In the past, according to the book of Acts, money was collected to help other brothers. Try that with the WT. They just collect money for their printers!
And to answer your question: I try hard not to.
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34Did You Give Much $$$ To The Kingdom Hall And/Or Watchtower Society?
by minimus ini typically gave $$$ to the local kh and seldom gave donations to the society.. i always am amazed how some church going people have very little materially, yet make sure the church and the pastors are well taken care of..
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WT 4/15 GB: narcissism in high functioning individuals (big ego or severe disorder)
by Gorbatchov inthere is anonther topic about the new organizational sheet of the jw organisation.. it's nice to see the gb (=fds) on top of the earthly part of it.
read some interesting information about the.
severe disorder they must have:.
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It seems the Branch Committee, CO's and Do's got upgraded since 1971 MS got downgraded.
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WT 4/15 GB: narcissism in high functioning individuals (big ego or severe disorder)
by Gorbatchov inthere is anonther topic about the new organizational sheet of the jw organisation.. it's nice to see the gb (=fds) on top of the earthly part of it.
read some interesting information about the.
severe disorder they must have:.
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1893 There is no organization to-day clothed with such divine authority to imperiously command mankind...though we are well aware that many of them in theory claim that they ought to be permitted to do so. (Watchtower, Sept. 1, 1893, p. 266)
1895 Beware of "organization." It is wholly unnecessary. The Bible rules will be the only rules you will need. Do not seek to bind others' consciences, and do not permit others to bind yours. Believe and obey so far as you can understand God's Word today. (Watchtower Sept. 15, 1895, p. 216)
I firmly believe Russell should be disfellowshipped.
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LG,
They have Jesus with wings. One example is last week WT Study. For some reason he is always a white guy...
On other note: hey GB/FDS, all of those are titles!!! Man-made titles!! Not even one is supported by the Scriptures, aside from "congregation".
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Question about this site
by free2beme ini have come to this site for almost a decade.
even though i do not stop by much anymore, i wonder why it has not been upgraded or changed to a more modern format.
it seems like it has basically just been left to what it was upgraded to several years ago.
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I like the way it looks. Lol.
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Lol @ jgnat!!!!
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Thanks LG!
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Is thats new? I don't see the magazine on their website.
WTF?
1- No Jesus on the picture?
2- Notice how they say "Governing Body", Not FDS
3- How come all of these can be part of J's earthly organization when you can't find a reference of these names on the Bible??
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New F&DS Light question
by ItsMyLife ini have a question about the implications of the new light regarding the f&ds.
sorry if it sounds complicated, i'm not good at explaining things.. .
if the f&ds is now just the few brothers who get together to dispense the food at the proper time, and the f&ds will be appointed over all of christ's belongings, then does that mean they will be appointed above the rest of the 144,000 when they go to heaven?
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As Splash said, this is taken from their website:
What Are Jesus’ “Belongings”?
Jesus said: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth.” (Matthew 28:18) Jesus’ “belongings” thus include more than just his earthly interests. They include the Messianic Kingdom.—Philippians 2:9-11.
Consequently, Jesus will reward “the faithful and discreet slave” by resurrecting the individual members of that group to heavenly life and by giving them royal authority over all Christ’s belongings in heaven and on earth. This is the same reward promised to all faithful anointed Christians.—Luke 22:28-30; Revelation 20:6.
You can see:
1. Are they implying that the current GB 2.0 have to die to get resurrected and they their belongings? or are they talking about Rutheford and Co., or? or? or? (How convoluted this is)
2. Even as they say, all will have Christ's belongings, the doctrine in question is just talking about the Slave, NOT others.
Another thing, the Slave receives all the belonging because he gave food at the proper time. What food did the others gave?
The GB appoints Christ's belongings whoever they want.
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Some funny/curious quotes from the 2013 Yearbook (part 1)
by cedars ini just thought i'd amuse myself by seeing what madness awaits in the new 2013 yearbook.. you might like to read some of the gems i've uncovered.... .
"true christians are soon to cross into the promised new world, so they need to be courageous and strong.
how soon are we talking about?
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"We have truly seen Jehovah’s hand in our case. I am very happy." (page 30)
This is disgusting and selfish.