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The coup against Tony Morris in order to make major changes?
by Badfish in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it’s been a long time since i’ve kept up with anything jw-related.

but just a couple days ago, i heard about all the new changes—beards, shunning, etc.

i was surprised, so i asked an old friend who i hadn’t spoken to in ages what happened.
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Differences between Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses
by Badfish in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
christians are saved by grace alone though faith alone in christ alone to the glory of god alone.. jws are “saved” by their faith in the men in brooklyn, ny through their works (number of hours spent in field service, record of meeting attendance, and moral excellence or law-keeping (not breaking the long list of rules made by those men in brooklyn).. christians believe that jesus is capable of paying for the sins of mankind because he is god manifest in the flesh.

christians believe that the temple of jesus’ body was torn down and raised again on the third day, thus fulfilling the scriptures.. jws, on the other hand, believe that jesus is the created being, michael the archangel, manifest in the flesh, and that although he became a man and underwent physical death, he was not physically raised from the dead.. christians read jesus’ words: “truly, truly, i say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.“ therefore, christians partake in communion.. jws, on the other hand, have a yearly ritual ceremony in which they publicly reject communion.

they make a public spectacle of refusing the new covenant.. christians believe that salvation is monergistic - that god works through the holy spirit to bring about the salvation of an individual through spiritual regeneration, regardless of the individual's cooperation.
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JW.org coronavirus response - The Four Horsemen
by Badfish in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have you guys seen jw.org today?

the main article is entitled “the four horsemen of revelation.”.

looks like the pale rider has arrived..... .
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Online Donations to Jehovah's Witnesses with Credit Cards
by Badfish in
1. jw
2. friends
is this site for real or is it a scam?.

http://www.jwgift.org.
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Pranksters Help Homeless Man
by Badfish in
1. social
2. entertainment
this video was posted by a prank youtube channel i'm subscribed to.

i promise you won't be disappointed.. .

http://youtu.be/rsiooxg_gmo.
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Friday's Daily Text - Denial of the Free Gift
by Badfish in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
friday, may 3. abraham put faith in jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness, and he came to be called jehovahs friend.jas.

2:23.. abraham came to be jehovahs friendand that before the ransom sacrifice was offered.

(isa.
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When a JW realizes they're anointed, are they supposed to tell the elders?
by Badfish in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when a jw believes they are anointed, are they supposed to tell the elders, or do they keep silent and just partake of the emblems at the memorial?.
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Did God invent the sword?
by Badfish in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in genesis 3, when adam and eve are kicked out of the garden, it says there is a flaming sword guarding the way to the tree of life.. this was before adam and eve had any children yet.. but metalworking and forging are not mentioned until tubal-cain -- adam's great great great great great grandson -- comes along.

not sure if it means he invented the forging of tools or if he was just a blacksmith, though.. but back to the main point.

if there was this sword guarding the way to the tree of life, does that mean god invented swords?.
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Why does the Society allow women to speak in the congregations?
by Badfish in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know this sounds sexist, but you know what?

the bible is sexist.. in order to establish that birthdays cannot be celebrated, the society references two obscure passages that mentions someone getting killed at a birthday celebration.

however, nowhere in the scriptures does it say that birthdays are wrong.. but then, when the bible is very clear about something such as this:.
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Dear Mother, Dear Father - A JW Child's Lament (1980's)
by Badfish in
1. jw
2. friends
this video is meant to bring back memories for born-in jw's raised in the 80's/90's.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq1zmbvguyc.

my book of bible stories artwork set to metallica's "dyers eve.".

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