i stopped in to see if that are any overwhelming statistics, stories or feedback from people regarding the 2016 district convention.....haven't seen much...... any stories or threads?.
A niece of mine said to me the Elders are really showing love to the congregations now trying to help them prepare for the GT that is about to befall us.please come back.
What can you say to such deluded people .My wife tells me to let her be , we were their once.
smiddy
· for what reasons does jesus have the formerly demonized man tell others about what jesus did?.
but jesus tells the man: “go home to your relatives, and report to them all the things jehovah has done for you and the mercy he has shown you.”—mark 5:19.. .
(mark 5:18-20) .
Do Jehovah`s Witnesses believe what the Bible actually states in scripture ? or do they just accept what their current INTERPRETATION of scripture is.
I was always taught they believed what the scriptures actually said and not what others interpretated those scripture to mean.
Of course they always meant Christendom here ,particulary the R.C.Church , never themselves.
Getting back to the OP , what does the word for word translation say of the scriptures in question Luke 8:37-39
Mark 5:18-20 ?
in "The Kingdom Interlinear Of The Christian Greek Sriptures " printed by the WTB&TS , anybody ?
smiddy
here's some bumper stickers recently spotted:.
honk!
if you had sex with the president.
What , nobody voted for Barry Goldwater ? That would have been an interesting presidency .
I have to ask , Jane Wyman was an actress right ? So ?
smiddy
some months back i posted a topic asking if jws were now encouraged to volunteer their time for charitable organizations, as one of the volunteers who i work with was promoting jw.org to one of the spanish speaking workers.
because of that, i guessed that he was a jw.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5708790489939968/jws-now-encouraged-volunteer.
well the other day as he and i were folding and stacking tables after distributing food to the needy, i mentioned that after i retired i got bored and decided to do volunteer work.
Actually it`s not quite clear whether he is a current JW or an ex JW , which might explain it a bit more.
My bet would be he is an ex .
smiddy
so, i guess an upcoming wt has some new light on clapping!
evidently, jesus has misinformed the gb/wtbts since the late 90's.
clapping was disrespectful, because jesus felt that those who were df'd should not be given a pat on the back.
Where does it say in the Christian greek Scriptures that a sinner has to wait anything up to 12 months or longer who has been DF or ex Communicated from the congregation to be re-united within the congregation. ?
Doesnt that fly in the face of the parable of the prodigal Son ?
smiddy
i just wonder what universities they would have gone to?
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if possible, former members and current ones separately.... .
The Watchtower and Awake magazines , along with the many other publications ,produced by the WTB&TS , over many years , such as the "Aid To Bible Understanding" , "Equipped For Every Good Work" , "Jehovah`s Witnesses In The Divine Purpose" the New World Translation of the Bible , the Kingdom Interlinear Of The Christian Greek Scriptures , etc,etc.
Have provided Jehovah`s Witnesses with an education that you could not find in any University of higher education anywhere in the world for preparing ones life in the coming New System , so close at hand .
The education JW`s provide since 1879 is next to none , and I mean none.
Why would members of the Governing Body need to look any further.? It`s all there for the taking .
smiddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tteo_jp4aee .
I didn`t hear a word about Jesus or his Kingdom of a thousand years once in this talk
Jesus Christ has been King since 1914 hasn`t he ?
Isn`t Jesus Christ the one to bring on Armageddon ?
Is it just me or is their some confusion amongst JW`s when it comes to Jehovah God or Christ Jesus performing some act.
smiddy
well the ball has started rolling, gonna sue, can't go into to much detail.
time for some payback .
I hope you have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the long drawn out case they will make you endure by using theocratic warfare.against you.
They don`t give two hoots about their image , it is all about saving their money $$$$$$$$
Best of luck to you moley and Co.
If it`s not giving anything away what part of the world are you in.?
smiddy
this weeks book study lesson was on martha, the sister of lazarus.
the chapter in the "imitate their faith" book praised her for being "industrious".. the conductor at our congregation meeting was just positively gushing about how "industrious" modern-day jw women are.. he was so exciting, he could barely get the words out.
following is not an exact quote, but conveys the gist:.
Sorry , i havent read all the previous posts , but it stikes me that after 102 years of Jesus Christ rule , this is the best he can come up to ?
smiddy
yesterday, i was feeling very blue.
this is quite unusual for me, as i tend to be quite an upbeat, positive person, so spells of sadness or depression take me by surprise and are a real shock to the system.
you know, i don’t believe in “putting on a face” or pretending to be ok; this “fake it ’til you make it” malarkey has never been something i’ve liked.
Welcome FaD,
That`s a good topic , my niece is/was a talented musician , playing the Violin and the Piano , and was encouraged by her school teacher to pursue it as a career , and she had the opportunity to do so .
She was discouraged by the JW religion , married a DH ,witness ,now with 2 teenage sons , and beleive the Elders are now REALLY preparing JW`s for the GT.
It`s just so sad.and a wasted talent.
I still haven`t discovered what my passion is , I`ll probably be on my deathbed and then realise it too late.
Such is life
smiddy
