Posts by BoogerMan

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The ORG'S "foundation" name............

by BoogerMan in

.........jehovah.. the bible's foundation name - (1 corinthians 3:11) "for no one can lay any other foundation than what is laid, which is jesus christ.".

the org's chosen name for christians - "jehovah's witnesses.".

jehovah's chosen name for christians - acts 11:26 - "...the disciples were by divine providence called christians.".

BoogerMan

@ SBF - I'll stick to the Biblical evidence that the name of Jesus Christ was to be the priority in Christians' minds & speech, not "Jehovah."

After the millennium is over, that will obviously change. (1 Corinthians 15:28: "...that God may be all things to everyone.")

THE NAME FOR WITNESSING

Isaiah 62:2 - "... be called by a new name, which the very mouth of Jehovah will designate."

Acts 11:26 - "the disciples were by divine providence called Christians."

Matthew 10:18 - ".....for my sake, for a witness to them and the nations.

Mark 13:9 - "......before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them."

Luke 24: 47,48 - "....and on the basis of his [Jesus'] name....You are to be witnesses....."

John 1:15 - "John bore witness about him..." [JESUS]

John 5:37 - "the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me."

John 8:18 - "the Father who sent me bears witness about me."

John 15:26,27 - "the spirit will bear witness about me; and YOU in turn, are to bear witness."

Acts 1:8 - "You [11 faithful apostles] will be witnesses of me...."

Acts 10:39 - "And we are witnesses of all the things he [Jesus] did..."

Acts 10:43 - "To him [Jesus] all the prophets bear witness....."

Acts 13:31 - "who are now his (Jesus') witnesses to the people.

Acts 22:15 - "because you are to be a witness for him [Jesus] to all men......"

Acts 22:20 - "......the blood of Stephen your [Jesus'] witness was being spilled..."

Acts 23:11 - "..... a thorough witness on the things about me in Jerusalem..."

Acts 26:16 -"I ...choose you as an attendant and a witness..respecting me"

Romans 8:16 - "The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit..."

1 Corinthians 1:6 - "even as the witness about the Christ..........."

1 Timothy. 2:6 - "......what is to be witnessed to at its own particular times."

2 Timothy 1:8 - "............of the witness about our Lord.. [Christ]"

1 John 5:9 - "the witness God gives...the fact that he has borne witness concerning his Son."

Revelation 1:9 - "....for speaking about God and bearing witness to Jesus."

Revelation 12:17 - ".......and have the work of bearing witness to Jesus."

Revelation 17:6 - "........and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus."

Revelation 19:10 - ".....the work of witnessing to Jesus.... bearing witness to Jesus."

Revelation 20:4 - "............ for the witness they bore to Jesus."

THE NAME TO BE USED & CALLED UPON

1 Corinthians 1:2 - "....with all who....are calling upon the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ...."

1 Peter 4:14,16 - "If YOU are being reproached for the name of Christ, YOU are happy.... But if anyone sufers as a Christian, let him not feel shame......but let him keep on glorifying God in this [Jesus'] name."

John 3:18 - "....he has not exercised faith in the name of the only-begotten Son of God"

Acts 2:38 - "......be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ...."

Acts 3:6 - "In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!"

Acts 4:10 - ".......in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene......"

Acts 8:16 - ".......been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus."

Acts 9:27 - ".....and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus."

Acts 10:48 - "With that he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ."

Acts 16:18 - "“I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.”

Acts 19:5 - "On hearing this, they got baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus."

In whose name were Christians to witness? (see 29 scriptures above)

For whose name would Christians be hated? (Matt. 10:22)

By whose name were people healed? (Acts 3:6; Acts 4:10)

By whose name were demons expelled? (Luke 10:17; Acts 16:18; Acts 19:13)

By whose name would people receive Holy Spirit? (John 14:26)

In whose name would people pray to God? (John 15:16)

By whose name would people be named? (Isa. 62:2; Acts 11:26)

By whose name would people be reconciled to God? (Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:18)

By whose name would people be forgiven their sins? (Matt. 26:28; Acts 2:38; Eph. 1:7)

In whose name would people be judged? (John 5:27)

By whose name would people be resurrected (John 5:28)

In whose name would people be baptized? (Acts 2:38, 8:16, 10:48, 19:5, 22:16)

In whose name were people to put faith? (John 2:23)

In whose name was Saul/Paul commissioned to preach? (Acts 9:14-16)

For whose name would Christians be reproached? (1 Peter 4:14)

In whose name were Christians to gather together? (Matt. 18:20)

For whose name would Christians make sacrifices? (Matt. 19:29)

For whose name would Christians be persecuted and killed? (Luke 21:12,16,17)

In whose name will every knee in heaven and on earth bend? (Philippians 2:10)

In whose name would people be declared righteous? (1 Cor. 6:11)

By means of whose name would Christians offer a sacrifice of praise? (Hebrews 13:15)

Whose name was to be used as the basis for teaching? (Acts 4:17,18)

Christ's name was to be the focus for Christians, not Jehovah - according to the Bible!

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The ORG'S "foundation" name............

by BoogerMan in

.........jehovah.. the bible's foundation name - (1 corinthians 3:11) "for no one can lay any other foundation than what is laid, which is jesus christ.".

the org's chosen name for christians - "jehovah's witnesses.".

jehovah's chosen name for christians - acts 11:26 - "...the disciples were by divine providence called christians.".

BoogerMan

Acts 15.13: After they finished speaking, James replied: “Men, brothers, hear me. Symeon has related thoroughly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his (Jesus or Jehovah?) name.

That "people" was named Christians, not JW's.

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The ORG'S "foundation" name............

by BoogerMan in

.........jehovah.. the bible's foundation name - (1 corinthians 3:11) "for no one can lay any other foundation than what is laid, which is jesus christ.".

the org's chosen name for christians - "jehovah's witnesses.".

jehovah's chosen name for christians - acts 11:26 - "...the disciples were by divine providence called christians.".

BoogerMan

.........Jehovah.

The Bible's foundation name - (1 Corinthians 3:11) "For no one can lay any other foundation than what is laid, which is Jesus Christ."

The ORG's chosen name for Christians - "Jehovah's Witnesses."

Jehovah's chosen name for Christians - Acts 11:26 - "...the disciples were by divine providence called Christians."

(Mark 7:7, 8) "...they teach commands of men as doctrines.’ (no beards/yes beards) You let go of the commandment of God and cling to the tradition of men.”

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How can Babylon the Great be the WORLD of false religion?

by BoogerMan in

(revelation 17:5) “babylon the great, the mother of the prostitutes (plural!

) and of the disgusting things of the earth.”.

btg is spotlighted as being the principal "disgusting thing" which affects christians & christianity, with other lesser "prostitutes" in the background... (revelation 18:4) “get out of her, my people, (christians) if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues.".

BoogerMan

LOL - just discovered the latest Washtowel:

Study Watchtower, April 2024 par. 4, p. 21 - "A second fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy began in 1919 C.E. when Jehovah’s modern-day worshippers were set free from captivity to Babylon the Great."

Don't you just marvel at these self-fulfilling prophecies???????????

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How can Babylon the Great be the WORLD of false religion?

by BoogerMan in

(revelation 17:5) “babylon the great, the mother of the prostitutes (plural!

) and of the disgusting things of the earth.”.

btg is spotlighted as being the principal "disgusting thing" which affects christians & christianity, with other lesser "prostitutes" in the background... (revelation 18:4) “get out of her, my people, (christians) if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues.".

BoogerMan

(Revelation 17:5) “Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes (plural!) and of the disgusting things of the earth.”

BTG is spotlighted as being the principal "disgusting thing" which affects Christians & Christianity, with other lesser "prostitutes" in the background..

(Revelation 18:4) “Get out of her, my people, (Christians) if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues."

The verse isn't saying, "Become a true Christian by joining a different denomination," it's a command for existing & practicing Christians to leave their accepted, controlling, and powerful organizational system of worship.

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Russia's FSB Raids Jehovah’s Witness Office in Occupied Mariupol

by Bangalore in

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russia's fsb raids jehovah’s witness office in occupied mariupol.. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/15/russias-fsb-raids-jehovahs-witness-office-in-occupied-mariupol-a83726.

BoogerMan

@ blondie: not just governments, every Christian and their respective denomination/church are Satan's sons:

w94 1/15 pp. 14-15 pars. 21-22 - "During the time of the end of this system of things, there was to be a separating of true Christians from false Christians. This happened in 1919. In 1919 the Christian congregation (aka WTBTS/JW's) once again existed as a separate “nation.” A theocratic “land” was indeed born as in one day! As the time of the end progressed, the organization of this new nation was adjusted to bring it as close as possible to what existed in the first century. 22 Are you associated with this theocracy?"

w91 12/1 p. 14 par. 19 Breaking Free From False Religion - "The August 15, 1951, issue of The Watchtower stated: “None should feel upset by the use of the term ‘religion’. Because we use it does not put us in the class of the tradition-bound false religions, no more than does the calling of ourselves Christians put us in with the false Christians of Christendom."

w81 3/1 p. 26 - "However, an “enemy” (the Devil) was represented as sowing “weeds” (“the sons of the wicked one,” or false Christians)

w66 9/15 p. 555 par. 7 - "The clergy of Christendom have dominated the world stage of false religion and as the “man of lawlessness” have cultivated symbolic “weeds” or false Christians."

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Patterson New Visitor Centre & Museum Announced

by raymond frantz in

https://www.jwupdates.com/post/new-patterson-visitor-center-and-first-century-museum.

january 1, 2024, marked the official opening of the patterson visitor center, located at the watchtower educational center in patterson, new york, u.s.a. the feature museum of the visitors’ center is entitled “first-century bible village.” brother isaiah miller, who works in the museum department at bethel, said: “the bible village was designed to provide everyone with a realistic and educational experience.

studies show that interactive learning has a powerful effect on people of all ages.” after her tour, one visitor exclaimed: “this museum made me feel like i had been transported back to the land of ancient israel.

BoogerMan

@ Raymond Frantz - According to info I saw recently, the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York recorded donations in excess of $700m in 2022-3.

We can only guess at how much the orgs global empire is raking in, via all of its tentacles & revenue streams.

Elmer Gantry lives on!

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Who really ARE the "true Christians?"

by BoogerMan in

w93 11/1 p. 32 - "today, there has to exist a people, not just scattered individuals, who fit jesus’ description of true christians and who make god’s name manifest.".

and here was i thinking that true christians had to proclaim jesus' name!!!

matthew 10:18; mark 13:9; luke 24:48; john 1:15; john 5:37; john 8:18; john 15:26, 27; acts 1:8; acts 9:15; acts 10:39; acts 10:43; acts 13:31; acts 22:15; acts 22:20; acts 23:11; acts 26:16; 1 corinthians 1:6; 1 timothy 2:6, 7; 2 timothy 1:8; 1 john 5:9; revelation 1:9; revelation 12:17; revelation 17:6; revelation 19:10; revelation 20:4. how could the faithful evil slave get something so important, so wrong?.

BoogerMan

w93 11/1 p. 32 - "Today, there has to exist a people, not just scattered individuals, who fit Jesus’ description of true Christians and who make God’s name manifest."

And here was I thinking that true Christians had to proclaim Jesus' name!!!

Matthew 10:18; Mark 13:9; Luke 24:48; John 1:15; John 5:37; John 8:18; John 15:26, 27; Acts 1:8; Acts 9:15; Acts 10:39; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:31; Acts 22:15; Acts 22:20; Acts 23:11; Acts 26:16; 1 Corinthians 1:6; 1 Timothy 2:6, 7; 2 Timothy 1:8; 1 John 5:9; Revelation 1:9; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 17:6; Revelation 19:10; Revelation 20:4

How could the ~~faithful~~ evil slave get something so important, so wrong?

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Is Jesus God?

by Sea Breeze in

i know that a lot of historical names have claimed to be a god.

but, jesus arguably claimed to be god.

scripture says he's the creator.

BoogerMan

In view of the fact that the Holy Spirit is M.I.A. in virtually all Bible verse where "Father & son" are mentioned, perhaps binitarianism would be more acceptable for some people.

* Matthew 28:19 - internal & external evidence strongly show that this verse is spurious.

1 John 5:7 - Spurious: found in no Greek manuscript before the fifteenth or sixteenth century.

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Conversation with old friend

by LongHairGal in

i recently had a conversation with an old acquaintance from the congregation i used to attend.

we talked about the recent changes in the 2023 annual meeting.

i especially pointed out the one about getting rid of hourly reporting on monthly time slips.

BoogerMan

THE APOSTLE PAUL'S ORDERS & EXAMPLE

(2 Thessalonians 3:6-15) Now we are giving you instructions, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw from every brother who is walking disorderly and not according to the tradition that you received from us.

7 For you yourselves know how you should imitate us, because we did not behave in a disorderly way among you,

8 nor did we eat anyone’s food free. On the contrary, by labor and toil we were working night and day so as not to impose an expensive burden on any one of you.

9 Not that we do not have authority, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

10 In fact, when we were with you, we used to give you this order: “If anyone does not want to work, neither let him eat.”

11 For we hear that some are walking disorderly among you, not working at all, but meddling with what does not concern them.

12 To such people we give the order and exhortation in the Lord Jesus Christ that they should work quietly and eat food they themselves earn.

13 For your part, brothers, do not give up in doing good.

14 But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed.

15 And yet do not consider him an enemy, but continue admonishing him as a brother.

(Acts 18:3) and because he had the same trade, he stayed at their home and worked with them, for they were tentmakers by trade.

(Acts 20:34) You yourselves know that these hands have provided for my own needs and the needs of those with me.

(1 Corinthians 4:11, 12) Down to this very hour we continue to hunger and thirst and to be poorly clothed and to be beaten and to be homeless and to toil, working with our own hands.

(1 Thessalonians 2:9) Surely you remember, brothers, our labor and toil. We were working night and day, so that we would not put an expensive burden on any one of you, when we preached the good news of God to you.