this is taken from the reasoning book.
page 206. .
a key factor is that the witnesses really believe that the bible is gods word and that what it contains is there for our instruction.
Mankkelli, here is a specific example, and you provided it, thank you.
"Jesus said that he would have on earth a “faithful and discreet slave” (his anointed followers viewed as a group), through which agency he would provide spiritual food to those making up the household of faith. (Matt. 24:45-47)
The entire concept is taken out of context! Applying that scripture to this random group of basically self appointed men-a little self serving, I'd say, on their part.
perhaps this has already been addressed, i looked ... i thought you might want to know, not much time left ..... harold camping .... some time after being released from a nursing home in june after suffering a stroke, camping, released an audio message on family radio's website saying, "we would have not been able to be used [by god] to bring about the tremendous event that occurred on may 21 of this year, which probably [will] be finished out on oct. 21 that's coming very shortly.
that looks like it will be ... the final end of everything.".
http://www.christianpost.com/news/harold-camping-update-rapture-will-probably-finish-oct-21-57197/.
Skeeter, how about does 21/10/2011 mean anything in computer language? Here in the MENA region, we do date, month, year. Today is 8 Oct 2011.
i'll keep this brief for now.. long time lurker (4 years or so).. born-in, elder, used on district level (last talk i gave before i left was the baptisimal talk), and lots of hard time put in...before i finally made the move to split.
it's a long stoy, much like many of yours...but with it's own little interesting twists.
more details in the future, perhaps.. as i said, ive lurked here for a while.. its funny: for a long time i'd only come on late at night.
Dang! I forgot to say WELCOME. I'm glad you made it out. This is a great place to be.
i'll keep this brief for now.. long time lurker (4 years or so).. born-in, elder, used on district level (last talk i gave before i left was the baptisimal talk), and lots of hard time put in...before i finally made the move to split.
it's a long stoy, much like many of yours...but with it's own little interesting twists.
more details in the future, perhaps.. as i said, ive lurked here for a while.. its funny: for a long time i'd only come on late at night.
30 years and I am still unlearning, still remembering that I am not "in" anymore, still judging about weird things-use of the word "lucky".
I have come to be aware of several people that I was previously connected to, directly or indirectly, while on this board. Don't worry. You are free now, they can't hurt you.
first off i have no problem with the kid......his mum though is a dumb sh#t country trash kinda gal, just moved in.
right now i'm in my bedroom being blasted by 80's music.
she put a stereo in her tin shed which is next to our bedrooms, so her autistic kid can play loud music...or should i say, same f#cking song over and over again.
If you call the police, they don't care if it is the mom, the kid or the dog that is playing music so loudly that it disturbs the peace. It is a problem of noise, so they will deal with the owner of the home (the mom). It is her responsibility for to control what happens in her home. If the mom does the "disabled kid" thing, it won't wash-it is on her to control the situation. If she can't handle him, then that is another issue and the police will make not if there are repeated complaints or indications that she isn't up for it. She probably is able to, she just needs to be 'forced' to do so. Too bad.
how many of you have ever visited one of the branch offices or world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses?
i was an active witness for nearly thirty years and was associated with the cult for more than thirty-five before finally walking away for good last year.
during all those years i never made a trip to brooklyn bethel.
I've been to Brooklyn, Salt Lake City AND Makkah! Makkah was a lot more interesting, and definitely had a spiritual component to it. Bethel was kind of-well, it was in Brooklyn. I mean, honestly. It is a publisher of books in Brooklyn NY. I also visited the NY times, worked at a publishers and a newspaper. Seriously, visiting Bethel was visiting a business enterprise, that is all.
this will put starch in your backbone!
love this guy!.
d8tabreaking my silence everyone read!!
I think I know this guy, and I think I know what congregation he was in-OMG.He was in a nearby or my own congregation, I think!
my contract expires in december.
i am planning to get another kind of cell phone.
maybe iphone 4s, the brand new one that will be available soon.
I have a blackberry curve and I don't like it. My hubby has a nokia with a touch screen that seems much more user friendly and intuitive. The stupid little buttons are always getting pushed and dialing weird things or sending weird messages. I really really wish he hadn't gotten it for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75tfwzx4b5y&feature=channel_video_title.
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i just love his videos!
Man, they really were that boring and monotone weren't they? The songs WERE that bad. It was ALL that horribly lame and sad. What a bunch of schmucks we all were, eh?
my first two exams were this week.
things didn't go well.
the classes are tough -- math and science.
Billy, I tutor at an Engineering college. It is super hard. I help out with English and writing assignments, and today, I was a substitute teacher.Let me tell you-they don't let dummies into the college of engineering. At the university system that I am a part of, it is one of the hardest schools to get into. Furthermore, I am at an American university in the Middle East, so all of my students speak English as a 2nd, 3rd even 4th language (really). Hopefully you don't have language working against you as well. I would encourage you to just settle down and focus on your work, don't let the JW stuff touch you now. You are going to lose sleep and probably some weight-don't get distracted with the fun stuff and remember, if you can get past the hard stuff, some of the instructors here in this school get paid $$$ plus housing, and they teach MAYBE 6 hours a week. Stick with it, if you got into teaching in the ME, you could live where I do and never see another JW as long as you live if you choose.
