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  New light in this weeks WT?

  by Indian Larry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  anybody have any ideas where they are going with the "new light" they have been pushing last week and this week?

  for instance in this weeks study article one section reads:.

  in years gone by, we believed that jehovah became displeased with his people because they did not have a zealous share in the preaching work during world war i. we concluded that for this reason, jehovah allowed babylon the great to take them captive for a short time.

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  {The new light from last weeks WT is that they were not taken into captivity in "Babylon" but by the superior,secular authorities.}

  Wasnt the Superior Authorities placed in their positions by God ? Shouldnt every soul be in subjection to God ? Any who oppose the the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God.? ( Jehovah )

  "Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities for their is no authority except by God the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God." (Jehovah )

  " those who have taken a stand against it will recieve judgement to themselves etc.etc. ( from Jehovah )

  Rom 13:1-7

  Then of course we have the scriptures that show"Satan the devil is the ruler of the world" , he is "the God of this system of things" and" the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one"

  2Cor.4:4 ,1Joh.5:19

  So who is it ? ,is jehovah in control of the secular authorities ? or is Satan in control of the secular authorities.?

  Just who is the ruler of the world ?
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  Hyper Tech

  by IveBeenBitten in

  1. social
  2. current

  this "world event" is a few years away but i'm in the field so i work everyday to prepare for it.. our technology is advancing at an exponential rate.

  shit will hit the fan because of it.. even as a jw i knew this was coming.

  in fact, i thought that's what the bible was talking about.

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  Is it just me or are we getting a lot of wierdos on this site lately is it theocratic warfare ?
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  Crazy First Human-Pig Hybrid Created in the Lab—Here Are the Facts

  by kpop in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i do not post ot topics on here but i think this could relate to the jw cult because i remember a brother gave a talk long time ago and he said that jehovah would never allow man or science to play with crossing genes and if humans start to do this then we need to find a new religion.

  well.... here it is.. now i also want to say, if jehovah cared so much about all this human suffering then why does science seem to be the one who actually cares about fixing thing?

  jehovah does nothing.

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  sir82 Please insert a Trump joke , Herr Gropenfuhrer ? I love it.
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  No Longer a JW Expert But Starting to Figure Out Life

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  consider this an update for those that remember me here.... when i left in 2006, it started a 10 year journey into a new phase.

  no more "safety".

  some people want to be their own person.

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  Glad to hear from you again Jeff and that you are doing well , take care.
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  Skinned and Thrown About.....

  by Tech49 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is a little long, but stick with me.. if you recall, when the building work was in full swing at the new lakefront villa (warwick), wt was having workers come and they would put them up for a year, or more, while they were providing "volunteer services".

  with that, and the impending need for hundreds and hundreds of new khs in the usa territory, the congregations were abuzz with the need for "continued construction volunteers".

  recently, as many of you know, wt headquarters has sent pretty much everyone home, and is no longer needing workers at the new warwick site, as the building is mostly complete, with the dedication coming up later this year.

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  Forgive me I have been out for a long time " they can flip to Malachi ?" whats that mean?

  I can be a little dense too at times LOL

  Back to the topic I think thats great news , if that doesnt wake people up what will ?
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  Oh God(s)!

  by tepidpoultry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  meant to hopefully get your mind off the craziness which we sadly refer to as the news these days,.

  we'll call this one .

  fun for seculars.

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  Is that a number 8 tepidpoultry ? if so modify my #7 to an 8 .
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  Cognitive dissonance explanation

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just saw this video that explained cognitive dissonance really well in less than three minutes.

  start @ 3:40. .

  https://youtu.be/g-apqyp-b7s.

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  It was an interesting video to watch.
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  Religion...is regarded by the rulers as useful

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lucius annaeus seneca, roman statesman, 4bc - 65ad: "religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.".

  this comes to mind as trump has been throwing the word "god" around.

  there are a lot of outwardly religious people in this government.. benjamin franklin: "the way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason.".

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  Thats " all" America needs right now a religious nutter surrounded by extreme religious advisers is that why the rich in Silicon Valley are buying up so much land in New Zealand to get away from the USA when the shit hits the fan ?

  Mrs flipper your right religion was invented to control the masses and keep them in check.
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  Goddesses are cooler

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i dont know about you, but for some reason if i were to go around worshiping some deity i should have done better and looked outside the bible.

  i mean, there's some pretty cool goddesses out there in other religions.

  here's my top 3:.

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  smiddy

  This seems like a sexist thread to me how about you girls coming up with a God of your choice.
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  A Perfect Life Isn't Worth Living?

  by Sorry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  think of your favorite tv shows.

  what do they all have in common?

  the answer is they revolve around some type of problem or conflict.

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  You need curiosity to forge ahead into the unknown which leads to new discoveries breaking boundarys.

  The GB has always been against using your brain thats why the religion has dumbed down so much these past decades.

  OTWO remember competition is frowned on and a big no-no , dress codes are strictly controlled , imagine a sister or brother designing their own clothes in the new system it would be as bad as the Muslim nations of today you would have the religious police patrolling everywhere ."You cant wear that ?"

  Paradise ? I think it would be Hell on earth.