Hey Nick,Which part of my post are you asking me about? If you like, I could direct you to the area where that question is discussed.Of course you haven't read my post yet. What I'm wondering, is, will you ever read any of it?I own 7 or 8 books on speed reading. None of them have helped me that much. If you have any reference works that are…[Read more]

“My dear friends, do not believe all who claim to have the Spirit, but test them to find out if the spirit they have comes from God.”—1 John 4:1, Today’s English Version.“Beloved ones . . . test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God.” (Acts 17:11; See also 1 Thes 5:20,21)Even in the first century, the apostle Pau…[Read more]

How do I get the words in BOLD? I've tried the B button. It doesn't seem to work.

Just so everyone knows, this topic moved to the “tongues” thread. That's why I'm not responding here.

I don't feel like wading through the past couple pages. Can you bring me up to speed?

Somehow, I doubt it's the power of God that makes people babel sounds that aren't understandable by anyone.THERE WAS A REASON THE GIFT OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES WAS GIVEN.Did you read the post above the one you quoted and read all the scriptures and look at the simple line of reasoning and logic?I know it's impossible (faith shattering) for someone…[Read more]

We have used radio and tv in the past, but the methods set out by Jesus are the best. We follow them.hmmm. What message exactly did Christ preach in your opinion? Did he stress the sactification of his fathers name? Did he talk to people about God's Kingdom? Did he tell people to repent, because the kingdom of God has drawn near? Did he…[Read more]

How different the apostle Paul is from the modern sects that claim to be able to speak in tongues. They are not at all interested in having their hearers understand what they babble but merely want them to be impressed by their unintelligible speech.The gift of speaking in different tongues was given to the early Christians for a purpose, to…[Read more]

WHY THE GIFT OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES WAS GIVENFirst of all, the apostle Paul explains at Hebrews 2:2-4 that the miraculous gifts, which would include the gift of tongues, were given to the first-century Christians to verify that God’s favor had shifted from the old Jewish arrangement for worship to the newly established Christian congregation. T…[Read more]

Hows it going Nick,Maybe you forget the times that I explained why we preach. It is out of love for Jehovah and neighbor. –Because we love Jehovah, we obey the scriptural commands to share the good news with everyone. –Because we love our neighbors, we share with them this most wonderful news.I think that's been made rather…[Read more]

Isn't using tongues when you speak in another language? Wasn't this gift originally given so that the good news could be preached more quickly to all?What do you mean by speaking in tongues?

“When we say MY CHURCH/ORGANISATION, we are talking of another. For that is like saying MY BRIDE. The Church is his bride. Therefore you cannot say my Bride to mean the bride of Christ, unless you are Christ himself. The bride is the bride. The bride cannot say MY BRIDE when talking of herself can she.”Odd reasoning t8. (what does t8 mean?)Right,…[Read more]

Have you noticed that it's much easier to ask questions than to answer them?Have you noticed that you ask more questions than you answer?Have you noticed that I'm now talking in questions?Did you ever answer “Onespirit” (I believe) when he asked you about the speaking in tongues and healing?Did you know that if it's Supper time in New Zealand,…[Read more]

Hey Nick,Are you saying everyone shouldn't be given the chance to hear the greatest news ever? The good news of the kingdom?Don't get me wrong. It's God that draws people to him. But we are “God's fellow workers,” and we are to obey his commands to share this good news with everyone.Mankinds greatest need is spiritual. Why not share with others…[Read more]

“I'm a catholic. I'm not interested in the Bible.””I'm not interested in discussing the Bible. I'm already a Christian.”etc.etc.Sometimes, in my head, I laugh at such obviously contradictory responces. Other times, I do feel sad.We don't really see it like you say though. We are not the judges. Just the messengers.Nick, if you were to ever…[Read more]

OK, Eliyah, you're not part of the Sacred Name Movement. How do you feel about them?

Sorry, Nick and Eliyah, no I didn't mean to imply that ex Jehovah Witnesses are apostates. By far, most of course are not.My point was that it is somewhat underhanded and vile to direct people to hate sites that were created by people that were most likely removed from our organization. If one has an ex wife for example, Eliyah, how likely is…[Read more]

Just to be clear, as I've already said a couple times, I've never “shunned” the use of Yahweh or any of the many many many other possible correct transliterations. To use God's name, and to reflect the glory of his name is the important thing.I have questioned the idea that his name MUST be pronounced the same way all over the world, the way it…[Read more]

Hey Eliyah,When people come to this forum, and they look at the Jehovah's Witness thread, they will now be directed to those apostate sites against Jehovah's Witnesses, which are mostly created by and for ex-JW's.Elijah, I would never tell people to go to google and type in “Sacred Name Movement” (SNM) and see what the internet has to say about…[Read more]

Elijah, sorry, Eliyah brings up a good point.There are about 40,000 JW disfellowshiped (excommunicated) every year. We actually follow the unpopular scriptural command to disfellowship from such ones.But Eliyah, what are the chances that someone who has been removed from an organization because of their conduct is going to have anything good or…[Read more]