang model will use words like: surprising, amazing, uncanny, astonishing, and will admit that stars must have formed far earlier than previously thought."This recent article from Scientific American uses the exact words I predicted : surprising, amazing in describing my key prediction: stars and galaxies..."formed far earlier than thought".
Article Quotes:
"his algorithm dug through early images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) late one night in July, Naidu shot to attention. It had sifted out an object that, on closer inspection, was inexplicably massive and dated back to just 300 million years after the big bang, older than any galaxy ever seen before".
“Everyone was freaking out,” says Charlotte Mason, an astrophysicist at the University of Copenhagen. “We really weren’t expecting this.”
"The article ends with this:
"Now the question is, if we can truly believe what we are seeing, is it time to reappraise our understanding of the dawn of time? “We’re peering into the unknown,” Mason says."
Laughing.... It is not unknown!
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Stupid WT Q's : Is It Wise or Safe to Keep a Dog? Demons—How Can We Resist Them?
by Sea Breeze inyes, that is an actual question in the awake magazine.
jw kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the wt.. no sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service.
as if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!.
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Here's another. Everyone knows how irresistible demons are. So, the faithful and discreet slave lovingly wrote an article titled:
Demons—How Can We Resist Them?
Personally, I've struggled with resisting demons and this article was very helpful (not). Does the WT have any similar advice for those that struggle with other hideous attractions?
**** sigh *** The WT is one twisted man-hive.
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Stupid WT Q's : Is It Wise or Safe to Keep a Dog? Demons—How Can We Resist Them?
by Sea Breeze inyes, that is an actual question in the awake magazine.
jw kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the wt.. no sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service.
as if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!.
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Sea Breeze
Yes, that is an actual question in the Awake magazine.
JW kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the WT.
No sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service. As if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!
Dogs—Always Man’s Best Friend?
“Killer Dogs Tear Gardener Apart”
‘Dog Attacks and Kills Girl’
“Dog Kills Baby”
HEADLINES such as these suggest that a dog is not always man’s best friend.....
In the three cases cited above, there was no provocation on the part of the victims to give rise to such vicious action by the dogs. In view of such unwarranted attacks, it is appropriate to ask: Is it wise or safe to keep a dog? What makes some dogs turn vicious? How should one deal with dogs?
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So there you have it. JW's shamed for enjoying another one of life's simple pleasures..... man's best friend. And just look at the violent graphic language chosen... doubtless to install fear, especially in kids.
What other stupid WT questions do you remember?
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Honest Hearted Ones
by Sea Breeze inthere are certain wt terms that sound biblical but really just puff up the pride.
hundreds of times the wt has used the term honest-hearted in their literature.
it sounds biblical, if for no other reason because we hear it so often in jw circles.
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Sea Breeze
“Honest and good hearted” appears once, thanks for that VH7.
Still using it over 330 times in the WT literature is certainly an over emphasis.
Jesus once said that he didn’t call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
That was the contrast I was trying to make.
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Honest Hearted Ones
by Sea Breeze inthere are certain wt terms that sound biblical but really just puff up the pride.
hundreds of times the wt has used the term honest-hearted in their literature.
it sounds biblical, if for no other reason because we hear it so often in jw circles.
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Sea Breeze
There are certain WT terms that sound biblical but really just puff up the pride. Hundreds of times the WT has used the term honest-hearted in their literature. It sounds biblical, if for no other reason because we hear it so often in JW circles.
For the record, this term appears NO WHERE in the bible. (KJV)
JW's ....Does this surprise you? What does it say about JW's who believe they are the only honest-hearted people on earth? Why would JW's choose such an unbiblical term to characterize themselves? Why are they desperately trying to find honest-hearted people in their witnessing work?
Why didn't Jesus seek out "honest-hearted" people like JW's do? What kind of people did Jesus seek out?Honestly.
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questions for those who were once elders
by enoughisenough ini watched some wendi renay youtube videos.
the former elder who was being interviewed mentioned a couple of things i noted.
i would like to know what your reactions were at the time you learned what i am going to relate if you had the same or kindred experience.
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Sea Breeze
The other thing I noted was what he related they were taught in Elder's school: The Bible was written for the anointed-the only way the rest of the world gets salvation is by their relationship with the anointed.
This is THE central doctrine of the WT. They don't flaunt it though, Mainly they try to keep you so busy on the hamster wheel you are just too busy to think for yourself. And, a lot of people really just want somebody to tell them what to do. But rest assured, if you try believing on one of the MANY promises in the NT and you talk about it.... Then, they are quick to point out that those promises and guarantees don't apply to you. They want you to never be quite sure of where you stand with god.
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Follow to previous post,re:My niece
by Captain Schmideo2 ina few weeks back, i posted this:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6246845349625856/never-thought-would-see-this-my-family-circle.
so, in latest developments:there was a court hearing, in which a continuance was granted for two weeks, as my bil has pleaded not guilty.
which is, in my opinion, very bad legal advice from his lawyer.
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Sea Breeze
Thanks for sharing Captain. I am very interested in how all this works out. This kind of stuff is pretty common in JW families for the born-ins. I went through it. No one but an emotionally shut-down drone can live the life that the WT demands of others.
My dad started trying to get rid of me around age 15. I was asking the wrong questions. He would put all the contents in my room on the front lawn if I went to visit other kids in the neighborhood. It is a miserable existence.
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Is doomsday coming as the Bible predicts or will nothing happen eventually?
by Fisherman inthe bible predicts that at some point, the god of the bible will take action.
this is very convincing when reading bible prophecy and history to back up prophecy as represented in the bible.
—exactly when god acts is another subject..
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Sea Breeze
I've yet to see accurate prophecies from the Bible or any other 'Holy' book for that matter.
Here's a few:
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The position of Christ in the Godhead
by JW Answers inwhat is your views on christ?.
do you hold to the view that christ and the father are the same person?
do you hold to the view that jesus is a lesser god than the father?.
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Sea Breeze
@Lost in the Fog,
I figured from a young age that Jesus couldn't have been God
Why would you elevate the thinking of a child over what the bible says? I'm not suggesting you must believe the bible, but at least find out what it says before you abandon it. Then, you can make an informed decision.
The reason XJW's have a hard time with the tri-nature of Jesus is because they never accepted what the bible said about the tri-nature of man. We only thought we believed the bible as JW's, when in reality we were trained to introduce different meanings and definitions to certain biblical terms. In a sense, we were taught a different language that made us unable to reason and communicate biblically.Let's take the word "death" for example. In the 18th century the rise of materialism philosophy redefined this word to mean non-existence or annihilation. Simultaneous with this NEW definition, Russell started preaching the same thing.
But if you look into the dictionary at the time you can get an accurate definition of the word death which includes the following:
9. In theology, perpetual separation from God, and eternal torments; called the second death Revelation 2:10.
10. Separation or alienation of the soul from God; a being under the dominion of sin, and destitute of grace or divine life; called spiritual death
When we leave the WT, we take a lot of unbiblical philosophy with us that gets camouflaged by the larger society around us that also largely has materialism as its world-view of existence.
The bible writers assume that readers know that we are a tri-partite being constructed with a soul, body & spirit. Man is not whole unless all three of these are joined together in one being. Usually, when these parts become separated, with the demise of the body, a death occurs.
This is clear in the case of Rachel:
"And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem". - Gen. 35
We have the same problem with the word "Resurrection". What the WT says it means is not what it means. Resurrection ALWAYS is the reversal of death - a re-constitution of the three elements of man, soul, spirit & body... a rejoining of the three.
There is no such thing as being resurrected to spirit life in heaven as the WT teaches. Souls have been going to heaven, not resurrected persons.
Now, with these biblical definitions we can ask who raised Jesus from the dead? Didn't he say that he would?“No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. - John 10: 18
In reality, the Bible indicates that all three Persons of the Godhead were involved in Jesus’ resurrection. Galatians 1:1 says that the Father raised Jesus from the dead. First Peter 3:18 says that the Spirit raised Jesus from the dead (see also Romans 1:4, and note that Romans 8:11 clearly says that God will resurrect believers “through His Spirit”). And in John 2:19 Jesus predicts that He will raise Himself from the dead (see also John 10:18). So, when we answer the question of who resurrected Jesus, we can say God did. And by that we can mean it was the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
These scriptures prove that Jesus was fully man and fully God, not just one or the other. When Jesus died, his spirit (God) separated from his lifeless body. He resurrected himself (by rejoining the three parts), just as he predicted he would. This event astonished much of the Jewish world and birthed "one new man" made up Jew and Gentile in the church age based on faith and not law.
Unless you're saying that God can be killed.
Yes, that is just exactly what the bible claims in Acts 20: 28
"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."
The bible is claiming that Jehovah not only made you but loved you enough to bear the punishment due you, in himself. He became a man for this purpose, born to die. This is a very different God than the Jehovah portrayed in WT literature.
Again, you don't have to accept any of this. But this is Christianity, take it or leave it.