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  Emblem Takers Mentally Unstable?

  by Cold Steel in

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  onthewayout wrote: of course, for quite awhile (and probably still), congregations have been viewing any relatively young (maybe under 50 or even 60) partakers as mentally unstable and watchtower ignores such people anyway and says they must listen to the elders.

  is this correct?

  ever since the emblem-takers were given emeritus status as members of the faithful and discreet slave, have they been relegated to standard membership?

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  "The governing body at that time..."

  by OneEyedJoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i'm listening to the regional manager give his mid week talk and he's going over acts 15 where they're dealing with the issues that arrose from the jewish christians wanting the gentile christians to adhear too the mosaic law, so some of the apostles gathered to hash it out.

  it struck me, though, that he kept using the phrase "the governing body at that time" to describe the apostles and older men who decided on the matter.

  once he even slipped up and said apostles, then corrected it to the gb.. i'm thinking that they've actually gone so far as to put it in his outline to make sure its beaten into the r/f that the gb's power is somehow based in scripture.

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  If elders are responsible for the teaching, the flock---

  by prologos in

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  can you look at any of them and think, say: you taught:-- " the f&ds , the "anointed" existing since pentecost" ---you taught:.

  the non-overlapping generation of 1914 ---.

  the local drive to get it done before 1975*--.

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  Parousia (again)

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i noticed this during the wt study on sunday.. 1 cor 15:23: "but each one in his own proper order: christ the firstfruits, afterward those who belong to the christ during his presence.

  "the greek word for presence is "parousia", which needs no explanation here as to how wtbts views this word versus the rest of the world.. what i noticed was the striking contradiction made just a few verses later.. 1 cor 15:51,52: "look!

  i tell you a sacred secret: we will not all fall asleep in death, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the blink of an eye, during the last trumpet.

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  Scientists Should Not Dismiss Genesis So Quickly

  by Chris Tann in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  nasa discovery proves the bible scientifically accurate.

  the debate.

  for decades there has been a long standing debate between science and religion as to the validity of the biblical genesis account of creation.

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  Are All Christians Appointed as a Watchman?

  by Chris Tann in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is a question i have been trying to answer.

  at the branch visit yesterday, morris discussed eze.33,about ,how if we do not preach we are bloodguilty.

  i would like very much people who are well informed on this topic to show me a thorough scriptual answer.

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  Is It Spirituality or Mentality?

  by Chris Tann in

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  2. bible

  there are many religious people who say they pray for holy spirit and feel better.

  some who are over stressed will say they keep praying for a calm disposition until the stress and anxiety disappears,claiming it is god's spirit.

  others will ask jesus into their hearts and feel an overwhelming sensation of peace and clarity.

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  Girls names

  by FeelingFree in

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  2. friends

  ok so i know its not really anything to do with jwness but we are struggling with baby names and really can't think of one we both like.

  its getting a bit desperate as i'm due in about 8 weeks .. i'm getting bored of looking at the same old names on the baby names websites so any suggestions would be much appreciated (girls please).. **cash prize for the one we choose!

  ** ....... no not really lol.. .

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  To all secret faders who still believe in Christianity

  by Chris Tann in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been fading for six years now.

  i only continue to do the minimum to keep my family together and to keep association with close friends.

  i would like to hear your experience and how you are getting along.

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  Has anyone actually read the study wt for sun nov 2nd????!!!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. bible

  o m g...(yes that is a very childish reaction...but i couldn't think of a more appropriate expression!).

  if you haven't yet read it...please do so..... it is so ridiculous!

  so leading, so distorted, and full of "bait and switch" techniques.. "prove you have the truth"..by seeing how neutral witnesses were in war times?

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