I asked a question like this a couple months ago. I am not trying to troll. Its just that it seems that "Jehovah" or something very much like it is the best transliteration of YHWH. No Hebrew names were written with vowels, right? But, most Bible translations transliterate their names into English. By no means am I trying to defend the WT. Its just that through a number of searches online, it seems that using LORD or Yahweh in the old testament is simply not justified. And, neither is adding "Jehovah" to the NT.
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Name Jehovah
by allyouneedislove ini have a question regarding the name "jehovah".. is yahweh an english translation of the name?
if not, and some say that we don't know exactly how it should be translated, what about the argument the wt makes regarding "we do not know how jesus' name was originally said either".
other bible translations translate names like "jeremiah" from their original language.
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Name Jehovah
by allyouneedislove ini have a question regarding the name "jehovah".. is yahweh an english translation of the name?
if not, and some say that we don't know exactly how it should be translated, what about the argument the wt makes regarding "we do not know how jesus' name was originally said either".
other bible translations translate names like "jeremiah" from their original language.
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allyouneedislove
I have a question regarding the name "Jehovah".
Is Yahweh an english translation of the name? If not, and some say that we don't know exactly how it should be translated, what about the argument the WT makes regarding "we do not know how Jesus' name was originally said either". Other Bible translations translate names like "Jeremiah" from their original language. So, if Yahweh is not a translation to english, why not simply use Jehovah?
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Good Lord Sweetie!
by allyouneedislove inso my spouse was just telling me how he/she was having a conversation with a doubting active witness.
my spouse was telling them the doubt he/she had regarding blood transfusions and how he/she wasn't sure anymore.. .
i was like "cautious as serpent, innocent as a dove".
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So my spouse was just telling me how he/she was having a conversation with a doubting active witness. My spouse was telling them the doubt he/she had regarding blood transfusions and how he/she wasn't sure anymore.
I was like "cautious as serpent, innocent as a dove". Good lord my spouse has guts! Better be careful though!
Perfect example of how with patience and kindness, you can easily wake up your spouse!
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2012 Annual Meeting
by allyouneedislove ini just wanted to let everyone know that i can confirm the new "light", regarding the gb, given at the 2012 annual meeting.
i am confirming the initial post on this link:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/239637/1/2012-annual-meeting-more-notes.
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allyouneedislove
Okay, talked to someone very close to me that attended the annual meeting. Just got the official confirmation! It is "new light".
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2012 Annual Meeting
by allyouneedislove ini just wanted to let everyone know that i can confirm the new "light", regarding the gb, given at the 2012 annual meeting.
i am confirming the initial post on this link:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/239637/1/2012-annual-meeting-more-notes.
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allyouneedislove
I can confirm because I was forwarded an email from a reliable JW.
I am disappointed because I keep thinking "Will JWs ever have real truth?"
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2012 Annual Meeting
by allyouneedislove ini just wanted to let everyone know that i can confirm the new "light", regarding the gb, given at the 2012 annual meeting.
i am confirming the initial post on this link:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/239637/1/2012-annual-meeting-more-notes.
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allyouneedislove
I just wanted to let everyone know that I can confirm the new "light", regarding the GB, given at the 2012 Annual Meeting. I am confirming the initial post on this link:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/239637/1/2012-Annual-Meeting-MORE-notes
I was hoping that the rumors were wrong :(
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How to fade
by allyouneedislove inhypothetically speaking:.
if a baptized jw is moving to a new city a little less than an hour away from the current congregation, what is the best way to fade?
my family will be attending regularly.
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Hypothetically speaking:
If a baptized JW is moving to a new city a little less than an hour away from the current congregation, what is the best way to fade? My family will be attending regularly. I need information on how to handle publisher cards, etc. Also, is there a way to see the letter they send the new congregation?
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JWstruggle Apostasy Trial YouTube Video & The Media
by allyouneedislove inhi everyone,.
how can the media, or maybe a site like drudgereport.com get notified of the "apostasy trial" videos posted on youtube by jwstruggle?.
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JWstruggle Apostasy Trial YouTube Video & The Media
by allyouneedislove inhi everyone,.
how can the media, or maybe a site like drudgereport.com get notified of the "apostasy trial" videos posted on youtube by jwstruggle?.
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allyouneedislove
Hi everyone,
How can the media, or maybe a site like drudgereport.com get notified of the "Apostasy Trial" videos posted on YouTube by JWstruggle?
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Biblical Support For Having the Pioneer "Ranks"
by allyouneedislove inis there any biblical support for having the pioneer arangement, that the wt provides?
even if you don't agree with it, could someone please provide the wt references that show biblical support for it?
i remember a long time pioneer saying that pioneering mirrored something in ancient israel, like the levite class or something.. .
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Thanks elderelite,
The quotes I found when searching "pioneer nazirite" in the WT CD-ROM are below.
*** km 2/71 p. 4 A Letter from the Pioneers ***
In addition to the normal worship required by the Law, the Israelites could voluntarily make “a special vow to live as a Nazirite to Jehovah.” During that time they would abstain from some of the normal activities of life, in order to be especially “separated to Jehovah.” (Num. 6:2-8) Now today it is impossible for you to take a Nazirite vow, but as congregation publishers you can do something similar when you vacation pioneer. That’s why it’s considered as one of the “special privileges of service” in the “Lamp” book, pages 186 and 199.*** w82 3/1 pp. 19-20 Jehovah’s Valiant Army of Full-Time Fighters ***
Doing More—As Nazirites Did
12 Many who have taken up the pioneer service have been impelled by a desire to do more. It is not a competitive or prideful desire to do more than their Christian brothers and sisters, but a desire to do more in manifesting love for Jehovah and their neighbors. (Matthew 22:37-39) We have an interesting Biblical example in the Nazirites. Ancient Israelite men and women could volunteer to be Nazirites, which name comes from the Hebrew word na·zir′, meaning dedicated, separated, singled out. Being a Nazirite required taking a vow, but we should not try to parallel this with a Christian’s decision to pioneer, for that does not involve a vow with resulting solemn obligations. Still, we can think about certain instructive similarities between the Nazirites and the pioneers.
13 An Israelite who volunteered to serve as a Nazirite accepted certain restrictions that helped to emphasize his “separated” or “singled out” role in worshiping Jehovah. One restriction involved food and drink, as explained at Numbers 6:3, 4. A Nazirite could not consume intoxicating beverages or the products of the grapevine. (Psalm 104:15) While there was a degree of self-denial, no necessary food was forbidden. Thus this restriction did not impose suffering.
14 Successful pioneers center their life, not around material things such as food or luxurious possessions, but around their service to God’s praise. This is an essential for a deep-seated and abiding joy that is the envy of many persons who might seem, from a material standpoint, to have a “better” life. (Compare Luke 12:16-21.) Living a simpler or more materially limited life also may bring benefits that are easily overlooked. Health experts report on the many-sided dangers of a diet with much rich food and drink. But a pioneer who normally has rather simple meals, though balanced and nutritious, and who combines that with plenty of walking in his house-to-house preaching, likely will have better health. Persons who have large homes, the latest in mechanical or electronic devices, and many other possessions, know that these things bring with them recurring “headaches,” or problems. The parallels between Numbers 6:3, 4 and pioneering are worthy of our consideration.
15 The second restriction for Nazirites was that they could not cut the hair of their heads. (Numbers 6:5) Their long hair was a crowning sign from which others could recognize them. Paul later explained that a Christian woman’s long hair was a reminder of her situation as to submission. (1 Corinthians 11:3-15) Having in mind the Nazirites’ long hair, can we not agree that a Christian brother or sister who volunteers to pioneer is manifesting, to a considerable degree, submission to Jehovah God? Many personal interests are set aside or given a secondary role so that the ministry receives first attention. The pioneer learns to depend on God, to submit to God.
16 A final requirement for Nazirites was that they must not touch any dead body, not even if a close relative such as a parent died. (Numbers 6:6, 7) Thus a Nazirite was to remain holy and clean, undefiled. (Compare the requirement for the high priest at Leviticus 21:10, 11.) Today no Christian, including any pioneer, is forbidden to arrange for or attend the funeral of a close relative. But, as with the Nazirites, pioneers want to avoid any questionable practice or course that might disqualify them. They want to be exemplary. And if a pioneer, who loves his family, is in a distant assignment and thus not able to visit them as much as might otherwise be possible, he draws satisfaction from knowing that Jehovah recognizes this sacrifice.
17 The Bible shows that an Israelite who became a Nazirite was not going through some mere religious ritual. Rather, he was undertaking an important, satisfying way of life, for God spoke of such a man as ‘living as a Nazirite to Jehovah.’ (Numbers 6:2) Similarly, the pioneer service today is a way of life and a happy one at that!