Topics Started by Bobcat

9
Colloidal Silver
by Bobcat in
1. social
2. physical
i was curious if anyone had/has any experience with the use of colloidal silver for antibiotic and/or wound healing?

a health food store clerk recommended this in answer to my question about such.. thank you in advance.. just as a ps, i have heard about the man who turned his skin complexion blue.

apparently he ingested large amounts and applied it all over himself for an extended period.
21
Headship and WT's Changed Understanding
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't think anyone has mentioned that the february 2021 study wt (p. 15, 16; par.

8) changed wt's long standing view on headship within the congregation.

wt used to view all baptized males as being the head of all baptized sisters.. this view led to such absurdities as a sister having to wear a head covering on a bible study because her baptized 10 year old son was sitting in on the study with her.
15
William Redding
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is anyone familiar with this person and his possible relationship with ctr or the wt?.

if you are wondering why i ask, take a look here and scroll down one page and start reading a little.. i could not find any mention of him in the wt online library.

i wonder if this is something barbara anderson would be familiar with?.
8
Request For Awake 1946 3/27 page 16 - Explanation of 1Tim 6:15-16
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i am endeavoring to find a digital copy of the 1946 awake (consolation?

) issue 3/27 page 16.

("3/27" was how the wt pubs index had it.).
8
Request for Research . . .
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the wt study 4/5/15 quotes from the new interpreter's dictionary of the bible.

the quote is "things like plot, story, narrative development, and character are not really of prime interest.

" it is located in paragraph 6 on page 29. .
4
WT Study for Jan 18, 2015
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for any interested, there is a good analysis of the wt study for 1/18/2015 here.

paragraph 18 makes a curious flip-flop from w04 12/1 p. 21 par.

15.. bobcat.
37
Peter in Babylon? - 1 Peter 5:13
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for any looking over the wt study article for 3-30-2014, paragraph 9 refers to peter spending time in babylon.

the paragraph speaks of peter living in babylon as if it were a well established fact.

in fact, the only evidence for this idea is 1 peter 5:13.. see here for a writeup that analyzes 1 peter 5:13 and whether "babylon" really means the city of babylon.
21
The Lord's Evening Meal - How Often?
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the 12/15/2013 study wt has the article, "this is to be a memorial for you.

" in it, paragraph 7 (on page 18) makes the statement, ".

27 also, he took a cup and, having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: drink out of it, all of you; 28 for this means my blood of the covenant, which is to be poured out in behalf of many for forgiveness of sins.. (note that matthew's rendition leaves out the "keep doing this .
38
Curious change in December 15 Study Article
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i ran across a change between the printed edition of the december 15, 2013 wt study edition and the magazine as a pdf download from the jw.org website.. whether the change amounts to much, i'm not sure.

but it is curious.

the change is in paragraph 16 on page 15:.
54
1914 - "A Turning Point In History"?
by Bobcat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the february 2014 public wt has a cover series of articles dealing with world war i, and by inference 1914. the articles describe wwi as 'causing the world to be changed' and as "a turning point in history.".

setting the wt's defective 1914 chronology aside for a minute, how do these statements about wwi coincide with the view of the nt?.

certainly wwi was a big war.