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Luke 23:43 the NWT

by Ade in

luke 23:43 - and jesus said to him, "positively i say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.

nwt places comma here , giving a totally different meaning to the verse.

now the average jw uses this to back their doctrine and it seems in itself virtually impossible to reason with them on it.

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I very clearly have stated my faith that Jesus was raised from the dead.

The verse you keep quoting wasn't written in English. It was written in a first century language. The English word "body" and the meaning you keep attaching to it wasn't in the original manuscript.

Your interpretation doesn't fit the leading of the holy spirit or the healthful teaching.

"Keep holding to the standard of wholesome words that you heard from me with the faith and love that result from union with Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 1:13)

"I write you these things about those who are trying to mislead you. And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but the anointing from him is teaching you about all things and is true and is no lie. Just as it has taught you, remain in union with him." (1 John 2:26,27)

I don't know where you got that "dead isn't really dead" way of thinking from, @SeaBreeze, but I suggest you follow the Christ and the direction of the holy spirit rather than the teachings of corrupted men.

"If any man teaches another doctrine and does not agree with the wholesome instruction, which is from our Lord Jesus Christ, nor with the teaching that is in harmony with godly devotion, he is puffed up with pride and does not understand anything. He is obsessed with arguments and debates about words. These things give rise to envy, strife, slander, wicked suspicions, constant disputes about minor matters by men who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, thinking that godly devotion is a means of gain." (1 Timothy 6:3-5)

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Anthony Morris the III has been FOUND

by Terry in

jw
friends

note: photos can be found on the blue envelope channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nakezkhqbmtony and susan morris are living in lumberton, north carolina.

a real estate document on the robeson county website is filed:.

the religious order of jehovah's witnesses has provided a "life estate" for them.they can live in this townhouse until they are deceased or choose to move away and in either case the ownership becomes entirely the property of jehovah's witnesses.

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"The Rock, perfect is his activity,

For all his ways are justice.

A God of faithfulness who is never unjust;

Righteous and upright is he.

They are the ones who have acted corruptly.

They are not his children, the defect is their own.

They are a crooked and twisted generation."

There are many who have twisted the clean sayings of God. Anthony Morris III was part of the GB/FDS who as a group upheld certain teachings that dishonored Jehovah God and the Christ.

Christianity is not perverse, but sometimes humans misunderstand and that misunderstanding distorts the truth.

Jesus will make all things clear in time.

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Luke 23:43 the NWT

by Ade in

luke 23:43 - and jesus said to him, "positively i say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.

nwt places comma here , giving a totally different meaning to the verse.

now the average jw uses this to back their doctrine and it seems in itself virtually impossible to reason with them on it.

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"Out of the heart's abundance the mouth speaks..."

@SeaBreeze, Why do you like to talk about "gas" so much? 🤭

I know Jesus died and was resurrected. Yes, I am concerned that you keep saying that I said something I didn't say. You're the one who insists Jesus never really died.

"Now if it is being preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how is it that some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If, indeed, there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised up. But if Christ has not been raised up, our preaching is certainly in vain, and your faith is also in vain. Moreover, we are also found to be false witnesses of God, because we have given witness against God by saying that he raised up the Christ, whom he did not raise up if the dead are really not to be raised up. For if the dead are not to be raised up, neither has Christ been raised up. Further, if Christ has not been raised up, your faith is useless; you remain in your sins. Then also those who have fallen asleep in death in union with Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are to be pitied more than anyone. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death."

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Where Does Watchtower Doctrine Contradict Scripture?

by Vanderhoven7 in

here are some areas that i have found:.

not only is watchtower eschatology offbase, which is not critical, but so is watchtower soteriology … which is critical.

the bible says not to put trust in men who cannot save.

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The scriptures make clear that Jesus isn't "merely an angelic being". The scriptures also make clear that an archangel isn't merely an angel.🙂

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Did Jesus COME with the clouds of heaven in 1914?

by Fisherman in

take for example revelation 21: 10. .

“….and he showed me the holy city jerusalem coming down out of heaven from god.

here john sees something happening, action.

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True, @Vanderhoven, but the disciples asked two questions. "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?" (Matthew 24:3) Jesus answered them both.

(1) When will these things be (regarding the first century temple being torn down)?

(2) What will be the sign of your presence in Kingdom power and the conclusion of the system of things?

Jesus told them when the Jewish system of things would end. But he also answered when he would come in Kingdom power and end the complete current system of things.

How do we know?

"...for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again..." (Matthew 24:21)

The tribulation that occurred in Jerusalem in the first century was bad, but it's not the worst tribulation ever to occur on the earth. There have been plenty of bad "tribulations" since that time up until now. The great tribulation to come will be worse than what happened in Jerusalem, and it will be worse than anything that has happened up to this point.

"In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short."

Also, these things haven't happened yet...

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to their other extremity."

Everybody will see Jesus. Everyone will know. We won't have to say, "hey, did you know this means Jesus is present?" Nope. Everyone will know without needing to be told. "They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."

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Is the WT right that the Lamb's marriage is after Armageddon?

by Kosonen in

the wt org claims that the lamb's marriage will happen after armageddon, despite the fact that revelation 19 very clearly says that the lamb's marriage happens after the destruction of babylon the great.

and that after the lamb's marriage he with heavenly armies will go to destroy the wicked.. the wt claims that the order of events in revelation 19 is not really in that order referring to psalm 45. but i can't find in psalm 45 any explicit contradiction to revelation 19. .

paragraph 10 in the following article shows the wt org's view point:.

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"And yet all of these, although they received a favorable witness because of their faith, did not obtain the fulfillment of the promise, because God had foreseen something better for us, so that they might not be made perfect apart from us." (Hebrews 11:39,40)

In those verses, Paul was referring to two groups: "all of these" (Samson, Sarah, Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, etc) who had the hope of living forever on the earth and then "us" (Paul and the Christians in the first century who were anointed to be part of the Kingdom government in heaven).

He wasn't talking about the resurrection of the 144,000 when he said "all of these".

But Paul did say at 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18:

"Moreover, brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who are sleeping in death, so that you may not sorrow as the rest do who have no hope. For if we have faith that Jesus died and rose again, so too God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in death through Jesus. For this is what we tell you by Jehovah’s word, that we the living who survive to the presence of the Lord will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep in death; because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a commanding call, with an archangel’s voice and with God’s trumpet, and those who are dead in union with Christ will rise first. Afterward we the living who are surviving will, together with them, be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we will always be with the Lord. So keep comforting one another with these words."

When Jesus called Lazarus out of the cave where he was buried, he called him with a loud voice. When Jesus descends from heaven to the earth "with a commanding call, with an archangel's voice and with God's trumpet" it is going to be much "louder". Loud enough to wake the dead. Everyone will know.

Revelation shows that during the great tribulation when Jesus resurrects the anointed ones who have died, everyone will know. Paul, Peter, Mary, James, Mary Magdalene...they will all be walking around in materialized bodies just like Jesus did for those 40 days after he was resurrected. Everybody will know they've been resurrected.

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Only baptised JWs will make it?

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

i think it was a john cedars video or someone else’s where the point was brought up that only baptised jws will be saved?

then one talk about kids of baptised jws hope they will make it but even them don’t know.

most jws probably think that some good people who are not baptised may make it through, but this is not official teaching?.

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A great crowd of non-Israelites were saved out of Egypt.

A great crowd of non-Christians will be saved out of Armageddon.

Jehovah hasn't changed.

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Anthony Morris the III has been FOUND

by Terry in

jw
friends

note: photos can be found on the blue envelope channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nakezkhqbmtony and susan morris are living in lumberton, north carolina.

a real estate document on the robeson county website is filed:.

the religious order of jehovah's witnesses has provided a "life estate" for them.they can live in this townhouse until they are deceased or choose to move away and in either case the ownership becomes entirely the property of jehovah's witnesses.

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Was Anthony Morris III lost?

I like the lyrics to Amazing Grace...

"Amazing grace how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me

I once was lost, but now I'm found

Was blind but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

And grace my fears relieved

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed

Through many dangers, toils, and snares

I have already come

This grace that brought me safe thus far

And grace will lead me home

When we've been here ten thousand years

Bright, shining as the sun

We've no less days to sing God's praise

Than when we first begun

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me

I once was lost, but now I'm found

Was blind but now I see."

(I think there is an expression "not all who wander are lost...")

I am not privy to the details of Anthony Morris III's situation, but I do know that Jesus got the beating we all deserved. I am glad the ransom is enough to cover my sins. If Anthony Morris III repents of whatever he's done in his life and has faith in the ransom, then Jesus' blood is enough for him too.

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Only baptised JWs will make it?

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

i think it was a john cedars video or someone else’s where the point was brought up that only baptised jws will be saved?

then one talk about kids of baptised jws hope they will make it but even them don’t know.

most jws probably think that some good people who are not baptised may make it through, but this is not official teaching?.

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Jesus started the congregation (his body) back in the first century. The message to "the congregations" in Revelation isn't just for "Jehovah's Witnesses" as an org. It's to all "the congregations" that can trace their origin back to that time in the first century. All who claim to be Christian can trace their origin back to that time, not just "Jehovah's Witnesses".

The direction to the seven congregations shows that some congregations have sectarianism. Some have immorality. Some have idolatry.

Jesus said he had some faithful sheep scattered in all those places. He knows where they are.

"The congregation" doesn't just mean "baptized Jehovah's Witnesses." Jesus knows who is one of his sheep. He didn't receive the kingdom in 1914. When he receives the kingdom in heaven, then he will send out his angels and they will remove the weedlike false teachings and the hypocritical people from all the "Christians" and then "at that time the righteous ones will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father."

As regards "non-Christians" and whether they will be "saved"...

If Abraham could be God's friend before being baptized, then a person can be a sheep without being baptized.

"I have other sheep, who are not of this fold..."

A great crowd of "unbelievers" went out of Egypt with the Israelites. They didn't have time to have a long history of "works that befit repentance". They didn't have time to learn everything about Jehovah. At the last minute, when they saw all their idols destroyed and a great tribulation on Egypt, they said "we will go with you people, for we have heard God is with you people." It was enough for Jehovah.

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Where Does Watchtower Doctrine Contradict Scripture?

by Vanderhoven7 in

here are some areas that i have found:.

not only is watchtower eschatology offbase, which is not critical, but so is watchtower soteriology … which is critical.

the bible says not to put trust in men who cannot save.

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Why are you asking? Do you now believe that Jesus is Michael too?

If you don't believe that Jesus is Michael, then why are you asking? If Jesus isn't Michael, then there is no need for you to ask me how to show proskyneo to him.

That showing Michael proskyneo is scriptural even Joshua wrote about:

"When Joshua was near Jerʹi·cho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua walked up to him and asked: “Are you on our side or on the side of our adversaries?” To this he said: “No, but I have come as prince of Jehovah’s army.” With that Joshua fell with his face to the ground and prostrated himself and said to him: “What does my lord have to say to his servant?” The prince of Jehovah’s army replied to Joshua: “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy.” At once Joshua did so." (Joshua 5:13-15)