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Need scan of a Greber related letter

by JWOP in

i keep finding references to the wts replying in a letter the following (a letter dated march 15, 1983) anyone know where i can get an actual scan of this?:.

no doubt you have had opportunity to read the comments in our letter dated december 31, 1982, to brother jack gottfried, secretary of your congregation.

in our letter we addressed the issue of the propriety of the society in quoting johannes greber's translation as an example of another translation that agreed with the new world translation.

JWOP

I searched this forum, and I've been through Ken Raines's site. But all I get is quotes from the letter. I am looking for an actual scan of the actual letter. I'm updating a book I wrote last year and I need the scan to verify the quotes. Without an actual scan of the letter, I won't have supporting evidence of the words.

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Need scan of a Greber related letter

by JWOP in

i keep finding references to the wts replying in a letter the following (a letter dated march 15, 1983) anyone know where i can get an actual scan of this?:.

no doubt you have had opportunity to read the comments in our letter dated december 31, 1982, to brother jack gottfried, secretary of your congregation.

in our letter we addressed the issue of the propriety of the society in quoting johannes greber's translation as an example of another translation that agreed with the new world translation.

JWOP

I keep finding references to the WTS replying in a letter the following (A letter dated March 15, 1983) Anyone know where I can get an actual scan of this?:

No doubt you have had opportunity to read the comments in our letter dated December 31, 1982, to Brother Jack Gottfried, secretary of your congregation. In our letter we addressed the issue of the propriety of the Society in quoting Johannes Greber's translation as an example of another translation that agreed with the New World Translation. It was stated that it was not our concern to go into the background or religious convictions of each translator. Who really can say if Mr. Greber was under the influence of the demons when translating a particular verse or portion of his translation? If he was under demon influence in translating John 1:1, then it is not beyond the Devil or the demons to tell the truth on occasions, if doing so will advance their evil ends in some way, such as giving opposers some excuse for claiming that the translation published by Jehovah's Witnesses must not be correct because it happens to translate John 1:1 in a manner similar to the way the translation in question does....

You also mention in your letter a tape recording which mentions a "thank you" letter to the Greber Foundation from the Society.... Our having this Bible translation in our library by no means indicated that we agreed with everything in it. We have a large number of books written by a wide range of religions. We keep these simply for reference.

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Ever consider joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

by rawe in

has anyone here left jehovah's witnesses to join the churuch of jesus christ of latter-day saints?

what was your motivation for doing so and how has it worked out?.

if you haven't joined the lds or considered it, as an ex-jw, what is your general view of the lds faith?.

JWOP

Steve 2, that's funny -- I actually did a video called "Out of the Frying pan", dealing with a Mormon who became JW, LOL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF0wGEXk3ow

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Ever consider joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

by rawe in

has anyone here left jehovah's witnesses to join the churuch of jesus christ of latter-day saints?

what was your motivation for doing so and how has it worked out?.

if you haven't joined the lds or considered it, as an ex-jw, what is your general view of the lds faith?.

JWOP

After I left the JWs a couple of Mormons came to my door. Although I knew I didn't want to be a Mormon, I was curious about how they did church, so I went to a service with them. Once was enough.

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Number of anointed partakers in new yearbook?

by JWOP in

i haven't seen the 2014 yearbook on the jw site yet.

i'm looking to see if the number of partakers has increased again (as it has for many years now).

anyone have a scan of it yet?.

JWOP

InChristAlone, the members make it a point to invite non-members to observe the event with them: Non-believing family members, neighbors, friends, and "studies". That jacks the numbers WAYYY up. Since there is no biblical precedent for inviting non-believers to communion, my best guess is that the WT likes to have the numbers padded that way.

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Number of anointed partakers in new yearbook?

by JWOP in

i haven't seen the 2014 yearbook on the jw site yet.

i'm looking to see if the number of partakers has increased again (as it has for many years now).

anyone have a scan of it yet?.

JWOP

I haven't seen the 2014 yearbook on the JW site yet. I'm looking to see if the number of partakers has increased again (as it has for many years now). Anyone have a scan of it yet?

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