after we heard some time ago that before the time of russel there was no "faitful slave" or no anointed ones who formed a faitful slave class, now we learn that we dont know if before russel there were not "faitful ones" or "anointed".
indeed jackson says that we know the bible teaches that throughout the history there would be a large number of "sons of the kingdom" ..or anointed ones.. beginning from this month in several projects including a film about christian bible translators who gave an example of "faithfulness" and "discretness" in translating the bible, the christian bibletranslators and missionionaries who used "jehovah" by the way are receiving ultimate praise of the governing body, in the first place at the moment is shown the video about tyndale, wo so is very much supposedly a "faithful one" and perhaps even "anointed" because he loved the bible.. jackson says that those early missionaries of the christendom already "preached the message" before russell.
january broadcast.
Is this the man who testified are ARC?
Mr Jackson with all due respect is not playing with a full deck
I could spend my time listening to his broadcasts
Like my elderly shut in mother who needs her daily fix of religion
Or I can actually try to preserve my remaining brain cells
Considering something of consequence,
Some of us are trying to distance ourselves from these quacks
now that im not longer a jw this verse puzzles me.
being born and raised a witness, this verse confirmed to me that jesus was talking about a paradise on earth.
but now that everything the witnesses taught is 99.99% incorrect can somone explain what he was getting at here?
If you research this you should find this updated (many years ago)
"understanding"
Who was Jesus talking to here?
Those with the "heavenly" Hope
He meant "inherit" in the sense that his listeners would rule over the Earth
Its all interpretation
And can change from one minute to the next,
Fun eh?
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first of all, sorry if i cannot correctly express the original expression used in my native language to ask for the "spiritual condition".. a few years ago some member of the family asks my wife directly how is her "spiritual health" (for me it's one of the many strange vocabulary used by jw like "the slave says...").
she was catched by surprise with the direct question and says that everything is ok... and luckily someone call them for lunch.. my question is: do you have any good answers for that question?
you can be ironic/use some humor because the question is a little bit anecdotical .
My mother did that
Me: "I don't want to talk about it"
(Firmly but not nastily)
"You don't want to talk about it?"
"No""
It's helpful at this point if you can move to something else
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(If I'm dealing with a more pushy individual they don't hear from me again)
regarding what happened post russell in 1917, if you ask a jw, they'll say it was the fault of the ousted board members who were 'self willed'.
if you ask an ex-jw, they'll say it was a 'power grab' by rutherford.
the latest yearbook elaborates on the situation:.
Political infighting
And legal maneuvering was what was going on here,
If there is a god
I wonder if this is what he wants
For his humble worshippers
This is what happens in the world of autocratic organized religion
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i have often seen many categorise the organisation in different ways.
some say cult, some say high control religion.
cult or high control religion?.
I think these words are immaterial,
Does a group allow you freedom to think,
To formulate your own opinions
And express them
To act freely
Without coercion
If not
Are you free to leave without punishment
If not
Why would you join a group that does not recognize these basic
freedoms?
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regarding what happened post russell in 1917, if you ask a jw, they'll say it was the fault of the ousted board members who were 'self willed'.
if you ask an ex-jw, they'll say it was a 'power grab' by rutherford.
the latest yearbook elaborates on the situation:.
If your researching an easy place to start is Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin
Rutherford
Check your library system for Apocalypse Delayed -James Penton
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regarding what happened post russell in 1917, if you ask a jw, they'll say it was the fault of the ousted board members who were 'self willed'.
if you ask an ex-jw, they'll say it was a 'power grab' by rutherford.
the latest yearbook elaborates on the situation:.
Rutherford was a lawyer and found a legal way to get control of the corporation,
It involved a trip to Pennsylvania and coming back with the extra
vote needed to wrangle control and oust his enemies,
He celebrated his victory by prophesying the earthly resurrection of the
prophets in 1925 in the 1918 Booklet "Millions Now Living Will Never Die"
(If you'll allow me some sarcasm here:)
What a fine humble brother and example for us all!
All but banned marriage in his writings and speeches
The FIRST member president of the "Faithful and Discreet Slave Class"
Set the example for the modern day GB of NEVER apologizing for
destroying people's lives
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in appreciation of david bowie who died a year ago today.
also to george michael and all the other less famous people ( mouthy, school friend.
my aunt.
Rebel, Rebel
Your face is a mess!
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it really is great.
i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.
i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.
Congratulations Crazy!!
As the winner of the 200 Comment position with our beloved "A Believer":
You have won:
A personal audience with him (or is it "her"? :) )
For an entire hour you will run hand in hand with him/her on the beach of your choice
(travel expenses not included)
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so i ended up going to the meeting yesterday.
i have been absent for almost 2 months.
my wife was also absent as long but mostly out of chance.
Reading others' comments convinced me this is NOT a social call,
In a social call you don't invite yourself over to someone's house,
With a social call you invite someone to YOUR home,
If I were you I would call and say that I'm really not up to a visit (that's
what this is by the way a VISIT)
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