Posts by BoogerMan

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What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?

by Vanderhoven7 in

it seems to me scripturally speaking, that jehovah's witnesses are emphasizing the wrong name.. it should be jesus, not jehovah.

who is the way, the truth and the life?

(john 14:6).

BoogerMan

@ Godbeliever: Based on the scriptures, surely everyone who has faith/believes in Jesus' ransom is declared righteous - not just 144,000? God isn't partial, as Peter said.

(Romans 3:24) ...and it is as a free gift that they are being declared righteous by his undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom paid by Christ Jesus.

(Romans 3:28) For we consider that a man is declared righteous by faith apart from works of law.

(Romans 4:3) For what does the scripture say? “Abraham put faith in Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”

(Romans 5:1) Therefore, now that we have been declared righteous as a result of faith,...

(Romans 5:9) ...we have now been declared righteous by his blood,...

(Galatians 2:16) ….a man is declared righteous, not by works of law, but only through faith in Jesus Christ.

(Galatians 3:24) So the Law became our guardian leading to Christ, so that we might be declared righteous through faith.

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WHEN is the Kingdom of God coming?

by Fisherman in

when is the kingdom of god coming?.

on being asked by the pharisees when the kingdom of god was coming, he answered them: “the kingdom of god is not coming with paratherisis; 21 nor will people say, ‘see here!’ or, ‘there!’ for look!

the kingdom of god is in your midst.” —lu 17:20,21. .

BoogerMan

@ Fisherman: Maybe the "two witnesses" (Rev. 11:3) and the angel flying in mid-heaven who's declaring good news to all the earth (Rev. 14:6) are going to provide what you suggest.

At least they won't stop preaching the good news because of a flu-type virus.

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JW's everlasting life is only written in PENCIL!

by BoogerMan in

september 2022 study watchtower p.16, par.7 .

"the second group consists of the great crowd of other sheep.

are their names now written in the book of life?

Let's all rejoice in the fact that Tony Morris & Co. are already declared righteous, and that soooooon they're going to be sharing a bottle of Macallan malt whisky as they sit on their thrones and judge the un-righteous for 1000 years.

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New Light, New Light!

by BoogerMan in

more accurately known as a reversal of a long held 'truth.'.

september 2022 study watchtower - par.

14 p. 18 - "in the past, we understood jesus’ words to refer to the deeds the resurrected ones will practice after their resurrection; that is, some will come to life and practice good things while others will come to life and practice vile things.

BoogerMan

Here's a file which I created about 10 years ago - and posted on the internet:

Will the "vile things" spoken of at John 5:29 be practiced during Christ's 1000 years reign?

it-2 p. 789 Resurrection - Jesus was therefore evidently taking a similar position in time in speaking of “those who did good things” and “those who practiced vile things,” namely, a position at the end of the period of judgment, as looking back in retrospect or in review of the actions of these resurrected persons after they had opportunity to obey or disobey the “things written in the scrolls.”"

re chap. 41 p. 300 par. 16 - "...showing that those resurrected ones who “practiced vile things”after being instructed in the inspired Scriptures and scrolls are judged to be unworthy of life."

rs p. 338 par. 1 - "Both those who formerly did good things and those who formerly practiced bad things will be “judged individually according to their deeds.” What deeds? If we were to take the view that people were going to be condemned on the basis of deeds in their past life, that would be inconsistent with Romans 6:7...... Jesus was expressing the outcome after they had been uplifted to human perfection and been put on judgment."

bh p. 214 par. 3 - "...the judgment will not focus on what people did before they died.....individuals will be judged on the basis of what they do during Judgment Day."

uw chap. 9 p. 76 par. 12 - "They will be “judged individually according to their deeds” performed after their resurrection."

w82 4/1 p. 25 par. 18 - "Both “those who did good things” and “those who practiced vile things” will be among “those dead” who will be “judged individually according to their deeds” performed after their resurrection."

w78 9/1 p. 22 par. 9 - "...the former life pattern will affect the problem of the resurrected ones as to their conforming to Kingdom requirements........they will either turn to the course of doing good things or turn to the practicing of vile things."

If people are going to be practicing vile things during Christ's rulership, this contradicts Revelation 2:27 - "....he will shepherd the people with an iron rod...."

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New Light, New Light!

by BoogerMan in

more accurately known as a reversal of a long held 'truth.'.

september 2022 study watchtower - par.

14 p. 18 - "in the past, we understood jesus’ words to refer to the deeds the resurrected ones will practice after their resurrection; that is, some will come to life and practice good things while others will come to life and practice vile things.

BoogerMan

More accurately known as a reversal of a long held 'truth.'

September 2022 Study Watchtower - par. 14 p. 18 - "In the past, we understood Jesus’ words to refer to the deeds the resurrected ones will practice after their resurrection; that is, some will come to life and practice good things while others will come to life and practice vile things. However, note that Jesus does not say that those who have just come out of the memorial tombs will do good things or will practice vile things. He uses the past tense. He speaks of those who “did good things” and those who “practiced vile things.” This indicates that these actions took place before their death. That makes sense, does it not? After all, no one will be allowed to practice vile things in the new world. The unrighteous must have practiced these vile things before their death."

g 1/10 p. 11 - Will the judgment of resurrected ones be based on what they did before their death? No. The Bible teaches that “he who has died has been acquitted from his sin.” (Romans 6:7) So, like those who survive the end of this system, those resurrected to life on earth will be judged “according to their deeds” during Judgment Day.

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JW's everlasting life is only written in PENCIL!

by BoogerMan in

september 2022 study watchtower p.16, par.7 .

"the second group consists of the great crowd of other sheep.

are their names now written in the book of life?

BoogerMan

September 2022 Study Watchtower p.16, par.7

"The second group consists of the great crowd of other sheep. Are their names now written in the book of life? Yes. Will their names still be in the book of life after they survive Armageddon? Yes. (Rev. 7:14) Jesus said that these sheeplike ones will depart “into everlasting life.” (Matt. 25:46) But those Armageddon survivors will not immediately receive everlasting life. Their names will remain written in the book of life in pencil, as it were."

I'd love to see JW's faces when they find THIS out!

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Anyone else heard this?

by BoogerMan in

the other day, i chatted to an elderly woman and her daughter who was about 45-50. total strangers.. we were discussing covid when the daughter said, "my neighbor studies with jw's, and the jw's told her 3 months before the virus started, that they had to stop going from door to door because something was coming.".

i've never heard anything like this before - have you?.

BoogerMan

The other day, I chatted to an elderly woman and her daughter who was about 45-50. Total strangers.

We were discussing Covid when the daughter said, "My neighbor studies with JW's, and the JW's told her 3 months before the virus started, that they had to stop going from door to door because something was coming."

I've never heard anything like this before - have you?

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Did they read this today at the meeting?

by Jerryh in

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BoogerMan

Whenever I hear/read references to "the other sheep," (John 10:16) and the "little" flock" (Luke 12:32) whom Jesus was exclusively sent to gather, (Matthew 15:24) I groan inside that it took me years to realize that these two groups are simply Jews & gentiles - not an elite heavenly 'anointed class' and an 'earthly class.'

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OH...NO! Watchtower Has A New Rule Related To Dress And Grooming

by JW GoneBad in

the new head-of-the-house max has a problem with how his new stepdaughter (olivia) looks and dresses.. on the friday afternoon part 2 convention video @ 18:10 max 1st brings it up with olivia while in the kitchen!

then fast forward to 26:50 thru 27:65 max bellyaches to new wife (olivia's mother) & it's handled!

message to all rank & file jws....no more fashion torn jeans & beach sandles: :) :) :).

BoogerMan

We're soooooooooooooo close to Armageddon, but the GB is worried about torn-jeans?

Their version of the great tribulation is going to tear everyone's jeans! LOL.

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Fascinating Quotations of The Faithful Slave

by Vanderhoven7 in

do you have any amazing quotations that have been produced by the faithful slave over the years?.

remember it's important that we should learn to love and value truth for it’s own sake; to respect and honor it by owning and acknowledging it wherever we find it and by whomever presented.

a truth presented by the faithful slave himself is just as true as a truth stated by god.. share some of those amazing quotations that have fascinated you.

BoogerMan

w67 10/1 p. 587 par. 9 Finding Freedom with Jehovah’s Visible Organization - “Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation [JW's] as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible. For this reason the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah’s visible organization in mind.”

Funny thing is, the word 'organization' is like the word 'trinity,' it doesn't appear anywhere in the Bible. Strange.