Posts by Ade

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true friendship, true brotherhood??

by Ade in

recently we received a phone call, .

it was a sister whom we had known from the first kingdom hall we attended .she broke in to conversation concerning my health !!

asking how i was, this firstly was mightily shocking and secondly not allowed as i am da'd.knowing this sister however ( i will for no reason state that she is the wife of an elder, he being a genuine person whom i wish i could draw away from the lies ) i waited for the true reason of the call.

Ade

Daystar,
I understand your stance completely and so do many others whom take it.We are all given gifts by God I have been granted a gift of forgiveness, i do not hold a grudge and cannot even attempt to do so.Forgiveness and forgeting are however two different things, when i teach my children ( and im not insinuating anything about anyone reading this being a child etc ). I use a simple illustration.

Whilst walking along the street a certain man pushes you into the road, You forgive and forget presuming it to be an accident. The next time you see the same man on the same road, he performs the same act , pushing you into the road.

This goes on for some time, each time your life being risked by being pushed into the road.Each time you forgive the man.
Does this mean you continue to allow him to push you, no you simply cross and walk down the opposite side of the road.Have you forgiven the man - Yes. Have you forgotten - No ,because you need to recall the past for it holds valuable lessons for us all, in all aspects of life.

Whilst to those of you who dont believe in God this means little , to myself it means much.If i can bring my other qualities to the level of my forgiveness then i may become a half decent Christian.

God bless you all
Ade

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true friendship, true brotherhood??

by Ade in

recently we received a phone call, .

it was a sister whom we had known from the first kingdom hall we attended .she broke in to conversation concerning my health !!

asking how i was, this firstly was mightily shocking and secondly not allowed as i am da'd.knowing this sister however ( i will for no reason state that she is the wife of an elder, he being a genuine person whom i wish i could draw away from the lies ) i waited for the true reason of the call.

Ade

Recently we received a phone call,
It was a sister whom we had known from the first kingdom hall we attended .She broke in to conversation concerning my health !! asking how i was, this firstly was mightily shocking and secondly not allowed as i am DA'd.Knowing this sister however ( i will for no reason state that she is the wife of an elder, he being a genuine person whom i wish i could draw away from the lies ) i waited for the true reason of the call. Eventually the true reason for the call came out, unfortunately for the sister, her daughter has been diagnosed with skin cancer, I dont know her daughter but i will pray for them all in this time of need ( even though the last time this sister was at my home , she insulted me infront of my family and an elder - i have totally forgiven her).

She amongst other things said to my wife "Its a shame Adrian Da'd himself or the whole congregation would have been there to help him through his health problems".Now here is the point to be considerate of , If the congregation is so loving, Why is this sister phoning Myself ( Da'd) My Wife ( inactive and ready to D'a ) for comfort?? The simple reason is there is no real love or compassion within the congregation/s. When these believers in God, and their spiritual brothers and sisters need to turn to apostates to show love and compassion its a true sign of what they are really involved in - a lie.

As for me, Should anything happen to me in the near future due to health or otherwise, I am so happy i left this mind devastating cult who serving a group of men who claim to be Gods mouth piece, are incapable of emulating the true nature of our God and his Son.

All the very best
May God bless you all
Ade and family

I know i have probably put this post in a unusual place but i want as many to see it as can, even the passers by so to speak. To realize the love they believe witnesses have is a deception.

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Anyone got scans of the new tract/brochure thing

by Ade in

im after scans so i can be prepared for when i see some very godly person handing them out on the street.

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ade

Ade

cheers, im also expecting some witness to try and slip a copy through our door any day now.
all the best
Ade

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Anyone got scans of the new tract/brochure thing

by Ade in

im after scans so i can be prepared for when i see some very godly person handing them out on the street.

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ade

Ade

im after scans so i can be prepared for when i see some very godly person handing them out on the street.

all the best
Ade

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MORE INSANE DRIVEL FROM THE NOV 15th WT STUDY

by Mary in

here's another article showing how loving jehovah's only channel in the universe is towards their fellow man.

on page 26 of the november 15th craptower study, there's a lovely study article called always accept jehovah's discipline.

in reality, we all know it's really saying "never question the governing body'sdiscipline".. it's starts out with the predicable "no discipline seems for the present to be joyous but grievous", blah, blah, blah.

Ade

This quote is interesting "God's servants study the bible and Christian publications. "
How often we see the WTBTS quote from other books and publications - does that mean those publications are made by christians too??

all the best
Ade

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Are they preaching the wrong news ??

by Ade in

i found this verse very interesting see what you think.

jesus is not saying to preach the good news of the kingdom, but the news that we need to repent.

mark 1:14 "after john was arrested, jesus went to galilee preaching the good news of god" .

Ade

i personally have, depends on your understanding of repentance though.

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Comments You Won't Hear at the 10-15-06 WT Study (PETITIONS)

by blondie in

www.reexamine.org (wt publications online).

"this, then, is how you should pray: " 'our father in heaven, hallowed be your name, .

nwt.

Ade

excellent point covered about their obssesion with demons attacking them , why when they can pray should they fear this.

Also when having a serious medical operation , why do they say to put faith in God to get you through it without using blood.Do they not have faith that God can save/heal them from needing the operation ??

all the best
Ade

A great tribulation

by Ade in

could the great tribulation be the life led by those who follow christ - and the conquering of the life that is a tribulation ??

revelation 7:13and answer did one of the elders, saying to me, `these, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?

14and i have said to him, `sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, `these are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the lamb; .

Ade

Could the Great tribulation be the life led by those who follow Christ - and the conquering of the life that is a tribulation ??

Revelation 7:13And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, `These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?'

14and I have said to him, `Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, `These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb;

15because of this are they before the throne of God, and they do service to Him day and night in His sanctuary, and He who is sitting upon the throne shall tabernacle over them;

16they shall not hunger any more, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any heat,

17because the Lamb that [is] in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.'

Thlip'-sis , pressure (literally or figuratively) - afflicted, (-tion),anguish,burdened,persecution,tribulation,trouble.

all the best - Ade

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The answered prayer

by Ade in

john 14:12 "most assuredly, i say to you, he who believes in me,the works that i do he will do also;and greater works than these he will do, because i go to my father.13"and whatever you ask in my name, that i will do, that the father may be glorified in the son 14:if you ask anything in my name, i will do it" .

i understand that we ask for our prayers to be answered through jesus name as jesus is the amen.many will give a different answer to this question from the trinitarian/non trinitarian viewpoint.jesus says here that he will answer your prayers if you ask in his name.

does this mean it is ok to request from jesus during the prayer.

Ade

Its seems reasonable to pray to Jesus or to ask from Jesus as part of our prayers, as he has by his own words been given "all authority in heaven and on earth" in this respect, would the Father mind one asking his faithful Son whom he saw fit to exalt to such a position for help. Isnt showing faith in Jesus also showing faith in the Father and the Holy Ghost.

God bless you all
Many thanks for your useful comments.
Ade

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The answered prayer

by Ade in

john 14:12 "most assuredly, i say to you, he who believes in me,the works that i do he will do also;and greater works than these he will do, because i go to my father.13"and whatever you ask in my name, that i will do, that the father may be glorified in the son 14:if you ask anything in my name, i will do it" .

i understand that we ask for our prayers to be answered through jesus name as jesus is the amen.many will give a different answer to this question from the trinitarian/non trinitarian viewpoint.jesus says here that he will answer your prayers if you ask in his name.

does this mean it is ok to request from jesus during the prayer.

Ade

Hi Narkissos,
i also find it interesting to cover the variant texts, i normally use a NKJV thompson chain reference for that particular reason - as the variants are listed below the text.its one of the many bibles i use, i tend not to use the NWT at all now, As i just recall where i have read differences in the text of that bible compared with others, obviously many translations render words differently. I feel however the NWT oversteps the mark in many areas of translation, and the cross references are in a world of their own and obscure at best.

All the best
Ade