how many of you know about this san diego mansion?
i just found out about it recently.
apparently it was built for old testament faithful men to live in upon resurrection in 1925 such as abraham, moses etc.
The most disturbing part about the whole thing is the lack of honesty and transparency by the society to the general flock!
If one looks at the Proclaimers book, Beth-Sarim is given just a brief mention only!
If they were and said "we messed up. We were wrong" it would be a gesture of humility!
study edition.
january 2017.
(can someone put up a link please?).
So, we are assuming that they will need to camp overnight?
If so, that brother should be counselled for "staying overnight with sisters to whom he is not married!"
Bring on the Judicial Committee!
i know only adultery is supposed to be grounds for "scriptural" divorce.
i'm a wicked apostate in their eyes, but my believing husband and i still can't get a divorce that would allow him to remarry.
we currently are separated - i have left him.
I know of a case where a sister and her husband (not a witness) got divorced. However, they were still friends due to their child. Neither of them remarried
Once when he was between houses, she offered for him to stay in her home with their child for a few weeks.
She was brought before a Judicial committee for "having a male to whom she was not married" stay in the house with her!
Seriously!
how many of you know about this san diego mansion?
i just found out about it recently.
apparently it was built for old testament faithful men to live in upon resurrection in 1925 such as abraham, moses etc.
Yes, this is one of those "what the hell?!" topics that blows the minds of witnesses and those trying to fade!
Sadly, there are MANY similarly disturbing topics and issues!>
Beth-Sarim is just the tip of the iceburg!
i have never understood this.
was it because of legal reasons?
i cant think of any other reason why it wouldn't be allowed, but i know the elders ask you repeatedly that you are not taping.
As blondie pointed out, the bible history shows that all "judicial" meetings were held in public in the city gates so that all witnesses could be present!
That served as a restraint for inappropriate conduct, and a witness so that there could never be any doubt as to what occurred!
But, why would the society allow bible precedence to dictate current procedures!
1) do your studies or training in the group seem to be endless?.
2) did you have to give up things that you liked doing in order to be accepted into the group?
music, places you used to go, clothes, family life, celebrations, etc.).
Great list!
This needs to be seen by every witness!
so that was a "shocker".
i was not able to attend the meeting.
i had a more important one with my other apostate friends in the area.
And yet the society would boast about the growth in numbers as "proof of god's blessing"
So what does a stagnating or decrease prove then hey??
yesterday a letter was read in our congregation.
it said that there have been doctrinal changes in many chapters of the book 'god's kingdom rules' so everyone but especially the conductor must be sure to use the latest update of the book.. this book is only ...how old?
two years?
And yet the scriptures say that "God is the same always, and never changes" (words to that effect)
hebrews 13:8
So did god get things wrong so that stuff requires changing, or could it be that the GB are not speaking on behalf of God afterall?
Can't think for themselves....but need 7 men to do it for them.
yes my holy anionted mom who has cancer is concerned that the loving god jehovah may ask her in heaven to destroy here non believer family including her 5 year old grandchild during armagedon....how messed up are these crazy people!!?
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Dunedain's comments earn a 👍.
Well said sir!
This sort of delusional thinking is not appropriate...and should be called for what it is: crazy!
