Ed, your question is highly illogical.What Bible verse am I going to show you that supports my 'assertion' that everyone on this forum disagrees with your beliefs about the numbers (and other things)? We both know that is the case. You are creating a red herring in wanting me to find a scripture that says this.If I have said something incorrect…[Read more]

T8, I think I put this in the wrong category. It should be in the “debate” category. I put it here, because I was having this same conversation with 3 people at the same time, and it seemed to you that I kept avoiding certain things and it seemed to me that you and others kept ignoring certain things. Maybe I'm not sure of what the difference…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Feb. 12 2012,04:21)Quote (david @ Feb. 12 2012,11:09)Quote I asked: “Is it not true that your organization teaches that non-members are non-Christians?”The problem Ed, is, everyone thinks they are following Christ, ie: a Christian.If everyone was following Christ, would this forum exist?  If we all had the mind of Christ and…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Feb. 12 2012,04:22)Quote (david @ Feb. 12 2012,04:09)Ed, I believe you are not following Christ, because I don't believe Jesus said anything about a hidden number code in the Bible.  I just don't see it.  I believe your belief is wrong–on the number code and on other things.  Hi David,That is YOUR opinion.If you have any bible re…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 12 2012,04:41)Hi, Why would we have to waste energy proving men wrong when the Word is still waiting to teach us?Nick,does this mean you are going to stop speaking?

Pierre, how old are you? Are we talking 1914? And where is “there”?

Mike, have you actually met Nick? The last 7 posts before this one, sometimes with Nick, you can have strings of such posts that go on for days–100's of posts long. thousands! Millions! I like Nick, but I wish he would converse, more so than moderate. And when he's not moderating, I wish he would not converse. (That made sense in my mind…[Read more]

Mike, it's hard to argue with someone when you don't know what they believe. :-)What do you believe?1914, Christ returned:1. True,2. Not true,3. Don't know

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Feb. 12 2012,04:17)Quote (terraricca @ Feb. 11 2012,11:08)why did the WJ teach that 1914 was the end and the return of Christ ?The belief is that Jesus began to rule in heaven in 1914 – not that he returned to earth.Now, would you like to discuss where they are wrong about this belief?  What do you say?  And how is YOUR u…[Read more]

Quote I asked: “Is it not true that your organization teaches that non-members are non-Christians?”The problem Ed, is, everyone thinks they are following Christ, ie: a Christian.If everyone was following Christ, would this forum exist? If we all had the mind of Christ and were one, as Jesus said his followers would be, would this forum exist?…[Read more]

Quote (Wakeup @ Feb. 11 2012,17:21)Quote (david @ Feb. 11 2012,16:07)Sorry, that last one was Acts 5:42.  I guess it could also be this one you are referring to Ed (Acts 20:20,21):English Standard Version (©2001)how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house,New A…[Read more]

Wikipedia (also interesting):A person (plural: persons or people; from Latin: persona, meaning “mask”) is a being, such as a human, that has certain capacities or attributes constituting personhood, the precise definition of which is the subject of much controversy.Prior to the advent of Christianity, the word “persona” (Latin) or “prosopon”…[Read more]

I found a really weird definition of Person:Person (ˈpɜːs ə n) — nChristianity any of the three hypostases existing as distinct in the one God and constituting the Trinity. They are the First Person, the Father, the Second Person, the Son, and the Third Person, the Holy GhostI do not agree with this of course, but it's interesting how they u…[Read more]

Getting over a nasty flu.

Sorry, that last one was Acts 5:42. I guess it could also be this one you are referring to Ed (Acts 20:20,21):English Standard Version (©2001)how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house,New American Standard Bible (©1995)how I did not shrink from declaring to you a…[Read more]

Nick!!!How are you?

“There is a verse that says we should go door to door, which the JW's do do.Can someone point me to the specific verse to which I refer?”–Ed.There is no “door to door” scripture. Perhaps this is what you are asking of:New International Version (©1984)Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and…[Read more]

T8, Should this perhaps be moved to the “debate” section? (THIS DISCUSSION IS BETWEEN T8 AND MYSELF ONLY.)

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Oct. 09 2011,04:56)This is from the Official JW Website:Do you believe that you are the only ones who will be saved?No. Many millions who have lived in centuries past and who were not Jehovah’s Witnesses will come back in a resurrection and have an opportunity for life. Many now living may yet take a stand for truth and r…[Read more]

I found this very simple explanation of what halloween's origins are in the “simple” wikipedia:”OriginsThe word Halloween is from Hallowe'en. This is a contraction of All Hallow's Eve. All Hallow's Eve is the day before the Catholic holiday All Saints holy day. All Saints holy day was once called All Hallows. This was short for All Hallowed Souls.…[Read more]