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hello to the vast apostate army!
i have exciting news to share.
my new romance novel debuts today on curiosity quills press as a serial novel.
A fantastic afternoon with Wyatt True has left Rose determined to defy Clinton. However, before Rose can assist Wyatt with his part, she must face Clinton, and worse, his stern father, Jasper Green. Will Rose be able to stand up to the challenge? Read chapter 12 of 'Happiness: How to Find It'!
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so, i have been pondering things in my head about the new understanding of the faithful and discreet slave ... and i believe i have it figured out.. of course this is just speculation ... hear me out.. from the annual meeting ... the individual members of the governing body are not the faithful and discreet slave.
they only act as the faithful and discreet slave when they are working as a collective body in making decisions regarding the dispensing of spiritual food.. in another thread, somebody asked whether or not the new member of the governing body was announced at the annual meeting ... i am assuming that it was not.
yet, it seems to be offered by reliable sources that there is indeed a new member named sanderson.think back to the court case brought against "the organization" in australia by unthank ... the attorneys for watch tower said that "the faithful and discreet slave" is a "theological arrangement".leolia suggested that they can drop the term governing body and just say faithful and discreet slave.what does this all mean?.
Interesting theory. It conflicts with the recent trend of giving the new Governing Body an unprecedented amount of face time in the publications and especially the DVD's, compared to past members. For example, the Russell DVD (can't think of the name), had every member of the Governing Body appearing at least once with the title underneath. I can see them dropping "governing body" and just going by "faithful and discreet slave", but not becoming anonymous per your suggestions.
all of these threads about the 'new light' regarding the fds has got me wondering.
as ex-jws, we've trained ourselves to notice such things.
we tend to treat them as if they're of great significance, even convey a certain level of optimism that it will actually wake some up, make some think, even lead to some sort of mass revolution within the ranks.. do rank-and-file jws really see any significance, or is it just wishful thinking?
As a JW, I looked forward to "new light". It never phased me. I wonder how I would have reacted to the newest generation change that pushes the boundaries of all logic.
from a reliable source...provides further confirmation on the gb's new status.
these are from the symposium part on the new light.. .
jeoff jackson - how is spiritual food prepared?.
@outsmarthesystem
Pretend that is your private interpretation. Let them df you for apostasy. Come back later and say I told you so.
All kidding aside, best of luck for your JC. They can be rough.
from a reliable source...provides further confirmation on the gb's new status.
these are from the symposium part on the new light.. .
jeoff jackson - how is spiritual food prepared?.
Wow. Just wow. I guess this further clears up that the implication is that the Governing Body is the Faithful & Discreet Slave instead of some nebulous group of brothers at Bethel preparing/dispensing spiritual food.
what is in the background?????.
now read what was released and given to all convention attenders about the building of his gravesite, about what's inside it, and about who owns all the land.
from the book called souvenir report of the bible student's convention jan. 2-5, 1919 link:.
Thanks for posting that EndOfMysteries. I never knew that there were documents inside that pyramid. If only it could be opened now.
i think i get that this meeting on october 6 was by invitation only.
if i asked a jw to research who the f&ds was, i'm assuming that they'd tell me it is the annointed and maybe even provide me with wt literature from that cd explaining this.
...or would they already know about the change?
The 2009 article hints at the current "new light", but not the entire change. FDS = Governing Body is how it has been unofficially understood for years anyway. The bit about the FDS not existing prior to 1919 is pretty big. It cuts out all of the apostles and Charles Russell, suggesting that they were not tasked with delivering food at the proper time.
who else is excited?
flat-out the best show on television.
last season hit a lull in the middle, but ended with a bang imo..
Mad Men > Breaking Bad > Boardwalk Empire
I'll definitely be tuning in to watch season 3 of the Walking Dead, but the past two seasons have been pretty lackluster. I'm optimistic that the huge ratings for season 2 will inject some much needed cash so we are not stuck on a farm again. Plus any who have read the comics knows that some pretty amazing things are coming if they stick to the source material.
edit: "is are" in the subject line.
>< oops.. i was thinking with the new revision we are up to fds 3.0, but i'm actually not certain..
) c. t. russell.
EDIT: "is are" in the subject line. >< Oops.
I was thinking with the new revision we are up to FDS 3.0, but I'm actually not certain.
1.) C. T. Russell
2.) All of the 144,000 from Pentecost 33 to present day.
3.) Those Tasked With Dispensing Spiritual Food (Governing Body) from 1919 forward.
Was there something between 1 & 2, though?
