Posts by BluesBrother

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what is This weekend watchtower trash about. Wife is in cult mode 12-27-20

by goingthruthemotions in

so what is this weeks watchtower trash about.

wife is in cult mode and trying to see if there is a link.. thanks.

BluesBrother

Par 1

“ARE you baptized? If so, you have publicly expressed your faith in Jehovah and your willingness to serve with his organization.”

Par 7

”In modern times. Jehovah continues to direct and empower his people. The direction, of course, comes largely through God’s spirit-inspired Word. ”

NB... of course Gods word, The Bible is available to all. It is the application of it that matters, and that is done by men on Earth.

final par.

“By means of “the faithful and discreet slave,” he is giving us not just an abundance but also an amazing variety, from articles and talks to digital animations and videos“

So it all comes from the 8 men at the top.. Just Human! If God were really behind it, it might be a lot better...

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Being Reinstated

by azl0058 in

so my brother recently became df.

he has full intentions of being reinstated, but it is going to take at least a year.

if the end times occurs while he is df, will he still be allowed in the kingdom of god?.

I see what you mean , that the denying of fellowship is what does harm, looking at it as we do now. But back in those days when I sat on those committees, the common thinking was that the person was condemned to an eternal death at Armageddon with no hope of salvation unless he got himself reinstated. That was also part of the thought of the original post.

At that time I reasoned out that God , on the judgement day,would whatsoever he wanted with that individual no matter what we decided.... and that thought comforted me.

I agree now looking back, the harm we did to families was bad ... just wrong . Sadly I was just a pawn in the game.

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A positive about been a former JW

by joe134cd in

i decided on christmas day to wash the house and do some yard work.

i had a concerned neighbour come out and bring me some of their christmas food.

although i appreciated the food and wished her a merry christmas, the neighbour was concerned as to why i wasn’t inside enjoying christmas.

BluesBrother

Yes.... i agree with those who find Christmas a big yawn. It all seems a bit childish to me and not having any , I can happily leave it alone.

I am glad that yesterday is over.. I spent the afternoon with some old dvds . At least there is a bit of sport to watch today , weather permitting

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Was Jesus Born on December 25th?

by Sea Breeze in

we were told by watchtower that no way jesus was born on dec. 25th.

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what do you think now?.

BluesBrother

Come on... everyone is told these days That December 25th is not really the birth date of Jesus. You can read that in lots of books, see it in tv documentaries....... the date is no longer an issue

Back in the sixties when I first started JW ism it was a surprise for people to learn that, but today? No way..

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Will You Take A Covid Vac!

by minimus in

jw
friends

yes.

right now i would like to see how good the vaccine really is.

i’ve never taken a flu shot and so far, no flu..

BluesBrother

All I know is thst I will be down the doctors in record time when they call me for the vaccine shot.

All the "experts" say it is safe and it is certainly better than a wheezing death from covid.

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-0:6 negative growth 2020 service year

by Fadeaway1962 in

phttps://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=e&pub=syr20&srcid=share .

plus another increase in memorial partakes number etc .

BluesBrother

Thanks to Slimboy Fat for his excellent resume of the situation in Britain. That is just how I see it.

Actually , given the circumstances I don't think a o.6% decrease is a bad result for them this year. The House To House and street ministry virtually stopped since last spring. Letter writing is done by a zealous few. Long term active dubs , like my family members , are now technically inactive but they still believe and will no doubt start again when the pandemic is over .. So we could see a false increase next year.

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Being Reinstated

by azl0058 in

so my brother recently became df.

he has full intentions of being reinstated, but it is going to take at least a year.

if the end times occurs while he is df, will he still be allowed in the kingdom of god?.

BluesBrother

When I was an elder , the only way I could cope with the responsibility of judgment to disfellowship people was when I reasoned that salvation still lay in the hands of God alone. All that we were doing was denying congregation fellowship with the person.. nothing more.

We always reckoned that when the day came, there would be some big surprises as to who had made it ... (and that was when I was still a Witness)

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So what have the rank and file been saying now that a vaccine is being given. What happened to Armageddon

by goingthruthemotions in

a vaccine is here!!!

the light at the end of the tunnel is visible!!!

so what happened to armageddon?.

BluesBrother

My lot must be more down to earth than some mentioned on here. Armageddon? Covid being a special sign that the end is here? Nah... they just sighed and dealt with it.

They have been delighted not to have to do the ministry and sit in the bedroom and have the meetings. They do not want to have to go back to the Hall.

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Meeting Workbook - I am your inheritance - April 5-11

by JWTom in

similar to the bethelites being dismissed topic for march/april 2020 is the article for april 5-11 related to the idea "if you just do what jw.org says....then someone is going to slide cash under your door and it will all be good related to your future finances" (link below).. i know current jws that believe this and have pimi family that believe this.

they believe these even though they have endlessly challenging finances even struggling to pay bills.

the reality is that anyone struggling financially as a jw is going to be in a state of poverty just trying to survive.

BluesBrother

Article for next April, already....

“Jehovah promised the priests and the Levites that he would care for their basic material needs. We can be confident that Jehovah will support us if we make sacrifices to serve him.”

A picture of envelope on doormat.

That is pure [ expletive deleted] !

You could starve waiting for the ones I know to do that. Also it is unscriptural...”He that does not work neither let him eat”

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April 30, 1993

by pistolpete in

this year was actually “the beginning of the last days for the watchtower.

before this year, there were very few that questioned the watchtower.

they were truly god’s only channel.

BluesBrother

I only dared venture onto the internet after I had lost my faith in the WTS . I can well remember the fearful sessions in the Public Library , looking over my shoulder to make sure nobody from the congregation was about.

The beginning of the end for me was in 1995 when the WT changed the “generation “ doctrine. I could see that they were fixing the belief to fit the passing of time. I didn’t go then, it took 2 or 3 years before my moment of enlightenment.