by AuldSoul 20 Replies latest jw friends
Friends is a term used in Scandinavia as well when referring to fellow believers.
Now that you mention it, I have NEVER heard it in Central or S. America.
As for the USA I have to watch out or I'll stumble over all my "friends". Wish I had a dollar for every time someone uses that word.
.."FINE"..Wasn`t that a "Fine" talk..That was a "Fine" assembly..Is`nt he a "Fine" brother...OUTLAW
The "class" system is worth mentioning here. The Jonadab class, FDS class etc. They are all man made interpretations and yet we believe they come directly from God the the FDS CLASS.
steve
OUTLAW said : .."FINE"..Wasn`t that a "Fine" talk..That was a "Fine" assembly..Is`nt he a "Fine" brother...
One CO would use that term so much that he wore it out. "We had a 'fine' increase in our meeting attendance during my visit".
Other similar euphemisms..."Upbuilding" & "Encouraging"
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
LOL Why thank you, Odrade.
Worldly......Worldly thinking, friends, attitutudes, dress........it was if they were refering to something or someone in outer space.
r.
"Let's plan for a meaningful share in the field service this Saturday."
"The use of the term "disassociated" came into being as a euphemism, being used in place of "disfellowshiped" where sensitive issues, such as entering the military, voting, or other such matters were involved. It later came to be used also of anyone who formally withdrew from the organization. Whichever term is used, the effect is the same, for "disassociated" persons today are treated the same as disfellowshiped persons." --- IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM, Ray Franz, p. 253.
"Suggestions"
"The elders are imperfect."
"The unity and peace that exist among them [Christian congregation] is only a small preview of what will make living on the paradise earth after Armageddon such a pleasure." --- YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER IN PARADISE ON EARTH, p.160.
"Wendy Worldly is working on cultivating the fruits of the spirit."
"Peter Pretense is putting on the new personality."
"God's people have a 'workable solution' to their problems." [thought from old public talk outline]
"Those choosing the way of the Truth may suffer loss."
[You find the eufs!; uncited quotations are my recollected thoughts.]
CoCo
"Jehovah's loving arrangement."
"Jehovah's happy people."
"True Christians are blessed with an accurate knowledge of Jehovah and of his purposes. A "faithful and discreet slave " lovingly supplies them with spiritual "food at the proper time." (Matthew 24:45) The knowledge they gain provides them with a solid foundation on which to base confidence in God. Thus, as a group, Jehovah's Witnesses display remarkable confidence in Jehovah and his righteousness.
"It appears, however, that as individuals some Witnesses may need to strengthen such confidence. The Society occasionally receives letters that express uncertainty about explanations given in the publications. These doubts may be a reaction to adjustments in understanding, or they may deal with matters that touch the inquirer, especially in an emotional way. --- Compare John 6:60, 61." WT, 8/15/98, p. 15
The above fairly drips with the joyful idealism we once knew ! EUFALERT!
CoCo
bttt
