Thanks, everyone. If life had turned out a little differently, I might actually have been a writer for the Society. However, I've managed to get over that particular "disappointment."
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Your Music--Getting the Best Out of It
by comment inexcerpted from awake!
of april 22, 2005:.
music has great power to stir the emotions.
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Your Music--Getting the Best Out of It
by comment inexcerpted from awake!
of april 22, 2005:.
music has great power to stir the emotions.
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lol...and also, that story is close to the start of the book of John! So it MUST be important!
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Adhering to a Godly View of Marriage
by comment inexcerpted from the watchtower of september 15, 2007:.
13. sadly, some christians today willfully ignore the apostle paul's inspired counsel to marry "only in the lord.
" (1 corinthians 7:39) how foolish!
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bttt
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Your Music--Getting the Best Out of It
by comment inexcerpted from awake!
of april 22, 2005:.
music has great power to stir the emotions.
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Excerpted from Awake! of April 22, 2005:
Music has great power to stir the emotions. From the symphonies of Beethoven to the folk songs of Africa, humans take pleasure in the God-given gift of melody. But is all music acceptable to God? That is a popular view. But are all popular views correct?
Some may say, "This rap song has an enjoyable, pulsating beat. What's wrong with dancing to it?" But consider: would Jesus have danced to rap at a Christian gathering such as a wedding? Hardly! Rather, he wisely chose to turn water into wine. (John 2:3-11) Sad to say, a few Christians today not only refrain from drinking wine at their wedding receptions, disdaining the example Christ set, but even take illicit pleasure in listening to popular rap musicians with outlandish names such as "Vanilla Ice" and "DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince."
Are you shocked? A Christian elder in the United States certainly was when he learned that a group of young unbaptized publishers in his congregation was planning to attend a heavy metal concert. With loving counsel and fatherly attention, the elder helped them to reason on such points as "If the noize is such that we can cum on and feel it, would Jehovah's heart rejoice?" and "Is looking for nothing but a good time in harmony with the principles expressed in 1 Corinthians 15:33?" The youngsters responded to this Bible-based admonition, opting to skip the concert and enjoy a wholesome get-together under adult supervision. They played Bible trivia games and danced to the likes of "Disco Inferno" and "We Are Family."
How much more profitable it is when we enjoy music unsullied by the corrupting influences of today's world under Satan's sway! For instance, consider how the Bible links the use of the tambourine to pure worship. (Exodus 15:20; Psalm 150:4) With that in mind, each one can give his wholehearted support to ABBA's "Dancing Queen," which encourages us to "feel the beat from the tambourine."
Truly, music is a blessing from God. Jehovah's Witnesses are pleased to invite you to attend their forthcoming 2005 "Divine Godliness" district convention, where you can enjoy the opportunity of raising your voice to God in a loud shout of praise, yes, by singing. Could there be a finer way to spend three days this summer than learning about God's divine, godly purposes in an atmosphere of peace and harmony? Indeed, it is as Psalm 149:6 says: "Let the songs extolling God be in their throat, and a two-edged sword be in their hand."
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"Waiting on Jehovah"
by jst2laws inmy friends,.
i just finished a holiday week-end with old friends in the organization.
all they knew when they came was that i had recently resigned as a elder.
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"Waiting on Jehovah" is really a weird phrase when you think about it.
"Hi, Jehovah, how's everything here? Good! Can I bring you some more garlic bread? Let me top off your water too..."
"Waiting for Jehovah" would seem more grammatical.
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Adhering to a Godly View of Marriage
by comment inexcerpted from the watchtower of september 15, 2007:.
13. sadly, some christians today willfully ignore the apostle paul's inspired counsel to marry "only in the lord.
" (1 corinthians 7:39) how foolish!
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Well, this discussion is certainly having a very stimulating and sanctifying effect, more than I would have guessed!
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Adhering to a Godly View of Marriage
by comment inexcerpted from the watchtower of september 15, 2007:.
13. sadly, some christians today willfully ignore the apostle paul's inspired counsel to marry "only in the lord.
" (1 corinthians 7:39) how foolish!
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Prisca,
Actually, I thought it had the ring of "Fred truth!" That being said, I subscribe to the view that the Fred Hall on this board is in fact parodying the one who used to post on H20.
And no, I am not in the business of creating multiple identities. I just have a quirky sense of humor, as you may have gleaned from my "Watchtower article."
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Adhering to a Godly View of Marriage
by comment inexcerpted from the watchtower of september 15, 2007:.
13. sadly, some christians today willfully ignore the apostle paul's inspired counsel to marry "only in the lord.
" (1 corinthians 7:39) how foolish!
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Prisca,
I thought that since I'd already done a Watchtower parody, which seemed to be sinking rapidly down the board, that I might as well add a few more parodies to go with it! I'm afraid people tend to think, on first glance, that my stuff IS actually out of the Watchtower!
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Adhering to a Godly View of Marriage
by comment inexcerpted from the watchtower of september 15, 2007:.
13. sadly, some christians today willfully ignore the apostle paul's inspired counsel to marry "only in the lord.
" (1 corinthians 7:39) how foolish!
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What the apostate always fails to appreciate is that Jehovah is the Originator of marriage. Therefore, any guidelines that he gives are for our eternal benefit and can only be disregarded by those so thoroughly deceived by Satanic propaganda as to have completely lost their appreciation for spiritual things. As I have said all along it is in these matters that our loyalty to Christ's brothers is tested. Truly, it's as the proverb writer stated: "The ridiculer has sought to find wisdom, and there is none; but to the understanding one knowledge is an easy thing." (Proverbs 14:6) But this is what we have to expect with the system on the very brink of its final, climactic collapse. You are sad man. LOL!
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Adhering to a Godly View of Marriage
by comment inexcerpted from the watchtower of september 15, 2007:.
13. sadly, some christians today willfully ignore the apostle paul's inspired counsel to marry "only in the lord.
" (1 corinthians 7:39) how foolish!
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Comment,
This cat does not to get married. And what is more, Jehovah will strike you if you don't read you Watchtower. Are you reading?