Topics Started by Bart Belteshassur

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Do you believe in a literal Christ?
by Monsieur in
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2. friends
do you believe in a literal christ?.

someone that walked the earth and did the things the bible states he did?

(miracles, etc.).
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Question About 607BCE and How That Date Was Picked - Help JW Scholars
by Comatose in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so i've been sharing some a little at a time with my sister.

she is married and very scared of actually learning too much.

she doesn't want to ruin her marriage.
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How does the latest translation of Kings 24:12 in the Common English Bible change our views on the date of Jerusalem's destruction?
by Bart Belteshassur in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the last clause of verse 12, kings 24 has always appeared to me to be somewhat ambiguous,.

"and the king of babylon got to take him (jehoiachin) in the eighth year of his being king.

" this has lead to the genneral connection of nebuchadnezzar's eighth year to the start of zedekiah's rule and thus to the equating of nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year with zedekiah's eleventh.. the ceb reads, " the babylonian king took jehoiachin prisoner in the eighth year of jehoiachin's rule.".
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Jeremiah 29:10
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the verse in the jw bible says "at babylon" but so does all the king james versions so what gives, and how does one find the proper translation of this scripture.

also what in your opinions is the most acurate translation of the bible?.
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Agape at work -how?
by Rip in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the essence of the christian congregation was the enlightenment of society by preaching (refer to jesus words 'you are the light') and the beautifying of society by acts of love, helpage that have positive impact on peoples lives (see good samaritan or james' words of the faith without action is dead).

why is the wts obstined at not doings acts of helpage?

even those within the congration especially in africa, no corporate social responsibility.
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Quantum Physics and philosophy about God
by rawe in
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2. friends
hi everyone,.

this new topic narrows a discussion in another thread: musings about different types of atheist!.

in the next post i'll pick up the discussion where it left off in regards to qm/qp (quantum mechanics / quantum physics) and how it relates to philosophy and belief or lack thereof in god.. cheers,.
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A JW apologist writes about VAT 4956
by VM44 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a jw wrote the following in an attempt to discredit the evidence provided by vat 4956. comments on the author's logic would be appreciated.

does vat 4956 prove 587?.

many point to vat 4956 as proof that jerusalem was desolated in 587bce.
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WHAT IS DEATH ACCORDING TO THE " SCRIPTURES?"
by DATA-DOG in
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2. beliefs
what is the soul according to god's word?

the accurate identity of the " soul " will aid in the understanding of what " death " is.

i used to think i knew the answers, now i do not.
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Atheist believe in aliens but not God?
by StopTheTears in
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2. friends
if you are a professed atheist, i ask you the question: do you believe in aliens?

could not god be an alien?

how do you know that there is no alien life?
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John 1:1 in Coptic Translation
by slimboyfat in
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2. friends
apparently there has been quite a stir in jw apologetic circles recently about the translation of john 1:1 in the early sahidic version of john.

i don't know if this has been discussed here before - if someone could give a link to a previous thread they know about on the subject that would be great.

here is what i gather: .