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  Why did Jesus tell the convict on the cross next to his, that he would be joining him in Heaven TODAY??

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  maybe a silly question, but i'm curious about this part of the story of christ's crucifixion, when the 1 thief challenges jesus to save himself and "us too" from their deaths, but the 2nd thief rebukes him and pleads with jesus... .

  luke 23:42-43: and he said unto jesus, lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

  and jesus said unto him, verily i say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise.. .

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  Laika

  It was not a free ticket to heaven.

  Yes it was.

  And are we about to have a JW v Mormon debate? Delightful!
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  Why are JWs so afraid of apostates?

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why are jws so afraid of apostates?

  their view of apostates seems to be out of the realm of the ordinary, the natural.

  its as if the words of apostates are supernatual or spiritistic as if apostates are some kind of jedi knights who can slightly wave their hands or twitch their eyes and bring one under a spell.

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  Laika

  http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/apostate.php

  Emeth's definition of apostate is different to the Watchtower's own definition of apostate. Which according to the Watchtower Society makes Emeth an apostate. There is a beautiful irony in there somewhere.
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  Why are JWs so afraid of apostates?

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why are jws so afraid of apostates?

  their view of apostates seems to be out of the realm of the ordinary, the natural.

  its as if the words of apostates are supernatual or spiritistic as if apostates are some kind of jedi knights who can slightly wave their hands or twitch their eyes and bring one under a spell.

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  Laika

  ex-jw's that just fade away and build up a life without anti-witness activism are not 'despised' by me.

  Matthew 5:21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,[a] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister[b][c] will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[d] is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
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  Shark Evolution

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://descrier.co.uk/science/fossil-discovery-shows-model-evolution-sharks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fossil-discovery-shows-model-evolution-sharks.

  i used to consider sharks to be evidence for creation - and against evolution because it was stated that they are largely unchanged after millions of years ( hence, 'what evolution?')..

  that's not the case, however.

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  Laika

  Cofty: I do think that 99.9% of people who read popular physics have no idea where fact ends and fantasy begins.

  So which group do you fall into?
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  FORGIVENESS ... You owe it to your health

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i'm cleaning up my home of unnecessary magazines/newsletters that i have accumulated over the years.

  while i was working as an employee i did not feel like i had the time to read them.

  now that i'm not working as an employee but work as a volunteer to network and maintain workplace skills, i seem to have more time to read.. after reading many threads by former jws, i thought that the following article might help some to heal.

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  Laika

  The hard part I find with this is forgiving the disdain some of the JWs in my life still seem to treat me with. I feel I can forgive events in the past that no longer effect me, but I honestly don't know what it means to forgive someone in the midst of injustice.
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  Why are JWs so afraid of apostates?

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why are jws so afraid of apostates?

  their view of apostates seems to be out of the realm of the ordinary, the natural.

  its as if the words of apostates are supernatual or spiritistic as if apostates are some kind of jedi knights who can slightly wave their hands or twitch their eyes and bring one under a spell.

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  Laika

  sure apostates are despised by Jehovah's Witnesses you should know that by now

  Matthew 5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[i] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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  wt.org store , Rouen, France

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jwsurvey posted a pic of the wt.org store in france.

  that building looks like something you would find in the vancouver,b.c.

  eastend.

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  Laika

  It's a lovely place isn't it??

  It is Quelly, most French towns are. Wonderful country.

  Odd place for a JW shop.
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  Why are JWs so afraid of apostates?

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why are jws so afraid of apostates?

  their view of apostates seems to be out of the realm of the ordinary, the natural.

  its as if the words of apostates are supernatual or spiritistic as if apostates are some kind of jedi knights who can slightly wave their hands or twitch their eyes and bring one under a spell.

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  Laika

  JWs are both extremely confident they have the truth and yet are literally terrified of opposing views. It's a very strange phenomenon.
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  wt.org store , Rouen, France

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jwsurvey posted a pic of the wt.org store in france.

  that building looks like something you would find in the vancouver,b.c.

  eastend.

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  Laika

  I've been to Rouen, most famous as the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
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  Is it kind of funny that JWs don't give Jesus resurrection day any notice?

  by Comatose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you think about it, for a die hard christian the day jesus was supposed to be resurrected and back in heaven, thereby fulfilling his earthly mission, is a very big day.

  all the jws i know never even thought about it.

  in fact if i had mentioned it, i bet they would have looked me at strangely.

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  Laika

  Jesus' resurrection is irrelevant to JW atonement theology, it's just a nice thing Jehovah did but not something that had any bearing on the ransom payment.

  we are commended to keep the memorial not a feast because of the resurrection

  You were actually commanded to eat bread and drink wine in memorial of Jesus death, but v ery few JWs actually do that.