Thanks for sharing EdenOne All the best to you and your family for the future.
smiddy3
JoinedPosts by smiddy3
-
14
One Year Past Disassociation - An Appraisal
by EdenOne intwo weeks ago marked one year over my disassociation.
time for an appraisal.. quick summary of my story for those who came in lately: my mother brought me into the witnesses when i was 4, grew up the role-model jw boy, baptized at 16, married a zealous reg.
pio.
-
-
-
4
The God of This System Of Things 2 Cor.4:4 is the same God of Rom 13:1-7
by smiddy3 inaren`t these two scriptures talking about the one and same god ?.
2 cor.4:4 speaks about the god of this system of things blinding the minds of unbelievers .. this scripture has always been attributed as to applying to satan the devil.
he is not blinding the minds of believers but unbelievers and i think that is a critical point about 2cor.4:4. rom.13:1-7 states that christians should be in subjection to the superior authorities under the arrangement of god and whoever opposers the authority has taken a stand against god.
-
-
smiddy3
Drearyweather
It could be argued that Jehovah blinds the mind of the unbelievers in 2Cor.4;4 whereas in 2Cor,4: 6 he is letting his light shine on the believers ?
However as The Fall Guy points out with those additional scriptures maybe the Bible just contradicts itself.
The Hebrew scriptures in many places highlight Gods name as Holy and sacred as defined by the Tetragrammaton JHVH or more correctly as YHWH .
In Isa.62:2 It prophesized that his people would be called by a new name
The Tetragrammaton or it`s equivalent Greek letters do not appear in the Christian Greek Scriptures (NT)
However Php.2:9 God exalted the name of Jesus that is above every other name in heaven on earth or under the earth.
Obviously even above the name Jehovah
Acts 11:26 ..".by divine providence the disciples were called Christians" not Jehovahs Witnesses.
Maybe just maybe Jehovah Jesus and Satan are all part of the same being .
-
21
Is the Bible truly inspired?
by MrRoboto inso i was reading the book of daniel, starting with chapter 4 (nebuchadnezzar's famous tree chopping/banding dream where the 7 times is introduced) but i noticed that when you don't cherry pick verses and just read straight thru - it really seems like some children's book that was poorly written.
even though the borg says that this book as written by daniel, chapter 4 is clearly written by "king nebuchad·nezzar to all the peoples, nations, and language groups dwelling in all the earth" after the tree chopping business.
) of the rest of the chapters seem to be written in 3rd person (odd, if you are writing about your experiences).
-
-
smiddy3
In 1 Sam.17:53-56 The Bible plainly identifies David as the slayer of the philistine Goliath.
However in 2 Sam.21:19 it states in a war with the Philistines "....and Elhanan the son of Ja-a-re-ore-gim the Bethle-hemite got to strike down Goliath the Gittite the shaft of whose spear was like the beam of loom workers."
On another note according to Genesis the Sun was a luminary for the day and the moon was a luminary for the night.
Granted the Sun is regular as clockwork for being a luminary for the day but the moon as a luminary for the night ?
Many times in it`s cycle the Moon never appears in the night sky because it is on the other side of the earth in the day time and quite visible.
Just saying.
-
13
A wave of momentum!
by stuckinarut2 init certainly has to be one of the most exciting times to live in as an awake ex witness!.
the wave of momentum we are part of as thousands awaken from the hold of the society is a joy to be a part of.
the internet helps us to see that we are not alone.
-
-
smiddy3
To borrow a phrase "Theocratic Warfare"
may that be prophetic of Ex Jehovah`s Witnesses
And a very warm welcome to all the newbies that have posted on here this past year.
A good post stuckinarut2 for encouraging lurkers and others to share their story`s and experiences while keeping their confidentiality intact.
-
12
Important Question about Bible Examiner Vol. XXI No. 1 (whole No. 313), October 1876, pages 27, 28
by Saename inso i was just comparing several quotes from different watchtower publications related to 1914. in my experience, pre–1914 publications point to this year as the end, and post–1914 publications point to this year as the start of the last days.
so i was reading awake!
from 1973 january 22 p. 8 where it claims that jehovah's witnesses have always pointed to year 1914 as the beginning of the last days.
-
-
smiddy3
I`m sure you will find a quote either from IBSA /WT publications in a previous post about" Watchtower Society Embarrassments" in their publications originally posted about 13 years ago by vinny and just recently bumped.
Russell definetly taught that he and his faithful followers would be taken to heaven in 1914 while the rest of mankind would be punished by the wrath of God .
-
19
Watchtower Society Embarrassments.
by Vinny in" {ga jul 14 1926 644} .
" {ga jul 24 1929 702} .
" {awak jun 22 1982 25}?
-
-
smiddy3
But of course to a JW at your door nu-lite negates all of those points made by the Society.
But then again you could also say "Haven`t J.W`s always claimed that they have the truth ?"
"What year exactly is it they started to have the truth"
" How could they ever have had the truth when they print such falsehoods in their publications ."
-
26
Male Martyrs can expect to find 72 virgin maidens, what can female suicide bombers expect???
by James Mixon infemale martyrs will be chief of 72 virgins the fairest of the women, and plus she will made beautiful , happy and without jealousy .."whoopee" their paradise is worst than jw's paradise..
-
-
smiddy3
What I want to know is where on earth or heaven are they going to find 72 Virgin maidens ?
-
23
Why Jehovah witnesses don't say, "Bless you" ?
by Issa inbless you, that was a big sneeze you let out sister.. sister- ah, what does "bless you" mean?.
oh, it's pagan.
because people bless the soul of the person so they don't escape from their physical bodies.. sister- right, it is difficult to change the little things, but we can please jehovah by staying away from those things.. .... this is a scenario that happened when i accidentally (naturally) said "bless you" to the jw sister.
-
-
smiddy3
Jw`s just HAVE to be different from anyone else .
-
4
The God of This System Of Things 2 Cor.4:4 is the same God of Rom 13:1-7
by smiddy3 inaren`t these two scriptures talking about the one and same god ?.
2 cor.4:4 speaks about the god of this system of things blinding the minds of unbelievers .. this scripture has always been attributed as to applying to satan the devil.
he is not blinding the minds of believers but unbelievers and i think that is a critical point about 2cor.4:4. rom.13:1-7 states that christians should be in subjection to the superior authorities under the arrangement of god and whoever opposers the authority has taken a stand against god.
-
-
smiddy3
Aren`t these two scriptures talking about the one and same God ?
2 Cor.4:4 Speaks about the God of this system of things blinding the minds of unbelievers .
This scripture has always been attributed as to applying to Satan the Devil
But is it ?
He is not blinding the minds of believers but unbelievers and I think that is a critical point about 2Cor.4:4
Rom.13:1-7 States that Christians should be in subjection to the Superior Authorities under the arrangement of God and whoever opposers the authority has taken a stand against God
It goes on further to state :13:4' for it ( The superior Authorities) is gods minister to you for your good ,but if you are doing what is bad be in fear for it is not without purpose that it bears the sword for it is Gods minister to you for your good but if you are doing what is bad be in fear of the authority'.
Doesn`t this scripture show that God Jehovah is the God of this system of things ? and not Satan the devil ?
And couldn`t the scripture of 2 Cor.4:4 be applied to Jehovah God because he is blinding the minds of unbelievers and not believers.?
What do you think ?
-
26
Male Martyrs can expect to find 72 virgin maidens, what can female suicide bombers expect???
by James Mixon infemale martyrs will be chief of 72 virgins the fairest of the women, and plus she will made beautiful , happy and without jealousy .."whoopee" their paradise is worst than jw's paradise..
-
-
smiddy3
J.M. I liked that ,LOL , Allah could have added they also have sheep in heaven .