Posts by jhine
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AstraZeneca Vaccine For Canadians
by Vanderhoven7 inthe usa is "selling" us canadians huge shipments of the astrazeneca vaccine.
i wonder why they ordered them in the first place if they are not needed in the us.. http://sciencenorway.no/covid19/norwegian-experts-say-deadly-blood-clots-were-caused-by-the-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine/1830510.
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When You Were A Witness Did You Believe Everything Taught?
by minimus inobviously at some point you stopped believing the witnesses had the truth or else you wouldn’t be here.
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but for the most part, were you a true believer or were you typically a rebel or a doubter?
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jhine
Wow Ding , sooo not true . As you know obviously .
Jan
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Why did Paul call Jesus, “the firstborn from the dead”?
by Doug Mason in"jesus christ was resurrected on nisan 16, 33 c.e., the day when the jewish high priest offered up the firstfruits of the barley harvest.
this fits in accurately with jesus' being the "firstfruits" in the resurrection of the human dead.
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jhine
Sea Breeze , you are correct , l have never been a JW . I am a life long Anglican .
I came onto this forum when l started to find out a bit about the Watchtower and l wanted to get ideas about how to counter witness .
Phizzy, yes many Christians do see the A+E story as metaphorical. I remembered reading something about A+E in Jewish theology. A bit of Googling found this.
" Adam is not just the name of the first human . It is the name of all humanity. In Scripture the word ' man " has four appellations, one of them being Adam . The other three are ish , enosh and gever . In particular the word Adam is used to describe a person with advanced intellectual capacities .
The fact that Adam and Eve's children found people to marry would kinda indicate that there were other people around ! .
As to original sin l have thought about it and the short answer is " no , I can't at the moment give an explanation "
I think of like an IT wizz ( God) creating a perfect programme ( our genes )and a rival putting a virus into it .
That is no help to anyone else l know : ) .
And as to how it actually happened l don't know. However l am going to look at other people's thoughts about it .
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Why did Paul call Jesus, “the firstborn from the dead”?
by Doug Mason in"jesus christ was resurrected on nisan 16, 33 c.e., the day when the jewish high priest offered up the firstfruits of the barley harvest.
this fits in accurately with jesus' being the "firstfruits" in the resurrection of the human dead.
(1 cor.
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jhine
I have always understood that verse to mean that Jesus died for our sins , each and every individual.
I don't really get what the WT means by putting Adam into the mix . To me the Bible says that we are all born into sin
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Why did Paul call Jesus, “the firstborn from the dead”?
by Doug Mason in"jesus christ was resurrected on nisan 16, 33 c.e., the day when the jewish high priest offered up the firstfruits of the barley harvest.
this fits in accurately with jesus' being the "firstfruits" in the resurrection of the human dead.
(1 cor.
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Would you leave the Watchtower if you woke up at age 80 plus, or just stay in for the rest of your life.
by pistolpete inso yesterday while i was doing some work for a customer, i noticed the wt mags on the sofa.
and i asked the elderly man if he was a jehovah witness?.
he said that he and his wife and all his children were raised in the religion, but only he and his wife attend the meetings or zoom.
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jhine
That is so sad. I do sometimes wonder if it's right to counter witness to someone who is older , are they better left in ignorance ?
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Why did Paul call Jesus, “the firstborn from the dead”?
by Doug Mason in"jesus christ was resurrected on nisan 16, 33 c.e., the day when the jewish high priest offered up the firstfruits of the barley harvest.
this fits in accurately with jesus' being the "firstfruits" in the resurrection of the human dead.
(1 cor.
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jhine
Sea Breeze , yes .
Jan
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Why did Paul call Jesus, “the firstborn from the dead”?
by Doug Mason in"jesus christ was resurrected on nisan 16, 33 c.e., the day when the jewish high priest offered up the firstfruits of the barley harvest.
this fits in accurately with jesus' being the "firstfruits" in the resurrection of the human dead.
(1 cor.
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jhine
Not quite sure what your question/ point is Doug .
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Masks Are Coming Off
by minimus ina number of states are allowing people to not wear a mask.
some think this is disastrous!
what’s your view?.
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jhine
My ( simple ) understanding is that vaccines don't stop anyone from getting covid . You just don't get it so badly that you would have to be hospitalized or even die . Like the common cold it will be around for ever , most likely.
So people who have been vaccinated can still get it and pass it on to someone who hasn't yet been vaccinated.
Masks don't protect the wearer , they make a , yes not fully efficient , barrier to what we breathe out .
So until as many people as possible have been immunised the current safety measures are still necessary.
Jan
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Masks Are Coming Off
by minimus ina number of states are allowing people to not wear a mask.
some think this is disastrous!
what’s your view?.
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jhine
Just out of interest is it only ex JW Americans who are anti-mask ?
Jan