Posts by freemindfade

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German Branch visit talk Mark Sanderson (Parents; don't hinder young children to get baptized)

by Daniel1555 in

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the video streaming of the german branch visit program was excrutiating 3.5 hours long.. i just went to see the last 45 min (part of mark sandersons talk).. i think sanderson is quite a sympathetic speaker and he kind of made a loving impression.. he didn't mention controversial stuff (except for one thing i will come to soon).

he mostly talked about how to find joy, even when life is not easy, and how much the gb loves the rank and file.. one point seemed soooo important to him.

parents and children.

freemindfade

Finkelstein you took the words right out of my mouth

sign a billion year contract

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If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bull $hit

by hoser in

i was thinking of this when i was sitting at the kingdom hall today.

one of the paragraphs in the watchtower stated that the type/anti type teachings were too hard for some to understand.

i could never figure them out never made sense to me.

freemindfade

I liked how they refered to some obscure example from the 30's most all in the halls have never heard of. What a crock

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Something tells me 1914...

by Monsieur in

after todays watchtower lesson, and the lessons coming, something tells me bigger and bigger new understandings are coming.

and that it will culminate with 1914. notice how jesus is now coming, and no longer already here.

the current understanding is both, he is here and hes also coming.

freemindfade

I feel they will abandon the 607 part of 1914 but still claim 1914 as right. And instead of trying to prove it with some nonsense from daniel just more vaguely claim that's when matt 24 started happening the end.

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Types and anti types

by Deltawave in

according the watchtower study of may 10th, it has been made clear no prophetic meaning should be given to a a scripture or passage unless the bible itself gives clear interpretation of it.

therefore daniel 7 especially gives it's fulfillment to nebuchadnezzar only.

no future kingdom or 2520year wait til 1914. no gentile times or "this generation".

freemindfade

Hoser you are right. They may say the daniel thing and the 607 thing aren't right, but they will always say there is something special about 1914. First it was pyramids, then the 607 thing, next it will be just because. The RF need less hard proof for things and just reminded to stay obedient.

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Types and anti types

by Deltawave in

according the watchtower study of may 10th, it has been made clear no prophetic meaning should be given to a a scripture or passage unless the bible itself gives clear interpretation of it.

therefore daniel 7 especially gives it's fulfillment to nebuchadnezzar only.

no future kingdom or 2520year wait til 1914. no gentile times or "this generation".

freemindfade

Only they could take something negative... being wrong... and turn it into a pat on their back!.. we're even more discreet now... fml

discretion 2.0

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Comments at the WT this morning

by OneFingerSalute in

so as i am "listening" to the wt study going on this question was asked.

"how do you feel about refined understanding?".

some of the comments were:.

freemindfade

Only they could take something negative... being wrong... and turn it into a pat on their back!.. we're even more discreet now... fml

discretion 2.0

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what reaction have you received when you said 'that .org site is nothing more than tv evangelism' to a jw ?

by sowhatnow in

did they get it?

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do they also not see that they are building 'temples'?

freemindfade

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/258390002/specific-comments-r-f-about-may-broadcast

hey folks add comments you've heard from members on this thread as well. Collecting quotes from in members about this madness.

OneFingerSalute

that is awesome! hahaha

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Mother's day according to Joseph Rutherford

by opusdei1972 in

this is what the second president of the watchtower society, the channel of god appointed in 1919, wrote about the mother's day:.

satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from god, and cause them to disregard the word of the lord.

this he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in england and in america, the chief countries of christendom, is called "mother's day".

freemindfade

Sounds like he had a bone to pick with women... I'd bet money he was one of these types that puts on a diaper and gets scolded and humiliated by a dominatrix. Often those types are politicians, judges, lawyers and religious leaders

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Why doe New light tick me off???? Next 2 weeks WT Studies

by zophar in

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if you have been a jw for 20+ years you may remember that the wt went into great detail on different illustrations that jesus used and the "type/anti-type" ridiculous explanations.

remember the revelation book and how those obscure jw conventions of the past pictured big things in heaven and the opening of seals?

anyway, the wt lessons for the next two weeks do two big things for me.

freemindfade

They've made it so convoluted that only those paying attention could figure it out. If they never admitted anything most witnesses would probably not even know anything changed because to be loyal to this crap you need to switch thought to OFF

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Mother's day according to Joseph Rutherford

by opusdei1972 in

this is what the second president of the watchtower society, the channel of god appointed in 1919, wrote about the mother's day:.

satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from god, and cause them to disregard the word of the lord.

this he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in england and in america, the chief countries of christendom, is called "mother's day".

freemindfade

What an ass

Witnesses have no idea who's ideals they follow.