No rules, Double Edge. Just try to figure out what the real meaning is ...
ha|re
("splitting hair")
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PhD MBA MSc
("three degrees below zero")
PATITLM
(a tit is a small bird, inside palm, becomes "a bird in the hand")
I was just joking an answer on Brenda's. I really don't know what the answer is.
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what if we all printed up some flyers advertising ..........seek the truth about the truth.go to jw.com for the answers to questions youv'e had or may have.read articles from the watchtower that the society hopes you will never find.. could we legaly put those on their windshields during a meeting?im sure we could do it at least once,and then if asked to leave comply with their wishes.its a well nown fact that out of 100 or 1000 or 100,000 that some will take the bait and check it out just due to human curiousity.. if we all started using the same informal preaching as them such as dropping flyers at laundry mats and phone booths and grociery stores etc you would think it would catch on.i havent counted all the members of this board and how many countries are represented but it sure looks like a lot to me.. what do you guys and gals think?..............ken
I think we should approach waking them up the same way they approach putting people to sleep. We each have things that are huge deals to us personally that are at odds with the JW's beliefs. But, if we press that issue with someone who doesn't care about it we'll get nowhere.
Why don't we start taking some time with the ones who meet us at the door, the ones we work with, the elders who call to help us, etc. to find out what really is their personal weakest link? We know how to recognize the signs when we hit on something they aren't comfortable talking about. We know that when we hit that topic, we have the best chance of waking them up with that issue.
Just a thought.
OldSoul
Valis, that was right ...
Brenda, is it: The greater shall be first?
Is anyone still trying at this one?
Here's an easy one:
h a | r e
the f&d slave doctrine is what gives the wt it's control.
(my comments in blue)
it-1 p. 805 faithful and discreet slave ***
Besides, tepic, everyone knows there is yet new light to be revealed. Wait on Jehovah! By which I mean, wait on the Faithful and Discreet Slave (i.e. the pen name for the Governing Body) who position themselves between Jehovah and the other sheep. When it is Jehovah's due time all will be revealed to his slaves "the prophets." Someone recently asked for any place where they specifically call themselves prophets. The answer is, all throughout the WT Library CD.
Amos 3:7 For the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will not do a thing unless he has revealed his confidential matter to his servants the prophets.
Notably, this scripture is repeatedly applied to the Faithful and Discreet Slave.
ip-1 chap. 23 p. 310 ¶ 18; w00 9/1 pp. 12-13 ¶ 7; w99 10/1 p. 5 ¶ 4; w99 10/1 p. 27 and there are many, many others. In 2002, they diffused the obvious responses with an article that gave them 100% authority as prophets and zero accountability for inaccuracies.
(w02 10/1 p. 17) 22 Another reason for confidence is that "the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will not do a thing unless he has revealed his confidential matter to his servants the prophets." (Amos 3:7) Today, Jehovah does not inspire prophets as in the past; instead, he has commissioned a faithful slave class to provide timely spiritual food to his household. (Matthew 24:45-47) How important, therefore, that we have an obedient attitude toward that "slave"! As the following article will show, such obedience also reflects our attitude toward Jesus, the ?slave?s? master. He is the One to whom ?the obedience of the peoples belongs.??Genesis 49:10.
Our reason for confidence is that Jehovah has switched from an unfailing source of absolutely reliable guidance to one which is fallible in the extreme? Er ... anyone else see a logical flaw here?
Respectfully,
OldSoul
or "2 degrees below zero." Both would work.
Zero degrees
some big fat liar made sumthin up again!
looky here what i went and found in the bible!
remember that little dove that desended down on jesus right after he was baptised by john?
Your the one who made the claim you could prove me a liar if you showed where John was locked up at least twice. You failed to prove it......but rather you continue on in your integrity to a book that's losing it's credibility as time goes on.
I never once said I could prove anything to you. I said you had not proved anything. I have not made any dogmatic claims in this thread, you did. See the difference? I questioned your dogmatic claim. One simple question. You failed to answer it. Your ranted hypothesis did not stand the test of even a single question.
I'll refresh your memeory: Can you state with absolute certainty that John the Baptizer was only arrested once?
See? No claim of proof. Simply a question that suggests you lack proof. If your answer is no, then you automatically allow room for the Bible to be correct. If you answer yes, then I would love to see your proof.
I find it very interesting how quickly you become insulting when your dogmatic claims are questioned. Perhaps you have not really grown so much since leaving the bOrg. That's one of the tactics they use, demeaning others to try and force their points through.
As it stands, I'm still waiting for you to show that "the product [Bible] was flawed." I am still waiting for you to explain why the "chronological detail matters." I am still waiting for you to answer the simple question I raised "regarding the basis for your accusation." Your hypothesis still has not stood the test of a simple question.
Curiously,
OldSoul
i received a message from quotes that he asked to pass on to the forum.i'll be posting to the board an update of my situation probably next week, but not before then.
so far, the news it good.
however, if you would like to post to let everyone know that despite this "watchtower backed persecution" (lol) i continue "faithfully in my sacred service" of publishing zany watchtower quotes.
"light bullets"
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(laughed too hard...)
