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  USE EDUCATION TO PRAISE JEHOVAH outline

  by ackack in

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  use education to praise jehovah no 146 (11/00)

  note to the speaker:.

  present this material in an appealing and reasonable way.

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  this is an actual outline. I have many more. I'll post them if you like :)

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  The 1914 Doctrine and The Threat of the Egibi Business Tablets

  by VM44 in

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  could the watchtower and the jehovah's witnesses survive the discarding of their 1914 doctrine?

  the doctrine that in 1914 the end of the gentile times took place, jesus took up rule in heaven.

  for some reason the jws think the outbreak of world war i in 1914 is proof their prophetic calculations were correct.

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  Interesting comments a Christian. Thanks for the perspective. I just gotta get through the Jesus Puzzle, maybe I'll take a look at this one after :)

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  The 1914 Doctrine and The Threat of the Egibi Business Tablets

  by VM44 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  could the watchtower and the jehovah's witnesses survive the discarding of their 1914 doctrine?

  the doctrine that in 1914 the end of the gentile times took place, jesus took up rule in heaven.

  for some reason the jws think the outbreak of world war i in 1914 is proof their prophetic calculations were correct.

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  Wow, Tetley's work sounds a lot like yours...

  From this review:

  In the end I cannot recommend Tetleyi´s work. While it is the result of much diligence in attempting to align the reigns of the various kings of the divided kingdoms, it is beset with so many difficulties arising from questionable assumptions that are never adequately defended or even explored. Its call for radical redating not only of biblical chronology but also of many aspects of ancient Near Eastern chronology is based upon conjectured regnal data for Judean and Israelite kings and is at best ill-advised and at worst foolhardy. This is unfortunate, because good work in Near Eastern chronology of this period could serve to clarify any number of problems. Unfortunately, Tetleyi´s work will not contribute clarity to the chronological enterprise.

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  Seriously though, what does this work say about the Babylonian kings and fall of Jerusalem?

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  Education Public Talk

  by ackack in

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  has anyone seen the education public talk?

  i have the outline over here, but its a talk that i'm sure will now have to undergo some serious modification.

  the talk itself (imho) was far more balanced than the current line from the watchtower.. has that happened before, that a talk has to be pulled or reworked?.

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  I posted the outline in a new thread. :)

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  USE EDUCATION TO PRAISE JEHOVAH outline

  by ackack in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  use education to praise jehovah no 146 (11/00)

  note to the speaker:.

  present this material in an appealing and reasonable way.

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  USE EDUCATION TO PRAISE JEHOVAH No 146 (11/00)

  
  

  Note to the speaker: Present this material in an appealing and reasonable way. Help the audience to focus on the real purpose of life - to know Jehovah and serve him faithfully. Education should enhance our ability and our opportunities to praise Jehovah, and should help us to care effectively for our Christian responsibilities.

  
  

  EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF CHRISTIAN LIFE (5 min)

  As true Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses value education highly

  Through education, we learn how to treat others (Matt 7:12)

  Education equips us to care for our responsibilities, both material and spiritual (1 Tim 5:8; g98 3/8 19-21)

  By means of education, we learn about God and his purposes

  Education should be used to help us obey and praise Jehovah (Eccl 12:13; g99 7/22 13)

  WHERE AND WHEN SHOULD EDUCATION BEGIN (6 min)

  Education is defined as "the process by which people acquire knowledge, skills, habits, values, or attitudes" (World Book Encyclopedia; it-1 682)

  Education should begin at home, as parents teach their children from infancy (2 Tim 3:14, 15; w99 2/1 32; g98 1/22 8; w96 2/1 12)

  Children are capable of learning good habits, attitudes, values, and skills at an early age

  Many are taught to read before attending school (w96 7/15 31; w88 8/1 13)

  Help young ones to develop a personal relationship with God (w96 12/1 15-16)

  Teach children good manners, respect for others and proper moral conduct

  Parents have major role in educating their children (see quote "Questions for parental examination" g88 9/8 12)

  Christian education supplied through the congregation does not absolve parents of their responsibility (Eph 6:4)

  THE BASIC OBJECTIVES OF A BALANCED EDUCATION (15 min)

  Education should be used primary to bring praise to Jehovah

  Jesus set the example in this regard (John 7:16-18)

  To honor Jehovah, young people should follow scriptural principles as they apply themselves diligently to their school studies (Ps 119:9-12; Col 3:23; w96 2/1 11-14)

  Learn to read well

  Master the art of writing clearly

  Develop mentally, morally, spiritually

  Acquire practical training for daily life

  Parents have the responsibility to guide their children with regard to the amount of secular education to peruse (w97 8/15 21)

  Any Christian contemplating supplementary education should weight potential benefits and drawbacks (g98 3/8 20)

  Motive should not be glory or riches

  Objective should be to support ourselves so we can serve Jehovah as fully as possible in the Christian ministry (w99 9/1 16-17; w96 12/1 17-19)

  HOW JEHOVAH EDUCATES HIS PEOPLE (15 min)

  Jehovah is the greatest Educator

  God uses his word and his visible organization to provide vital education today (Job 36:22; Isa 54:13; w00 5/1 14-16)

  Unlike worldly wisdom, Jehovah's teaching is always beneficial to those who follow it (Isa 48:17; w00 6/1 29-31)

  Divine education includes learning to think, reason, speak, obey, co-operate with others and show love (Prov 2:10-11)

  Reading Bible regularly keeps mind and heart focused on the most important things and builds faith (Ps 1:1-3; 2 Tim 3:16, 17)

  Studying Society's Publications such as the Watchtower and Awake gives spiritual insight, widens horizons and expands vocabulary (w00 2/15 32; g00 5/8 32)

  We have thus learned about Jehovah, Jesus Christ, the ransom, God's Kingdom, the new world, hope for the dead, godly conduct and so forth

  Attending congregation meetings provides a person opportunity to make progress in ability to speak and teach (Matt 28:19, 20; w99 8/1 7)

  Participating in the ministry is a valuable education itself

  Helping with Kingdom Hall maintenance , with theocratic building projects and at assemblies teaches us to plan and to work with others

  Jehovah's Organization teaches obedience to God, Christ, congregation, parents, "superior authorities" (Rom 13:1; Acts 5:29; Eph 6:1; Phil 2:10; Heb 13:17)

  Only divine education leads to the real life (1 Tim 6:17-19)

  USE EDUCATION TO HONOR THE GREATEST EDUCATOR (4 min)

  We will always learn from our grand instructor (Isa 30:20)

  Many new things will be learned the "scrolls" (Rev 20:12; re 298-300)

  Those whose names are written in "scroll of life" will have benefited from education provided by Jehovah

  Jehovah is educating us today to see the universal issues confronting mankind

  God's word and organization help us to evaluate matters in connection with our worship and personal goals

  With gratitude to God, we strive to keep a simple eye and seek first the Kingdom (Matt 6:22, 33, 34)

  Like Jesus, the great teacher, let us use education and all our other resources to praise Jehovah (Isa 2:3, 4)

  I hope the formatting worked. Maybe I'll post my actual talk notes later. I think I was pretty reasonable with it :)

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  For Finally-Free

  by horrible life in

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  post 1043 of 1114. since 15-jul-05.

  i have a cockatiel, and it is true love.

  hl .

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  OMG, that BIRD is wearing a COAT!

  that is quite funny :)

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  Education Public Talk

  by ackack in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone seen the education public talk?

  i have the outline over here, but its a talk that i'm sure will now have to undergo some serious modification.

  the talk itself (imho) was far more balanced than the current line from the watchtower.. has that happened before, that a talk has to be pulled or reworked?.

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  Has anyone seen the education public talk? I have the outline over here, but its a talk that i'm sure will now have to undergo some serious modification. The talk itself (imho) was far more balanced than the current line from the watchtower.

  Has that happened before, that a talk has to be pulled or reworked?

  If enough people are interested, I'll scan the outline. (Need to find a scanner first)

  Its also the last talk I gave before when I left my wife (and cong, and org). I gave the talk, and packed that afternoon. So it has a special place in my heart :)

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  The 1914 Doctrine and The Threat of the Egibi Business Tablets

  by VM44 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  could the watchtower and the jehovah's witnesses survive the discarding of their 1914 doctrine?

  the doctrine that in 1914 the end of the gentile times took place, jesus took up rule in heaven.

  for some reason the jws think the outbreak of world war i in 1914 is proof their prophetic calculations were correct.

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  Besides which, Great War was applied to the Napoleonic Wars prior to WW1.

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  Go win a laptop from icoke.ca

  by ackack in

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  was just reading over on redflagdeals.com.. you can win a laptop from icoke.ca with no purchase needed.

  something like 5 people in this thread have won already.

  wow.

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  Was just reading over on redflagdeals.com.. you can win a laptop from icoke.ca with no purchase needed. SOmething like 5 people in this thread have won already. Wow

  Red flag forums

  icoke.ca

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  The 1914 Doctrine and The Threat of the Egibi Business Tablets

  by VM44 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  could the watchtower and the jehovah's witnesses survive the discarding of their 1914 doctrine?

  the doctrine that in 1914 the end of the gentile times took place, jesus took up rule in heaven.

  for some reason the jws think the outbreak of world war i in 1914 is proof their prophetic calculations were correct.

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  Leolaia, what I don't understand is why Scholar would bring up the Babylonian Gap. It seems like a red herring to me. There is nothing in the BAR article or anything that I could find written by Thiele or Tetley that cast any doubt on the dates given by Ptolemy's canon.

  In short, what is "Tetley's hypothesis"?

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