- ( I will surrender my mind no more, forever )
Thanks, Nicely worded...
Sw
my first poem, i've written in over 30 years.. to all of my new friends and those yet to come.. the powers to be.
my day started early, 2:30 am.
i lay in bed to wonder, who i am.. midlife has come, my light is growing dim.
Thanks, Nicely worded...
Sw
if the elders united, rebelled and shut up shop - would it bring down the wt.
they 'shepherd the flock' - does that make them more accountable than anyone else for the deception and lies and trickery and deceit.. are they all non-believers who are along for the ride ?.
are they cowardly for taking a stand ?.
Honesty, Good men, humble, meek, or how ever you want to refer them...is irrelevant...once they took the title and position of Elder they took on the responsibablity of KNOWING what Jehovah wants.
They could be the worst POS elder... but when called upon for a decision they opened their Bible and based it on Gods word then they are better then all the good well meaning elders in the world!
You can be deceived but they are in the position of "knowing" and took an oath to uphold Gods standards--not men. They are suppose to Make Sure Of All Things!
In a position of oversight you don't have the same out as one who is not! They are more accountable.
SW
if the elders united, rebelled and shut up shop - would it bring down the wt.
they 'shepherd the flock' - does that make them more accountable than anyone else for the deception and lies and trickery and deceit.. are they all non-believers who are along for the ride ?.
are they cowardly for taking a stand ?.
Yes...They have the responsibility to read the Bible and know what Jehovah and Jesus expect. Most teachings do not need anyone telling you what it means.
Example: LOVE what does it mean? Jesus said to do everything out of love. If your action is unloving then the act is going against this teaching. So if I bring to an elders attention a teaching that I just found out is different then what is being used today and he tells me to keep this to myself or I will be said to be causing a decision...he is liable for his actions and accountable.
Elders are notorious for saying "The WT says this or the Org says that" and base their decisions on that instead of Gods word.
Example: when discussing facial hair, where does the decision come from? How about style of dress? How about who the FDS are? How about disfellowshipping? Take your pick of anything you can think of and the answer will most likely be from a publication or the secret elders book. Some loosely based on the bible.
I had an elder tell me if the gb told him to shave off half of his mustache he would --- so these men blindly follow men! Their actions prove this not what I or anyone says.
When you open the bible and read what it says and they say it doesn't matter...they only rely on what the Wt says this on the subject--- You bet your a** they are accountable!
SW
yesterday we had to make the decision to put our cat down as her health had deteriated so much in the last few months ,and especially in the last week.
many of you will know it is such a traumatic experience to go through and very painfull emotionally .. i had never considered myself a cat person , we rented a house ,double story with an outside balcony and next door had what i would describe as an umberella ?
tree ,where a cat sat, and looked over at us at the second level.. it started hanging around the front door and i said dont feed it as it will never go away.
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Sorry for your loss...we can identify with the loss of a pet. The emotional pain can be enormous. Sorry you are going through this.
Sw
i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.
it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.
and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.
Hello...I was able to pull most of the data from All The Member fields...I have everything from a-z but not the extra members in the ~ field. Also i did not get the Bio or the last posted. With that said this is what I was able to extract:
I am now formating the data to be able to filter on exact fields.
SW
2 in his word, god has preserved for the use of.
18 jehovah has preserved spiritual.
gods written word contains the truth.
Thanks..Blondie.
SW
"" (the watchtower, 6/15 1995, p. 4).
" (the watchtower, 11/15 1952, p. 703).
" (the watchtower, 10/1 1952, p. 599).
I'm grateful to know why I am able to hate! Now I "hate" the GB and their lawyers...the real power. Well they are the ones that are able to stop anyone (so-far) anyone from exposing them to the full! But TIME WILL CHANGE THAT.
SW
we've all heard the saying, "everybody is entitled to their own opinion--but--not to their own facts.".
we all have our own idea of what is tasteful, what is funny, what is fair and all that is called our opinion.. but, when a group of self-important men start demanding our loyalty because they represent god's truth---what prevents.
us from saying politely, "well--that is just your opinion"?.
Makes perfect sense to me (they are guilty)...But, when that same Society convinces people their lives are at stake UNLESS they comply....things are getting out of hand in a hurry!
Sw
i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.
it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.
and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.
SW
i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.
it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.
and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.
U know I do beleive a script could be written to get into the data base from this form and pull this onfo off without having to do it manually. We would need the their permission to do so.
Sw