Posts by smiddy3

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Observed at the Memorial

by john.prestor in

so i went to the memorial the other night, there's a kingdom hall on the bus route back from a local college where i was doing some research and admiring the architecture.

i'm in my street clothes, i look nice but i stood out like a sore thumb.

i went in as it started and got a seat in the back.

smiddy3

They invite the public to come and when one member of the public does turn up they treat him/her like shit ?

Way to go JW~s ,your sure to get many converts that way .

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The Ten Commandments

by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

who's watching?

i probably won't watch the whole thing, but i'll tune in here and there.

this will be my first time watching from a pimo/ttatt point of view.

smiddy3

"The Ten Commandments" was a good movie to watch given its fictional storyline.Nice entertainment.

And I give all the Actors a "G" for their performances .

17

memorial-

by zeb in

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a criticism of the wt way is the practice of using 50 words when 10 would do.

this is an example of an aged speaking style practised in the 1930s 1950's.

just look at movies from that era, political speeches etc.

smiddy3

That`s their "15 minutes of fame" zeb where else can they have a captivated audience to speak to for 45 minutes ?

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New Book: Pure Worship of Jehovah—Restored At Last!

by Afterburn in

it is a new book, now available on their website in pdf, and it is basically an update to survival—into a new earth!

(1984), the book that convinced me to get baptized at age 12.. i'm not going to review the entire book here.. because matthew 28:18-20 specifies baptizing as part of the great commission, and because hebrews 6:1-2 lists the teaching on baptisms as among the primary doctrine about the christ, i intend to focus on the portion of the new publication that deals with baptism.. in chapter 16, on pages 178 and 179, paragraph 17 states:.

17 to survive the coming destruction, individuals need to prove their faith now.

smiddy3

Welcome Afterburn I love your analysis and think its an excellent post and am glad to have you on board .

I look forward to more of your posts here .

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The brother at the door

by days of future passed in

i got up late today.

i hear the doorbell ring and i go - not really dressed for company - i stand back and see a jw man maybe 60 years old or so.

at first i was just going to brush him off.

smiddy3

He says It sounds like you don't have any respect for the organization.

Why would you or anybody else for that matter .

And then he said I will leave you to your opinion without even trying to reason with you or give an explanation of some sort however futile .

And he has been in the organization for thirty years ?

It just goes to show you how far they have sunk as "witnesses"

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I love it That JW`s Worship A God Named by The Catholics ,And Follow The Bible Of the protestants .

by smiddy3 in

the tetagrammaton 4 hebrew letters representing gods name in the hebrew scriptures as jhvh or more likely yhwh .. the name jehovah was unheard of before the 13th century simply because no one beforehand had added vowels to those four hebrew consonants representing gods name .. and then comes along a spanish catholic monk of the 13th century that adds vowels to those 4 hebrew consonants and he comes up with the name jehovah.. a name that the catholic church has used in and on churches since the 13th century throughout europe and elsewhere in the world.. and lo and behold the g.b.of jehovah`s witnesses in their wisdom stated in the first edition of the "aid to bible understanding" that they chose the name jehovah as the correct pronunciation of gods name because it was the most popular name in use in the world ?

logically by christendom `s religions ,who else ?.

then their is the bible cannon that all of the major christian religions have different books that they feel should make up the bible.. protestant religions .

smiddy3

The Tetagrammaton 4 hebrew letters representing Gods name in the Hebrew scriptures as JHVH or more likely YHWH .

The name Jehovah was unheard of before the 13th Century simply because no one beforehand had added vowels to those four Hebrew consonants representing Gods name .

And then comes along a Spanish Catholic Monk of the 13th Century that adds vowels to those 4 Hebrew consonants and he comes up with the name Jehovah.

A name that the Catholic Church has used in and on Churches since the 13th Century throughout Europe and elsewhere in the world.

And lo and behold the G.B.of Jehovah`s Witnesses in their wisdom stated in the first edition of the "Aid To Bible Understanding" that they chose the name Jehovah as the correct pronunciation of Gods name because it was the most popular name in use in the world ?

By whom might I ask ?

Logically by Christendom `s religions ,who else ?

Then their is the Bible Cannon that all of the major christian religions have different books that they feel should make up the Bible.

Protestant religions

Roman Catholic

Eastern Orthodox

Russian Orthodox

Greek Orthodox

They could be just some of the religions that have different books making up the Bible .

However Jehovah`s witnesses have clung to the traditional Protestant view of what books should make up the Bible ignoring the fact that some books of the bible themselves quote passages from other books that Christendom never included in the Bible cannon.

The book of Enoch

The book of Jubilees

The testament of Jonah

The book of Jasher

First and second Maccabees

Just to mention a few .

Not to mention the Books incuded in the Bibles mentioned previously ,that are not contained in the NWT Bibles.

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Enjoyed the Memorial

by ScottyRex in

probably not a popular opinion on here....and haven't been actively attending meetings since 1988....(i know i know a submarine attender) however thoroughly enjoyed attending this evening...was good to see lots of people i remember whilst growing up in this faith, they were genuine and the whole atmosphere was one of love.

sure if i suddenly wanted to become active again and didn't change my lifestyle they would drop me like a bomb.....however i haven't and won't and they didn't and don't.

this works for me.. i cannot demonize the witnesses on what i have seen tonight.

smiddy3

ScottyRex is a troll why feed him ? Otherwise he/she is an imbecile , one of the two take your pick.

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Who Really Was Satan?

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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dont you think that satan was a pomo ?

when you read in the genesis account : "at this the serpent said to the woman: 'you certainly will not die.

5 for god knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like god, knowing good and bad.'".

smiddy3

Verse 22: "Jehovah God then said: 'Here the man has become like one of us in knowing good and bad.

So their are more than one God ,he / she obviously had peers.

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Wishing You All Happiness This Evening!

by InjusticeSystem in

i just wanted to share my excitement.

for the first time in almost 30 years, i am not attending the memorial tonight.

instead, i am spending the evening at home, celebrating with a glass of scotch.

smiddy3

Welcome to freedom my friends and I`ll have what your having ,cheers

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I’m so sad . . .

by HappyBlessedFree in

so my husband asked me if i’m going to the memorial.

i said “no”.. he asked would it be okay if i take the kids.

“i would prefer that you didn’t”.. why can’t he see the lies!

smiddy3

H.B.F you have been given a lot of encouragement and advice on here so far that I hope will benefit you .

I can only give you my 2 cents worth that also helps you .I know its not easy .

So here goes :

The G.B.of jehovah`s Witnesses claim that God -Jehovah approved them as the "true' religion and rejected all other religions around the time of 1919 on what the International bible Students as they were then known under Charles Taze Russell were teaching.

The thing is ,if that were true and Jesus christ /Jehovah God did in fact approve of all the teachings that the IBSA preached and taught all of those years ago in 1919 and approved them on that basis .

Then i`m sorry but Jesus Christ /Jehovah God would have to reject them today as his "true religion " simply because the Jehovah`s Witness religion does not preach or believe what they taught back in 1919.

So simply stated if they were approved by God in 1919 on what they believed and taught and now in 2019 they reject as old light what they taught in 1919 and not applicable today ,they would be rejected by Jehovah God and Christ Jesus as the true religion.

they can`t have it both ways .

I hope this helps

Take care .