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  what are the necessary/more important things?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i always wondered what exactly they were.

  now i cant find the right scripture, but its not those spoken of in acts.

  15 vs 29, maybe it was the more important things?

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  lol, trying
  
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  Do the Chinese think they will soon take over the World? This is an official response

  by fulltimestudent in

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  2. current

  lot's of people believe that china will soon be a super-power.

  while its true that roughly 400 million chinese have attained a living standard approximating the usa, there is still another 700 million who have not.. every year, some 100 million chinese take overseas holidays.

  and, many millions of chinese live overseas, either as students or as representatives of chinese companies.. but of the 700 million who have not achieved something like western prosperity, some 90 million still live in poverty, leaving 610 million struggling between poverty and a low level of prosperity.. until they can live more comfortably, the chinese government must focus on building a more prosperous nation.. .

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  with all the air pollution id say they wont live very long , but why would china want to take over anyone's land? they have some of the best realestate around, they just have to figure out , like the US, how to clean up their act.
  

  what they [and everyone else] should be doing is forcing out all the dirty factories, and stop exporting and importing and be self sufficient.
  
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  what are the necessary/more important things?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i always wondered what exactly they were.

  now i cant find the right scripture, but its not those spoken of in acts.

  15 vs 29, maybe it was the more important things?

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  I always wondered what exactly they were. now i cant find the right scripture, but its not those spoken of in acts

  15 vs 29, maybe it was the more important things?
  

  maybe its a new world translation thing, oh well, cant delete my post.

  
  

  [and trying to get something past all the 'post spam,' lol ]
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  For God So Loves the Western World...

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...that only people from those countries can lead 'his organization'.. a few years ago, one conversation stopper people would often bring up to jws in my country is: 'you guys are an american religion'.

  the standard answer we were formatted to give to shoot that down was that "god does not favor any nationality over others.

  however some countries do possess some advantages needed for the advancement of the divine work.

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  I always felt that the ones in new york are and always will be totally disconnected from the world and its different cultures. there is no way an American based religious organization can be of use to another nations peoples.

  the 'works' that james spoke of in his book, are not that of going to church, and preaching. its about helping one another and having close relationships with people. we do not need organized religion , period.
  
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  New bethel rebuild

  by Gratefullyunstuck in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a friend of mine who is still very much in and trying to get me back to meetings, told me her and her husband are going to project manage the new build and the sale of all the buildings in london.

  i said 'wow, they will have made loads of money on those properties in london' she liked a little uncomfortable..... i'm thinking as i believe they are genuine honest people, will they be exposed more to the hidden ongoings a of the society in the bethel?.

  surely all the development and program planning, is done by people knowing they have to keep people believing, so therefore, they must know it is all b#lloxs.

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  that be the last time you talk to that person, lol
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  Four Blood Moons might be significant

  by CharlieSmith1975 in

  1. watchtower
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqzhnx7xma.

  the bible does say that the "day of jehovah" (armageddon) would be associated with the sun becoming dark followed by the moon turning to blood.

  but the moon turning to blood is specific to a total lunar eclipse.

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  but Armageddon is a place not an event. lol
  
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  "Whilst the bible is important, the Watchtower is God's main way of communicating with people today"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes, i'm not kidding!.

  this gem was stated today in the talk!

  (shortly before i walked out).

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  they can put that in print because they know the bible to be a mans book of needless knowlege
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  Attacking the elders, can that bring down the cult??

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the borg has left out in the cold the victims of child molesters all to save their reputation and have used the elders to do their bidding in these evil works.

  they have even made changes to their policies to put more of the responsibility on the elders.

  so if the lawyers of these molestation victims which normally go after the money ie the borg were to also aggressively go after these elders in these cases could this not start a ripple effect where by elders find out and start resigning en mass to protect themselves knowing the borg not going to help them?.

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  well x elders, chime in, what would bring you down?
  
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  oh not again..

  by sowhatnow in

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  yoga pants in the news , say its not true!

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  http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31447905.

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  yoga pants in the news , say its not true!
  

  http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31447905
  
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  a parable has a fullfillment? and, is there now no faithful slave?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does a parable have a fulfillment?

  lol, i thought only prophesy had fulfillment.

  march 15 2015 wt.. after the previous articles and questions from the readers, where the writers try to explain that .

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  does a parable have a fulfillment? lol, I thought only prophesy had fulfillment. march 15 2015 wt.
  

  after the previous articles and questions from the readers, where the writers try to explain that

  'humans cannot know which bible accounts are shadows of things to come and which are not, [pg18 bottom] and we aught to be reluctant to assign an anti typical application to a certain person or account if there is no specific basis for doing so'
  

  they then go on to say, in the next article
  

  march 11'2015 wt study article page 22 par 19

  'what about in this time of the end when the parable of the talents finds its fulfillment'

  and in paragraph 11 where they are guessing, again....
  

  'he was evidently referring to the time when he will come to execute judgment at the end of this system'

  [and in 14 where it says 'This salve showed a bad spirit, for he deliberately worked against the masters interests'

  I dont know where that assumption came from.]

  and then the real interesting piece of info,

  the photo on page 24

  'former explanation:

  in 1919 jesus rewarded his anointed slaves on earth by entrusting them with increased responsibility'

  'adjusted [love that word lol] explanation:

  when Christ comes in the future he will reward his faithful anointed slaves by raising them to heaven.

  now, this means that the faithful slave has not been chosen? and Jesus still hasn't come?

  and the 1919 teaching that was 'new light' is now not light but a lie?
  

  wow.

  paragraph 15 : in this context it is reasonable to conclude that in the illustration of the talents.....

  oh full of these words again.... evidently reasonable to conclude, obviously,