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  Is a belief in GOD only found in the Bible ? Of course not .what about all of the other religious sects? Do they not count ???

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
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  the world is made up of many religions christian and otherwise .. whose to say which religion is more superior than another religion ?

  or has the approval of a god ?.

  none that i can think of.. since humans have been on earth god has kept silent as to who represents him , if any at all..

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  Thank`s Phizzy,I didn`t want to be so blunt.LOL
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  I find it interesting that after the cult people still hold on to religion....

  by BeaverEater in

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  2. friends

  im not an atheist, makes no mathematical sense, nor does the buy(more) bull(shit) god make any logical sense... maybe a deist on my best day, in the end you cannot get something from nothing, paradox if you ask me... but in reality i just dont care.

  while in, and moving out of the cult, its like a roller coaster, emotionally, yet, for me, over time, i just take it one day at a time, and if appeasing some special deity is required, well i guess i failed.

  lol.

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  The premise is that something always existed, God and the universe came from something.

  I just can`t get my head about that statement,?

  What came first ? GOD or the universe ?

  Or was it the universe and then GOD ?

  How could either one be something that always existed ?
  
  
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  Is a belief in GOD only found in the Bible ? Of course not .what about all of the other religious sects? Do they not count ???

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the world is made up of many religions christian and otherwise .. whose to say which religion is more superior than another religion ?

  or has the approval of a god ?.

  none that i can think of.. since humans have been on earth god has kept silent as to who represents him , if any at all..

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  smiddy3

  The world is made up of many religions Christian and otherwise .

  Whose to say which religion is more superior than another religion ? Or has the approval of a GOD ?

  None that I can think of.

  Since humans have been on earth GOD has kept silent as to who represents him , if any at all.
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  Is Bible chronology true?

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to jw interpretation of bible chronology, the earliest human, adam, came into existence some 6,048 years ago compared to scientific dating of human fossils believed to be much older.

  since jesus validated the creation of adam and eve as historical people and jc’s own lineage is traced all the way back to adam, bible chronology is certified as true and there must be something wrong with scientific dating.

  what proves scientific dating as accurate that humans are much older than what bible chronology says?.

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  The bible presents a flat earth cosmology.

  I have never heard of this before ,can someone elaborate this for me ?
  
  
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  Is Bible chronology true?

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to jw interpretation of bible chronology, the earliest human, adam, came into existence some 6,048 years ago compared to scientific dating of human fossils believed to be much older.

  since jesus validated the creation of adam and eve as historical people and jc’s own lineage is traced all the way back to adam, bible chronology is certified as true and there must be something wrong with scientific dating.

  what proves scientific dating as accurate that humans are much older than what bible chronology says?.

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  The Bible was written by people who were brought up with religious beliefs mainly handed down from their parents ,primarily Israelite / Jewish people .

  And as a people they were welcome to their beliefs just as any other body of people were.

  And they just like us are imperfect and can have their own biases .

  No GOD had a hand in writing the Bible ,and no GOD has endorsed the Bible as his word.
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  I find it interesting that after the cult people still hold on to religion....

  by BeaverEater in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  im not an atheist, makes no mathematical sense, nor does the buy(more) bull(shit) god make any logical sense... maybe a deist on my best day, in the end you cannot get something from nothing, paradox if you ask me... but in reality i just dont care.

  while in, and moving out of the cult, its like a roller coaster, emotionally, yet, for me, over time, i just take it one day at a time, and if appeasing some special deity is required, well i guess i failed.

  lol.

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  As I see it : Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism ,nd Judaism was an offshoot of whatever before that ,what`s next GOD ?

  And GOD has had no problem allowing and tolerating many other Major Religions to exist and flourish on this earth.

  As well as many other people with no belief in a personal GOD at all.

  And yet the world still turns around , night and day still follows one another ,and life just keeps rolling along.

  Does mankind have to invent theories as to how it all began with no verifiable evidence to support those theories whatever they are ,all with no verifiable evidence ? or do we just accept the fact we are all here ,life goes on whether you believe or don`t believe in a personal God.

  Is the Bible any more believable than the Koran / or any other religious scripture ever written ?

  I don`t believe any GOD has put his stamp of approval on any religious text or writings ever.

  If their is a GOD and he/she doesn`t care why should we ?
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  Remember...Remember...The Sixth of November?

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some big announcement or reveal is coming from the borg november 6th, according to the exjw reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/13xljaa/secret_boxes_to_be_opened_only_in_november_6th/.

  what do you guys think it could be?.

  my guess is a study companion to go with their new jesus series, they really need to rebrand at this point..

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  The GB couldn`t be stupid enough to issue the hard hitting message that they have been hinting about since their inception could they ?

  Thinking that the possible persecution that might take place will bring the prophecy true?

  But then again.....?
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  Remember...Remember...The Sixth of November?

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some big announcement or reveal is coming from the borg november 6th, according to the exjw reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/13xljaa/secret_boxes_to_be_opened_only_in_november_6th/.

  what do you guys think it could be?.

  my guess is a study companion to go with their new jesus series, they really need to rebrand at this point..

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  The rank & file will know about this very soon if they don`t know about it already.

  Gossip spreads like wildfire in congregations and I`m sure a PIMO will make sure word gets around .

  I do believe there are many PIMO`s out their to see that this occurs.

  The next few months should be very interesting to see how the R&F react to all of this.
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  What Congregations and how many were you associated with ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  melbourne: central cong,hawthorn east ,heidelberg ,preston ,reservoir,.

  nsw : gosford .

  qld:redcliffe,.

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  Melbourne: Central Cong,Hawthorn East ,Heidelberg ,Preston ,Reservoir,

  NSW : Gosford

  QLD:Redcliffe,

  I think i`ve got them all from 1960 - 1998 Approx. And those years sums up the time I was converted as a 20 year old until the time I left .

  Up until recently my wife and I kept communicating with a couple that had also faded because of elderly family still in and another sister who was a dear friend ,however in the past few days i haven`t been able to reach them .

  I hope everything is OK with them ,but at our age who knows.?

  Anybody else interested in what congs,you attended ? You never know you might strike up old friends who wondered whatever happened to you .? and vice versa.
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  Does the Governing Body already know that Jehovah (the name) came from Babylon the Great?

  by Chevelle in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'll start by stating the obvious... according to the watchtower, the catholic church is a huge part of babylon the great which is led by satan and his demons.

  raymundus martini, a catholic monk (who "represents" babylon the great to some extent), woke up one day in the 13th century and decided to alter yhwh so it can be easily pronounced.

  hence the spanish-ish version of yhwh was created... jehova... (sounds something like this in spanish: heh-o-va).

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  How can one profane GOD`s name if no one actually knows what that name,or correct pronunciation is ?