Hi TTWSYF,
Since part of this thread is about Mary, here is a post (off site) that discusses who Jesus assigned to care for Mary at the execution site. The links at the bottom of the post go into more detail.
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40This one bible passage proves abortions are wrong and honoring Mary is right
by TTWSYF innwt luke chapt 1.
41 well, as elizabeth heard the greeting of mary, the infant in her womb leaped, and elizabeth was filled with holy spirit 42 and loudly cried out: “blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruitage of your womb!
43 so how is it that this privilege is mine, to have the mother of my lord come to me?
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New Files You Might Want!
by Atlantis innew files you might want.. .
2021-04-english-s-147-announcements and reminders.
2021-04-english-sfl-e-shepherd the flock of god manual2021-04-german-sfl-e-shepherd the flock of god manual2021-04-english-sfl-jwpub2021-04-german-sfl-jwpub2021-04-s-147-vtin zipped folder:https://filetransfer.io/data-package/m5efbbkc#link.
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Social Trends - Male underwear as hot fashion
by fulltimestudent induring australia's lockdowns and other reactions to the batty virus.
i've been spending more time studying my history interests via the internet and its many possibilities.
one area is quite interesting.
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New Files You Might Want!
by Atlantis innew files you might want.. .
2021-04-english-s-147-announcements and reminders.
2021-04-english-sfl-e-shepherd the flock of god manual2021-04-german-sfl-e-shepherd the flock of god manual2021-04-english-sfl-jwpub2021-04-german-sfl-jwpub2021-04-s-147-vtin zipped folder:https://filetransfer.io/data-package/m5efbbkc#link.
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Bobcat
Thank you Atlantis.
Incidentally, the Shepherd book installs in the JW Library app.
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Did Jesus Have A Dog?
by minimus ina preteen asked me , “did jesus have a dog”?
i thought the question was hysterical.
why wouldn’t jesus have a dog or pet cat or sheep?
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Bobcat
If he had been dyslexic he would have. (Mt 27:46) But being perfect we kind of know he wasn't. (On the other hand, Hebrew is read from right to left. Nah, never mind ...)
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False memorial partakers deserve to die???
by Jofi_Wofo inevery memorial, much emphasis is placed on making sure that only the (self-proclaimed) anointed partake in the emblems.
this year, however, the speaker at my wife's congregation presented it as an even more serious matter.
he likened it to individuals in ancient israel who sought position of the priesthood despite never been appointed by jehovah.
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Bobcat
Hi JW,
I heard the talk this year with my wife. It is sickening as ever regarding the effort they put into trying to convince you to not partake. But the speaker did not use an illustration as drastic as the one you described. I reckon the speaker you heard must have thought up his illustration on his own.
The way the outlines are written it does leave a little room for speakers to improvise. For example, the last time I gave the Memorial talk was also the first time I partook. I was in the midst of waking up. Here is my experience. I subtly modified the outline based on what I had learned and there were some interesting results.
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Memorial Prep question
by ExCircuitOverseer inso are individual witnesses being told to prepare bread and have wine on hand for the zoom memorial?
are they saying it’s “vital” or is it just a “suggestion?” .
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I was looking at getting a set of the 1989 BV but not sure if it has what I want Help please
by mickbobcat inso i am looking for the watchtower that has the part about within our 20th century armageddon will come.
but i know they changed it on some bv.
i have an offer to buy one on line but not sure what page i need them to take a picture of to let me see if its the changed version to in our time.
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Bobcat
Marked - Year 2000 WT predictions
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Does the Earth (as a planet) deserve to be colonised by humans?
by fulltimestudent indo humans have the right to live on this planet?
we have, in much less than a century, managed to fill the earth with so much plastic waste that tiny fragments of plastic have been found on the highest mountains and the deepest ocean depths.
not satisfied with doing that, we stupidly continue to do it.
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Bobcat
This kind of reminds me of a scene in the movie, The Arrival.
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What publication has the beliefe that Jesus is the mediator for only the 144k?
by mickbobcat ini can not find this ,does anyone know?
thanks.
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Bobcat
One "publication" is the NWT. At 1Ti 2:4 the NWT renders "all" (Greek pas) as "all sorts of." The WT would argue that "all sorts of" is a legitimate way of translating this. And they would be technically correct. Lexicons do include this as one way to render pas, depending on its context.
But consider 2Pe 3:9 where the NWT renders, God ... "desires all (Greek pas) to attain to repentance."
Why is the NWT OK with God 'desiring ALL to attain to repentance' in 2Pe 3:9, but in 1Ti 2:4 God's "will is that ALL SORTS OF people should be saved ..."?
The reason is that in 1Ti 2:5 the arrangement for "men" to be saved is given: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus ..."
WT can't have "ALL" in 1Ti 2:4 because that would mean that the New Covenant (of which Jesus is the mediator) is open to ALL humans. WT theology says that it is only open to 144,000. Thus, "ALL SORTS OF" subtly gets around that thorny little problem. (1Ti 2:4-5 would also argue that ALL should partake at the Lord's Evening Meal. But that is an aside.)
This is one of the subtle distortions of the NWT. Yet WT would argue that "all sorts of" is technically possible as a rendering. And they would be correct, technically speaking. But what they are really doing is 'making the word of God invalid due to their tradition.' (Mr 7:9) And they are doing it with great 'skill' as Mr 7:9 says. They are every bit as skillful as the Pharisees were.