alot of people are saying god is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues.
but didn't god achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?.
"Forty years to walk accross a desert that could be walked accross in less than half a year, unlikely."
well it says God did that to them on purpose: " "So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the LORD was destroyed. "-numbers
the march 2015 study watchtower finally solves the mystery of the sheep and the goats:.
" first, note that jesus is teaching bymeans of an illustration.
obviously, he isnot talking about separating literal sheepfrom literal goats.".
The march 2015 study watchtower finally solves the mystery of the sheep and the goats:
" First, note that Jesus is teaching by
means of an illustration. Obviously, he is
not talking about separating literal sheep
from literal goats."
Wow there you have it- Jesus is not talking about literal goats and sheep! I feel so enlightened!
alot of people are saying god is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues.
but didn't god achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?.
Alot of people are saying God is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues. But didn't God achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?
i think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months..
There is an answer to the other religions have survived argument.
Other religions don't rely so much on preaching to gain numbers. There is a superchurning inside the JW's. More and more hours are needed to gain members with US and UK numbers possibly already falling.
Second they have and do heavily rely on US and UK rich countries for the main flow of money. I just don't see too many ways out for them at this point. Are they going to start doing daycare and celebrating Christmas? If you look at pew survey it says most of these religions are surviving or
growing because they are dramatically adapting. I just don't see too much room for JW's to adapt.
i think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months..
I think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months.
in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.
special, private language).
jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.
The "society" was used heavily now it's called "the branch".
"District conventions" are now "regional conventions".
The "faithful and discreet slave" is now called "anti-christ".
while there are not too many currently defending the watchtower in this discussion forum, it happens from time to time.
and quite often, there may be new people and lurkers reading these discussions.
i just wanted you to ponder these questions.
j-dubbed: You are dealing with the best of the best cults. I've known people that lived and died swearing this is the truth. It is you and your family
vs a whole organization who regularly meets together. Maybe reading "combatting cult mind control" would help. If you want to go the bible
don't argue the trinity argue Jesus being the mediator to God and man and luke 21:8 false prophets/teachers. You have to not seem like you are just
trying to win the argument. Appeal to the heart etc. etc..
hehehe, brooklyn bethel had tunnels that went under the street to other buildings and now this warwick will have tunnels.. maybe it's because:" everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
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maybe they will be in their tunnels when they are saying : "say to the mountains, 'fall on us,' and to the hills, 'cover us.
hehehe, Brooklyn bethel had tunnels that went under the street to other buildings and now this warwick will have tunnels.
Maybe it's because:" everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. "
Maybe they will be in their tunnels when they are saying : "SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.' And that will be their grave.
) why do animals suffer and die?.
) if this is all about god's soverenty, why cause the flood?
how does it prove "man cannot direct their own step" if god immediately turns around and wipes men out for " eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage ?".
The bible questions will get nowhere, maybe 4,5,6 would work.
so what is a class 5 project?.
it is one done to the highest standards.
paint & drywall, fit and finish, of everything to perfection.
Hmm, very interesting. So when they are building other branches and kingdom halls voluntary labor is the modest thing to do and anything can
be done with holy spirit but hey we want this done right because we will be living there. In jw's should pay close attention to how this mimics
governments. You will notice that somehow by magic everything is just better closer to the capitals and then not as nice the farther away you get.
Warwick is the main capital building of jw land and the branches are like the individual states.
