Although the books were altered post-1914, the changes to volumes Two and Three are documented in the 15. March 1915 issue (english) of the Watch Tower.
bennyk
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question about reprints of studies in the scriptures
by The Lone Ranger ini am sure that the watchtower did reprints of ct russels books of "studies in the scriptures' in the early 80's, can anyone confirm this ??.
what year exactly were they reprinted?
atfer reading the coc book i am convinced that they reprinted them only to prove ray franze wrong, but thats another story.
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Letter following Disfellowshipping
by inbyathread inhere 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
Yadda,
Among other things, the "Flock" book (pp. 94,95) states:
"Apostasy includes action taken against true worship of Jehovah or his established order among his dedicated people.... People who deliberately spread (stubbornly hold to and speak against) teachings contrary to Bible truth as taught by Jehovah's Witnesses are apostates.... The Bible condemns the following: causing divisions and promoting sects. This would be deliberate action disrupting the unity of the congregation or undermining the confidence of the brothers in Jehovah's arrangement. It may involve or lead to apostasy. (Romans 16:17,18...)"
Romans 16:17 was quoted as an explanation of the Elders' decision to disfellowship the author of the letter.
(Since the Society promotes its own sect and creates divisions by its unscriptural disfellowshiping policy, perhaps it requires disfellowshiping.)
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Comments that made feel pity at last Sundays WT study
by drew sagan ini believe it was paragraph 17, the one that spoke about the faithful slave and how there are those who wish to be "independent" and that this is wrong.
two comments came, both from elders.
elder 1: so what the paragraph is telling us is that instead of developing an independent spirit we actually want to be developing a spirit of dependece upon god's organization and the spiritual food they provide.
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bennyk
Sadly, this isn't really anything all that new, and the two Elders are not simply "loose cannons". The Society has been encouraging this sort of nonsense for a long time. Anyone remember the cover article from the 01. March 1979 (english) Watchtower: "Put Faith in a Victorious Organization" ?
On a personal note, in similar vein I recently received correspondence from an Elder "encouraging" me to return to congregation meetings, etc. He requested I ignore the troubled history of the WatchTower Society and 'develop confidence in the Faithful and Discrete Slave'. The irony of this is that -- while yet a Witness -- I had professed to be anointed...
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Letter following Disfellowshipping
by inbyathread inhere 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 inif 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 ini 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.
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 ini 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. infrom 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 inim 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.