Galaxie
I should have repeated myself in that 2nd paragraph. That's the problem when I let my typing do my talking!
No problems.
zophar
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How do you feel about the Red Letters?
by zophar incurious as to how you feel about the actual words ascribed to jesus in a red letter edition translation bible like niv on biblegateway.com?.
do you feel these teachings are inspired and or beneficial to a productive life?
it seems to me that the actual words of jesus contain real wisdom and show how to live a fulfilling life.
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How do you feel about the Red Letters?
by zophar incurious as to how you feel about the actual words ascribed to jesus in a red letter edition translation bible like niv on biblegateway.com?.
do you feel these teachings are inspired and or beneficial to a productive life?
it seems to me that the actual words of jesus contain real wisdom and show how to live a fulfilling life.
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zophar
Galaxie
That's why I said the words "ascribed" to Jesus earlier in the post. The words are there in a book, how does one feel about the content regardless of who spoke them?
Certainly no intent to be presumptuous just interested in opinions of others.
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How do you feel about the Red Letters?
by zophar incurious as to how you feel about the actual words ascribed to jesus in a red letter edition translation bible like niv on biblegateway.com?.
do you feel these teachings are inspired and or beneficial to a productive life?
it seems to me that the actual words of jesus contain real wisdom and show how to live a fulfilling life.
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zophar
Curious as to how you feel about the actual words ascribed to Jesus in a red letter edition translation Bible like NIV on biblegateway.com?
Do you feel these teachings are inspired and or beneficial to a productive life? It seems to me that the actual words of Jesus contain real wisdom and show how to live a fulfilling life.
What do you think?
Could close adherence to these sayings be "The Truth" and not all the rules of an organization?
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My 4,000th post - It only took 13+ years
by NewYork44M inthis is a very minor milestone - but a milestone just the same.
i read much more than i post.
thank you to all for your contributions.
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zophar
Isn't it amazing? The impact of the JW way of life. Still posting after 13 years! And I completely understand that. What does that say about both of us?
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Why doe New light tick me off???? Next 2 weeks WT Studies
by zophar inif you have been a jw for 20+ years you may remember that the wt went into great detail on different illustrations that jesus used and the "type/anti-type" ridiculous explanations.
remember the revelation book and how those obscure jw conventions of the past pictured big things in heaven and the opening of seals?
anyway, the wt lessons for the next two weeks do two big things for me.
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zophar
To LeavingQuietly.
These lessons are going to really make me angry at the KH. I am going to have a very, very, very hard time keeping my facial expressions in check.
You said it! This is going to be a tough one. No telling what one might comment based on what others are saying during the study. Good day to think through what you would like to say and how you say it. -
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German Branch visit talk Mark Sanderson (Parents; don't hinder young children to get baptized)
by Daniel1555 inthe video streaming of the german branch visit program was excrutiating 3.5 hours long.. i just went to see the last 45 min (part of mark sandersons talk).. i think sanderson is quite a sympathetic speaker and he kind of made a loving impression.. he didn't mention controversial stuff (except for one thing i will come to soon).
he mostly talked about how to find joy, even when life is not easy, and how much the gb loves the rank and file.. one point seemed soooo important to him.
parents and children.
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zophar
As usual, Blondie is right on. While JW's don't practice infant baptism, they certainly encourage child baptism. -
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Why doe New light tick me off???? Next 2 weeks WT Studies
by zophar inif you have been a jw for 20+ years you may remember that the wt went into great detail on different illustrations that jesus used and the "type/anti-type" ridiculous explanations.
remember the revelation book and how those obscure jw conventions of the past pictured big things in heaven and the opening of seals?
anyway, the wt lessons for the next two weeks do two big things for me.
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Why doe New light tick me off???? Next 2 weeks WT Studies
by zophar inif you have been a jw for 20+ years you may remember that the wt went into great detail on different illustrations that jesus used and the "type/anti-type" ridiculous explanations.
remember the revelation book and how those obscure jw conventions of the past pictured big things in heaven and the opening of seals?
anyway, the wt lessons for the next two weeks do two big things for me.
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zophar
If you have been a JW for 20+ years you may remember that the WT went into great detail on different illustrations that Jesus used and the "type/anti-type" ridiculous explanations. Remember the Revelation book and how those obscure JW Conventions of the past pictured big things in heaven and the opening of seals? Anyway, the WT lessons for the next two weeks do two big things for me. They show we were wrong all along about those explanations of the Bible..and Secondly....we should be happy because we our faith was really built up by those false teachings!
In par 13 tomorrows lesson mentions the parables of "the leaven", "the mustard seed," and "the dragnet." In the past, all of these pictured bad things associated with Satan. Now they all picture good things in connection with God's kingdom. I conducted the WT back in those days and I had a lot of Cognitive dissonance, the explanations sounded crazy. But....that is what the FDS was directing, so Confirmation Bias set in. I ignored all of the alarm bells and so I teach what is in the literature. Guess what? The alarm bells were right all along, none of the past explanations are right....according to the 7/15/08 WT adjustments!
Now, here is what is truly amazing. After showing how the interpretation was wrong, Paragraph 9 in tomorrow's lesson says: "For many years, God's people found this approach to Bible accounts faith strengthening." In other words, "We were wrong in our interpretations but these false understandings were still faith strengthening!
They cannot just say: "We were wrong!" No, these false teachings were still faith strengthening! How messed up is that?So what's next? What else has "The Truth" been "The False" about? I can't stand it!
How do you feel?
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I need ideas for my hubby
by monis ini have been out of the org for several years.
i faded.
my husband became inactive but still believes that the jws have the truth.
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zophar
Well, the WT study for tomorrow and next Sunday are excellent examples. If you have been a JW for 20+ years you may remember that the WT went into great detail on different illustrations that Jesus used.
In par 13 tomorrows lesson mentions the parables of "the leaven", "the mustard seed," and "the dragnet." In the past, all of these pictured bad things associated with Satan. Now they all picture good things in connection with God's kingdom. I conducted the WT back in those days and I had a lot of Cognitive dissonance, the explanations sounded crazy. But....that is what the FDS was directing, so Confirmation Bias sets in. I ignore all of the alarm bells and teach what is in the literature. Guess what? The alarm bells were right all along, none of the past explanations are right....according to the 7/15/08 WT adjustments!
Now, here is what is truly amazing. After showing how the interpretation was wrong, Paragraph 9 in tomorrow's lesson says: "For many years, God's people found this approach to Bible accounts faith strengthening." In other words, "We were wrong in our interpretations but these false understandings were still faith strengthening!
They cannot say: "We were wrong!" No, these false teachings were still faith strengthening! How messed up is that?
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May tv.jw.org program
by zophar inthe may broadcast on tv.jw.org.
we need money!.
http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodstudio/pub-jwb_201505_1_video.
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