this famous line from proverbs 27:23 (in the old nwt) is used for elders and the organization to justify field service reports.
but, what is this verse talking about?
is it about overseers in the congregation?
As a former elder I can tell you I had this argument many, many times.
People are put on restrictions or disciplined........and they never hear from the elders again. There is not teaching or nurturing......they have to go remind the elders that they would like off their restrictions.
I can't emphasize enough what a complete joke the 'elder arrangement' is among Jehovah's Witnesses.
well it looks like the wt was slowly moving away from the blood ban going back to the 1990's but not sure of some things i have read concerning thier comments about blood moving through the placenta?.
that some protein fractions from the plasma do move naturally into the blood system of another individual (the fetus) may be another consideration when a christian is deciding whether he will accept immune globulin, albumin, or similar injections of plasma fractions.
one person may feel that he in good conscience can; another may conclude that he cannot.
I was very close with the elder on our body that traveled to Bethel and oversaw the Bloodless group in our state.
He told me point blank that the elder running the program for the PLANET knew it was BS and I quote "he desperately told me he wants out of the business"
They KNOW people........
all he needed was the internet how many years later!
the end is definitely around the corner now.
with all the website hits just in the last few weeks how could it not be?
This website push will come back to BITE THEM IN A BIG WAY
wouldn't being "mentally diseased" give you a pass at armageddon?
the wt claims that apostates are "mentally diseased".
most of us are aware of this claim on this forum.
Yeah.....
....kinda like being announced as "no longer a Jehovah's Witness"....should get you treated like your neighbor they are talking to in field service.
But never mind, ......... that makes sense.
please don't take this the wrong way if your battling weight problems, that's not what this thread is meant to talk about.
i am asking this question because jehovah's witnesses claim they have "the best way of life", "god's blessing", "the truth" and are trying to change the habits of healthy people by turning them in to their own makings.
i watched people who were great athletes turn all their muscle in to fat because we would get a elder or circuit overseer make remarks they were spending too much time "working out" and "bodily training is beneficial for little".
You might enjoy reading my blog LOL
http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/A-Message-from-Jehovahs-Witnesses-Fat-People-Will-Die
i was in the den when the old lady yell, "your friends are here".. at the door stood a jw.
hi sir (no good morning sir) we have a web site,.
jw.org in different languages.
This all leads to one conclusion:
Gone are the days of 'billions of hours spent at neighbors doors".............replaced with "our website got 50 trillion hits!"
Cue the typical publisher......"Wow, Jehovah is blessing this work"
all he needed was the internet how many years later!
the end is definitely around the corner now.
with all the website hits just in the last few weeks how could it not be?
YES .....it is a true blessing that the Creator of all things........including the human brain...........has now discovered the Internet!!!!
This is evidentally proof that Jehovah is speeding things up in his own time.
yesterday i drove to mcdonalds and noticed that the nearby kingdom hall had the new blue jw.org logo.. the rebranding has started here in holland.. g.. .
Just watch.............this is going to be one of those moves they deeply regret.............then they backpedal and bury as quickly as possible.
This strategy has so many holes it's swiss cheese.
Kind of reminds me of a few others:
"Millions Now Living Will Never Die"
"Advertise, advertise, advertise...."
"Stay Alive 'til '75"
I'll come back today if you can answer two questions for me, ...don't worry, they are easy:
1. Do you believe 2 Tim 3:16, 17 are inspired of God?
2. Why would anyone be a Jehovah's Witness?
That usually ends it.
LOL
as you know, my husband has physically left the witnesses.
he nevertheless clings to many of the beliefs like a protective cloak, and every once in a while i trigger a dissonant episode where my reality clashes with his.
recently he listened in on my work research, a video of a futurist describing the a potential "disruptive change" event in the next fifteen years, as our culture shifts to autonomic (driverless) vehicles.
LOL tigersuit!!!
I used to give those public talks......and it's more like the first 20 minutes. After that, everyone is zoned out and reaching for their Prozac.
I can't imagine why someone not 'born in' would enjoy a public talk..........they are all about two things:
The world is TERRIBLE
Every other religion is TERRIBLE
Now I go a church I love: NFL Football
