Posts by Atlantis

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How do you personally deal with your still in family JWS ?

by Finkelstein in

for myself i just try to avoid them intentionally maybe see them once every couple of years on average.

they used to be easy going but over the last 10 years or so they got more cult like and distant and i'm really not bothered by that, maybe a bit.

they stick to their own or other members like they are their family so, its makes it unattractive for myself to connect and reach out to them anymore.

Atlantis

Virgochik:

This recent video where governing body member, Anthony Morris III, refers to apostates as "maggots" and enemies of God, doesn't make it any easier for family members to associate with those not of the faith.

https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/LatestVideos/pub-jwb_202009_11_VIDEO

I would expect shunning to be reinforced after a talk like that.

Petra!

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2020-10-01--Care For Your Personal Needs Yourself----Full Time Servants! (as of 2020-10-06)

by Atlantis in

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friends

i guess the full time servants will have to fend for themselves or rely on publishers to care for them.

------------------------------------for special full-time servants in the field in the united states branch territory1.

necessary personal needs: it is preferred that you and your mate (if married) continue to care for your personal needs yourself.

Atlantis

I guess the Full Time Servants will have to fend for themselves or rely on publishers to care for them.
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FOR SPECIAL FULL-TIME SERVANTS IN THE FIELD IN THE UNITED STATES BRANCH TERRITORY
1. Necessary Personal Needs: It is preferred that you and your mate (if married) continue to care for your personal needs yourself. To assist you with haircare, a series of instructional videos are available on jw.org. If you are unable to care for your personal needs yourself, you may arrange for a publisher to come to your home in order to cut or style your hair, provide chiropractic, pediatric, or wound care, etc. For your safety, please follow the attached guidelines for you and for care providers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/j6a6so/full_time_servants_fend_for_yourselves_or_rely_on/

When you scroll down on that thread look for the underlined words: (Here it is) and that is the download link for the letter. If you can't find it, send me a pm and I'll send you a link.

Petra!

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2020-10-02--Volunteers and Experts Needed! (as of 2020-10-04)

by Atlantis in

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2020-10-02--remote volunteers and expert computer programmers needed.. .

reply below if you want me to ride my bike over to your place.. petra!

Atlantis

baldeagle:

Delivered! There you go, now you have both files.

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Petra!

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2020-New-October-Elders-Manual-Addendum-and-S-147-Announcements! (as of 2020-10-02)

by Atlantis in

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new--2020-october--shepherd the flock of god--elder manual.

new--2020-october--addendum to elder manual.

2020--october-s-147-e--announcements and reminders.

Atlantis

baldeagle:

Delivered! I think you want the other file too. The volunteers and experts file. I'll send you another pm with that file in a minute.

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Petra!

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Cremation is a non Christian practice so why is it ok?

by nowwhat? in

only the pagans burned their bodies and criminals not worthy of burial were burned.

the point is they use the same type of reasoning as to why we can't do other things such as birthdays.

toasting etc.

Atlantis

Watchtower-2014-June-15th-Questions From Readers.

Is cremation proper for Christians?
▪ The Scriptures do not present any basic objection to the practice of cremation.
There are Biblical accounts relating that the bodies or bones of dead people were burned. (Josh. 7:25; 2 Chron. 34:4, 5) This may have indicated that those people did not seem to merit a decent burial. But what amounted to cremation did not always carry such a meaning.
We can see this from the account of the death of King Saul and his three sons. The four of them died battling the Philistines. One of the sons was Jonathan, the good friend and loyal supporter of David. When valiant Israelites living in Jabesh-gilead learned what had happened, they recovered the four bodies, burned them, and then buried the bones. David later praised those Israelites for their actions.—1 Sam. 31:2, 8-13; 2 Sam. 2:4-6.
The Scriptural hope for the dead is the resurrection—God’s restoration of the person to life. Whether a dead person is cremated or not, Jehovah is not limited in his ability to restore the person to life with a new body. The three faithful Hebrews who faced death in a fiery furnace as ordered by King Nebuchadnezzar did not need to fear that if they were thus destroyed, God could not resurrect them. (Dan. 3:16-18) That was also true of faithful servants of Jehovah who faced death and subsequent cremation in Nazi concentration camps. Various loyal servants of God have perished in explosions or in other ways that left no trace of their remains. Still, their resurrection is assured.—Rev. 20:13.
Jehovah does not have to reassemble a person’s former body in order to resurrect him. That is shown by God’s resurrecting anointed Christians to heavenly life. Like Jesus, who was “made alive in the spirit,” anointed Christians are resurrected as the same person but with a spiritual body. No part of their former physical body accompanies them to heaven.—1 Pet. 3:18; 1 Cor. 15:42-53; 1 John 3:2.
Our hope in the resurrection rests, not on what might be done with the physical corpse, but on faith in God’s ability and desire to fulfill his promises. (Acts 24:15) Granted, we may not fully comprehend how God has performed the miracle of resurrection on past occasions or how he will do so in the future. Still, we put our trust in Jehovah. He has provided “a guarantee” by resurrecting Jesus.—Acts 17:31; Luke 24:2, 3.
Christians do well to take into consideration social norms, local sentiments, and legal requirements regarding the disposition of dead bodies. (2 Cor. 6:3, 4) Then, whether the body of a deceased person is to be cremated or not is a personal or family decision.

Petra!

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Cremation is a non Christian practice so why is it ok?

by nowwhat? in

only the pagans burned their bodies and criminals not worthy of burial were burned.

the point is they use the same type of reasoning as to why we can't do other things such as birthdays.

toasting etc.

Atlantis

nowwhat?

I entered the entire article, however, when I pushed the ( Post Reply ) button, more than half of what I posted disappeared. But at least the listing for the Watchtower remained.

I'll try it again below.

Petra!

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Cremation is a non Christian practice so why is it ok?

by nowwhat? in

only the pagans burned their bodies and criminals not worthy of burial were burned.

the point is they use the same type of reasoning as to why we can't do other things such as birthdays.

toasting etc.

Atlantis

Watchtower-2014-June-15th-Questions From Readers.

Is cremation proper for Christians?
▪ The Scriptures do not present any basic objection to the practice of cremation.
There are Biblical accounts relating that the bodies or bones of dead people were burned. (Josh. 7:25; 2 Chron. 34:4, 5) This may have indicated that those people did not seem to merit a decent burial. But what amounted to cremation did not always carry such a meaning.

Christians do well to take into consideration social norms, local sentiments, and legal requirements regarding the disposition of dead bodies. (2 Cor. 6:3, 4) Then, whether the body of a deceased person is to be cremated or not is a personal or family decision.

Petra!

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