Posts by Oubliette

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I'm still waiting for my JW elder friend who said, I'll get back to you right away.

by John Aquila in

did the resurrection start in 1918/1919 or the first century?.

the wt teaches that the anointed started getting resurrected sometime around 1918/1919.

before that everyone was asleep in the grave, including all the apostles.

Oubliette

That's the best way to get rid of nosy elders: ask them a question they can't answer or ask them for help with a personal problem.

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Nothing Says, "I Love You!" Like Institutionalized Shunning!

by Oubliette in

why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.

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may 15, 2105 watchtower, pp.

Oubliette

MITM: Is this the first time the simplified edition has had a completely different article?

There are a few other differences too, notably a "Life Story" worship article about ToMo3 in the regular edition that is NOT in the simplified edition.

Curious.

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Nothing Says, "I Love You!" Like Institutionalized Shunning!

by Oubliette in

why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.

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may 15, 2105 watchtower, pp.

Oubliette

MITM: Is this the first time the simplified edition has had a completely different article?

That's a really good question!

An even better one is: WHY?

Why would they put this article in the simplified version and NOT in the regular "Study Edition"?

I can guess, but that's all it would be, a guess.

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Are J.W's obsesed with their statis??

by karter in

jw
friends

i went to a j.w funeral and saw some people i used to hang out with many years ago and they all seemed to want to tell me if they or any member of their family were elders,m.s's,pioneers ect.. karter..

Oubliette

Well, of course!

It's all they've got.

It's not like many of them have accomplished anything of real merit or worth outside of the organization.

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Nothing Says, "I Love You!" Like Institutionalized Shunning!

by Oubliette in

why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.

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may 15, 2105 watchtower, pp.

Oubliette

DOC: Let's review? It's a cult. (I beat Oubli to it!)

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Now believe in the Rapture, just DON'T call it that.

by Lemonp in

july study article confirms what the march study articles implied.

wt july 15, your deliverance is getting near, para 15. annointed will be raptured before armageddon.

i thought it was interesting the difference between the simplified version and the study version.

Oubliette

the rapture as non-jws tell me does not require dying bodily.

It is these kinds of subtle "hair-splitting" interpretations that cause sects.

Let's be realistic. The whole idea is a fantasy that is none-too clearly elucidated in the first place.

For all intents and purposes, what JWs and many other Christian sects believe on this point is essentially the same. Some minor detail about the alleged process is really not important. The fact that the WT admits that they explicitly do not use the term rapture "because of its connection to Christendom's" teachings proves that the WT writers are clear about that and understand that they are that similar.

I'm sure very few JWs could articulate the difference anyway.

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Now believe in the Rapture, just DON'T call it that.

by Lemonp in

july study article confirms what the march study articles implied.

wt july 15, your deliverance is getting near, para 15. annointed will be raptured before armageddon.

i thought it was interesting the difference between the simplified version and the study version.

Oubliette

carla: their non rapture rapture

Too funny!

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Now believe in the Rapture, just DON'T call it that.

by Lemonp in

july study article confirms what the march study articles implied.

wt july 15, your deliverance is getting near, para 15. annointed will be raptured before armageddon.

i thought it was interesting the difference between the simplified version and the study version.

Oubliette

Lemonparty: We do not use the word “rapture” here to describe this event because of its connection to Christendom’s false teaching. However, the faithful anointed still on earth will be gathered together instantly.

You nailed it!

They just don't want to admit that "Christendom" had it right all along.

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