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  Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett

  by freddo in

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  so this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.

  oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.

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  Goofball and rubber faced Stephen Lett says : ''like Paul,are we willing to forgo our rights regarding for example wearing beards''

  Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.

  When is someone's rights a stumbling block for anyone.Only to the Watchtower Society, growing a beard is a ''stumbling block''. Not to any individual members in the congregation.
  
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  "Jehovah" and the less emphasized "Jesus." WHY?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  there has always been less emphasis on jesus, and more on the name jehovah.

  if jesus played for the wtbts baseball team, he would play right field.

  he would be good enough to start but by playing right field, he wouldn't see too many baseballs hit his way.

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  Jesus is only there as a cardboard cutout and window dressing as far as I can see.

  LOL!

  I truly believed in the life of Jesus. I really enjoyed reading all the parables. I loved all his sayings. His load was light, help widows and orphans, do unto other as you would have them do unto you, forgive each other, do not become anxious about tomorrow...etc. etc. These were sayings that lead me to get baptized.

  Then came the Governing Body where they ruined everything. Listening for over forty-five years of Jesus being replaced by Governing Body, Jesus became a side project. Jesus was no where to be seen. Study articles were all about rules, regulations, and procedures of the Watchtower Society.

  Now, I don't believe in the Bible or Jesus. Since he was replaced by the WTBTS, Jesus became a stranger who I no longer knew or cared about!
  
  
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  "Jehovah" and the less emphasized "Jesus." WHY?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  there has always been less emphasis on jesus, and more on the name jehovah.

  if jesus played for the wtbts baseball team, he would play right field.

  he would be good enough to start but by playing right field, he wouldn't see too many baseballs hit his way.

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  The Org by means of the GB have tried to take the place of Jesus by inserting themselves as the Mediator between humans and Almighty God.

  The real reason they don't mention Jesus much is because they are not Christians.

  Someone on the Governing Body should read this scripture to remind them who is the real ''Mediator.''

  
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  "Jehovah" and the less emphasized "Jesus." WHY?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  there has always been less emphasis on jesus, and more on the name jehovah.

  if jesus played for the wtbts baseball team, he would play right field.

  he would be good enough to start but by playing right field, he wouldn't see too many baseballs hit his way.

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  There has always been less emphasis on Jesus, and more on the name Jehovah. If Jesus played for the WTBTS baseball team, he would play right field. He would be good enough to start but by playing right field, he wouldn't see too many baseballs hit his way. Jehovah would be the manager and starting pitcher for the WTBTS team.

  The Society decided to name itself "Jehovah's Witnesses." There had to be a reason why we weren't named "Jesus Witnesses."

  What do you think is the real reason WTBTS ( the organization) uses/over uses the name Jehovah?
  

  
  
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  2018 Regional Convention program available on JW.borg

  by sir82 in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2018/.

  friday.

  be courageous and very strong”​—joshua 1:7

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  4:50 Song No. 3 and Closing Prayer

  
  
  
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  2018 Regional Convention program available on JW.borg

  by sir82 in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2018/.

  friday.

  be courageous and very strong”​—joshua 1:7

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  2:50 SYMPOSIUM: How Our Brothers Are Showing Courage In . . .

  • Africa (Matthew 10:36-39)

    

    ''Thanks to Jehovah, I was able to place four Watchtower Magazines in field service to these fine young children and maybe...start a Bible study.. I know these timely magazines will help them more than shoes, food, shelter, medicine,school supplies, and drinking water.''
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  Satan is "bullying" you through family

  by neat blue dog in

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  just thought i'd share this ridiculous picture from a recent watchtower.

  in recent years, the word bullying has been thrown around a lot, and often misused by instigators and subtle bullies themselves.

  in this picture we learn that your loving family who wants to continue sharing a family tradition with you, who hands you a beautifully wrapped present with a smile on their face, is in fact bullying you.

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  Another Temptation: Luke 4:2 New International Version

  2 where for forty days he was tempted[1] by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

  
  

  Satan's temptation and bullying skills must be on the decline. He's lost most of his power.

  He was so powerful 2000 years ago... like tempting Jesus with hunger and asking Jesus to jump off a cliff.

  Now in the year 2018, he's down to tempting and bullying you with Christmas trees, holiday sweaters, and gifts.
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  three score years and 10

  by stan livedeath in

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  yep--70 today.

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  Happy birthday!

  Age is just a number!

  How is your physical and mental health? Are you still working or retired? Are you active or sedentary? Do you take vacations and enjoy seeing new places? Do you read and associate with people to keep your mind sharp?
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  2018 Regional Convention program available on JW.borg

  by sir82 in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2018/.

  friday.

  be courageous and very strong”​—joshua 1:7

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  9:40 SYMPOSIUM: Future Events That Will Require Courage

  • The Cry of “Peace and Security!” (1 Thessalonians 5:2, 3)

  We all went through this in the 1970's. This scripture was embedded in our brains. What fear we had when Jimmy Carter gave this speech. We didn't think we had much time. Forty years later, they are still using this scare tactic!

  

  Peace and National Security Address to the Nation on Soviet Combat Troops in Cuba and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
  October 1, 1979
  

  Good evening. I want to talk with you about the subject that is my highest concern, as it has been for every President. That subject is peace and the security of the United States.
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  Billy Graham Dead

  by Tara N Seals in

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  he was 99. .

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  Notice what Jesus says ( Billy Graham was the complete opposite of Jesus... his whole life was whoring and romancing political figures ):
  

  Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

  Matthew 23:27-28

  The Sanhedrin was the chief legislative body in Judea and was composed of Sadducees and Pharisees (Acts 23:6). It had political, legislative, judicial and religious functions. Members of the Sanhedrin were the equivalent of the congressmen and senators that represent us today.