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  Praying and Studying Scripture

  by mrhhome in

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  i ask this question as a non-jw christian who has jw in-laws.. the jw are convinced that all non-jw christians are under the influence of satan, because the jw are the only people following scripture.

  of course as you dig into the scriptural basis for what they do, you realize that it is extremely weak.

  in many cases, outright contrary to the intent of scripture.. this is where i struggle as a christian in dealing with jw.

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  WT publications hold more importance than the Bible in the minds of JW's.

  They will never admit this, even to themselves, but if a scripture says "do this" and a WT says "don't do this", the JW's will not do it.
  For an example see partaking of the bread and wine.

  To answer your question, a JW is taught that they cannot understand the Bible without the help of the WT publications.

  Even if a difference becomes clear to a JW they will still side with the WT instruction instead of the Bible, and this is because of the fear they have of doing something 'outside' the scope of the WT instructions. There is a world of hurt ready for any JW who questions a WT teaching.

  Splash.

  PS. Are we avatar brothers?
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  Why would they mention the 'old light'?

  by Captain Blithering in

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  2. bible

  i don't get why they opened the article 'when will these things be' by using old old light not believed since the late 60's?

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  seems a bit idiotic to draw attention to past mistakes that are long forgotten in the minds of the r&f, as opposed to stuff that is fairly recent that has warranted 're-examination'.

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  Eurasia is at war with Eastasia, and always has been.
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  Suggested Comments

  by turtleturtle in

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  2. bible

  hello all,.

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  are there any suggested comments to give in the wt study today that wont give away that i know ttatt, but will open the eyes of other jws?.

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  Splash

  I knew there would be at least one in there somewhere!

  Thanks Sir82!
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  Suggested Comments

  by turtleturtle in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello all,.

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  are there any suggested comments to give in the wt study today that wont give away that i know ttatt, but will open the eyes of other jws?.

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  Splash

  I'm going to look for a point that we are going back to once again.

  I'll then say "We can be sure this is now correct, since we also used to teach it in the past"

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  The WT study yesterday

  by molybdenum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ( apologies for the large space at the top i don't quite know why .

  i sat through the wt study that dealt with all the new understanding.. the conductor started by by saying .

  well we wont spend too much time on what we used to believe, we will consider what we believe now.. i took a look round to see how the members of the congregation were reacting to this.. nothing.... .

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  Splash

  While pre-studying the following questions came to mind:

  Para 5: "These pangs of distress correspond to what took place in Jerusalem and Judea in 33CE to 66CE."
  Question: Were there war, famine and earthquakes in Judea between 33CE and 66CE?

  Para 6: "In the first fulfillment, the Standing In A Holy Place occurred in 66CE."
  Question: Did the Romans infiltrate the temple in 66CE?

  Para 6: "In the larger fulfillment, the Standing will occur when the UN atacks Christendom."
  Question: Since when do we consider Christendom to be a Holy Place?

  Para 7: "In 66CE the Romans cut short it's attack... Jehovah will cut short the attack of the UN on false religion"
  Question: So if the 1st century Christians had to flee when it was cut short, what corresponds to fleeing today when it will be cut short?

  Para 8: Now describes the Rapture of the anointed, as pointed out by many others.
  Checking the description of Rapture in the reasoning book, it says being 'bodily' caught up. This, deceptively, is not the definition of Rapture as believed by other religions, but does allow the WT to still say the rapture doesn't apply to them since they will be caught up in Spiritual bodies.

  Para 15: Lots of talk of Jesus 'coming.
  Question: If he is 'coming' does that mean he is currently 'away'? If so, since when? If so, who has been appointing GB 2.0 in his absence?

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  What do JW's make of Early Christians?

  by ForbiddenFruit in

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  +1 to pixel.

  If you count the number of christians put to death for their faith in the 1st century, you soon exceed 144,000, easily doubling or trebling that number at least.

  So for that reason the WT says they were false christians, giving their lives for false reasons.

  Talk about the tail wagging the dog.

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  Are your Ready for Sunday's WT...1914...

  by Legacy in

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  to all who are still active...& those who are not...... is everyone ready for wt for sunday....1914....is everyone ready to see the friends faces, that will pretend all is well.

  but their minds will be racing.

  i started the article...talk about confusing...but maybe on purpose only a few in the hall will be able to break it down.

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  Good question St George, since if he went away in 1919, who appointed the newest batch of GB, none of whom were alive when the 1919 appointments were made.

  Maybe Christ pops back every now and then to see how things are going. I don't recall this in the illustration of the 10 virgins.

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  EX Jehovah's Witness on BBC WM in the United Kingdom

  by uk_ex_jw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  worth a listen on the podcast.

  talking on the issues of his life as a jehovah's witness and the child abuse issues.. plus a backlash afterwards by a few jw sympathisers.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ffl21.

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  BroMac: Which one of us is Richard?!!

  "I'm Richard, and so is my wife!"

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  Serious question: Can a Jehovahs Witness join a democratic non-religious organisation? If it's not political, can they vote?

  by The Quiet One in

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  e.g a nonprofit organisation that helps people, that requires its members to vote.

  is all voting evil and wrong, even if it's not a political party?.

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  Yes, you're ok to vote for these sort of things.

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  Let the July 15, 2013 WT games BEGIN!! And may the odds be ever in your favor!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so... this saturday, around the world, jw's will study the infamous july 15, 2013 wt.

  please comment on all the bs and how the jw's take it, if you are a fader or a lurker.. let the games begin!

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  Its the 4 week epic reversals of 8 (9?) major FDS teachings that JWs have held for up to 80 years.

  And it has more holes than a string vest.

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