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  No More Publisher Numbers

  by GermanXJW in

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  according to a report on the german xjw-board: http://forum.sektenausstieg.net/index.php?topic=13367.msg391400#msg391400 the german kingdom ministry for february 09 does not contain a supplement with the publisher figures.

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  furthermore, it does not contain the monthly report for the first month of the service year 2009 (sep 08) as it used to in the past.sixty years.. this may indicate that the wts is not that transparent with their publishers numbers any more if they are not even doing away with it.. can anyone confirm from other countries?.

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  Kosonen

  That would be sad. I want to se how much the memorial partakernumber has increased!!!
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  Have you met Governing Body members?

  by BonaFide in

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  brother jaracz taught one day of my mts class, the very last day.

  when i was in bethel i met brother schroeder, brother sydlik, barr, barry.

  i said hi to brother franz once as a kid.. the new ones?

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  Kosonen

  I was at brother Samuel Herd's (a member of the Governing Body) talk 2005 in Sweden. His theme was "The Prayer is a Miracle". He asked us to pray for the Governing Body, because if there are matters they do not understand correctly, Jehovah will open them for them thank's to our prayers. He told us interesting storries. One was about how wrong Governing Body understood the matter with husbands who became homosexuals. He said: "We did not allow the sisters to divorce and remarry with normal brothers. And it took many long years for the GB to make a change. And he said: If affected sisters would have prayed more we would have corrected our oppinion much quicker.

  Many have prayed for them since 2005 about different matters. Many have wrote letters to them. But why are they so slow? I would like to ask brother Samuel Herd personaly what's wrong?
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  I wonder why do the "society" not call themselves "The Way"?

  by Kosonen in

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  there are several places in acts saying that christians in the first centry called their form of worship the way.

  a very good name, the right way of living, found in the teachings of the apostles, and of lord jesus christ.. is there on earth a religion calling them selves the way like in the first centry?.

  so should christians be anointed?

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  Kosonen

  There are several places in Acts saying that christians in the first centry called their form of worship The Way. A very good name, the right way of living, found in the teachings of the apostles, and of Lord Jesus Christ.

  Is there on earth a religion calling them selves The Way like in the first centry?

  And what about calling your self christian? It is connected to Christ. Christ is the same as Messiah, what does it mean? I think many of you know it means Anointed One. So should christians be anointed? And if you are not anointed can you call yourself christian? And what about Jehovah´s witnesses who mostly are not anointed, can they say that they are christians?
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  How I was appointed C.O.

  by BonaFide in

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  if you have never served out of this country or spent any time preaching in another country, you may have certain ideas of how a c.o.

  behaves and talks and acts.

  what is the youngest c.o.

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  Kosonen

  Thanks for your story. I happy that brothers like you share your experiences. I served in Latvia after the fall of communism. It was a good experience. Be sure Jehovah God will reward all who loves him and continues to do his will. If you understand the truth better than todays GB, do not worry. Let your light shine. Do not fear men. Just do God's will. Jehovah will replace people taking the lead among his people like he replaced in former times. Like in todays WT-study wich was about David and Saul.
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  Personal finance points to remember (point # 4): developing good habits

  by JimmyPage in

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  regardless of your income, you can make your dollars stretch further if you practice good financial habits and avoid mistakes.

  in fact, the lower your income, the more important it is that you make the most of your income and savings (because you don't have the luxury of falling back on your next fat paycheck to bail you out).. more and more industries are subject to global competition, so you need to be on your financial toes now more than ever.

  job security is waning; layoffs and retraining for new jobs are increasing.

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  Good points, your words are very similar to the wisdom in Proverbs. Even Jesus our Lord said: who has left his brothers for his sake will get houses, fields etc. in this period of time. (Mark 10:30) The true wisdom in God's word and God's blessing will make it possible to leave poverty and to have what we need. Like houses and fields.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-09-08 WT Study (ESCAPE)

  by blondie in

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  comments you will not hear at the 11-09-08 wt study (september 15, 2008, pages 3-7 (escape).

  review comments will be in red.

  q 20. why can we trust in jehovah as our "provider of escape"?

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  Kosonen

  I'm like you dissapointed with the "organization". But why to question the truthness of God's word? If Jehovah God forgave David's sins and Jesus is called, "the son of David", does it not show that God still loves David and will resurrect him? I know that it is not allways easy to accept all things in the Holy Scriptures, but the holy spirit can help anyone to come to know the depth and length of the knowledge of God.
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  God is appointing rulers on earth!

  by Kosonen in

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  by the decree of watchers the thing is, and by the saying of holy ones the request is, to the intent that people living may know that the most high is ruler in the kingdom of mankind and that to the one whom he wants to, he gives it and he sets up over it even the lowliest one of mankind.a -daniel 2:17. do you see it happen?.

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  Kosonen

  I apologize for the error with the chapter.

  And about Bush. I think he had some important missions he accomplished.
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  God is appointing rulers on earth!

  by Kosonen in

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  by the decree of watchers the thing is, and by the saying of holy ones the request is, to the intent that people living may know that the most high is ruler in the kingdom of mankind and that to the one whom he wants to, he gives it and he sets up over it even the lowliest one of mankind.a -daniel 2:17. do you see it happen?.

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  By the decree of watchers the thing is, and by the saying of holy ones the request is, to the intent that people living may know that the Most High is Ruler in the kingdom of mankind and that to the one whom he wants to, he gives it and he sets up over it even the lowliest one of mankind.” -Daniel 2:17

  Do you see it happen?
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  The new world will be here January 20, 2009 - what changes are you expectin

  by eyeslice in

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  barak obaham will be sworn in as the first afro-american president of what is arguably the most powerful nation on earth on january 20, 2009. will this usher in a new age or will the actions not match the rhetoric?

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  Kosonen

  To solve the economic problems, I would suggest to have 20% tax on income. And in the begining just print more money to pay salaries to governmental workers in all countries if the collected taxes are not sufficient.
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  Obama said "peace and security" in his speech tonite

  by yadda yadda 2 in

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  jw's will be a bit excited about that!

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  Kosonen

  I believe the world will get better to a point that people will be saying "peace and security". In some ways the world gets better and better every day. Don't you agree?