Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

by breakfast of champions 443 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Gustv Cintrn

  "The poor will always be with us" said our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The job of his disciples was to spread the news of God's Kingdom, and happy to say that has indeed become our trademark. There is much to be said for the scores of people that have accepted our gospel and their lives and economy has improved dramatically by taking responsibility for their actions and working as expected.

  The abusers issue is of no consequence. There will always be abusers and predators among any one conglomerate. The Org just has to come to terms with implementing a new guidance to turn these people to the local authorities. That is coming. When it happens within a family that just happens to be JWs, well perhaps the religion factor is irrelevant. Predators/abusers are everywhere regardless.

  Actually, for the number of existing JWs, the number of abuse cases is really minuscule. In our four generation JWship, I have never dealt with a case of pedophilia in any of the many Spanish congs I have served.

  You all just need to learn to accentuate the positive of life in general. It makes for so much more happiness overall.

  GC
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  Londo111

  "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress..."--James 1:27

  What does the Watchtower or even the local Kingdom Hall do to look after orphans and widows?
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  punkofnice

  Londo111 - What does the Watchtower or even the local Kingdom Hall do to look after orphans and widows?

  Nothing apart from leech their money. They cause families to split up too!
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  bohm

  Gustv: Actually, for the number of existing JWs, the number of abuse cases is really minuscule. In our four generation JWship, I have never dealt with a case of pedophilia in any of the many Spanish congs I have served.

  Four generations would be about, say, 300 years? lol.

  I am impressed by your record, however the elders serving in the Conti would have said roughly the same up untill the lawsuit, you know, no pedophelia, just the random loose allegation that does not stand up to the biblical standard of two witnesses.
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  Splash

  Very comforting words GC, and kindly put:

  The abusers issue is of no consequence.
  There will always be abusers and predators among any one conglomerate.
  Predators/abusers are everywhere regardless.
  Actually, for the number of existing JWs, the number of abuse cases is really minuscule.
  You all just need to learn to accentuate the positive of life in general.

  I'm certain Jesus would approve of the delicate and compassionate way you offer such empathetic love.

  Splash
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  cofty

  There is much to be said for the scores of people that have accepted our gospel - GC

  Which bears no resemblance to the gospel of the early church...
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  Gustv Cintrn

  Of course! All things progress. Things become so much clearer as the sun progresses. Keep up y'all!!!

  All crazy, grumpy, stuck in the same old rut. Sad, sad, sad.....

  GC
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  cofty

  There is much to be said for the scores of people that have accepted our gospel - GC

  Which bears no resemblance to the gospel of the early church... - Cofty

  Of course ! All things progress. - GC

  “If we or an angel out of heaven were to declare to you as good news something beyond what we declared to you as good news let him be accursed.” (Gal.1:8)
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  bohm

  cofty: “If we or an angel out of heaven were to declare to you as good news something beyond what we declared to you as good news let him be accursed.” (Gal.1:8)

  Of course ! All things progress, the angel didn't have the newest light that poor sod ;-).
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  donuthole

  The "test your faith" line was also used in the promo video for the Atlanta international convention. It was in regard to the convulated travel scheme, that had people going an hour of the way to get to the convention center, through designated public transportation routes. It seemed really odd, even non-sensical. Perhaps it was really a test run to see how compliant congregations would go to travel out of their way to a meeting?
  
  If there really is news, my guess is that US congregations will be merged, which may involve increased travel time/costs.