Memorial compulsory for "respectful observers" ?

by sparrowdown 40 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  blondie

  Between 1935 and 1938, the recently identified other sheep were not invited to the memorial. (and not just in France)

  *** yb80 p. 85 France ***WHO SHALL PARTAKE?

  The above was the subtitle in the April 1, 1938, French Watchtower. In that magazine the “other sheep,” then often referred to as “Jonadabs,” were directly invited to attend the Memorial, an invitation that had not been extended in previous years.

  *** jv chap. 16 p. 243 Meetings for Worship, Instruction, and Encouragement ***

  Particularly beginning in the 1930’s, prospective members of the “great multitude,” or “great crowd” of other sheep, began to manifest themselves. (Rev. 7:9, 10, KJ; John 10:16) These were at that time referred to as Jonadabs. For the first time, in its issue of February 15, 1938, The Watchtower specifically invited them to be present at the Memorial, saying: “After six p.m. on April 15 let each company of the anointed assemble and celebrate the Memorial, their companions the Jonadabs also being present.” They did attend, not as partakers, but as observers.
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  eyeuse2badub

  Everything JW's do after and including baptism is compulsary and ritualistic! Modern JW's resemble more the ancient Jews than the early Christians, IMHO.

  Just saying!

  eyeuse2badub
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  Oubliette

  I dont see the point in going to a party where I am denied access to the buffet.

  The point is this: The GB are in control and you are not.
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  OUTLAW

  Jehovah's Witnesses memorial is a rejection party of the ChristThey reject the blood, the cross of salvation on which he died

  and refuse to witness in his name.....WasBlind

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  wasblind

  LOL OUTLAW........

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  JEEZUS PLEASE !!!!!! Talk to the Hand !!!!!!!!!
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  wasblind

  LOL @ DATA DOG

  That's the Five Finger Grip unfold
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  BackseatDevil

  Ritual. It's important. The Catholics have their version of the "Memorial" every day for mass. Jesus said to keep doing it to remember him, he didn't say how often. It is assumed yearly, but he only used the passover as a gathering point. If you do the same ritual at the same time as the previous religion from which you stole the evening, you might as well just celebrate the damn Passover and stop being disrespectful for stealing the holiday.

  I digress. Jehovah's Witnesses need ritual outside the routine of meetings and prayers. That's all. It was mentioned already, everyone sits around watching no one do anything... mourning their religion with heavy heart and crispy bread. It's so f**king depressing. No way that any god would want that group of Debbie Downers hanging out with him in heaven OR on earth. Geez.

  You will know a cult buy a few things: It's exclusion of others, assumtion of porprietary information, ritual, ease of which one can exit.

  The Memorial is two of those.
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  sparrowdown

  And don't even get me started on the No Dancing!

  How sucky can you get? I thought its supposed to be a celebration (stupid sparrowdown!)
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  sparrowdown

  DATA-DOG -"MOTHER demands respect"

  And an audience too apparently.

  It so much more fun to partaketh of ye bread and wine in front of the spiritually starving and thirsty.
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  RottenRiley

  As JWs evolve, they become so far away from Early Christians and converge with the Pharisees and Religious Leaders of First Century Isreal, it's not funny!

  What makes them different is their denial of Jesus Christ's blood to make all clean, they attack the writings of Paul by saying only the Watchtower Members who have been rubberstamped by them, are God's children. The biggest lie exposed, still they continue to believe and have no excuse before Jehovah when he is going to ask why they disrespected his Son, what will they say?