Posts by inbetween

penny2: personally i dont like this group hand holding either, but thats my personal opinion, if I dont like it, i dont do it !! No need to make a rule out of it...

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How to keep a Jehovahs Witness busy...

by Quirky1 in

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inbetween

hm, I found out the phone number and called, and guess what ?

the householder was just praying to God to find the truth.

Immedietaley started a bible study over the phone, because he never can leave his home, Satan put too many doors blocking him...

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New light: Generation

by 5thGeneration in

got some info from the annual meeting.. unofficially, the 'generation' is now categorized as 2 groups.

the first is 'the 1914 group' and the second is the younger anointed 'contemporaries' who 'actually work for a period of time with those anointed ones'.. the 'generation' is now 'the lifespan of those who actually saw the beginning of the sign and then the lifespan of those who worked with those who saw the beginning of the sign'.. here we go again....

inbetween

teel, I was thinking the exact same, but then, I believe, they are just so sure of themselves, they pull out anything they want, the "spritual strong" ones will follow them, no doubt.

What was the reaction of most JW to last WT-article nonsense rule about public paryer behaviour (not embracing etc) ??

well, its from "mother", so its gold....no critic allowed...

or why do you think, humility is soo emphasized ? (twisting real humility to braindead submission actaully)

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Hillarious "Counsel" from Platform -Classic

by lepermessiah in

jw
friends

i got this from a close friend -.

this past weekend, the family attended the circus assembly.

i skipped it, and didnt get a hard time for not going, which was a first.. anyway, my family didnt want to tell me about a couple of points from the d.o.

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going to watch the movie tonight

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Hillarious "Counsel" from Platform -Classic

by lepermessiah in

jw
friends

i got this from a close friend -.

this past weekend, the family attended the circus assembly.

i skipped it, and didnt get a hard time for not going, which was a first.. anyway, my family didnt want to tell me about a couple of points from the d.o.

inbetween

I thought, on stage they are not supposed to name directly certain books, movies etc because of lawsuits ?

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conversation with wife

by inbetween in

jw
friends

just a short info: my wife is not aware of me being here, and its not the time to tell her yet.. however, i time and again raise questions or even disagreement with some teachings of the wts, and she readily accepts them, but still believes, it is "the truth".

but the other day, she talked about the anointed, the number going up, instead of down, and even saying, that maybe the number 144.000 is not literal after all, but maybe symbolic like everything else in revelation.. i said, i would not be surprised, if "new light" comes sooner or later.. she said, that the term "new light" seems overused,.

i realised my chance, and put this thought deeper, example "generation" teaching, how it went from new, to newer, and back to older teachings etc... .

inbetween

good point OTWA: the canyon might hopefully not be as deep. Because not even a year ago, I myself had this canyon. While questioning some teachings, I still thought, Jehovah will sort it out.

However, it was only a matter of a short period of time, until this "canyon" was gone....it was not quite that big....

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want proof that the GB votes on doctrine

by Aussie Oz in

i would like to find proof of this without refering to ray franz's c.o.c.

material.. is there anywhere a charter, a letter, a document that states stuff like a majority vote needed etc?.

oz.

inbetween

cantleave: yes, thats the reality about it, the bible as guideline is only in theorie. I remember an elders meeting, where I brought up the point, that a certain case was perhaps not a disfellowshipping offense, since the wording in the scripture does not support this conclusion. After some strange looks, the objection was not even discussed...

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conversation with wife

by inbetween in

jw
friends

just a short info: my wife is not aware of me being here, and its not the time to tell her yet.. however, i time and again raise questions or even disagreement with some teachings of the wts, and she readily accepts them, but still believes, it is "the truth".

but the other day, she talked about the anointed, the number going up, instead of down, and even saying, that maybe the number 144.000 is not literal after all, but maybe symbolic like everything else in revelation.. i said, i would not be surprised, if "new light" comes sooner or later.. she said, that the term "new light" seems overused,.

i realised my chance, and put this thought deeper, example "generation" teaching, how it went from new, to newer, and back to older teachings etc... .

inbetween

just a short info: my wife is not aware of me being here, and its not the time to tell her yet.

however, I time and again raise questions or even disagreement with some teachings of the WTS, and she readily accepts them, but still believes, it is "the truth"

But the other day, she talked about the anointed, the number going up, instead of down, and even saying, that maybe the number 144.000 is not literal after all, but maybe symbolic like everything else in Revelation.

I said, I would not be surprised, if "new light" comes sooner or later.

She said, that the term "new light" seems overused,

I realised my chance, and put this thought deeper, example "generation" teaching, how it went from new, to newer, and back to older teachings etc..

I was surprised at her opening up in this way...

Later she said, that she feels bad, like an apostate, by questioning the GB..., but doesnt Jehoivah want us to do that ?

I readily agreed, and did not push the matter further.

I know, it is a little step forward, well actually it was quite a leap, but I know, that she will regret it, and step back once again....

How should I continue ?

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want proof that the GB votes on doctrine

by Aussie Oz in

i would like to find proof of this without refering to ray franz's c.o.c.

material.. is there anywhere a charter, a letter, a document that states stuff like a majority vote needed etc?.

oz.

inbetween

never thoght about it myself, and it is such a crucial question. When I learned about the voting, that was the final seal on my conviction, that they are not directed in any way by holy spirit.

However, if you aks a JW, maybe an elder, they may think, it is like it should be in an elder meeting, where they pray for holy spirit, then discuss the scriptures relevant, and then come to a decision, EVERYBODY agrees.

What does not always work in elder meetings, surley it works for the GB. Thats how they may explain it....