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BeachOfEden
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 Pros & Cons of JW & Bible Students - 2005/07/31 05:12 In the relm of theology...naturally thee #1 issue I hold with both JW's AND A Body of imperfect MEN....or the creature worship of ONE imperfect MAN= Russell. Instead of looking to Jesus Christ as our ONLY meditor..and leader.

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THE PROS

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1. The Divine Name Is Used

2. Non-Trinity God

3. The Hope of the Paradise earth

4. Hell is Simply a Mistranslation of the Hebrew word SHEOl=The Grave

Now..these are the '4' Main Positive Beliefs I see held by both JW's and Bible Students....

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1. The creature worship of either "The Organization"= A Body of MEN...(JW's)....or.....the creature worship of the late Charlse T.Russell= ONE MAN.

...Howver..there is more major issues I see in both JW's and Bible Students..which goes as follows...

2. sticking to old down beat/ piano hymns from the 1800's/ a FEAR of upbeat contemporary sounding worship music.

3. Rigid formal dress codes from the 1950's that has NOTHING to do with the Bible instructions of being modest. (Also forbidding beards on men for JW's and forbidding women from wearing pants..Also The Bible Students having women having to wear head coverings at meetings.

4. Forbidding women from being elders/pastors just like Southern Baptists

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Bible Students Only Cons

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Insulting their Christian brothers and sisters who express their desire to live on the restored earth forever instead of heaven as being somehow Not Christian..and..though meek hearted...spiritually uneducated.

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JW ONLY Cons

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1. Demanding 5 meetings a week is simply NOT balanced

2. Teaching that Jesus died for ALL..one minute then saying only JW's will survive Armageddon the next.

3. Forbidding birthdays celebrations and joining the YMCA

4. Telling people not to make friends with Non-JWs

5. Elders acting as spiritual cops instead of simply spiritual teachers.
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 Re:Pros & Cons of JW & Bible Students - 2005/08/02 07:55 BeachofEden,

I do agree with some of what you have posted here.

There is some I don't agree with.

The ones I don't agree with are those where the bible and its principles seem to be in conflict.

To make a more convincing post you should provide logically satisfying support from the the bible scriptures for each.


regards


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