if jesus could find someone at work(matt 9:9; mark 1:16-21) and ask them to be a follower without having to go over 164,000 questions(just kidding a little bit) to see if they qualify to be a publisher of the good news, why do JW's do this? the same for baptism; the Ethiopian eunoch did not, according to scripture, go over a bunch of questions to be baptized, so why?
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Why so many "qualifications"
by bonnzo inif jesus could find someone at work(matt 9:9; mark 1:16-21) and ask them to be a follower without having to go over 164,000 questions(just kidding a little bit) to see if they qualify to be a publisher of the good news, why do jw's do this?
the same for baptism; the ethiopian eunoch did not, according to scripture, go over a bunch of questions to be baptized, so why?
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Counting/requesting time how is that based on the Bible?
by restrangled inafter reading auld soul's thread on babtism and the request for over year for any one to justify the wbts' requirements based on scripture,...(with no answer), i started to wonder what are the requests for numbers from the wbts based on.. did christ request a certain amount of time every month for preaching to qualify for what he promised?
did he count those attending his sermons to justify what he was preaching?
what about the so called "pioneer" program?
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hezekiah--hah!! my dad, a PO at the time, used this as an example of not listening closely to the speaker. you should have heard the pages turning in the kingdom hall!! until they realized what had happened!!
i agree with the Question. i don't get it either, which is why i never give the true amount of time i put in the ministry. it should, according to the bible, be between me and god. he knows, so i don't see any reason to tell any man.
i have another question that i'm going to start a thread on, probably a retread, but so what!
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Decided not to wait.........put the videos on YouTube....
by ButtLight ini only have 2 of the videos up there.
but you can watch them.
i would have rather waited to put them up to view in windows media player, cause they are easier to see.
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i saw shit like that on acid once, or twice, maybe.
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What REALLY Gets You Ticked Off???
by minimus inmy vent: people who put words in your mouth.
quoting you as saying something you never said or is taken out of context..
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PEOPLE WHO DON'T DRIVE THE WAY I WANT THEM TO!!
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What's your favortie drink?
by IronClaw inso here i sit on a saturday night nursing my favorite bottle of wine.
a pinot grigio.
so what drink does it for you?.
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right now i'm drinking POI-ZIN, and it is a wonderful red wine. for a good beer, try terrapin rye ale. for hard spirits, nothing beats woodford reserve single barrel whiskey.
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Big Screen TV: LCD or Plama? Which Brand?
by UnConfused inanyone with personal experience concerning big screen tv's?
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if you're not going to mount it on a wall, get a full HD(1080dpi) rear projection tv. for the same price, or close to it, as a plasma or lcd, you can get a larger screen and just about as thin. go to crutchfield.com to find some more info.
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Do you like being a
by BiancaAustralia inim a elders daughter right so i was wondering if you the daughter like being an elders daughter?.
do you think it is a curse being a elders daughter?.
do you think being a elders daughter you get treated differentley?.
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i was an elders son. i got away with a lot, but now i think it makes it harder. expectations are too high.
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WINNIE, if you're out there?
by Frannie Banannie inplease don't leave.
we do care about you and want to offer our support of you and your family in what must be very difficult circumstances.. the reason i called for assistance from a forum moderator was because i was afraid my alligator mouth would overload my hippopotamus behind where you were concerned.
it does that sometimes.. frannie.
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ok winnie, i apologize for getting riled up at your post the other night. please forgive me.
thinking about why i stay a jw, its simple. its easier to stay than leave. my staying only affects me and my wife(who knows my feelings and pretty much agrees with me. she even knows about this site). leaving would affect many more including some i really care about. i can take it. hell, my wife and i get a few laughs about some things like the last 2 wt studies and every revelation book study.
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Whats the "rule" on shepherding calls?
by ButtLight ini dont remember that much, but arent they suppose to stop by at least once a year to df'd ones?
or did that change?.
its coming up to two years now since i was df'd, and not one elder has stopped by...........not that i want them to!.
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they did not drop this rule, however, if one is actively against the witnesses, a known apostate, or has told them not to come by, they wont. some wont anyway. i know of one former elder who wouldn't anyway, but it was because he treated people like shit and couldn't bring himself to go offer them a way back in due to his pride. thank goodness he is no longer serving.
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Active JW's on this forum
by winnie inhaving read posts over the last few months, i have come to the conclusion that there must be alot of 'active' jw's who still regularly attend meetings/field service etc.. don't you feel that by posting your many and varied topics, usually complaining/disagreeing with the wbts, that you are being hypocritical?
when you post your information, obtained sometimes in an questionable manner, doesn't it make you question your own underhanded actions?.
you converse with many on this forum who are disfellowshipped/dissasociated, yet if you knew who these ones were, face to face, you would not give them the time of day!
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first of all winnie, i dont want your approval or respect. you can kiss my ass for all i care. what i do care about is my family, who are devout jw's, my circle of friends that i've acquired thru 30+ years of being a jw. i would lose them all. i could if anyone found out about me on this forum. i dont like many things about jw's, but the same is true about all religions. so i stay.
i still have friends with whom i still associate with that are df'd. i personally dont care.