by blondie 32 Replies latest watchtower bible
3 In these critical last days, as never before, Christians are faced with the challenge of living circumspectly in a corrupt world without adopting its practices. (John 17:15, 16)
WTF ?? "circumspectly" ?? lol How are us window washers will no edumacation supposed to understand this ?
Why couldn't they just say "cautiously" instead ?
-mE
Hey blondie!
I read all your WT-reviews, but I don't comment that often because extreme nausea typically sets in. However, keep it coming! Love your coverage!
Such an encouraging WT lesson as always. You'd think that with how burdensome the world is, according to the WTS, we would have encouraging, uplifting, heartening articles, bolstering our faith! Instead we get articles on how some people have "yet to understand the need to keep the volume at a reasonable level." WTF? So granny won't get her eardrums blown out? Oh, I get it. We must keep the volume at a reasonable level in order to glorify the Grand Ear-Creator... we wouldn't want to actually encourage dancing and other nefarious activity.
Blondie,I remember when we were doing a renovation on an old building that the Society bought and all the Brothers were sidetracked because they had a tv. in the building and were watching Football as a recreation time and choosing sides whooping it up. Early 70's. Others liked to spend time playing CHESS at gatherings. All that was poo pooded on in the magazines. Yes, tone down watching sports as a recreation, no football,no boxing, no chess etc. Beer was flowing at these gatherings, Elders took the lead in drinking. Of cause no Elder ever got drunk only the rank and file overdranked.
Blueblades
Christians want to be friendly with workmates, and many experiences bear out how effective this can be in opening the way for giving a witness. A fellow worker could misinterpret friendliness, however, as inviting association in order to have a good time together. He or she might extend a casual invitation to lunch, to a brief stop after work for a drink, or to some recreation on the weekend. This person might appear kind and clean-cut, and the invitation might seem innocent. Yet, Paul advises us: "Do not be misled."
Yes, be VERY carefull all you Jehovah's Witnesses with ALL fellow workers and schoolmates!
These are the devils workers who seem like sheep, but in reality they are wolves. Even though you tell these ones that invite you to do something with them on a meeting night or service day that you cannot during this time, they will LURE you into listening to them and soon you will be missing the meetings and it won't even bother you after awhile.
These evil friends will snicker behind you back that they have broke you of your faith and will applaud themselves along with Satan they they too have you on their side against our loving god Jehovah.
Would the next time one of you apostates meets me face to face.....please give me a kick right in my ass for being such a dumb stupid idiot bastard for 40 years and swallowing this shit? Please? I deserve it....I promise!
What a frickin psyco sick opinion of your fellowman to teach to your members! And they wonder why so many of their fellowman despises them.
Sorry Blondie, every time I read their trash... I get mad all over again. Your weekly studies are a good reminder for any who might want to return.
Gumdipshit
Christians have to live "CIRCUMSPECTLY" - I thought we don't have to chop off the end of our thingie anymore to be Christian!!
HB
Thankyou Blondie.
I saw something new during the study today. I saw my ex husband trying so hard to embrace all this counsel and put it into practice. He was/is a very good witness.
I think now he did love me, but his desire to fullfill this ideal was so strong in him. For him, our fun together as man and wife was to participate in the field service on Saturday mornings. He would councel me every Fri. night and Sat. morn to participate in weekend fieldservice. Then he would ditch me and work with brothers or even another sister and her child and place me to work with another sister. Of course he wouldnt call it ditching me. He would claim he was helping a sister in need with her little child. He put others first quite alot. (Which part of me admired in him)
We were invited to pretty much all the congregational parties but my husband would spend the time building people up spiritually the whole time. I could not understand him! For the entire party length of 3 hours he would talk non stop about aspects of the truth with brothers. Needless to say, only the most zealous associated with him. I didnt see it as a weakness of course. I thought it was a strength. But over time I saw his obsession with the truth and all its laws and putting the congo first as the real sword between us in our marriage.
Although I admired the soldier-like man I married,
I felt like a plant that was going unwatered. Or a dog that was not being fed. It was either leave or die for me.
Time and again the oldsters at the top hammer dangers of normal human recreation, the congos pay lip service, then go home to watch any damn DVD they like, the kids go out together and they plan what to at Easter while downloading what they want from the net.. In short they ignore it - just as we did.
par 7] summarised ( We must stop doing anything if anyone objects to it and says they may be stumbled) NB Paul was not speaking of recreation , but worship . The meat had been offered to an idol, the people had just left idolatry , it was a religion issue. So if anyone says they dislike us playing tiddly winks we have to stop it? ..Rubbish!
par 9/10) The suggestions all require , friends, a measure of health and fitness , good weather and money! Tell that to an introvert Christion youth, as I once was . With no friend my own age or invites from families, I would have loved the net if we had had it in my day.
par12} Talking about "Experiences"? Ho Ho Ho A perfect conversation stopper at a gathering.
par17 "Much of todays music promotes a spirit of rebellion......" Lets play some golden oldies then. The Watchtower said the same about them in their day . I am sure the Cd rom has been cleaned of such quotes but they were there once. .The spirit of G Orwell lives on.
Still . if we abstained from all of this, what do we have to look forward to?
p20] "In his Paradise earth just ahead there will be endless occasions to enjoy.......the wholesome fellowship of those who meet his righteous requirements"
Oh boy, I can't wait!!
ANEWME. A sad story and one that I have seen repeated over ... I hope you are better now
Once again.............great review
Par 7.....violence and Par 8 ..... aggression
Has anyone told the brothers in New York that elders and others watch and play ...... FOOTBALL ????
Do as we say...not as we do...- Mantra of the BOE.
u/d
