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"Bearing Thorough Witness" book: New light about Governing Body
by kurtbethel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
they are not your leaders!.

here it is, in print, on page 110 above the picture of "the nine".. "the governing body relies on god's holy spirit for direction.

its members do not regard themselves as the leaders of jehovah's people.
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It has to be a further move to disavow the Governing Body from any legal threat. What I mean is, how can the Governing Body be sued in a class action law suit, for example, if they aren't the ones leading the R&F into refusing blood transfusions, shunning babies etc etc?
If each JW has the absolute authority over their destiny, then it's only them that's to blame when things go Pete Tong.
However, if that is the case, the WT literature will be full of statements like "a mature Christian would wisely [insert course of action] as a demonstration of their loyalty to Jehovah". Is the "Keep Yourself in God's Love" book a textbook of how not to follow the leadership of the Governing Body (because they're not your leader, folks!) while emphasising the importance of doing that very thing?
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
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I'm sure the witnesses appreciate being prayed for, does it involve them seeing sense and following trinity as the true God?
I wasn't there, so I can't answer that. Maybe it was they'd come out of a satanically inspired cult and be able to have Christ as their mediator. But like I said, I wasn't at the meeting.
Are you sure you can't babysit tonight?
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
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Perhaps they could be a little more specific next time and include Reniaa by name
LOL, perhaps, although I highly doubt that's "her" name.
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
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@ Quandry - Praise Gathering is an outreach ministry. It isn't simply a concert for "born agains" but non-Christians attend too. We've got the CD of the 2007 concert and they sound fantastic. 4 people from our church are in the choir.
I should point out that at one of their prayer meetings (they have prayer meetings before each rehearsal) they were praying for the Witnesses in the Glasgow area.
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
passwordprotected

Alright I ment worshiping a False God aka involving another religions God you know as witnesses thats how they will see it, you know this you were once a witness? I myself view trinity as a false God.
Cool. Thanks for making it clear that you can't babysit for us tonight.
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
passwordprotected

in this case you decided to keep quiet and not tell them.
No, I don't make the habit of informing them where we go in the few occasions we go out for the evening. As I've said, I'm a 37 year old married father...If they ask I'll tell them, i.e. "the cinema" or "a restaurant". In this case they asked yesterday when they had to be at our home to babysit and I replied that I'd find out when the concert started.
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Share: Where have you been shunned?
by mrsjones5 in
1. jw
2. experiences
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I hope your family wasn't too hurt by the actions of these people.
Our children weren't hurt and I too hope that our extended family (i.e. my father-in-law, brother-in-law and new wife) aren't hurt. However, my feeling is that the Witnesses should experience the consequences of their actions.
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
passwordprotected

Why are you angry then when they find out and see you have decided to just ignore that trust and they respond accordingly by refusing?
Where did I say I was angry? And where did I say I was off worshiping a religion?
Are you personally offended by the idea of a room full of people listening to a choir singing songs of praise to God?
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
passwordprotected

you will always
be the bad guy and they are always
going to be righteous overmuch...
Yep. The latest slanderous rumour doing the rounds locally is that I believe I have the power of healing and that the people in our church are in an outrage about it...
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Further Punishements
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. experiences
praise gathering 2009 is taking place in glasgow this weekend.

we've been given tickets to tonight's concert as a gift.

to explain, praise gathering is a concert with a full orchestra and 400 singers.
passwordprotected

You don't think you should have been more honest when you knew you were using them to facilitate you going to worship with another religion?
Well, we don't usually tell them where we're going when we go out for an evening. The last time I checked I was a 37 year old married father of 3 children and disclosing to my parents where my wife and I go for recreation isn't part and parcel of our weekend activities. Even when they're babysitting.