Terry I am truly shocked and sorry . I do hope you can find comfort and hope very soon
I pray for sunshine upon your life
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Bipolar Landlady kicks me out!
by Terry infun times.. a year and a month have passed since i moved in to the house where my cousin deb and her husband bobby live.. i had a small but comfortable room, tv, etc.. a nice cozy family situation, you might say....right?.
i pay $600 a month to defray expenses.. hunky dory.. sure.
until the first few eruptions!.
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Yehowah, the divine name known by the Watchtower, but not used.
by nibbled in(yeho?wah); gr., ?
the participle ho?weh is from the root verb ha?wah, related to the divine name, yehowah.. .
heb., yehowah.
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It's like if, every time you talk about some restaurant you went to, I remind you that I'm vegetarian, and are you aware of the bad things about eating meat?
Basically one is saying the topic is invalid... how can that be anything but rude ??
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Yehowah, the divine name known by the Watchtower, but not used.
by nibbled in(yeho?wah); gr., ?
the participle ho?weh is from the root verb ha?wah, related to the divine name, yehowah.. .
heb., yehowah.
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caliber
The word blasphemy still makes perfect sense to non-believers. The idea that it is a practically unforgiveable sin does not.
Might Heresy be worse then ? a heretic may establish their own form of religion
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs.[1] Heresy is distinct from both apostasy, which is the explicit renunciation of one's religion, principles or cause,[2] and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward religion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heresy
The word blasphemy still makes perfect sense to non-believers
. No doubt then this would aid them in consideringwhether not to post
on the topic of "God's " name... which may confound & confuse people such as the O.P.
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Yehowah, the divine name known by the Watchtower, but not used.
by nibbled in(yeho?wah); gr., ?
the participle ho?weh is from the root verb ha?wah, related to the divine name, yehowah.. .
heb., yehowah.
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Granted, if one does not believe in God, then this whole subject is pointless (so why post in this thread? :-
Atheism: believing that God(s) and all of the spiritual matters do not exist.
This being the case many Bibical words simply make no sense to certain ones here example....Blasphemy... is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity or the irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things
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Newbies: Any Feedback on the "New Light" Regarding GB?
by daringhart13 inthe newbies are pooring in....... curious.......can any of you new folks confirm the sentiment of the publishers regarding the new light that the governing body is the faithful and discreet slave?
has anyone even noticed??
what's the word on the street?.
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Long time since WTS did an article on Blood
by skeeter1 inhas it been almost 7 years since the last "official" watchtower article on blood?.
did i miss it?
why the long wait?
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Did I miss it? Why the long wait? ~~Skeeter 1
It would be hard to include the phrase "no blood transfusions" in any up to date article which listed the fractions that cannot be taken as most can.
They are keeping it simple by ignoring it. ~~AA
Because it's a mindfield of potential trouble waiting to happen.. like the pedifile i$$ue (issue )
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whats's with these annoying underlined key words??
by Aussie Oz inany body else notice that here on jwn and in fact, all over the internet there are these underlined key words that look like a link or something put in by the poster?.
in fact it seems they are not, they link to bloody adds!.
they are popping up all over the place and driving me nuts!.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-27-2013 (FORGIVE ANOTHER)
by blondie inforgiving one another.
why must we be willing to forgive?.
paragraph 18 = 0. .
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thanks Blondie..... I love this article
http://www.umass.edu/fambiz/articles/resolving_conflict/meaningful_apology.html
A meaningful apology is one that communicates what I call the three R's--regret, responsibility, and remedy.
...a meaningful apology must contain the three R's to actually mean anything, to accomplish concrete peace of heart and mind
Certainly true sorrow and forgiveness can not come about simply by imposed humilation of sitting silently
at the kingdom hall for at least a year. Forgiveness is a very personal thing to have meaning ..so is it between us and God or another individual ?
Different kinds of forgiveness
1)The first kind of forgiveness is judicial forgiveness2)The second kind of forgiveness is ongoing forgiveness from God, which happens throughout the life of a believer. There is a vertical forgiveness which is received from God when the believer makes a prayer of confession of sin
3) The third kind of forgiveness occurs when a Christian reveals a spirit of forgiveness towards unbelievers who have been cruel to him. One example of this is Stephen who asked God not to lay the sin of murder against those who were putting him to death
4)The fourth kind of forgiveness is family forgiveness, a horizontal forgiveness which is bestowed by one believer on another. This type of forgiveness is mentioned several times in the New Testament (Ephesians 4:32
There is confusion at the Kingdom Hall in recognizing the difference between vertical and horizontal forgiveness
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Birthdays & Christmas
by Rattigan350 inwhat is the deal with people criticizing jws because they don't celebrate birthdays or christmas?.
it is as if when someone is born, from a baby, to a child, teen, adult; that one has a responsiblity to celebrate christmas (and i thought it was a free country); and others have a responsiblity to celebrate others' anniversary of one's birth.. i don't get the criticisms as if celebrating either is a great thing and the not celebrating is a bad thing.. data on star trek said that he does not understand why people celebrate their birthdays - a day one can not possibly remember.. what are you actually celebrating?
the fact that you made it another year?
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Therefore, let no one judge you in matters of food and drink or with respect to a festival, a New Moon, or Sabbath days~~ Col. 2:16
Romans 14:4-10:"4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make
him stand. 5 One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He
who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord
he does not eat, and gives thanks to God.
Do you think the GB will ever acknowledge that each one should decide... let no one judge you ~~Col. says
If all are to believe the same, practice the same then why this statement ? one person holds one day as above another, to another every day alike
What is the deal with people criticizing JWs because they don't celebrate birthdays or Christmas?
What is the deal with the WT having articles condemning Christmas most every year ?
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My apologies to everyone on this board (please read).
by Joliette inabout a month ago, i wrote a post about a sister that keeps coming to my apartment giving me watchtowers.
i called her an older sister.
she is in her late 50's.
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