recently we had a Sub-CO's wife start partaking. she's in her 40's. her husband does not.
Partakers of emblems in 2010, 2011 and 2012?
by Christiana 40 Replies latest watchtower bible
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ThomasCovenant
So what triggered the increase 2007 onwards?
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wha happened?
The openning of the door to new annointed. The door was originally closed in 1935 but since most if not all the GB were born after that date, it certainly stretches theircrdibility to lead that organization. So they changed the rules, with the resulting numbers jumping through the roof. Can't wait to see what happens this year
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jwfacts
It coincides with this 2007 Watchtower comment.
"Thus it appears that we can not set a specific date for when the calling of Christians to the heavenly hope ends." Watchtower 2007 May 1 p.31
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JWOP
What I love is their reasoning on this matter:
"A number of factors -- including past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalance -- might cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the Heavenly Calling. We thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on Earth; nor do we need to know." (The Watchtower, August 15, 2011, p.22)
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wasblind
Don't bode to well for the Elders who approved these folk as baptismal candidates
it shows they baptised people who didn't have a clear understandin' of the things taught
Question: where was the spirit direction ?
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wha happened?
well it wasn't the 1st time things backfired on them
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JWOP
I agree, Wasblind. I mean, if they were truly indoctrinated to the point of being eligible for baptism, then how does this kind of thing slip through?
And then to claim that others are mentally ill..... that's just so low.
And then they finish it off with "We have no way of knowing the exact number...nor do we need to know"....
REALLY????
SO THEN WHY THE COMPULSION TO COUNT THEM AND PUBLISH THE NUMBERS?????
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kurtbethel
Because the teaching of the anointed partakers has no basis in reality, it puts a JW is in a hard spot if they are asked to explain why the number of partakers are increasing. As this clip shows, they are even willing to resort to outright fabrication if asked about this.
