Posts by Lot

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Propaganda puff piece-same ole same ole

by DannyHaszard in

'we feel we're doing god's will, preaching the good news to everyone,' doctor says of jehovah's witnesses.

'we feel we're doing god's will, preaching the good news to everyone,' doctor says of jehovah's witnesses.. .

that's how we feel about our message.

Lot

It's a puff piece to be sure, but I would never want to live in a place where they couldn't preach or annoy or whatever you want to call it.

Lot

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 8-14-05 WT Study (Witnesses of Jesus?)

by blondie in

good news for people of all nations

but jesus said: "this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."-matt.

good news.

Lot

Blondie,

I never actually thanked you for these reviews, so I want to now. I always appreciate them and knowing how much work this is makes the reviews even more special to me.

One point right off the bat that struck me was in paragraph 1,"Our message, the good news of God's Kingdom, does not change". How much has it changed since 1879 or 1919 or 1995 for that matter? How many Witnesses think about that I wonder?

Blondie I hope you dont take this hard, but I am going to make the title of your reviews slightly inaccurate. Not only will I comment on Acts 1:8 referring to Jesus, but I also plan to mention Heb. 6:10 referring to ministering to fellow believers.

Thanks again,

Lot

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C.S. Lewis statement....

by Shining One in

lewis says jesus' claim to be equal with deity leaves us only one other choice: .

a man who was merely a man and said the sort of things jesus said would not be a great moral teacher.

he would either be a lunatic on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg or else he would be the devil of hell.

Lot

Little Toe, I really couldn't agree more with what you say. I know I will be excoriated as an idiot, but C.S. Lewis was getting to something that is important for all of us to understand about Christianity. It's not so much about what we say or think about God, but it's how much God thinks about us. Now I don't pretend to have all the answers, and though Lewis thinks he has most of them, his writing, like Paul's, takes us further than they ever intended or thought that it would. And in that is the genius of Lewis.

Now, I'm not putting Paul and Lewis on the same level although some of you don't think much of either of them, and that's fine. I'm not here to try to convince anyone of my opinion. After being a Witness for 15 years, I've had quite enough of that. My point is that Lewis is not as simple or idiotic as some might think, because anyone who can incite admiration and ridicule on the this level is worth listening to whether you agree with them or not. You are thinking! And for Witnesses or Exwitnesses, that is somehting isn't it?

Lot

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607 link

by Lot in

i ve seen this posted before, but didnt take notice then.

could someone give me the best link on jwd for the 607 vs 587 dates?

of course i'm not talking about the rants of jcanon lol.. thanks,.

Lot

Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for.

Lot

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607 link

by Lot in

i ve seen this posted before, but didnt take notice then.

could someone give me the best link on jwd for the 607 vs 587 dates?

of course i'm not talking about the rants of jcanon lol.. thanks,.

Lot

I ve seen this posted before, but didnt take notice then. Could someone give me the best link on JWD for the 607 vs 587 dates? Of course I'm not talking about the rants of JCanon lol.

Thanks,

Lot

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2 Elders Ask My Mom 2 Questions-----What's Your Opinion On Motive?

by minimus in

jw
friends

#1 do you love jehovah?......she answered, "of course i love jehovah".

#2 do you feel the same about the faithful & discreet slave?....she answered, "why wouldn't i ?

they taught me everything i know".-----to give you some background, the elders paid a shepherding call on this ill former regular pioneer that they deleted for going to an "unequaled yoking" of a wedding of my inactive daughter and her "worldly" husband.

Lot

With family like that who needs anyone else?

On a serious note, I feel very badly for your mother that she has to be subjected to that kind of "love". I would thimk that their motive would be to get an admission of apostasy. They could care less, of course, if your mother loves Jehovah. They have to put that in to make it look good. It is the second question that really concerns them.

Good luck to you and your mother,

Lot

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changes in WT cd rom

by Lot in

can any one please give me examples, if such exist, of substantial changes in the cd rom vs the hard copies of mags.

this would prove to be invaluable to me in helping my wife see the deception involved with the wts.

i say substantial because something that was obviously a mistake of minor importance could happen in any electronic transfer of data.. thanks so much,.

Lot

well bethel min. it is true. I have the original copy and im looking right at it. I couldnt believe it when I saw it. Dont know why though. its typical of them.

Lot

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changes in WT cd rom

by Lot in

can any one please give me examples, if such exist, of substantial changes in the cd rom vs the hard copies of mags.

this would prove to be invaluable to me in helping my wife see the deception involved with the wts.

i say substantial because something that was obviously a mistake of minor importance could happen in any electronic transfer of data.. thanks so much,.

Lot

thanks thats exactly what im looking for.

More please.

lot

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changes in WT cd rom

by Lot in

can any one please give me examples, if such exist, of substantial changes in the cd rom vs the hard copies of mags.

this would prove to be invaluable to me in helping my wife see the deception involved with the wts.

i say substantial because something that was obviously a mistake of minor importance could happen in any electronic transfer of data.. thanks so much,.

Lot

Can any one please give me examples, if such exist, of SUBSTANTIAL changes in the cd rom vs the hard copies of mags. etc? This would prove to be invaluable to me in helping my wife see the deception involved with the WTS. I say substantial because something that was obviously a mistake of minor importance could happen in any electronic transfer of data.

Thanks so much,

Lot

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help

by Lot in

jw
friends

this is my first post of any significance and if i seem to ramble at times please forgive me.

i have alot to say and i don't know how much of it will make sense.. .

i need help in trying to figure out how to get out of "the truth".

Lot

Thanks so much for the advice and encouragement. Some were especially helpful. One thing I have to say is that thankfully my marriage was not based on "theocratic principles". We didnt get married because we had the same spiritual goals or anything like that. Of course, neither of us at the time would have looked outside of the WTS for a marriage partner, but we married because we loved each other; plain and simple.

I have read CoC already and while my wife wouldnt read it she listened with interest as I related much of the book to her. She's not ready to leave; I am, but I could never leave without her. The reason being that she would go through too much agony at the hall from the "friends" because of her crazy husband. I could never put her through that.

Its comforting to know that I am not alone in this although there is no easy answer. My struggle will be to continue on until she is ready to leave and in the process put into action some of the strategies that you have mentioned. Some said to be true to myself. That is a noble and sound suggestion, but you must realize that there would be no me without my wife. I don't mean to gross anyone out with too much mush, but for me that is the truth. I realize everyone's circumstances are different and I dont mean to criticize anyone else's decisions that they have had to make. I am only telling my story.

I would appreciate any furhter comments any have to make,

Thank you so much,

Lot