NEW LIGHT ON A BIBLE VERSE:
(2 Corinthians 9:7) "Let each one do just as the Governing Body has resolved in its heart, not grudgingly or with complaint, for God loves a coerced giver."
BoogerMan
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2022-S-147-August Announcements And Reminders!
by Atlantis in2022-s-147-august-announcements and reminders.
see number 5.. resolved monthly donation to the worldwide work.
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What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?
by Vanderhoven7 init 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).
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"Proskyneo" is consistently translated as "worship" in the King James. "Proskyneo" is applied 21 times to the Father and 17 times to the Son.
Perhaps the KJ (and others) are often too keen to interpret proskyneo as "worship."
to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence
among the Orientals, esp. the Persians, to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence
in the NT by kneeling or prostration to do homage (to one) or make obeisance, whether in order to express respect or to make supplication
used of homage shown to men and beings of superior rank
to the Jewish high priests
to God
to Christ
to heavenly beings People constantly exhibit proskyneo to H.M. Queen Elizabeth 2, but they are not worshiping her.
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Well done England!
by LoveUniHateExams inin the women's euro tournament, england beat germany 2-1 at wembley!!!.
i'll be honest - i've never really been that interested in women's football.
no, it's not because i'm a sexist pig, it's just that i was brought up on men's football and haven't had a tv license for the past 10 years.. but this win could really put women's football on the map, at least in britain.. there has been a bit of hysteria about the nickname 'lionesses' but i think it's a great name.
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When transgender "women" are playing in a women's team - that'll be worth watching!
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What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?
by Vanderhoven7 init 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).
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@ GB - it seems that before, during, & after his earthly existence, Jesus had/has a God he praises.
Micah 5:4 - “And he will certainly stand and do shepherding in the strength of Jehovah, in the superiority of the name of Jehovah HIS God.
John 20:17 - Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me. For I have not yet ascended to the Father. But be on your way to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to MY Father and your Father and to MY God and your God.’
Romans 15:6 - ...you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ...................
2 Corinthians 11:31 - The God and Father of the Lord Jesus...
Ephesians 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ...
Hebrews 1:9 - That is why God, YOUR God, anointed you with [the] oil of exultation...”
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ........
Revelation 1:6 - And he made us to be a kingdom, priests to HIS God and Father.......................
Revelation 3:2 - ...for I have not found your deeds fully performed before MY God.
Revelation 3:12 - “The one that conquers - I will make him a pillar in the temple of MY God...and I will write upon him the name of MY God and the name of the city of MY God, the new Jerusalem which descends out of heaven from MY God, and that new name of mine."
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JW "new light" immediately reversed/contradicted
by BoogerMan inseptember 2022 study watchtower - par.
14 p. 18 - "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.
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@ Rattigan350 - there is a problem - if you don't know what is 'old' and what is 'new.'
Here are just some of the references to prove the Borg always taught that people would practice vile deeds in the new world:
it-2 p. 138 - Those resurrected will not be judged on the basis of the works done in their former life, because the rule at Romans 6:7 says: “He who has died has been acquitted from his sin.”
w82 5/15 p. 9 - This means that when a person is resurrected he will be judged according to what he does during Judgment Day, not on the basis of what he did before he was resurrected.
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.
wt chap. 9 p. 87 par. 14 - They will be “judged individually according to their deeds” performed after their resurrection.
pe chap. 21 p. 180 par. 13 - We have clearly seen that when the dead come forth from the grave, they are not judged by their past deeds. Rather, they are judged on the basis of what they do during Judgment Day. [millenium] So when Jesus mentioned “those who did good things” and “those who practiced vile things,” he was referring to the good things and bad things that they would do during Judgment Day.
rs p 339 - 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.
uw chap. 9 p. 76 par. 12 - They will be “judged individually according to their deeds” performed after their resurrection.
w73 4/15 p. 240 par. 35 - It is only after any who have been resurrected from “hell” return to evildoing willfully that their having been resurrected will end up in a judgment of condemnation to everlasting destruction.
w65 1/1 p. 20 par. 5 - However, does that mean that even those practicing vile things after their resurrection are going to keep on living in this new system of things?
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JW "new light" immediately reversed/contradicted
by BoogerMan inseptember 2022 study watchtower - par.
14 p. 18 - "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.
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September 2022 Study Watchtower - par. 14 p. 18 - "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."
This statement reverses a decades old 'truth' – based on a literal interpretation of Romans 6:7 – which is false and should also have been reversed.
However, four paragraphs later, the Writing Committee reversed the reversal:
September 2022 Study Watchtower, p. 19, par. 18 - “Based on what “deeds” will resurrected ones be judged? Will it be the deeds they practiced before they died? No! Remember, they were acquitted of their previous sins when they died. Here, then, “their deeds” cannot be deeds from their former life. Rather, these must refer to their deeds.....in the new world."
In other words, evil deeds carried out by people after they are resurrected.
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JW's are the SAME as other Christians....
by BoogerMan in...they condemn/attack those whose beliefs/opinions/interpretations of scriptures differ from theirs.. various scriptures reveal to christians that the judging of mankind will be done by christ jesus: .
john 5:22,28,29, acts 10:42, acts 17:31, romans 14:9, 2 cor.
5:10, 2 tim.
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Hi VH, you didn't respond: Which Christian denomination do you think is 100% correct in all its beliefs & teachings? Any of them?
Are JW false teachings any worse than Catholic/LDS/Cof E, false teachings, etc?
@ Fisherman: nice thought, but people are attacked, precisely because of their beliefs.
It has happened here for years.
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JW's are the SAME as other Christians....
by BoogerMan in...they condemn/attack those whose beliefs/opinions/interpretations of scriptures differ from theirs.. various scriptures reveal to christians that the judging of mankind will be done by christ jesus: .
john 5:22,28,29, acts 10:42, acts 17:31, romans 14:9, 2 cor.
5:10, 2 tim.
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BoogerMan
Sorry VH, but I do not recognize Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, Roman Catholics, Christadelphians, LDS, Church of England, etc. etc. as religions, they are denominations - denominations of the religion of Christianity.
Which Christian denomination do you think is 100% correct in all its beliefs & teachings? Any of them?
Having different teachings/beliefs, doesn't make someone a false Christian, any more than it makes an accuser a true Christian. It's just a Christian who is wrong regarding one or more Bible teachings.
So when "Christians" from one denomination, declare other denominations as false, they're treading on very thin ice as far their Lord and master is concerned.
Roman 14:1 - “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall.”
Romans 14:10 - You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
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JW's are the SAME as other Christians....
by BoogerMan in...they condemn/attack those whose beliefs/opinions/interpretations of scriptures differ from theirs.. various scriptures reveal to christians that the judging of mankind will be done by christ jesus: .
john 5:22,28,29, acts 10:42, acts 17:31, romans 14:9, 2 cor.
5:10, 2 tim.
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...they condemn/attack those whose beliefs/opinions/interpretations of scriptures differ from theirs.
Various scriptures reveal to Christians that the judging of mankind will be done by Christ Jesus:
John 5:22,28,29, Acts 10:42, Acts 17:31, Romans 14:9, 2 Cor. 5:10, 2 Tim. 4:1, 1 Pet. 4:5, Rev. 11:18 & 20:12.
Christ said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you," (Matthew 7:1, 2)
So everyone who claims to be a Christian should think twice before they try to do Christ's job for him.
He'll be the one to decide who got things right or wrong, so leave the condemning to him.
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What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?
by Vanderhoven7 init 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).
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BoogerMan
Exact same topic & scriptures posted on Reddit ex-JW 5 years ago - less arguments!
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/7qb7yh/14_questions_for_jws_to_consider/
The scriptures tell Christians to witness for Christ - not for God.
(Matthew 10:18) And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them and the nations.
(Mark 13:9) “As for you, look out for yourselves. People will hand you over to local courts, and you will be beaten in synagogues and be put on the stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them.
(Luke 24:47, 48) and on the basis of his (Jesus') name, repentance for forgiveness of sins would be preached in all the nations—starting out from Jerusalem. You are to be witnesses of these things.
(John 1:15) (John bore witness about him, (Jesus) yes, he cried out: “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming behind me has advanced in front of me, for he existed before me.’”)
(John 5:37) And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form,
(John 8:18) I am one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”
(John 15:26, 27) When the helper comes that I will send you from the Father, the spirit of the truth, which comes from the Father, that one will bear witness about me; and you, in turn, are to bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
(Acts 1:8) But you will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses of me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.”
(Acts 10:39) And we are witnesses of all the things he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; but they did away with him by hanging him on a stake.
(Acts 10:43) To him (Jesus) all the prophets bear witness, that everyone putting faith in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
(Acts 13:31) and for many days he became visible to those who had gone with him from Galilee up to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.
(Acts 22:15) because you are to be a witness for him (Jesus) to all men of the things you have seen and heard.
(Acts 22:20) and when the blood of Stephen your witness was being spilled, I was standing by and approving and guarding the outer garments of those doing away with him.’
(Acts 23:11) But the following night the Lord stood by him and said: “Take courage! For just as you have been giving a thorough witness about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome.”
(Acts 26:16) But rise and stand on your feet. This is why I have appeared to you, to choose you as a servant and a witness both of things you have seen and things I will make you see respecting me.
(1 Corinthians 1:6) ...just as the witness about the Christ has been made firm among you,
(1 Timothy 2:6, 7) ...who gave himself a corresponding ransom for all—this is what is to be witnessed to in its own due time. For the purpose of this witness I was appointed a preacher and an apostle...............
(2 Timothy 1:8) So do not become ashamed either of the witness about our Lord or of me,.......
(1 John 5:9) If we accept the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. Because this is the witness God gives, the witness that he has given about his Son.
(Revelation 1:9) I John, your brother and a sharer with you in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in association with Jesus, was on the island called Patmos for speaking about God and bearing witness concerning Jesus.
(Revelation 12:17) So the dragon became enraged at the woman and went off to wage war with the remaining ones of her offspring, who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness concerning Jesus.
(Revelation 17:6) And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.
(Revelation 19:10) At that I fell down before his feet to worship him. But he tells me: “Be careful! Do not do that! I am only a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who have the work of witnessing concerning Jesus. Worship God! For the witness concerning Jesus is what inspires prophecy.”
(Revelation 20:4) And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. Yes, I saw the souls of those executed for the witness they gave about Jesus......
Christians were to witness for Christ. There is not a single verse in the Bible which commands Christians to witness for God. Christ Jesus was God's appointed witness.
(Revelation 1:5) "....Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness,”
(Revelation 3:14) "....the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God:"
(Revelation 19:11) "And the one seated on it is called Faithful and True,.."
The following verses clearly demonstrate to all Christians that they were to rely on Christ's name for all things - because he was their mediator for all things.
(Isa. 62:2) “The nations will see your righteousness, O woman, And all kings your glory. And you will be called by a new name, [Christians] which Jehovah’s own mouth will designate. (see Acts 11:26)
(Matthew 10:22) And you will be hated by all people on account of my name, (Jesus) but the one who has endured to the end will be saved.
(Matthew 18:20) For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”
(Matthew 19:29) And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit everlasting life.
(Matthew 24:9) “Then people will hand you over to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name.
(Luke 10:17) Then the 70 returned with joy, saying: “Lord, even the demons are made subject to us by the use of your name.”
(Luke 21:12) “But before all these things happen, people will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my name.
(Luke 21:16, 17) Moreover, you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, and you will be hated by all people because of my name.
(John 2:23) However, when he was in Jerusalem at the festival of the Passover, many people put their faith in his
(Jesus') name when they saw the signs that he was performing.
(John 5:27, 28) And he has given him authority to do judging, because he is the Son of man. Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice......
(John 14:26) But the helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you.
(John 15:16) You did not choose me, but I chose you, and I appointed you to go and keep bearing fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that no matter what you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
(Acts 2:38) Peter said to them: “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit.
(Acts 3:6) However, Peter said: “Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I do have is what I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!”
(Acts 4:10) let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you executed on a stake but whom God raised up from the dead, by means of him this man stands here healthy in front of you.
(Acts 8:16) For it had not yet come upon any one of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
(Acts 9:14-16) And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all those calling on your (Christ's) name.” But the Lord said to him: “Go! because this man is a chosen vessel to me to bear my name to the nations as well as to kings and the sons of Israel. For I will show him plainly how many things he must suffer for my name.”
(Acts 10:48) With that he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they requested him to stay for some days.
(Acts 11:26) After he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year they assembled with them in the congregation and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
(Acts 16:18) She kept doing this for many days. Finally Paul got tired of it and turned and said to the spirit: “I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
(Acts 19:5) On hearing this, they got baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
(Acts 22:16) And now why are you delaying? Rise, get baptized, and wash your sins away by your calling on his (Jesus') name.’
(1 Corinthians 6:11) ....you have been declared righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God.
(2 Corinthians 5:15) And he died for all so that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them . . .
(Ephesians 1:7) By means of him we have the release by ransom through the blood of that one, yes, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his undeserved kindness.
(Philippians 2:10) so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend—of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground—
(Hebrews 13:15) Through him (Jesus) let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that make public declaration to his [Jesus'] name. (see 27 "witness" scriptures)