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  Questions on Assembly to help wife critically think

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  good afternoon,.

  my wife is going to be attending the assembly in hampton, va this weekend and was wondering if there are any questions that i could ask her in advance to help her critically think about what is being said?.

  it has been a while since she has attended either a meeting or a dc, so will be sort of like being hit anew with this stuff, but i think she has done a few bs with the pesky sister in the meanwhile, though she is being quite silent about it.. .

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  nbernat

  LMAO. The drama, wow, don't even get me started.
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  Do JWs miss having large parties, pot-lucks, etc?

  by navytownroger in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as has been stated before, large congregational get-togethers, cook-outs, baseball games, etc are now greatly discouraged by the society.

  back in the 80s in san diego we had parties, night-time beach bonfires, pool parties and frequent restaurant meals with 10+ people.

  do current jws seem to miss these sorts of social activities??

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  nbernat

  I do. We used to have them about two years ago but now it's pretty much non-existent.
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  Questions on Assembly to help wife critically think

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  good afternoon,.

  my wife is going to be attending the assembly in hampton, va this weekend and was wondering if there are any questions that i could ask her in advance to help her critically think about what is being said?.

  it has been a while since she has attended either a meeting or a dc, so will be sort of like being hit anew with this stuff, but i think she has done a few bs with the pesky sister in the meanwhile, though she is being quite silent about it.. .

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  nbernat

  It's about the Holy Spirit:
  
  You could ask her if the Holy Spirit guides God's organization and is a so-called apostate, how is it possible that old prophecies and teachings have been wrong?
  
  Or how is it possible if it is the Holy Spirit doing the appointments that spies for the Soviets were appointed as elders if from the get-go they were doing it for interests of the government and in hopes of outing the underground Witnesses?
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  WT Comments Missionary Interview Ready for Download

  by V in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the interview in two parts with l. goller (known here on jwd as "awakened at gilead") are now available in high-resolution here:.

  http://wtcomments.4shared.com.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkkm_aa_j4.

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  nbernat

  Awesome! Thanks!
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  Is this fair?

  by nbernat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is my take on the whole inherited sin thing:.

  let's say your parents committed a crime and were sentenced to life in prison, let's say 140 years.

  now, they died 90 years short of their sentence.

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  nbernat

  That's exactly what I was going to say-- in the future, God will eventually kill all the bad people and then we will be back to square one.
  
  So what's the point?
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  Is this fair?

  by nbernat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is my take on the whole inherited sin thing:.

  let's say your parents committed a crime and were sentenced to life in prison, let's say 140 years.

  now, they died 90 years short of their sentence.

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  nbernat

  But what if Earl and Sue lived in accordance with his stipulations?
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  Is this fair?

  by nbernat in

  1. watchtower
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  this is my take on the whole inherited sin thing:.

  let's say your parents committed a crime and were sentenced to life in prison, let's say 140 years.

  now, they died 90 years short of their sentence.

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  nbernat

  So 6,000 years of pain and suffering is the way to go?
  
  That's not true. He would have destroyed Satan along with Adam and Eve and anyone who opposed him. No future conundrums.
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  Why On Earth Did YOU Ever Become a JW???

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  my excuse: born in it and stayed in way too long.. your reason??

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  nbernat

  Born into it. . .third generation. :(
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  Is this fair?

  by nbernat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is my take on the whole inherited sin thing:.

  let's say your parents committed a crime and were sentenced to life in prison, let's say 140 years.

  now, they died 90 years short of their sentence.

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  nbernat

  So why, then, let us inherit a disease and not just kill those infected and, as said, make new people who can continue God's will and thus prove that only God can rule?
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  Is this fair?

  by nbernat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is my take on the whole inherited sin thing:.

  let's say your parents committed a crime and were sentenced to life in prison, let's say 140 years.

  now, they died 90 years short of their sentence.

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  nbernat

  This is my take on the whole inherited sin thing:
  
  Let's say your parents committed a crime and were sentenced to life in prison, let's say 140 years. Now, they died 90 years short of their sentence. . .would it be fair for you, someone who had nothing to do with the crime and probably didn't even know it happened until you went to visit them in the bin, to, as their child, finish out their sentence? And if you died, for your kids to continue finishing off the sentence?
  
  I know the WTS gives this over-reaching explanation on how He had to because the angels were watching and He had to prove He abides by his Word, blah, blah. . .but isn't the aforementioned analogy exactly what's going on today with sin?
  
  Aren't we serving out Adam and Eve's sentence?