God Gave his name to Moses and other in Hebrew and the closest we have is Yahweh.
But if he were to give it to people today, he would give it in English and that would be Jehovah.
isn`t that an admittion that they don`t have the "truth" ?
about god ?.
God Gave his name to Moses and other in Hebrew and the closest we have is Yahweh.
But if he were to give it to people today, he would give it in English and that would be Jehovah.
were you ever on a congregation picnic?
i was on several occasions.. the arrangements were often announced from the platform after the closing song and prayer by the last elder up on the platform.. sometimes it was included in the service meeting announcements as "on saturday we're meeting at 10.00am at the kingdom hall for field service, and after field service for anyone who wishes, especially for the younger ones, we will be having a congregation picnic meeting at the beach carpark on seaview road.".
well, according to the new elders manual you won't be hearing those words again.
I've gone to meetings in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s and I don't remember any of them.
But what I remember are the congregation picnics and softball games and wedding receptions.
To the GB, let's focus on the forgettable and eliminate the rememorable.
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in the latest copy of the elders textbook someone kindly made available to us on this website, i see that "independently organized meetings for spiritual feeding" are still not allowed.
no wonder because independent research would let the scales fall from the eyes.. the gb still insisting that they are guided by the (always lower case) holy spirit and the bible!!
not that the rank and file members need the bible or holy spirit themselves because they are fed through meetings, conventions, assemblies, jw broadcasting and the publications.
"No wonder because independent research would let the scales fall from the eyes."
Why do people keep saying this when it is not true?
The truth is independent research further solidifies the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses.
What the OP stated was the selfish things that they don't like that are taught and they seek a way to support them.
i would have to say yes...by tagging god's alledged name in their title and attaching to it unusual doctrines, end of world date predictions, deadly blood interpretation, abusive shunning policy, csa cover ups.. is there more?.
Atheists and evolutionist say that God brings reproach on his own name by neglecting the earth and humanity.
well, that went by the wayside quickly.
another flip-flop by the indiscrete slave?.
december 12, 2022what’s new.
"Why did Jehovah`s Witnesses settle on the pronunciation of God`s name as Jehovah ?"
They didn't settle on it. That is what God's name is in English. He gave it to Hebrew speaking people in the Hebrew language as Yahveh. But to English speaking people he gave it as Jehovah.
what i mean by the title of this thread is what has happened to a relative of mine, one who is really upset about this factor:.
this relative is a distant cousin on my mother's side of the family.
she studied as a child and got baptized at 14 1/2 years old.
"She now at age 55 doesn't have a retirement plan, and she has very little savings in her bank account."
And what does that have to do with religion? There are very many non-JWs who are in the same boat and even ones with University degrees.
Why are you looking at this one sided when it applies to everyone?
if anyone were to come up to you claiming that they are the faithful and discreet slave, how would you go about proving them to be false, based upon scripture?.
estephan.
Konagirl:
@Rattagan 350 - "It does not matter. You don't build a religion based on one scripture."
"I agree to a point. Each scripture, matters. "
I don't think that any scripture matters. Scripture is just past writings telling of God's will.
His will and purposes will continue even if never written down.
Many things that Jesus said were never written down. If the F&DS saying was written down, then what would they have?
february 2023 study watchtower: .
p. 16, par.
5 - ”when we base our discussions on material published by jehovah’s organization, (not the bible!
"The Watchtower Sept 2012 states that the cry for peace and security was an initial sign."
I don't think that they advocate that anymore just like they don't advocate 1914 and many other things that the pre 1995 GB taught.
if anyone were to come up to you claiming that they are the faithful and discreet slave, how would you go about proving them to be false, based upon scripture?.
estephan.
It does not matter. You don't build a religion based on one scripture.