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  Trinity...cross...Does it matter?

  by NikL in

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  i've been thinking about this for a while.. did jesus diee on a cross?

  does it really matter?

  it doesn't change anything that i can see.. is god a trinity?

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  Perry

  The What is ONE, the Who is Three. Once you understand this, things start to make a little more sense.

  For instance, it might not be accurate to say that Jehovah bled on Calvary Hill while he hung on a tree. But it would be accurate to say that God bled on Calvary Hill while he hung on a tree.

  The New World Translation changes a scripture in Acts 20:28 to obscure this.

  feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. - KJV

  shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood - NASB

  Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood - NIV

  shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own [Son] - NWT
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  Trinity...cross...Does it matter?

  by NikL in

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  i've been thinking about this for a while.. did jesus diee on a cross?

  does it really matter?

  it doesn't change anything that i can see.. is god a trinity?

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  Perry

  Is god a trinity? Again, who cares? ...It seems to me people make mountains out of molehills

  
  

  I agree to some extent. Even the new agers seem to agree that we are a trinity: body, soul & spirit. It seems to me that, "Why not God" could just as easily be asked in place of "Why God" when dealing with the trinity issue.
  
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  April 2017 Study Watchtower encourages you to defy The Society !

  by BluesBrother in

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  at least, that is how i see it... the article "the judge of all the earth always does what is right".

  paragraph 6 & 7 .

  6 consider the experience of willi diehl.

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  Perry

  I'm not sure there is any real change here. The message still seems the same:

  Even if you see us doing something unscriptural, (even if you are sidelined) stick with us until we get around to changing it.

  This was the same message I received 20 years ago when I started questioning. Doctrine: "The standard is not the Bible, we are."

  Same 'ole idolatry.
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  New light in this weeks WT?

  by Indian Larry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  anybody have any ideas where they are going with the "new light" they have been pushing last week and this week?

  for instance in this weeks study article one section reads:.

  in years gone by, we believed that jehovah became displeased with his people because they did not have a zealous share in the preaching work during world war i. we concluded that for this reason, jehovah allowed babylon the great to take them captive for a short time.

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  Sounds to me like they are laying the groundwork for some future yet-to-be-announced doctrinal change.
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  My first paid comedy gig

  by usualusername1 in

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  after 5 months of struggling, yesterday i was paid to perform.

  for those who saw the last video i hope you see an improvement.. would love feedback as always.

  the first 2 minutes is on my life as a former jw.. cheers.

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  God bless you
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  What did you regrettably not do because you were a Jehovah's Witness ?

  by minimus in

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  jehovah's witnesses cannot do a lot of things.

  i remember pioneers having to quit their jobs because they could not work in a convenience store and sell cigarettes.

  i know of a young man who was offered a scholarship to any college or university if he wanted to go to because of his football abilities.

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  Play sports in school.
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  Is there a biblical basis for separation or divorce?

  by Conias in

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  is there a biblical basis for separation or divorce?.

  in the event that one of the spouses is being psychologically mistreated in a very serious manner where his health is severely damaged and even his own life is in danger.

  is there a biblical basis for jehovah's witnesses for separation or divorce?.

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  You are correct Blondie.

  If a spouse starts getting a little too excited about Jesus, especially to the point where one might actually consider a direct relationship without a church organization, that is considered to be a threat to Watchtower spirituality and therefore grounds for separation, divorce, but not remarriage.
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  Is there a biblical basis for separation or divorce?

  by Conias in

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  is there a biblical basis for separation or divorce?.

  in the event that one of the spouses is being psychologically mistreated in a very serious manner where his health is severely damaged and even his own life is in danger.

  is there a biblical basis for jehovah's witnesses for separation or divorce?.

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  The only biblical reason for divorce and remarriage is adultery and death of a spouse. .

  The Watchtower added "Absolute endangerment of one's spirituality."

  This is code language referring to talking too much about Jesus rather than "the organization".
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  Mouthy has Passed Away

  by Simon in

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  update on mouthy (grace gough)this is graces granddaughter.

  i wanted to send an update that today my beautiful grandmother passed away - surrounded by friends and family.

  - may 22 1927 - sept 2nd 2016. mouthys_granddaughter.

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  Mouthy loved the Lord. Always enjoyed her spirit.
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  Taking the Bible Lessons And Going To a KH For First Time

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've taken the bible lessons but have never attended a kingdom hall.

  i was curious as to what point they begin to tighten the screws of control?

  let's say you're a baptist.

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  Let's say you're a Baptist. At what point do they tell you that you can't attend other churches or read anything critical of the Society?

  
  

  They don't.

  
  

  I went to a Baptist church for a while because I liked the preaching. I asked the pastor if there were any hidden rules if I wanted to keep coming. He said no, and was a man of his word. We attended there 3 years until we moved. We are still friends with everyone even though we don't attend a Baptist church now.

  
  

  Most churches are run at the local level except for the old line denominations; and most of those are so compromised they wouldn't care about too much. The good ones just want to be good disciples of Jesus, care about others, live in peace and live out their lives as Christians.

  What the Watchtower does to members is unlike anything in the NT church, because the WT only applies God's Grace to the leaders. This sets up the two-class system where them and ONLY them are needed for your salvation.

  In Christian churches, everyone is a member of the New Covenant, which puts everyone on the same level. The leaders are just servants in the same position as the members.