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  What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it seems to me scripturally speaking, that jehovah's witnesses are emphasizing the wrong name.. it should be jesus, not jehovah.

  who is the way, the truth and the life?

  (john 14:6).

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  Riley

  So basically

  1. Lets ignore the fact tetragrammaton is more likely pronounced as yahweh not jehovah.

  2. There are no copies of the new testament that contain the tetragrammaton.

  3. The new testament ambiguously applies the tetragrammaton to both god and jesus from old testament quotes.

  4. Lets not deal with the idea that the only scriptures first century Christians had was the old testament. There is no need to look at the ambiguous nature of yahweh in the old testament. Is there two or one, I don't get it. Boy, some of these terms being re-quoted in the new testament sure seem familiar.

  5. Lets completely ignore the fact that the people who believe this stuff come from an environment where you will have your family taken away from you if you disagree with any of the theology.

  Anyone smell anything ?
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  According to Jehovah's Witnesses, who will be saved?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know who won't be saved according to witnesses and that includes just about everyone alive at armageddon who is not a jehovah’s witness.

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  others who are permanently lost include adam and eve, those who died in the flood, people of sodom and gomorrah and apostates to their one true religion..

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  So Hitler gets a do over but am destroyed forever and forever.

  Unless I kill myself.

  There is a plot twist I never saw coming.

  Awesome.
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  What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it seems to me scripturally speaking, that jehovah's witnesses are emphasizing the wrong name.. it should be jesus, not jehovah.

  who is the way, the truth and the life?

  (john 14:6).

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  Riley

  Do realize the term “ son of god” means the essence of god in the flesh. The term “ son of man “ means “ human one”.

  The idea that god had a baby is kind of silly IMHO.
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  What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it seems to me scripturally speaking, that jehovah's witnesses are emphasizing the wrong name.. it should be jesus, not jehovah.

  who is the way, the truth and the life?

  (john 14:6).

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  Riley

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9GqiAjEYI&t=24s

  The reason I am no longer a JW. Smart guy.
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  What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it seems to me scripturally speaking, that jehovah's witnesses are emphasizing the wrong name.. it should be jesus, not jehovah.

  who is the way, the truth and the life?

  (john 14:6).

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  Riley

  IN the Old Testament there seems to be two Yahweh’s . One visible and having contact with humans and one being invisible and all powerful.

  The authors of the New Testament are calling Jesus things like “ the word of the lord “ or “ the glory of the lord”. These are all just terms making reference to the visiible Yahweh of the Old Testament. The reason LORD is quoted and applied both to Jesus and god is basically they thought of as different yet the same manifestation of the same being.
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  What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it seems to me scripturally speaking, that jehovah's witnesses are emphasizing the wrong name.. it should be jesus, not jehovah.

  who is the way, the truth and the life?

  (john 14:6).

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  Riley

  I believe the ambiguous use of the tetragrammaton in the new testament is by design, not corruption.

  I watched a lecture series called " the two powers in heaven " that kind of lead me to that idea. Interesting stuff.
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  Interesting comment regarding in person meeting attendance.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  interesting remark i overheard today.

  the physical attendance for the sunday meeting, in my local area, was 10. i tried to find out those on zoom.

  i was told that the zoom attendees wasn’t mentioned.

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  My wife says are pushing about half of the pre pandemic highs. I think a lot of people are using the " safety " as an excuse to not attend in person. I think more than a few have made a run for it over the last two years.

  Don't worry, the rest are faithfully watching at home on zoom.
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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  Oh quite calling all abortions “ killing babies”. There is no chance of fetal viability or fetal pain till like the 20 week and the vast majority are preformed during first trimester.

  Loaded Populist nonsense is going to turn the United States into Mexico.
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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  Riley

  People who chose to be sexually active need to choose to be responsible? Ha ha

  Have you missed the alt right and the pandemic? No one waving a bible gives two shits about anyone once they get to make their symbolic stand over “ freedom “ or “ life”.

  Suddenly you believe making abortion illegal everyone will start acting responsibly ? Half the damn country thinks all the animals in the world got together and got on a big boat and you think they are smart enough to figure this out?

  Travel the third world. Your self righteous fantasy just leads to children harvesting garbage dumps for something to eat and women into the hands of back alley butchers.

  Either adopt 12 foster kids or shut the hell up.
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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  Holly shit , it’s like my disfellowshipping hearing in here.
  “ better lifestyle choices, consequences , held accountable “.
  People ( besides you dorks ) get laid. It happens. Get over it. It’s none of your damn business.