i almost missed this in my last post, but i just realized how important and must list it.
paragraph 14 from jan 15, 2010 wt last article entitled "jehovah's way of ruling vindicated".
"a few anointed members of "the israel of god" still remain, and as jesus' brothers, they continue to act as "ambassadors substituting for christ (2 cor 5:20) they have been appointed as a faithful and discreet slave class to care for and provide spiritual food for annointed ones and a growing crowd of christians, who now include millions having the hope of living on earth forever.
What "a few annointed members still remaining" They said in 2000 the end was near because the few annointed members were getting old and the end would be here before end.Well it's 10 years so they must be really really old but the end will be here before the few die.Crazy
Bob
why did god wage war against the cannites?deut 20:17. the wt says "consider five common questions"i'll comment on question q1.
"why were the canaanites displaced?instead of displaced i would use exterminated.the wt "the canaanites were,in a sense,squatters in a land that did belong to them.".
at babel-here god "confused the language of all the earth"and in gen.11:7,8-jehovah scathered them from there over all the the earth" so where were the canaanites to go.god scathered them,years later he exterminates them nice.. bob.
Why did God wage war against the Cannites?Deut 20:17
The WT says "consider five common questions"I'll comment on question Q1."Why were the Canaanites displaced?Instead of displaced I would use EXTERMINATED.The WT "The Canaanites were,in a sense,squatters in a land that did belong to them."
At Babel-Here God "Confused the language of all the earth"And in Gen.11:7,8-Jehovah scathered them from there over all the the earth" So where were the Canaanites to go.God scathered them,years later he exterminates them NICE.
Bob
i first began my misadventures with jehovah's witnesses in 1972 as a youth(18 years old) and was baptised in that same year.
i was young inexperienced and they caught me at a low point when i was weak and looking for god to solve problems.
being raised as a catholic and going to all the religious indoctrination up to the point of confirmation, i guess you could say i was indoctrinated from birth to believe a certain way which left me vulnerable to the jw propaganda.. fast foreword to the time of my departure in 2001 february.. for a couple of years (late 90s) before i left i started noticing out right lies in the wt publications about their history and the luster that these magazines used to have started to fade rapidly also around that time i really began to notice the gobs and gobs of praise they were bestowing on the organization and the representative members of the so called faithful & discrete slave(gb).
All you have to do is just listen to their prayers from the platform===bow your heads to the GB.Iam sick of hearing all the praises to the GB.
Bob
per a letter sent to all special pioneers in the us:.
previously the society reimbursed the special pioneers at a flat rate of x cents per mile, to cover the cost of gasoline and maintenance on their cars.
if i recall correctly, it may even have been the standard irs allowable deduction, something like 40-50 cents per mile.. beginning in 2010, the society will reimburse for mileage only, and strictly follow a mathematical formula, using:.
As I mentioned before....look at all the new scams they are coming up with.KHAA.COAA,pledges for KH construction when they already have donation boxes for a kingdom hall fund,the list goes on and on.They also have the D.C. HOTEL SCAMS.
Bob
had our co visit last month.
normally the guy has all the charisma and charm of ben stein from "ferris buhler's day off", but he managed to give a talk that was actually coherent one night.. here is the rough outline:.
the theme was about the difference between "justice", "mercy", and "undeserved kindness".. situation 1: adam and eve sinned.
In Noah's day.What have the animals done to deserve justice(death).
Bob
pledge forms will be issued to all brothers & sisters requesting for donations for k.h.,assembly halls,reno of k.h.etc.they did give some poor excuse as why this was necessary.my guess is that the brothers who made interest free loans to the wbts are asking for these loans back because of all the layoffs and the down turn in the economy.. bob.
pledge forms will be issued to all brothers & sisters requesting for donations for k.h.,assembly halls,reno of k.h.etc.they did give some poor excuse as why this was necessary.my guess is that the brothers who made interest free loans to the wbts are asking for these loans back because of all the layoffs and the down turn in the economy.. bob.
Pledge forms will be issued to all Brothers & Sisters requesting for donations for K.H.,Assembly halls,reno of K.H.etc.They did give some poor excuse as why this was necessary.My guess is that the Brothers who made interest free loans to the WBTS are asking for these loans back because of all the layoffs and the down turn in the economy.
Bob
just had lunch with a inactive jw friend of mine who is well on her way out.
she said that when the she went to the kingdom hall the week of the circuit overseers visit, he said from the platform, that if anyone had done any wrong doing in the past, no matter how long ago, and had never come forward to tell the elders, then they would not make it into the new system, but would rather die at armegedon!!.
i guess after that talk the elders were inindated and they began privately, and publically reproving, and removing ones!!
I just love to hear a C.O. talk like that because brain dead sheep will go to the slaughter.
Bob
q3 how did israel differ from other nations in matters involving warfare?
(deut.20:10-15,19,20;21:10-13)cl pp134-135,par.17).
some answers,people were first given a choice,they did not kill indiscriminately.
Q3 How did Israel differ from other nations in matters involving warfare?(Deut.20:10-15,19,20;21:10-13)cl pp134-135,par.17)
Some answers,people were first given a choice,They did not kill indiscriminately."men of Israel's army were not allowed to rape women or engage in wanton slaughter"Try reading 1 Sam.15:3 and tell me that killing babies is not wanton slaughter also killing all animals.Deut.20:10-15 killing only males included male babies and the women are treated as property.
Bob
hi folks,.
i have a real serious question that i hope you will be able to help me with.. in the 4-1-1986 watchtower, pages 30-31 it talks about "approved association".
what i'm seeking your opinion about is this: if a baptized jw is deemed to not be an 'approved associate' at some point (due to his having developed a divergent view regarding one or more of the watchtower's unique teachings) does his 'not being an approved associate' mean that the watchtower society no longer considers him to be a jw?
Yeah you get the shift,the R&F are brainwashed not to associate with you.The WBTS religion has unique beliefs as you stated "beliefs that are unique to J.W." that is why they have two WT'S one for the public and one for the members only because of their unique beliefs that the public does not understand.Why would the public when those things are not in the bible.
Bob
