can someone tell me definitely how the borg interprets this scripture ?
"be careful how you hear, for to him who has more will be given and to him who has not.....".
paduan .
I suspect that they didn't pay attention to "how they hear", and so as they are given to go on with more of the same. Whereas, if they had not "thought evil in their hearts" about others, even what they had would be taken away.
paduan
Edited by - a paduan on 28 August 2002 18:42:0
can someone tell me definitely how the borg interprets this scripture ?
"be careful how you hear, for to him who has more will be given and to him who has not.....".
paduan .
Can someone tell me definitely how the borg interprets this scripture ?
"Be careful how you hear, for to him who has more will be given and to him who has not....."
paduan
here is a jw-authored philippines newspaper article which, as usual, is full of lies and half-truths intended to deceive the filipino general public.
i guess that the wbts assumes that they can get away with this crap in the philippines.
maybe some of us reasonably familiar with the wbts's history, doctrine, political activity (lobbying us congress to help with foreign governments, un affiliation), etc.
Voluntary work? That needs some explaining
what is the purpose of being a jehovah's witness?
i was always told it was to be a witness of jehovah, meaning you stood up for and defended your faith, your beliefs.
i realize that this is a hard thing for some to do, it takes bravery, knowledge, faith and a convection that what you believe is right.
So you can nail Him down before you lift Him up - you need to be a real witness as to His whereabouts before you can buy and sell the non-prophet litter-at-ya
paduan
Edited by - a paduan on 28 August 2002 5:20:33
of course i know that many of you here do not believe in the bible and its promise of a resurrection.
some of you do not even believe in a creator.
but those of you apostates that still do believe in a resurrection back to life, you would no doubt agree that not everyone of those who are resurrected will come back to life all at once.
Guess who'll be last?
Hmmm, so far I reckon it'd have to be the jws, for sure - I've come across some blind and arrogant hypocrites in my life, but as a whole, they really do 'elevate' it to a profession.
paduan
my jw sister and i are on good terms, and i talk to her on a regular basis.
on the other hand, i have a jw cousin who i hope never to talk to again.
i have only seen her once in 30 years and that was at my sister's daugher's wedding.
It has become apparent to me that many jws are adamant that it is their right to do as they please regarding other's - i.e. those who are not up to their "fine standards" (who they can also righteously lie to).
What words are a rebuke to those who are purposely deaf? I canot pretend that their behaviour is acceptable - in any cultural circumstance - apart from violence, shunning may be the only thing that the deaf notice.
paduan
the way we were taught as jehovah's witnesses made us think everyone who didn't evangelize was in deep trouble.
1 corinthians 9:16 was often quoted at us by every travelling overseer who wanted to exhort the congregation, and that verse says in part, "necessity is laid upon me.
really woe is me if i did not declare the good news!".
Yeah, well, I don't feel right (woe is me) if I don't preach Christ everyday - and if were really pushed for what to do we can even use words - as long as it's good news I suppose.
paduan
the body being a mouth - lol.
its taken as certain by most that the new world translaion is the work of fred franz.. now there are some funny expresions and words he chose to use in that translaion , that most people dont normaly use.but these words and expresions have been turned into catch-phrases by the witnesse, did he choose certain words when others wold have been more accurate in order to do this?
(the expression jehovahs witnesses had already been taken from the bible and used as a "special" phrase).
i wonder more though,did old franz choose these words insead of more common expresions in order to use them to deliberatly make some parts of the bible you woldn't normally link?for example the use of the word time or times in daniel, luke and revelation.is it really the same word that is used in tthe original language or could it be translated a different way, but "times" was used to make the link between them so it would fit in with their ideas on prophecy?are more instances of this in the new world translation?
I have yet to see any compelling evidence that the new world translation is actually even a translation, as opposed to an interpretation.
paduan
i think that i read somewhere that jws believe that the magi who followed the star were 'evil' .
is that the case - if so how did they figure that?
paduan
They came in celebration of His birthday ! Maybe that's why the wt doesn't like them and seeks to say that satan led them.
paduan
please view the following site and get spell bound.
religious pedophiles want to be protected under the first amendment?
why wasn't child sexual abuse and rape not included in the ten commandments?
It's in the commandments.
1. The god of child sex is a strange god indeed. Your image of God must really be something that He's not if child molestation in the family is aok.
2. If that's what you're into, then it's in vain that you would take on His name.
3. You obviously haven't kept the sabbath in good thought when doing that stuff .
4. Whose parents does that bring honour to?
5. You've really cared less whether the kid goes on to live or die.
6. You've comitted adultery - against someone's spouse to be, or your own wife.
7. You've stolen something you can't even give back.
8. You've covered it up.
9. You've probably coveted someone's wife or husband to be.
10. You've coveted something that simply wasn't yours.
paduan
