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Justitia Themis
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Your favorite "bumper stickers"
by new boy ini have two.
"please god protect me from your people".
"if you love something let go.......if it doesn't come back, hunt in down and kill it" .
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Percentage of men who don't wash hands after pooing
by *jeremiah* ini just left my work desk to go to the rest room.
this guy came out of the stall and clearly just finished his business and didn't wash his hands.
i see this a lot.
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A friend of ours is an Assistant Chief in a local fire department; formerly, she was a nurse. She suspected the firefighters of not washing their hands after using the facilities. To drive home the issue of spreading germs, unbeknownst to them, she placed a chemical that reacts to ultraviolet light on the inside of the mensroom stalls. IF, they washed their hands after exiting the stalls, the chemical would wash off. If not, the chemical would be transferred to everything these guys touched.
Later that day, she held a training class to review the subject matter. She asked how many regularly washed their hands after using the bathroom. Of course, all hands went up. Then, she brought out the ultraviolet light. It was gross. All these guys had stripes of the chemical on down their pant legs, on their shirts, on their faces, by their eyes. Then, they walked the station; this stuff was EVERYWHERE. On all the doors, even the refrigerator, on papers.
They were very embarrassed, and it certainly drove home the point!
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Can someone with the heavenly hope lose their position?
by unbaptized inquestion, can someone with the heavenly hope lose their position?
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w76 3/1 p. 158 God’s Mercy on Display at Har–Magedon
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CanananointedChristianwhoisdisfellowshipedlaterbereinstatedandstillhavetheheavenlyhope?Yes, that is possible. Of course, in each case Jehovah God is the one to determine whether he will extend forgiveness.
The fact that this is possible is borne out by what we read in the apostle Paul’s letters to the Corinthian congregation. He wrote to Christians who had been anointed by holy spirit and given the hope of heavenly life. Paul addressed them as "you who have been sanctified in union with Christ Jesus, called to be holy ones."—1 Cor. 1:2; 15:49.
One of these anointed Christians began to practice fornication. When he evidently did not repent and stop his immorality, Paul directed the congregation to disfellowship him. (1 Cor. 5:1-5, 9-13) However, it seems that this disfellowshiped person thereafter did sincerely repent. He is understood to be the person whom Paul was referring to in his second letter when he advised the Corinthians to forgive and accept back the former sinner.—2 Cor. 2:6-11; 7:8-13.
When that man was reinstated into the congregation, what was his hope? Had he lost the heavenly calling, and had his hope now been changed to everlasting life on earth? No, for the earthly hope is not, as it were, a second-chance prospect. Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and multitudes of other persons of outstanding faith had the hope of eternal life on earth, but this was not because they failed to measure up to the heavenly calling. They simply did not live in the time when the heavenly calling was in process according to Jehovah’s will. (Heb. 10:19, 20) Comparable faith and integrity are required of all who will gain everlasting life, whether in heaven or on a paradise earth. A Christian who is anointed with holy spirit and made a joint heir with Christ must prove faithful to that calling if he is to receive eternal life at all.—Rev. 2:10, 11; Phil. 3:8-14; Rom. 8:14-17.
This, though, does not mean that while they are on earth anointed Christians never sin. In the flesh, they are still imperfect and consequently they sin, as do all humans, and may even commit gross sin. The Christian disciple and Bible writer James, certainly an anointed Christian, wrote: "For we all stumble many times. If anyone does not stumble in word, this one is a perfect man." (Jas. 3:2; 2:5) It appears that such unintentional sin resulting from imperfection is what the apostle John meant by "sin that does not incur death." (1 John 5:16) God can forgive such sins. John said: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."—1 John 1:9.
But repentance is necessary. If an anointed Christian today practiced gross sin and did not manifest repentance, the congregation, out of obedience to God’s counsel, would have to disfellowship him. If he subsequently repented, though, he could be forgiven and reinstated, as was the man in Corinth.
God does not, however, forgive all sin. According to what Jesus said in Mark 3:28, 29, those who willfully and knowingly blaspheme God’s spirit can never be forgiven. And Paul wrote: "If we practice sin willfully after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left, but there is a certain fearful expectation of judgment." (Heb. 10:26, 27) Such unforgivable sin is evidently what John referred to as "sin that does incur death."—1 John 5:16.
If an anointed Christian sinned against the spirit, practicing willful sin without repentance and ‘impaling the Son of God afresh,’ God would completely and forever reject him. (Heb. 6:4-6) Not being repentant, he would not be reinstated. Jehovah would have to select and anoint another Christian as a replacement so that the full number of 144,000 would be kept complete. It might be compared to heaven’s choice of Matthias to replace unfaithful Judas Iscariot so that there would be twelve faithful apostles of Jesus on which to build the Christian congregation.—Acts 1:23-26; Eph. 2:20.
Is this to say that if an anointed Christian is disfellowshiped, Jehovah then and there selects a replacement? No human can say that, for we cannot know if the disfellowshiped individual has committed the unforgivable sin. Jehovah knows, and so the matter can be left in his hands. Just how and when he chooses to select a replacement is for him to decide. He did not give a detailed discussion of the matter in the Bible. So rather than speculate on what He will do or try to guess whether a disfellowshiped person is beyond the possibility of repentance, we can leave the matter up to Jehovah, the righteous Judge.—Heb. 12:23.
If a congregation has had to disfellowship a person but he later repents and is reinstated, we can rejoice over Jehovah’s mercy and forgiveness. (Luke 15:7) That is so whether the person professed the heavenly hope and continues to do so or had and continues to have hope of everlasting life on earth. All of us should take to heart the lessons learned from this—our own need to fight constantly against imperfection and sin, the importance of seeking forgiveness when we do sin and the necessity of enduring to the end so as to be saved.—Matt. 10:22.
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WasitGod’soriginalpurposethatthewomanbeinsubjectiontoherhusband?OrwasitonlyafterAdamandEvesinnedandGodtoldthewomanthat"yourhusband. . .willdominateyou"?—Gen.3:16.It is evident from the Bible record that God’s original purpose was for the man to be the head of his family and that the wife be in subjection to her husband.
Before Eve was created, Jehovah stated: "It is not good for the man to continue by himself. I am going to make a helper for him, as a complement of him." (Gen. 2:18) The man, therefore, would have the primary responsibility in the family and the woman would help him.
The apostle Paul, at 1 Timothy 2:11-14, refers to Adam’s being created first, in showing that women in the Christian congregation should be in subjection to the men as overseers and that the woman should not "exercise authority over a man." Why? "For Adam was formed first, then Eve. Also, Adam was not deceived, but the woman was thoroughly deceived and came to be in transgression."
Eve should have carefully consulted with her husband regarding any important decision to be made. And especially should she have been alert to inquire of him when being tempted to eat of the forbidden fruit, since the serpent’s enticement was to disobey God’s previous command, given through her husband Adam, not to eat of the forbidden fruit. Recognizing her husband’s headship in this way would have been a protection and a safeguard for her. Submission to his headship by consulting and cooperating with him would have greatly assisted her in obediently rendering proper worship to God.
In passing sentence upon Eve, Jehovah said: "I shall greatly increase the pain of your pregnancy; in birth pangs you will bring forth children, and your craving will be for your husband, and he will dominate you."—Gen. 3:16.
It does not appear that Jehovah directly brought these conditions into existence as a punishment on Eve and, by inheritance, on all her daughter descendants. Rather, by cutting off the woman as well as the man from divine favor, Jehovah was pointing to the consequences and abuses that would result. Childbearing would be very difficult under imperfect conditions. Jehovah foreknew that within the marriage arrangement now, imperfections
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Watchtower condones murder - but make sure you disfellowship for smoking!
by AK - Jeff ini unintentionally hijacked the wanderer's thread regarding a witness mindset - so i post this here to leave his thread on topic.. http://www.silentlambs.org/education/92_murder_letter.cfm.
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i know that this in not news to most here - but to some newer 'faders' or 'lurkers' it might be.. jeff .
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LOTS of rationalization/justification in this QFR.
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IamteachingtheBibletoawomanwhorecentlyconfidedinmethatsheusedtoshoplift.Mustshetrytorestoreallthatshestole,orevengiveherselfuptothepolice,beforeshewillqualifytobecomeabaptizedChristian?Persons in such situations have to resolve for themselves, in accord with their conscience, whether to take either of those two steps before baptism.
The Scriptures assure us that it is God’s will "that all sorts of men should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth." To that end God sent his Son as a corresponding ransom. (1 Tim. 2:4-6) The cleansing merit of Jesus’ blood is available to persons who led extremely wicked lives, or were guilty of grave sins, before they learned the truth of the Bible, repented and turned around.
For instance, the fact that the Jewish community of Jerusalem in 33 C.E. supported their religious leaders in demanding Jesus’ death did not mean that they could never become Christians. On the day of Pentecost the apostle Peter told many of them: "Let all the house of Israel know for a certainty that God made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whomyouimpaled." Yes, they bore at least some guilt for that murder. Cut to the heart, they asked: ‘What shall we do?" Peter replied: "Repent, and let each one of you be baptized."—Acts 2:36-38.
It is similar with Saul, who ‘breathed threats and murder’ against Christians, and who witnessed and approved the killing of Stephen. (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 9:1; 22:20) Saul, more commonly known as Paul, later admitted: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am foremost. Nevertheless, . . . I was shown mercy."—1 Tim. 1:15, 16.
It might be asked, however, whether a person must try to undo the crimes or sins that he was guilty of before accepting Christianity.
What could come to mind is the fact that under the Mosaic law restitution and compensation were required in cases of stealing. For example, if an Israelite stole a bull and was caught with it, he had to return it, as well as another bull to compensate the owner for the loss of his bull’s services.—Ex. 22:1, 3-9.
Or reference might be made to Luke’s account about Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho, who evidently had used questionable practices in extracting money, becoming rich in the process. Upon receiving favorable attention from Jesus, Zacchaeus said: "Whatever I extorted from anyone by false accusation I am restoring fourfold." Jesus approved of this sincere response that manifested faith and repentance, telling him: "This day salvation has come to this house. . . . For the Son of man came to seek and to save what was lost." (Luke 19:1-10) Apparently Zacchaeus could calculate from the tax records just what was owing, and he had the funds with which to repay. Even if the government did not charge him with extortion, his conscience moved him to try to repay what he had extorted.
It is noteworthy, though, that the law in Exodus 22:1, 3b-9 was given to Israelites in a dedicated relationship with God. And Zacchaeus was already a "son of Abraham" who should have been committed to following the high standards of the Bible; his repayment was an evidence of repentance over having done otherwise. But what of a person who is just learning of God’s standards and who beforehand had sinned or shared in crime?
The fact is that humans now are not Scripturally obliged to follow the Mosaic law, including Exodus 22:1, 3b-9. (Rom. 6:14) And the Christian Greek Scriptures do not indicate that God requires a person to undo all his past sins or crimes before he can be baptized.
This is illustrated in the case of Onesimus, mentioned in the Bible book of Philemon. He had been a slave in Colossae, but he fled. That was a criminal offense, making him a runaway slave (Latin, fugitivus). Also, some feel that Onesimus may have robbed his master so as to be able to flee to distant Italy. In Rome he came into association with the apostle Paul and became a baptized Christian. Paul did not demand that before Onesimus could get baptized he had to turn himself over to the authorities for criminal punishment, nor did he even require Onesimus to go back to his slave owner first, though sometime after Onesimus became a Christian Paul urged him to return, and he was willing to go.
Similarly, a person who accepts the Bible’s message today may have formerly committed some crime, even being wanted for it, being a fugitive. The Bible shows that he must ‘repent and turn around so as to get his sins blotted out.’ (Acts 3:19) That obviously means that he must absolutely abandon his former sinful, criminal course. Peter wrote to Christians: "Let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a busybody in other people’s matters."—1 Pet. 4:15.
The person himself must determine whether he will try, to the extent that he can, to pay back those from whom he has stolen goods or money. Love of neighbor points in this direction. (Matt. 22:39; 7:12) In many past cases like this, owning up to one’s debts, as it were, has provided a fine witness as to the good effect that true religion can have.
However, in some instances the guilty individual does not know all the places or persons from whom he has stolen. Or the crime may be something that he has no way of reversing. He might have caused someone’s death. Conscience-stricken though he be, he cannot bring that life back—only Jehovah can. (John 5:28, 29) But even though he cannot reverse the past, he should throw himself on God’s mercy and seek forgiveness based on Jesus’ sacrifice. The Bible pointedly tells us that this is what thieves and extortioners did in the first century; they were ‘washed clean, sanctified and declared righteous in the name of Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God.’—1 Cor. 6:9, 10; 1 Pet. 4:1-4.
It must be acknowledged that if someone with a criminal past who accepts Christianity does not get the matter legally straightened out before baptism, his past might later become public knowledge; he might even be apprehended and imprisoned. That development, besides giving him a bad public reputation, might seem to reflect unfavorably on the Christian congregation. But Jesus was criticized for eating with and accepting sinners and tax collectors to be his disciples. His response to that was that he came to save sinners; he came to heal the sick, not the healthy.—Matt. 9:10-13.
Any fair, thoughtful person can see the high moral standards of those in the Christian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. This outstanding morality, which has been publicly praised by outsiders, is not because all of these who are now Christians were always honest and principled. It is, rather, proof of the changes that can be made when persons of all backgrounds work to conform their lives to the morality taught in God’s Word. This is just as historian Dr. John Lord wrote about the early Christians:
"The true triumphs of Christianity were seen in making good men of those who professed her doctrines, rather than changing outwardly popular institutions, or government, or laws, or even elevating the great mass of unbelievers. . . . We have testimony to their blameless lives, to their irreproachable morals, to their good citizenship . . . "—TheOldRomanWorld, pp. 551, 578.
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ewatchman
by Donnalilly ini got the boot and so didm\ many others..anyone know for sure what his problem is
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How humorous...I was just "unregistered" from the e-JW site. Emotions are high, and posts are starting to get a little accusatory, so I have been posting that we should not be attacking, mature Christians can agree to disagree w/out personal attacks, etc. So, I am a little confused at to why I was "booted."
I am rather unaffected by it; I stated in one of my first posts there that I did NOT believe he was "the Watchman." He does have some interesting concepts; however, many of the brothers and sisters in my congregation have come to the same conclusions...though none of us have taken a "title."
I didn't have much "vested" there, so it isn't much of a loss. He does appear to be a very emotional gentleman however.
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JWs in Field Service Today--Christmas.
by M.J. ini guess the local kh is doing a special field service outing today, which my wife will be a part of...on christmas morning.
i think this is intrusive and disrespectful.. did any of you do fs on christmas?.
is this a common thing among jws?
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I live in a family-oriented residential area. Most in my congregation choose not to go out on Christmas; we feel it in VERY bad taste. However, years ago, my husband lived in Las Vegas. At that time, no one was "from" Las Vegas, and usually they were running from something. Therefore, Christmas was a lonely time for many people, so he did go out in service on Christmas, especially to apartment buildings. One Christmas, he an another brother DID actually stop a gentleman from committing suicide.
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e-jehovahs-witnesses & e-watchman
by rassillon inis there anyone here that used to or currently posts there?.
i did over a year ago, right before robert came out of the closet and went nutsoid.. he weirds me out.
and the other people are like sheeple.. i am so glad i found this place.. can we say delusions of grandure.
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I was proud of you when I went back over there and saw your post regarding the theft of Leolias work by trustjah!
Dear Brant:
I do not support intellectual dishonesty. Many things are not within my span of control to correct; this one happened to be, so I felt it my duty. I'm not that great Brant...trust me on this one!
As for me, I do not identify myself by any board. I visit many, and I will continue to do so in the future.
Love always,
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e-jehovahs-witnesses & e-watchman
by rassillon inis there anyone here that used to or currently posts there?.
i did over a year ago, right before robert came out of the closet and went nutsoid.. he weirds me out.
and the other people are like sheeple.. i am so glad i found this place.. can we say delusions of grandure.
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Leolaia:
I copied your post regarding TrustJah on the E-JW DB. I tried to PM TrustJah to alert him/her and allow for a response; however, TrustJah's mail box is either full or disabled.
Justicia
P.S. Hello Brandt.
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Five Mistakes women make in relationships
by Wendy_Warden inokay guys, this is for you.
in your personal opinon what are the five mistakes women make in relationships?
i know everyone is going to have a different answer but i'd like to see if there's a tread throughout.
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1. Not demanding that the man take equal responsibility for the success of the relationship.
2. Not setting firm boundaries on what is and is not acceptable behavior.
3. Getting too far into a relationship without getting a background check and credit report.
4. Commingling funds.
5. Not getting a prenuptial agreement.
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"Crazy" JW Bites Off Man's Thumb
by Justitia Themis inhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006580338,00.html.
bible rants of 'mad' cannibal .
by andrew parker.
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006580338,00.html
Bible rants of 'mad' cannibal
By ANDREW PARKER
December 16, 2006AN immigrant was suffering from a mental illness when he carried out a horrific cannibal attack on a pensioner, a court heard yesterday.
Jehovah’s Witness Jan Ometak, 27, bit off part of Doug Morgan’s right thumb and swallowed it while laughing hysterically. He also tore chunks out of the 76-year-old’s face.
He had earlier been seen nearby carrying a Bible and ranting at lamp-posts and trees.
Slovakian Ometak had also crept into neighbour Dawn Wood’s house and shouted at her “in tongues” for nearly an hour before a male friend ordered him out.
Dawn, 26, married to husband Daniel, was three months pregnant and lost her baby. She has blamed the terror caused by Ometak for the miscarriage.
Ometak had attacked Doug at his home in Hereford last July after leaping through an open window as the pensioner and his wife Valerie were going to bed. The chicken factory worker — who was being monitored for depression by his GP — was arrested at the house after Valerie dialled 999.
Horror ... where attack took place and, top left, Dawn and Daniel who lost baby.
Inset right, Jan Ometak as a childYesterday Ometak pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.
Peter Cooke, defending, told Worcester Crown Court he would be asking a jury to return a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity.
Judge Alistair McCreath said: “His plea is not a denial of the event.” Ometak will face trial next year. He was remanded in custody.