Posts by Duran

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Do JWs believe Jesus is an angel?

by slimboyfat in

i would suggest:.

the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.

the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.

Duran

There are eighteen citations of Matthew xxviii. 19, and always in the following form: “Go ye and make disciples of all the nations in my name, teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you.”

Even if that is the case it doesn't change what it means there in saying 'in my name' or 'in the name of'. Saying that does not mean disciples take on to themselves the name "Jehoshua'. It means that they would be going making/teaching with the authority of Jehoshua behind them to go and do that disciple making work.

The only name said to be given to use/apply to disciples is 'Christians'.

[ 18 Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”]

[ 38 Peter said to them: “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit.]

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Do JWs believe Jesus is an angel?

by slimboyfat in

i would suggest:.

the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.

the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.

Duran

yes, Matt 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" is spurious.

Jesus gave a command but yet there is no record of anyone following through with it.

That's because it is not meant the way most think it does. It is not saying to baptize 'in the name of' any of or each of the 3 mentioned. It means that they have authority to go baptize with the said behind them/supporting them.

It's like saying, STOP, 'in the name of the law'. A policeman can tell a person to STOP with the authority of the law backing him.

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Do JWs believe Jesus is an angel?

by slimboyfat in

i would suggest:.

the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.

the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.

Duran

When the WTS thinks of God, Jehovah, of course, it automatically thinks of the Father.

This has nothing to do with WTS thinking, the Scriptures say what they say no matter who is reading them...

[14 Then I saw, and look! the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who have his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.]

What is the Lamb's name?

What is the Lamb's father's name?

[ 17 Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.’]

What is the name of Jesus' God?

What is the name of Jesus' brother's God?

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Do JWs believe Jesus is an angel?

by slimboyfat in

i would suggest:.

the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.

the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.

Duran

I don't recall calling anyone an idiot.

You didn't, I did. He was talking about me.

Proverbs 26:4 says, "Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him." This verse advises against stooping to the level of unwise arguments, but it doesn't mean we should avoid discussing important issues or challenging misconceptions. The goal should always be to engage with respect, clarity, and a desire for mutual understanding.

A trinitarian's 'folly' is in their claiming that Jehovah and Jesus are the same person/being, despite the many Scriptures that show that they are two separate persons/beings. To speak to a trinitarian is like speaking to a flat-Earther.

Regardless, it does not matter now about all the foolish understandings that currently exist among ALL. The time to understand correctly is still ahead. Dan 11:33

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Do JWs believe Jesus is an angel?

by slimboyfat in

i would suggest:.

the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.

the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.

Duran

I have more respect/understanding for atheists then I do for those that claim to believe the Bible but who twist/ignore/fail to reason/acknowledge all the Scriptures.

When it comes to atheist, I can understand why they don't believe there is an almighty God, and that the Bible is a book written from idiot men. I get it!

But to me Trinitarians prove to be the truest of idiots in their reasoning (or should I say lack of reasoning).

Proverbs 26:4

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Do JWs believe Jesus is an angel?

by slimboyfat in

i would suggest:.

the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.

the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.

Duran

[1 Corinthians 15:24 Next, the end, when he hands over the Kingdom to his God and Father,..]

Who is he/his referring to?

Who is God/Father referring to?

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What would happen to a JW for celebrating Christmas?

by Vanderhoven7 in

mark jones writes:.

if they were spied upon and it was reported to the elders they’d be “invited” to a judicial committee whereupon they’d be cross examined in a locked backroom by three men acting as judge and jury to decide if they are guilty.. .

if the elders decide that they are guilty, they’ll then decide if the person is sorry.

Duran

Christians should celebrate the greatest events in history and one yet to come.

d. Atonement: ~~God the Son~~ is crucified for the sin of the world and the salvation of men

D is the only one said to observe/celebrate.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

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MANY DIFFICULT YEARS AHEAD : PER CHRISTENSEN

by raymond frantz in

jw
friends

https://youtu.be/jsmbtv4nafi?si=ezj0dnudyjls4knc.

there was a time they preached the great tribulation was a short period of time between the fall of babylon and jesus coming back to save them, now they realize there are difficult years ahead of us, watch this latest morning worship video by per christensen on this subject .

Duran

To me this a realization that the Great Tribulation is still ahead and the difficult years are to do with the famines pandemics and wars that are still to happen

WW3/pangs of distress (unknown numbers of days)>>>gives way to put in place UN /8th king (3 1/2-year GT upon all refusing to support it.)>>>Ends with Jesus coming (Armageddon)

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God won't lift a finger to help you.

by nicolaou in

sea breeze: @nicolau,i stated my case rather succiently, which you failed to address.

if you have a better solution to the problem of evil than what jesus offers, then why don't you present that in a new topic?.

pathetic diversion.

Duran

How it desensitizes people and corrupts their moral perception. I try to demonstrate the superiority of reason over dogma and how an atheistic or humanist approach to life is far more enriching and, frankly, loving.

moral - concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character

loving - feeling or showing love or great care

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Are you an atheist?

If so, do you claim to know what is right and wrong and good and bad? (Does there even exist such? Who/how has determined what's, what?)

Do you know what love is?

If I was also an atheist and I thought something was right that you thought was wrong and I thought something was good that you thought was bad, who's version of good and bad, right and wrong would be correct in your way of thinking?

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God won't lift a finger to help you.

by nicolaou in

sea breeze: @nicolau,i stated my case rather succiently, which you failed to address.

if you have a better solution to the problem of evil than what jesus offers, then why don't you present that in a new topic?.

pathetic diversion.

Duran

Nope!

They were Job's children, YES, but they were not children, they were adults.

It was not to settle a wager; it served as a test/example.

Had the first 10 not died when/how they did, they would still have died at some point. Job and his wife and their 10 children that they had after the first 10, are now all as dead as the 10 that died first.

What I reflect on is the fact that none of them are really dead as long as they are in the memory of the God I worship. Mark 12:27;Matthew 10:28