Posts by yknot

i ask because of the long post that "20571..." made on another thread about how "the truth" is better than this, that and the other thing.. what does it really mean?.

yknot

Simple, don't lie!

*** it-2p.244Lie***

Lying generally involves saying something false to a person who is entitled to know the truth and doing so with the intent to deceive or to injure him or another person.

(sorry to lazy to fetch Aid book from other room for a more definitive response on Theocratic Warfare/Strategy)

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Anointed on here - Helping the lies to continue.

by snare&racket in

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i am new to the forum, but i am suprised to see people that claim to be anointed.

it really frustrates me.

why would god visit you and bless you in a religion you now recognise as false.

yknot

Huggles.....and ......Giggles!

Yknot----( though you can call me "Anointed" )

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Can you answer: What is "The Truth"?

by serenitynow! in

i mean can someone, preferably an active jw, explain in 5 sentences or less what that really means?.

i ask because of the long post that "20571..." made on another thread about how "the truth" is better than this, that and the other thing.. what does it really mean?.

yknot

The Truth (in the way of strictly information) is God's Word to his human subjects as recorded in the Bible

*** w6710/1p.587par.9FindingFreedomwithJehovah’sVisibleOrganization***

As the canon of books of God’s Word was expanded and the Christian Greek Scriptures were added to complete the Bible, each book was written directly to the Christian congregation or to a member of the Christian congregation in its behalf. Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible. For this reason the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah’s visible organization in mind.

*** w737/1p.402par.4PraiseJehovahwithHisPeople***

Consider, too, the fact that Jehovah’s organization alone, in all the earth, is directed by God’s holy spirit or active force. (Zech. 4:6) Only this organization functions for Jehovah’s purpose and to his praise. To it alone God’s Sacred Word, the Bible, is not a sealed book. Many persons of the world are very intelligent, capable of understanding complex matters. They can read the Holy Scriptures, but they cannot understand their deep meaning. Yet God’s people can comprehend such spiritual things. Why? Not because of special intelligence on their part, but as the apostle Paul declared: "For it is to us God has revealed them through his spirit, for the spirit searches into all things, even the deep things of God." (1 Cor. 2:10) Jesus Christ praised his heavenly Father for ‘hiding such things from the wise and intellectual ones but revealing them to babes.’ (Matt. 11:25) How very much true Christians appreciate associating with the only organization on earth that understands the "deep things of God"!

*** w812/15p.19DoWeNeedHelptoUnderstandtheBible?***

We all need help to understand the Bible, and we cannot find the Scriptural guidance we need outside the "faithful and discreet slave" organization.

*** w9410/1p.8TheBible—ABookMeanttoBeUnderstood***

All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the "greatly diversified wisdom of God" can become known only through Jehovah’s channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave.—

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HOWEVER............. we once made this comment about the RCC ......

*** w437/1p.201par.27Supreme Court Interprets***

The religious hierarchy of hte Vatican, being unable to prevent the proclamation of God's Word, further belittles Bible study by the common people by ascribing to itself infallibility and by claiming that it is the only organization authorized and qualified to interpret the Bible

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What Color Are Your Eyes?

by snowbird in

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mine are brown.. syl.

yknot

depends totally on what I am wearing.....

While blue based, if I wear purple my eyes turn noticably greenish.

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Can you answer: What is "The Truth"?

by serenitynow! in

i mean can someone, preferably an active jw, explain in 5 sentences or less what that really means?.

i ask because of the long post that "20571..." made on another thread about how "the truth" is better than this, that and the other thing.. what does it really mean?.

yknot

And before someone thinks I am wrong..... (HERE IS YOUR PUB QUOTE!)

*** w81 5/1 p. 17 par. 3 If God Has an Organization, What Is It? ***

3 Let the honest-hearted person compare the kind of preaching of the gospel of the Kingdom done by the religious systems of Christendom during all the centuries with that done by Jehovah’s Witnesses since the end of World War I in 1918. They are not one and the same kind. That of Jehovah’s Witnesses is really “gospel,” or “good news,” as of God’s heavenly kingdom that was established by the enthronement of his Son Jesus Christ at the end of the Gentile Times in 1914.

Notice the last two sentences....sure the message isn't as direct as the 81 article but it does reaffirm.

*** w99 11/1 p. 16 par. 8 Benefits From Loving God’s Word ***

8 Jesus’ parable showed that there would be different responses to the preaching of the good news, depending on the heart condition of the hearer. The seed being sown is “the word of God.” (Luke 8:11) Or, as another record of the parable says, the seed is “the word of the kingdom.” (Matthew 13:19) Jesus could use either expression, since the theme of God’s Word is the heavenly Kingdom under Jesus Christ as King by means of which Jehovah will vindicate his sovereignty and sanctify his name. (Matthew 6:9, 10) In effect, then, the seed is the message of the good news in God’s Word, the Bible. Jehovah’s Witnesses highlight this Kingdom message as they sow seed in imitation of the original Sower, Jesus Christ.

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Giggles "The Truth about the Troof"

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Can you answer: What is "The Truth"?

by serenitynow! in

i mean can someone, preferably an active jw, explain in 5 sentences or less what that really means?.

i ask because of the long post that "20571..." made on another thread about how "the truth" is better than this, that and the other thing.. what does it really mean?.

yknot

Easy breezy

That of the JWs is really 'gospel', or "good news', as of Jah's heavenly kingdom that was established by the enthronement of Jesus at the end of the Gentile Times in 1914.

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green bay convention/pdfs

by pbrow in

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standfirm, so you want pdf of the new publicatons.

so you want to post on this blog/forum/website whatever you want to call it.

we dont mind.

yknot

In a small bit of defense of Standfirm

He is a 'born-in' like many of us and in his mind there is varied levels where he discerns (read-conscious) the WTS goes beyond.

Thus in his JW journey he presently considers himself a 'defender'.

So with these levels of discernment (read 'consciousness') he sees no qualms in downloading PDFs of WT material that the Slave has yet to make available or deems to be read only by those 'entitled' through earned privileges.....

He tells himself that he isn't 'associating' rather he is merely 'defending'.......it is all just self-indulgent circular delusion mind you and we all know it (even he does but something still draws him to the interwebs- while that might be a personal issue seeking to be squelched in forcing himself to defend, lack of a full social life within the congregation or simply because he is at a stage in his life that he needs to do a little male head-butting)

He fails to see that his interaction on the internet (as that of all who identify themselves as 'defenders')with anyone who is no longer a JW is fuel to the fire. The WTS has warned that such action can be 'dangerous' and isn't 'encouraged'.

I say give him some space and time on JWN...... the history lessons and insider discussions will only serve to raise his discernment (consciousness) thus making him a better man.

Huggles

(btw pdfs/dvd upload probably next week)

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