Thanks Estephan for your support. You ask some difficult questions. I have a hard time knowing what others actions are trying to tell me. I can't read others' feelings very well. I prefer reading words to hearing them. Often I find a discrepancy between the two. What I read seems more true.
Spike Tassel
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IF it is NOT wise for a man to be ALONE with a woman he's NOT married to
by Spike Tassel insola scriptura answered andersonsinfo:.
the wt leadership has hammered into all of it's elders and rank & file's heads, that it is not wise for a man to be alone with a woman he is not married too (adult or young woman... ie 14).
even in congregation sanctioned duties.. so, why, then, do so many service pairings involve just that: a brother alone in the territory (even if it's to make a call) with a sister he's not married to?.
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I need some good sriptures & reasoning to refute Jesus = Michael Archangel
by androb31 ini have a lot of good stuff at home on the subject but i'm at work and could use some help for a friend who was just conversing w/ a jw..
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1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.Notice this scripture's use of the instead of a. So, extra-canonical references to "4 chief archangels"and "7 archangels", if true also, would mean that Jesus, the Son of God is also the chief archangel. The use of the expression the trumpet call of God appears to indicate Jehovah's timing of matters.
John 5:25
I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now comewhen the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.Here the term the Son of God appears to indicate Jesus' sonly obedience to God, the Father (of all creation, including Jesus/ Michael). This is how I see it.
One thing, I have a problem with the time frames:has now come (John 5:25) appears to indicate a different time frame to what will come (1 Thessalonians 4:16) does.
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If your happy leaving the truth why continue.............
by angel eyes injust want to know why some of you,not all,please dont think im meaning all of you because that truly isnt the case,claim to be happy for leaving the truth,being df etc yet you continue to speak about jehovah or attack him or the organisation??
even for many years after.. this would show that your hurt by them df you.
when someone we love hurts us its natural to want to hurt them back because we have feelings for them.so im thinking that many have love for jehovah still??
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Jesus is quoted at Matthew 10:35 as saying that he "came to cause division". The principle is found 2 verses later:— 37 He that has greater affection for father or mother than for me is not worthy of me; and he that has greater affection for son or daughter than for me is not worthy of me.
Luke 12:51, in like manner, quotes Jesus as saying " Do YOU imagine [that] I came to give peace on the earth? No, indeed, I tell YOU, but rather division".
Hebrews 4:12 quotes Paul as saying that "the word of God is alive and exerts power [i.e. is energetic] and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints and [their] marrow, and [is] able to discern [i.e. judge] thoughts and intentions of [the] heart [i.e. mental inclinations].
Proper loyalty requires properly separating ideas and those who hold them.
Leaving the truth of Jehovah is not at issue, leaving the traditions and spirit that falsely claim to be the truth is what it's about, for me. Principled love is required to be shown to all, even false friends.
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Besty Unplugged - My Life Story Part V
by besty in<< part iv.
part v 9 years, 2 shepherding calls and 2 kids.
sam and i quickly settled into happily married life.
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marking Part V
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IF it is NOT wise for a man to be ALONE with a woman he's NOT married to
by Spike Tassel insola scriptura answered andersonsinfo:.
the wt leadership has hammered into all of it's elders and rank & file's heads, that it is not wise for a man to be alone with a woman he is not married too (adult or young woman... ie 14).
even in congregation sanctioned duties.. so, why, then, do so many service pairings involve just that: a brother alone in the territory (even if it's to make a call) with a sister he's not married to?.
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It's not socialising I want. It's reading the current literature out loud back and forth with someone, and bouncing ideas off of each other, for mutual spiritual growth.
What I mean to say is: It's not sexual activity I'm interested in ever getting to. Rather, I'm looking for fellowship, companionship, spiritual harmony, principled love, intellectual curiosity, mutual interest in solving the issues of life together, a complement, someone whom I can validate and who can validate me, a soul mate.
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Anyone heard of Watchtower policy change concerning pedophiles
by Robert_V_Frazier ini'm passing this along from someone else on another discussion board.
the claim of any substantive change in the policy on pedophiles is news to me.
can anybody verify or falsify this claim?.
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It's NOT that there needs to be a change in the Scripture, or in Watchtower policy. The guidance is already there. It just needs to be applied. Here's some of what they COULD be doing, if it's NOT already being done in whichever given congregation.
"Work" is the Lord's work, not holding down a secular job. That's #1. After all, the Bible is a "Spiritual" book, first and foremost: Jehovah has already promised He takes care of His own. And that means we must all have faith, and work through the steps shown in 2 Peter 1:2-8. Which comes out with principled love, everytime. Which entails compassion, humility, etc.
If someone's not commenting in a meeting, there's sure to be an underlying reason. There should be someone marking who is actually there, not just a number written down that might be out one way or another.
There should be a recorded transcript of each and every meeting.
Someone with a quavering voice: there has to be a reason for it, maybe it's terror. Someone in the congregation should be following that up.
Someone not commenting that meeting. Someone in the congregation should be following that up.
Someone coming in bruised. Someone in the congregation should be following that up.
Someone having a hard time sitting. Someone in the congregation should be following that up.
Someone leaving before the meeting's finished. Someone in the congregation should be following that up.
Someone leaving right when the meeting ends. Someone in the congregation should be following that up.
Love means genuine concern about the welfare of others. Not being distracted because one likes to golf or play hockey or do some target-shooting or watch TV. Not when lives are at stake.
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IF it is NOT wise for a man to be ALONE with a woman he's NOT married to
by Spike Tassel insola scriptura answered andersonsinfo:.
the wt leadership has hammered into all of it's elders and rank & file's heads, that it is not wise for a man to be alone with a woman he is not married too (adult or young woman... ie 14).
even in congregation sanctioned duties.. so, why, then, do so many service pairings involve just that: a brother alone in the territory (even if it's to make a call) with a sister he's not married to?.
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It's not socialising I want. It's reading the current literature out loud back and forth with someone, and bouncing ideas off of each other, for mutual spiritual growth.
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Anyone heard of Watchtower policy change concerning pedophiles
by Robert_V_Frazier ini'm passing this along from someone else on another discussion board.
the claim of any substantive change in the policy on pedophiles is news to me.
can anybody verify or falsify this claim?.
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The elders use the "two-witness rule" even when they only have one person. The elders are the "two witnesses" then. It happens when any accused person is called to account and they are not believable. I've been serious all along.
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The Son in two persons
by Deputy Dog inthe wt and jws around the world have made the evil "trinity" their reason for existence.
when in fact they have quite a mystery of their own.
one son in two separate an distinct persons with two separate an distinct natures archangel michael/human jesus.. on another thread spike tassel tried to explain this by saying: .
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The Trinity is THE place where the Son in two persons idea really resides, as this Topic has abundantly proven, to both Reniaa and myself.
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If your happy leaving the truth why continue.............
by angel eyes injust want to know why some of you,not all,please dont think im meaning all of you because that truly isnt the case,claim to be happy for leaving the truth,being df etc yet you continue to speak about jehovah or attack him or the organisation??
even for many years after.. this would show that your hurt by them df you.
when someone we love hurts us its natural to want to hurt them back because we have feelings for them.so im thinking that many have love for jehovah still??
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Spike Tassel
Everyone surely benefits from the life-long spiritual journey that comes from living by 2 Peter 1:2-8.