Posts by DevilsAdvocate

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any similar experience?

by chris_mj_gum18 in

i'm also a newbie & was wondering if any brother or sister had gone thru this same experience?

any advice is welcome.

one knows 1 co 7:39 quite well among the witnesses.

DevilsAdvocate_DA

Prisca,

I know you do not need a pat on the back, but that was a very good post you make to Chris.

DA

P.S. For a woman you do very well. Just kidding.

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i have read the various posts here an i have my own story to tell i amstill a witness not as active as i used to be but stillfaithful i think the main problem that jws have is that they put c.o's m.s's elders and the like on pedestals and when you do that you set yourself up for a letdown and when that person does something you dont think is right you are letdown but one should not let this block his/her relationship with jehovah.

DevilsAdvocate_DA

Chris,

Thanks for atopping by.

Hang around. There is plenty room for all of us.

One quick question. In your answer to Prisca, you stated, "only one came on a bit strong" May I ask, which servant was it?

DA

P.S. I have to agree with ThinkersWife on the item of holy spirit. Allow me to add a thought.

If you remember, back when the elder arrangment was intalled, the elders and ministerial servants were not judged based on holy spirit but it was how their fellow servants and congregation members view them as to whether they were appointed or not. It was just like it was when the people of Boaz town appointed him as an elder at the gate. It was NOT Boaz or holy spirit, it was his reverental behavior. You probably have read it a million times, but for those who haven't, it is at Ruth chapter 4.

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hi am new

by tiffani in

hi my name is tanya and hi just found out about this forum.

i think it's great to have a site where witnesses could meet new brothers and new sisters all over the world.

well as for me i believe that jehovah god should be the first priority in once life.

DevilsAdvocate_DA

WELCOME,

Stay around, the water is just right. Not to HOT or not to COLD.

DA

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"Change Is Inevitable"

by DevilsAdvocate_DA in

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"change is inevitable".

...make it your friend.

some say opportunity knocks only once.

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"Change Is Inevitable"

...Make it Your Friend

Some say opportunity knocks only once. That is not true.
Opportunity knocks all the time, but we have to be ready for
it.

Learn form the mistakes of others...we can't live long
enough to make them all ourselves.

Pure and simple, our actions determine our future. This
statemant is accurate, precise, and encouraging if we're
taking the right actions. Our future is determined by the
actions we take day after day. Our actions equal our future.
Positive actions equal a positive future. Do the right thing.
Do the honest thingl Work hard. Play smart. Study. Love.
Help others. These types of actions taken on a consistent
basis will assure a bright and promising future.

Tomorrow is Payday for WHAT we do today.

Don't Worry about What We Can't Control.
(Like the direction the WBTS has been taking for the past 20 years.)

It is important to listen carrefully to what other people say.
However, if we need to make an evaluation, it is much more
important to watch WHAT they do.

Jehovah God lends a helping hand to the one's who tries hard.

LETS ALL TRY HARD!!!

DA

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New Lurker

by YoungerTom in

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i'm new around here please be kind to me.

i have been lurking for a while and finally figured out how to post.. my question to you is.

is jesus the mediator for everybody or just the annointed?.

DevilsAdvocate_DA

Welcome brother YoungerTom,

I think you will like this place.

Like one of the posters said to you, "You will not be draged into the back room here" or something like that.

This truth I believe, while we my have degrees of viewpoints, we have a comradeship. We are here to encourage and help if possible. You and are flesh and blood. I have on right to tie you to any whipping post, and lay bare your flesh. This old devilish one says, the world of mankand has see enough this type of control. I believe Unclebruce said it nicely.

I agree with brother, Old Tom. You can tell he has been around.

Again WELCOME, and please, be helpful were you can.

DA

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Be Thankful

by DevilsAdvocate_DA in

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"be thankful".

be thankful that we don't already have everything we desire.. if we did, what would there be to look forward to?.

be thankful when we don't know something,.

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"Be Thankful"

Be thankful that we don't already have everything we desire.
If we did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when we don't know something,
for it gives us the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times we grow.

Be thankful for our linitations,
because they give us opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for our mistakes.
They will teach us valuable lessons.

Be thankful when we're tired and weary,
because it means we have made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life or rich fulfillment comes to those of us who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for our troubles, and they can become our blessings.

DA

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"A Helping Hand"

by DevilsAdvocate_DA in

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"a helping hand".

a young girl, dressed in her kingdom halls' best was running.

as fast as she could to the kingdom hall down the street.. as she ran, she prayed, "jehvoah , please don't let me be.

DevilsAdvocate_DA

sevenofnine,

My thought also, if I may,

I personally have felt that I do not want someone else blood or organ (scriptural or un-scriptural, from back when I was a teenager, (before the blood and tissue issue). I am a the only individual on this earth (that I know of) that is just like me. Poor soul if there is a duplicate.

DA

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Hi! I'm new.

by RipVanWinkle in

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i chose the screen name of ripvanwinkle because this fictious characher went to sleep and awoke in a different world.

different setting and must have suffered emotional shock.

coping skills needed to be learned.. i sometimes feel a little like him.

DevilsAdvocate_DA

FlowerPetal,

This devilish one says:

"Amendddddddd Sister"

DA

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New Elders Handbook

by JEMIMAH in

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hi everyone.. i have just got back to england after a four week sd course at brooklyn.

during the course we got a look at the manuscript of the new unnamed ks01 elders manual, this time instead of just 3 chapters covering jc's there will be 7 covering everything you can think of and more.

the book will be released to all serving travelling overseers and service deck personnel in aug 01 and all elders in dec01 at the kms .. as soon as i receive mine in aug i will download any relevant points.