" {wt jun 15 1957 370} .
" {ga feb 4 1931 293-4} .
" {wt jun 15 1957 370} .
Interesting points. If God was behind an organization, why would it voluntarily approach and then partner (with annual renewals) with the scarlet coloured beast (UN) for ten years.
It would if it was "the god of this system of things" who was behind it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wikipedia:requests_for_comment/pastorrussell.
Russell said that the Millennium had already begun, so he would eventually have to distance himself from his own "old light" (if he had lived longer). Either that or a schism probably would have developed anyway.
[r1827 : page 143] .
secret and beneficial societies.. .
dear brother:--i would like to have your opinion on the subject of life insurance.
From the sermon "The Brotherhood of Christ" found on pages 702-703 in the book Pastor Russell's Sermons (1917):
Our Redeemer's words give the key suggesting the characteristics for which we would seek. He says: "By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love for one another." (John 13:35.) He emphasizes this, saying, "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another as I have loved you." (John 13:34.) Ah, we get the thought that the Church is a blessed brotherhood of all those who not only love God supremely, so that they delight to do His will, even at the cost of self-interest, but who also love one another as Christ loved them, which signifies to the extent of willingness to lay down their lives for one another! We look in vain for such an organization amongst men. We perceive various bundles or organizations under various names, all professing love, but none of them even dreaming of such bonds of love. We are not forgetting the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Presbyterians, the Methodists, the Episcopalians, the Lutherans, the Roman Catholics, etc. But none of these claim to be such a brotherhood as our Lord has described. They do indeed claim to give special attention to each other's interests, and to have certain reverence for God, but not to the extent that our Master intimated---not to the extent of laying down their lives in doing the will of the Father and in their love for the brethren.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/129464/1.ashx.
tetra's recent 5000 posts post made me think... what happens when a valued board member dies?.
what if tetra had died?
Thats what I see happening to me. Dead...TV on...Real Doll sitting in my lap...
Barbie or Ken?
does anyone here know anything about baha'i?, i have never seen it mentioned on here before.
i remember there was a country singer back in the late 80's that was a baha'i, but i cant remember his name.
even back then while i was going to the kingdom hall, when i first heard of this singer something in my mind said this is a cult, even though i was associating with the grandaddy of them all.
Well as for me... I only have ONE GATE-DOOR ---so i wont be come one of them
Don't let it hit ya where the sun don't shine, mouthy.
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being one of jehovahs witnesses.
does this mean that i would return?
Of COURSE I miss belonging to a cult!!! (Three exclamation points for emphasis.)
the latest from brooklyn ( my mate in upper management ) i thought id share.. .
the watchtower is remaining bi monthly.
instead of both monthly offerings sharing same formats there is a change coming into action soon.
Why not spend the time reading the Bible, instead- or playing video games???? Mad
Good idea...I think I'll rent Mortal Kombat Armageddon this weekend.
let's piece together the history of the gb of the jws to better understand its nature.
i start by mentioning that russell started it all by investing a lot of his money to set up the wts therefore inevitably he must have seen it as his own property, if he put in the money he should also have control over it.
then other people became investors by buying shares.
I start by mentioning that Russell started it all by investing a lot of his money to set up the WTS therefore inevitably he must have seen it as his own property, if he put in the money he should also have control over it.
It's possible that Russell invested his own money...but then it's also possible that others invested money...quite possibly a good deal more than Russell. And as time went on, more and more money was invested until the a-borg-ination we have today was firmly established. Remember...in those days following the money was harder to do than nowadays. And don't forget...a person can claim to have started something using his own money when in reality it was the money of others. We see examples of this even today. For instance, when a chef is interviewed about his restaurant, he may say "I started the restaurant 2 years ago and it's been a success since day one!" But what about his hidden silent partners who actually bankrolled the endeavor? Why aren't they mentioned by the chef? Because they don't want to be mentioned. Do you think they don't have control of the restaurant because they're not mentioned?
more about cars and n.y.c.. back then hundreds of cars were stolen, in the city everyday!
the new york post said "the average life span of a corvette (sports car) parked on the street was 24 hours!
"...........one time coming back from r.i at 2:00 a.m. i took a wrong turn in the south bronxs.........not a place you would want to be in, that time of night............as i was driving around trying to find my way back to the express way, i could see the sparks form the cuting torches, people cuting up the cars they stolen the day before..........i was praying "please god get me out of here".
Nice jacket, new boy. You 'flyin' the hump'?
there is a lot of talk on here about the wtbts a money making organisation.. maybe, but who is this money going to?.
like a friend "in the truth" lol said, it's all put back into the work.
and who would want to be a missionary, they don't get any money out of the society etc etc.. so who reap the rewards here then?
Don't worry about your inheritance. When the time is right just go and loot those godam kingdom halls and then burn them down.
There is no ark of the covenant or Shroud of Turin or bejeweled icon in a kingdumb hall. Just a paper trail of BS and lies. Sorry, nuthin' worth looting there.
