Posts by Lehaa

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DO THE GB GO DOOR TO DOOR

by tijkmo in

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do the gb go door to door...i was just wondering with all their bethel work and convention running and globe trotting whether anyone has 'witnessed' (sic) them actually going from door to door..(studies dont count)

Lehaa

Did some research and this is what I found, Apparently they are supposed too.!!!!

5 The reigning King Jesus Christ gave an enlarged assignment to his steward, or house manager, on earth. Anointed Christians were to be "ambassadors" of God substituting for a crowned king empowered to rule over all the peoples of the earth. (2 Corinthians 5:20; Daniel 7:14) Their collective responsibility was no longer to be only that of giving Christ?s body of anointed attendants "their measure of food supplies at the proper time." (Luke 12:42) They were now to take an active part in the working out of the prophecies due to be fulfilled after the Kingdom?s establishment in 1914.
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What did this mean in actual practice? It meant expanding the preaching of ?this good news of the kingdom to all the inhabited earth.? (Matthew 24:14) Moreover, it meant publishing powerful messages of judgment against Satan?s wicked system and its supporters. This had the effect of ?rocking the nations.? Thus, "desirable things," Christ?s "other sheep," began to come in. (Haggai 2:7; John 10:16) From 1935 onward, the "great crowd" began to flock into Jehovah?s organization worldwide. (Revelation 7:9, 10) This called for progressive improvements in organization. Symbolically speaking, stones were to be replaced by iron, wood by copper, iron by silver, and copper by gold. (Isaiah 60:17) All of this has taken place since 1919 under the active and close direction of Jesus Christ, who has committed all his earthly Kingdom interests, or belongings, to his faithful slave class and its Governing Body.

March 15 1990. Watchtower. Pg.15 - 20, Co-Operating with the Governing Body

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Suicide among Jehovah's Witnesses

by cruzanheart in

this topic has been covered many times, in many different ways, but let's open this for discussion: if the witnesses allowed an elder per congregation to be trained as a "pastoral counselor" as other religions do, would that make it more bearable to be a witness and play by their rules?

would it lessen the number of depressed, suicidal people who feel they have no reason to live?.

nina

Lehaa

yes i think it would but i dont think it will nappen cos there would have to be some kinda 'worldly' training and the solutions offered would then be different to pray more, do more fs, study more

I agree, but it will never happen. Not unless it became a legal issue. It's funny how it's ok for them to train lawyers to help the organisation but not therapists to deal with the emotional well being off the cong. They should also be trained to deal with vicitms of sexual assault.

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Forfeiting Scriptural Grounds

by little t in

has anyone been in the position of losing scriptural grounds for divorce?.

what forgives a guilty mate?

a. kissing.

Lehaa

hey welcome little t, just saw it was your first post.

Yes it depends if you knew of the adultery first is the key issue.

If you are unaware your partners affair then no you have mot forfeited you scriptual divorce rights.

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Forfeiting Scriptural Grounds

by little t in

has anyone been in the position of losing scriptural grounds for divorce?.

what forgives a guilty mate?

a. kissing.

Lehaa

pretty much a return to the marriage bed it what clinches the Forfeiting of Spiritual Grounds.

Q. Is it possible for a pedophile to "steal" the grounds for divorce from an innocent mate?

unsure of what you mean.

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Were You a Little Prude JW?

by minimus in

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were you a prude as a jw?

are you still one?

prudes, (especially jws) are so judgmental.

Lehaa

Now that we're in the "world", I'll bet we're considered wilder than "worldly ones".

Of course, we've got all thise years of repressed wildness to make up for. Remember the spring !!!!!!!

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Cyber Relationships / Cyber Sex

by Lehaa in

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was wondering what everybodies ideas were on cyber relationships and cyber sex.. are they safe, when is the right time to meet face to face and do they work.. have been having a close friendship with another poster on this board for a while, and was looking for input.

if he wishes to identify himself that's fine with me.. i know that a few marriages have occured from people meeting on this baord and was seeking their input too..

Lehaa

If it wasn't for the internet I wouldn't have met half the great guys I have. I have only had one "bad experience" but have had 10 good ones. I'll take that over a bar room pickup anyday of the week. My biggest turn on is a sense of humor, great eyes, and a warm smile

mee too.

Really don't like the idea of meeting guys in bars, don't mind hanging out there with friends though.

10:1 ain's bad odds, i'd bet on them.

Eyes , humour and eyes make me melt too.

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New Ex JW Group

by Lehaa in

as many of you are aware i organise the ex jw meetup group here in melbourne, australia.. th organisers of the meetup boars have made a few changes, including charging a monthly fee, so we have moved our group.

decided the money would be better spent on a party.. here's the link:.

http://groups.msn.com/melbourneexjehovahswitness/.

Lehaa

As many of you are aware I organise the Ex JW meetup group here in Melbourne, Australia.

Th organisers of the meetup boars have made a few changes, including charging a monthly fee, so we have moved our group. Decided the money would be better spent on a party.

Here's the link:

http://groups.msn.com/MelbourneExJehovahsWitness/

Come check us out, even if you don't live in Melbourne feel free to join, it don't hurt having contacts all over the world.

Lehaa.

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When you're fed-up and Miserable.......

by ScoobySnax in

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i just spent 5 days down in devon in the south west of england and had a fantastic time unwinding and seeing my 2 nans, catching up with my cousins, having a couple of beers in a pub with my extended family the other side of the country.

it was fantastic to see them all again.

i'm a sucker for being made a fuss of.

Lehaa

Me too. Normally I would eat ice cream or bake really good cookies and eat until I was sick. It always used to help. But I can't do that since I'm on Weight Watchers, and want to stick with it.

Been ther done that, you can always grab some WW ice cream and cookies.

But it's just not the same

Hey frog my 3 yr old just saw you pic and loves it. She's now jumpning around the house going, "webbit webbit". LOL.

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Seeker4 Invited to a Committee Meeting Tonight

by Seeker4 in

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yup, they are going ahead with it.

i spent most of yesterday, sunday, writing what turned out to be a 10 page letter to the body of elders about why i feel they are out of line in seeking to disfellowship me (for those new to this situation, i've been seperated from my wife and living with another woman for the past six months.

i've not been an active witness for a decade.).

Lehaa

((((S4))))

Well done. Hope what you've written has some effect on the damn meddling elders.

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Cyber Relationships / Cyber Sex

by Lehaa in

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was wondering what everybodies ideas were on cyber relationships and cyber sex.. are they safe, when is the right time to meet face to face and do they work.. have been having a close friendship with another poster on this board for a while, and was looking for input.

if he wishes to identify himself that's fine with me.. i know that a few marriages have occured from people meeting on this baord and was seeking their input too..

Lehaa

might be naive, but I think that meeting someone on the internet is just as good as anywhere else. We can't deny that the internet is part of our lives. Many people who used to go to a bar in order to meet someone, now turn to the internet to do so. However, I did read somewhere that 53% of guys who hang out in chat rooms are married. But JWD is not a chat room, nor a dating site. I'd rather trust someone I meet on JWD than someone I meet in a chat room for some reason.

I agree, I've met guys face to face before and they were great, then slowly they showed there true side.(especially once you married them)

And at least on the net you arn't going to get drunk, get picked up and regret it the next morning .

I've had chat's with guys on line (from this site, and still in the org) who were married and were propoisitioning me. One guy was really bad.

At least with JWD you can read their posts and check out their stories, get to know them a lot better than just chatting. It becomes a bit more 3 dimensional.