my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.
i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.
we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.
She says, "The brother said that the GB want us all to know that soon, very soon our way of worship will be altered by this wicked world."
The wicked world altering JW way of worship? I'm thinking more brothers will be wearing tight pants to the Kingdumb Haul... very soon now.
remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.
many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!
This is eerily close to the circumstances causing my removal as an elder.
Yep, it's a cult.
autonomous sensory meridian response.. any thoughts about or experiences with this sensation?.
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I've never heard of it before, but I'll have to look into it. But more importantly...
Does ToMo3 know about this?
matthew 17:20 - he said to them, because of your little faith.
for truly, i say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.. i get the 'message' - if you believe enough (in fact, even a tiny amount - a mustard seed being tiny) then nothing is impossible but really, what a ridiculous statement and idea for several reasons.. there are lots of people who believe things completely and sincerely even to the point of death.
so far i've not noticed any sudden movements of any mountain ranges.
Matthew 17:20 - He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.
Simon, you're looking at the WRONG gospel! Notice what Luke records...
Luke 17:5 Now the apostles said to the Lord:* “Give us more faith.”+ 6 Then the Lord said: “If YOU had faith the size of a mustard grain, YOU would say to this black mulberry tree,* ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea!’ and it would obey YOU.
There are a couple of points that we can glean from Luke that was unclear in Matthew:
......they should be out there where the "need is great" spearheading the work.
remember now, the preaching work belongs to the annointed, other sheep are just helpers.
the gb especially should be out there doing it.
i have noticed something even long before even looking into ttatt, something about morris bothered me.
i am personally very attuned to body language, facial expressions and general subtleties in human interaction.
there was something about his face that really bothered me, and i will explain it.
They've reduced themselves to cheap Internet copies of TV evangelists, right down to denouncing gays... just before they get caught at the airport with a rentboy helping them with their luggage.
i think i've seen it all now.
nothing surprises me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpfzs7l_3sq.
In order to appeal to the youthz in the congregation, WT will be releasing some new songs, here sampled by a collection of brothers and sisters... in good standing:
i think i've seen it all now.
nothing surprises me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpfzs7l_3sq.
They just need to jazz it up a little more and set more budget for costumes. And the Tony goes to Watchtower!
where we're at, we won't get it as bad as nyc, long island or new england.
even so, my university is closed until wednesday morning, and we're expecting well over a foot of snow.. anyone else out there "hunkering down"?.
Didn't Revelation prophecy the four horsetrumpets of the snowpocalypse?
This could mean that the end us right around the corner. That is, the end of the third bowl-pouring-outs of the 24 pouring-bowls of wrath. So that means we're looking at about 225 years before the beginning of the end of this system.
jesus was thirty was he was baptized.
today, you hear of young children getting baptized as young as 10 years old.
the parents, family and congregation think it's a wonderful idea that someone dedicates their life to jehovah at such a young age.
Of course JWs say, "It's da troof! It's the only right decision to be made on the matter!"
And there's bragging rights. "My daughter was so spiritual and mature that she qualified for baptism at 4 years old!"
In reality, it all cheapens the meaning of things like "dedication" and "ordained minister." They may as well start infant baptism.
