i have always wondered how seriously they took this dispensing doctrine thing.
do they all get together and actually pray or just have meetings?
ex- bethelites say they wrote doctrinal articles for the watchtower or awake.
WAC-What exactly do watchman duties consist of? I imagine they are kinda like being a security guard?
How long is a bethel hitch? I will look up your other posts so I don't bug you with too many questions...(yours too Trojan!)
That comment about praying was what I suspected. The prayers of most elders I knew were stilted and perfunctory. Not at all like they were talking to a friend....
i have always wondered how seriously they took this dispensing doctrine thing.
do they all get together and actually pray or just have meetings?
ex- bethelites say they wrote doctrinal articles for the watchtower or awake.
Thanks everyone. Thanks "meems" for the site. Thanks "What-a-coincidence" really appreciate first hand info.
hey people!
i have read that baptism in jw is something very different than in christianity.
so question... is jw baptism somewhat legally binding.
That was good Frannie. It seems if the JWs conform to any class, it would be the Pharisee class.
i have always wondered how seriously they took this dispensing doctrine thing.
do they all get together and actually pray or just have meetings?
ex- bethelites say they wrote doctrinal articles for the watchtower or awake.
Did Barbara Anderson write a book? Or is she on this site?
I did read CofC years ago...I guess I need to reread it, it has been so long I didn't remember that.
Thanks!
i have always wondered how seriously they took this dispensing doctrine thing.
do they all get together and actually pray or just have meetings?
ex- bethelites say they wrote doctrinal articles for the watchtower or awake.
I have always wondered how seriously they took this dispensing doctrine thing. Do they all get together and actually pray or just have meetings? Would anyone actually know? Ex- Bethelites say they wrote doctrinal articles for the Watchtower or Awake. Anyone have first hand info?
I would also like to know about Life in Bethel. I think that would be interesting.If it has already been discussed to death, sorry, I missed it.But the magazines only give you the "party line" on what it is like.
my very best friend, casey, is a member of a local baptist church.
her church is similar to mine, known to be a very liberal baptist church, holding very loosely to the "baptist traditions" and holding more tightly to the life of christ and his example set for us.
the other day she invited me to an interfaith shabbat service held at a reformed jewish temple.
I enjoyed reading about your Shabbat.It is so liberating to know we don't have to fear being taken over by evil beings if we step into another Church! and there is more to be said for real Sabbath observance. You might really enjoy visiting a Messianic Jewish Church if there are any around.
my very best friend, casey, is a member of a local baptist church.
her church is similar to mine, known to be a very liberal baptist church, holding very loosely to the "baptist traditions" and holding more tightly to the life of christ and his example set for us.
the other day she invited me to an interfaith shabbat service held at a reformed jewish temple.
oops! double post
sorry i know it comes up again and again, but darn it, i can't find it!
i am looking for one of the sites that have only watchtower quotes in it.
did they all get shut down?
Thanks everyone. The site I found of course does not have the great quotes only blog. But I am determined to find and copy all the pages I can before they are all attacked and destroyed by the org, like the Ca site.
I had a couple of Jovies come by the other day. I cheerfully invited them in and then kinda drove the conversation. I used the latest mag they gave me that had an article about the ice sculptures in it, one being Moses with the 10 commandments. They were so proud the tetragramaton was on it. I shared with them how important God's name was (they agreed heartily!) and then showed them how Jehovah was a recent translation and quite incorrect.That Yahweh was the accepted name and needed no translation! They were taken aback-tried to change the subject. I kept it coming right back around. Then after letting them share a little bit. I told them that one of the reasons I could not consider the Catholic Church was because they put a priestly class between man and God, and there is only one mediator between God and Man-Jesus. Again, they heartily agreed! I added that was the same reason I couldn't accept the JWs. Eyebrows shot straight up.I had a great time!
We talked about the origins of the JWs and how there was evidence they were to be considered false prophets...."Where did you see this?" "OOOOH the INTERNET!" they looked knowingly at each other, and said well, if you were Judas would you have good things to say about Jesus?"
I laughed and said, "I don't know. Judas repented before he killed himself. But if you mean people who leave the org might lie about it, I agree. I could show you quotes and nothing else from the Watchtower...maybe they are lies. Can't you look them up? (They hesitantly said yes) I said, well if you can look them up, I'd like to know if they are lies...you could come back and I will have them for you ...."
They looked rather dubious about it, then pretty quickly said they enjoyed our conversation and left.
Don't think I will see them again, but I want to be prepared in case they send an elder or someone back. Thus the need for quotes.
Thanks again!
sorry i know it comes up again and again, but darn it, i can't find it!
i am looking for one of the sites that have only watchtower quotes in it.
did they all get shut down?
sorry i know it comes up again and again, but darn it, i can't find it!
i am looking for one of the sites that have only watchtower quotes in it.
did they all get shut down?
Sorry I know it comes up again and again, but darn it, I can't find it!
I am looking for one of the sites that have only Watchtower quotes in it. Did they all get shut down? The one I had only takes me to a page that says Parent Directory and then I can't access it.
Thank you!
