Excellent review blondie, thanks.
I would much rather read your review than sit through this crap at the kh, that really woud be a test of my endurance!
Comments You Will Not Hear at the10-1-06 WT Study (Job Endurance)
by blondie 13 Replies latest watchtower bible
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Flowerpetal
Hi Blondie!
Very interesting esp. the comments from Robert Sutherland's book regarding Elihu. I have ALWAYS had a difficult time trying to understand the WT explanations and/or interpretations in connection with the book of Job and finally came to the conclusion on my own (right before stopping my association with the WT) that it is an allegory for the human condition.
Just have a few remarks:
From WT article:
3) Suffering evil is by no means easy, as many Witnesses can testify. For this reason, the Bible counsels all Christians: "Take as a pattern of the suffering of evil and the exercising of patience the prophets, who spoke in the name of Jehovah." (James 5:10) Over the centuries, many servants of God were persecuted without cause. The examples provided by this great "cloud of witnesses" can encourage us to keep running with endurance our Christian race.-Hebrews 11: 32-38; 12:1.
Since the WTS claims to be speaking in the name of Jehovah might they view people who are speaking against it (i.e. evil apostates, etc.) to be persecuting them without cause? And perhaps the more they are being exposed the more they might be viewing themselves as suffering evil.
Your concluding comments:
Pumpkins, indian corn, mums, asters, concord grapes, canning. The trees are turning very early this fall. Maybe it’s a sign of the end, haha.
Well the society does teach that a lot of serious stuff happens in October!
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xjwms
Another excellent review
I am so glad to find out how many benifit from this review.
We are all very proud of your many talents. It really is a talent you have to see right through the brainwashing.
Thank you
again and again.
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plmkrzy
32 Well, then, fill up the measure of YOUR forefathers. 33 "Serpents, offspring of vipers, how are YOU to flee from the judgment of Ge·hen´na?
Talk about being verbally persecuted! If you don’t go out in service regularly you’re the same as the scribes and Pharisees and risk being destroyed forever. WOE to you offspring’s of vipers??
That’s pretty darn verbally abusive.