Similarly, our survival of this worlds end depends on our carefully keeping Gods orders, thus doing his will
Keeping, depends, what happened to the free gift? Oh, yeah, that's right, that's only for a few--how could I forget.
Thanks Blondie for your excellent comments.
how have things been with you this past week?
hope it's been better than mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
still i'm reassured by one of my favorite texts, one that has sustained me through difficulties:.
Could it be they want to rid the world of trees thus making it easier to rebuild after the big A?
page 5 .
(1 john 5:3) do you care enough to do that?
on page 15 of this publication, this issue is identified.
This is such mind numbing drivel... and they are "studying" it? It seems more like it is written for a two year old.
I cannot believe the rank and file would think of this as "food at the proper time."
Awful!!!!!
Keep on the watch for fear you will go to sleep during the meeting.
yes, that 32 page brochure that was the highlight of the 2004 district convention and focus of two witnessing campaigns since: keep on the watch!.
now it will be used for the congregation book study for 5 weeks.. many have already on the site commented how banal and shallow the reasoning is to this brochure.
but just in case you don't have your own copy, the faithless and indiscreet slave (your's trully) has seen fit to share this with you on a weekly basis.. most of the brochure does not feature study questions, so the kingdom ministry (april 2005) has supplied this, and these questions will be included in our weekly study as well.. the material will be presented in its raw form, without commentary.
Sounds like fun. THANKS!!!
Looking forward to it.
(psalm 36:9) parents, how do you view receiving such a precious gift from god?.
(scriptures: 1 snippet, 1 cited).
(scriptures: 2, cited; 2 snippets).
Thanks Blondie...
This article and the book for children make me sick. Guilt, guilt, guilt, is that all these people know??? "You don't want to make the demons happy, do you?" What kind of rubbish is that to feed the most vulnerable, our children?
I am so glad I left this org before I ever had a child so I didn't teach her such nonsense.
Again, thank you for all your hard work, Blondie... I look forward to your comments every week.
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(1 john 3:14, 18) parents, you do well to imitate jesus' love and patience, never giving up in your efforts to train your children.. children fail to respond to your counsel.
True, such words as "I love you" are important. Yet, actions speak louder than words. Your love is manifest not only by what you say but even more so by what you do
And, what do they do (because the WTS told them they MUST) when the child sins? The baptised child is disfellowshipped and the parents are not allowed to communicate. Such a showing of love.
The WTS tells the parents what all they need to be doing to be a good little dub and then when they don't have time or energy to spend with their children and the children leave the org. it is the parents' fault. And, they can only count one hour a week? but they still have to get in their time... Where do those guys in Brooklyn think all this time is coming from?
Thank you Blondie for all your hard work. I look forward to your study every week.
i asked this question as part of another thread but i thought i would ask it in a new thread.
if there were some way to assure that your death would result in your family and friends learning the truth about the wts would you be willing to die to 'save' them?
Jesus already gave up His life so that they and all of us could live with Him in heaven. The Witnesses would not give up the Org. to accept that free gift.
What good is just getting the family out of the Org. without them accepting the Life that Jesus promises?
god or the wts?
god or the wts?
is there anything we can give god or jesus to earn/buy everlasting life?
Thank you Blondie for all the hard work you put into this.
Do more, give more, and then just maybe you might do enough and give enough to survive...
What a bunch of hog wash.
You point this out so clearly, Blondie... thanks again...
today, i was talking to a close family member....he owns many stores of a business...he was telling me about a huge deal going down for him, in his favor.
he is an elder.
a lot of brothers work for him.
Yes.
But... God is not just a nice old dude up there waiting to give us everything we ask for. The best thing I like to do when praying is praise God for all His wonderful works.
The Bible does say that you have not because you ask not. So, if we ask with a praising, believing heart He is faithful.
if the idea was to promote the coming of god's kingdom by preaching about it----it isn't working.. two thousand years have produced little progress at all.. is this plan working or not?.
here is a logical absurdity.. if you know nothing about the kingdom of god you are not held guilty for disdaining it.
but, if you hear and reject it you are worthy of death.. therefore: (ready for this?
God has already given the free gift... All one needs to do is accept it.
He won't take it back...
