Posts by cultswatter

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Got your memorial invite?

by startingover in

a couple of years ago a couple of elders, who are nice guys and are long time friends, came over to see me and invite me to the memorial.

after listening to them, i asked them a question.

i asked why in 1 cor.

cultswatter

Last time I went to a memorial was 20 years ago. I felt very uneasy being there. Now I know why because all of those so called remnant are kooks

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War on religion some day?

by Spirit Axal in

i was just starting to think, they removed religion from schools and public areas and jobs.

whats next?

the removal of everyone who believes in god or some high power?

cultswatter

Well there has got be be a war against religion because the "End Of False Religion Is Near " tract told us so

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Is the WTS looking for new ways to increase membership?

by cultswatter in

the world wide service report for last year showed a pitifull increase of only 1.6%.

that is about the same for normal population increase so there was no real net growth.

now with the door to heaven wide open just think of all the kooks who always wanted to be remnant now can be remnant.

The world wide service report for last year showed a pitifull increase of only 1.6%. That is about the same for normal population increase so there was no real net growth. Now with the door to heaven wide open just think of all the kooks who always wanted to be remnant now can be remnant. Recall that Rutherford had to invent the great crowd to absorb the large increases in organizational growth as the 144,000 could not account for such growth.. But now the great crowd has essentially flatlined, there is no more real growth there. It looks like the WTS is having a renaissance with the early 19th century, when every bible student was a raving annointed kook. It just might work .The number of remnant could soar into the millions if the 144,000 was made a symbolic number not a literal one.

I think the WTS is desperate for new member$hip.

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 3-18-07 WT Study (Your Appreciation)

by blondie in

comments you will not hear at the 02-18-07 wt study (february 1, 2007, pages 22-25)(your appreciation).

review comments will be in red.

wt material from today's wt will be in black.

cultswatter

Can't wait till you tear apart the Jan 15 2008 WT !!

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Need high qualtiy scan of May 1st WT QFR article !!

by cultswatter in

need a high quality scan of the whole qfr article as the scan below is very poor quality.

i want to have something decent to give to my dub friends as they don't really know much about their own religion.

cultswatter

Garybuss

That power-borg flow chart is such B.S. Yet some 6.5 million Jdubs bet their life on such artfull deception

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Need high qualtiy scan of May 1st WT QFR article !!

by cultswatter in

need a high quality scan of the whole qfr article as the scan below is very poor quality.

i want to have something decent to give to my dub friends as they don't really know much about their own religion.

cultswatter

ninja

That lady is an average everyday senior Jdub remnant who can no longer be questioned as to her remnant status. I mean look at that tight pious smirk

Now every kook claiming to be remnant had better get that pious look down pat.

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Need high qualtiy scan of May 1st WT QFR article !!

by cultswatter in

need a high quality scan of the whole qfr article as the scan below is very poor quality.

i want to have something decent to give to my dub friends as they don't really know much about their own religion.

cultswatter

Excellent Midget-Sasquatch!!

Do you resemble one?

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Dirty Rotten WTS

by cultswatter in

august 15, 1996 watchtower in the following 'questions from readers" article.. questions from readers:.

the reports for some years show that the number partaking of the memorial emblems increased slightly.

does this suggest that many new ones are being anointed with holy spirit?.

cultswatter

August 15, 1996 Watchtower in the following 'Questions From Readers" article.

Questions

From Readers:

The

reports for some years show that the number partaking of the Memorial emblems increased slightly. Does this suggest that many new ones are being anointed with holy spirit?

There is good reason to believe that the number of 144,000 anointed Christians was complete decades ago.

At Acts 2:1-4, we read about the first ones in that limited group: "Now while the day of the festival of Pentecost was in progress they were all together at the same place, and suddenly there occurred from heaven a noise just like that of a rushing stiff breeze, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting. And tongues as if of fire became visible to them and were distributed about, and one sat upon each one of them, and they all became filled with holy spirit and started to speak with different tongues, just as the spirit was granting them to make utterance."

After that, Jehovah selected others, and he anointed them with his holy spirit. Thousands were added in the very early years of Christianity. At the Memorial celebration in our time, the speaker often calls attention to the apostle Paul’s words at Romans 8:15-17, which mention that the anointed ‘receive a spirit of adoption as sons.’ Paul added that the holy spirit they receive ‘bears witness with their spirit, that they are God’s children, joint heirs with Christ.’ Those who truly have this spirit-anointing know it with certainty. It is not a mere wish or a reflection of an emotional and unrealistic view of themselves.

We understand that this heavenly calling continued down through the centuries, though during the so-called Dark Ages, there may have been times when the number of anointed ones were very few. With the reestablishment of true Christianity near the end of the last century, more were called and chosen. But it seems that in the mid-1930’s, the full number of the 144,000 was basically completed. Thus there began to appear a group of loyal Christians with the earthly hope. Jesus termed such "other sheep," who unite in worship with the anointed as one approved flock.—John 10:14-16.

The facts over the decades reflect both the completion of the calling of the anointed and Jehovah’s blessing on the growing "great crowd," who hope to survive "the great tribulation." (Revelation 7:9, 14) For example, at the Memorial celebration in 1935, attended by 63,146, those partaking of the emblems in evidence of their profession to be anointed numbered 52,465. Thirty years later, or in 1965, the attendance was 1,933,089, while the partakers decreased to 11,550. Moving 30 years closer, in 1995 the attendance jumped to 13,147,201, but only 8,645 partook of the bread and the wine. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) Clearly, as the decades passed, the number of those professing to be of the remnant greatly decreased—some 52,400 in 1935; 11,500 in 1965; 8,600 in 1995. However, those with earthly hopes have been blessed, and their number has increased abundantly.

The most recent published report is for the year 1995, and it shows 28 more partakers than in the preceding year though the ratio of partakers to those attending did actually drop. On balance, that a few more chose to partake of the emblems is no cause for concern. Over the years some, even ones newly baptized, have suddenly begun to partake. In a number of cases, after a while they acknowledged that this was an error. Some have recognized that they partook as an emotional response to perhaps physical or mental strain. But they came to see that they really were not called to heavenly life. They asked for God’s merciful understanding. And they continue to serve him as fine, loyal Christians, having the hope of everlasting life on earth.

There is no need for any of us to be concerned if a person begins to partake of the emblems or ceases to do so. It really is not up to us whether someone actually has been anointed with holy spirit and called to heavenly life or not. Recall Jesus’ solid assurance: "I am the fine shepherd, and I know my sheep." Just as assuredly, Jehovah knows those whom he has chosen as spiritual sons. There is every reason to believe that the number of anointed ones will continue to decline as advanced age and unforeseen occurrences end their earthly lives. Yet, even as these truly anointed ones prove faithful till death, in line for the crown of life, the other sheep, who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb, can look forward to surviving the impending great tribulation.—2 Timothy 4:6-8; Revelation 2:10.

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Need high qualtiy scan of May 1st WT QFR article !!

by cultswatter in

need a high quality scan of the whole qfr article as the scan below is very poor quality.

i want to have something decent to give to my dub friends as they don't really know much about their own religion.

cultswatter

Need a high quality scan of the whole QFR article as the scan below is very poor quality. I want to have something decent to give to my dub friends as they don't really know much about their own religion. alt

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Help! Elders are after me-need advice!

by love2Bworldly in

hi--3 times this weekend 2 elders came to my door asking for me by name (my kids answered the door).

apparently my jw sister notified the elders about the letter she received from me several months ago and gave them my new address.

my letter was very clear about how i felt about the watchtower society and i have not stepped foot in a kingdom hall in about 15 years, and the last 8 years of that was sporadic at best.. why should i talk to people i did not invite to my home, when i know they are coming to condemn me?

cultswatter

give em some apostate literature (their own!)