ACTS 8:18“Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles the spirit was given, he offered them money,”It isn’t referring to just having the holy spirit here. It’s referrirng to something special, the gifts of the spirit. Note that it says they were given through the laying on the hands of “the apostles.” So, what ha…[Read more]

Quote If this is the gift of tongues to which the Apostle Paul is referring, why then is there a need for the gift of interpretation of tongues?Looking at a real life scenerio might help. If there are many English speaking people in my congregation and a few who only really speak Chinese, (but English a little), and someone were to give a talk in…[Read more]

Quote The last JWs who visited me told me that they believed in a 'much flatter earth' at that time. I think they could see how absurd that view is by the time they left…Hypothetical question for you stu.Let's imagine what the Bible said was true, and that all that water was dumped on the earth. Would this have any impact on the earth? Would…[Read more]

Quote We are also told we will do greater things than they did! If they had the gifts and did great things, it only stand to reason that we would still have the gifts and do greater things through them. –mandyHi Mandy. Long time.So here is that scripture:JOHN 14:12“Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do t…[Read more]

Quote I know my Father and he knows me, and he also knows you. Yes, he knows everyone. Sees everything. He can read hearts.All I'm trying to say is we must be careful of self-deception. We know, we both know what the scripture says:MATTHEW 7:21-23““Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one…[Read more]

Quote The congregations where I have worship have spoken English. I have seen someone speak in a tongue and someone interpret the tongue for the congreation in English. If everyone there speaks English, why not just speak English?So, 94, you've never seen this actual purpose of speaking in tongues used then?“How is it we are hearing, each one o…[Read more]

Referring to speaking in actual other languages (tongues) I asked:Quote Have you ever seen anything that resembles that?”–david“No, I can't say that I have.”–94.Well then, there has been some sort of change, hasn't there?”WHETHER THERE ARE TONGUES, THEY WILL CEASE.”I find your words here interesting:”Certain members of the congregation want to…[Read more]

Quote I have seen this kind of thing in the church where I anticipate that I will be ordained as bishop. Which language did he speak in? “and they all became filled with holy spirit and started to speak with different tongues. . . . How is it we are hearing, each one of us, his own language in which we were born? . . . we hear them speaking in…[Read more]

Interestingly, mountains are growing taller. Mount everest, an inch a year.http://content.scholastic.com/browse/book.jsp?id=3483Although, that figure seems extremely large compared to other mountains.http://www.natural-environment.com/blog….-taller

“You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and . . . to the most distant part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)Notice that he thus gave indication of just how this monumental witness work would be accomplished—with the assistance of the holy spirit.When Jesus said the words quoted above…[Read more]

Quote Here some scriptures that may help:Quote1Cr 14:2 For he that speaketh in an tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth ; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteriesQuote1Cr 14:5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with…[Read more]

Quote Hi DK:You may believe that they have disappeared because you have not seen these gifts in operation in the church, but I can assure you that no, they have not disappeared,94, I have a question. You seem to have seen these things, or what you believe to be speaking in tongues. Have you ever seen someone that couldn't speak one language…[Read more]

Quote (seekingtruth @ June 29 2008,06:10)Quote (david @ June 29 2008,00:56)Quote it does seem that the JW's tend to fret over not using His name much the same as the pharisees did over using it.–seeking“For all the peoples, for their part, will walk each one in the name of its god; but we, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God t…[Read more]

A quick search of my Bible tells me that “Father” appears 1422 times. Of course, not all these times would be referring to Jehovah.God's name, appears some 7000 times in the Hebrew scriptures alone.Were the Bible writers showing a lack of respect? ARe their views wrong?

“Give thanks to Jehovah, YOU people; call upon his name,Make his deeds known among the peoples!–1 chronGIVE thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name,Make known among the peoples his dealings.–psalms

Quote Actually I was brought up that to call your parents by their first name was a lack of respectYes, I never called my dad by his name either. But what do you make of this scripture or scriptures like it?Isa. 12:4: “Give thanks to Jehovah, you people! Call upon his name. Make known among the peoples his dealings. Make mention that his name i…[Read more]

Quote It's important, same as my earthly fathers,–seeking truth.I would say, God's name is far, vastly, infinitely more important than any earthly Father.We pray for his name to be sanctified. Our names, mean very little.

Quote it does seem that the JW's tend to fret over not using His name much the same as the pharisees did over using it.–seeking“For all the peoples, for their part, will walk each one in the name of its god; but we, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time indefinite, even forever.”–micahActs 15:14: “Symeon has relat…[Read more]

Jerome, in the fourth century, wrote: “Matthew, who is also Levi, and who from a publican came to be an apostle, first of all composed a Gospel of Christ in Judaea in the Hebrew language and characters for the benefit of those of the circumcision who had believed.” (De viris inlustribus, chap. III) This Gospel includes 11 direct quotations of por…[Read more]

Quote David I agree that it was wrong to replace Jehovah with Lord in scriptures but it does seem that the JW's tend to fret over not using His name much the same as the pharisees did over using it. I have not said this to offend you and I apologize if I have. Just expressing an observation.Seeking truth, how important is God's name to you?