todays text is matthew 18:17 ...speak to the congregation.
so i'm giving everyone i can a copy of after the meeting.
i put the elders copy in the snail mail.. [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:trackmoves /> <w:trackformatting /> <w:punctuationkerning /> <w:validateagainstschemas /> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:donotpromoteqf /> <w:lidthemeother>en-us</w:lidthemeother> <w:lidthemeasian>x-none</w:lidthemeasian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>x-none</w:lidthemecomplexscript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables /> <w:snaptogridincell /> <w:wraptextwithpunct /> <w:useasianbreakrules /> <w:dontgrowautofit /> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark /> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp /> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables /> <w:dontvertalignintxbx /> <w:word11kerningpairs /> <w:cachedcolbalance /> </w:compatibility> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont m:val="cambria math" /> <m:brkbin m:val="before" /> <m:brkbinsub m:val="--" /> <m:smallfrac m:val="off" /> <m:dispdef /> <m:lmargin m:val="0" /> <m:rmargin m:val="0" /> <m:defjc m:val="centergroup" /> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440" /> <m:intlim m:val="subsup" /> <m:narylim m:val="undovr" /> </m:mathpr></w:worddocument> </xml><!
He told me I have to get a job he won't support my freeloading.
Freeloading?! Really?! Were you somehow pulling money in your bank account on faith in the GB alone?
Does he come home to a home cooked meal? Does he do laundry, dishes, grocery shopping, cleaning, and a bunch of other things JW (and many other) men take for granted?
See where I am going with this....
i could only scan quickly,,but some could point out other things there:.
(quote) we can create opportunities.
to rejoice with them by occasionally inviting.
Pg 15:
"12 A single Christian desiring to get married may receive a proposal from someone of doubtful spirituality or even from an unbeliever.
If that happens to you, remember that the heartache that results from making a bad choice in a marriage mate can cause greater pain by far than the longing that a person feels while single. And once married, for better or for worse, you are bound to your mate for life. (1 Cor. 7:27) Do not out of desperation make a decision to marry that you will later regret.—Read 1 Corinthians"
I am at a loss of words. No need to comment on the obvious......
i could only scan quickly,,but some could point out other things there:.
(quote) we can create opportunities.
to rejoice with them by occasionally inviting.
fast forward 10 years for some reason i met a witness and went back.
i was feeling low and started studying with a lovely elderly brother and was baptised.
two years later i met and married a lady witness was married for 7 years and during this time once again saw lots of hypocrisy and then the child molesters issue.
Hellenback, welcome to the bunch!
FS, your brother deserves to have that same bottle of hot sauce stuck up his a$$...
todays text is matthew 18:17 ...speak to the congregation.
so i'm giving everyone i can a copy of after the meeting.
i put the elders copy in the snail mail.. [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:trackmoves /> <w:trackformatting /> <w:punctuationkerning /> <w:validateagainstschemas /> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:donotpromoteqf /> <w:lidthemeother>en-us</w:lidthemeother> <w:lidthemeasian>x-none</w:lidthemeasian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>x-none</w:lidthemecomplexscript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables /> <w:snaptogridincell /> <w:wraptextwithpunct /> <w:useasianbreakrules /> <w:dontgrowautofit /> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark /> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp /> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables /> <w:dontvertalignintxbx /> <w:word11kerningpairs /> <w:cachedcolbalance /> </w:compatibility> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont m:val="cambria math" /> <m:brkbin m:val="before" /> <m:brkbinsub m:val="--" /> <m:smallfrac m:val="off" /> <m:dispdef /> <m:lmargin m:val="0" /> <m:rmargin m:val="0" /> <m:defjc m:val="centergroup" /> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440" /> <m:intlim m:val="subsup" /> <m:narylim m:val="undovr" /> </m:mathpr></w:worddocument> </xml><!
DS, sorry for your ordeal
Their motives may have been sparked by recent publications, where apostates are described as "mentally ill".
Hang in there, YOU have the Truth.
my cousin( who was disfellowshipped many years ago) told me that he cannot speak to or come over to his grandfather's any longer.. he would stop by every month or so just to see his grandfather and grandmother.
they are both in their 80's and not in the best of health.. my uncle who is still serving as an elder would talk to his grandson only when his grandson would visit his house.
well,someone found out and snitched on my uncle.
A big fat F@#K YOU comes to mind. Seriously!
i would just like to point out that in-flight internet is awesome..
Your connection seems slow....
The world must be getting worse every day... I remember flying transAtlantic in the 50's on a prop aircraft - the internet onboard was blazing fast...I'd say hit Gigabit speeds at times...
i would just like to point out that in-flight internet is awesome..
Sh!t, now Satan can reach you even in flight....
i have put together a video - growing up a jehovah's witness 1960 -2010. it aims to show the things a witnesses would be taught as they age over those decades.
it is 15 minutes long.
this is my first attempt at a video and it took a while to work out how to use final cut, so please feel free to make suggestions if anything should be changed.
Mate, you have struck a balance between presentation and facts.
And the accent - a great "hook" to break the pattern. Almost as if it was planned. It was like you took your lessons in advertising and marketing very seriously .
Once again - great job!!!
-Yan
i got the convention update from my mom, who attended this past weekend.
sounds like the society made the claim that immorality is escalating at a faster clip.
is that true?
If you define "immorality" as "sex outside of marriage", like the WTS, and ignore the dozens of other forms of ethical and moral violations that used to occur, well, yeah. Kids are as horny as ever, but now they don't hide it so much.
Go only few generations (ahem, real generations, not as per latest WT definition) back and see when did your grandparents have their first child?
Betchya in their mid to late teens...and that was NOT due to an immaculate conception.
Draw your own conclusions, even by WT standards.
