i just wondering how this vile term came to be used in constant referral to the org, i really, really hate it!
it's only since coming out that i have realised how much the jdubs use it.
everything is the truth this and the truth that.
Borrowed from scripture and then twisted beyond recognition to support a doomsday cult.
The term "the truth" appears 85 times in the NWT. 72 of these occurrences are in the NT.
In the NT "the truth" refers to a person (Jesus) and the detailed liberating message (gospel) about him.
"The truth" in scripture is the very opposite of what the apostate Watchtower ruling religious clergy class actively promote: legalism, moralism, ethnocentrism, clericalism and magisterium.
page 539 is of interest to us .... also in the back beside c.t.
russell's name.
very difficult book to find:.
Thank you for sharing.
this is a dangerouse thread.
i dont want to damage the reputation of great people, unless there is evidence to refute " who they claim to be".. so how about a list of " great" people that may be imposters.. one:-elie wiesel: the most famouse holocaust survivor.
nobel peace prize winner amoung his thosands of humanitarian awards.
What imposters forget about our messiah complex is the pariah part which naturally follows...
as of now iam making an unbiased examination of evolution.
however one thing keeps me hanging on to the belief of a supreme spirit being; the existence of spirits.
i have heard countless accounts of people who have experienced frightening encounters with evil forces.
Whilst never having seen a spirit being I have certainly encountered their work, presence and persona in the Pharisees (religious leaders).
I find the "militant ignorance" and "malignant self-righteousness" of the Pharisees to be powerful evidence of the work and thinking of evil spirit beings.
I do not believe we humans are able to achieve the extreme levels of fanaticism, fundamentalism, sectarianism and irrationality which we have, completely unaided.
i believe that most witnesses would refuse blood to show their faithfulness to jehovah's law on blood transfusions....( that sounds silly, huh?).
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Before awakening, sure.
I am very thankful I never had to.
i have been lurking on this site for many years.
i rarely post anything, because my english isnt the best and not sure if anyone understands.
i just recently had a run in with an elder, have not seen him in a few years.
If you ever really HAVE to go against your better judgment and the good advice given above, you'd be surprised just how blind and ignorant these so-called "elders" are when asked a few well chosen "simple" questions...
somewhere hidden well within the jw.org exists an article about the last days of the last days of the jewish system of things .when did the last days of the jewish system of things start was it at the pentecost or before that ?
is that important when we compare jesus' days our days as a way to find what will initiate them ?
i wrote a small post in relation to this any extra valid information towards this will be much appreciated.
Didn't some rather dramatic events at the time of Jesus' death indicate abandonment of the physical temple, in other words the end of the Jewish system?
what is the perfect product to sell to a jw?.
cheap?.
exclusive?.
Everything they are buying from the apostate Watchtower Organisation?:
But of course if it is about a quick buck then one would have to go with what joe134cd said is hot at this time.
what is important to you and why?.
maybe i should begin with a few suggestions:-.
love,.
The custody battle fought over us (the human family) by means of controlling religion and its nemesis the liberating gospel of grace and peace.
hello friends.. i notice alot of talk about the future and what it would take to bring the whole thing down and no one seems to think it can or will happen any time soon.
just seeing people here talk about what will happen once 2034 comes and goes is very discouraging.. i'm amazed this religion continues to move along as it does.
building, growing etc.
I wonder if the d2d work is more likely being phased out, by means of initiatives like "trolly folly", jwTV and jw.org due to basic math lessons the GB have taken at JWfacts.com.
Total hours of FS worldwide for a given year namely 2013 [ 1,841,180,235 ],
divided by (an estimated) half the baptisms, namely those not recruited by their parents [ 0.5 X 277,344 ],
divided by a 10-hour-per-month publisher's hours per year [ 10 hours per month X 12 months ],
equals x-years of doorknocking by a 10-hour-per-month publisher per baptism via doorknocking.
Years = 1,841,180,235 / (0.5 X 277,344) / (10 X 12) = 110 years
In essence, using 2013 figures, it will take a 10-hour-per-month publisher (an average of) 110 years to generate 1 baptism via doorknocking.
