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  Passport to Heaven

  by JW Answers in

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  jehovah's witnesses believe that only 144,000 go to heaven, where as the bible teaches us that all who come to jesus can!

  nothing in the bible for 144,000.. the bible teaches that salvation is not through religion, works, self righteousness or human effort.

  but salvation is only through the person of the lord jesus christ.. feel free to watch below.

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  I was a Jehovah's Witness for over 40 years. We read the Bible, but at the same time didn't really read the Bible. Here is one area that really made me doubt and the dominos fell :

  Here is a replica of Noah's Ark that was built in Kentucky. It is a project that could only of been built with modern equipment. Bending wood, brackets, braces, lifting, carrying heavy loads would of been humanly impossible. Let alone finding animals that were not from that region, finding and storing food, ventilation problems, unloading excrement, animals fighting and eating each other, odor problems, no medical care for all the animals and for Noah and his family ...etc, etc.

  God destroys every living thing because of human violence...only eight human survivors. Thousands of years later, the population is close to 8 billion and the violence is a million times worse. What did God accomplish by wiping out the entire earth? God's solution failed!

  
  
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  Jehovah Will Help You Deal With Life’s Uncertainties

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the watchtower—study edition | april 2023. study article 17. jehovah will help you deal with life’s uncertainties.

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  STUDY ARTICLE 17

  Jehovah Will Help You Deal With Life’s Uncertainties

  
  

  18 Disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic have affected many of Jehovah’s people. For example, a widow in Nigeria was very low on provisions. One morning, her daughter asked her what they were going to eat after they cooked their last cup of rice. Our sister told her daughter that they did not have any money or food left but that they should imitate the widow of Zarephath​—prepare their last meal and put their complete trust in Jehovah. (1 Ki. 17:8-16) Before they even started thinking about what they would eat for lunch that day, they received a package of relief supplies from fellow believers. The package contained enough food to last for more than two weeks. The sister said that she did not realize how closely Jehovah was listening to what she had told her daughter. Indeed, when we rely on Jehovah, life’s uncertainties can actually draw us closer to him.​—1 Pet. 5:6, 7.

  A Nigerian mother and daughter barely have any food left. They cooked their last cup of rice. They put their complete trust in Jehovah that they won't starve.

  A package of food arrives from fellow believers. Now, they have enough food for two weeks. Did they call the local elders to see if the congregation can help them? Nope! Jehovah somehow was listening in to their conversation, gets his holy spirit involved and gets fellow believers to pool their money together, purchase food and leave relief supplies at the front door.

  So, after the pandemic affects the entire WORLD, Jehovah listens to the prayers and conversations of his loyal followers and forgets to help non-believers with relief supplies. What a great ''God'' Jehovah turns out to be!
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  Another interesting comment made by a PIMI JW

  by joe134cd in

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  i thought i’d shear this with you good people.

  the cognitive dissonance is just breath taking.

  i over heard this comment at a relatives family dinner the other night.

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  In this Kingdom Hall meeting, I see eight clean shaven men! In the 40 years I was a Jehovah's Witness, never did I see a beard. For some reason, a moustache is fine but long sideburns, goatees and beards were forbidden. This to me was always a man-made rule!

  Here is an example where they claim that someone with a beard is '' not considered a servant of God,'' but a troublemaker. I guess the clean shaven can be trusted, but those who have a beard cannot!

  And they fail to explain how a beard might stumble someone!

  “Extreme hair styles can easily lead one into a trap of the Devil also, and cause others to stumble. For example, a young man in the United States was making fine progress in his study of the Bible, and he was moved to share with an experienced Witness in preaching to others about the good things he was learning from the Bible. From early youth he had let his beard grow, and since some in the business community wore beards, he felt that his wearing one in preaching to others would be acceptable generally. But in speaking to a lady he was unable to do more than introduce himself, when she said: "I'm sorry, young man, I do not want to become involved in student revolt." No amount of explanation after this sufficed to clear up the misimpression. After the conversation ended with the closing of the door, he asked the experienced Witness what had happened. He was invited to consider his appearance in relation to what he claimed to be, a servant of God. Not wanting to be responsible for even one person's being stumbled so as to miss the way to everlasting life, this new Kingdom publisher shaved off his beard. Would you be willing to do the same or to make similar adjustments if your appearance gave the wrong impression in a certain community?” Watchtower 1975 Aug 15 pp.500,501
  
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  Devastating Earthquakes Strike Turkey and Syria—What Does the Bible Say?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  KEEP ON THE WATCH!

  On Monday, February 6, 2023, devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria.
  

  • “A huge earthquake killed more than 3,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left injured or homeless and hampering efforts to find survivors.”—Reuters, February 6, 2023.

  Our hearts ache when we read of such tragedies. At times like this, we can look to Jehovah who is “the God of all comfort.” (2 Corinthians 1:3) He provides “comfort from the Scriptures [that] we might have hope.”—Romans 15:4.

  ( Supposedly) God does not cause natural disasters. Natural disasters are one of the causes of suffering that God’s Kingdom will eliminate in the 'new system.' In the meantime, he is concerned about people who are affected by them. God provides comfort for those who are affected by natural disasters.​

  How does God provide comfort? Does God dig them out, does God provide medical care, does God provide shelter, does God rebuild new housing/ buildings? Or, is it volunteers, medical teams and rescue providers who provide comfort?

  If God plans on eliminating earthquakes, why not now? I guess God only cares about Jehovah's Witnesses, and those who worship him ' in the new system.'

  
  

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  What Does the Bible Say About Natural Disasters?

  How does God help victims of natural disasters?

  • God comforts victims with his Word, the Bible. The Bible assures us that God cares for us and that he feels for us when we suffer. (Isaiah 63:9; 1 Peter 5:​6, 7) It also reveals his promise of a time when natural disasters will not happen anymore.​—See “ Bible verses to comfort victims of natural disasters.”
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  spiritually sick

  by enoughisenough in

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  i thought of this today.

  when i first told a certain person i didn't believe the gb were the faithful slave, that person told me i was spiritually sick....even bought me flowers.

  i threw the vase away because i couldn't look at it without thinking how i was judged spiritually sick.

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  I was considered ''spiritually weak'' by the elders after I came back to the meetings after being out for 2 years. They told me I needed a ''Bible study''. They thought by having a Bible study ( all the dirt I collected by being away from the meetings) would cleanse me and the congregation. They even had elders help me back to ''field service''.

  They had me study a new book with a brother who just got out of Bethel. He would never show up. I told the elders that I didn't forget anything and having a Bible study was useless. They elders use the study to see where you're at as to the Society's control.

  In 2004, I finally left! I feel the pressure is off my shoulders and don't have the heavy burdens the Society place on everyone's shoulders.
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  Exercise Patience Regional Convention

  by Rattigan350 in

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  the theme of the in person convention this year is "exercise patience".

  looking at the convention map, they are really using their assembly halls and they are using smaller civic centers or city arena.

  no more huge stadiums.. are they not expecting a great crowd?

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  "Exercise Patience District Convention"

  
  
  
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  Exercise Patience Regional Convention

  by Rattigan350 in

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  the theme of the in person convention this year is "exercise patience".

  looking at the convention map, they are really using their assembly halls and they are using smaller civic centers or city arena.

  no more huge stadiums.. are they not expecting a great crowd?

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  The theme of the in person convention this year is "Exercise Patience"

  Next year's in person convention : ''Exercise Patients''
  
  

  
  
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  The Watchtower—Study Edition  |  April 2023

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  study article 19. how can we strengthen our faith in jehovah’s promise of a new world?.

  17 many servants of jehovah have applied jehovah’s counsel to “keep in expectation”​—even for decades.

  louise, for example, began serving jehovah in 1939. she says: “at that time, i thought armageddon would come before i finished high school.

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  Of course WT has purged that Awake from it's past and only people who may have somehow kept an original will be able to prove they made those promises.

  
  
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  The Watchtower—Study Edition  |  April 2023

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  study article 19. how can we strengthen our faith in jehovah’s promise of a new world?.

  17 many servants of jehovah have applied jehovah’s counsel to “keep in expectation”​—even for decades.

  louise, for example, began serving jehovah in 1939. she says: “at that time, i thought armageddon would come before i finished high school.

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  STUDY ARTICLE 19

  How Can We Strengthen Our Faith in Jehovah’s Promise of a New World?

  17 Many servants of Jehovah have applied Jehovah’s counsel to “keep in expectation”​—even for decades. Louise, for example, began serving Jehovah in 1939. She says: “At that time, I thought Armageddon would come before I finished high school. That didn’t happen. Over the years, I found it helpful to read what I call ‘the waiting accounts’​—the Bible narratives of Noah, Abraham, Joseph, and others who had to wait a long time before receiving the promised reward from Jehovah. Remaining in expectation has kept me and others focused on the certainty of the nearness of the new world.” Many other longtime worshippers of Jehovah agree!

  Poor Louise! She's been serving Jehovah since 1939. That was 83 years ago. Louise is still trudging along, applying Jehovah's counsel to ''keep in expectation.''

  She has read the Bible accounts of Noah, Abraham, Joseph and many others who waited a long time to receive a promise from Jehovah. If they waited, so can she.

  So, who does Louise blame for the '' false expectations'' and the ''waiting accounts''? Does Louise blame the Watchtower Society throughout its history for writing false warnings in the Awake, Watchtower Magazines and Books that announced the promise of a new world?

  No, she blames herself for reading into things. She says: “At that time, I thought Armageddon would come before I finished high school. That didn’t happen.''

  
  
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  mentally ill/delusional or con artist?

  by enoughisenough in

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  maybe this has been discussed in the past and i wasn't here... what do you think?

  are the gb members knowingly pulling a con, or do they have delusions of grandeur?

  i will go out on a limb here to say that i think they are con artist.

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  It's all an act, no different to all the other TV evangelists who put on a show but clearly don't believe what they are selling - it's an act to take money from the sincere believers at the bottom.

  I think while they are climbing the ladder in the organization, they actually believe that they are the true spokesman for God.

  Then it becomes a business! They see that all this charade is just like any corporation. How much money comes in, how much money goes out, lay people off, buy buildings, sell buildings, hire Lawyers, settle lawsuits, shrink books and magazines, sell old inventory of books and sell Kingdom Halls to pay for pedophile lawsuits.

  They know it's a con. They receive free room and board, food, health care and free travel. They are put on a pedestal by Jehovah's Witness members. They make videos, guest speakers at assemblies and leave only when they pass away. Why not pretend and enjoy the benefits?