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  Two gems from February 2023 Study Watchtower

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  february 2023 study watchtower: .

  p. 16, par.

  5 - ”when we base our discussions on material published by jehovah’s organization, (not the bible!

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  "The Watchtower freely admits it is made up of imperfect men. This is as good as it gets for an apology for getting it wrong. The fact remains - the Watchtower gets it wrong."

  Wrong about what??? Why they focus on the Watchtower?

  I'm not wrong at what I believe and do. I don't focus on the Watchtower. So why are you?

  "So, the only source Witnesses are to get information from is basically a crap shoot. At the same time they claim that their salvation is based on obeying the Watchtower. It is like going to a blind surgeon for a lifesaving medical procedure. Good luck with that!"

  You need to remember that the Watchtower's teachings are correct. They can get them wrong, but they are correct. They problem is that they get their teachings from the Bible, such as they follow the apostles. Where do the apostles get their authority to make doctrine such as disfellowshipping and blood?

  Also they are taking life from the Bible times and applying it today. They need to open their thinking.

  
  
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  Two gems from February 2023 Study Watchtower

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  february 2023 study watchtower: .

  p. 16, par.

  5 - ”when we base our discussions on material published by jehovah’s organization, (not the bible!

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  "A couple watch the news. Later, after a congregation meeting, they share with others their strong personal opinions about the meaning of news events. (Bottom) A couple watch a Governing Body update in order to stay current with the latest understanding of Bible prophecy. They offer to others Bible-based publications that are provided by the faithful slave."

  This is a good thing. There are people that still look for a cry for Peace and Security from the governments although that is not what the scripture states at all. There was a GB update that said not to look for that cry and it appears that many didn't even notice that.

  
  
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  New Release: Bible Teach book and ‘new light’ on 1914

  by JoeGeneration in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "new light!

  (looking for opinions on this line of reasoning)

  the basis for doing away with the 1914 doctrine may have been laid in this new book.

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  Alan F was correct in that the Proclaimers book acknowledges that Barbour is not the one that first came up with the time around 1914.

  They would not change the start of the 2520 years to 587 because it did not start in 587. The start is not at the destruction of Jerusalem because the prophesy is not about Jerusalem.
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  Acts 20:28

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  acts 20:28 literally says: “his own blood”.

  nwt interprets the verse: “the blood of his own son”.

  nwt is an accurate interpretation because the verse is axiomatically referring to the blood of jesus and not the blood of god..

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  "which literally says : "the blood of his own", a subtle difference."

  The blood of his own what?

  This is why following the Bible does not give the clear answer, so we must use logic.
  

  It can't be God's own blood Not his own blood but the blood of someone else.

  And everywhere else in the Bible points to the blood of Jesus, his son.

  Thus the NWT is accurate in its meaning.
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  Why isn't this forum growing like reddit exjw??

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  admittedly it 90% crap over there but still they are up to 80k in subscribers.

  over here it's the same half dozen or so that posts something, including myself.

  why is that?.

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  Reddit is just a place where kids can vent about their parents when the fact is they need the direction of their parents or their parents need to be slapped.

  Reddit is like twitter, in that it is just people jumping on the popularity bandwagon, i.e. Democrats, liberals just insulting because they can and it is encouraged.
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  List of Things We Were NOT Allowed To Do as JW's

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's my list of jw no-no's as i recall: .

  1. no giving or accepting valentine candy for students.

  2. no going to home coming football games.

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  I think all of you are nuts

  
  

  "13. No dating Christians or anyone not a JW"

  Of course JWs can date Christians. They are the ones in the congregation.

  And they are allowed to date Non-JWs.

  They can do many things on your lists.

  They can be armed security guards. Just because in the past there was a superstition about it does not mean that thinking people hold to everyone's superstition. I would not be a security guard because it is a boring job. But if I were one, I would be like Macguyver and choose not to use guns, not because of a religion but because I feel that guns are for cowards.
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  List of Things We Were NOT Allowed To Do as JW's

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's my list of jw no-no's as i recall: .

  1. no giving or accepting valentine candy for students.

  2. no going to home coming football games.

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  About being a police officer. Why can't JWs carry guns? Nothing wrong with shooting bad people.
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  List of Things We Were NOT Allowed To Do as JW's

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's my list of jw no-no's as i recall: .

  1. no giving or accepting valentine candy for students.

  2. no going to home coming football games.

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  I could do #2, 3, 4,60 and many more.
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  Is the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses REALLY the "faithful and discreet slave" of Matt. 24:45-47?

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thesis: when someone who is given a responsibility mistakes that responsibility for authority, bullying is very likely to occur.. jesus spoke an illustration recorded at matthew 24: 45-51 which well illustrates this thesis.. jesus asked, “who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over all his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?

  happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.

  truly i say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings.

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  Why does it matter? Why does anyone ever care?

  They like to focus on those words of Jesus but your caring about that gives them the power.

  Just ignore that scripture and their power is gone.
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  JW apologist

  by jhine in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jehovah’s witnesses and sexual abuse: 3. some common misunderstandings.

  a chap called terrill hamons who l am taking to be a jw apologist on quora sent me this link along with many others .

  the sites are all about how misunderstood and unfairly treated the wt is .

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  Question:

  Why does the 9th commandment say "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" (Exodus 20:16)

  Why does The Hebrew Bible contain a number of prohibitions against false witness, lying, spreading false reports, etc Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 5:20, Exodus 23:1-2, Proverbs 19:5, Isaiah 29:20-22

  Wouldn't it because Jehovah knew how people are? Untrustworthy liars

  And he believes in Blackstone's ratio which is "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."