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  Women in JW Ministry

  by NotFormer in

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  women make up the main population of the kingdom halls, and the pool of young males willing to step up to "serve" is drying up.

  what is the likelihood of "new light" on jw women in ministry roles formerly held only by males?.

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  blondie

  This is it, if there are not enough qualified men (baptized and in good standing), the elders can have a woman do certain tasks. Such as audit the congregation's financial info, required by the WTS. In one case the COBOE was put in charge of this task, but his accountant wife did the work and he signed off on the report.

  I was in a small congregation where there was only one elder, no MS, and no other baptized men. A sister, moderated a book study (did not ask auxiliary questions, just those in the publication. Paragraphs were read by sisters in rotation at the study, or by one sister if not all good readers, she handled the magazines/books handout for the congregation. The sound system was minimal, also a sister handling. But these were not considered 'appointments' and as soon as a brother qualified, he would take over (being trained by the sister unofficially. If there was a judicial situation, the circuit overseer would select 2 other elders from nearby congregations to make up the committee of 3 or he would make up one of the 3. For many years, there were few qualified men and some congregations were all women. So I am paraphrasing how to handle that per the WTS. Unbaptized men were not to be used though.
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  Noah + new understanding

  by dothemath in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so they mentioned noah couldn’t have preached to all the population back before the flood.

  do you think they might start using common sense regarding not being able to get every animal type on the ark from the whole world?.

  maybe the poor sloth from south america didn’t have to crawl all the way?

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  blondie

  What does the WTS say about today and reaching everyone? *** w00 1/15 p. 13 par. 17 "Keep on the Watch" ***

  Fifth, we see a global preaching work being accomplished, which Jesus said would take place just before the end of this system. Jesus stated: "This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come." (Matthew 24:14) Today, that prophecy is in the course of fulfillment on an unprecedented scale. True, untouched territories still exist, and it may be that in Jehovah’s due time, a large door leading to greater activity will open. (1 Corinthians 16:9) Nevertheless, the Bible does not state that Jehovah will wait until every individual on earth has received a personal witness. Rather, the good news must be preached to Jehovah’s satisfaction. Then the end will come.—Compare Matthew 10:23. (When they persecute you in one city, flee to another; for truly I say to you, you will by no means complete the circuit of the cities of Israel until the Son of man arrives.)
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  WRONG Bible wordings #3

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
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  3) 1 timothy 2:5 - for there is one god, and one mediator between god and men, a man, christ jesus.... wtbts: this is another example of not enough information being supplied by the apostle paul.

  he should have written, "for there is..one mediator between god and only 144,000 men...".

  the org's type/antitype of the exodus foreigners & the other sheep not being in the 2 covenants and not having jesus as their mediator is totally debunked by deuteronomy 29:10-15 & ezekiel 47:21-23. .

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  blondie

  Readers might enjoy this article on www.jwfacts.com Just the beginning down below, continues with a good discussion.

  https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/mediator.php

  "The Bible states that Jesus is our mediator, and his ransom is for all.

  "… one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a corresponding ransom for all." 1 Timothy 2:5,6

  In flagrant disregard, Watchtower says Jesus is mediator for just the 144,000 anointed.

  "So in this strict Biblical sense Jesus is the "mediator" only for anointed Christians." Watchtower 1979 Apr 1 p.31
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  Why is the Faithful Slave Now Admitting Ignorance?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dbm writes on the question: will sodomites get a resurrection?.

  i guess it depends the date that you asked this question.

  here is a screenshot from a video which gives an overview of the changes (new light) on this question:.

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  blondie

  The WTS does try to weasel out of whether people who die at Armageddon, could be resurrected:

  "When the oncoming battle of Armageddon strikes in its fury and with its desolations, many devoted Christians will be in their old age or in an infirm condition. Hence it may be that during the progress of that battle with all the conditions which it will produce on and around the earth, many Christian aged, weak in constitution, or with poor hearts, may die from sheer natural causes. When we read the prophetic accounts of that battle, for instance, Psalm 46, telling how the earth will be moved, the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, the waters roaring and showing great agitation so that even the mountains shake with the swelling thereof, we can see it will be a time that will be hard on the hearts and physical constitutions of even the hardiest of persons. We may have to undergo many privations in common with the people of the world, including food reductions, exposure to the heartless elements, etc., so that it will be a strenuous time, taxing our physical powers. Some, because of physical condition, age, or other circumstances, may prove no more able to endure the hardships of Armageddon than others." W1951 5/15 p. 299 (still thinking today.

  The WTS reasons that only those directly executed by Jesus, the angels, and the anointed in heaven definitely will die forever, but as humans on earth, Jehovah's witnesses will not know who are not in the group, until after Armageddon and the resurrected ones come back. Interesting way to say something that is not in their Bible.
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  With no reporting necessary do they still need a territory guy?

  by carla in

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  now that they no longer have to report hours do they still need a territory guy?

  maps?

  etc...?.

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  blondie

  Thanks, Earnest. What is the reasoning about elders and MS not being required to report time. Perhaps, because auxiliary and regular pioneers, special pioneers, missionaries, circuit overseers and their wives have said to the WTS that they will meet the hour quota attached to each position for a specific number hours, or about, to keep these reviewed positions.
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  CIVILIAN SERVICE

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many remember when the wts changed their policy on alternative service; changed it to alternative civilian service so jw men could choose it because it was not supervised by the military.

  shows how the wts quibbles with words to advance a "new teaching.

  " flag salute, voting, civilian service p. 212. civilian service.

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  blondie

  Yes, Vidiot, money is most important to the WTS, not their so-called scriptural "thinking." They will always find a way to adjust their doctrines for money.
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  With no reporting necessary do they still need a territory guy?

  by carla in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  now that they no longer have to report hours do they still need a territory guy?

  maps?

  etc...?.

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  blondie

  If I understand correctly, elders, MS and regular pioneers will still report time?
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  Thought on “0 hours” reporting

  by FFGhost in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so everyone knows the “big news” of this past weekend, no more reporting of hours, placements, return visits, etc.

  beginning november 1, jws just tick a box indicating whether they “shared in any form of the ministry during the month”.. so there was a brief comment by a redditor that seems like a brief joke “throwaway comment” but after thinking about it….why not?.

  the idea is, what is “any form of the ministry”?

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  blondie

  You guys are so funny, and thinking deeply; many jws look for ways around what the WTS says, letter of the law, not the spirit of it. I found as a regular pioneer, the other pioneers had many ways to give the appearance but really not obeying.
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  CIVILIAN SERVICE

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many remember when the wts changed their policy on alternative service; changed it to alternative civilian service so jw men could choose it because it was not supervised by the military.

  shows how the wts quibbles with words to advance a "new teaching.

  " flag salute, voting, civilian service p. 212. civilian service.

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  blondie

  "As to whether they will personally vote for someone running in an election, each one of Jehovah’s Witnesses makes a decision based on his Bible-trained conscience and an understanding of his responsibility to God and to the State. (Matthew 22:21; 1 Peter 3:16)" W99 11/1 p. 28 (said it is the individual jw's conscience, but does not mention that someone exercising their "conscience" this way will have an unwritten black mark on the spirituality.

  
  
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  2023-10-17 and 2023-10-20 Letters!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  2023-10-17-legal seminar.

  page 1. https://imgbox.com/cm4qip9v .

  page 2. https://imgbox.com/rvnapwrq .

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  blondie

  "All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not." Watchtower 2013 Nov 15 p.20