bible questions answered.
who were the nephilim?.
the bible account says that “the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (genesis 6:2) those ‘sons of god’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against god when they “forsook their own proper dwelling place” in heaven, materialized human bodies, and “began taking as wives all whom they chose.”—jude 6; genesis 6:2.. the hybrids born from this unnatural union were no ordinary children.
I recall that the WTS used to say that the angels who fathered the nephilim gave up their human bodies when the flood began and returned to spirit form, but were rejected from Heaven for having forsaken their duties and loyalty to God. I recall some brothers who claimed that the moaning sounds that people attributed to ghosts was these angels, raging in frustration at their inability to return to a tangible form.
Lots of good stories when you are raised by superstitious people.
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Incorporating is a smart move, especially if a lot of money is coming in. It can provide legal protections as well, depending on the local laws and regulations. In the USA, a corporation is a legal entity that can shield the company owner from personal liability.
I am only surprised to see that he waited so long. He would have known about the benefits of incorporating from the business his father managed, wouldn't he? The tax benefits and liability protections would be very attractive to someone like Evans...
we know there are a few on this forum who think they are, but consider this for a while.
if you are god, you are omniscient, therefore you have nothing to learn.
nothing to research, investigate or explore as there is nothing you don’t already know.
Ultimate Axiom: If you are God, you are omniscient, therefore you have nothing to learn. Nothing to research, investigate or explore as there is nothing you don’t already know.
That sounds like the worst possible fate. I think we're driven by a desire to know more, to experience things, to learn new ideas and see new results and make adjustments and try again. We're motivated by a need to improve, to be better and smarter and prepared for new challenges. Without that, I don't think I'd create anything. If I already know how everything turns out, then there is no need to experience it aside from a sense of malignant sadism.
Oh, goodness. I think I just realized what scares me so much about that concept of god...
i watched a video ( can't think which one now.
)..and the presenter said he had been given unverifiable information from an elder's wife that the elders needed to have the "jabs" in order to attend elder school in person now and there wasn't to be a zoom, and if they didn't have the jabs, they needed to contact the branch.
( my thought: when will these toothless lions (elders) wake up and be real men and use their god given intelligence and quit allowing the manipulation?
Hellothere: There's something not right here.
I am reminded of the old saying that sometimes the best explanation is not malice, but incompetence. The JW grift is based on keeping people waiting for an event that is very close, and this sort of grift relies on people either being insanely gullible, insanely desperate, or replaced on a regular basis. Most people will either see through the grift or simply run out of patience and decide that the JWs are wrong. Those people need to be replaced with new converts who can keep pumping money into the WTS coffers.
But you also need some shrewd minds and good planners at the top, and I don't think they have those anymore. The current crop of GB members are not dynamic speakers and they don't seem to have any fresh ideas to push to the rank and file. I think they lean too heavily on the "you must obey without question" part of the scam. The problem is, if you lean too hard on that, people will realize you are hiding something.
They also have done a terrible job of dealing with CSA and the related legal cases. I think their initial hope was that they could get it to go away by settling a few cases and never giving up their database of child rapists. But that has gone sideways and they are losing both court cases and money. And by digging in their heels, they're earning a reputation that is worse than any other church in regards to CSA. This GB is not capable of dealing with the issues they face.
a news article has the headline of " ‘case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans"; see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/19/case-closed-999-of-scientists-agree-climate-emergency-caused-by-humans .
the article says in part the following.. 'the scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the cop26 summit in glasgow.. the degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say, based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies.
this means there is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, coal, peat and trees, is heating the planet and causing more extreme weather.. a previous survey in 2013 showed 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering earth’s climate.. this has been updated and expanded by the study by cornell university that shows the tiny minority of sceptical voices has diminished to almost nothing as evidence mounts of the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate disruption.. the latest survey of peer-reviewed literature published from 2012 to november 2020 was conducted in two stages.
Honestly, it's not that great a photoshop job, what with some of the letters carved across the seams between the stones. It's scary what a good digital artist can do today.
And AI-assisted video 'deep fakes' are already capable of inserting one person's features onto another person's face. I wonder how long it will be before the "photoshop of video deep fakes" becomes available to the average person?
if watchtower becomes a online religion, how you think transition gonna be like?
i thought this maeby would happen in a span of 20 years.
when all old timers are gone and just the new tech savvy generation left.
The issue for the WTS is that they will need to make sure that they can keep funds coming in if they move to an online model. They are still building and upgrading and they will eventually have a large campus (or two?) that will require lots of money for upkeep. If they can't get enough money every month/year, things could quickly snowball out of control.
The other issue is: how do you keep people in line if you cannot see them face-to-face on a regular basis? Do they think that Zoom attendance is a reliable indicator? Or how often they use their camera for Zoom meetings? Or how many "digital hours" they report? The elders will be worn out from all of the pastoral visits they will be making... not a healthy environment for them!
there are good reasons to belief that paul wrote hebrews.
i am convinced he wrote it.
is there any any convincing evidence or argument that can validate the belief?.
A more fascinating question might be: who was Paul? There seems to be little reference to him outside of the Bible, if any. If we do not use the Biblical sources, what do we know about him? Anything?
as 1975 was approaching, many witnesses sold their property.
do you know about specific cases that are willing to share their experience of doing so?.
If Armageddon will come when it is least expected, then it will never happen for JWs. They are in constant expectation of it. Every news item is evidence that things are so bad that humanity cannot last another minute. Every news items is the fulfillment of one of the signs of the end. Every second that passes is one second closer to the Day of Jehovah, which is due any second now.
And since it's all going to end in a second, give the WTS all of your money. The booze cabinet is almost empty!!!
matthew 19:21. jesus said to him, “if you will to be perfect, go away, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.”.
jw family tanzania - bukombe kingdom hall.
nothing like attending your local kingdom hall in africa with dirt floors, tarps as a roof, brutal heat with no air-conditioning, and small wooden benches to sit on after a hard days work.. does the society help this congregation in africa with a suitable kingdom hall that would have the local members more comfortable with these unbearable conditions?.
My thought exactly, wannaexit. Years and years of bad planning and irresponsible spending, and suddenly they are concerned that they are overextended and put out their hand to the same people they have been stripping bare for decades.
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LMsA: What he didn’t expect was for several prominent friends & allies of his to actually put on their thinking cap once the shock wore off.
I get the impression that he felt confident that admitting to cheating on his wife with prostitutes for years would not bother his supporters as much as Kim's 'betrayal.' It shows just how little he thinks of his supporters.
