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  The unending and fruitless argument on Trinity

  by Longlivetherenegades in

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  those who say they are christians or follow christianity needs .

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  Sea Breeze

  JJ,

  The scriptures are cited in the chart. Which verses do you find objectionable?
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  The unending and fruitless argument on Trinity

  by Longlivetherenegades in

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  those who say they are christians or follow christianity needs .

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  Sea Breeze

  JJ,

  The chart is only needed to present the biblical view. Whether you accept this or not is another matter. The biblical view is consistent, logical and non-contradictory. Therefore, it could be true. It doesn't negate itself, so that is one hurdle.

  Many beliefs can't even pass the consistency test.

  - SB
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  The unending and fruitless argument on Trinity

  by Longlivetherenegades in

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  those who say they are christians or follow christianity needs .

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  Sea Breeze

  A child cannot be their own parent.

  Apparently he can in this case. My chart above perfectly expalins it.

  That's why he is called "only begotten". It was a one-time deal where The Son of God was permanently fused to the body and soul of the son of a beautiful little peasant girl in a far-flung remote province of the Roman empire.
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  What is Your Favorite WT Lie?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  i would like to start a thread on lies that the watchtower and their reps have told.

  surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.

  my favorite wt lie: the reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the new world translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.

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  Sea Breeze

  My mother, a very sweet, fun and loving woman was baptized as a JW in 1942 at nine years old. She was already a 3rd generation Jehovah's Witness by that time.

  When the Masthead changed in the Awake Magazine in the Nov. 8, 1995, I became really angry because this false "generation" prophecy was pushed on my mother as secure unrefutable fact since she was a little girl. I must admit, I felt sorry and empathy for my aged mother because of what this meant to her, BEFORE I ever felt personal rage at them wasting 32 years of my own life.

  So, I agree with others that the 1975 lie has to be one of the nastiest most putrid lie they ever uttered. They went big with this one. They pounded it into people's heads over, and over, and over until it whipped many into a frenzy to sell their home and pioneer (even though they had 5 kids - my uncle), only to die an alcoholic years later.

  So, this one is worth saving for posterity:

  Awake Masthead Nov. 8, 1995

  
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  The unending and fruitless argument on Trinity

  by Longlivetherenegades in

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  those who say they are christians or follow christianity needs .

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  Sea Breeze

  why is it necessary to believe or reject the Trinity

  Well for one thing, without divinity, Jesus would have been a liar when he said that he would resurrect himself from the dead. I face plenty of liars in my line of work; don't need another one in my life.

  In John 2:19 Jesus predicts that He will raise Himself from the dead (see also John 10:18)

  A man who was known even by his enemies as a worker of miracles, said that he woud die as a substitute (scape goat) for the sins of the world. Then, after three days in a tomb, he would resurrect himself from the dead. Only God could do such a thing.

  Then, he did it. This is how Christianity got started. And because of this utterly stupendous event, it then spread like wildfire, eventually conquoring the greatest empire the world had ever known, without ever lifting a single weapon.

  "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory". - 1 Tim. 3: 16 KJV

  If Jesus isn't "God manifest in the flesh" he could not have resurrected himself from the dead and the whole thing is a hoax, and Jesus is a liar and the worst of the worst charlatans.
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  Ramapo project approved

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

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  news is that the ramapo project has been approved by authorities and can move forward..

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  Sea Breeze

  Another 300 acre multi-billion dollar facility to make propaganda cartoons and produce one magazine a month. Nice. Meanwhile in Africa, their slaves meet in mud huts:

  
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  The unending and fruitless argument on Trinity

  by Longlivetherenegades in

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  those who say they are christians or follow christianity needs .

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  Sea Breeze

  Heretics are the only ones who reject the triune nature of God. The reason JW's have such a hard time with it is because they deny the tri-partite nature of man. Despite the fact that in the bible "spirit" and "soul" of man is referred to using pronouns, which shows personhood - such as he, her, them, they... JW's HERETICALLY claim that they are inanimate like electricity, or an attitude.

  JW's believe like materialists do when it suits them.

  Jesus was a man just like anyone else here with a body, soul, and spirit. That is why he is FULLY MAN. Also, his Spirit shares the indivisable essence of God, the SPIRIT who begot him, which makes him FULLY GOD. It's pretty easy to figure out if you just use the definitions that the Bible supplys and don't try to make up your own.

  
  

  This is why all of the following words are appropriate in addressing Jesus:

  Lord

  Jesus

  God

  The Firsborn (most prominent) of Creation

  The Alpha & Omega

  The First and the Last

  The Author and Finisher of our Faith

  The Bread of Life

  Eternal Father

  There are a lot more ..... here
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  Biden calls Trump supporters garbage

  by moomanchu in

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  a comedian in a comedy sketch at a trunp rally joked that the island of puerto rico is a floating island of garbage.. what to do???

  potus pappy joe to the rescue!!

  he sounds the alarm, comes out swinging and calls trump supporters, actual people, garbage.. .

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  Sea Breeze

  Poor Peanut.
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  Why do most Ex jW W‘s seem to be liberal?

  by JaredScott-1977 in

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  i’m just curious about this dynamic i don’t care personally one way or the other but i do have friends who have chosen to be conservatives and they get totally destroyed on social media pages for their choice.

  it’s almost like a lot of ex jw w become as toxic and his judgmental as jehovah’s witnesses themselves what’s up with that?

  i also know conservative ex jw’s that can do the same so again i’m not leaning one way or the other i’m just noticing factual observations.

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  Sea Breeze

  The religion is a deeply literalist fundamentalist one.

  @ TonusOH

  Are you kidding me? They use symbolic interpretation like an artist turning a blank canvas into a paradise scene. They are the very antitheisis of a literal interpreter of the bible, with all their types and antitypes. They have denied almost every single fundamental element of the Christian faith.

  They are as opposite as you can get from a literal, fundamental believer.
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  What is Your Favorite WT Lie?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
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  i would like to start a thread on lies that the watchtower and their reps have told.

  surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.

  my favorite wt lie: the reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the new world translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.

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  Sea Breeze

  I would like to start a thread on lies that the Watchtower and their reps have told. Surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.

  My favorite WT lie: The reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the New World Translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.

  In 1954, in a Scotland trial, Fred Franz, then head of the Watchtower Editorial Board, admitted that he himself was the one who had checked the accuracy of the translation and recommended its publication. (Douglas Walsh v. The Right Honorable James Latham Clyde, M.P., P.C., etc., Scotland, 1954, (1958 ed.).p.88.)
  
  The following is from the trial transcript: -

  
  (Q): Insofar as translation of the Bible itself is undertaken, are you responsible for that?
  (A): I have been authorized to examine a translation and determine its accuracy and recommend its acceptance in the form in which it is submitted.
  Later, Franz was asked about his own involvement in the translating(Douglas Walsh v. The Right Honorable James Latham
  Clyde, M.P., P.C., etc., Scotland, 1954, (1958 ed.).p.92)
  (Q) : Were you yourself responsible for the translation of the Old Testament?
  ( A ) : Again I cannot answer that question...
  Here, under oath, Franz refused to confirm or deny he was the translator of the Hebrew text. Why wouldn't he say that he did not translate the Old Testament? The court also wondered "why" and asked :
  (Q): Why the secrecy?
  (A): Because the committee of translation wanted it to remain anonymous and not seek any glory or honour at the making of a translation, and having any names attached thereto.

  Oh! The humility.

  What's your favorite WT lie?