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  A few "commands of men"

  by aChristian in

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  jesus spoke about religious leaders who insist that others accept their own personal interpretations of the scriptures.

  he said that god finds the worship of people who do so to be in vain because they teach "commands of men as doctrines.

  " ( mt.15:9 ) a "command of men," as opposed to a command of god, is a teaching which men insist that their followers accept, even though it is not clearly stated in scripture.

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  deludednomore

  I really appreciated your post. It is true that their commands of men are more important to them than God's own words.
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  Out of the Mouth of Babes

  by deludednomore in

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  we have not attended a meeting for several months.

  besides one elder who keeps pounding on our door, we have been left pretty much alone.

  one jw friend still talks to us regularly.

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  We have not attended a meeting for several months. Besides one elder who keeps pounding on our door, we have been left pretty much alone. One JW friend still talks to us regularly. Her 3 year old boy and our 3 year old girl play together frequently. Today, my wife was watching the boy. She overheard him saying, "If you don't go to the Kingdom Hall you will be killed." He was just talking in general; not directly to our daughter.
  Can you imagine!! A 3 year old! Our friend's husband is not a Witness. I am sure comments like that make him feel good.
  Our daughter didn't say anything at first, but the boy repeated the statement. Then, our daughter said, "Well, I don't go to the Kingdom Hall and I didn't get killed."
  This really struck a nerve with my wife. She realized this was the type of attitude that gets drilled into JW kids. We both remember this type of thinking when we were young and cannot do it to our child.
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  Special Assembly Day "Wisdom"

  by deludednomore in

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  this is my first post here.

  this forum has really.

  helped in my break from the organization.. .

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  deludednomore

  Latte:
  I just found your post of your last Special Day experience. You are so right. Thanks for asking about my email address. It is included in my profile now. I am from the U.S.

  Edited by - deludednomore on 26 February 2001 8:27:50
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  Elders- "Trained or UnTrained- WHICH IS IT??

  by JT in

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  the biggest error wt has continued to make for the last 120yrs is they leave a wonderful paper trail behind - where a serious student of study will have no problem following and seeing that so many of their lofty claims simply don't fly .

  case in point - are the elders trained or untrained clergymen as it were?.

  well for those of you who have never served as an elder allow me to share with you what elders are told about their training.

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  JT: You are exactly right. Most of the information the CO covered on his visits shouldn't even be considered "training". He simply read a portion of the Pay Attention book and asked very basic questions. The elders then repeated back the written answer.
  I used to laugh at the educational training of the clergy of other religions. But, shouldn't the one you look to for spiritual guidance have the best possible spiritual training.
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  Special Assembly Day "Wisdom"

  by deludednomore in

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  this is my first post here.

  this forum has really.

  helped in my break from the organization.. .

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  deludednomore

  Hi! This is my first post here. This forum has really
  helped in my break from the organization.
  
  I was reading a post from the WOL board posted about the
  Special Assembly Day program. Here it is:

  "Í am not sure how many of you have attended your SDA.
  We just had ours with 2,400 in attendance and 13
  baptized. This SDA emphasizes unmistakbly the need for
  every Christian to grow up and mature so that they can
  use their perceptive powers to defend themselves against
  an evil world where people's every inclination of their heart
  is towards evil."
  The URL is: http://www.witnessesonline.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/000016.html

  They certainly do encourage a positive view of one's
  fellow man. Reading words like that make me so glad my wife and I finally saw the light. Excuse me now while I get back to my EVIL
  thoughts.