i just wanted to get a little dialog going with some of the members here who workout.
i know reborn works out quite a bit and i've been doing fairly well as of recently in getting back into a regular exercise regimine.
so far i've worked out everyday for the past 17 days, i usually try to do weight training at least 3-4 times a week and i usually do some cardio everyday.
I visit the gym every week day before work, which is in an office
Nothing too ambitious, but a run on a treadmill, some sit ups and work on some of the machines - followed by a nice swim.
Certainly makes me feel better . I know that when I had to stop for a while, I then felt so lethargic and enthusiasm for life diminished. I keep up the exercise and would encourage everyone to do so.
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the may 15, 1962 wt.
states:"therefore no dedicated christian minister can remain in good standing in the new world society of jehovah's witnesses and at the same time be a member of a nudist colony or frequent nudist camps" so if you had to make a choice,what would you do?.
When I was very young c. 6yrs old I was clearly told by the grown ups that in the New World we would all live naked and live on fruit,like Adam and Eve.
It made an impression on a small boy.
and love is not jealous, and god is a jealous god, how can he be love?
My Oxford dictionary gives a secondary meaning to the word Jealousy : "Watchfully tenacious of rights etc".. . The origin of the word is from the same as zealous
Seen in this light it makes more sense since God is plainly zealous and in the books of the Old Testament he makes clear that he would not tolerate idolatry or mixed faith worship.
Nothing to do with the destructive human failing of jealousy, as we know it
just attended the sunday of the zealous kingdom proclaimers district convention in manchester, england and during the final talk we had an update on the world situation as it relates to jehovah's witnesses.
the speaker was peter ellis, a member of the london bethel branch committee.. he stated that many had been waiting for armageddon for some years and some have become disappointed that it hasn't yet arrived, and that newer jw's did not seem to have the same degree of faith as some of the old-timers in the faith, hence this was of serious concern.
then he said something along the lines of 1914 being set in stone and that the organization was not going to get any new light on this key doctrine, hence we can be sure that armageddon is very near.. interesting don't you think?
I remember Peter Ellis from way back when he was District Overseer in the 1970's, He must be knocking on now !
It is interesting why he said that they would not budge on 1914. Is that an admission that some have questioned it? Has he been reading this dreaded internet? Perhaps a "Silver surfer"
as a service by jehovah's "loving" organisation, the wts has issued a list of situations where sisters are to wear a "head covering".
2. conducting a bible study with baptized son.
1. conducting a family study where husband is not present.
I could not help thinking that when Jesus was here he kept the Jewish law, but did so with reasonableness and common sense, ie: plucking ears of corn on a Sabbath, curing the sick on a Sabath, and he did not tell off the woman who pressed through a crowd to touch him, although she was "unclean" through a "Flow of blood"
My point is, if they purport to follow his example then they would not be creating rules for every occasion, so that the unwary can be cought out and "Lovingly counselled"
Bah Humbug PHARISEES!
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edited by - angryxjw on 3 july 2002 17:19:40.
Late again finding this thread!
Itsjustlittleoldme said
" how could he have any lasting emotional effects?"
The fact is that to a devout dub, the knowlege that one had been transfused against one's will would be emotionally very damaging. I believe you would feel unclean and tainted by this substance actually inside you.
The poor girl in Canada used the expression that female witnesses have put in their mouths by the Org "I feel as though I have been raped"
Any way , it is ,no doubt a feeling of anger that one's wishes were disregarded and no doubt he wants to prevent it happening again to someone else
hello, i'm doing some research, and i was wondering if the watchtower has had any legal action taken against it for mis-quoting someone (specifically the 1985 creation book), as this book especially is notorious for a few mis-quotes.
thanks for you're time.
Incense
I cannot think of a specific quote, but it was always generally understood that in the New World we would not:-
Seems strange looking back, doesnt it?
one example of this trend that i came across is found in acts 15:14 which according to the nwt reads:.
"symeon has related thoroughly how god for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name.".
we can also add v.17 which states: "in order that those who remain of the men may earnestly seek jehovah, together with people from all the nations, people who are called by my name, says jehovah, wh is doing these things,".
This is clearly helped by the liberal use of the name Jehovah in the Greek Scriptures (New Testament if you like) of NWT
Eg. Romans 10.13.
"Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved" (Kyrios)
Where else do you call on the name of Jehovah except at the Kingdom hall?..
please, with all of this misunderstanding of people thinking i believe muslims are "towel-heads" could one of you artistically inclined make me a new icon?.
just add one of those swami things to my head.
perhaps, for a nice touch, you could use the swami thing out of the new watchtower.
Lisa,
we love your picture the way it is
if you want an objective view of america and its place in the world.
you've got to read the latest economist article.. http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1188839.
as you read that article please keep in mind babylon the great as.
It just goes to show what can result if we follow the Watchtower lead and try to fit the prophecies and visions of the Bible to real life organisations today. The imagination runs wild and one's own opinions and prejudice come to the fore.
