i would like to know does jhw teaches what grace is , and how to recieve grace without any works , merits and qualifications?.
what is saved grace to jhw?.
if we are saved in the name of jesus why do they have to do things like go witnessing , and etc to get god to accept them when grace has already made us righteous un jesus and not jehovah?.
St Ann - That was such a great post! Grace = Unmerited Favor. We couldn't earn God's favor on our best day! Even our 'best' works are tained with mixed motives - self interest, etc.
When JWs say God knows our hearts, and find that reassuring, i react just the opposite - i find it disconcerting, without grace! ;)
Evangelist, Guten Tag! and i sent you a pm, upper right corner.
i would like some thoughts on this issue.
as we well know the wts has been going strong for 130 years.
and they are still making large increases.
I was interested in what Gary said (techincally his wife said) about 1914 not being a core doctrine. Does this mean you can voice an opinion, that you don't agree with it? I remember Mouthy writing about how she was disfellowshipped for not believing 1914. Has that changed?
Is the view of "Generation" a core doctrine? Can you elaborate on the concept "core doctrine"? I thought in the WT system, you pretty much have to affirm everything in the current pubs. Are there really any 'minor' points people can argue/discuss about?
Would it be a disfellowshipping offense to go around the KH saying you believe 'generation' still means the Annointed, or the wicked people? Or is it ok to believe that inside, as long as you don't promote that view?
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has anyone done a synopsis on the information provided at http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/default.html#chapters, where the wts association with the un is justified?.
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does anyone know how that works?
we have so many conventions where i live, i can easily tape it.
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Elsewhere - LOL!! :)
does anyone know how that works?
we have so many conventions where i live, i can easily tape it.
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Hey, thanks for all those helpful comments. wow, I did not now that about Mp3 players, i'll have to check the ones we have here between me and the kids, to see if any have that capability.
does anyone know how that works?
we have so many conventions where i live, i can easily tape it.
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Does anyone know how that works? We have so many conventions where i live, i can easily tape it.
bummer i wasn't home and missed it!
he was very busy, as he works at home, so he didn't even take the flyer.
he said at first he didn't even think it was a jw, because she said something about how they have their own easter service, that will be on tuesday!
Asilenttone: only one sister. Interesting you should ask that. -- I find it curious that they would even invite so many to the Memorial. For most people who have even the slightest exposure to church, seeing a 'ceremony' like that would not draw them to the JWs; many would find it very strange, and a red flag.
bummer i wasn't home and missed it!
he was very busy, as he works at home, so he didn't even take the flyer.
he said at first he didn't even think it was a jw, because she said something about how they have their own easter service, that will be on tuesday!
Yah, that's what i thought. Maybe it was an imposter. I do believe him, though. We're not quite elderly or senile yet. LOL.
bummer i wasn't home and missed it!
he was very busy, as he works at home, so he didn't even take the flyer.
he said at first he didn't even think it was a jw, because she said something about how they have their own easter service, that will be on tuesday!
Bummer i wasn't home and missed it! He was very busy, as he works at home, so he didn't even take the flyer. He said at first he didn't even think it was a JW, because she said something about how they have their own Easter service, that will be on Tuesday! I"m like: WHAT? WHAT? SHe said EASTER? Are you sure? Do you think it could have been a newbie ? Or just a strategy, trying to say something that will resonate with some? i dont' know...
i was at dinner with witness friends last night when one of the guys started that up.
i kept my mouth shut, let him have his say for a while; it's good to feel gratitude and i'm glad for him that he feels so blessed, but never, even in my most "spiritually healthy" days have i boasted like that.
finally, i spoke up with "how do you think that makes me, almost unemployed and struggling these days, feel?
"Good things come from Jehovah to the ones he loves. If things aren't good for you, He doesn't love you as much as he loves me." How is this different than any stupid televangelist on television? I call it "PROSPERITY GOSPEL". Martin Luther called it a "theology of glory," as opposed to the "theology of the Cross." Has this dude ever checked out the APostle Paul's life? It really sucked, from an earthly perspective.
