Mineralogist,
Hello, my fellow German. You must understand that the WTS rules apply only to the rank and file not to the organization. After visiting Patterson, I knew that the WTS was preparing a fancy retirement village for the older Bethelites. No room with a sink and group shower and toilets down the hall for them. They felt they "deserved" it because of their full-time service. Like there are part-time Christians, aren?t all JWs full-time Christians?
(Rev 22:7,12,20) I had to give a talk on that once. I managed to get sick and cancel.
Maverick
The WTS wants you to put them and their goals in the forefront, but the RF interests and needs are on page 33! Don't worry about wives and children or even retirement. If you do then you lack faith! You bad, bad, selfish human!
Just remember, that the end is just around the corner. You won?t need that retirrement. My mother is glad she has her retirement. I told her once that if she had been a "faithful" JW she would have trusted in God and sent that money to New York. She said a bad word.
Will Power (my fine lady)
Instead of being a sign of "his presence" this piece of sound medical advice could be warning of the Monday morning heart attack
The thing to remember is what Jesus was talking about was the time period that would follow from 33 CE to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, something you rarely here the WTS discuss. So it was something immediate he was warning them about.
Jgnat,
You are paying attention at the conventions, more than rank and file, I?m sure.
eagerly absorb every tale of woe. Further "evidence" that the end is near!
JWs live for the end. They aren?t like Abraham who served God knowing the end was not coming in his lifetime. They live for a date. Their love for God is conditional.
Hapgood,
I?m sorry to hear your husband feels this way.
he feels bad about himself, he feels that it's his fault.
Hey if he had that kind of control over you, you?d be in the organization, right?
Just show him love, hugs and kisses, sincere compliments. I?m sure you are doing that already. It will contrast with the "love" he gets at the KH.
Pistoff,
Most JWs just tune it out and think it applies to others in the congregation.
it is a wonder there aren't more suicides among the witnesses.
The WTS is a negative organization, not life-affirming. They drive people to be perfect when even God does not have that expectation.
Well, wannaexit,
You certainly know how to make your point. Just a comment, go back to school if you haven?t already. I did; and I still take a class here and there. Education is not a goal but life?s path.
People are getting tired at the KH. They are reading the answers more and more. I bumped into a sister from my old congregation and she said she missed my comments so much and she wasn?t must being polite. I just tell them to read a scripture that isn?t quoted and make a personal application or give a life?s experience.
Hi, BZ,
and "Do as they say (keep on the watch) but do not do as they do" (beat your fellow slaves)
Oooh, this is one of my favorite scriptures. It is so true of those in charge in the WTS.
Simplesally,
I gave up 10 years of good income that could have gotten me into a house sooner, built up my retirement account.
I share those feelings too. But you have a treasure I?ll never have, a little child. What a joy! Make sure she gets a good education so she can take care of dear old mom (smile).
Lonestar,
I too was regular pioneer. I remember struggling to meet the time requirements. No 70 hours back then. I found an experience in the publications of a sister with 6 children, an opposed husband, and no car who regular pioneered. Any time someone bugged me about regular pioneering, I would pull that out and read it to them and say based on that all of us should be pioneering. I didn?t get hassled twice by that person (usually an elder).
Sf,
I?m glad you find something useful in the reviews. In order to fight an enemy, you have to know them.
Hmmmm, now you don't suppose they are speaking of computer internet access, do you?
Could be, especially when it comes to using time. They are talking about DVDs, CD players, video games, boats, snowmobiles, jetskis, RVs, anything that takes money and time away from the WTS.
Bluesbrother,
What right have they to say that, who made them the judges? What about the billions of ordinary people in this world who just get along in their lives and care for their families and have little time or opportunity to do anything else? We are all going to get slaughtered by the "God of Love" according to this warped creed
My feelings exactly. The WTS is not the judge of who is a true Christian. I am secure in letting God decide since he knows what is in people?s hearts
Beans,
I predict 5 years of hard words of disception as December 15th was the latest silent prediction!
They will condition those who still have years to wait as those in their 70?s and 80?s die off wondering, "I thought the end was going to come in my lifetime" as they breathe their last.
Joe,
I am sure attendance today will be down, down, down, and none of the brothers will be really paying attention anyway. Instead, they're probably all be thinking or planning about the Super Bowl.
In my area the morning meetings are well attended and the afternoon ones are ghost towns. Everyone has SuperBowl parties which start around 2 oclock. One time it was the CO?s visit and he did have something in his final talk about the lack of attendance in the afternoon.
I once mentioned that there would be no organized sports in the "new system" and 2 elders said why not. Duh?
Jimbob,
When I read that BS about not having kids, and not pursuing a secular education.....it made me so mad
Actually, the rank and file are a pretty passive aggressive group nowadays, at least in my area. They go to school and have children, basically giving the WTS the finger. The elders buy or build new homes and the rest follow their lead. Fewer and fewer young people are getting baptized, let alone regular pioneering or going to Bethel. The WTS is mad, very mad, thus these articles. They are going to have to come up with a credible date again to get them moving.
Bonnie,
I will try.
Would you be able to type in the paragraph number so I can more quickly relate it to the lesson?
I do split them to make my comments. I will put them in parentheses (1).
Blondie (a Christian who has stuff)
