see new 2010 wt cd-rom.ex past wt's not all info included compared to the bound volumes.. b.
I only know of ONE instance, mentioned above, where the Watchtower was changed from the magazine to the bound volumes. I cannot identify one CD-ROM article that was changed when compared to the bound volume.
Can you provide a reference (ie. year/month/page/paragraph) to compare? It would be interesting if there was.
part 1 - my parents.
it's a funny thing, time.
notwithstanding einstein's relativity, time means vastly different things throughout life.
Thank you Farkel. looking forward to chapter 2!
before i begin my introductory post, i would like to mention that a number of my initial comments here may be viewed by several of you as watchtower apologist or as sympathetic to the views of the jehovahs witnesses.
the last thing i want to do is incite a flame war regarding my legitimacy or intentions in joining this forum.
mostly, i would describe myself as on the fence.
Welcome! Glad to have you on board!
The term "rank and file" is used to indicate members of an organization, exclusive of it's leadership. I don't think it's a derogatory term. Some examples:
*** w94 8/15 p. 11 par. 2 This Good News Must Be Preached First ***
Perhaps some religious groups send some “missionaries” for a two-year stint into certain areas, but their rank-and-file members do not participate in any such ministry.
*** w92 12/1 p. 7 par. 1 The Blessing of Jehovah Makes Rich ***
In 1992 even the affluent West experienced a recession, and executives as well as rank-and-file workers found themselves out of work.
*** w86 9/1 p. 28 Must You Be in the Limelight? ***
Some individuals are used quite prominently, but others play rather inconspicuous roles as rank-and-file publishers of the Kingdom message.
i attended a recent ministerial servant k m school on the east coast and the main school instructor mentioned among other things (part entitled: 'objective of the km school course') that the total number of ministerial servants is seriously less than it should be.
in times past the ratio of m ss to elders was much more than it is today.. in the u.s. apparently the total number of elders is 88,500+ as opposed to m ss 65,000. the numbers show & numbers don't lie: the society is running out of spiritual men.
the instructor stated that this is a new downward trend that has (in so many words) the society worried.. the next speaker (part entitled: 'why we must be spiritual men') added that in his years as a traveling servant the pool of m ss has always been much, much larger than it is today.
I don't think it's suprising that we have more elders. I'm actulaly suprised that the ratio is not higher.
If a man spends an average of 10 years as a M.S. (ie. age 20-30) and an average of 50 years as an elder )ie. age 30-80) you'd expect a settling rate of about 5:1 ratio.
Or maybe my math is completely messed up, in which case corrections welcome.
by far not the most known here, i'm not the funniest, i don't reseach the new jw stuff or have much to say.
but, i'm reading this all the time.
i write when i think i have something to say.
I was thinking of opening a thread a few days ago entitled "are you addicted to this site?", but you beat me to it!
Seriously, I think I spend way too much time on here. It's like an oasis of sanity.
i've already written "my story".
i've been "out" for 35 years.
but that is not a story that contains the little stuff.
Farkel, would like to hear your new stuff, and your old stuff too! Where's your old stuff?
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watchtower,july 15th 1991 says.
these anointed christians are ambassadors for christ, substituting for christ.. excelent quotes to use when discussing the wts.
*** w10 1/15 pp. 31-32 Jehovah’s Way of Ruling Vindicated! ***
How Jehovah Rules Today
13 Christians today proclaim to the world that human rule over mankind is nearing its end. In 1914, Jehovah established his Kingdom in the heavens under his appointed King, Jesus Christ. At that time, he granted Jesus authority to go forth “conquering and to complete his conquest.” (Rev. 6:2) The newly enthroned King was told: “Go subduing in the midst of your enemies.” (Ps. 110:2) Sadly, the nations have consistently refused to submit to Jehovah’s rule. They have continued to act as if “there is no Jehovah.”—Ps. 14:1.
14 A few anointed members of “the Israel of God” still remain, and as Jesus’ brothers, they continue to act as “ambassadors substituting for Christ.” (2 Cor. 5:20) They have been appointed as a faithful and discreet slave class to care for and provide spiritual food for anointed ones and a growing crowd of Christians, who now include millions having the hope of living on earth forever. (Matt. 24:45-47; Rev. 7:9-15) Jehovah’s blessing on that arrangement is evident in the spiritual prosperity enjoyed by true worshippers today.
15 Each of us would do well to ask himself: ‘Do I fully recognize the responsibilities that I should shoulder within the Christian congregation? Am I properly supporting Jehovah’s way of governing? Am I proud to be a subject of Jehovah’s ruling Kingdom? Am I determined to continue telling others about God’s Kingdom to the extent that I reasonably can?’ As a group, we willingly submit ourselves to the direction given by the Governing Body and cooperate with the appointed elders in the congregations. In such ways, we demonstrate our acceptance of God’s way of ruling. (Read Hebrews 13:17.) Willing submission results in a worldwide unity that is unique in this divided world. It also produces peace and righteousness and brings glory to Jehovah, demonstrating that his way of ruling is by far the best
i attended a recent ministerial servant k m school on the east coast and the main school instructor mentioned among other things (part entitled: 'objective of the km school course') that the total number of ministerial servants is seriously less than it should be.
in times past the ratio of m ss to elders was much more than it is today.. in the u.s. apparently the total number of elders is 88,500+ as opposed to m ss 65,000. the numbers show & numbers don't lie: the society is running out of spiritual men.
the instructor stated that this is a new downward trend that has (in so many words) the society worried.. the next speaker (part entitled: 'why we must be spiritual men') added that in his years as a traveling servant the pool of m ss has always been much, much larger than it is today.
JW GoneBad, you have a PM.
there are four different links on sendspace.com .
each link is one of the pages of the letter here are the links.
page 1 http://www.sendspace.com/file/03vk19.
You're better off adding the black boxes in photoshop after you've scanned it. Can't see through those.
for those researchers who would be interested in the kingdom ministries before those that appear on the wt library cd-rom (which starts at the year 1970):.
here are two more years (us edition), which can be downloaded at the following filesharing site:.
1966 km reduced size (20 mb).
Awesome. Thanks cabasilas!
