Why did GOD , JEHOVAH require an Earthly Temple and Priests to represent him in ancient times in the Hebrew Scriptures ?
It couldn`t be because some humans saw a way to control the masses and manipulate them could it ?
smiddy3
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Warwick and Similar Properties
by Lost in the fog ina comment from a friend's page.
"why does a heavenly organisation need earthly headquarters buildings?
surely jesus said that god is a spirit and should be worshipped in spirit and truth?
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Hello WTBS ...we have a problem... millions missing publishers
by TexWiller inas the title states there is a ...problem.
allow me to explain.. i'll start with a letter from the president of the wtbs inc in 1974.
*** yb74 254-6 is your faith dead or alive?
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smiddy3
Interesting statistics TW thanks for providing it.
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Accept flip flop beliefs....Jehovah is the one who is driving the Celestial chariot
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower bible and tract society uses its governing body to force jehovah's witnesses to accept their flip-flop beliefs and doctrines.
their history of conflicting false teachings and practices have left members in confusion.. in this video, david splane blames jehovah god for all the changing doctrines.
"jehovah is driving the chariot.".
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smiddy3
Isnt their a scripture where Jehovah did change his mind ? I cant remember where.
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When Israel was living under a Theocracy ,was it a Paradise ?
by smiddy3 inthe bible books that speak of a time when the israelite`s were enjoying jehovah`s blessings , isnt it true they were still dying from old age ,sickness , and death ?
didn`t they have a leper colony in their midst ?....yes.
didn`t they still have the poor among them ?
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smiddy3
The Bible books that speak of a time when the Israelite`s were enjoying Jehovah`s blessings , isnt it true they were still dying from old age ,sickness , and death ? ....Yes
Didn`t they have a leper colony in their midst ?....Yes
Didn`t they still have the poor among them ? ....Yes
Didn`t they still have wars among their neighbour`s where Israelite men were killed in battle ,leaving widows and fatherless children behind ? { Think of Bathsheba`s husband who was sent to the front by King David knowing he would be killed their }....Yes
And the original Paradise with Adam and Eve , also proved to be a failure .
The future Paradise prophecy by JW`s doesn`t inspire any confidence in me ,how about you.?
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Manipulative language
by Hendrixgrip insomeone recently included the phrase from a talk, “cherished errors”, which made me think about something i wanted to get off my chest.
the societies use of manipulative language has been discussed on this site many time and i hope this adds to the ammunition to fight back against them.
periodically , i’ll run into someone and they’ll say “hendrixgrip, why don’t you come to the meetings anymore.” i’ll give them some not too specific reason like, “i’m struggling with the overlapping doctrine”.
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smiddy3
johnamos ,if you had said that to me when I was still active I would have given you that deer in the headlight look .
The fact is most JW`s cant think or reason about scriptures , they have been conditioned to be mentally lazy about such things and leave it all up to the GB to tell them what to believe .
I have learnt more about what the Bible teaches and what it doesn`t teach on here than I ever learnt at a KH.
How they have the audacity to call baptized JW`s ministers of God is mind boggling .{ and that includes kids baptized }
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Just wanted to share my little bit of good news.
by nicolaou ini haven't been posting here much lately, i think i only created one topic in 2018!
but this is worth it.. i am a grandfather 😊.
it happens all the time but damn, it feels good.
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smiddy3
Congratulations Nic,you and the missus will be great grandparents.
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I'm not alone in the congregation, after all
by ohnightdivine ini can now say that i'm not alone to know ttatt in my congregation, after all.. i have come to know that my close friend is awake, even without me sharing the ttatt with him/her.
on one of our recent conversations i mentioned about being tired and no longer being uplifted anymore, and my friend then told me he/she was feeling the same.
i don't know how it happened but we knew we could trust each other.
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smiddy3
That`s good news ,you both can support each on a personal face to face level .
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Political Correctness and Censorship / Banning Books
by TerryWalstrom inbanned books?censorship?.
let’s say you live in a land where the rule is: you can’t offend anyone.okay, fair enough.
let’s take a look at what follows (implicit in this rule).. if you are speaking to 10 people, is it okay to offend 1 in 10?
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smiddy3
I would hate to see anything the WT/JW prints or says being banned as that is the best "witness" against them.
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Did you actually read the bible end to end?
by Ultimate Axiom inin my ten years as a witness i never read the whole bible end to end, what with four magazines a month, the book study, meetings and talk preparations, there just wasn’t the time.
i knew all the important references to ‘prove’ the various jw doctrines, and the cherry picked chapters that help foster the idea that it’s a good book, but that’s not reading it.
well after nearly forty years out, i decided i would do it.
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smiddy3
I might ask ,which Bible are you referring too ? In Christendoms religions their are different numbers of Books that are considered to be part of the Bible
Just as an example : 2 Bible Accounts of Noah
The book of Enoch .
The book of Jubilees
The Testament of Noah
The book of Jasher
Compare the following :
The roman Catholic Church
The Protestant Churches
The Greek orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Churches
Just to name a few that have different numbers of Books in their Bible from other Churches .
And their are heaps of other Books of Scripture that men, not any God, that decided not to include them in the finished product .
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Accept flip flop beliefs....Jehovah is the one who is driving the Celestial chariot
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower bible and tract society uses its governing body to force jehovah's witnesses to accept their flip-flop beliefs and doctrines.
their history of conflicting false teachings and practices have left members in confusion.. in this video, david splane blames jehovah god for all the changing doctrines.
"jehovah is driving the chariot.".
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smiddy3
I do not believe any of the GB believe it anymore ,maybe one time in the early days ? but certainly not now.....Why?
They know they are false religious prophets ( profits they have)
The fact that they keep re-writing and changing facts about their early history.{ No organization does that unless they have things to hide } In fact I think you would be hard pressed to find any other organization that would stoop to that low level ,except maybe organized crime syndicates .
Their "New Light" is always a cover up of failed prophecy`s ,expectations ,evidently`s ,and whatever to cover their arse.
They are manipulative in their language and deliberately lie justifying it with there "Theocratic Warfare " strategy.
Not to mention the control over every aspect of a JW`s life ,including the type of clothes they wear when & where, what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms for married couples ,what entertainment they watch and even the music they listen too.
As well as dictating how many hours they should getting in the witnessing work and how many meetings they should be attending every week .
And also trying to control what is left of a JW`s critical thinking ability .