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  Hmm The Apostate?

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was thinking about the term apostate and decided to search it i. the glorious "revised revised revision of the nwt" and found interesting things.

  first it only appears twice.

  in proverbs 11:9 .

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  Although they conveniently provide no interlinear or assistance for translating any of the OT......
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  Hmm The Apostate?

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was thinking about the term apostate and decided to search it i. the glorious "revised revised revision of the nwt" and found interesting things.

  first it only appears twice.

  in proverbs 11:9 .

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  I was thinking about the term apostate and decided to search it i. The glorious "revised revised revision of the NWT" and found interesting things. First it only appears twice. In proverbs 11:9

  New World Translation Pr 11:9 By his mouth the apostate brings his neighbor to ruin, But by knowledge the righteous are rescued.

  Reference Bible Pr 11:9 By [his] mouth the one who is an apostate brings his fellowman to ruin, but by knowledge are the righteous rescued.

  Kingdom Interlinear The selected verse is not present in this Bible. Hmmmmm i wonder why

  Byington Pr 11:9 By an ungodly man’s mouth his neighbor is ruined, but by knowledge honest men are rescued. American Standard Version Pr 11:9 With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

  King James Version Pr 11:9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

  notice anything interesting?

  Waaaait waaait how about

  New World Translation Isa 10:6 I will send him against an apostate nation, Against the people who infuriated me; I will command him to take much spoil and much plunder And to trample them like mud in the streets.

  Reference Bible Isa 10:6 Against an apostate nation I shall send him, and against the people of my fury I shall issue a command to him, to take much spoil and to take much plunder and to make it a trampling place like the clay of the streets.

  Kingdom Interlinear The selected verse is not present in this Bible. Hmmmmmmm again?!?!

  Byington Isa 10:6 I send him upon an irreligious nation and commission him against the people of my wrath to carry off booty and lift plunder and reduce them to a trampled mass like street clay.

  merican Standard Version Isa 10:6 I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

  King James Version Isa 10:6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

  so as u can see the two ways the. WT uses apostate in their Bible is NOT accurate nor consistent with all other bibles not associated with them....ANDthey conveniently do not provide the linear for these verses.....whoops.

  JP
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  My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  10 " any israelite or any alien living among them who eats any bloodi will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.

  12 therefore i say to the israelites, "none of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

  15 'anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.

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  I have a feeling this topic will come up sooner rather than later since neither me nor my wife have filled out our blood cards ;-)
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  My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  10 " any israelite or any alien living among them who eats any bloodi will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.

  12 therefore i say to the israelites, "none of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

  15 'anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.

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  Excellent i believe im going to use this on my wife. Thanks cofty
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  How the WT would look if written in 1st person: SO DISGUSTING

  by Antioch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  how would the watchtower of july 15th read if the watchtower was written in 1st person from the ones allegedly preparing an dispensing spiritual food (ie the watchtower)?

  why is it written by a faceless 3rd person telling readers what to think about the people who are allegedly dispensing the very material i'm reading?

  i was reading the july 15th article and laughed at the ridiculousness of it all.. .

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  damn
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  22 questions from creationists to evolutionists, taken from the Nye/Ham debate

  by adamah in

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  2. current

  here's 22 questions asked by creationists of evolutionists, on the night of the nye/ham debate: we've got alot of people who can help these creationists out, right here on jwn, so it seems the neighborly thing to do, right?.

  http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio.

  i'll take the easy one..... #22: if we come from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?".

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  Interesting thread
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  Design or Non-Design, finally we know, Darwin's Doubt

  by QC in

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  2. friends

  if you want to read the definitive explanation on fossils and how life arrived its covered in darwins doubt, by s.c. meyer.

  this is a game changer.

  the bomb!.

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  Qc-lets simplify it

  noun 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; somethingevolved: The exploration of space is the evolution of decades of research. 3. change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift. for instance: The scientists showed for the first time how the virus called "Lambda" evolved to find a new way to attack host cells, an innovation that took four mutations to accomplish. This virus infects bacteria, in particular the common E. colibacterium. Lambda isn't dangerous to humans, but this research demonstrated how viruses evolve complex and potentially deadly new traits, noted Justin Meyer, MSU graduate student, who co-authored the paper with Richard Lenski, MSU Hannah Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. ....now did God make a happy virus that didnt hirt anyone? Just made the girus to kill animals until man sinned? Because if it changed from animals to humans then some forM of evolving took place.....but alas i feel im spinning tires with you..
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  Growing a beard!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am doing one of my dreams for a while: growing a beard.

  it may not seem like much, but it's quite the experience for me.

  it's probably a rite of passage from jw to exjw lol.. besides the itchyness, i hate it that it curls so much (i have hairs that naturally start to curl after a certain length).. anyone here have tips on taking care of a beard?

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  Well either way im in CO USA its 3 degrees out and im growin a beard....or perhaps sand on my face....we shall seee...since it means i wont have priviedges im happy bout it since its not "against God" but just means i dont get privs.....perfect lol
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  Ex-Military JWs collect money

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  isnt this somehing that would be against god or at least hypocritical?

  jws who were in the military but quit still accept money from their jobs so they can pioneer and still get paid..... or am i being too harsh.. .

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  Cheers. Good point...i was thinking strictly from a WT point of view....i agree i feel everyone who serves deserves that money...What i dont like is peole bad mouthing serving in the military while collecting its benefits...structly the way the WT speak of the military...
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  Jealous Murderous OT Yahweh Jehovah really is Satan?

  by Shanagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i would love to start a discussion (not a debate) with others that follow the gnostic writings from the nag hammadi library.

  i am a believer that pretty much every belief has some truths and fallacies.

  some say its a game of 'only taking what you like out of something'.....i say, its using discernment to find the 'pure nature' of what god would be and is.

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  So we fight the God pf the Quran....F**k him...if he will destroy me i will lut up theodt magnificent fight of all the ages of men....destroy me o god and i shall lift my dead hand to u....to halt the impending doom to my associates and lwers. Bit the point os feck him ....