Posts by ldrnomo

14 Certain eagles are reported to have drowned when they did not release from their talons a fish that was too heavy to carry off. Could something similar happen to a Christian? “I’m normally very thrifty,” explains an elder named Alex. “If I pour out a little too much shampoo, I put some back in the bottle.” Nevertheless, Alex got caught up in trading in the stock market, thinking he could soon quit his job and enter the pioneer service. He became ever more engrossed in studying various offerings and market reports. Using his savings and money borrowed from brokers, he bought stocks that analysts predicted would quickly rise in value. Instead, they dropped sharply. “I was determined to get my money back,” Alex relates. “I felt that if I just held on, the stocks would come back up.”

15 For months, Alex could think of little else. He found it difficult to focus on spiritual matters, and he lost sleep. But the stocks never rebounded. Alex lost his savings and had to sell his house. “I caused my family great pain,” he admits. But he learned an important lesson. “I now know that anyone who puts his trust in Satan’s system will be profoundly disappointed.” (Prov. 11:28) Indeed, resting our hope on our savings, investments, or ability to earn money in this system amounts to resting our hope on “the god of this system,” Satan. (2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Tim. 6:17) Alex has since simplified his life “for the sake of the good news.” He will tell you that doing so has made him and his family happier and has drawn them closer to Jehovah.—Read Mark 10:29, 30.

I like the illistration of the eagle and I think we could apply this to the Society hanging on to the money they owe to Candice Conti.

I was surprised they used the example of investing in the stock market because the Watchtower invests in the stock market

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Hello from Rooster McDooster

by RoosterMcDooster in

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i've been lurking around here for a while, so i feel like i know most of you already.

its been a rough 20 years getting here, but now here i am.

ldrnomo

welcome rooster, it's always nice to see people escaping the watchtower cult.

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Now that the Storm is over in the Northeast,

by ldrnomo in

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can we hear from any of you that went through it?.

do you have power yet?.

are you staying with friends?.

ldrnomo

can we hear from any of you that went through it?

Do you have power yet?

Are you staying with friends?

Did any of you get flooded out or lose your house?

Do you know anyone who went through it?

Has anyone heard about WT facilities in NY? did they get hit hard with the storm or did Jehovah protect them?

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My Introduction

by Left in the Cold in

i have posted on here a little, and i thought i should probably introduce myself the best i can right now.

i stumbled upon this site and told my sister about it.

then, sometime later she started discussing things with me that's she has seen or read (she's in therapy, as well, which probably has made her kind of rethink things).

ldrnomo

Welcome, left in the cold. If you get reinstated which is usually a long and arduous project you might find that friends you thought you had will only be friends if you make advancement in the congregation. Once you start to fade you will be looked at as if you've DA'd and your conditional friends will no longer be your friends.

Forget about them. Put this all behind you. There is life after Jdubbery. Be patient, you will find friends and a life

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Bible Teach Artwork Change for 2012

by toweragent in

did anyone else notice the artwork change on page 12 and on page 83?

im new to this and cannot get the pictures to upload....but if you have a copy of the book and compare it with the pdf online, there is definitely a change.. what qould cause them to to this?.

i would be interesting to see if there were any changes to the wording of the paragraphs.

ldrnomo

I don't think the watchtower is that organized or interested in tracing the identities of individuals on this site. Your probably safe on any computer you use unless of course you are a high up like a CO or DO or GB member.

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I think I stumbled onto the eventual plan for the governing body teaching today.....

by EndofMysteries in

on the jw.org site, look at the 2/1/2012 public wt, page 27 of the pdf...section 4"how are jehovah's witnesses organized today".

if anybody noticed, i mentioned i thought that no mention of 'faithful and discreet slave' possibly since 2010 in the public placed wt's.

i've read all of them backtracking to 2/1/2012 so far, and so far, my suspicion has proven true, no mention.

ldrnomo

I think you might be on to something EOM

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-28-2012 WT Study (WORLD END)

by blondie in

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united nations http://www.randytv.com/secret/unitednations.htm.

rev.

how many jws think the great tribulation = armageddon.

ldrnomo

Par. 13

That the

feet and toes are made up of iron and

clay pictures the weakened state of the

Anglo-American World Power.

Am I mistaken or wasn't the understanding of this at some point: aristocracy/peasents?

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Divine intervention in finding Whitney's body? Really??

by undercover in

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http://www.katu.com/news/local/search-leader-whitney-heichels-sweater-first-clue-found-by-searchers-175893161.html.

new article in local media how the jw church played a crucial role in finding whitney heichel's body.

the true part is that the jw community does come together at times of crisis to help each other, no critique of that.

ldrnomo

A dog can find a body, so mabe their god can find one too.

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Jehovah's Witnesses DO NOT break up families

by irondork in

jehovah's witnesses do not break up families.

members who refuse to become or remain jehovah's witnesses... break up families.. really, you apostates have such a distorted perception of reality.. .

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ldrnomo

I knew it was a joke right away