Posts by sparky1

IF the Governing Body ever thought of doing such a thing and that is a BIG IF.................you can bet your bottom dollar that they would only procure free food, that was out of date, from grocery stores and other retail outlets. They would never, ever spend money on such a project. Then after they distributed the food they would 'pat themselves on the back' and proclaim loudly to the four corners of the earth how generous and 'christlike' they are. UGH!!!!!

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Reinstatement - repentance - works - Can you explain how this is supposed to work?

by berrygerry in

nov 15, 2006 wt.

when requesting reinstatement, he should be able to give evidence that he has repented and is producing works that befit repentance.acts 26:20.. .

how possibly can someone "give evidence" or "produce works"?.

sparky1

The disfellowshipping arrangement as it stands right now is pure MANMADE bull$hit and is not in any way, shape or form based on Biblical precedent. Read the account of the incestuous man in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 and see that Paul said to 'remove the wicked man from among yourselves' (disfellowship). Then read the account in 2 Corinthians 2:1-11 where the Apostle Paul says to 'welcome him back so that he is not overreached by Satan'(reinstate). There is nothing stated there about 'works of repentance', meeting attendance, field service, etc. and nothing about him petitioning the Elders for reinstatement. In fact, 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians were written in THE SAME YEAR,55 C.E.. So the 'brother' who had an incestuous sexual relationship with his fathers wife was disfellowshipped for LESS THAN 1 YEAR!

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JW.ORG Poker Game

by The Searcher in

come and join the jw.org worldwide poker game.. all you need to join, is all you have.

just put it all on the table.. you can play as little or as often as you want - as long as you play.. if you decide to fold and walk away, you leave everything you brought to the table, as well as everything you gained!.

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sparky1

This could be a really great thread. Besides a Poker game,what other game could you compare life as a Jehovahs Witness to? I vote for the Russian card game, DURAK. There is only one loser in this game and it is the person left holding all the cards. The name DURAK is translated into English as FOOL.

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THE TRUTH IS AN ILLUSION and here is the process which proves it.

by Terry in

a wall is a wall, right?

question: what if each day a brick was removed and replaced with wood?.

the watchtower religion pretends to be like a brick wall built of truth.. however, each brick of truth been replaced with wood (changing opinion.).

sparky1

"Old light is a counterfeit patch patch on the reality of FALSE INFORMATION" - Terry

I think you are being too kind, Terry. To paraphrase Thomas Szasz,.......'there is no such thing as false information, there are only LIES.'

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Why isn't the story of SAMPSON quickly and clearly regarded a myth?

by Terry in

judges chapter 15:.

14 when he came to lehi, the philistines shouted triumphantly at meeting him.

then jehovahs spirit empowered him,+ and the ropes on his arms became like linen threads that were scorched with fire, and his fetters melted off his hands.+ 15 he now found a fresh jawbone of a male donkey; he reached out and grabbed it and struck down 1,000 men with it.+ 16 then samson said: with the jawbone of a donkeyone heap, two heaps!

sparky1

"But then, Old Testament Jehovah could be a real prick." - Terry

How true that is! Yet sometimes Jehovah could be a real sport and one hell of an understanding god. After all he let Sampson have a good 'lay' when the need arose and didn't punish him in the least. "One time Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and he went in to her." Judges 16:1 NWT Revised 2013. Much like lying in Theocratic warfare, perhaps Jehovah allows fornication when it is for the outworking of his purpose? (Judges 14:4 NWT Revised 2013)

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Gods name? Is Jealous

by sowhatnow in

exodus 34 vs 14. in every bible accept the twisted up new world bible which totally demolished the whole scripture.

when i read it fro that bible i just stopped thinking for a moment, i went blank, [it was scary man].

how now, [brown cow] can anyone show a jw at the door this scripture in the king james or niv bible, and them explain it away.. very weird.

sparky1

You might enjoy this thread that I started on this subject.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/282928/1/A-Kindlier-

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New theory on GB or the mysterious people who profit from all the money going to the WT

by EndofMysteries in

with all the money grabs and shady things going on, you wonder how can they actually believe they are representing god and even believe in god and still be doing these things.. then i thought, what if a trend started awhile back, people who gave up everything and got high in the org, but also since they got high up, they were privy and learned things that convinced them it was a lie.

now if they remained believers, they may end up like ray franz, a true believer wouldn't want to deceive people seeking god, they would be afraid of god's wrath.. since as is shown on this board many also become athiests, some could have become so while still in and in high ranks.

at this point they think of their options, a. leave, screwed, welfare, older they are the harder to adjust and everybody turns on them or b. kind of shady but the org and everyone put them in this position and they will turn on them in a heartbeat with no remorse so he is going to beat them to it and insure the rest of his/their lives are well taken care of and going to get rich off it.. so those higher ups who turn athiest opt for option b since they don't believe in any god and since the whole org will turn on them for disagreeing and not believing and leave them with nothing, they will instead keep working their way up, start companies for the things wt already buys, turn it into a big cash cow for themselves.

sparky1

Give up the financial conspiracy theories. It might be fun for some people to speculate about such things but you are 'barking up the wrong tree'. The Governing Body (tm) members DO NOT need to start any personal businesses through their business contacts with the Watchtower Society. They get so many 'green handshakes' that it would boggle your mind. They are the 'spiritual directors' of the Jehovahs Witnesses religion. Nothing more and nothing less. I have been a Bethelite, known people that worked in the Treasurers Office and had access to Nathan Knorrs room and George Couchs' (non GB )room at Watchtower Farms .There is NO member of the Governing Body or any corporate officers enriching themselves by means of the Watchtower Society. ALL are 'true believers' period.