here it was memorial day morning, and i'm out in the front yard watering the gardens when i hear a car pulling up the driveway.
it pulls into our section of the drive and i see it's a witness couple i know in the front seat.
the wife is driving and they spot me right off.
They all met there to preach at the laundromat for 2 minutes then take their 30-60 minute coffee break.
It's wierd that a religon is obssesed with laundromats and doughnut shops.
I work with a witness and my wife works with a witness so tired of the
sad overly concerned hoping for dirty laundry pitiful looking, How are you doing?
Of course if you would go off on them a little they will say I was just asking a question.
one of the worst things that a lot of people are scared of, is terrorism.
its an invisible enemy, to be honest i've stopped watching the news since it just got me down.. at a convention at the manchester evening news arena (used to be nynex arena) in manchester, there was a briefcase found.
no one claimed it and in the end it was thought to be a possible bomb.
I still have my bookbag and briefcase.
What to do with them???
I know I'll leave them at the District convention for someone else to use.
I'll even throw in some electronic gadgets to help the poor bros and sistas.
Now if everyone would pitch in what a grand arrangement this would be.
seems like the mags, the km's, the books are all recycled information from the 1980's.. seems like they thought the end would come in the late 80's based on all the armageddon articles (i seem to remember lots of those in those years).. once we hit the 90's, the some ol recycled information, it's like groundhog day.
seems like the wt writers are cuttin and pastin.
why doesn't jehovah bless his people with the greatest writers of all time for the biggest event of all time?
A little proof reading, a little updating, and "poof" a brand new article.
Not to mention Poof more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
i have been trying reading crisis of conscience and i found a very interesting point that i thought i would share with you.
on page 234 of the book it is talking about the after effects of 1925 coming and going with the failed prediction that the faithful men of old would be resurected that year and they would be princes of the earth.
of course in the watchtowers famous "way" they put all the blame on the readers instead of on those who wrote the material.
Instead of being a man like William Miller and admiting that he was wrong,
Charlie Russell decided to say it happened invisibly ( to save face) thereby
sending millions of people into the vortex of the watchtower never ending lies.
comments you will not hear at the 5-28-06 wt study (april 15, 2006 issue date, pages 25-29)(hands be strong).
review comments will be in red.
wt material from today's wt will be in black.
Such things may not be sins in themselves. However, do you not see that from the standpoint of everlasting life, those really are "dead works"?
What the hell are they saying? It doesn't make any sense.
Blondie I'm amazed at the time and effort you put into your posts.
Thanks
a couple of my favs:.
"loyal love, god is love, may god's love move us to love".
"...like bees that were molested, but we can ever beat them off...".
Looking through song book found song 111 "The Light Gets Brighter"
It's a must read best done while in the bathroom.
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any ideas on how many remnant have made it to heaven?
any ideas on how many remnant have made it to heaven?
Nope
But what in the world are they doing up there?
The whole reason they go is to rule the earth right?
They must be so bored in heaven right now.
one of the most notorious things that jw's like to talk about are their expectations for the new order.
they talk about what things will be like, the kind of activities they'll enjoy, how resurrection will work, what the "worldwide cleanup work" will entail, which houses they'll appropriate, how they'll finally be able to have the kids they've put off, and so on.
here are some of the things i've heard witnesses say about the new order: they would personally explore the moons of jupiter for possible human colonization they would eat meat, since isaiah talks about "well oiled dishes filled with marrow" they would travel the world they would learn to play the piano they would research the "other scrolls that would be opened" they would play football (but not tackle football) they would have bible studies with newly resurrected ones they would speak hebrew (it's the language god gave adam and eve, you know, and we'll all have one language in the new order...) they would literally never feel any pain sensations ever again, even if they banged their elbow.
Maybe carrion-eaters get a pass for a while until everything is all cleaned up, then they will start eating straw too.
Need to keep some meat eaters in reserve though for the dubs who don't pass the final test after the 1000 years.
just got a call from a friend who told me only one person got baptized today in a ciruit assembly in nyc.
this is in a powerhouse circuit that had tremendous growth 10~20 years ago but is now seeing a steady decline to the point that congregations are starting to merge because so many are leaving.
what could be the cause of this decline?
Mulan what were they expecting to happen ?? a miracle
I guess they were making sure to have the exact program as other assemblies.
God no! I'd have to share my Long Island Iced Tea that I plan on takin' to help me get through the day........
LOL Good idea I'm starting to think of going one day myself
note to board ... i'm starting this thread as a request from "judas i" cause he reached his limit... but it is related to this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/113936/1.ashx.
so why is everyone not allowed to interpert successfully the holy writings?
for what reason is the truth hidden from us?
why does god(if there is one) pick and choose who to bestow his/her/it's holy spirit upon to understand the bible, if we are all his/her/it's children and he/she/it loves us all?
I don't know that he picks or chooses. I think people who have the resources to know god decide weather to know him or not by what they do (study,read, interact).
It's as simple as the one scripture says I believe and confess my belief that Jesus is Lord and died for my sins.
religous org. like wt hate this because why would we need them if it was this simple.
Also I think Satan wants people to think it can't be that easy.( are the 2 related ?)
I also believe that the big A is far off because I think it's going to be very clear as to weather your with God or against God when big A is closer.
