comments you will not hear at the 02-0o5-06 wt study (january 1, 2006 issue, pp.
review comments will be in red.
wt material from today's wt will be in black.
Another shameless guilt trip so the peasants will submit to the WTS will of how they should live their lives! The RF are not fulfilling their Vow of Poverty as every Witness should.
I wonder if articles (and talks) like these and next weeks ( ...Beware of an Independent Spirit.) are actualy spontaneous or are deliberately scheduled at regular intervals just to keep everyone off-balance and in line.
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Thanks Blondie! ~
i'm so furious at the moment my keyboard is smoking whilst i'm typing this message.
i just got informed through one of my contacts that at the recent visit to my parents cong the visiting co brought the elders together to discusss with my father who is still an elder, to decide if he should be allowed to associate or even speak with me.
who in the hell do they think they are?
...the visiting CO brought the elders together to discusss with my father who is still an elder, to decide if he should be allowed to associate or even speak with me.
Who in the hell do they think they are? I have never been disfellowshipped and have yet to disassociate myself.
The Witnesses aways follow the lead of the GB and it is through these kinds of abuses over the decades that they have been proving exactly what kind of Slave they really are (Matthew 24:48, 49 and Luke 12:45). IMO, Since 1914 the when Armageddon didn't come, those leading God's people have been continualy "beating" them with endless oppressive rules and restrictions.
jehovah used many prophets...to warn...elijah was one such prophet.
jehovah's servants...god's people--only jws.
worshippers of jehovah.
12 Sadly, some baptized Christians have become...fear fear fear, guilt guilt guilt, obey us obey us obey us.
Here is their main point and the reason for the article. LOL
They're obviously having trouble keeping the troops in formation.
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Thank you Blondie for once again gulping down the TUMS to keep us currant with the WTS conditioning program. ~
genesis 6:5-7, 8:21. god decides to send a great flood to kill all humans, save noah and his family, because man's heart is evil.
"and god saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.... and the lord said, i will destroy man whom i have created from the face of the earth.".
later, after the flood waters recede, god promises never to do it again because man's heart is evil.
Does God make Mistakes or Bad Decisions?
Yes, I think He does and your Genesis example is clear proof for those willing to see it for what it is. I think as humans we have elevated God beyond what He really is. That fact we are 'made in His image' has meaning (I believe) that goes much deeper than humanity up until this time has been willing to consider.
Why does a perfect God change his mind about how to deal with us when we have not changed?
The question is "Why do we attribute so much to being perfect?" Perfection is the flawless ability to remain within Law, that is to not sin, to not commit lawlessness. I have not seen anywhere in the Bible where it stated that being perfect makes it impossible for us (or God) to make a less ideal choice or a mistake. If a perfect individual is doing something for the very first time or learning something new, why do we assume it will be flawlessly executed with NO ROOM for improvement the first and every time? Where then is there room for personal growth for us, the Angels and yes, even for GOD??
wouldn't it be nessesary to have a worthy adversary to get the most out of the chessboard you made?.
is that why there are two "deaths"?
so the serpent and our father could both be "right"?
Flash, how do we do it "lawfully"?
Lawfully IMO, would mean in imitation of Him not in competition with Him. Satan is competing with Him for authority. Having the authority God has as Creator is not the same as being "like" Him in all other areas.
comments you will not hear at the 01-15-06 wt study (december 1, 2005 issue, pp.
27-31)(adaptable).
review comments will be in red.
...become "all things to people of all sorts, that [we] might by all means save some."-2 Timothy 4:5
Except tolorant and open minded! LOL
comments you will not hear at the 01-15-06 wt study (december 1, 2005 issue, pp.
27-31)(adaptable).
review comments will be in red.
<Sigh> Another lecture about imitating Paul...
Paul, the well intentioned but unbalanced zealot, Paul, who ignored divine warnings and cause his premature death, Paul the creator and enforcer of illigitimate new "traditions." Paul, the oppressor of women. Yes, lets be like Paul...NOT!
Paul's teachings (not Christ's) along with so-called Bible Principles from the Mosiac Law form the bulk of the rational in the 'Culture of Rules' within the Organization today...The freedom Christ gave us is totaly IGNORED!
In this weeks article:
Paul's name was mentioned 28 times.
Jesus was mentioned only 3 times!!!
Christ/'s was used 4 times.
18 paragraphs for Paul, 1 for God's Son!!!
Jehovah's 'Christian' Witnesses??? Ha! Don't make me laugh!!
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Thanks Blondie
wouldn't it be nessesary to have a worthy adversary to get the most out of the chessboard you made?.
is that why there are two "deaths"?
so the serpent and our father could both be "right"?
I still say there is nothing wrong with "wanting to be like God". What???? Should I want to be like a FROG?
We should want to be "like" God except we need to learn to do it "lawfully" and not try to steal it...His Son is like Him.
i'm amused.
i had a customer yesterday in the bookstore.
he was a chatty fellow.
That was an enjoyable read.
i have been lurking for some time and only recently started to post if you have seen my posts, i have always represented myself as a loyal jw and one who is planning to stay in however, lately my faith and commitment as a jw has been tested and, without going into details, i am having problems of faith and life that i could really use some help on.
if so, you might ask, why dont i just leave?
well, i have a wife that is a very devout jw and she would be crushed and very upset if i quit she believes it all 100% and lives to worship the borg in fact, she would be very upset if she even knew i was visiting this site.
I tried what you are considering a number of times before I finaly left, I could do only it short term, being true to myself always over-powered my efforts at pretense. I found that Jesus knew exactly what he was saying at Matthew 12: 34b ...I couldn't keep it up...I couldn't live a lie.
Best Wishes
