my mother gave me the last few watchtower and awakes when i visited her this week.....in the 1-1-04 watchtower, under the article---"jehovah's word is alive---highlights from the book of genesis---1"-------on page 29, the question is asked:"did jehovah god speak to adam directly?
" notice their answer.
"the bible reveals that when god spoke to humans, it was often through an angel.
Schizm-----I never brought up the trinity and I see no reason for you to, either. You are a typical JW that runs around an argument when you get caught.btw---are you male or female or possibly one of the 144000?~Minimus
The Bible says GOD created man. It DOESN"T say God used Michael the Archangel to create him.~Minimus
All things were made by [he who was "in the beginning with God," namely the Word/Jesus/Michael]; and without him was not any thing made that was made. ~John 1:3.
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my mother gave me the last few watchtower and awakes when i visited her this week.....in the 1-1-04 watchtower, under the article---"jehovah's word is alive---highlights from the book of genesis---1"-------on page 29, the question is asked:"did jehovah god speak to adam directly?
" notice their answer.
"the bible reveals that when god spoke to humans, it was often through an angel.
I disagree that with the policy of sending women in the preaching work when they aren't allowed to preach in the congregation.~heathen
I have no problem with the particular "policy" of which you speak. However, I do fail to see how a *woman* can be one of the 144,000 (a king and priest during Christ's reign) and yet not qualify to represent the congregation in prayer, etc.
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my mother gave me the last few watchtower and awakes when i visited her this week.....in the 1-1-04 watchtower, under the article---"jehovah's word is alive---highlights from the book of genesis---1"-------on page 29, the question is asked:"did jehovah god speak to adam directly?
" notice their answer.
"the bible reveals that when god spoke to humans, it was often through an angel.
The Bible says GOD created man. It DOESN"T say God used Michael the Archangel to create him.
Surely you're not wanting to argue the "Trinity," are you Minimus?
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my mother gave me the last few watchtower and awakes when i visited her this week.....in the 1-1-04 watchtower, under the article---"jehovah's word is alive---highlights from the book of genesis---1"-------on page 29, the question is asked:"did jehovah god speak to adam directly?
" notice their answer.
"the bible reveals that when god spoke to humans, it was often through an angel.
Schizm-----Why do you feel that it's "very likely"? I think it's most likely that Jehovah would speak to Adam and Moses and Abraham without the intervening of Jesus. When the SCRIPTURE says Jehovah spoke to a person, why is that not easily accepted.? Why try to add or take away from the Word??
God didn't *create* Adam and Eve directly, so why would he *communicate* with them directly?
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my mother gave me the last few watchtower and awakes when i visited her this week.....in the 1-1-04 watchtower, under the article---"jehovah's word is alive---highlights from the book of genesis---1"-------on page 29, the question is asked:"did jehovah god speak to adam directly?
" notice their answer.
"the bible reveals that when god spoke to humans, it was often through an angel.
Can you think of anything that JWs believe in that is clearly unproveable???
Yes. The doctrine of 1914 is one such example.
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my mother gave me the last few watchtower and awakes when i visited her this week.....in the 1-1-04 watchtower, under the article---"jehovah's word is alive---highlights from the book of genesis---1"-------on page 29, the question is asked:"did jehovah god speak to adam directly?
" notice their answer.
"the bible reveals that when god spoke to humans, it was often through an angel.
"Did Jehovah God speak to Adam directly?"
"The Bible reveals that when God spoke to humans, it was often through an angel. God's chief spokesman was his only-begotten Son, called "the Word". Very likely God spoke to Adam and Eve through "the Word" [Michael/Jesus].
I agree that this was "very likely".
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the image below depicts the "manger scene".
if you look close, and use a little imagination, you can make out the "three wise men" there on the left, and joseph and mary on the right.
of course the brightest, pulsating "star" above them all is the "star of bethlehem".
Herod didn't like the idea of a competitor and asked the Magis to tell him where this child was on their way back.~Celia
Hmmm. Do you think that Satan might have known beforehand that this would be Herod's reaction, and thus the reason for the "star" to begin with? I think it needs to be remembered that Jesus' success spelled out Satan's defeat and everlasting death, whereas had Jesus been defeated it would have saved Satan. Yes, Satan's very life hang in the balance. It's now only a matter of time for Satan before he comes to his end forever.
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the image below depicts the "manger scene".
if you look close, and use a little imagination, you can make out the "three wise men" there on the left, and joseph and mary on the right.
of course the brightest, pulsating "star" above them all is the "star of bethlehem".
Celia,
You originally said:
... that the star has been sent by Satan so Jesus would be killed, and that's the stupidest story I've ever heard.
And so I asked:
Why?
The reason you've given is:
The story of the star being sent by Satan is just another of the JW leadership invention to support their no Christmas celebration rule.
My question still remains unanswered: Why do you think the idea of Satan having caused the star, in order to kill Jesus, is so "stupid".
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the image below depicts the "manger scene".
if you look close, and use a little imagination, you can make out the "three wise men" there on the left, and joseph and mary on the right.
of course the brightest, pulsating "star" above them all is the "star of bethlehem".
Celia said:
... that the star has been sent by Satan so Jesus would be killed, and that's the stupidest story I've ever heard.
Why?
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the image below depicts the "manger scene".
if you look close, and use a little imagination, you can make out the "three wise men" there on the left, and joseph and mary on the right.
of course the brightest, pulsating "star" above them all is the "star of bethlehem".
Terri,
Hopefully you are asking what the "star" might have been....did I understand the question?
No, what I was really getting at is the fact that two different means was used for announcing that Jesus had been born (the shepherds learned of the birth one way and the Magi learned of it by a different means). Of course some people believe that it was God who caused the "star". But if such were true then the question arises: Why would God make use of angels in the one case, but then make use of a "star" in the other case? Care to address that question?
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