make decisions.
all the decisions that we make?
why make decisions at all?.
We can save ourselves and others much anxiety and grief if we modestly make decisions only when we have been granted the authority to do so.
From paragraph 11
So who grants us the authority to make decisions? Is it implying we can't make decisions unless the elders grant us the authority? This comment was right after mentioning that elders make decisions in the congregation and follow closely the instructions of the FDS.
for years congregation servants (no elders yet) feared the co visit who wielded a great deal of power over the servants.
if the cs said jump, the congregation servants said how high.
selective memories............ *** w71 11/15 p. 700 a body of elders with rotating chairmanship ***does a circuit servant when he visits a congregation have more authority than the elders of the congregation and can he change things in the congregation, such as times of meetings, the arrangement of the hall, or change brothers in the various positions of oversight?
All elders are equal, it's just some are more equal than others.
Quote from Animal Farm - "All pigs are equal, it's just some are more equal than others."
hi all, .
im wondering if anyone here close to ray franzs widow knows how is she holding up.
onemore.
bttt
1, 2. why is jehovahs keeping awake associated.
message to nations and kingdoms.
people today appreciate what about the preaching.
Did you know that until 1969 the WTS taught that the great tribulation started in 1914 and temporarily was stopped by God in 1918 to start up again in the near future?
Isn't that what Harold Camping was saying...that the tribulation began in 1994 and was temporarily interrupted and that it would start up again on May 21, 2011?
united nations http://www.randytv.com/secret/unitednations.htm.
prove yourself ready!.
need to be ready.
Seems like an appropriate article after the May 21 disappointment. I wonder how Harold Camping got his date for Noah's flood? The Watchtower says the flood was in 2370 B.C.E. while Camping says it was more like 4990.
This is how I remember the pre-1975 era. Yes, there were a lot of talks at the meetings about 1975, a lot of talk among the witnesses to one another, but, unlike Camping, we never talked about 1975 when we were in field service unless we found someone who was interested. Even prior to the 1975 hoopla, we were always told to put the emphasis of our message on the wonderful new world that was right around the corner instead of destruction of Armageddon. Tell 'em about Armageddon later. That may be another reason why the media didn't pick up on it.
I recently watched a doomsday religion documentary on TV that never even mentioned Jehovah's Witnesses but plenty of other groups.
at a recent assembly, there was a talk highlighting the dangers of higher education.
the brother used an example of a young girl who went to university, began going to bars, and ended up getting drugged and gang raped - as if this happens to every young jw who chooses to get higher education.. .
what ridiculous examples have you heard used at meetings or assemblies?.
At our assemblies they were always having experiences of teenagers who had resisted Satan's temptations to engage in worldly pursuits, etc., and how happy they were to be in Jehovah's service. Clyde and I would often look at each other and ask, "Wonder where they will be in two or three years. Will they still be around?" I bet that 4 out of 5 of them were either disfellowshipped or just disappeared--and often within a year.
Oh - an elder in our congregation a few years ago told about how he worked for this little printing company and often had an opportunity to work overtime on Saturdays but resisted the temptation so he could go in field service. What he didn't tell them was, he was actually VP of a large printing company, made 3 or 4 times as much as the workers, had his home and cars paid for, and was on salary rather than hourly, so it didn't matter if he worked extra hours or not.
Bonnie
''jehovahs visible organization can use you, but can get along without you too.
fruitless ones are eventually pruned off and never missed as new ones are grafted in''.. ok... who can find the wt this gem of love is contained in?.
just thought it might be fun to get people digging into the library... when looking for stuff you come across other real interesting stuff.. oz.
That would be the 1/15/50 WT.
Hey, this is the first time I've posted since January.
2011 yearbook - "tracing all things with accuracy", p.9-13.
jesus said that the faithful slave would be discreet in giving the domestics "their food at the proper time.
" christ thus indicated that those who dispense this "food" would be conscientious, prudent, and discerning in providing spiritual food for the household of faith.-matt.
We've discussed before how the WT has misquoted sources regarding the date of Jerusalem's destruction as well as regarding the whether Jesus died on a cross or torture stake.
i'm from south los angeles and been to black congregations all my life, but i moved 70-75 miles north from where i grew up.
i just want to know the difference ..
My son's in-laws attended a predominantly black congregation in South Carolina for awhile (mid-90's) and were shocked at what they called "reverse discrimination." They couldn't get close to anybody. The father-in-law invited one of the elders to his home for dinner, and the elder said "my wife can cook." There were other examples. They don't miss the congregation at all. I guess discrimination can work both ways.
