I believe that the Bethel's contribution is mainly to the economy of the Messianic Kingdom (which is highly spiritual in nature), though it must have an effect on international trade relations such as with local and national economies, since not all can be bought with love.
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How much does behel/bethels around the world conribite to local and national economies?
by badboy inany ideas?.
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MY APOLOGIES TO ALL
by Mary inlooking back over the last few weeks, i think i've been unnessarily rude to some posters and i just want to apologize to anyone who has been on the receiving end of my anger recently.. i believe that i'm so angry, dismayed, devastated and heartbroken over what's happening to my brother in law, that i've been taking it out on others and that's not right.
it makes absolutely no difference what i think of the wts as a whole, or whether or not americans have a universal healthcare system......none of that makes any difference whatsoever when someone you love and has been like your brother for 35 years is dying and there's not a fucking thing we can do about it.. my sister just called me and there's more bad news, and that's that his disease has now progressed into the acute myeloid leukemia which means he cannot start the therapy they were going to give him, as this is far more serious now.
they want to start chemo right away, but his blood counts aren't up high enough for him to survive.
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thank you for including me I wish you clearheadedness and restful sleeps so that you may be comforted in this trying time, and thus be able to comfort others, also
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Hello everyone.
by vilot ini'm new here.
i da'ed myself a few years back.
hope to get to know you..
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so, now, how do YOU get built up spiritually, vilot?
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I am a sinner and there is no denying that fact
by Girlie ini have struggled with this concept for quite some time.
i feel like the apostle paul in that he wishes to do right by god in controling this issue, but find it to be a law exercising complete control over him.
i find myself wondering what is the use in doing so?
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On this, Chalam and I and Girlie surely agree. Still we have success in life, as we know it now, by "forgetting the things behind and stretching forward to the things ahead" (Philippians 3:13).
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John 13:20 (NWT) records Jesus' statement this way:— "Most truly I say to YOU, He that receives anyone I send receives me [also]. In turn he that receives me, receives [also] him that sent me."
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I am a sinner and there is no denying that fact
by Girlie ini have struggled with this concept for quite some time.
i feel like the apostle paul in that he wishes to do right by god in controling this issue, but find it to be a law exercising complete control over him.
i find myself wondering what is the use in doing so?
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If you cannot give it up, then you are not free from it yet.
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to Satanus: Jehovah is beyond any human ruler, even a king, in majesty and power. Without due submission and respect, we get no hearing from him. He is certainly not imaginary; the Universe wouldn't be here without Him to create it.
to frankiespeakin: Faith is certainly NOT gullibility, though some have suggested otherwise. According to Jack J. Blanco's Clear Water paraphrase of Hebrews 11:1. Now to have faith means to be sure of the things we hope for and to be certain of the things we can't see.
To illustrate:— We hope for morning to follow evening. We are sure of our hope in morning following evening because of what we have observed so far. So putting these two sentences here together means that we have FAITH in morning following evening.
To illustrate again, we are certain of the wind in various respects, even though we cannot see the wind, but only its effects. Snce we are certain of the wind in various respects, we have FAITH in the wind in the aspects we are certain of, even if the forecasts are predicting that wind to be a tornado or hurricane that will come in the path of our home, and even though this means taking precautionary measures and fleeing our home until the destructive wind is no longer a threat for us or our belongings.
to frankiespeakin: The account of Elijah's test on Mount Carmel, Jehovah versus Baal, is recounted in detail at 1 Kings 18. It proved then who the true God was. Learning and studying the fulfillments of Bible prophesies in detail, including prophesies currently undergoing fulfillment, help to substantiate our faith in Jehovah as the true God.
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where do the refinements come from?, and why do you answer thus?
by Spike Tassel inbluecanary asks [with emphasis mine]:.
in the past when god's chosen leader acted without his blessing, god corrected the individual/group in an obvious and miraculous way.
why does it appear, then, that when the gb is "adjusted" it comes from external sources, such as the 1914 generation dying off, or races integrating nationwide.
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to treadnh2o: Since the Ninevites repented of their murderous ways, Jehovah repented of his thought of killing them off right then.
to isaacaustin: actually the GB cannot exalt Jesus, but they can exult in Jesus, which they do; Jesus is ALREADY in his exalted position, at the right hand of Jehovah, in response to Jehovah's listening to Jesus' request at John 17:5.
to OUTLAW: I get the impression that, to some degree, Jehovah is like a husband away from home right now, letting his wife make the decisions as best she can while the husband's away. I think of it like the husband leaving some instructions for his wife. Some things are left unsaid, some things are repeated for emphasis. She uses the instructions (in the context of what she knows of the husband's personality) in order to make decisions that will hold herself and her family in good stead, and advance her husband's interests, training her family such that the husband can be rightfully proud of his wife upon his return.
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I need a 2009 Drama quote verified please?
by AllTimeJeff inthis is a direct quote from the drama, if my source is correct..... "remember, nobody can really love you unless they know and love jehovah first.".
it gives me an idea for my next blog, but i want to quote this accurately.
your input is appreciated!
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to Justitia Themis: the word is "anointed", not "annointed", actually. I can think of 2 ways in which Jesus is a Mediator. First, is as a Mediator of the New Covenant, which has Jehovah as the party on the one side and the "anointed" on the other. The second is on behalf of all mankind's forgiveable sin. It is in this latter respect, then, that Jesus is our Mediator, whenever any of us pray, which is why our prayers are "in Jesus' name".
to NewYork44M: certainly anyone (even outside the WTS) can have or give love, it's just a matter of whether it will prove beneficial for spiritual growth, or otherwise.
to wha happened?: an Aspie, as I use the term, is someone who has Asperger's. I might also refer to Aspies, like myself, as having an Asperger's perspective, or an Asperger's personality. Others sometimes refer to Aspies as having Asperger's Syndrome, or Asperger's (Personality) Disorder. I consider these latter terms lacking in tact. Asperger's is more fully described at http://www.aspergers.com/.
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I am a sinner and there is no denying that fact
by Girlie ini have struggled with this concept for quite some time.
i feel like the apostle paul in that he wishes to do right by god in controling this issue, but find it to be a law exercising complete control over him.
i find myself wondering what is the use in doing so?
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Even sinners are worthy of love, respect, and careful thought, even as our sins must be hated with the right measures, including insightful counsel and reconciling forgiveness.