Sorry fulltime student I ment Band on the run.
Brother of the Hawk
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Was Paul a "tentmaker"?
by CyrusThePersian inin acts 18:2,3 we read:.
"there he met a jew named aquila, a native of pontus, who had recently come from italy with his wife priscilla, because claudius had ordered all jews to leave rome.
paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.".
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Was Paul a "tentmaker"?
by CyrusThePersian inin acts 18:2,3 we read:.
"there he met a jew named aquila, a native of pontus, who had recently come from italy with his wife priscilla, because claudius had ordered all jews to leave rome.
paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.".
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Brother of the Hawk
Thank you Cyrus. I too had conflicting feelings regarding this "Tentmaker". You see with my business/hobby background I have also made tents and wondered who was the market. Thanks again. Fulltime student: Here is a thought to consider. I am not correcting you, Please don't get me wrong, it's just that I watched a documentary regarding the life of Christ, and the point was mentioned regarding the term carpenter. At that time in history and around that area wood was very scarce. That's why the Staros/stake "always remained the more prominent part". When we use the term carpenter we automatically think on terms of wood. In those days the term carpenter also referred to a stone cutter, which makes a lot sense since most everything was made of stone. With some research one will discover even most of the drinking cups were of stone or baked clay. I do forget which stone was referred to or most commonly used. Just a tid bit to show how terms in wording have changed. Affectionately: Brother of the Hawk ( I will surrender my mind no more, forever)
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Are you thankful to know TTAT or not?
by laverite ini am so thankful that i was able to learn the truth about the truthtm (ttatt).
i owe everything in my life to having left watchtower corp: my education, my position as a college professor, being able to write and publish, travel, family life, my beautiful children, being able to be openly gay -- and happy.
unlike those closeted homosexuals in the truthtm, i do not have to be afraid to be who i am.
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Brother of the Hawk
Even thought the cost has been family and friends, YES we are happy and glad to know TTATT! The benifits out weigh the cost.
Affectionately: Brother of the Hawk ( I will surrender my mind no more, forever)
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interesting Rumour
by Slidin Fast ini heard a rumour today to the effect that there is a new gb member in his late twenties/early thirties.
i stress that this is unsubtantiated and requires confirmation or quashing.. can anyone confirm or definately deny it?.
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Brother of the Hawk
With a GB member that young they would have along time to rethink things and keep the publishing company in business. Just think of the video games they could now present to the public, and how the video games would keep young JW's from investigating TTATT!
Affectionately: Brother of the Hawk ( I Will surrender my mind no more, forever)
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Farewell To A Dear Friend
by NCO ini'm posting here to say farewell to a friend who for all i know died a jw.
this won't be easy because i'm crying as i post this.
i lost touch with this friend maybe 20 or more years ago and didn't know she had died until today.
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Brother of the Hawk
NCO.
A big man hug from me also. It is so sad to loose people we love and have feelings for, it's even sader when that family is still attached to this crazy cult.
Christian love
Affectionately: Brother of the Hawk ( I will surrender my no more, forever)
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My story... how do I deal with my family from here?
by unfamiliar innice to "meet" you all :).
i have been reading this forum for maybe a month now, and it has helped me answer alot of questions that i have had, and i must say i am extremely glad i found this forum, so full of information!.
i'll tell my story, i'll try to keep it short.. i grew up with my whole family being jw.
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Brother of the Hawk
unfamiliar: Welcome. My advice to you is to continue to learn about TTATT, information is the greatest weapon we have. When it comes to your family, patience. The biggest tree in the world startyed with only a small seed! Stay on the forum and continue to reard and WRITE things down so that you can remember them later. Best wishes
Christian love
Affectionately: Brother of the Hawk ( I will surrender my mind no more, forever)
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Intro - First time Post- Ventilation (it's a good read actually)
by BLWashington incurrently from houston, tx, but spent most of my life in chicago.
i've never had an opportunity to just get this out... so i apologize for the long-windedness in advance... .
i spent the first 17 years of my life in a jw home, then the real world caught up to me.
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Brother of the Hawk
Welcome. I do hope life continues in a good direction for you!
Christian Love
Affectionately: Brother of the Hawk ( I will surrender my mind no more, forever)
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Today is my birthday
by Gojira_101 inwell so far it is a fantastic day!
i know my grandma isn't going to call me like she does every year to say she is happy i was born.
you know the jw form of wishing someone a happy birthday.
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God's Word for Us Through Jeremiah - Review
by Jeffro ina recent thread about this week's study of the watch tower society's god's word for us through jeremiah led me to decide to review how much of the bible book of jeremiah is actually considered in that publication.. unlike other watch tower society verse-by-verse considerations of some bible books, their jeremiah book instead purports to impart lessons 'for us'.
key scriptures in jeremiah contradict jw doctrine, so a verse-by-verse approach was out of the question, probably having learned from their daniel and isaiah efforts that expose problems with jw interpretations.. one good feature of the watchtower library on cd-rom is you can search for a scripture, then find all the search occurences for where that scripture has been cited in jw publications, which made the process much easier.. in god's word for us through jeremiah, much of the bible book of jeremiah is ignored altogether.
in fact, less than half of the bible book is mentioned at all, and only 16% of jeremiah is actually quoted (including portions with the instruction to "read" the cited verses.
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Brother of the Hawk
Exactly Jeffro. If you had read that other thread carefully you would have seen and understood the question. It is not the U.N. that destroys Babylon the Great, all I did was refer to a scripture that shows it's God who destroys Babylon the Great. ( In contrast to what Watchtower teaches) I find if very funny when people pick and choose what they want to, to make themselves out to be smarter than other people. This wont work with me. Again, Jeremiah has no bearing for us today, no matter who influenced its writing.
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God's Word for Us Through Jeremiah - Review
by Jeffro ina recent thread about this week's study of the watch tower society's god's word for us through jeremiah led me to decide to review how much of the bible book of jeremiah is actually considered in that publication.. unlike other watch tower society verse-by-verse considerations of some bible books, their jeremiah book instead purports to impart lessons 'for us'.
key scriptures in jeremiah contradict jw doctrine, so a verse-by-verse approach was out of the question, probably having learned from their daniel and isaiah efforts that expose problems with jw interpretations.. one good feature of the watchtower library on cd-rom is you can search for a scripture, then find all the search occurences for where that scripture has been cited in jw publications, which made the process much easier.. in god's word for us through jeremiah, much of the bible book of jeremiah is ignored altogether.
in fact, less than half of the bible book is mentioned at all, and only 16% of jeremiah is actually quoted (including portions with the instruction to "read" the cited verses.
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Brother of the Hawk
Jeffro: For a guy that says Revelation has no relivance for us today, you sure have gone though a lot of trouble posting this non relivant item for us. Either you beleive the bible or not you cannot have it both ways!!! Either it all has relevance or none of it has relevance!! The book of Jeremiah is ancient history and has no bearing for us today! These are your words not mine.
The next time you wish to blast someone for useing a scripture in Revelation, think twice. Dude.
Brother of the Hawk ( I will surrender my mind no more, forever)