Posts by Rattigan350

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Watchtower REMOVES "Trinity" Booklet---ONLINE! Video
by BlindersOff1 in
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another great catch by "the snarky apologist" on youtube......................................................i'm looking for this pdf can anyone give me a link.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hihh1_uc9s4.
Rattigan350

I keep hearing this about misquotes in it but I never see any evidence of that.

By saying that there are misquotes in it, are you saying that there is a trinity?

Or is the contention that the Watchtower writers were not being honest in their attack on a doctrine that is false.

Those quotes don't mean anything anyway. A person over 1000 years ago said something. Is that supposed to mean anything?

The only thing that means something is that God himself says it or if Jesus says it.

Then if someone was inspired by God to say it.

The others such as apostles, Paul, Peter, James, Jude, John (except for Revelation) were not inspired. And those after them were

not inspired. What they said matters not.
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I need some input: I have come to the conclusion my wife blames me for her lack of spirituality
by goingthruthemotions in
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so lately my wife and i have been arguing alot.

not big arguments...but more of a bickering.. you see, over the last year i have stepped down as an ms and we moved halls.

last november was around the time i woke.. during this time we still have family studies....but only from the bible.
Rattigan350

What does spirituality mean?
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Let's Review: It's a cult!
by Oubliette in
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2. friends
just in case any of you were wondering: let's review: it's a cult!.

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Rattigan350

Berrygerry said "If Jesus is the mediator only for the anointed, then how can he be the ransom for the R & F?"

Simple. Mediators do not ransom. Mediators mediate. Jesus as mediator, the antitype of Moses, mediates between Jehovah and the 144,000 the new covenant.

Jesus as high priest, the antitype of Aaron, offers his sacrifce to Jehovah for everyone who puts faith in it.
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Opps! 2015 Calendar with errors
by pixel in
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to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

re: 2015 calendar in english.

if many publishers in your congregation have requested the 2015 calendar in english,.
Rattigan350

"Memorial Bible reading schedule"

Starting Bible studies on Saturday.

Do neither of them and it will be irrelevant.
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Why do Jw's have to pay for CO's expenses?
by nolongerconfused in
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this is something that has always bothered me!.

why do rank and file have to pay for co's do's expenses, car, health insurance, meals, etc, etc...?.

didn't the apostle paul say that all christians have to be self sufficient and work?, not depending on anyone else and cause a burden?.
Rattigan350

magotan said: "I never understood why CO's drove Buicks"

That is because in the 90s, the Society had a deal with Circuit Leasing in Michigan and they provided Buicks at a low cost.
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Early Evidence for 1 John 5: 7
by Perry in
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italic 4th and 5th century.

629 in the 14th century.

429 in the 14th century (margin).
Rattigan350

Kaik said " He did not. To Jews, Jesus was another failed prophet, one many that claimed to be messiah. However, only Jesus became world mainstream religion that has nothing to do with original Jewish idea of Messiah as king, priest, and prophet".

It does not matter what the Jews thought of him. He became king after he was resurrected, also a priest. Then he can do something a human can't do.

The real question is: Which was added first, the trinitarian formula of 1 John 5:7 or the one in Matt 28:19,20.

Both are false teachings.
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Be Honest About This Doctrinal Matter
by lambsbottom in
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2. bible
wife says she always thought the wt said that anyone alive at armageddon that did not get a chance to hear kingdom message may survive?

true?

references?.
Rattigan350

As if hearing the kingdom message or hearing the name Jehovah, is the determining factor.

That is not what made the difference at the passover. They had to put the blood on the doorpost to get passed over by the angel.

Hearing the kingdom message is not putting the blood of Jesus where the angels can see it.
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Br. Jackson Illustration: "Run, Idiot, Run!"
by respectful_observer in
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i'm not sure if this has already been posted and i just haven't seen it, but here's an email i received recently that gave me a chuckle.... ...................... run, idiot, run.

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jackson of the governing body concluding a talk @ la district convention had this neat illustration at the very end of the convention.
Rattigan350

To us, what exactly would "Run" mean? More meetings. More field service, more donations?

They give this lame o illustration without a clear meaning when they are afraid to say what is obvious to them.
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GB bitch-slap all apostates with TV.JW.ORG
by gopher123 in
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2. bible
with the launch of tv.jw.org, doesn't this mean that the apostates have won the battles, but finally lost the war?

ezekiel 38 states that in the time of the end, god's people would be prospering with "silver & gold.".

"kiss da rings" bitch!!!.
Rattigan350

I see it as another one of their cases of stealing other people's ideas, criticizing that person for not following the organization by suggesting ideas or starting things on his/her own, then focusing all praise on themselves for implementing it.

Back in 2005, after the Daniel book study, I sent a letter to the Society/CCoJW telling them that the quantity of 10 toes of the statue do not mean anything

because it is a statue of a man and by default it would have 10 toes; contrary to what the Daniel book said. They sent a letter to the congregation elders and held their position. Then in the 2011 Convention they stated that the number 10 does not mean anything.

Several Witnesses had websites, some with audio. Many closed because of pressure from the Society and others. But because of their

popularity, JW.org was started with the Society's canned audio such as the dramas, magazine audio and Bible audio. Then other things were added.

Now tv is added. That is because the fact is that people want more than the canned audio of someone reading a book. But their videos and presentations are still so contrived that they are useless.

As always, see someone's idea, criticize them, then steal it, and take the credit for themselves.
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Food tickets
by sloppyjoe2 in
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does anyone have a picture of the food tickets we used to use at assemblies?.

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Rattigan350

"was discovered that contributions remained the same regardless of whether food service was available or not."

DOC, It is the same with the 16 page magazines and the One Awake, and the one day assemblies. Cut back and they still still pay their

bugeted amount.