Posts by elderelite

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Do you consider yourself to be quiet or outgoing?

by mrsjones5 in

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something someone said on one of the popularity topics got me to wondering who on the board is quiet and who are the outgoing ones in real life.

i'm a quiet person in real life, takes me a while to warm up to folks that i just meet, but if i really like a person my rarely used gift of gab comes out.. how about ya'll?.

elderelite

I'm very quite and unassuming

NOW LEAVE ME ALONE DAMNIT!!!!

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LETTER TO ELDERS CONCERNING THE NEW ELDERS BOOK.

by iknowall558 in

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elderelite

the schools are puposly being kept small. they are not going to be whole cuircuits at one time. to prevent what you clowns are STILL talking about. let it go. Jah WILL provide...

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LETTER TO ELDERS CONCERNING THE NEW ELDERS BOOK.

by iknowall558 in

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LETTER TO ELDERS CONCERNING THE NEW ELDERS BOOK.

by iknowall558 in

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questions to jw waverers ,members on this site

by bigmac in

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ok i'm new here , posted a few times & still trying to figure out "who's what".

i thought i'd start a thread directed at members who say they are still actively involved within the wt society.

a few questions they might wish to address.

elderelite

I too dont mean to be rude but this is being asked a lot... it is usually very easy to id who is who just from a few posts... for example...

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/199173/1/Please-ring-in-if-you-have-currently-hold-a-rank-in-the-WTBTS

is a recent one...

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30 Things White People Do That Black People Don't

by BizzyBee in

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still mopping up the tears of laughter!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehryl_et5fu&feature=related.

elderelite

Misery, you dont like sloppy joes??? my god man you dont know what you are missing!!

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LETTER TO ELDERS CONCERNING THE NEW ELDERS BOOK.

by iknowall558 in

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elderelite

LOL... october sometime is when they will be shipped to congregations. First schools are in november.

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A great crowd in heaven (Revelation Chapter 7 VS 19)

by Joliette in

...i know i'm asking a lot of questions today.

the questions just keep rolling.... when i told my parents that a great crowd is mentioned as being in heaven.

i also mentioned to them how paradise isnt mentioned in revelations.

Jolette, also get the kingdom interliner. It is EXACTLY the same words used in rev 7 as in rev 19. read it carefully. the NWT does not differentiate between a or the. both verses just say "A" great crowd... so what makes on people and the other angles?

answer: wishfull thinking

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So...the bible doesnt say to follow the faithful and discreet slave...CORRECT?

by Joliette in

if i'm not mistaken, there is no bible verse to support following the 'faithful and discreet' slave?.

am i correct?

i know i have to research this, but to give me a jumpstart...?.

elderelite

Joliette, I have used that very same Judas example. HOWEVER I have come to appreciate the following..

just remember something... you KNOW the game. If we know there is a sift going on (or at least we believe there is) then we dont HAVE to be sifted. The branch counts on us being principled people. I have been doing a lot of thinking recently on this and where I stand with being a hypocrite, because thats what it feels like. The reality is that THEY (the org) trained me to stand on principle at all times. That is now working in their favor. Because I know its bullshit THEIR training is telling me to run from it.. how ironic. I have within the last few days come to determine, and I only speak for me, that I am not going to allow the org to dictate the rules of the game to me. They have lied and misrepresented things to "us", the rank and file, KNOWINGLY for decades. The principles they taught me they do not believe themselves. The Christ said "all things you want men to do you, you must do to them". I have come to understand that they must want me to lie and misrepresent myself to them. I will not be sifted out and let them dictate the terms of the engagement. I will win through subterfuge and subtly. When I walk out, after having exposed every possible secret document and elders meeting and training session, when I cannot possibly stomach being "in" anymore, then I will leave. but it will be on my terms, because I choose to. Not because their training about not being duplicitous allowed them to sift me out. Think about it. I posted in another thread that I would die for my family. I would gladly stay in this org in order to help them out of it. Patience, my friend, Patience. They cannot hurt us beyond what we allow and facilitate.

none of that makes it easier to deal with, but at least i dont feel like Judas anymore

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Please ring in if you have currently hold a "rank" in the WTBTS

by stillin9 in

just wondering how many active pioneers, elders, ministerial servants, or perhaps even co's visit this forum.

no need to disclose any personal information just what you serve as.. i am sure other threads similar to this have existed but what the heck.... i'll start off.... i am currently serving as a ms in a congregation in the us.. .

so what your's rank?.

elderelite

well if it helps i am a former bethelite and currently an elder. I susspect there are more who doubt than who are true believers