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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-13-10 WT Study (HOLY SPIRIT)

  by blondie in

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  comments you will not hear at the 06-13-10 wt study (april 15, 2010, pages 7-11 (purpose).

  as we have seen, jehovah used his spirit in the past to protect individuals as well as the nation of israel as a whole.

  why doesnt god protect individuals today?.

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  peacedog

  Blondie, thanks so much for your effort in putting this together.

  Undercover, man I was thinking exactly the same thing. Exactly.

  The deviousness in paragraphs 13 & 14 staggers me:

  "holy spirit is at work in bringing Bible truths to light"

  "This magazine has long been used....as the primary channel for dispensing increased light."

  "keeping up with advancing light....following the leadings of the holy spirit."

  And was holy spirit at work, dispensing "increased light" when the WT magazine said (in 1995) that the generation was wicked people who failed to mend their ways?

  How could it possibly have been, when that interpretation was completely contradicted by the next interpretation (in 2008) which said that the generation was "anointed Christians" ?

  Each time the Watchtower Society changes a doctrine, they claim (directly or indirectly) that it is an "increase of light" from God via his holy spirit. The fact that this supposed "increase of light" CONTRADICTS what was previously heralded as an "increase of light" is not mentioned.

  It seems to me that being a Jehovah's Witness means believing one of two things: either that God (via his "holy spirit") tells lies and contradicts himself; or that the GB lies when they claim to be revealing "increased light" under the direction of the holy spirit.

  I challenge any JW to show me how this is not the case.
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  The Four Major Cults - Anthony A.Hoekema

  by jmbrasil in

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  2. bible

  hello my frieds,.

  the watchtower society says: "no read publications apostates.. sentry 15.07.2004, p.28.. in sentinel 07.15.1997, p.26 the dr.hoekema is quoted, and an excerpt from his book '.

  the four major cults.

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  peacedog

  The 'don't read apostate publications' rule applies to the rank and file members of the JWs...... the higher ups do what they want, when they want.

  If I am not mistaken, Ray Franz mentioned in CoC that apostate publications are readily available at Headquarters.
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  Not Allowed to read other religious literature? Quotes Required Please

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  i've tried some searching but can't find instances where reading other religious literature is discouraged.. is it true?.

  thanks.

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  peacedog

  Compare the previous quote with these statements:

  The book then raises the logical question. "Is it reasonable to assume that the religion imposed at one's birth is necessarily the whole truth?" Thus, every person is encouraged to examine other religions with an open mind. –The Watchtower, April 1, 1991, p. 17.

  Can you say LIARS ?

  Peace,
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  Not Allowed to read other religious literature? Quotes Required Please

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  i've tried some searching but can't find instances where reading other religious literature is discouraged.. is it true?.

  thanks.

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  peacedog

  Why do Jehovah's Witnesses decline to exchange their Bible study aids for the religious literature of people they meet? ... it would be foolhardy, as well as a waste of valuable time, for Jehovah's Witnesses to accept and expose themselves to false religious literature that is designed to deceive. ... it is out of wisdom and respect for God's counsel that Jehovah's Witnesses do not make a practice of exchanging valuable Bible study aids containing Scriptural truth for religious literature that disseminates error or apostate views. –The Watchtower, May 1, 1984, p. 31.
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  Did You Experience THIS When You Were Awakening From Mind Control?

  by mentallyfree31 in

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  back in december, when i awakened from the wt mind control - i would wake up for several weeks in the middle of the night thinking "what are you doing?

  you know the witnesses have the truth".

  every day or so these thoughts would return.

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  peacedog

  Anyone experiencing this should read Ray Franz's book, Crisis of Conscience. This book completely destroys the facade that the GB has constructed and (for me) totally obliterated any thoughts that "the witnesses have the truth".

  I also recommend James Penton's book, Apocalypse Delayed.

  I don't know how it would be possible to believe the JWs have "the truth" after reading these books...............
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  Can I see your invitation? Can I see your birth certificate?

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  peacedog

  : Why can't some people accept that fact that a black man was elected president of the United States?

  Erm... are we reading the same thread? What does Obama's being "a black man" have to do with any of this?
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  Ray Franz has had a stroke

  by coffee_black in

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  just setting the record straight.

  there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

  he is still alive.

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  peacedog

  I never had the privilege of meeting Ray or his wife. However, I can say that his books were instrumental in my becoming free from the Watchtower Society. I say "free" because I would have left without Ray's books (in fact, did) but if not for Ray's books my mind would not have been so completely and absolutely free of the various control mechanisms of the WTS.

  With his first book, Ray did for me precisely what Toto did for Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz: completely expose the charlatan(s) hiding behind the curtain.

  From the bottom of my heart, thank you Ray.
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  Most-Ignored Scriptures by JWs

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower has been known for over 130 years as a great scriptural cherry-picker.

  they pick out disparate unrelated verses and combine them to support the wackiest of wacky doctrines.. on the other hand there are many scriptures they almost never address, whether because they contradict wt doctrine or because they simply don't have a clue what they mean or how to spin them to the wt advantage.. one of these is revelation 19:1 that mentions a "great crowd" "in heaven.

  " the only time it is ever brought up it is dismissed.

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  peacedog

  Hebrews 1:5 God has never said to any of the angels, "You are my Son, because today I have become your Father!" Neither has God said to any of them, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son!"

  Hebrews 1:13 God never said to any of the angels, "Sit at my right side until I make your enemies into a footstool for you!"

  (contemporary english version)
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  RANDY WATTER'S DAD JUST DIED

  by Mary in

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  randy watters, owner of freeminds.org father just died a couple of hours ago from pneumonia and alzheimers.

  he was 86 years old.

  as randy has been tireless in his efforts to help countless people come out of the wts, i would like to express my sincere condolences to him at this time.. .

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  peacedog

  Very sorry to hear this. My condolences, Randy.
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  Generation Renewal in April...??

  by feenx in

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  i saw a reference to april having a "generation renewal" in the org.

  i tried doing a search on this term but couldn't find anything more on it.

  is this in relation to the annointed, i'm guessing?

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  peacedog

  Are you referring to the latest 1914 generation change?

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/187399/1/NEW-GENERATION-DEFINED-April-15-2010-Watchtower