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Dilemma For Active Witnesses
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. bible
on examining the scriptural reasoning cited in the passage below, should our conscience allow us to invite people to be "observers" at a ritual which presents falsehoods as truth?.

the evening before jesus died, he instigated a new covenant which was to be celebrated with wine and unleavened bread.

(matthew 12:50) these scriptures reflect each other, for since christ is the son of god (mark 3:11, john 1:34) and we are sons of god as well, this would make us brothers to christ.
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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AT BROOKLYN
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the 2012 calendar encourages all to examine "for family discussion" aspects of the covenants.

do that - but base your study on the bible only, and then you will form a true understanding of the covenants, especially the new covenant.

on the january/february page, this question is asked, "would abraham's seed prove to be just one individual, or would it be a composite seed?".
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FALSE REASONING ON ROMANS 6:7
by The Searcher in
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2. bible
interpreting romans 6:7 as literal instead of figurative, makes adamic death equal to christ's ransom, thus negating his death.. devil's advocate:.

how is reconciliation with god made possible?by having a clean standing due to one's sins being wiped out.

adamic death wipes out sins, therefore adamic death is the means by which reconciliation with god is made possible!!
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SERIOUS CONTRADICTION & DENIAL OF SCRIPTURE
by The Searcher in
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2. bible
what the insight book says about luke's writings:.

"a comparison of matthew 26:20-29 with john 13:21-30 indicates that he departed before jesus instituted the celebration of the lords evening meal.

lukes presentation of this incident evidently is not in strict chronological order, for judas had definitely left by the time christ commended the group for having stuck with him; that would not fit judas, nor would he have been taken into the "covenant for a kingdom.
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HOW THE "other sheep" ARE INFERIOR
by The Searcher in
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2. bible
they are not ambassadors substituting for christ.

(2 cor.

5:20) they are not part of the new covenant.
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JESUS WON'T JUDGE THE DEAD?????
by The Searcher in
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2. bible
daniel 12:2 - "and there will be many of those asleep in the ground of dust who will wake up, these to indefinitely lasting life and those to reproaches [and] to indefinitely lasting abhorrence".

(observation: one judgement of the dead, two outcomes).

john 5:29 - "......those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment".
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ASK AN ELDER ABOUT THIS VERSE
by The Searcher in
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2. bible
millions of witnesses believe in "new scrolls", based on the following "spirit directed teachings";.

"will jehovah use his holy spirit in the coming new world?

that spirit will be the force behind the new scrolls that will be opened at that time".
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by The Searcher in
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2. bible
the evening before jesus died, he instigated two distinct and separate covenants; firstly, a new covenant which replaced the mosaic law covenant and was to be celebrated with wine and unleavened bread.

secondly, a covenant for a heavenly priesthood who would administer kingdom benefits to the earth.

a covenant is a legally binding agreement between at least two parties, and nobody can be a beneficiary of a covenant unless they are signatories and party to it.
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NEW LIGHT ON WHO YOU REALLY ARE?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. bible
jesus said, "truly i say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me".. .

exactly to whom was jesus addressing these words, and who were his "brothers?the subject matter of matthew chapter 25 deals with christ's judgement of all humans, and verses 32 & 33 make it crystal clear that there only two groups standing before him - 'sheep' and 'goats'.

keep in mind that during his ministry, jesus referred to himself as "the fine shepherd" who would give his life on behalf of his sheep.
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MENLO PARK KINGDOM HALL
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
does anyone have any updates on what's happening with the brothers at menlo park k.h?.

are any brothers there prepared to share with us what the situation is?

no one should be ashamed or feel guilty about speaking the truth - the apostle paul highlighted the 'superfine apostles' in his day, and also alerted all the brothers as to the wrongs being carried out in certain congregations..