midway through the "congregation bible study" at this week's midweek meeting, a paragraph of the "god's kingdom rules" book stated as supposed evidence that "god's kingdom rules":.
"spiritual provisions flow to us like an ever-broadening and ever-deepening river.
our bible-based publications - as well as recordings and videos, our meetings and conventions, and the material published on our web site - together amount to an ongoing flood tide of spiritual sustenance... are you not thrilled to see the fulfillment of jehovah’s promises of abundance in your daily life?".
I wonder what is running through the minds of JWs in attendance as the above is read out
Nothing! Expect how wonderful our organization is... How grand JW.org is in fulfilling our spiritual need. Even people in the world can see how happy we are....Must show appreciation by putting more money into the donation box. etc etc...
was anyone told today that there will be a new resolution coming in two weeks about tax receipts and donations?
there will be new changes to how these are handled.
we had a phone call tonight and our friend stated that it wouldn't be mentioned until another two weeks.
You mentioned that the KH bank account was empty. Possibly meaning your congregation may not be keeping up with your monthly resolution payments to the Branch. This letter could be a letter from the Branch (to be read to the congregation) explaining why your yes should mean yes when it comes to a payment that your congregation has passed a resolution on paying monthly. If your congregation donations have not been meeting the monthly requirements, then the short full gets topped up from the KH bank account. When you KH bank account can no longer top up the monthly Branch payment shortfall, Then this letter is to be read out.
i've been to the kingdom ministry school (for elders) recently and can report that it is mostly the usual mix of cliches and platitudes.
several letters where basically just read through one line at a time.
one point early on though almost made me laugh out loud.
Was there anything mentioned at that school about not referring to the Ministry School guide book by name? They was a part at last nights meeting where the Elder only referred to that book by holding it up and drawing our attention to it that way?
had a couple of witnesses stop by yesterday to say the usual "we miss you, missed you at the meeting, just checking in on you, etc.
" i've always liked this guy so we spoke for a few minutes.
my wife said that they could count their time since i am inactive.
When we were given FS territory, the brother would first go over the not to calls, and then announce that bro & sis abc lived on that street. most times we would all end up going to there place for a drink and biscuit, that time was recorded as FS time.
my excuse is that i was born in the religion.
but if someone wasn’t, why would they become one?.
Finkelstein
And one shouldn't undermine the fear mongering aspect the WTS sells through its literature, such as Armageddon Soon, Jesus has returned to establish his new kingdom.
Matt 24: 23“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’+ or, ‘There!’ do not believe it"
Luke 21: 8 "He said: “Look out that you are not misled,+ for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The due time is near.’ Do not go after them"
cob:coa november 23, 2017 to all congregations re: booking hotels via the ibsaconvention.org website.
As in previous years, a team of brothers has worked very hard to negotiate competitive rates with hotels local to our convention venues.
It was still way cheaper for us to book direct with the motel last year than to book via the approved website. The place we stayed at, 7 of the 10 units were booked by WT, we booked 1 of the 3 units that wasn't put aside for the approved website. Most likely all 10 units had JW's staying in so that means 2 others also booked outside this direction from the slave.
Another worry is that the given password is your congregation number, once you log on they know where you are, then you need to book using your name. With this information they could go through the list and find out who is not following direction.
my excuse is that i was born in the religion.
but if someone wasn’t, why would they become one?.
Speaking from my non born in situation (I joined in 1990 when I was in my early 20s). It was the influence of those older than me that had been or were JW's that I knew at the time. They said things like "The fear that the world was truly in the deep deep time of the end with only a few more years left at best". "Jehovah's Witness's have not been proven wrong" etc. So it was wanting to learn more about how to survive this warning about the end coming soon, the surviving on into the paradise to live forever that got me hooked. I didn't start to wake up to TTATT (what I had got myself into) until the mid 2000's, by then it was to late. We all know there is no way anyone can leave in an honorable and dignified way, the gossip that active witness's say about their former friends that have left, gossip that is mostly untrue made up stories ,but active witness's say things like this so that it gives them a positive sense that they are better that those who leave. Its a sad fact that a religion can manipulate the mind of a follower to continuously believe teachings that put jw.org in a positive first place in there life's.
has anyone else had a moment, while still within the organization (and before learning ttatt) that caused them to stop and go, "this is kind of messed up.".
for instance, back i believe in the early 2000's, i was attending a dc with my family.
it was announced at the beginning of the convention that there was going to be a special announcement at the end, so for everyone to please try to remain until the very end of the meeting.
Here in NZ, the price of fuel was included among the first reasons (read out from a letter at the KH) for the home book study to finish. They then spent the next 6 + months reading more letters out at the KH telling us that the price of fuel had nothing to do with book study ending.
world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses - warwick, new york.
“yes, the end of this system is so very near!
is that no reason to increase our activity?… reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service.
What about all that time wasted playing tennis and basket ball? shouldn't that time should be spent promoting WT interests.
world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses - warwick, new york.
“yes, the end of this system is so very near!
is that no reason to increase our activity?… reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service.
