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  Alive and Well

  by LouBelle in

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  i want to thank you kind folk for caring about me!!!!.

  apologies for not checking in sooner, i have been so busy with the new job, and by the time evening comes i am so exhausted to log in from my laptop (that is sooooooooooooo slow).

  update: job is going well - i'm back in sales and with the community newspapers known as the fever.

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  Perry

  Glad to hear you are doing well.
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  Deception by Omission - The Good News

  by Perry in

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  perhaps one of the strongest ways to deceive someone is to repeat only one feature of a particular issue over and over and to never to explore the other facets of the same issue.

  mt.

  24:14 was repeated into my head thousands of times while growing up as if it was the only good news (gospel).

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  Perry

  Comatose, we are all born enemies of God, children of rebellion, Adam's children.

  Earth is not a paradise and we all die "naturally", so SOMETHING is definitely wrong with this picture as you point out. Jesus has pointed out the solution, and it is a different solution than that which is proffered by the WT. That is the point of this thread.
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  Deception by Omission - The Good News

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  perhaps one of the strongest ways to deceive someone is to repeat only one feature of a particular issue over and over and to never to explore the other facets of the same issue.

  mt.

  24:14 was repeated into my head thousands of times while growing up as if it was the only good news (gospel).

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  Perry

  Also, the final instructions Jesus gave about preaching was given AFTER he was resurrected. It bears little resemblance to WT literature:

  Acts 10

  39 - And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

  And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick (the living) and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
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  Deception by Omission - The Good News

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  perhaps one of the strongest ways to deceive someone is to repeat only one feature of a particular issue over and over and to never to explore the other facets of the same issue.

  mt.

  24:14 was repeated into my head thousands of times while growing up as if it was the only good news (gospel).

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  Perry

  Perhaps one of the strongest ways to deceive someone is to repeat only one feature of a particular issue over and over and to never to explore the other facets of the same issue. This is called misdirection.

  The watchtower has done this with the issue THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM. Mt. 24:14 was repeated into my head thousands of times while growing up as if it was THE ONLY good news (gospel). But was it the CHIEF message of the early church? I was shocked to learn about the other facets of the "Gospel" when I started reading the bible on my own. Just look at all these OTHER facets of the "good news" that was hidden from us by being omitted from WT indoctrination.

  the gospel of Jesus Christ - Mark 1:1

  the gospel of the grace of God. - Acts 20:24

  my gospel …the preaching of Jesus Christ - Romans 16:25

  the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: - 2 Thessalonians 1:8

  our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, … the gospel - 2 Timothy 1:10

  It should be obvious what the good news is by now. And it ain't the message of a bunch of old self-centered men who imagine that God has given them the rulership of the earth. Which is all their version of "The Good News of the Kingdom" amounts to.
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  Wouldn't it just makes sense for GOD to...

  by confusedandalone in

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  just one day perform some form of miracle in front of the entire earth in which he proves he exists???.

  wouldn't this be the most loving and sensible thing to do?

  for instance, this coming thursday god repeatedly strikes mount kilamanjaro to the point that it reads in hebrew, "god exists, i just did this.

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  Perry

  God in his wisdom, which admittidly I don't fully understand has made faith a key component in declaring us righteous. Short of faith in the blood of Jesus ALONE, we remain God's enemies. He owes us nothing.

  Notwithstanding that fact; He sent his own Son to perform miracles and raise the dead. He was rejected by a nation who had been prepared for centuries to receive him.

  Perhaps the short answer is: Miracles don't work.
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  MAYBE THE DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER READ

  by Bloody Hotdogs! in

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  [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:punctuationkerning /> <w:validateagainstschemas /> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables /> <w:snaptogridincell /> <w:wraptextwithpunct /> <w:useasianbreakrules /> <w:dontgrowautofit /> </w:compatibility> <w:browserlevel>microsoftinternetexplorer4</w:browserlevel> </w:worddocument> </xml><!

  [endif]i was just sent the article "creation declares the glory of god!

  i think it might contain the stupidest paragraph i have ever read:.

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  Perry

  "Its even more arrogant to suggest that there is a God or Gods since there's never been any proving evidence of one appearing."

  Except for people who got themselves born-again. God lives inside the born again believer. It's a near daily interaction that is utterly undeniable for those who walk by the Spirit. Even attempting to do one tenth of what I regularly do now before getting saved would have been impossible. I can look back on my life and see real testable differences. So can most the believers I know as well.
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  Size Doesn't Matter but a FALSE PREMISE does!

  by Terry in

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  edward bishop elliot, anglican theologian and scholar, began a massive undertaking in 1837. .

  by the time he finished his two-thousand five hundred page book, hours with the apocalypse, he may as well have created a highly-contagious virus in a test tube!.

  his book contained 10,000 modern and ancient references toward developing a prophetic school of interpretation.. this tome became the masterwork foundation for any who dared diddle in bible prophecy for decades to come.

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  Perry

  I just provided two links on what I think. I think from my response that my position is rather skeptical of "scholars" for resaons stated.
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  The Bizarre Free Will

  by John_Mann in

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  two years before i left jw world i came to a strange conclusion about the jw cosmology and the free will doctrine.. basically i came to conclusion that satan is right about the universal sovereign issue.

  and i came with that just only using jws premises, no outside apostasy.

  i just told to my sister what she thought about it, and she said to me: dont tell anyone about this!.

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  Perry

  The universal sovereignty issue is a subterfuge. Christ didn't die to prove someone could be faithful. He died so that he'd absorb the death penalty for each who believe upon him. The specific doctrine they are trying to disguise is called Substitution.
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  What constitutes 'proof' on JWN?

  by besty in

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  recently there have been a few threads where claims have been made alledging personal negative effects in 'real life' following internet activity on jwn and other ex-jw related sites.

  discussion then ensues, aspects of which may include 3rd parties either disputing the truth or affirming the likelihood of the claim.

  questions are asked.

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  Perry

  premise is king
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  Size Doesn't Matter but a FALSE PREMISE does!

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  edward bishop elliot, anglican theologian and scholar, began a massive undertaking in 1837. .

  by the time he finished his two-thousand five hundred page book, hours with the apocalypse, he may as well have created a highly-contagious virus in a test tube!.

  his book contained 10,000 modern and ancient references toward developing a prophetic school of interpretation.. this tome became the masterwork foundation for any who dared diddle in bible prophecy for decades to come.

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  Perry

  The consensus of scholars would be evidence.

  I agree that is important. But, here's a couple links on the vulnerabilities of "science" that is important to keep in mind.

  http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/28/my-scientists-made-me-shrink-your-car/

  http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=23246