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  I'm tired of the org misquoting scholars to support there heretical NWT

  by yogosans14 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  day after day jws are constantly fighting with me over the internet that the nwt is the most accurate translation and then they prove it by quoting scholars from the watchtower magazines.

  they tell me i'm biased and there rendering of john 1:1 as "a god" is approved by scholars but i have researched there so called "supporters" and i have found they have tooken what they said out of context to twist the scriptures to there liking.. .

  dr. julius r. mantey (who is even recognized by the watchtower as a greek scholar since they quote his book on page 1158 of their kingdom interlinear translation): calls the watchtower translation of john 1:1 "a grossly misleading translation.

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  The KIT uses the Westcott and Hort Greek text as the basis for its translation. When the KIT was published by the ORG, I believe that its cost to the public was a mere $5-7....where else could you get a copy of the orginal greek for so cheap?

  If Mantey carried it around as he traveled, as Martin states, it was probably for two reasons....1) Because it was a verifiable copy of the original text by W&H and therefore reliable for study, and 2) It proved entertaining on long trips like a video of failed motorcycle jumps
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  Positive proof that prayer works!

  by 3rdgen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about a week ago my adult daughter called me crying.

  it seems her beloved expensive cat had jumped out of her second story window and disappeared.

  "oh dear!

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  Positive proof that prayer works!

  by 3rdgen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about a week ago my adult daughter called me crying.

  it seems her beloved expensive cat had jumped out of her second story window and disappeared.

  "oh dear!

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  Back in October of 2011, I prayed that the Almighty help Manchester United defeat Manchester City in a soccer match. He did not. MU lost 1-6. I told my bookie that there must have been a mixup upstairs because I had promised that if MU had won, I was going to contribute all my winnings to the till when I showed up at church. But, since the Almighty did NOT listen to me, I took that as a hint that the Almighty doesn't want my money, nor does he wish me to be happy. So, I stopped believing in him, stopped betting on football matches and started a 401K.
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  When did you start getting ANGRY?

  by Separation of Powers in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i started the fade....i recognize that i was upset, mainly because of the desillusionment.

  but, over the course of the past several months, i am noticing an increasing anger toward all thing org.

  it can only be described as indignation, not simply upset.

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  When I started the FADE....I recognize that I was upset, mainly because of the desillusionment. But, over the course of the past several months, I am noticing an increasing anger toward all thing ORG. It can only be described as indignation, not simply upset. I am not angry about the time I have spent, nor the experiences I have had, nor the "lost" opportunities, I accept the path I have trodden. I am angry at this thing, this thing we call the ORG.....it is only getting worse.

  you?
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  Has growing up as a JW affected my ability to forgive ?

  by troubled mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i really don't understand the concept of forgiveness .

  lately in my life several people have thrown that term around so easily ,and i am confused .

  is it because we were taught to cut people off so easily as jws that i find it hard to forgive ?.

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  Forgiveness is for the forgiver, NOT the forgiven.....when you forgive...you let go off the burden of resentment...It's hard, I know....
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  I Was Asked To Perform A Marriage Ceremony But Don't Know I'm Qualified

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my girlfriend's daughter and her fiancee asked me to marry them last night.

  they live in connecticut and will be married in new york.

  i felt honored that i was asked but i don't think i can do it because i am not a clergyman or minister and my u derstanding is that only clergy or judges and lawyers and justice of the peace can perform a wedding ceremony and marry a couple.. does anyone have any information on this subject?

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  check NY state law...you may be able to give a talk and even capable of performing the vows, the person OFFICIATING may have to be a registered clergyman or other
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  English to Spanish differences

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was wondering if someone here can guide me a bit.

  i have been doing some research on wt publications, specifically those that have the key writtings regarding changing doctrine.

  the problem is that i am native spanish speaker and i attend a spanish congregation.

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  It wasn't until the late 1980's/early 1990's that the magazines started to be in sync. Before then, the Spanish magazines were customarily 2-3 months behind (if I recall correctly). Pull out the bound volume and compare side-by-side....same old crap, just published in a different month. You can thank the lack of capable translators, particularly after the purge.
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  2 reasons the 'overlapping anointed' idea generates no comfort for the WT writers.

  by prologos in

  1. social
  2. current

  1) the general "wicked generation" has always members that live past 115 years, so without the ridicoulous overlap idea, it would have taken wt writers to 2030 for the start of pardise.. 2) the "all things take place" prophecy recorded in math 23-25 include the entering of the " goats into everlasting cutting off=armageddon; the sheep into everlasting life= paradise".

  therefore: the generation of wt anointed overlappers dying before armageddon to be raptured, is not what jesus said.

  he said the generation will not pass, will survive, be alive , witness the entering into paradise.

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  It shows that when the fulfillment of prophecy is era-centric and interpreted by those that are ego-centric you end up with change after change to meet the needs of unfulfilled expectations. In order to keep the rank and file excited you have to CREATE urgency and the ONLY way to do that is to adjust...always adjust
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  This weeks service meeting! More craziness.....

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so this weeks service meeting is so full of "crazy".

  a whole 15 min part devoted to trying to indoctrinate everyone on how to "explain our beliefs on 1914".

  then another 15 min part called "a tool to help us explain our beliefs about 1914".

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  damage control and mole hunting....
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  Is there, or is there NOT an 'Evil Slave'?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  w04 3/1 p. 13 par.

  2 - "the expression "that evil slave" draws our attention to jesus preceding words about the faithful and discreet slave.

  yes, the "evil slave" came from the ranks of the faithful slave.".

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  If there is NO EVIL Slave than there is NO FAITHFUL Slave....pick and choose theology...