have you noticed the article entitled "watch your associations in these last days" in the new august 2015 study watchtower?.
unless i'm reading it wrong, or somehow misinterpreting it, it is saying that we should be kind to intentional breakers of god's laws inside and outside the congregation, including fornicators, but that we must not be close associates with them.. are they already preparing for a shift in their disfellowshipping practices?.
here are the relevant paragraphs:.
I don't think this is new.
i recall hearing it said that our only friends are inside the congregation, those outside are acquaintances. basically don't be rude to worldly people since they need to preach to them, but at the same time, don't be their friends.
i was on the jw.org website today and decided to watch a video entitled 'respect jehovah's authority'.
to my surprise approximately 3mins 25secs into the video, as the opening title began to fade, a symbol of the all seeing eye (eye of horus) appeared on the screen.
the scene was not set in egypt, but in a hebrew tent in the wilderness where praise was being sung to jehovah!!
why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.
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may 15, 2105 watchtower, pp.
Is this the first time the simplified edition has had a completely different article?
I had not noticed this before since I usually don't look at the simplified edition.
from the perspective of the jehovah's witnesses public witnessing cart.
a family put this skit on for going away party for our missionary family.
[ i can just imagine what the villagers are going to say about the crazy missionary gringo and his cart.
apparently it was announced last night.
i was not informed (for 'legal reasons'), but they phoned my dad and told him.
i understand it is due to my apostate book.
Not only did my dad attend the JC as a witness against me, both of my parents have cut me off.
this was also after 5 years of inactivity.
maksutov, I hope your parents are reasonable and I wish you the best.
i was unable to sleep because of my ongoing turmoil with my family and my wife's ongoing naivety about what they are trying to accomplish.
and i came to another thought about this group, the witnesses.
they say "i put jehovah first!!
You can't call it Unity when it crosses the line and becomes Conformity.
You have to Conform to their way, unity implies room for being different, yet working together. This is not at all what the org allows.
The simple beard rule is the best example. It's not a written rule, yet you would be lambasted for not conforming to their way.
return to jehovah... no return address .
today i read a small piece of poetic irony.
im not going to advertise from what web forum i read this, but it was so astounding i had to share it somewhere.
BoC, that is funny, but exactly how i see it playing out.
return to jehovah... no return address .
today i read a small piece of poetic irony.
im not going to advertise from what web forum i read this, but it was so astounding i had to share it somewhere.
From that other website:
Table of Contents
A Letter From the Governing Body
1. "The Lost One I Will Search For"
2 Anxiety--"Hard Pressed in Every Way"
3 Hurt Feelings--When We Have "Cause for Complaint"
4 Guilt--"Cleanse Me From My Sin"
5 Return to "the Shepherd and Overseer of Your Souls"
Just showing that they can't acknowledge that someone could leave for a any reason other than being stumbled or guilty.
return to jehovah... no return address .
today i read a small piece of poetic irony.
im not going to advertise from what web forum i read this, but it was so astounding i had to share it somewhere.
I wouldn't be surprised if after a one-time "outreach" to those who have left, they don't declare them all DFd or DAd
There is always speculation that they are trying to push out or flush out inactive people. They are doing many things lately that make this seem more plausible.
jehovah's personality is explosive with no guarantees he won't blow a head gasket and destroy your ass for some petty offense.. i know the jws claim jehovah always keeps his word and once you get to heaven or pass the final test you got guaranteed everlasting life.
but when we look in the bible jehovah seems to kill even his worshipers over trifles, so who is to say that someday he won't get pissed off and destroy the whole human race and start all over again?.
while i don't believe the bible or what the wt corporation teaches about jehovah personality, if what they say is true then i would much rather die than live an eternity under the whims of such a capricious jehovah.. the reward system the bible has promoted is really terrible and not to be grasped at..
or killing the person trying to protect your ark.
But when they came to the threshing floor of Na′con, Uz′zah thrust his hand out to the Ark of the true God and grabbed hold of it,+ for the cattle nearly upset it.At that Jehovah’s anger blazed against Uz′zah, and the true God struck him down+ there for his irreverent act,+ and he died there beside the Ark of the true God.
2 Sam 6:6
