by EndofMysteries 46 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
whatever it is, you will find that it comes down to a marketing $cheme. Trust me, the WTB&TS is in harvest mode. They will sqeeze the last drop they can. I am sure they are amazed that the crap they are now selling is still being swallowed.
The old cowboy saying is," when you find a good horse, ride him to death".
Maybe people should use MY "Bible". There is only one scriputure--"The only sin is stupidity".
Perhaps they wouldn't even need it written down, since that is easy for anyone to remember. And natural to apply, since if any act is not "stupidity", it is fine.
Another good principle is "Any volitional act that is good for yourself and/or society is moral, while any volitional act that is bad for yourself and/or society is immoral". That goes along with the stupidity principle, since doing what is bad for yourself and/or society usually amounts to stupidity. Also, this is relatively easy to remember and extremely simple. Just think of all the trees' lives that will be saved if that could be implemented.
Maybe they will now change their name to " The AWAKE - ening WATCHTOWER SOCIETY "
smiddy
Why Would You Need a Bible When You Have..
WBT $ Literature?!!..
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Ugh I wanna punch that face.
Ugh I wanna punch that face.....Julia Orwell
WBT$ GB Rock Star Popes.. Being Laughed At..
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They're going to announce the new 'Simplified Edition' of the NWT.
ginger
The problem with paper bibles is they stay the same forever.
But an online bible can be kept up-to-date so they can make sure it reflects God's Word in real time.
As God speaks, His Word can adjust on tablets in KHs around the world!
And the brothers can get extra help to understand the import of scriptures, so the 'abstain from blood' bit could have an animated gif of someone refusing a transfusion so readers can have no doubt of what Paul meant.
- The elders' version of the bible can have links to the elders' book so they don't forget all the extra secret bits.
- The Sister's bible will have the verses about subjection set to glow red.
- MS's will hack their version so lists of jobs that need to be done at the back of the hall will pop up at timed intervals though the meeting, especially during the boring talks.
- Kids' editions will have real explosions for Armageddon and HD graphics for the birds picking out eyes of bad children.
So, electronic bibles would be a very fine provision of the faithful slave ... see them Write God's Word Daily!
-Probably a study Bible with at-the-door-easy-answer cheat sheet booklet attached.
In the old days we use to have "Make Sure of All Things" which was a cheat book for quick answers on topics.
When I went before my local Draft Board I had my "Make Sure" with me that identified the "Superior Authorities" in Romans 13.1 as
Jehovah God and Jesus Christ.
What was extraordinarily UN-helpful about this was I DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD STOPPED BEING TAUGHT five years earlier.
From 1929-1962 that was New Light and "Truth." But, the Society doesn't come right out, usually, and admit to a big doctrinal change.
So, back to the topic...
A new Study Bible with all the bells and whistles for answering objections just might be in the pipeline from Jesus' throne:)
A hundred year anniversary of Jesus' Kingdom edition.
Instead of being embarassed by a do-nothing Jesus for a century, they'll get out ahead of it and wear it like a badge of honor.
Oh--I'm just guessing...
There will be a total of four segments of the annual meeting broadcast that weekend (Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon). In the US, we are invited to attend only one of the four segments. Until now, I thought that each of these segments would be a little slice of the annual meeting, so that the morning group would see something different than the afternoon group, and the Saturday groups would see something different than the Sunday groups. Now I am convinced that I was completely wrong, and that each of these four segments will be exactly alike: 2 hour sales pitches for the new bible, and nothing more.
First hour: Drum roll leading up to the release, including how important it is to preserve god's word and the long history of those who have risked their lives to do so, such as Wycliffe, Tyndale, etc., followed by a self-agrandizing discussion of how JWs have continued the tradition of bible scholarship and preservation of the sacred book down through our day, beginning with the first NWT in the early 60's.
Second hour: Release of the new bible, and the announcement that everyone in attendance will get a copy today, followed by the appeal to donate not only for your own copy, but for those that will ultimately be distributed to those less fortunate than yourself (see Sir82 and DOC's posts). I think that for those in first-world countries, the average donation per recipient will be in the $50 range, for a book that likely cost the WTS less than $5 to produce.
Some here have made the good point that an electronic bible would be much easier and less costly to change as 'new light' arises, and I believe that the new bible will certainly be available online. However, this publishing company understands that no one will contribute anything for that. In order to get the big donations, they have to gift (wink, wink!) something substantial, a printed copy, and likely one that is nicely bound. The expanded appendix will allow the embarressingly outdated Reasoning book to be retired. For the WTS, this thing is a real winner.
