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  Hi! Newbie here. :-)

  by Roamingfeline in

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  just wanted to introduce myself.

  this board looks very interesting.

  i look forward to getting to know everyone here.

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  Frenchy

  Welcome, Roaming. Hey, It think there's a dog (puppylove) running around here loose so watch out!
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  Reply to SC

  by Frenchy in

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  sc, (cont'd).

  (didn't mean to start a new post, man i'm really messed up this morning!).

  and then there is this statement in km 3/85 p.4 remember that all mankind not serving jehovah are "alienated" from god and so are considered "enemies.

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  Frenchy

  Xandit: I made a reply to you on another thread this morning, similar to the one I posted here yesterday. Recently we have had some posters who, shall we say, are less than polite, some downright sarcastic and mean. Perhaps they learned their manners from participation on other boards where such behavior is the norm. The point is, however, that we have all become somewhat hesitant (if not downright paranoid) in responding wholeheartedly to a new poster the way that we do to each other (those of us who have been here from the start).
  I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt as is only right. I'm going to assume that you are sincere in asking what you did. I'm going to assume that you will make a response to my reply concerning your request, namely:

  How about one clear statement that says anyone who isn't a Witness (that as in card carrying publisher, etc.) won't survive Armageddon.

  In response to that inquiry I offer you the following from The Watchtower 1989, 9/1, page 19. The study article is Remaining Organized for Survival into the Millenium

  Only Jehovah's Witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the "great crowd," as a united organization under the protection of the Supreme Organizer, have any Scriptural hope of surviving the impending end of this doomed system dominated by Satan the Devil.

  Does that meet the criteria of your request?
  You mentioned in another thread that of all the Witnesses that you had questioned on this subject told you they were not under that impression. I believe you completely in this regard. MostWitnesses do not believe this nonesense butthe fact remains that this is what the Society teaches. Your C.O. knows about that article and he knows what the Society is, and has been, pushing for decades on the matter. Ask him.
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  PROOF from the WT

  by Scorpion in

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  that the organization means salvation

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  Frenchy

  Xandit, may I suggest something? Ask your C.O. to include the phrase "Jehovah's Witnesses are not the only ones that are approved by God" in any of his talks that he will be giving in your congregation.
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  What should I do?

  by Scorpion in

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  i have pioneered for over four years.

  i have three children and a wife who at times has severe back problems.

  i have worked two jobs just to stay ahead of the bills and provide for my family.

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  Frenchy

  First of all I want to establish that I am not a redneck. BUT...I have to concede that I'm from the South. I just want to clear something up here before it gets too far...Coming out of the closet, so to speak. I have never refused a woman a massage! There, I've said it now and I feel better! (no pun intended on the 'feel' thing!)
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  To: Truthbknown

  by Dubby in

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  dear truthbknown,.

  don't be so afraid to let the truthbknown!

  devoting yourself to men and their rules puts you in a precarious position with jehovah.

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  Frenchy

  waiting, honey, you sound like you're gun shy! Love ya' babe!
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  Eve's Choice

  by Frenchy in

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  okay, i'm interested in what you girls, especially, think of this:.

  eve's choice.

  ah, now i know of fair eve's plight.

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  Frenchy

  That's right. It has come to symbolize great fiascoes. The Edsel has become the American symbol for something that goes wrong and goes wrong in a big way!
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  Some Basics...

  by Frenchy in

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  okay, it appears that some of you are venturing forth onto the literary scene.

  i feel it my obligation to present to you a few basic faux pas that should be avoided if you are going to survive in this very volatile environment.

  today, the emphasis is on being politically correct.

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  Frenchy

  What would you call your place, Seven? In keeping with the general scheme that Hooters has, that of having an owl to justify the name "Hooters" how about putting up an image of a woodpecker and call it...well, never mind. Actually someone has already done that, I'm told.
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  Reply to SC

  by Frenchy in

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  sc, (cont'd).

  (didn't mean to start a new post, man i'm really messed up this morning!).

  and then there is this statement in km 3/85 p.4 remember that all mankind not serving jehovah are "alienated" from god and so are considered "enemies.

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  Hello, Xandit
  

  How about one clear statement that says anyone who isn't a Witness (that as in card carrying publisher, etc.) won't survive Armageddon

  
  First and foremost, clear statements are what's at issue here. There are precious few 'clear statements'. Let me ask you a question and then please be frank in your reply. Do you believe (enough to say it from the platform during the C.O.'s visit, for example) that it is not necessary to be a Witness to be saved at Armageddon?
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  The "routine", The failure

  by Pathofthorns in

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  is it possible to do all that is required as a witness?

  if one were to put down on paper all that is required to carry out, both with secular work and a good spiritual routine, is it even possible to do all that one is "supposed" to do?.

  a basic routine includes:.

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  Frenchy

  Is it possible to do all that is required as a Witness?

  In a word, no. Paul, in his letter to the Romans addresses the issue of 'works'. Now Paul approaches this subject from the standpoint of 'works of the law' meaning, of course, the Mosaic law but not exclusively so. Please note in chapter two and verse 10 he speaks of the Greek AND the Jew in connection with 'works'. Nonetheless, Paul uses the Mosaic law to make his argument for faith rather than the dependence on 'works' as the criteria for becoming declared righteous by God.
  A careful examination of that letter might lead one to believe that Paul, who was writing to Christians and not the Jewish population in general, was trying to establish a principle here. Have we perhaps, today, fallen into the trap of becoming complacent in our 'routine'? Has the routine become more important that it's purpose? Has the routine achieved such importance as to now be the focal point of the faith? Have we arrived at the conclusion that without this routine there can be no faith? Do we now need this routine as a security blanket around us in order for us to feel that we are doing all we should to please God? Could this possibly be turning into idolatry? Is the tail wagging the dog here?
  I say let's talk about God and his son and not about meetings and organizations. I say that God alone is worthy of worshipful honor, praise, glory, and loyalty. I hear statements (from the literature and then parroted later on by individuals) like: "Oh, yeah? And where did you learn everything you know? Let's have some gratitude here for your teacher." In response I say: "So your gift was not really a gift at all, was it? It was conditional. You pretended to give for worshipful honor in return."
  I wonder just how many people have ever really considered just what it means to worship. Here is part of the definition from one dictionary:

  The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed. Ardent devotion; adoration.;To regard with ardent or adoring esteem or devotion:To participate in religious rites of worship.

  I think that we need to be very careful about 'worship'. I think we need to be very careful about where our "adoring esttem or devotion" is directed. I think we need to be very careful about all the 'religious forms' that are prescribed to us and meditate very deeply on who is actually being worshipped here.
  Speaking for myself only, I fear that I have cried out for a golden calf, something tangible to see in order for me to worhsip God, and an Aaron was standing by and was only too happy to accomodate my request.
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  Preacher Jimmy Swaggart and JW Lawyers

  by waiting in

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  in the supreme court of the united states, october tenth, 1988, case no.

  88-1374, filed on june 22, 1988, clerk joseph f. spanol, jr.. on that date and file number, the attoreny james m. mccabe,and donald t. ridley, 25 colombia heights, brooklyn, ny 11251 (718)606-4993, attorneys for amicus curiae, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. filed a "friends of the court" brief on the behalf of the famous preacher, jimmy swaggart and his ministries.. why would the watchtower society, direct channel for jehovah's holy spirt, which also godly hates babylon the great, which also christiandom is the largest part, go into the supreme court of the united states and file a legal brief to help jimmy swaggart's ministries in his trial which was case no.

  88-1374: jimmy swaggart ministries, appelant vs. board of equalization of california, appeller?.

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  Frenchy

  You've all made good points here. I like the stellar reference by our resident star traveler and I especially like SC's remark:

  The WT also shows very little concern for us by saying we really are not representatives of the WTBTS. I say, who supports their rear-ends?

  
  So true! They love to say "Jehovah's Witnesses believe..." But they should say, rather, "This is what we tell Jehovah's Witnesses to believe..."