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  Ray Franz WT article on sacred service

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  in his book "in search of christian freedom", ray said that he once wrote an article in the wt when he was a member of the gb regarding sacred service.

  the points he brought out were unlike anything the wt ever published in the past.

  in the article, he stated that sacred service did not merely mean going out in field service but other things such as helping others in need, doing good things for people whether they are witnesses or not, etc.

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  truth_about_the_truth

  Thanks Listener! That was it! Great article!
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  Ray Franz WT article on sacred service

  by truth_about_the_truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in his book "in search of christian freedom", ray said that he once wrote an article in the wt when he was a member of the gb regarding sacred service.

  the points he brought out were unlike anything the wt ever published in the past.

  in the article, he stated that sacred service did not merely mean going out in field service but other things such as helping others in need, doing good things for people whether they are witnesses or not, etc.

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  truth_about_the_truth

  In his book "In search of Christian freedom", Ray said that he once wrote an article in the WT when he was a member of the GB regarding sacred service. The points he brought out were unlike anything the WT ever published in the past. In the article, he stated that sacred service did not merely mean going out in field service but other things such as helping others in need, doing good things for people whether they are witnesses or not, etc. Basically that sacred service does not exclusively mean activity where time is reported to the society. He received a lot of heat from the rest of the GB for writing that article as it didn't go along with the flow.

  For those who have read that book, does anyone remember which issue of the WT he said that article was in? My copy of ISOCF is in storage and inaccessible right now so I can't look it up. I would like to read that article. If I remember correctly, it's from the 70's. Does anyone know?
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  C.E. and B.C.E.

  by merfi in

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  i've always wondered why the wtbs uses ce and bce instead of bc and ad.

  i'd always meant to ask, but then it kind of got to the point where it would look 'bad' if i didn't already know, so was afraid to ask.

  bueller?

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  truth_about_the_truth

  I totally agree with Honesty. I was going to post the very same thing when I saw your post. Ditto.
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  Jehovah has become king - e-book

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  i started reading this book online written by an ex-witness.

  you can download the pdf for free.. http://www.jehovah-has-become-king.com/book/jehovah-himself-has-become-king.pdf.

  it's a fairly recent book published last year.

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  truth_about_the_truth

  I started reading this book online written by an ex-witness. You can download the pdf for free.

  http://www.jehovah-has-become-king.com/book/jehovah-himself-has-become-king.pdf

  It's a fairly recent book published last year. It starts off slowly but gets really interesting after a couple of chapters.

  It's gets into the WT hypocrisy with the UN involvement, child molestation policy and a bunch of other very relevant issues.
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  Please explain: Faithful, Discreet & Slave

  by Amnesty Vendor in

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  i am not trying to vent here, however i have somewhat of an internal dilema.

  having been a very faithful, committed jw for many years, .

  i do not understand how the (current) gb justifies applying the title fds .

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  truth_about_the_truth

  Darn it Truth leave my class out of it.

  Apostate Kate; of the Foolish virgins class

  It must mean that you haven't been dispensing of your food at the proper time.
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  Please explain: Faithful, Discreet & Slave

  by Amnesty Vendor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am not trying to vent here, however i have somewhat of an internal dilema.

  having been a very faithful, committed jw for many years, .

  i do not understand how the (current) gb justifies applying the title fds .

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  truth_about_the_truth

  The key word that perpetuates the deception within this 'FDS as God's chosen channel' concept is the word "Class".

  Nowhere in the context of the scriptures in Matt 24:45 and Luke 21 will you find that word or even a hint of that concept.

  If the FDS is a "class", then why stop there? Why not also have a evil slave class? Master class? Domestics class? Wise virgins class? Foolish virgins class? and on and on we go......
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  Jesus' warning regarding groups like JWs

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  the very first thing that jesus said when asked about the signs of the end: .

  matt 24:4: and jesus answered them, "take heed that no one leads you astray.

  5: for many will come in my name, saying, `i am the christ,' and they will lead many astray.".

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  truth_about_the_truth

  
  The very first thing that Jesus said when asked about the signs of the end:

  Matt 24:4: And Jesus answered them, "Take heed that no one leads you astray.
  
  5: For many will come in my name, saying, `I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray."

  The word Christ in the original Greek is Kristos or Christos which means annointed.

  So basically this scripture reads: "Take heed that no one leads you astray.
  
  5: For many will come in my name, saying, `I am the annointed,' and they will lead many astray."

  What do JWs call the earthly representatives of Jehovah and the people directing their work?

  The WTS is not the only one by a long shot but this is pretty damning isn't it?
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  Freemason council admiration of masonic rule in US - video clip

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  Charlie Sheen on 9/11 - interview audio

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  this is the audio interview that has been making waves in the past week.

  charlie sheen: 'challenge me on the facts'

  charlie sheen speaks on the record for the first time since monday's interview in which he expressed his serious doubts about the official 9/11 story, comments which caused a firestorm of controversy and interest amongst the mainstream media.

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  truth_about_the_truth

  I think the poll has finished. It was on the CNN website.

  I updated my post above to include the original interview.
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  Charlie Sheen on 9/11 - interview audio

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  this is the audio interview that has been making waves in the past week.

  charlie sheen: 'challenge me on the facts'

  charlie sheen speaks on the record for the first time since monday's interview in which he expressed his serious doubts about the official 9/11 story, comments which caused a firestorm of controversy and interest amongst the mainstream media.

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  truth_about_the_truth

  
  This is the audio interview that has been making waves in the past week.

  Charlie Sheen: 'Challenge Me On the Facts'

  Charlie Sheen speaks on the record for the first time since Monday's interview in which he expressed his serious doubts about the official 9/11 story, comments which caused a firestorm of controversy and interest amongst the mainstream media. Original interview: http://www.prisonplanet.tv/audio/200306sheen.htm Follow up: http://www.prisonplanet.tv/audio/240306sheen.htm