According to official teaching, the soul is the life, so your question is 'at what point is life created?'
If upon fertilization the egg starts growing, it is arguable that is the moment life begins.
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at what point do you believe the soul is made / inserted?
in which of the gametes is the soul or the information for the soul stored, sperm or ovum.
is it inserted at fertilisation, some other point during embryogenesis or is it during fetal development?
According to official teaching, the soul is the life, so your question is 'at what point is life created?'
If upon fertilization the egg starts growing, it is arguable that is the moment life begins.
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fellow workers.
we are fellow workers.
(a) what did paul mean when he wrote: by your faith .
Blondie Elders are called princes, chieftains,and sheikhs by the WTS.
You forgot to mention they are also the "Glorious ones" of 2 Pe 2:10.
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if they were able to win on this ground, they could get out completely (although it could still be appealed to the ca supreme court).
Outstanding recap Chas, thank you.
It makes me wonder when the teaching of the congregation being a safe spiritual paradise was put into print.
"You can trust us because we have such a paradise". Yeah, right.
Splash
Id love for you to ask the elders why they are demanding an in/out decision just because you are studious?
Talk about over-reaction!!!
In fact they only have one reaction for anything they are threatened by, and you are seeing it first hand.
I agree with those who have advised back-pedalling.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcic4g5tulw.
http://www.jwactivists.org.
facebook the association of anti-watchtower activists.
The alternative 8 member governing body:
AAWA is legally incorporated in Arizona. It comprises of an advisory board of eight individuals including...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcic4g5tulw.
http://www.jwactivists.org.
facebook the association of anti-watchtower activists.
I was the 103rd viewer on You Tube.
19:30 on 3rd April 2013.
an acquaintance (golf partner), was in the neighborhood.
and call to see if he could drop by and meet my wife.. no problem, come over.
well, he was with his 12 year old.
"There's nothing in there for you young man!"
Splash.
i am looking for wt articles that would be on the wt cd, that talk about other religions using "new light" and its in invalid excuse, i have two the feb 2013 wt about the mormon and the 70s awake on catholics and eating meat on fridays, is there any more??
and i also need the wt that says something along the lines of: the only way to come to a correct understanding is to view evidence on both sides of an issue.
thanks!.
Don't know if any of these are useful?
SHOULD WE EXAMINE OUR BIBLE BELIEFS?
YES - Millions now living will Never Die (1920) page 13
Every man should be persuaded in his own mind and no man should permit himself to be deterred from examining a question based upon the Bible because a clergyman or anyone else makes the unsupported assertion that it is dangerous or unworthy of consideration. Error always seeks the dark, while truth is always enhanced by the light. Error never desires to be investigated.
YES - Watchtower, May 1, 1958 p.261; Is Your Religion the Right One?
It is important...that you "keep testing whether you are in the faith," as Paul declared. Keep checking to see whether the things you believe are in keeping with God's Word. But the question is, Are you willing to put your religion through such a test? There is nothing to fear, because if you have the right religion you can only be reassured by the examination. And if what you believe is not in keeping with the Bible, then you should welcome the truth, because it leads to light and life.
YES - w64 4/1 p. 195 - "How can you put your religion to the test? By using the Bible as your measuring rod. That is the rule beside which you can put the doctrines and practices of your religion to see if they measure up to God’s standards. Extremely helpful, too, is the discussing of Bible doctrine and religious practice with those who have made a serious study of the Bible—Jehovah’s witnesses."
YES - w89 1/15 p. 6 Are You Open to New Ideas?
Rather than blindly accepting every new idea presented to us, we need to do careful and exact research, just as a judge would in hearing a legal case.
YES - w91 4/8 p. 23 -"Test your beliefs against God’s Word. Honest self-examination, comparing your beliefs with the Scriptures, will help you determine if your faith will pass the all-important test of God’s approval."
YES - w01 4/15 p. 21 -"Thus, true Christians do not need to look to any human as the source of inspired revelation. They are careful not to ‘make the word of God invalid’ because of human tradition."
YES - w02 4/1 p. 3 Should Faith Be Based on Reason?
Does it not strike you as odd that the person who does extensive research just to buy a car—which one day will end up on the scrap heap—would say regarding his religion, ‘If it was good enough for my parents, it’s good enough for me’?
YES - Watchtower, February 1, 2003, p.32
Certain first-century Jews might sincerely have believed in their way of worshiping God, but their zeal was “not according to accurate knowledge.” (Romans 10:2) For us to be acceptable to God, our sincere beliefs must be based on accurate information.
NO - km 9/07 p.3 -"Does "the faithful and discreet slave" endorse independent groups of Witnesses who meet together to engage in Scriptural research or debate?"—Matt. 24:45, 47. -"No, it does not."
if so, please email me at [email protected] - i need your help!.
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cedars.
There are a few times this was said:
THE END WILL BE IN OUR 20TH CENTURY
Awake! 1961 Feb 22 p. 7
That now-operating kingdom in heaven will, within the twentieth century, cleanse the entire earth of wickedness... Can you not see that the twentieth century is the century indicated by the prophetic language of Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21, and 2 Timothy 3?
Awake! 1961 Feb 22 p. 8
...is it not only logical that whatever else is recorded in these above-mentioned Bible chapters must also come upon the twentieth century? ... Revelation 16:16 calls it the "war of the great day of God the Al mighty," Armageddon. This war will come in the twentieth century . ...Now is the time to heed Bible prophecy concerning the twentieth cen tury and live forever in the sunshine of God's new world.
Awake! 1962 July 22 p. 32
But how many realize that it contains information of special interest to those of us who live in this climactic
twentieth century ?
The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah p. 216 "Shortly, within our twentieth century, the "battle in the day of Jehovah" will begin against the modern antitype of Jerusalem, Christendom."
Watchtower 1984 March 1 pp.18-19 "Some of that "generation" could survive until the end of the century. But there are many indications that "the end" is much closer than that!"
Let Your Kingdom Come 1981 p.11 ...now in our 20th century, we have come to the time for harvest — "a conclusion of a system of things, and the reapers are angels"!
Watchtower 1989 January 1 p.12 (loose copy magazine): "He was laying a foundation for a work that would be completed in our 20th century. "
if so, please email me at [email protected] - i need your help!.
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cedars.
Hi Cedars,
Before I bought a scanner I used to take a photo with my digital camera or phone, and upload those onto my PC.
You can get very good results that way as well.
You probably thought about this already, but just a little tip in case you hadn't.
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