"Elders should also be guardians and protectors of His people. The basic idea inherent in the Greek word for overseer (epi´skopos) is protective care. Elders strive to be alert to the needs of the individual publishers and families, willingly stepping forward to assist when there is a need. ( Isa. 32:1, 2 ) Step-families, single parents, and widows may have special need for advice and guidance. Teenagers or young adults who take a false step need help too. (Gal. 6:1 )"
- Pay Attention to Yourselves and the Needs of the Flock, i.e. Secret Elders Book o' Doom
And it explains loads. My mom is a single parent, I'm a teen daughter of a single parent, and my mom leaked a bit of my 'bad behavior' (stealing her car keys before meetings. xD), apparently, a while back. I've been Love Bombarded ever since. I have no idea why this book made me giggle so much. Probably how they talk about heavy petting and boob groping.
This explains *a lot*.
by Apathy 6 Replies latest jw friends
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Apathy
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embalmed
Ah, stealing the car keys... I wish I'd thought of that one.
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Apathy
Feel free to admit that I rock.
Er, scratch that. The huge collection of keys in my room ended up being part of the incriminating evidence that led my mother to eventually finding out that I didn't believe the Jay Dubs, and thus has led to much strcter rules.
Wow. That was a long sentence. -
Frannie Banannie
From what you've told us, Apathy, at least the WT-BATS is learning a part of where it's going wrong from their spying excursions to this website. Good on ya for not letting them dupe you anymore!
Noel
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Honesty
Wow. That was a long sentence.
In a little over 2 1/2 years you can really be free from their grasp. That is, if you live where 18 is considered an adult.
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Apathy
Yup, it is.
They DO spy on this website? =OOO OHEMGEE. NOO. -covers all personal information with gay porn-
Eheh.. I KNEW they were watching me! And you're all secretly elders in diguise, trying to catch me at being sacreligious! -
Frannie Banannie
Thought I'd give ya a heads-up, since most newbies here don't realize the WT-BATS ( I love doing that!) encourages stalking of this site. So far it and other sites like it have very successfully worked against their success. Stupid guppies! The more people that stalk us, the more that see the "troof" is really a spoof. They're just a greedy, control-freaky publishing company passing themselves off as a religion.
Noel (of the "I don't hafta hide anymore" class)