Do Jehovah's Witnesses resort to fund-raising dinners, collection envelopes, canvassing for funds, and similar ways of raising money?No, true Christians do not have to be coerced or bribed into giving by having prizes dangled in front of them. Religious groups that resort to bingo, bazaars, raffles, carnivals, the renting of pews, or the passing…[Read more]

Quote Show me where I have spoken ill of a JW.I was just quoting what Casey said.But Nick, are you saying you've never spoken ill of me? Well, I guess not nearly as much as some.Thanks for that.david

Quote HI DavidOk..This is what I think your telling me..Luke 12:32.The little flock,are Jehovah's Witnesses because..Matthew 25:31-46.. Jehovah's Witnesses the only ones who fit the bill because of their works.Romans 6:3-5 .JW's are the joint heirs and the rest of us believers are goats.JW's are not the only ones who spread the Word and study…[Read more]

Quote You sure? Have you been to Brooklyn? Have you met your president or current overseer? Have you met the head body up there? Do you know how much he makes?Yes. Yes. Not the current one. The past one. Yes.Essentially, room and board.Quote 1 billion dollars minues that is 999,487,750 left. That is a huge amount of paper!I wasn't saying…[Read more]

Quote well I am actually working on my B.A. in Biblical Studies–Casey.Enough said. I understand now.Quote At least mine will give me college credits to have a degree.–CaseyYou're right. I don't have a degree written in ink from some worldly university, saying that I'm qualified to speak about God.2 CORINTHIANS 3:1-3“Are we starting again to r…[Read more]

Quote I guess the early Christians would have been instructed in some way in the Law, but I'm not a scholar of this, so not qualified to say much on the subject.–DebraIf only scholars spoke, the world would be a very quite backward place. Jesus told his disciples who were far from being scholars:MATTHEW 28:19-20“Go therefore and make disciples o…[Read more]

Quote Hi DavidI havn't been following this thread, but I do have a question.Why don't Jehovah”s Witness partake of the Bread and Wine when it is passed around?I have been to your church because I was invited by 2 women who came to my door and we shared for a couple of hours, our beliefs.They didn't mention to me before I went that I am to pass the…[Read more]

I was once going from door to door, preaching the good news of the kingdom and encouraging people to look into their Bible (Mat 24:14) when I came across a Pastor who invited me in.He kept repeating to me: “Jesus is Jehovah.” He said it like 20 times. I think he was expecting me to just 'get' what he was saying by him repeating: “Jesus is…[Read more]

Casey:”Anyway, I can see this has become a sort of antogonistic thread. Nick, I don't think you can make stabs at JW's without any grounds. It seems sir that you make a poke at them without any defense and run with it, maybe in the hopes that you will pesuade someone? I do not know so I am reluctant to say.”–page 17, oct 3These words above, may…[Read more]

Quote Oh one more thing.Where is the USA? I think it is near Canada isn't it?Ya, it's that little place just below Canada where Canadians spend their winters. The people who live there are very similar to Canadians. We've been slowly infiltrating them for years now. They have no idea, because we look just like them. We're just about ready to…[Read more]

Hey Seeking, We just got snow last night. It should melt in the next few days. Then, it should come back and be here for 4 or 5 months of winter wonderlanded fun…and cold dreary overcast bleakness.When did you say you were going? in the next month or so?

Where did Mercy go?

MATTHEW 13:11“In reply he said: “To YOU it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those people it is not granted.”LUKE 8:10“He said: “To YOU it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God, but for the rest it is in illustrations, in order that, though looking, they may look in vain a…[Read more]

Casey said:Quote At first the Watchtower would not allow their followers to view the www, now they can at discretion.Of course we should use discretion. But it is simply false that anything has ever been said that “would not allow” us to “view the www.” That is simply a lie, or more false information. I wonder what this false belief is based…[Read more]

Casey stated: Quote QuoteLet me make a point here sir. As far as I know, there are NO SCHOLARS (as far as I know) in the field of the Watchtower. NONE! What does that say? But again, as far as I know the JW do not allow their members to read literature of the opposite views. So in a sense you are in disobediance. At first the Watchtower would not…[Read more]

Given that Jesus spent so much time discussing it, I'm really suprised that this subject isn't given much more time.MATTHEW 13:11“To YOU it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those people it is not granted.”Being that everyone wouldn't understand about this kingdom, I think we should look at som…[Read more]

Quote We can forgive and forget. I have already forgiven.–HeiscomingI'm not sure you really have. Because, the conversation continues:Quote The problem is t8, you let yourself get pulled into this and that would have been fine if you would have been unbias. Yet, you have not. It makes me wonder if you and Nick are blood relation. Are you?–So as…[Read more]

Can we for a moment consider WHY these things are commanded, instead of looking at what is specifically commanded.Why, did God choose to restrict people in this way?Anyone?

Quote If you are free to be led by the Spirit in all things, then you do not have the burden of having to adhere to the commandments of men. But if we are under the authority of man-made rules and regulations. . . .–t8So you're saying if we're lead by the holy spirit, then we don't have to adhere to what the apostles and older men of the…[Read more]

Our Creator referred to blood when he gave the Law code to ancient Israel. While many people respect the wisdom and ethics in that code, few are aware of its serious laws on blood. For instance: “If anyone of the house of Israel or of the strangers who reside among them partakes of any blood, I will set My face against the person who partakes of t…[Read more]