To follow or not to follow, that is the question...

by truthseeker 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  truthseeker

  I just looked at a recent post showing the figures for the USA. As expected, August bailed out the Society with an increase of 0.22%, which when rounded off, will be a flat indicator.

  Baptisms seem just a tiny bit down.

  I think the question to consider and ponder over now, is not, "How much is the increase this year" or "How many got baptized", but "How well do witnesses follow the party-line?"

  From what we have seen in the WT articles for 2005, it would seem that a lot of witnesses are NOT following the party line of the faithful and discreet slave.

  These are the biggest issues for the WT so far...

  1) Education, education, education

  2) Chat rooms

  3) Apostates

  4) Internet

  5) Porn

  6) Materialism

  7) General loss of zeal

  Points 1-4 are the MAJOR mover and shakers - why? They all involve COMMUNIATION through chatrooms, apostates (in person) and the Internet.

  The more people become "aware" of WTS teachings and alternative viewpoints, the less they want to do - after all, why put more effort into the preaching work when you know the message is a load of crap?

  The E-Watchman site has affected not a few witnesses - and many of them are active witnesses, slowing down and only using the bible to preach.

  In the past, the question a lot of us wanted to know, was "is there an increase?", now it's "who's following the direction of the faithful and discreet slave?"

  Time will tell, but it seem the "reformists" within the Jehovah's Witness religion will be those who slack off, send their children to college and save for retirement.

  The Society can't very well function with a dwindling contribution supply and less motivated elders to get the work done.
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  anewme

  I have a question;
  
  Are there other branches of JW?
  
  Are there break offs who teach that witnessing should come from the heart?
  That Jehovah will show mercy to those he wants to at Armageddon?
  That more than JW will survive into the paradise?
  
  Have ex JWs formed a new church of any kind?
  Id be interested to know!
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  truthseeker

  anewme, check out this link...

  http://the-true-jw.oltenia.ro/

  International Theocratic Convention
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  "THE TRUE FAITH DURING THE WORLD CRISIS"
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  2004, July 31 and August 1, Baia Mare - ROMANIA

  

  "THE TRUE FAITH JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES" ASSOCIATION
  Str. Horea, no. 22/ 6, Cluj - Napoca 3400, Romania
  e-mail: [email protected]

  Romanian

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  Magyar

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  "For all the peoples walk every one in the name of his god; and we will walk in the name of JEHOVAH, our God, for ever and ever." ( Micah 4:5 A.S.V. )
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  truthseeker

  As a follow-up....

  We the members of “The True Faith Jehovah’s Witnesses” keep the biblical principles and declare ourselves irrespective of any group which is bases on worldly principles, declaring wrongly that they take part in Jehovah’s people.
  We refuse to dress Baal’s coat, of the religion, we didn’t shake our hands with the modern Witness, of the modern organization, compromised, of the Watchtower Society, Brooklyn, USA (1 Kings 10:20, 1 Cor. 2:6,2)
  After the accomplishment of the wonderful biblical prophecies, we notice that all the efforts of the elements of Satan’s organization for a better world, will fail through the new worldly order and declaration of the year 1995 as the tolerance year. (Isaiah 8, 9, 10)
  The apparition of the events, represent for us an alarm signal concerning the fact that the time, that we still have for the announcing of Jehovah’s purpose, is very short, thing that requests us some special responsibilities as regards our watchfulness in the service.
  As regards the apogee of the wrongdoing of “Satan’s Organization” and of the “Evil Servant’s” class, we expect that incredible change, as the prophecy says, when Jehovah will prove publicly in front of the entire Universe, His favour for His people. (Apocalypse 3:9). Therefore, begin your fight for new world which belongs to all those who feel and think the same and who will remain forever decided for the true faith.
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  daniel-p

  "Are there other branches of JW?
  
  Are there break offs who teach that witnessing should come from the heart?
  
  That Jehovah will show mercy to those he wants to at Armageddon?
  
  That more than JW will survive into the paradise?
  
  Have ex JWs formed a new church of any kind?
  
  Id be interested to know!"
  
  
  These sentiments are had by the more liberal crowd within the organization.