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  Is their a table/list comparing what the WT & Awake magazines print that differs from their bound volumes ?

  by smiddy in

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  2. bible

  i have seen quotations from time to time that says the wt & awake magazines have been changed when the bound volumes come out , has anybody ever been able to list these changes ?

  and make a comparison .?

  to me this is quite deceptive , like speaking out of both sides of your mouth .if you pick them up on one thing then they quote something different , and have the printed page to prove it.surely they need to be nailed down on this.. smiddy.

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  Fernando

  One imagines someone has taken the time to compile such a list.
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  How can I stay motivated for field ministry?

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thus asks my beloved and slow-on-the-uptake jw hubby, who is finding it increasingly difficult to drag himself out the door.

  so far, i've tried to avoid sarcastic comebacks (i'ts boring and useless!

  duh!

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  Fernando

  How long have you been a "publisher of the good news" dear?

  Would you like to study the "good news" according to Paul with me?

  Would it be OK to start with the book of Romans dear?

  I heard that more than half the Bible's references to "good news" are by Paul - do you think it is true dear?
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  Maintaining Faith In God As An Ex-JW

  by pronomono in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as i fade further from the jws, i'm finding it increasingly hard to maintain faith in god.

  i've been exploring many alternatives from atheism, agnostic, apathetic, pagan, and satanism (not devil worship, but the promotion of self-indulgence) to name a few.

  i'm thoroughly intrigued to learn how those of you who remained christian managed to maintain your faith in god and christ, especially after enduring all the lies that we've been told about them.

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  Fernando

  At a blank slate time in my life I had a simple encounter with the unabridged gospel message.

  It was very different from what I had been taught as a 3rd generation born in and member for 4 decades.

  Oddly enough their own publications corroborated what I was learning.

  My experience of this composite yet simple message is that it acts as a map and a medicine which by design leads to faith (a higher state of consciousness and intelligence which is granted as a free gift).
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  What IS the meaning and purpose of EVIL?

  by Monsieur in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  reading about the massacre of the jw family in mexico brought up all kinds of questions again.. from the standpoint of someone who doesn't in believe in 'god' or a 'conventional' god,.

  what is the meaning and purpose of evil?.

  how does it relate to the overall universe and its balance?

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  Fernando

  Psychiatrist Morgan Scott Peck defined evil as "militant ignorance" and characterised it as "malignant self-righteousness".

  This resonates with my personal experience with the "elders" / Pharisees / "ruling religious clergy class".
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  We the rank and file are prophets

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have the elders coming to my home soon and need help finding a watchtower where thay stated that the regular publishers were also prophets, i think it came out about 2007 i think but not sure..

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  Fernando

  You are right.

  The Watchtower publications agree too.

  But don't expect the spiritually blind and apostate Pharisees ("ruling religious clergy class") to be delighted with your insights.

  Quite the opposite, as millions before have discovered, often too late.

  It's not really worth it, unless you absolutely have to experience for yourself to believe.
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  We the rank and file are prophets

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have the elders coming to my home soon and need help finding a watchtower where thay stated that the regular publishers were also prophets, i think it came out about 2007 i think but not sure..

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  Fernando

  *** w79 12/15 pp. 5-6 How Powerful Is The Good News? ***

  This “good news” is primarily the message that salvation or everlasting life is possible on the basis of genuine faith in the atoning benefits of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice, and that God’s kingdom by Christ will bring all things on earth into perfect unity with the holy heavens. (Acts 4:12; Rom. 1:16; Eph. 1:7-14) Why does that message have a powerful effect on those accepting it?

  Consider the situation of many individuals when the “good news” reaches them. Before hearing this message, a person may sense a certain emptiness in his life. On account of personal problems and because of witnessing injustices and oppression, he may have cried out inside himself for relief from distress. The individual may be disappointed because of his own inability to be the kind of person he would like to be. Then, when the “good news” is presented to him, he learns the basic reason for his distress, namely, that he, along with all other members of the human family, is a sinner. Therefore, no matter how sincere a person may be, he will not succeed in living his life in such a way that he does not disappoint himself and others. He can never prove himself righteous before God by adhering to a particular code of law. The “good news,” however, makes it clear how he can enjoy a clean conscience before God and men, with everlasting life in view.
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  We the rank and file are prophets

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have the elders coming to my home soon and need help finding a watchtower where thay stated that the regular publishers were also prophets, i think it came out about 2007 i think but not sure..

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  Fernando

  *** jd chap. 13 p. 166 par. 2 “Proclaim This, You People, Among the Nations” ***
  Do you realize that you have been given an assignment similar in some respects to that of the 12 prophets? You are to declare God’s message for today as well as to teach and make disciples. How do you view that serious assignment? What is the message you are to proclaim among the nations? How thorough are you in accomplishing that assignment? What determines whether your work is successful? Let us consider the answers.

  *** w11 12/1 p. 11 Who Can Interpret Prophecy? ***
  True prophecy is an inspired message, written or spoken

  *** w04 1/15 p. 22 Give God Glory Not Man ***
  The Prophecy of Amos—Its Message for Our Day

  *** w05 11/15 p. 22 par. 3 Walk With God, and Reap What Is Good ***
  But Hosea’s prophecy also contains a heartwarming message.

  *** it-2 pp. 690-691 Prophecy ***
  An inspired message; a revelation of divine will and purpose or the proclamation thereof. Prophecy may be an inspired moral teaching, an expression of a divine command or judgment, or a declaration of something to come. As shown under PROPHET, prediction, or foretelling, is not the basic thought conveyed by the root verbs in the original languages (Heb., na·vaʼ′; Gr., pro·phe·teu′o); yet it forms an outstanding feature of Bible prophecy.
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  Advise needed please

  by EdenOne in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dear forumites, i need your advise please.. i would like to write a letter to the world headquarters of the jehovah's witnesses regarding a subject that i've published an article recently.

  i would like to draw the attention of the gb to said article, which i will send in print form (therefore, no attention would be drawn to the website where it was published).. naturally, because i am a jehovah's witness in good standing in the congregation and what i'll be discussing in my letter will be a dissenting view from the official doctrine/practice, i want to protect my identity and i don't want to be harassed by elders or subjected to any sort of judicial investigation.

  nevertheless, i would be very interested in reading their response (if any) to my letter.. how can i do that?

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  Fernando

  Spiritually blind Pharisees kill those who call them out.

  Possibly you might choose to go ahead once you have managed to lower your expectations to this level?
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  Scratch a Christian and see the Intolerance under the Skin

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  a bishop of the apostolic church (grandiose title, isn't it?

  ) in the cook islands, wants to ban local indians who are hindu's from celebrating their diwali festival.. he claims its blasphemy against the christian god, and that because the cooks islands is a christian country, no other form of worship should be permitted.. gotta love your average christian, don't you?

  if they are banned or persecuted, they scream their heads off, but as soon as they control things they want to ban any alternative worship.. cooks bishop condemns diwali celebration as blasphemyupdated 15 november 2013, 14:52 aest.

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  Fernando

  https://www.barna.org/barna-update/faith-spirituality/611-christians-more-like-jesus-or-pharisees
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  John 7:53-8:11 - taken out of the new bible

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is the proof it should be there?.

  i've brought up to jws that revelation says not to take anything out or you will get the second death.. but they are ok with it because they compare it to not using the book of thomas, mary, etc.. what would you say to that?.

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  Fernando

  I once came across and loved a suggestion that Jesus was writing the names of the mistresses of each Pharisee (elder) in the sand...

  Priceless...