<t>OpenMind wrote: This guy's a wind up. He's no Jehovah's Witness. No Witness I know talks like this and they wouldn't approach a forum without a plan set by their head office.<br/>
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<t>ArnoldLayne wrote: KD, you will never teach anything to anybody with such astonishing arrogance. Nobody will want to listen. Have the grace to respect what wiser people have to say and the humility to accept you have plenty more to learn<br/>
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im not teaching with arrogance, how so ...

<t>OpenMind wrote: By the way, why do you choose to use the name KingDavid for your username? I use my username as it is descriptive of my approach to life.<br/>
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i understand your view point on jw's an ministeral servants, just to let u know that ...

telaquapacky wrote: Hey, Dave! I've always wondered. I've never seen a Kingdom Hall with windows. Is that true- Kingdom Halls don't have windows? If so, why is that?


i havent seen any one with windows, although i havent seen all the halls, i dont know of any that have them.

<t>Ted wrote: KINGDAVID:-6 <br/>
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I have some 40+ years of study in Biblical history, translation, interpretation, and theology both formally and informally.<br/>
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To put it bluntly you have no idea of what you are talking about. It's time to open up your mind and do a little research ...

<t>i havent been on here this past weekend, if you think im shuning away from your comments you sorely mistakin, you all have your comments about what im sayin an what the witnesses are all about, thats fines by me, but you dont see the real picture here, for many of you beleivers of the bible, what ...

<t>Bronwen wrote: KD, I don't disagree at all with much of what you have written about the Bible and its writers; in fact, some of it is right on target and very well stated!<br/>
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Very few books of the Bible were actually written ...

<t>JAB wrote: Ah yes. But then, I don't take all the words of the Bible literally so I hardly think I'd take the number 144,000 literally either - especially if I was #144,001 and had the gates of heaven slammed in my face.<br/>
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that is fine jab, but your missing the point about these ...

<t>spot wrote: There's two sorts of posters on here, David, those who converse and those who copy/paste reams of crud off other internet sites. All your bulk posting in this thread is uncredited plagiarism from other people's work on other sites from years ago, and I detest that sort of abuse of a ...

<t>Ted wrote: KINGDAVID:-6 <br/>
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At this point in time I will withold further comment beyond this post. I have seen what this organization has done to families and individuals. I have heard from ex Jehovah Witnesses about the evil that was done to them. I have nothing against you personally. I ...

<t>JAB wrote: Where and how do you come up with the number 144,000??<br/>
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please read this jab , this wil satisfy your qeustion in regards to the 144,000 who they are an where that number comes from.<br/>
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To how many does the Bible hold out hope of heavenly life?<br ...

<r>spot wrote: You don't see the circular nature of your stance? "If God is love" then I'm sure you're right about the nature of hell. How do you know the nature of God? Because the Bible tells you so - at least, the way you read it convinces you that it does. Why do you believe the Bible is correct ...

<t>Ted wrote: KINGDAVID:-6 <br/>
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I honestly thought so. (Jehovah Witness).<br/>
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I will make a comment on their Bible. You talked of mistranslation because of personal bias.<br/>
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How about deliberate mistranslation. Make the Bible say what one wants it to say to fit in with ...

<t>vampress.rozz wrote: Hi kingdavid,<br/>
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firstly I classify myself now as a neo pagan. For many years I never put my beliefs into a pigeon hole but sometimes others need you to make it clear. As such I believe religion is a very integral part of a person so no religion is wrong even if it ...

<t>Ted wrote: KINGDAVID:-6 <br/>
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I am formally trained in translation and interpretation of both the Greek and the Hebrew.<br/>
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I do take exception to your comments that translators have let their own personal feelings interfere with what they are translating. This is neither accurate or ...

<t>spot wrote: How is it that some people can feel so certain about an issue of which they have no personal experience? Why is it that the existence of a Holy Text is enough to provide certainty? You're describing your own inner beliefs, you're not describing an external reality. If I were as ...

Ted wrote: KINGDAVID:-6

Have you ever worked at translating the Bible?

Shalom

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no i havent. but it has been translated to me, and i share what i learn.

<t>my position is im a christian, as to what im refering to is pretty clear by the title of the topic, and why am i refering to it, is to let people know the truth about the bible, because i know for sure many dont, so im simply letting people know the truth about either the bible, or God an many ...

<r>illuminati, this was a very interesting expierience your grandfather went threw. but to tell you the truth, there is no hell, to which people are eternaly tormented. ill explain- <br/>
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Definition: The word “hell” is found in many Bible translations. In the same verses other ...

thank you people, im glad to be hear, and im also happy to see how many people have some interest in the bible. also there are many intellegent people on this site, thats a plus. but anyways,keep an eye on my topics, i will be posting alot about what the bible really teaches. thanks.....

<t>Q. does god really care about you? A. God cares about you personally- 1 Peter 5:7<br/>
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Q. does god have a name? A. Gods personal name is Jehovah- Psalms 83:18 if your bible doesnt say his name, i have a list of bibles that do if you would like to know which ones they are. just let me know ...

<r>this is a very interesting topic, granted many dont know what the bible really teachs and some may do. please read-<br/>
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think about this- when you see the world around you today, you may wonder if there is a god, is this the kind of world he had purposed for us?<br/>
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when you read ...