Great OP
I actually have memories of Thursday evenings that were quite good fun. Elders and others were appreciated when they used their initiative and invented entertaining teaching methods.
Posts by cofty
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34Elders are no longer teachers
by eyeslice inback in the day when i was a young witness lad, you very much got the impression that at least the training as theocratic teachers was good.. even the bible reading back then had a short introduction and conclusion.
you had to research and prepare your own ministry school talks and then perhaps you would graduate to a half of a 55 minute public talk.
then later if you were a book study conductor, you got to decide which scriptures to read and highlight.
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The Hubris of the Governing Body
by cofty init's difficult to comprehend how arrogant the members of the governing body must be to sanction much of the content that appears in their literature.
they identify themselves as the 'faithful and discreet slave' - that alone requires an astonishing degree of pride.
but what is even more amazing - arguably to the level of insanity - is the way they then use that phrase to elevate themselves above the rest of the organisation.
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cofty
I'm a slave of nobody
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Is Russia Bluffing?
by Fisherman in“supplies of offensive weapons to the kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe,” state duma chairman vyacheslav volodin said.
“if washington and nato supply weapons that would be used for striking peaceful cities and making attempts to seize our territory as they threaten to do, it would trigger a retaliation with more powerful weapons.”.
what is russia implying?
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cofty
As far as the gypsies are concerned that you mention; No one really knows where they came from. They are all over Europe.
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Do you know of any church that KNOWS God?
by the-MadJW ini mean, the jws have many faults, as each of us have.. do you know any other group that does?.
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cofty
Thanks, Cofty. I visit your site every once in awhile- forgetting my password
Thanks but as far as I'm aware I don't have a website.
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Do you know of any church that KNOWS God?
by the-MadJW ini mean, the jws have many faults, as each of us have.. do you know any other group that does?.
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cofty
My advice would be to ignore Sea Breeze's advice.
He has made the same mistake I made when I left the Watchtower. I assumed the fundamentals of my faith must be true and spent 10 years as an Evangelical Christian.
Far better to take all the time you want to really dig deeply and learn all the things about the bible, faith and science that you have been denied previously. There are many people here who can help you with all the questions you might be wrestling with. Don't 'jump out of the frying pan into the fire'.
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Do you know of any church that KNOWS God?
by the-MadJW ini mean, the jws have many faults, as each of us have.. do you know any other group that does?.
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cofty
Welcome to the forum madJW
Can you say a little bit more about what you mean by 'knowing god'?
How do you think somebody would get to know god?
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The Hubris of the Governing Body
by cofty init's difficult to comprehend how arrogant the members of the governing body must be to sanction much of the content that appears in their literature.
they identify themselves as the 'faithful and discreet slave' - that alone requires an astonishing degree of pride.
but what is even more amazing - arguably to the level of insanity - is the way they then use that phrase to elevate themselves above the rest of the organisation.
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cofty
Great reference Atlantis!
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Is Russia Bluffing?
by Fisherman in“supplies of offensive weapons to the kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe,” state duma chairman vyacheslav volodin said.
“if washington and nato supply weapons that would be used for striking peaceful cities and making attempts to seize our territory as they threaten to do, it would trigger a retaliation with more powerful weapons.”.
what is russia implying?
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cofty
Totally agree with TDs assessment.
Putin foolishly assumed that the people of Ukraine would welcome his troops. He is a Eurasian nationalist ideologue.
You don't have to love Zelensky to support Ukraine's right to territorial integrity. Why should they give up one yard of their country to a bully?
Some people in this forum seem to be disciples of the Neville Chamberlain school of international relations.
(as an aside I have had coffee in my house with NC's g.grandson)
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Jesus paid it ALL for YOU
by JW Answers insadly, jehovah's witnesses depend on their religion to save them, and the bible does not point to religion as a saving point for salvation.. the video message below shows from the bible that for salvation, jesus paid it all for you.. are you saved?.
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cofty
JW Answers could you please confirm whether or not I am right about your belief in 'Unconditional Election' - the 'U' of Calvin's TULIP
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The Hubris of the Governing Body
by cofty init's difficult to comprehend how arrogant the members of the governing body must be to sanction much of the content that appears in their literature.
they identify themselves as the 'faithful and discreet slave' - that alone requires an astonishing degree of pride.
but what is even more amazing - arguably to the level of insanity - is the way they then use that phrase to elevate themselves above the rest of the organisation.
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cofty
Great work TC!