Splash: The BOE letters are released in the Documents section.
The Inbox section is for general congregation-related correspondence between the elders, circuit overseer and the branch. It's been there for at least 2 years.
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JW.org Email Service - Now I've Seen EVERYTHING!!!
by jw07 inmaybe i'm late but i just discovered that elders now have an email service run on the jw.org domain name.. those emails might contain a treasure trove of very sensitive material regarding rape, molestation, pedophilia cases etc.. the cult keeps getting creepier and creepier.
why would they do that in this day and age, lots of damning stuff in one place?.
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Your Expert Research is needed!
by Atlantis infriends:.
doug mason needs no introductions here.
we all know him to be an excellent writer, such as: blondie, terry, jwfacts, barbara anderson and countless others on this board.. doug is asking for assistance on a new project he is working on to explain in terms easy to understand, the changes the watchtower now expects jehovah's witnesses and others to believe.. your expert knowledge on these subjects such as: 144,000, great crowd, order of special full time servants, and governing body would be greatly appreciated.
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1. Does the WTS still refer to the mass of JWs as the "Other Sheep" and "Great Crowd"? (Or do they use "Great Multitude"?)
It's more accurate to use "other sheep". The great crowd refers to those other sheep who will survive Armageddon.
2. By what other Bible-based designations does it identify the earth-bound class? (I suspect that terms such as Publisher, Overseer, and Pioneer are not Bible based, but I could be wrong. It has been known to happen.)
Usually they use "other sheep" when referring to present day, and "great crowd" when talking in an eschatological context.
3. I see the term "spirit-anointed". Where do they get this? Is it from the gospels or from Pentecost?
Neither. This term was concocted by Watchtower. In my opinion, referred to the 144,000 as 'anointed' Christians stems from the fact that they will rule as kings and priests during the Millennial reign of Christ. 'Spirit-anointed' might be a reference to Romans 8:14-17 where the holy spirit bears witness of someone's being called for heavenly life.
4. What are the names it currently uses to identify the 144,000?
Anointed Christians or "little flock"
5. Does it openly refer to the Order of Special JWs, apart from that brief entry in the Year Book statistical summary?
The Religious Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses includes (as far as I know) Bethelites and traveling overseers and their wifes. They refer to the Order in the contract you need sign when accepted to serve at Bethel,
6. Do they still see members of the 144,000 as having been gathered in every age since the start of Christianity?
Yes. Nothing has been published to change this viewpoint.
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Terminology the Society Hates?
by toweragent inin my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.
for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".
i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".
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The term "the Society" has been deprecated in 2001 when the Governing Body stepped off from their positions as directors and executives of the corporations. Since then it's "the branch office" in most letters from the branch or "the organization" / "Jehovah's Witnesses" in other contexts.
The Standards Manual also lists several wordings that are to be avoided.
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Aug 1/87 WT p 32 - WT Index 1930-1985 has indexed EVERY publication
by berrygerry ininteresting quote on the back page.. "this new book has indexed every publication produced by the watch tower bible and tract society since 1930.".
(also on the cd wt library).
funny then that the life everlasting book (1966) never made it in..
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berrygerry: The "1930-1985 Index" has references to the "Life Everlasting" book under the keywords that reference it in the printed index, but the book itself is not included in "Watchtower Library", because the CD-ROM contains only publications released from 1970 onward.
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"Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom! Regional Convention 2014 - releases and info
by OwnAccord ininfo from someone at the regional convention:.
(sorry about the format).
matthew 6:33 keep on seeking first the kingdom.
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Shador: This is only Friday's summary, Saturday and Sunday to follow :P
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Does anyone have the "Elders / MS meeting Video on shepherding those who are depressed?
by stuckinarut2 indoes anyone have that appalling video that was shown the elders at the last elders school, then was shown again to all elders and ms in the last co meeting?.
i watched it at our meeting, and wished that i had recorded it...as i could not believe just how bad and insensitive it was!.
sure the first clip was showing what not to do...but the supposed correct clip showing what to do, was even worse!.
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Hi stuckinarut2. I believe this is the video you were looking for: http://rutube.ru/video/cf2993cc98c025952d5df32d7d9d6e78/
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1993-2014 THE BEST OF WATCHTOWER LETTERS PDF
by WatchTower87 in1993-2014 the best of watchtower letters pdf.
instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.
no virus ;-).
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Grazie, fratello! :D
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My translation:
The third praise addressed to the preexistent "Word" represents the climax: "and God was the Word". Vs. 1c reads "God" rather than the arthrous concept of God in vs. 1b, it is without article and emphasized at the beginning of the sentence (in Greek). By picking up the last word of vs. 1b, the hymn confers the "Word" the state of being God. The leading "and God" is a predicate, but under no circumstances does it identify the Word with the previously mentioned "with [the] God". Thus the "Word" is also being called "God" like one with whom it shares a very close relationship. The state of being God designates both the physis (or nature) of the "Word" as well as of God himself. The word "God" in the sentence of vs. 1c is not the subject, as in Luther's translation, "God was the Word", but the predicate noun. The "Word" is not "[the] God" of vs. 1b (which refers to God the Father). At the same time, the Logos shares the same kind as God, has a divine nature, it is has the same nature as God, in fact it can be translated as, "and of divine kind was the Word". The statement of faith regarding monotheism found in the Old Testament and Judaism is also being respected in this Hellenistic, pre-Johannine hymn. But, as we have already emphasized, in no way do we have here a straight identification. The hymn sings about the fact that in the beginning there have existed two divine beings, or persons, one next to the other, and also one subjected to the other. The "Word" is the divine revealer, so that only within him humans meet God himself. Only through this "Word"-revelation is God closely present and who gets to interact with the revealer gets in reality to interact with God.
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Vulcan-The Surprise Box!
by Atlantis ini have been working on the big rigs as usual.
as a master mechanic by trade that is pretty much all i do, and petra has been studying her cooking classes.
she has had some good training from nevada over the years.
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Awesome!!!! :D Thanks, Vulcan!!