no no no! Yeru....
First we appoint the congregation structure..THEN we appoint someone to come in and upset everyone....
sheesh!
Patience my friend...
Deacon
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New Congregation
by Deacon inok. we ran a thread recently about starting a new religion.. how about we start an international congregation here on the board.. we need 7 elders.
7 being a sign of perfection..er....yeah.. we need ministerial servants.. appointments will be general concensus..er holy spirit i mean.. p.o.
lets start with him.
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New Congregation
by Deacon inok. we ran a thread recently about starting a new religion.. how about we start an international congregation here on the board.. we need 7 elders.
7 being a sign of perfection..er....yeah.. we need ministerial servants.. appointments will be general concensus..er holy spirit i mean.. p.o.
lets start with him.
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women as elders?!! are you serious?!!!
er ok...just put yer names forward :)
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New Congregation
by Deacon inok. we ran a thread recently about starting a new religion.. how about we start an international congregation here on the board.. we need 7 elders.
7 being a sign of perfection..er....yeah.. we need ministerial servants.. appointments will be general concensus..er holy spirit i mean.. p.o.
lets start with him.
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We urgently need to put in place a committee of three to deal with this and disfellowship anyone that they feel threatens them....
um...thats about the correct procedure I think...
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New Congregation
by Deacon inok. we ran a thread recently about starting a new religion.. how about we start an international congregation here on the board.. we need 7 elders.
7 being a sign of perfection..er....yeah.. we need ministerial servants.. appointments will be general concensus..er holy spirit i mean.. p.o.
lets start with him.
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Deacon
Ok. We ran a thread recently about starting a new religion.
How about we start an international congregation here on the Board.
We need 7 elders. 7 being a sign of perfection..er....yeah.
We need Ministerial Servants.
Appointments will be general concensus..er Holy Spirit I mean.
P.O. Lets start with him. Suggestions?
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funny old life isnt it....
by Deacon ini was just looking out the window, as it would happen a middle aged woman, or perhaps a young woman worn out with her life walked past.
she stopped on the edge of the mall where my wifes office is, and sat on a bench outside the window.
on close look, she couldnt have been more than late 30's, but probably only 35.. she sat for a while just looking at the ground in front of her, her face just exhibiting that blank look of the world weary.
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Aw....
We could start a congregation amongst ourselves with all this love...
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funny old life isnt it....
by Deacon ini was just looking out the window, as it would happen a middle aged woman, or perhaps a young woman worn out with her life walked past.
she stopped on the edge of the mall where my wifes office is, and sat on a bench outside the window.
on close look, she couldnt have been more than late 30's, but probably only 35.. she sat for a while just looking at the ground in front of her, her face just exhibiting that blank look of the world weary.
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Deacon
I just said to NPy this morning how I didnt expect this post to attract so many readers and so many caring comments.
Its kinda sad really...Im in the business of medical/emotional help, and I have an idea of how the grieving process works.
The sad thing is...we are talking aboutthe "TRUTH" here. I guess that is what hurts the most.
There is no one on this board that has escaped scot free from the emotional entanglement to what ever degree, either they are left with total anger at the situation, or just happy to be away from the whole thing..but still hurt or hide inside...
No one got away free...
hmmm
edited for appalling grammer and typos...
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funny old life isnt it....
by Deacon ini was just looking out the window, as it would happen a middle aged woman, or perhaps a young woman worn out with her life walked past.
she stopped on the edge of the mall where my wifes office is, and sat on a bench outside the window.
on close look, she couldnt have been more than late 30's, but probably only 35.. she sat for a while just looking at the ground in front of her, her face just exhibiting that blank look of the world weary.
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I was just looking out the window, as it would happen a middle aged woman, or perhaps a young woman worn out with her life walked past. She stopped on the edge of the mall where my wifes office is, and sat on a bench outside the window. On close look, she couldnt have been more than late 30's, but probably only 35.
She sat for a while just looking at the ground in front of her, her face just exhibiting that blank look of the world weary. After a few minutes, she sighed and looked up, stretching her back against what I presume was an ache. She sat back into the bench and rubbed her neck for a few seconds.
It was interesting. My mind began to think about a post armaggeddon situation, where she would not have the cares or the worries or the pains, where she would have energy and peace and happiness..
Strange isnt. Only this morning I talked to my wife about her feelings regarding the new system, and she said that a long time ago the dwelling on it has ceased, and it never really came to mind now,,,she explained that it seemed too hard to put all the disrupted families togetheragain, the deaths, the remarriages, the divorcing.. the kids...and you know what? for the first time I realised what a hold that concept had on me.
Im newly disfellowshipped, But have to admit that the drifting has been a couple of years in the making.
The realisation I came to is quite a revelation to me. I miss the whole shebang of everlasting life and the nearness of it. I miss the assemblies that we used to have, everyone working together in the kitchens, all the fun we used to have...
I miss the total belief that we had the right way, the correct understanding, a direct link to God....and a formulae for happy lives.
I cried for this loss today. I cried for the dissapointment of all of us, for the change in direction that has to be made in order to keep going. Some, in their enlightenment, have concluded in their heart that their is no God and that the Bible is a book of stories, some have found a new path to god through being born again.....
As for me...I want it back, all the above...
but its too late. My life has been irretrievably damaged by all the hopes and dreams that have been dashed by realities....
I went to the meeting yesterday..any my wife came along for support. It was unfinished business. I believe the reasons for the d/fing were incorrect, and as such....want to be reinstated to decide what to do with my life under my own direction.
Yes to you all, it might seem petty.....
everything that I had has been taken away....but...Im in the driving seat now and will find out WHAT the real reason for this is all about...
She has left now, to get on with her life..moved out from the bench, I wish her well, I wish her peace and I pray she finds what she needs...
funny old life isnt it...
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Fornication......*blushing*
by d0rkyd00d inas many may know, i'm still a teenager.
i'm not willing to reveal my age, which is one less than 17 or one more than 15. but i just wanted to get your guys' opinion on sex before marriage.
a lot of people here have kinda lost their "watchtower" and biblical standards as i have gathered.
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Hey, Deacs.......How's it Going?
by ISP indeacon.....if you didn't know is the cross hairs of the local suited guys in shades, ala matrix.....and is to have a tete a tete with 3 of them.. you have our support, deacon.. isp
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Deacon
I think it only right to appeal.
The decision was prejudged.For tecknikal (thanks tally) reasons, it is pertinent to make a few points to upset the status quo...
They didnt even follow their own rules.
or maybe they did?
lol
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Hey, Deacs.......How's it Going?
by ISP indeacon.....if you didn't know is the cross hairs of the local suited guys in shades, ala matrix.....and is to have a tete a tete with 3 of them.. you have our support, deacon.. isp
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Deacon
Guys.
Anyone have a WT cd Rom?I need a copy of
"disfellowshipping"
"Repentance"From the Insight book plus any articles in the WT mags about it....
thanks
Deac