Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-09-2013 WT Study (READ BIBLE)

by blondie 33 Replies latest jw friends

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I am thinking there is an opportunity here:

  Watchtower Society 'encourages' Bible reading .. see this weeks study article.

  Watchtower Society has historically supplied and recommended using the NWT only

  Watchtower Society cannot print enough New World Translations in English ... out of print in US the last I heard... reasons for this inability are still unknown

  Maybe it is time for the JWs to go to their local Bible store and begin to discover some of the modern English translations which put the NWT to shame. If I had a bible student who wanted to read the Bible for the first time, the LAST thing I would do would be to direct them to the NWT, it is virtually unreadable for continuous Bible reading... a real joke of a translation
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  sd-7

  14 Clearly, the Bible [and the Watchtower] contains many

  words that can encourage [beat], correct [maim], or

  strengthen [break entirely] its readers. But you may ask,

  ‘How can I have scriptures at the ready

  when I need them?’ [Wow, u must be dum to azk dat qweschun. Dum az nailz.

  U culd reed de Biblez and haz it at yur handz awl de tyme.] Read the Bible and

  meditate on God’s thoughts daily [especially in the form of Watchtower books,

  which are as close to God's thoughts as you'll ever get]. In that

  way, you will build a reserve of divine expressions

  that Jehovah’s spirit can help

  you recall when you need them [because apparently,

  holy spirit results in an improved memory, it's not just that

  you actually read the Bible a lot, which in itself, like any

  actual reading/memorization routine, would

  enable even an atheist to remember where Bible verses are located.

  Hmm. Is it possible holy spirit has nothing to do with your

  ability to remember scriptures? It could be that your mind

  remembers things after being exposed to them over and over.

  Wow. Son of a b----. Who knew?].—Mark

  13:11; read John 14:26.*
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  sd-7

  15 Like King Solomon, pray to Jehovah

  for wisdom in carrying out theocratic

  responsibilities [but don't expect to be rewarded

  with his level of wisdom, or his incredible wealth,

  or to be up to your eyeballs in hot, exotic women]. (2 Chron. 1:7-10) As

  did the prophets of old, make “a diligent

  inquiry and a careful search” of God’s

  Word for accurate knowledge of Jehovah

  and his will [using the Watchtower Library,

  which is your only shot at accurate knowledge]. (1 Pet. 1:10-12) The apostle

  Paul encouraged Timothy to nourish

  himself “with the words of the faith [Watchtower scrolls, no doubt] and

  of the fine teaching [of the governing body].” (1 Tim. 4:6) By your

  doing so, you will be in an excellent position

  to help others spiritually [to obey the Watchtower]. At the

  same time, you will build up your own

  faith [in the Watchtower, thus reducing or, we hope,

  eliminating the massive amounts of cognitive dissonance

  you may or may not be experiencing. No, don't look it up,

  please. You can't even pronounce it, it's beyond you, just

  forget I said it, in fact I'll cross it out now].
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  sd-7

  16 Jews in the Macedonian city of Beroea

  had the custom of “carefully examining

  the Scriptures daily.” ["...to make sure these things were so."

  Not just for the hell of it, but to confirm that nobody

  was shoveling a load of sh-- at 'em. That

  may not have turned out so well.] When Paul

  preached the good news to those Jews [especially the prophecy

  about 1914, oh, right, God didn't revealed that to him,

  but everything else was totally in line with current

  Watchtower teachings],

  they compared his words with their

  knowledge of the Scriptures [which may have been lacking,

  since quite a few Old Testament prophecies about Jesus

  were taken out of context, but hey, it's cool. Holy spirit

  obviously enlightened the apostles to give those words a

  higher meaning]. The result?

  Many were convinced that he was teaching

  the truth [as is taught today in the pages of

  the Watchtower], and they “became believers [Jehovah's Witnesses].”

  (Acts 17:10-12) This shows that daily

  reading of the Bible promotes strong

  faith in Jehovah [and/or the Watchtower]. Such faith, “the assured

  expectation of things hoped for [a belief in something promised

  to you by people who have routinely failed to deliver on promises for the

  past century, or indeed, the past two millennia],” is vital

  if we are [not to be slaughtered at Armageddon by a guy who has a

  sword sticking out of his f***ing mouth and a bloody white robe] to survive into God’s new

  world.—Heb. 11:1.
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  sd-7

  17 For good reason, Paul wrote: “As for

  us who belong to the day [especially Batman, who

  finally stepped out into the light to stop Bane and save

  the city], let us keep

  our senses [lose all rational, objective thinking ability] and have on the breastplate

  of faith [blind belief] and love [sacrifice of all that you are

  for the sake of people who could care less about you] and as a helmet the

  hope of salvation [and hope to be rewarded after you're dead,

  but then if you're dead, you can't confirm that anything you did while

  you were alive was at all worth it, since you're kinda hoping the guys

  printing this magazine aren't just b.s.ing you].” (1 Thess. 5:8) A soldier’s

  heart needs protection from the

  enemy [Cheerios can help with that, I hear]. Similarly, a Christian’s figurative

  heart requires shielding from the power

  of sin ["Are our shields even up?" "We can't take another hit like that! Their weapons

  are powerful!"].

  What happens when a servant

  of Jehovah [one of Jehovah's Witnesses] couples strong faith in God’s

  promises [blind belief in what the Watchtower says] with love for Him

  [the Watchtower] and for fellow

  humans [fellow Witnesses and potential recruits until they reject our message]? Such a servant puts on a

  spiritual breastplate of the highest quality.

  It is unlikely that he will do anything [stupid or whatever the Watchtower says is wrong today]

  to lose God’s [the Watchtower's/the elders'] favor.
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  sd-7

  18 Paul also mentioned a helmet, “the

  hope of salvation.” Without protecting

  his head, a soldier in Bible times could

  easily lose his life in battle [unlike today,

  where people have guns. Today, it's totally

  different]. But with a

  good helmet, he could survive blows to

  the head without suffering serious injury [Oh yeah?

  You try getting hit in the head with a slab of metal

  that weighs several pounds].

  We build hope in Jehovah’s saving

  acts by studying his Word [we gain this hope somehow,

  despite the Watchtower's apparent confusion over whether God

  will protect us as individuals or not. See Yearbook examples

  of people being saved, and other

  Yearbook examples of people being brutally murdered. Pick

  whichever one makes you feel better today, and go with it.]. Strong hope

  enables us to resist apostates [those who disagree with the Watchtower] and their

  [documented evidence, pointing out what the Watchtower has said in print in their own words

  (lies to the public, false prophecies, unscriptural rules about medical practices,

  poor handling of child/spousal abuse, disturbing views on rape),

  pointing out Bible verses that are taken out of context, and academic dishonesty in

  their scholarly research]

  gangrenous [facts tends to grow on you] “empty speeches [but wait,

  I thought you weren't supposed to listen to apostates at all. How can you

  hear their empty speeches if you're not listening? You don't need to resist

  what you've never heard in the first place, right? ??? Oh, so Jehovah's

  Witnesses ARE listening, then, or else you wouldn't have mentioned this?]." (2 Tim. 2:

  16-19) Our hope will also strengthen us

  to say no to those who would lead us into

  conduct condemned by Jehovah [the Watchtower]. [Young People Ask drama video,

  Worldly Boy: "You're different from the other girls."]
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  Oubliette

  sd-7 is on a roll!
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  sd-7

  19 The deeper we get into the time of

  the end, the greater our need to rely on [obey without question]

  Jehovah’s Word [the Watchtower]. The counsel we draw

  from it helps us to correct bad habits [as defined by the Watchtower] and

  to control our sinful tendencies [suppress normal feelings and emotions]. With

  its encouragement [browbeating] and comfort [or lack thereof], we will

  pass the tests that Satan and his world [everyone but Jehovah's Witnesses; us-versus-them]

  bring on us. With the guidance Jehovah

  provides in his Word [and the Watchtower], we will [not die in Armageddon] stay on the

  road to life.
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  sd-7

  20 Recall that God’s will is that “all

  sorts of men should be saved [but only if

  Jehovah's Witnesses recruit them].” Jehovah’s

  servants [Jehovah's Witnesses] are among “all sorts of men [yes,

  but a different sort of men--a better, morally superior sort].” So

  are those whom we might help through

  our preaching and teaching work [but they're a different sort--morally

  inferior, ignorant, generally evil in even the most mundane areas

  of their lives. They can't even brush their teeth without doing something

  evil. I don't know what, but believe me...they're wicked]. But

  all who wish to attain to salvation must

  gain “an accurate knowledge of truth [become Jehovah's Witnesses

  by learning and believing Watchtower teachings].”

  (1 Tim. 2:4) Thus, surviving the last days

  goes hand in glove ["Wow! Another metaphor! This is Patrick Stewart.

  How are you enjoying the article so far?"] with reading the Bible [and the Watchtower]

  and applying its inspired instructions [as explained by the Watchtower].

  Yes, our daily Bible [and Watchtower] reading shows how

  highly we esteem Jehovah’s precious

  Word of truth [, the Watchtower. It's actually no stretch to say that when

  Jesus said "Your word is truth", he was talking about the Watchtower. Without

  the Watchtower, the Bible would have no meaning at all, it would be utterly mysterious

  and incomprehensible. So, read the Bible, by all means. But believe the Watchtower.

  Or else].—John 17:17.
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  gorgia2

  Thank you Blondie.

  gorgia