as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.
(genesis 2:17).
jws interpret this tree as the symbol knowledge of good and bad, right of god to set standards for us; hence eating of it means snatching gods right to rule over usthus self-rule means ruination and death, and conversely gods rule means blessings and eternal life.. this interpretation has some intrinsic problems!.
They were real trees. They could have eaten from the tree of life and still be alive today. What gave it its power was Jehovah's word that it was a tree of life.
As for the tree of knowledge of good and bad. Eating of it didn't mean that they would know good and bad afterwards.
They knew it was bad to eat of it and good to not eat of it.
It just mean that they wanted to choose for themselves the course of good or bad.
italic 4th and 5th century.
629 in the 14th century.
429 in the 14th century (margin).
Kaik said: "designs is correct on that that Messiah in Judaism is not represented by Jesus. Jesus was not Mesiah, because he did not fullfill any prophecies what would be expected from king of peace."
I wouldn't go that far. Jesus has fulfilled those prophesies. He did not become king at that time because he was not to become king until 1914, 2520 years
after the kingdom fell.
i've seen this part of the agm folded in with other topics and poked around, but no really critical discussion of the implications.. .
the hermenuetics of the type/anti-type practice was a big deal to me in realizing the tatt.
i searched high and low for a rational basis for concluding that god was communicating in a type/anti-type format that wasn't special pleading and circular.
Would this mean that they are dropping the Jonadab class, the Elijah/Elisha class, and other things that they thought fulfilled in the modern times?
italic 4th and 5th century.
629 in the 14th century.
429 in the 14th century (margin).
1st John was not inspired. It was a letter.
1 John 2:15-17 should go the way that 1 John 5:7 went.
i've seen this part of the agm folded in with other topics and poked around, but no really critical discussion of the implications.. .
the hermenuetics of the type/anti-type practice was a big deal to me in realizing the tatt.
i searched high and low for a rational basis for concluding that god was communicating in a type/anti-type format that wasn't special pleading and circular.
"We Cannot go beyond what is written"
The problem that I see with that is, why hold what was written in the Bible as absolute truth?
Where did they get their information? They put 2 and 2 together and got 4. They were not inspired.
They had help from the holy spirit on occasions such as Pentecost, but overall, they were just people understanding
what happened.
Why can't that be done today?
The answer: People worship the Bible and don't want to put themselves to that level
http://tv.jw.org/ is up and running.. see bro lett stumble his way through the introduction.
he really does have a good face for radio.. http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodmonthlyprogramming/pub-jwb_e_201410_1_video.
nice sweaty top lip at 15 mins onwards - the pressure is showing!!.
As Splash was referring to, the bullying video. Made no sense.
Rely on Jehovah as David did as he didnot fight the bully Saul.
Rely on Jehovah as David did as he fought the bully Goliath.
Rely on Jehovah is so vague it is meaningless.
I recently saw an episode of Mayberry where Opie Cunningham helped a younger kid with a bully.
You can learn as much about a good life from Andy Griffith Mayberry as you can from the Bible.
so two big changes in the org were announced in the most recent agm.. local needs part is replaced by "how do you know the truth" where all members will tell their experience (oh what fun).
basic pioneer role 10 only hours a month required (see, jehovah lightens our load, therefore he loves only us)!.
it seems like they have really turned up the heat here.
Fading? Why not simply stop going to meetings and going out in service?
my last speeding ticket was in tennessee in 1993, was going 15 miles over the speed limit and got a $60 ticket.
that was my last one.. three weeks ago did not make a complete stop making a right turn here in california and got nailed with a "camera ticket".. damage to my wallet ...$540 and have to take an 8hour class.. i guess california is in need of a lot of cash.. do you have traffic cameras where you live or are they illegal?.
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On the way to work this morning at 5:30, I was the only vehicle on the road. I saw the yellow, gunned it, it turned red before I made
the stop line. Saw the strobe flash behind me from the red light camera.
I've been researching it and it is $100 civil penalty. If I don't pay it, they can't do anything to me. Doesn't go on my record as they don't
know who was driving. I will also try to time the yellow light to see if it is too short. That is the problem in many cities, they shorten the
yellow lights below regulation to catch people. The ordinace does say "The placement of control devices and timing of yellow lights and red light clearance intervals shall conform to the most recent edition of the Traffic Engineering Handbook. It shall be presumed that the city is in compliance with this section unless the contrary is shown by a preponderance of the evidence."
when my son became baptized as a witness at age nine, it worried me that he could now get a no blood card.
i wanted to make sure if blood transfusions were really as disgusting to "jehovah" as i was taught.
i already found out some things about my beliefs that were not true, so it wasn't hard for me to be questionable about this.. i first looked in the reasoning book under blood as to why we don't accept transfusions.
The problem I see is: Why do we have to follow what the apostles said?
Who named them leaders?
just got an email from elder sharing illustration from assembly.
the holy spirit does not seem to be in control as it supposedly was in the 1st century.
it's just lube now.
It hasn't helped my Megamillions numbers come up.
If the holy spirit was of any use, it would help the needed win sufficient so they wouldn't be needy.
