I know that this is nothing new to most of us here by the way.
But, for our newer members, and those just waking up, it is a good place to get the mind going...
stuckinarut2
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Proverbs 4:18 "light gets brighter"
by stuckinarut2 inwe are all familiar with the classic use by the society of proverbs 4:18 about "light getting brighter".
they say it applies to revealed truth, and doctrinal changes etc.. have you ever just read that chapter (and even the surrounding chapters) in full??.
it has nothing to do with doctrinal changes or teachings.. it has to do with acquiring wisdom and life skills in order to live a successful life.
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Question: Can't You Just Ignore A Judicial Committee?
by Sorry inone thing i've never understood is judicial committees.
yes, i understand it's held to see if elders should go through with the disfellowshipping process.
but why give them all the power?
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stuckinarut2
Yes, by saying something along the lines of "I would like my legal representative present for all meetings", they will cancel .
They do not want any outsiders to witness the inappropriate proceedings that occur behind the "judicial" closed doors!
In no other area of life is such conduct appropriate. 3 vs 1 and no recordings permitted, is simply wrong, wrong, wrong!
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Proverbs 4:18 "light gets brighter"
by stuckinarut2 inwe are all familiar with the classic use by the society of proverbs 4:18 about "light getting brighter".
they say it applies to revealed truth, and doctrinal changes etc.. have you ever just read that chapter (and even the surrounding chapters) in full??.
it has nothing to do with doctrinal changes or teachings.. it has to do with acquiring wisdom and life skills in order to live a successful life.
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stuckinarut2
We are all familiar with the classic use by the society of Proverbs 4:18 about "light getting brighter"
They say it applies to revealed truth, and doctrinal changes etc.
Have you ever just read that chapter (and even the surrounding chapters) in full??
It has NOTHING to do with doctrinal changes or teachings.
It has to do with acquiring wisdom and life skills in order to live a successful life. It compares and contrasts a wicked person vs a good person.
In fact vs 24-27 go directly against the way the society! It speaks of not being devious, or straying from the set path. It speaks of NOT inclining to the left or right! That direction to remain set in a straight path flys in the face of the continual "tacking" the society uses with regard to their doctrinal changes.
Thoughts??
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Is this another Trump backflip?
by fulltimestudent inwe've seen one backflip.
crooked hillary became a hard-working woman who deserves the nations praise (in his victory speech);.
now according to a uk newspaper:.
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stuckinarut2
Trump says stupid things when he goes off-script...that is, when he starts "winging it".
His victory speech was CAREFUULY scripted by his team, and therefore was kind of decent and acceptable.
On the other hand, his many, many rally and campaign speeches were often ad-libbed, and therefore full of stupidity.
IF he stays on-script according to his advisors, then he will not look stupid.
However, his ego will probably get the better of him....
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Did anyone else go to this weeks midweek meeting?
by NikL inin the congregation bible study, the book addressed how "truth" is progressive.... 18 just as jehovah progressively revealed truths about the kingdom in the period leading up to 1914, he continues to do so during the time of the end.
as chapters 4 and 5 of this book will show, over the past 100 years, god’s people have had to adjust their understanding on a number of occasions.
does that fact mean that they do not have jehovah’s backing?
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stuckinarut2
The simple question needs to be asked, does God get things wrong or is the governing body getting things wrong. ???????
Because if the premise is that the governing body is directed by God, God has a terrible habit of making mistakes
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Great Tribulation and Trump
by TakeOffTheCrown inplease, let's discuss this subject without attacking one another.. it appears that trump has won a victory that no one expected.
is it possible that trump may play a part in the great tribulation?.
there are some who believe trump is one of the most unqualified of men to ever be elected president of the united states.
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stuckinarut2
Well, if Trump and Putin are friends, then the WT idea of the king of the north vs the king of the south fizzle out!
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Election Post-Mortem
by Simon ini'm sure many people, republicans included, are shocked at the results of the 2016 presidential election.
really, wtf!.
the polls were wrong and although it's tempting to blame voter suppression and fbi interference, that would just avoid looking at the real issues for the loss.
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It is amazing that Billy Bush got fired for his part in those lewd comments, but Trump got PROMOTED to the HIGHEST position in the nation!
Wow! That seems logical.... (sarcasm alert)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/billy-bush-donald-trump_us_5822dbbbe4b0aac624885360
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Nov. Broadcast - Truth
by Listener infor those that don't want to listen to the broadcast i've made a transcript on the section presented by losch on champions of truth.. be a champion of truth.
in today's world truth is being attacked and distorted.
we are being surrounded by a sea of lies and misrepresentations.... satan is the father of the lie but today there are children of the lie..... a lie is a false statement deliberately being presented as true.
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stuckinarut2
Wow!
Half truths and deception?
What about the way the brothers dealt with the questions during the Australian Royal Commission??
Huh??
Hypocrites!
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the privilege of associating with fellow Christians in worship is not open to everyone?
by NikL inwas going through the book that is currently being studied at midweek meetings.. paragraph 18 of chapter 11 reads.... a second area of moral refinement involves themeasures taken to keep the congregation clean.
sad-ly, not all who accept jehovah’s standards of conductand dedicate themselves to god loyally stick withtheir decision.
some eventually have a change ofheart and willfully rebel against those standards.what is to be done about such ones?
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stuckinarut2
Good pick up!
Yes, this form of official teaching gives license to witnesses acting with judgement, suspicion and a critical eye on one another! Let alone those in the community.
Such statements do indeed show the true nature of the society.
They have "added to the bible" just like the scribes and Pharisees did!
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"Dead men walking", so keep your distance!
by stuckinarut2 ina thought occurred.... witnesses face a constant mental quandary (or have to do mental gymnastics), because every person they meet, talk to, interact with etc will all die soon!
(according to the society's teachings anyway).
so this must play havoc as they try to keep an emotional distance from these ones.
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stuckinarut2
A thought occurred...
Witnesses face a constant mental quandary (or have to do mental gymnastics), because every person they meet, talk to, interact with etc will all die soon! (According to the society's teachings anyway)
So this must play havoc as they try to keep an emotional distance from these ones. Effectively, people have to be "de-humanised" from a witness's viewpoint so that they don't feel bad when those ones are killed...
"Dead man walking"