skyrider Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Seems that wierwille's titles progressed through the years to the point of "biblical ranking".......comparitively, to a "modern-day Apostle Paul." When I took pfal...............vpw was The Teacher. When I went corps............vpw was THE Man of God. Just prior to vp's death......vpw was Our Father in the Word. 22 years later...................vpw is immortalized in twi as "Our Father in the Word"......seems like the other titles have fallen away and he is idolized right up there with that *biblical ranking* of the Apostle Paul. Of course, this title carries three references in one: 1) Our Father.....(don't mix this up with *Our Father who art in heaven*).....but, one who has begotten (spiritual) children; 2) the Word......not just any "word" but *THE Word*; and 3) Updates the Paul reference to a modern-day *twi title.* Could twi possibly bestow a greater title to vpw to idolize his name?? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 and he LOVED the titles. Even in his dialog, he had characters call him "doctor" or "a man of god". I'm flabbergasted that people actually still refer to him as "doctor". I think they would call him "God" if they could get away with it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waysider Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 P.T. Wierwille (As in Phineas Taylor Barnum) "I am a showman by profession------and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me." ----------P.T. Barnum-------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheranne Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 and some call him son of a motherless goat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazdancer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 There are a few out there who want to equate what Wierwille wrote with the Bible itself, and think that Jesus will descend from heaven with a PFAL book in his hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Some who have left TWI, found another title more fitting for vp: idol Here's what Simon thinks of TWI's favorite idol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polar bear Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Maybe we could come up with a new title to fit our current understanding- The grand daddy of "Great Pretenders" comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Maybe we could come up with a new title to fit our current understanding-The grand daddy of "Great Pretenders" comes to mind. Well.........taking some notes from ge-er: If the roman catholic church can title the pope as Patriarch of the West ...........surely, ge-er and twi can title wierwille as Patriarch of The Way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excathedra Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) progressively titled okay see post below Edited April 5, 2008 by excathedra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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excathedra Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 dear father in the word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polar bear Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Ah Exe-Most things were done behind curtains weren't they. And I do remember there being a Dorothy. Hummmm. And he did some tricks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ham
and he LOVED the titles. Even in his dialog, he had characters call him "doctor" or "a man of god".
I'm flabbergasted that people actually still refer to him as "doctor".
I think they would call him "God" if they could get away with it..
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P.T. Wierwille
(As in Phineas Taylor Barnum)
"I am a showman by profession------and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me."
----------P.T. Barnum--------------------------
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cheranne
and some call him son of a motherless goat!
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shazdancer
There are a few out there who want to equate what Wierwille wrote with the Bible itself, and think that Jesus will descend from heaven with a PFAL book in his hand...
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Some who have left TWI, found another title more fitting for vp: idol
Here's what Simon thinks of TWI's favorite idol:
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Maybe we could come up with a new title to fit our current understanding-
The grand daddy of "Great Pretenders" comes to mind.
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skyrider
Well.........taking some notes from ge-er:
If the roman catholic church can title the pope as Patriarch of the West
...........surely, ge-er and twi can title wierwille as Patriarch of The Way.
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progressively titled
okay see post below
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dear father in the word
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Ah Exe-Most things were done behind curtains weren't they.
And I do remember there being a Dorothy.
Hummmm. And he did some tricks too.
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