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  The hypocrisy Jesus had towards the pharisees and sadducees

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  it is no wonder the jewish leaders had ridiculous rules concerning the sabbath.

  the following scripture alone should instill fear of those forsaking the sabbath.. (numbers 15:32-36)--"now while the sons of israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.

  33and those who found him gathering wood brought him to moses and aaron, and to all the congregation; 34and they put him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

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  Reading the NT it does seem to be two differing religious opinions: one by Jesus and one by Paul.
  
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  The hypocrisy Jesus had towards the pharisees and sadducees

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  it is no wonder the jewish leaders had ridiculous rules concerning the sabbath.

  the following scripture alone should instill fear of those forsaking the sabbath.. (numbers 15:32-36)--"now while the sons of israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.

  33and those who found him gathering wood brought him to moses and aaron, and to all the congregation; 34and they put him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

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  and needed the wood to warm himself and his house, then he would have been right to go get the wood.

  Why else would a person gather wood? I'm sure he wasn't doing it because it was fun. If Jesus and his disciples waited one day they wouldn't of died of starvation. Maybe its just a case of nepotism, and God looked the other way when his son broke the Sabbath.
  
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  The hypocrisy Jesus had towards the pharisees and sadducees

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
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  it is no wonder the jewish leaders had ridiculous rules concerning the sabbath.

  the following scripture alone should instill fear of those forsaking the sabbath.. (numbers 15:32-36)--"now while the sons of israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.

  33and those who found him gathering wood brought him to moses and aaron, and to all the congregation; 34and they put him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

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  It is no wonder the Jewish leaders had ridiculous rules concerning the sabbath.  The following scripture alone should instill fear of those forsaking the Sabbath.
  

  (Numbers 15:32-36)--"Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day. 33And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation; 34and they put him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done to him. 35Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp." 36So all the congregation brought him outside the camp, and stoned him to death with stones, just as the Lord had commanded Moses."

  Here was a man killed by God for gathering wood on the Sabbath. So didn't the Pharisees have a point when they confronted Jesus?

  Matt 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat them. 2 But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

  I'm not a bible scholar but it just seems like a lot of contradictions throughout the bible.
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  Elders in Spain Steal Millions from Congregation

  by cappytan in

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  2. scandals

  these men are appointed by holy spirit,.

  here is the source: http://www.economiadigital.es/es/notices/2015/01/la-fiscalia-imputa-una-estafa-de-mas-de-170-millones-de-euros-a-una-congregacion-de-testigos-de-jeho-65161.php.

  basically, if you don't know spanish, it boils down to this: (my personal editorial of what i've read).

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  I find this hard to believe. Not that it isn't possible but the fact it only involved local Elders. If such a scam were to happen the top dogs would've of been involved. For now I don't believe the story. The strange thing is that there should be news reports prior to sentencing. Why hasn't there been anything in regards to this in the last 12 months? A sentence of 9 to 12 years would require an investigation and I would assume a trial.
  
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  What are your experiences having Jehovah Witnesses work for you or you work with?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  i've managed several thousand employees in the last decade.

  i've had a handful that identified themselves as witnesses.

  from experience, they were no different than any other employees.

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  I've managed several thousand employees in the last decade. I've had a handful that identified themselves as witnesses.  From experience, they were no different than any other employees. The only exception I've had experienced was their attendance. I've had to fire a few for poor attendance. I've also noticed an expectation that I should make special allowances for them in regards to days off. I'm usually very flexible and almost never deny requests, but I do ask for three weeks notice. I had one young man ask for three months off because he was going to be missionary next week. Really? You want three months off and only five days notice? I never tell any of them my history. I don't need to be accused of discrimination.

  When I was an active witness during the 80's and 90's I would sometimes work with the brothers. They never paid me. I would mow yards, and help wax the floors of their accounts. I guess they were testing me for Bethel service. When I was in my late teens I worked overnights stocking shelves. I worked with three brothers from various congregations in Ft Myers. During our hour lunch, what came out of their mouths was more vulgar than most. All three were active and regular publishers.
  
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  Dear typer-ers, you're doing it wrong!

  by Simon in

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  there are many things wrong with the world, many injustices and crimes committed.

  what if we could stop one of them?

  wouldn't it make the world a slightly better place?

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  Simon,

  Where are you referencing these rules from? I am guilty of most of these infractions. In fact trying to type this is difficult, without using two spaces after the period. It is so natural for me. I was taught typing in 1992. I don't think these "rules" are right or wrong. It is more a preference or style. MLA, Chicago Manual of Style, APA Style, and Harvard Style all have various opinions on this subject. I'm only 38 but I guess I'm an old fart.
  
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  Estimation for people who have lived since Adam

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  69-110 billion, 90% of the people who've ever lived are dead.

  that's a lot of folks to be resurrected.

  take away we who are apostates (a million or two) that still leave 67-110 billion.. raining down manna from heaven will not cut the mustard for 100 billion people, there is not much you can do with manna, manna bread, manna tacos, manna soup and manna sweet cakes.. there is not enough resources to to house and feed 100 billion people, 7-8 billion today.. i'am not a economist or mathematician but the resurrection will create a whole set of new problems for mankind.. it becomes a bigger problem when you figure in those folks the lived before adam that the bible forgot to mention..

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  http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2002/HowManyPeopleHaveEverLivedonEarth.aspx

  
  

  How many homo sapiens have been borne on Earth?
  

  
  

  
  

  How Many People Have Ever Lived On Earth? 108 Billion

  Year	Population	Births per 1,000	Births Between Benchmarks
  50,000 B.C.	2	-	-
  8000 B.C.	5,000,000	80	1,137,789,769
  1 A.D.	300,000,000	80	46,025,332,354
  1200	450,000,000	60	26,591,343,000
  1650	500,000,000	60	12,782,002,453
  1750	795,000,000	50	3,171,931,513
  1850	1,265,000,000	40	4,046,240,009
  1900	1,656,000,000	40	2,900,237,856
  1950	2,516,000,000	31-38	3,390,198,215
  1995	5,760,000,000	31	5,427,305,000
  2011	6,987,000,000	23	2,130,327,622
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  Estimation for people who have lived since Adam

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  69-110 billion, 90% of the people who've ever lived are dead.

  that's a lot of folks to be resurrected.

  take away we who are apostates (a million or two) that still leave 67-110 billion.. raining down manna from heaven will not cut the mustard for 100 billion people, there is not much you can do with manna, manna bread, manna tacos, manna soup and manna sweet cakes.. there is not enough resources to to house and feed 100 billion people, 7-8 billion today.. i'am not a economist or mathematician but the resurrection will create a whole set of new problems for mankind.. it becomes a bigger problem when you figure in those folks the lived before adam that the bible forgot to mention..

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  61 billion plus could be reasonable in the amount of people that would have lived since the biblical Adam.  Keep in mind this includes all the children that died in birth or shortly afterwards.  We live in a world, I would presume most of the posters are from developed countries, where the infant mortality rates are low.  In fact they are even drastically lower than just 50 years ago worldwide.  Since the Industrial revolution the world population has skyrocketed with cheap energy and the main reason -- abundance of food.  However it was quite common less than a century ago for a family to have several deaths before the age of 5.  Even the super rich were not immune.  Look no further than the most powerful man in our country in the mid 18th century.  Abraham Lincoln's children: Tad died age 18 Tuberculosis, William age 11 Typhoid Fever, and Eddie age 3

  It is more than conceivable that all the deaths of humans including the very young could be 60 billion+.  Now if you want to include all modern humans in the last 80,000 years vs 7,000 years, well I think God will need a few more planets.
  
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  Losing Faith

  by cappytan in

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  i've always been a "spiritual" person.

  i've been an avid bible reader since as early as i can remember.

  i read the bible cover to cover for the first time when i was about 17 years old and have read it at least twice more since then.

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  Thanks for your post.  So many here can relate.  Every one here is at different stage in regards to their faith.  You are at the beginning and most difficult stage.  You will receive a lot of opinions, but it is YOU that has to deal with the consequences of those decisions.  Take your time and be careful.  I wish you good luck.
  
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  "Islam does not mean peace it means submission", Anjem Choudary

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  i was watching the news and came upon an interview with brigitte gabriel on muslim extremists.

  what caught my attention was the above quote.

  the reason is, it brought back what an elder recently told me about our faith in the governing body.. i will paraphrase what he told me below:.

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  I was watching the news and came upon an interview with Brigitte Gabriel on Muslim extremists.  What caught my attention was the above quote.  The reason is, it brought back what an elder recently told me about our faith in the Governing Body.

  I will paraphrase what he told me below:

  "Obedience is easy.  Being obedient to our parents, government official, or the direction the governing body give us, is easy enough to accomplish.  What is hard and difficult is our submission.  We need to be submissive to the governing  body as they are the agents of Jehovah. By being submissive it will remove all doubts and strengthen our faith."

  To me the direction of The Watchtower is more extreme with each year passing.  They don't want obedience they want submissive servants.