O dear. You got it all wrong.
You see, instead of going 3 nights in a row to meetings, now we will only have to go 2 nights. That saves gas....! In light of the current events, is it not an example of the tender care the GB has for the sheep?
No, the question is not what the org will do for you, but what you can do for the org. Last convention the begged brothers to please, do not abandon us, do not leave us doing all the work alone. We need you!
Blwerk
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How will the Watchtower help its members during hard economic times?
by truthseeker init's good to see many, many churches dipping into their funds to help the needy, the homeless and providing food and shelter for those who need it.. what can be said of "god's organization"?.
what do they do to help people in these tough economic times?.
will they help you with food?
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Nov 15 WT Study Edition - Appeal to help inactive ones
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land inheard today that the nov 15 issue has two of its four study articles targeted at helping inactive ones.
get ready for the phone calls to start up.
has the scans of this been posted yet?.
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Hahaha. DA while you can. I like that.
But seriously, I too feel they have been doing some stage setting these last 3 years.
If and when it will become a witch hunt, well, bring it on! There's nothing they can do that will harm me. maybe hinder me, but not harm me. That time belongs to the past.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-28-08 WT Study (SUCCESS)
by blondie in*** km 3/06 p. 1 par.
(mark 4:26-29) let us now consider three more of jesus' illustrations-the mustard grain, the leaven, and the dragnet.
when the wts says "god's people" do they mean anyone other than jws?.
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12. Second, although an element may on one occasion have a negative connotation in the Scriptures, on another occasion the same element may be used to represent something positive. For example, at 1 Peter 5:8, Satan is likened to a lion, picturing his dangerous, vicious nature. But at Revelation 5:5, Jesus is likened to a lion-"the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah." In the latter case, the lion is used as a symbol of courageous justice.
Does this go for the 3 birthday accounts in the bible too? All three have murderous connotations: Job, Pharao and Herod..........but 2 of them have positive connotations too! In Job's case, he found out how good Gods blessing was, and the Pharao did exalt the sommelier in his previous position........ Cheers Borgia
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road to paradise (witness E-mail)
by darth frosty inwarning this is the worst witness e-mail i have ever read.
if you suffer from gag reflex or have just eaten do not read.. .
excellent analogy and reminder for all of us.... .
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Well, the bridge is there but the guy in the store (WTS) is in league with the wood salesman..........
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What If: The UN actually DOES "turn on" and destroy religion?
by inkling inso it stuck me the other day that modern jw prophecy is notnearly as bizarrely cocky as such past gems like the "house ofprinces" (1925?
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i would seem thatthey have learned the value of the vague.
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the eighth king is science....That's what brings down religion. All world religions have trespassed on science, they have been on sciences back. During the period of the middle ages it seemed as if science was dead, it had been there, but was virtually non existent.
Later on, during the Renaissance, science came out of the pit stronger than before, the people on the earth were full of amazement and followed where the sciences lead them. But, the major contributors to science were pious men of the cloth.....Religion was still on sciences back.......
As of 1859 we see a gradual degradation of the role of religion in science. It's no longer pious men who entertain certain affection for science. Uni's are filled with non religious and even anti religious people. Religion fights back to stay on the back of science, but it will loose.
Now science is eating the fleshly part of religion. Religion has to give way to science. And now we get to experience instead of a tsunami of atheism....... .....
Yes, religion is already smoking....
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ADAM HAD 8 PIGMENTION GENES IN HIS CELLS!
by badboy ini understand that someone once asked why if adam was the first human,where all the different human skin colours come from, so the jw said that adam had 8 different pigmentions in his cells.
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Eh leolaia,
That onion sauce you're talking about: that's red onion plus the white plus the brown and the yellow?
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** If God is love, you cannot fear him **
by FlyingHighNow inyou will find a host of books and articles that discuss the polar opposites of love and fear.
the bible shows two opposing gods.
personally, i believe god is love and the angry god of fear is an imposter.
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The anti fear prayer reminded me of this:
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Frank Herbert in Dune reciting the mantra of the Bene Gisseret.
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Their Choice: Denomination...or Death
by metatron init seems that the governing body may have recently perceived that they are losing the next generation of witnesses and also have no emerging "b" team to replace elders dying off.. but words and fewer meetings aren't going to change that.. religions don't endure because they make any sense!
they endure because they build an infrastructure and institutions that preserve their particular traditions.
this is the reason for the success of the catholic church - and, especially the mormon church ( with its laughable beliefs).. but the governing body has been busy tearing down what little infrastructure of support the organization has.
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What about: what foolishness is in your is is wisdom with God......(puke)
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Another reason the JW-style paradise won't be needed
by sir82 inhow does that kingdom malady go?
"...and the lame will leap just like the hart...?.
once again, the "wicked old world" is accomplishing what jesus, sitting invisibly on a throne and playing "world of warcraft" for going on a century, has not done:.
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See, it is a satanic device to lure people into thinking the paradise erf will never come.
And Rosalee,
The word is in the bible.....11 times to be exact in the NWT. Please, try and investigate what "soon" really means within biblical context and then how that reflects on what you've stated just now....
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Challenges of apostasy: Attacking the Watchtower Beast
by easyreader1970 ini am an "active" jehovah's witness in that i go to the meetings, smile and nod, and pretend to go along with everything happening around me.
this is not because i believe that the wbts has any redeeming value but because i am trying to keep my family from being shred to pieces.
because of my "independent thinking" and use of rational thought, i would clearly be labeled "apostate" and ousted from my current congregation.
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I have many discussions with JW's, including elders, on doctrinal issues. Some dare to go further than others.....BUT.........to show them that it is NOT Gods spirit directed organisation......because Spirit direction has nothing to do with it...is a tough one. I can discuss anything as long as one thing is understood: Doubting the FDS and the GB is a big NONO.
But I still keep posing questions.....
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Borgia