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. In Jesus' case, we're dealing with two very dissimilar beings: the one a spirit being and the other a material being. (1Cor 15:45-47) * Let's say, hypothetically, the Word is really and truly Jehovah God. Well; Jehovah God is impervious to death; i.e. He cannot die nor can He be killed. So...

. It ain't what you know that gets you into trouble; It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. Mark Twain _

. The Word is an eternal species of life (1 John 1:1-2) whereas Jesus is a temporal species of life (Romans 1:3) Most Christians will readily attest that Jesus is fully God and fully Man; the meanwhile reluctant to concur that Jesus can trace his humanity all the way back to the dust from...

. • Isa 9:6 . . For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and his name shall be called the everlasting Father Jesus died young and left behind no posterity. "Who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living"(Isa 53:8) Spiritual leaders are sometimes...

. In the opinions of Wokes and Progressives: Jesus was an extreme right-wing intolerant bigot, and a purveyor of misinformation. _

. Continued From No.1193 From p.56, of Reasoning From The Scriptures, under the heading: Who is baptized with holy spirit? comes the excerpt below. _________________________________________________________ "To you who have been sanctified in union with Christ Jesus, called to be holy ones"...

. Re: What benefit does it produce to make Jesus God • Col 2:9 . . It is in him that all the fullness of the divine quality dwells bodily. The Greek word for "divine quality" is theóteetos which means: divinity Seeing as how theóteetos is modified by the Greek definite article "teés" then...

. Continued From No.1189 Religion and Politics tend to be quicksands of subjective truth. Take for example Dr. Anthony Fauci's mantra "Follow The Science". Well; of course Fauci meant his science alone rather than all science. These past two years, any and all data disproving and/or dissenting...

. There is a trend in the world of education to dumb down curriculums so that the slow kids in class can keep up (especially minorities). This of course discourages excellence and holds back kids who exhibit real potential. What I'm saying is: it would be out of character for God to require...

. • Luke 16:26 . . Between us and you a great chasm has been fixed Luke portrays only a small portion of the geography where Abraham and the rich man conversed; suggesting that the two locations of the chasm where the men stood are peninsulas or narrow cornices. But I rather suspect that the...

. God determined from the very beginning to keep light and dark segregated from one another because the two are incompatible. • Gen 1:2-5 . . Darkness was upon the face of the deep. And God said, Let there be light. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. So then; were...

. Continued From No.1188 Is there a meaningful difference between Spirit birth (John 3:3-8) and Spirit baptism (1Cor 12:13) and need John Que and Jane Doe JWs be concerned? _

. Continued From No.1182 The Greek word located in Heb 1:3 doesn't pertain to piety, nor to imitators, nor to ambassadors, nor to servants. It pertains to precision copies and duplicates. It's a very unique word found nowhere else in the entire New Testament. Think about it: God's son...

. JWs would probably call that "life force" which is transferrable. For example: in order for their version of Michael the archangel to take on human form, he had to relinquish his angel form because the Society does not allow for someone to exist as a spirit being and a material being...

. It's hard enough to comprehend an infinite void, but even harder to comprehend that the void is expanding in all directions. And on top of that, the expansion's velocity isn't slowing down; it is, in fact, speeding up: defying gravity's attempt to pull everything together. Neil deGrasse...

. Continued From No.1181 The passages below are paraphrased in harmony with the NWT's translation of Colossians 1:16-17 » John 1:1-3 . . In the beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. This one was in the beginning with God. All other things came into...

. Continued From No.1178 The "exact representation" spoken of by Heb 1:3 is neither a reflection nor a photograph, nor a petro glyph, nor a stone monument. The Greek word pertains to copies and duplicates; which in the Son's case, is a sentient being rather than an inanimate object. • Col 2:9...

. Continued From No.1177 The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. In fact, the Watchtower Publications Index includes the heading “Beliefs Clarified,” which lists adjustments in our Scriptural...

. Continued From No.1157 The Greek word for "image:" in 2Cor 4:4 and Col 1:15 pertains to likenesses, i.e. statues, profiles, representations and/or resemblances. It's used something like 23 times in the New Testament. From what I gather, eikon never refers to copies and/or duplications like...

. • Jonah 1:17 . . Jehovah appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, so that Jonah came to be in the inward parts of the fish three days and three nights. FAQ: Was Jonah alive in the fish? REPLY: Yes. (Jonah 2:1) FAQ: The whole time? REPLY: No. FAQ: So you think Jonah died in the fish...