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  • AlphaOmega
    AlphaOmega

    Thanks for all the suggestions for these articles.

    I have scanned as many as I had access to.

    Marriage

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    w8811/1pp.22-23pars.12-13WhenMaritalPeaceIsThreatened***

    12 Absoluteendangermentof spirituality also provides a basis for separation . The believer in a religiously divided home should do everything possible to take advantage of God’s spiritual provisions. But separation is allowable if an unbelieving mate’s opposition (perhaps including physical restraint) makes it genuinely impossible to pursue true worship and actually imperils the believer’s spirituality. Yet, what if a very unhealthy spiritual state exists where both mates are believers? The elders should render assistance, but especially should the baptized husband work diligently to remedy the situation. Of course, if a baptized marriage partner acts like an apostate and tries to prevent his mate from serving Jehovah, the elders should handle matters according to the Scriptures . If disfellowshipping takes place in a case involving absolute endangerment of spirituality, willful nonsupport, or extreme physical abuse, the faithful Christian who seeks a legal separation would not be going against Paul’s counsel about taking a believer to court.—1 Corinthians 6:1-8.

    13 If circumstances are extreme, then, separation may be warranted.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/sm4r2y

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    w8911/1DoNotYokeYourselvesWithUnbelievers***

    3, 4. (a) How does the Bible warn against forming close attachments with unbelievers? (b) In what way may Paul’s counsel about uneven yoking apply to marriage? (c) How would the Corinthian Christians have understood the term "unbelievers"? (See footnote.)

    19. What should you keep in mind if you are having difficulty finding a marriage mate from among fellow believers?

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/0fkcsd

    Sex

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    w7411/15p.704QuestionsFromReaders***

    Thus "fornication" is set forth as the only ground for divorce. In the common Greek in which Jesus’ words are recorded, the term "fornication" is por·nei´a, which designates all forms of immoral sexual relations, perversions and lewd practices such as might be carried on in a house of prostitution, including oral and anal copulation

    If, on the other hand, the lewd practices were engaged in by mutual consent

    , neither mate would have a basis for claiming por·nei´a as a Scriptural ground for divorce. This is so because neither party is innocent and seeking freedom from a mate guilty of por·nei´a. Both marriage partners are guilty. Such a case, if brought to the attention of elders in the congregation, would be handled like any other serious wrongdoing.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/wnk5pe

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    w833/15p.31HonorGodlyMarriage!***

    As already stated, it is not for elders to "police" the private marital matters of couples in the congregation.

    However , if it becomes known that a member of the congregation is practicing or openly advocating perverted sex relations within the marriage bond, that one certainly would not be irreprehensible, and so would not be acceptable for special privileges, such as serving as an elder, a ministerial servant or a pioneer. Such practice and advocacy could even lead to expulsion from the congregation. Why?

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/3swelp

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    w705/15pp.315-316AvoidingtheSnareofHomosexuality***

    Helpful in this regard, then, is appreciating the fact that autoeroticism or masturbation is no mere innocent pastime but rather a practice that can lead to homosexual acts. How so? In that self-induced masturbation may make it easier and more tempting for one to engage in mutual masturbation, which is a form of homosexuality

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/vkxq4e

    Obidience

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    w6710/1p.590par.19FindingFreedomwithJehovah’sVisibleOrganization***

    19 Evidences are now conclusive that Jesus Christ was enthroned in heaven in 1914 C.E. and that he accompanied Jehovah to his temple in 1918 C.E., when judgment began with the house of God. (1 Pet. 4:17) After cleansing those belonging to this house who were alive on earth, Jehovah poured out his spirit upon them and assigned them the responsibility of serving as his sole visible channel, through whom alone spiritual instruction was to come. Those who recognize Jehovah’s visible theocratic organization, therefore, must recognize and accept this appointment of the "faithful and discreet slave" and be submissive to it.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/qa7xc1 (file incorrectly dated as 1969)

    Cult

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    w879/1p.12"ATimetoSpeak"—When?***

    MARY works as a medical assistant at a hospital. One requirement she has to abide by in her work is confidentiality. She must keep documents and information pertaining to her work from going to unauthorized persons. Law codes in her state also regulate the disclosure of confidential information on patients.

    One day Mary faced a dilemma. In processing medical records, she came upon information indicating that a patient, a fellow Christian, had submitted to an abortion. Did she have a Scriptural responsibility to expose this information to elders in the congregation, even though it might lead to her losing her job, to her being sued, or to her employer’s having legal problems? Or would Proverbs 11:13 justify keeping the matter concealed? This reads: "The one walking about as a slanderer is uncovering confidential talk, but the one faithful in spirit is covering over a matter."—Compare Proverbs 25:9, 10.

    ...Mary was somewhat apprehensive about the legal aspects but felt that in this situation Bible principles should carry more weight than the requirement that she protect the privacy of the medical records . Surely the sister would not want to become resentful and try to retaliate by making trouble for her, she reasoned. So when Mary analyzed all the facts available to her, she decided conscientiously that this was a time to "speak," not to "keep quiet."

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/3h59np

    g94 5-22 Youths Who Put God First & Power Beyond Normal (2 articles) - blood deaths

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/f0vqhq

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    w832/15p.28StrengthBeyondWhatIsNormal—HowTheyFoundIt***

    This was the experience of Dennis and Bernadette Cyrenne in a small mining town in northern Ontario, Canada. It started when their 12-year-old daughter, Sara, suddenly got sick with a rare blood disease . At the local hospital the doctor recommended blood transfusions . Because of their respect for God’s law regarding life and blood, and on account of medical information they have acquired over the years, they decided against the treatment .—Genesis 9:4; Acts 15:28, 29.

    Hoping to find some alternative,

    they rushed Sara 250 miles (400 km) to Thunder Bay, only to find the same response from the doctors there . Continuing their search, they took Sara out of the hospital. Eight hours later Sara’s struggle for life came to an end. For her parents this was only the beginning.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/2m88yb

    g69-5-22 - Never Grow Old In This System

    http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=1076e9ec1958f6c59c14923edc6fe11a

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    w069/1p.20WhenaLovedOneLeavesJehovah***

    Respect

    Jehovah’sarrangementfordiscipline. If your relative has received discipline from the congregation, remember that this is part of Jehovah’s arrangement and is in the best interests of all, including the wrongdoer. (Hebrews 12:11) Therefore, resist any inclination to find fault with the elders who were involved or the decisions they made. Remember, the best results come from doing things Jehovah’s way, whereas opposing Jehovah’s arrangements can only result in added distress.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/3use84

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    w884/15p.27par.5DisciplineThatCanYieldPeaceableFruit***

    shunning would be appropriate, too, for anyone who rejects the congregation:

    14 The situation is different

    if the disfellowshipped or disassociated one is a relative living outside the immediate family circle and home. It might be possible to have almost no contact at all with the relative . Even if there were some family matters requiring contact, this certainly would be kept to a minimum, in line with the divine principle: "Quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person [or guilty of another gross sin], . . . not even eating with such a man."—1 Corinthians 5:11.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/6ui2bm

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    w826/1p.20pars.15-16LoyallySubmittingtoTheocraticOrder***

    15 At times, some bring to the attention of the "slave" class various doctrinal or organizational matters that they feel ought to be revised. Certainly, suggestions for improvement are proper, as are inquiries for clarification. An example of this was when Paul, Barnabas and others were sent "to go up to the apostles and older men in Jerusalem" regarding circumcision. When those elders at Jerusalem decided the matter, under the direction of holy spirit, they then sent brothers to various cities to "deliver to those there for observance the decrees that had been decided upon by the apostles and older men who were in Jerusalem." Loyal submission to those decrees brought Jehovah’s blessing. Thus, "the congregations continued to be made firm in the faith and to increase in number from day to day."—Acts 15:1–16:5.

    16 The proper spirit after offering suggestions is to be content to leave the matter to the prayerful consideration of the mature brothers directing the work in Jehovah’s organization. But if those making the suggestions are not content with that and continue to dispute the subject in the congregations with a view to getting others to support them, what then? That would create divisions, and could subvert the faith of some. So Paul counsels: "Keep your eye on those who cause divisions and occasions for stumbling contrary to the teaching that you have learned, and avoid them." Paul also counseled Titus to "reprove those who contradict," adding: "It is necessary to shut the mouths of these, as these very men keep on subverting entire households by teaching things they ought not . . . For this very cause keep on reproving them with severity."—Romans 16:17, 18; Titus 1:9-13.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/i8mxqt

    w86-3-15 Destroy Apostate Material

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/2tuaau

    w57-5-1 3 Articles - Mother Organisation, Loyalty to Brothers, Theocratic War

    We must recognize not only Jehovah God as our Father but his organization as our Mother.

    Showing respect for Jehovah's organization really resolves itself down to our attitude toward God's visible channel and the trust that we place in our proved faithful brothers. If we have become thoroughly convinced that this is Jehovah's organization that he is guiding and directing his people then we shall not be unsettled by anything that happens.

    We will not 'forsake our mother's teaching' by immediately beginning to criticize and find fault....

    ....gratefully and willingly show our respect for Jehovah's organization for she is our mother and the beloved wife of our heavenly Father....

    Theocratic War

    - lying is okay.

    Likewise, when a Christian is placed on a witness stand he is obligated to speak the truth if he speaks at all. At times he may prefer to refuse to speak and suffer the consequences rather than betray his brothers or the interests of God's work. And, of course, there is no occasion for use of war strategy when dealing with our Christian brothers. In dealing with them we tell the truth or tactfully remind them that what they seek to know does not concern them.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/8tjqoo

    w57 6-15 Overseers of Jehovah’s People - voice of God

    - It is vital that we appreciate this fact and respond to the directions of the slave as we would to the voice of God because it is His provision.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/iul7i8

    Don't think

    w67-6-1 We Do Research, So YOU Don't Have To.

    ....in Jehovah's organization it is not necessary to spend a lot of time and energy in research for there are brothers in the organization who are assigned to that very thing....

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/9lpq76

    w57 8-1 Will You Get to Live on Earth Forever


    [Just for the irony of it !]

    Moreover people today are developing an aversion to thinking......Their thinking must be channeled for them ready-made by propagandists. This suits Satan’s purpose......It is tailor-made thinking and the tailor of it is the Devil. Minds work but in the way that a horse is led. Independent thinking is difficult unpopular and even suspect. Thought conformity is the order of our day.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/sfe2ir

    w83-1-15 Avoid Independent Thinking

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/dpput9

    Qualified to be Ministers Book (Published in 1955) Page 156

    If we have love for Jehovah and for the organization of his people we shall not be suspicious but shall as the Bible says 'Believe all things ' all the things that the Watchtower brings out in as much as it has been faithful in giving us knowledge of God's purposes....

    http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=e7b26dfbfc2b8872ec2f65c93fd950c3

    Money

    w50 12-15 p. 507 Religious Charity versus Good Works - don't give to charity

    DOES ANYONE HAVE A SCAN OF THIS PLEASE ?

    For WTWizard

    w89

    11-1MoralCleannessIstheBeautyofYouth

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/f63ovf

    w95

    4-1YouArePreciousinGod’sEyes

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/crl9zj

  • AlphaOmega
    AlphaOmega

    I almost forgot this one :

    *** w64 11/15 pp. 693-694 pars. 11-12 How the Organization Should View Chasteness ***

    Hence no Christian girl should make herself like a public towel on which any man can wipe his hands by means of immorality. What self-respecting man who believes in health and hygiene would want to wipe his hand on a dirty public towel by marrying a girl who makes a harlot of herself, a prostitute? Girls, do not make yourselves a dirty towel for public use, available to the dirty hands of any whoremonger, any symbolic "dog."

    12 We should honor our sexual parts. Said Paul to the Corinthian Christians: "The parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, these we surround with more abundant honor, and so our unseemly parts have the more abundant comeliness, whereas our comely parts do not need anything. Nevertheless, God compounded the body, giving honor more abundant to the part which had a lack, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have the same care for one another."—1 Cor. 12:23-25.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/yiew5n

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    Thanks for the article from the 4/1/1995 Puketower. I got it, and already found major holes in the logic that they use--including the pay-one-price ransom sacrifice that proves nothing about Jehovah loving anything more than the group, not the individuals. I hope to write one of those "Comments You Did Not Hear" posts on that soon, and people will see how full of holes their logic really is. And how they can misuse the information to create additional problems for members.

    It will be interesting to write the Comments You Did Not Hear on the "You are not doing fornication, and you are not going to marry an unbeliever" articles. Those are likewise so full of holes in their reasoning that I should find no trouble in shredding them.

  • BluesBrother
    BluesBrother

    I know that you wanted a scan, but in the absence of that, this is from the c/d rom: B TW When I was a dub I never viewed their discouragement to give as a blanket ban on charitable giving. I would have said it was a conscience mattter.

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    w5012/15pp.506-507ReligiousCharityversusGoodWorks***

    A blind beggar, sitting beside the road, cried out as Jesus passed by, "Have mercy on me." Now, what did Jesus do, reach down and give the poor fellow a couple of Roman coins for a crust of bread? No, not at all. He gave him a far more valuable gift in restoring his eyesight! (Mark 10:46-52; Matt. 20:30-34; Luke 18:35-43) Jesus’ "charity" was not measured out in money to religious organizations for questionable distribution. Jesus’ loving-kindness, tender mercy and bountiful gifts consisted of restoring the sight to the blind, making the lame to walk, curing the horrible disease of leprosy, opening deafened ears, and even raising up the dead. To the poor and downtrodden he untiringly preached the good news about God’s kingdom.—Matt. 11:5; Luke 7:22; 4:18.

    The apostles Peter and John followed a similar course when they came upon a poor cripple who requested a donation. "Peter said: ‘Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I do have is what I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!’ With that he took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up. Instantly the soles of his feet and his ankle bones were made firm, and, leaping up, he stood up and began walking, and he entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God."—Acts 3:1-8, NW.

    GOOD

    WORKS,NOTADVERTISEDCHARITY

    The gaudy practice today of bestowing honor and praise on heavy contributors to charity drives is directly opposed to Jesus’ counsel. "But take care not to do your good deeds in public for people to see, for, if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you are going to give to charity, do not blow a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and the streets, to make people praise them. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get! But when you give to charity, your own left hand must not know what your right hand is doing, so that your charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you."—Matt. 6:1-4, AT.

    Judas Iscariot, one of those hypocrites that liked to make a show of his generosity, well represented those today that criticize Jehovah’s witnesses for not building hospitals, setting up food kitchens in slum areas. Such Judaslike ones announce with a blare of horns their personal gifts of mercy to the poor. Judas grumbled about Mary’s pouring costly perfumed oil on Jesus’ feet, saying that it should have been sold and the money given to the poor. "He said this, though, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief and had the money-box and used to carry off the monies put in it." (John 12:3-6, NW) What the woman did, however, was more pleasing in the sight of God on that occasion than a mere donation to the poor. Lacking real love, any contribution Judas would have made would have no value.—1 Cor. 13:3.

    The people have been robbed and beaten and left half-dead by the ruling elements of this world, just like the "certain man" that Jesus told about who fell among robbers on his way down to Jericho. The Catholic, Protestant and Jewish religionists have observed the spiritual condition of these poor people but have steered clear of them, held aloof and passed them by on the opposite side of the road. Jehovah’s witnesses, on the other hand, like good Samaritans, have searched out these spiritually sick, maimed and half-starved people and, when they were found, have bound up their wounds, have fed them and cared for their needs.—Luke 10:29-37.

    It is no secret, many so-called "charity" organizations operate a fraud and racket. For example, the New York Times, September 6, 1950, carried an account of how certain "religious charitable organizations" operating in Brooklyn, New York, are giving the poor only 15 per cent of the money they beg from the public. The other 85 per cent goes for what they call "overhead" expense. God’s faithful people cannot afford to donate to such organizations. They must use what they have to preach this gospel of the established Kingdom for the benefit of the poor everywhere, as commanded.—Matt. 24:14.

    It takes much time, energy and money to carry out this divine command, but Jehovah’s witnesses are happy to use their substance to do it. Investing their money in Bibles and other life-giving literature, they take these to the people at great personal expense. But this is really a sound investment on behalf of the poor, for by so doing Jehovah’s witnesses are storing up treasures in heaven and helping others to do the same thing. And just as the ancient brethren of Macedonia and Achaia contributed material things for their needy brethren at Jerusalem, so also do Jehovah’s witnesses. (Rom. 15:25, 26; Gal. 2:10) All of these things are good works done out of love for and to the honor of

  • brinjen
    brinjen

    Thanks for the scans AO.

    Guess what I just scored on Ebay? A copy of The Divine Plan Of The Ages in near perfect condition. 1908 print. 'Won' it for $30.

    You know you're an apostate when you're willing to pay 30 bucks for old light.

  • V
    V

    Marked for reference.

    Anyone have the quote that mentioned even 'thinking' apostate thoughts is wrong?

  • carla
    carla

    marking for reference. Will these stay on the file share service or must they be downloaded and saved?

  • Leolaia
    Leolaia

    Excellent stuff.

    Listen, I am still looking for the 22 September 1962 Awake!, p. 28. I already have p. 27 but I need the following page. I need this for preparing my upcoming WT Comments.

    Thanks!

  • Atlantis
    Atlantis

    Leolaia:

    Excellent stuff.

    Listen, I am still looking for the 22 September 1962 Awake!, p. 28. I already have p. 27 but I need the following page. I need this for preparing my upcoming WT Comments.

    Thanks!

    ******************************************************* Here you go Leo!http://www.imagger.com/view/952969_scan-10001.jpg.html N.

  • betweenworlds
    betweenworlds

    Wow! Great stuff

    Thanks so much...how ever, I now have carpal tunnel in my clicker finger

    Betweenworlds

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