hello friends during the weekend i was in the san diego regional convention and the number of baptisim was way down.. there were 51 who got baptise thats the lowest number i ever seen, the attendance was 14,000 plus .
http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/392far/2015_convention_locationdatesattendancebaptized/
| Location | Dates | Attendance Friday; Sat; Sun | Baptized | Age range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh, NY, USA | May 22-24 | 2033;1900;2033 | 5 | |
| San Diego, CA, USA | June 5-7 | 11000;?; 14,000 | 51 | youngest was 12, the oldest 72, around 30 of them were from 12-16 |
| Nanaimo, BC, Canada | June 5-7 | 3000 | 9 | |
| Jersey City, NJ, USA | May 22-24 | ;;2827 | 19 | |
hello friends during the weekend i was in the san diego regional convention and the number of baptisim was way down.. there were 51 who got baptise thats the lowest number i ever seen, the attendance was 14,000 plus .
Compare that with what the Spanish.
for the spanish speaking: .
https://youtu.be/hwym3x_cuvy?list=plrw9u-n1z2m_zcto4vkw6ay4xyougmvhl.
For the Spanish speaking:
https://youtu.be/hwyM3X_cUvY?list=PLrw9u-n1z2M_ZcTo4Vkw6aY4XyouGMvhl
i was wondering if anyone had an audio recording of a woman, preferably a minor being asked the intimate details of a fornication jc.
that would hit the fan hard.
governing body member david splane has a new video on tv.jw.org where he talks about all the horrible things committed by martin luther and the protestant reformers.. his conclusion is that there has been no faithful and discreet slave on the earth during the past 1900 years (before 1919 i guess.).
he also says that maybe there were a few anointed on earth, maybe not.. he did add an interesting statement that he doesn't condemn the other churches just for misunderstanding the bible because the society has done that.. another odd point, was that he actually mentioned catholic missionary work in a somewhat positive light, while totally condemning the reformation views on predestination..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OliwCd4rRbE
Watchtower 1981 Mar 1 pp.24-26
"Witnesses of Jehovah understand that the "slave" is comprised of all anointed Christians as a group on earth at any given time during the 19 centuries since Pentecost. Accordingly, the "domestics" are these followers of Christ as individuals.
Some readers may feel that this is a rather sectarian view of matters. Or they may object to the idea that the "slave" and the "domestics" represent the same class, one as a composite body and the other as individuals. The objectors may argue that not all of Christ's anointed disciples have a share in preparing the spiritual food, so that perhaps the "slave" pictures only the leading ones, and the "domestics" those they serve in the congregation.
There is no point in trying to force an interpretation of the parable. Self-deception is of no benefit and is spiritually damaging. Therefore, we must look to the Scriptures for an understanding. In doing this, what do we find? [ ... ] Thus we see a clear Scriptural basis for saying that all anointed followers of Christ Jesus make up God's "servant," with Jesus as its Master."
pixel, cappytan, and wifibandit present for your consideration:.
https://youtu.be/g16_p3tncxq?list=plrw9u-n1z2m-_z5_a55vmqj1biuwnslhq.
the saturday program will be added tomorrow, followed by the sunday program the next day..
These files can now be downloaded via MEGA.
The convention in Spanish (@ Stanley) has not yet been released, but rest assured that once it is, it will be here.
so, many of y'all know bits and pieces of my story of waking up, but i thought it might be nice to have it all in one place.. i was baptized at 11, auxiliary pioneered every summer, regular pioneer at 17, ministerial servant by 19, then went to bethel for a year.. i always had minor doubts from time to time, but nothing serious.
always dismissed doubts and decided to "just have faith.".
after leaving bethel, i was never really firing on all cylinders "spiritually speaking.
Excellent point pixel.
They try to set up a false dichotomy , Science/History vs Bible, when in fact the divide is more accurately described as Science/History vs Their particular Interpretation of the Bible (at this time).
does anyone (especially atlantis/petra) have a complete collection of kingdom ministry 1956-1965 in pdf that they'd be willing to share?.
thanks in advance.. marek.
The other years are missing in my collection, too.
found this.
http://jwalumni.org/2015/06/08/who-are-jehovahs-witnesses-september-watchtower/.
by misha anouk on 8. june 2015 in news
"... cause the news agencies, you don't see them hardly ever do a news story about us, cause guess who runs the media?" -Anthony Morris at 01:52:20
found this.
http://jwalumni.org/2015/06/08/who-are-jehovahs-witnesses-september-watchtower/.
by misha anouk on 8. june 2015 in news
Thanks Watchtower-Free! I got the clip from Christian Sparlock (is that you?). It showed up on reddit and was relevant. I haven't had a chance to watch all the videos. I'm barely through with Fri AM.
Thanks for catching this segment!
