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  Letter following Disfellowshipping

  by inbyathread in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is a letter recently sent to the local elders.

  quite small so here it is as i can type it out.

  february 1, 2006

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  bennyk

  That's "I have no choice but to FORGIVE your arbitrary commitee..."

  Yadda, the Author of the letter was tried and convicted of having "spoken negatively regarding the Organisation", i.e. 'Apostasy'.
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  In a few sentances, why did you leave the truth?........

  by jambon1 in

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  if you had to write down just a few sentances about why you left the truth, what would you say?.......

  jambon;.

  wholeheartedly embraced it for a few years after love bombing etc then saw widespread hypocrisy.

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  bennyk

  Beyond the Organisation having proven itself emphatically NOT God's Channel--

  First Corinthians 5:11 strongly encourages that we "quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is... an idolater". Altogether too many JW's are worshiping the Organisation. Literally.
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  how to behave in judical committee? pls help

  by albertjw in

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  2. beliefs

  i am new here, excuse my english.

  it seems that some of you are serving or have been serving as elders and have judical committee experience (stillajwexelder for example).

  i want to know how i must behave in jc meeting to avoid disfellowshipping.

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  bennyk

  James 5:16 (NWT): "Therefore openly confess YOUR sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may get healed." No Clergy/Laity distinction there.

  You confessed your sin to US. WE will pray for you. You will be healed.

  Do NOT go to the Elders: that is a self-inflicted wound. Go your way and sin no more.
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  When is the Memorial for 2006?

  by Scully in

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  does anyone know?.

  i just want to find out if the wts has again cacked up a hairball and decided to do it on a day other than the full moon ...

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  bennyk

  Actually, under the system used in the first century, the month began with a VISIBLE sighting of the new moon crescent. If, on the day that the new moon SHOULD have been seen, cloud cover prevented such a sighting, the NEXT day was declared the first day of the month. Because we do not know whether or not there will be cloud cover that prevents a VISIBLE new moon in Jerusalem, we could not possibly calculate IN ADVANCE the first day of the month using their original method. Nor can we know what the actual lunation was on the day of the first Eucharist...
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  Where the KIT and NWT differ (Jn 14:14). Do you have more?!

  by whyizit in

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  i have a 1985 edition of the kit and have heard that there are many places that the nwt was translated erroneously and that it can be proven by this.

  john 14:14 is one of the places i have found to support this.

  can you show me other others?

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  bennyk

  In 1 Thess. 4:17, the NWT leaves the Greek word "hama" ("at the same time") UNTRANSLATED.
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  Did I miss something? The WTS now allows Autologous Blood Transfusions?

  by M.J. in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  from poppyr's thread on the new blood cards: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/16/104206/1.ashx.

  section 4, "regarding autologous blood procedures" has an option "(b) i am prepared to accept any such procedure.".

  new light????.

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  bennyk

  M.J.,

  Re-read 4b.
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  The end is not close..................so prove it !

  by vitty in

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  2. friends

  im fading, and some of my family now realize we arent going to meetings.

  everytime they phone or speak to me me, they keep reminding ( threatning) that the end is so close, dont give up now.. i just dont know how to respond, i know so much, but dont want to go into the un stuff yet ( dont want to sound apostate just yet) how can i say i dont believe the end is close !

  that armageddon isnt iminent, what scripture can i use to back it up.

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  bennyk

  Vitty,

  According to the QfR in the 01. April 1986 WT, disbelieving the end is "near" (whatever THAT means...) is a Disfellowshiping Offense. So don't actually say you don't believe it.
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  What were you disfellowshipped for?

  by Kristofer in

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  2. experiences

  i recently had a discussion with a witness friend (i'm a secret) and she claimed that witnesses only get disfellowshipped for being unrepentant for immoral acts.

  i am curious to know from those who have been disfellowshipped, what was it for?

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  bennyk

  Well, if they get around to announcing it -- apostasy.

  Even though the announcement has NOT yet been made, the shunning has commenced...
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  Did you ever have a crush on a married Brother or Sister?

  by JH in

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  did you ever have a crush on a married brother or sister, and they probably knew about it, just by your actions?

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  Absolutely! But she's my wife, so it's okay...
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  Making progress

  by schne_belly in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so here is an update from a previous thread i posted about my parents, especially my mother.

  last night, my husband and i were eating dinner at my parents house and all of sudden my mom whips out her bible and tells us to sit down because she wants to share some scriptures shes been researching.

  come to find out about a month ago some elders stopped over at their house to talk to them about us, and how to deal with a disfellowshiped person.

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  bennyk

  Schnee-

  Would this weekend be a good time to invite your parents over to have dinner with us?