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NNTR:Good question. Both your questions is one ““And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7 ASV When Adam was created he was inanimate until the breath of life(Life-force) was breathed into him by God. Then he became a living soul. Note that Adam “became a living soul.” He was not given a soul but he himself became a soul. After receiving lifeforce, breathing started. It's breathing that sustain the lifeforce. Without breathing, the person will die. Just like how electricity power(Spirit/lifeforce) powers our electrical appliances (Soul). If the electricity is interrupted, the appliances die(Dead soul/inanimate) |
tctrills:If you take your time to go through this article you posted, you will see that this almost what I'm showing you. |
tctrills:I don't understand Hebrew either. That's why I asked you to make use dictionary and corcondance to aid your understanding of this polysemic word. For example, the English word 'Iron' may have different meaning in different context. It could mean a type of metal, pressing Iron or even an element in chemistry. When it comes to studying words found in the Bible, you also need to know the context in which the word appears and the meaning also. I'll go over this to make sure you understand it. WIND(John 3: ![]() New International Version The wind blows wherever it pleases- Aramaic Bible in Plain English The Spirit breathes where he will. It takes deligent study to know that the context of Rau'ch /Pneuma is just the action of air in motion and not a personal force . Life-force It is the life force in all living creatures both humans and animal that energize or power them.(Genesis 7:22; Psalm 104:29; ) Ecclesiastes 3:19 for there is an outcome for humans and an outcome for animals; they all have the same outcome. As the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit So, it's the same impersonal life force(Spirit) that powers humans that also powers animals. There are two nature. Physical being with physical body and spirit being with spirit/spiritual body. There is no way someone can be both at a time.(Don't mistake it with other meanings of Spirit). Heavenly being and creatures are spirit being while earthy creatures are physical being. 'If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual one'(1cor 15:44) Christ told the thief on the cross 'today, you would be with me in paradise. We know the thief died. his body did not go to paradise. We know Christ was not lying.Good that you aknowledge that Jesus didn't go to paradise that day. The thief asked to be remembered “….when you come into your kingdom”, in other words at a later date. Jesus is saying “I will tell you now..” “I tell you today, you will be with me in paradise.” The comma has been put in the wrong place, reinforcing the translators’ view that Jesus went to heaven and that the thief went with him. Jesus spent three days in the grave as the gospel accounts state. |
Yes, you're right. We celebrated Christmas until 1927. So once we discovered that Jesus wasn’t born in December, and that the December 25th celebration was actually a pagan celebration. We dropped it immediately. Many people who claim to be Christians acknowledge the pagan roots of Christmas but continue to celebrate it anyway. Jehovah’s Witnesses try our best to please Jehovah and view things as He does, which including shunning what he hates. God detest such pagan celebrations and so do we, no matter how colourful people paint it. ![]() |
tctrills:Now, I see where the problem is. You're mixing them as the others answering your question. The Bible writers use the Hebrew word 'Pneuma' or Rau'ch that was translated to 'Spirit' in English. It is a polysemic word. It is a word with different meaning. If you're not deligent in your study, you can mistake one for another. Let me highlight those cases 1. Wind. In context, Wind is translated from Pneuma(Spirit in English) . Understandably, as a virtue of being invisible. (Ex 10:13;(Zec 2:6). You can consult the bible dictionary and lexicon to confirm this. 2. Breath of Spirit/ life force. The Spirit here thus thus refers to an invisible force (the spark of life) that animates all living creatures.(Gen 2:7;Psalm 104:29). The spirit here is not a person. 3. Spirit Person. The Pneuma(Spirit) here, when referring to heavenly creatures contrast earthly creatures with fleshy and physical bodies. God is a spirit( Joh 1:18; 1Ti 1:17)).This does not mean that God is an impersonal, bodiless force like the wind. Thanks for your time |
Poor birds. They just waste their lifes ![]() |
tctrills:Humans cannot see spirits, so the disciples evidently thought they were seeing an apparition or a vision. (Compare Mark 6:49, 50.) Jesus assured them that he was no apparition; they could see his materialized body form of flesh and could touch him, feeling the bones. |
tctrills:YES! God is a spirit being. Which means he's immaterial and hence invisible to fleshy humans with physical bodies. Does he have body parts?God is immaterial spirit being. , “at no time has anyone beheld God.” (1Jo 4:12) So, nobody knows what his spiritual body looks like. The bible states that we are in his image and Jesus Christ is his express image.The bible is not talking about being created in his form or shape rather about expressing his qualities that 'lower animals' do not have. Only, his intelligent creatures have the ability to express his mental, moral and emotional qualities hence being created in his image Is Jesus Christ also a spiritYES! He was created as a spirit son of God |
HellVictorinho3:I have some secret tips on how to stop being treated with contempt 1. Give yourself a reality check and ditch beggars' attitude 2. Get, and keep a J-O-B. 3. Find a way to cut cost by making a budget 4.Be contented with whatever you're earning. Why don't you give this a try next year? |
What is now the mark of the beast? ![]() |
YES! |
haddeylium:Somnviya, and I think this is very simple. I can see the fulfilments of the prophesy in the gathering of JWs. So, I waste no time in joining them . And this organization has been the sweetest thing that has ever happened to me. I cannot clean tears flooding my mentions oo , if anybody should see this fulfilment else where, HE should join them also ![]() Very simple math ![]() |
RussellRutherfo:JESUS IS LORD! ![]() |
sonmvayina:Your question is just one. What you don't know is that all religions claim to be the true one, and everybody believes their own religion -or position about religion- is the correct one.(even you) I’ve never heard anybody say: “As for religion (or politics or whatever), I believe this and that, but I am wrong” The interesting thing is not the fact that someone believes to be right, but their reasons for that belief. And our reasons are in our understanding of the Bible as a Jehovah's witnesses in Hebrew Have you take your time to examine God's word prophesy through Isaiah on what we be the identifying mark of his true worshippers? Truth is, No idol or false worshippers can meet this criteria. Never! (Isaiah 2:4) ...They will beat their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, Nor will they learn war anymore. I'm not always a Jehovah's witnesses but I can only see this fulfilments of this prophesy in the gathering of JWs. It's not just that they don't carry guns to kill people, they are peacemaker and were able to eradicate RACISM. If this is not by God's power, I don't know it is. ![]() |
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MaxInDHouse:Abi oo Brother Maximus ![]() Notably, nobody(Asin, none of them) can offer any alternative religion that teaches the truth. They know that all other churches and religions are false, so where do they go, who do they turn to? |
RussellRutherfo:At all at all, you're serving as comic relief . You mean I'm lying on my personal experience but you're not with yours? ![]() I understand your pains. You seem bored with your new lifestyle and now attempt to fill it by gratifying yourself with an association with us and throwing pathetic mud at it appears to be a real turn-on for you. Have a terrific day ![]() |
The basic reason why Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid blood transfusions is in the Christian Bible, in Acts 15:28, 29: For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you except these necessary things: to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper. Good health to you Jehovah’s Witnesses understand that “to keep abastaining from blood” includes not only drinking blood, but transfunding blood. And that it is necessary. Necessary to what? To not offend Jewish Christians? The context of the chapter indicates that they are dealing with what is necessary to “be saved” (Acts 15:1). People of other religions interpret that abstaining from blood only means not to ingest blood, so you can transfund blood into your body and suppossedly you are still abstaining from blood. In the JWs mind frame, this doesn’t make any sense. ![]() Some people even claim that abstaining from blood only means not to drink blood, but you can eat dishes with blood among its ingredients. This is even more nonsensical to us. The underlying reason for this scriptural command is that God views blood as representing life. (Leviticus 17:14) So we avoid taking blood not only in obedience to God but also out of respect for him as the Giver of life. We understand that obeying God is more important than life itself, following Christ’s example. But that doesn’t mean that we want to die. Blood transfusion is pretty much a new medical procedure that gain popularity after the gruesome second word war. Unfortunately, we don't belief in faith healings, miracles practiced today, We love life and we'll do anything in our power to secure this precious life God gave us. Interesting, [b]we accept transfusion but the bloodless ones and we resort to bloodless medicine[/b]. Fortunately, there are good professionals and researchers willing to help us and any other patients who opt for this alternative. http://bloodless.com.br/optionsalternatives-to-blood-transfusions/ https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/blood-transfusion-and-donation/blood-transfusion-alternatives.html You can visit our website to know more about us JW.ORG |
RussellRutherfo:I have been in the hospital once this year as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and remain on my stand on blood transfusions. I'm sstill alive today chatting with you Medical professionals respected my right to choose non-blood medical options. There are many available! My point is that people don't die from not accepting blood. Doctors don't guarantee, that if you choose the blood transfusion option you will not die. Ofcourse! Many do take blood transfusion and they die ![]() Regardless of whether someone chooses the blood or bloodless treatment, if they die they die from the injury, or the disease! |
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RussellRutherfo:That they believe in miracles, prophesy or what? ![]() Because these are the major problem people have with them that they take 1cor 13:8 seriously ![]() |
Why then do people accused them of not believing in prophesy, speaking in tongues and miracles ? Either one of these is wrong |
tctrills:I said, do your research. You said; you don't speak Hebrew. There are bible aids on the internet that can help with this. The Hebrew word pneuma was translated to Spirit in English means Breath/blow of breath. Bible translators use either breath or spirit based on their discretion. Byington Ecclesiastes 3:19 1 as this one dies, so does that one, and everything has one spirit, and man has no superiority over cattle because everything is nonsense. American Standard Version Ecclesiastes 3:19 19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity. Rotherham Ecclesiastes 3:19 19For as regardeth the destiny of the sons of men and the destiny of beasts one fate have they, as dieth the one so dieth the other, and one spirit have they all,—and the pre-eminence of man over beast is nothing, for all were vanity: |
tctrills:Like the borean, do your research. Secondly how come Moses visited Jesus Christ on the Mount of transfiguration.On the way down the mountain Jesus said it was a vision, and later he said no man had ascended to heaven. I'm sure you know what a vision is right? Moses is still in the memorial tombs awaiting a resurrection. . Jesus taught his Disciples that the dead would rise in the last days. (John 11:21) The Moses in that vision is not the person Moses. Moses in this vision represents the Law and Elijah represented the Prophets in the vision. The Law and the Prophets pointed to the Christ. Thirdly how come the gospel is taught to the dead 1peter 4.6You need deligent and extensive study of God's word. Here, Peter is writing these words to a very much alive Christian audience in the first century and his subject is about those who are spiritually dead from God’s standpoint. There is absolutely nothing in this scripture or any other that says the dead that Peter refers to as being preached to were the immortal spirits of already physically dead persons. No! you can compare here to a parallel account of But the one who gives herself to sensual gratification is dead though she is living. - 1 Timothy 5:6 (NWT) Furthermore, God made you alive, though you were dead in your trespasses and sins,… - Ephesians 2:1 (NWT) Peter is making statement about spiritually dead living people. |
tctrills:What ring on many people's mind when the they hear the word 'Spirit' is what the movies produce as a conscious being teleporting everywhere. What the bible teaches as the SPIRIT in humans is completely different from that. The English word Spirit is etymology of the Hebrew word pneuma(Gr Naphesh) which means simply a Breath or a blow of breath Someone stated this earlier; When Adam was created, God formed man’s body. For that newly created body to live and continue alive, he needed spirit (Breath of life) which will serves as a life-fore or a spark of life for the body to live. Genesis 2:7 What happens to this breath of life/spirit after death? God's word saidBoth humans and animals “have but one spirit.” (Ecclesiastes 3:19). It's the same thing that happens to both the human and animal's spirit. Also, like when the invisible electricity (Spirit) that powers our appliances(body) goes off. It's only God that can return this spark of life like the energy company. |
AntiChristian:NWT- Jehovah was with Judah, and they took possession of the mountainous region, but they(Judah and his armies) could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain, because they had war chariots with iron scythes. Reference Bible Judges 1:19 And Jehovah continued with Judah, so that he took possession of the mountainous region, but he(Judah) could not dispossess the inhabitants of the low plain, because they had war chariots with iron scythes |
Ammishaddai:The trinitarians churches I mentioned also didn't deny that Jesus is their God nah. ![]() |
Ammishaddai:They're many trinitarians that have the same belief. It's not exclusive to JW. Seventh day Adventist, Some celestial churches as a whole also have this belief and they're your trinitarians Brothers. So, embrace him ![]() |
I have just one question too If people are tormented forever in the hellfire, which part is tormented? The body or Soul? Fire cannot harm spirit and God's word said: The spirit returns to God o (Ps 146: 4). So which part is tormented? ![]() |
Ammishaddai:He's not a JW ahbeg. He's your trinitarian brother in the lord. Show him love ![]() |
Hundredfold4lif:Yahweh is God’s personal name in Hebrew, the Latin and English version is Jehovah. Isaiah 42:8 Names of God Bible 8 I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not give my glory to anyone else or the praise I deserve to idols. Isaiah 42:8 Restoration of the Holy Name Bible 8 I am Jehovah. That is my name; I give my glory to no one else, Nor my praise to graven images Both are correct and proper to use when speaking of God Almighty. It is no different than John in English being called Ivan in Russian. |
ericevers01:What's that God's name that was replaced with YAHWEH please? |





