Delivering a life-saving message at a snail's pace... and with so little time remaining until Armageddon as well...
Posts by Ding
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27How many of you remember the "Pioneer Shuffle " and the special "time reporting" of pioneers?
by Foolednomore ini started pioneering in my late teens an remember how slow pioneers would walk to the doors while out in circus.
also, they would not really talk to anybody at all.
they would start their time as soon as they got dressed an out the door, while us regular shucks started our time at the first door we knocked at.
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Ding
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So, which end times prophecy is it?!
by nowwhat? inwhen all is quiet on the world scene, the jdubs say see!
they are about to to declare peace and security!
when tensions are high the jdubs point to the pushing of the kon and the kos and say see bible prophecy is being fulfilled!.
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Ding
The OP nailed it.
Whatever happens or doesn't happen, it's touted as proof that the organization is right.
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Ding
Now, don't run ahead of Jehovah's chariot with private interpretations and speculation.
We all have to wait for the GB to tell us.
The light just keeps on getting brighter and brighter.
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Geehovah this and Geehovah that.
by Foolednomore insome jw's used geehovah like a worn out sunday dish rag.
and so as those with a trade or talent.
in my hall my family owned an auto repair shop.
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Ding
I can't help noticing that so many of the behaviors people have mentioned on this thread (entitlement mindset, expecting help but never offering help, expecting others to follow the rules but not following them themselves, etc.) are the exact opposite of what Jesus taught about how to live.
BluesBrother's statement that JWs use the divine name "like he was their mate whom they meet in the pub" reminds me of the contradictions in the JW religion -- you're supposedly the only ones who are on a first-name basis with God (your "friend") and yet you see him as a stern, never-satisfied figure who might well annihilate you any day now at Armageddon because you haven't proved good enough to deserve his undeserved kindness.
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Righteousness According To Watchtower
by Sea Breeze intake a look at this heresy:"righteousness is the state of being right with god by complying with his standards of good and bad.
"- the watchtower—study edition | july 15, 2001 | blessings are for the righteous onewow!
my bible says in several places that "there is no one righteous, no not one".
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Ding
In a works-oriented salvation system such as the Watchtower's, it's all about keeping the rules.
So what do we need Jesus for?
Come to think of it, the GB places far more emphasis on "the faithful and discreet slave" (i.e. themselves) than it does on Jesus.
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Has the Watchtower ever admitted in writing that blood transfusions could save a person's physical life?
by Vanderhoven7 inhae anyone come across a quotation to that effect?.
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Ding
Watchtower, June 15, 1978, p. 26, "Firmly Resolved About Blood," comes close:
"Hence, though most persons may be unaware of what God says and may look on blood as just something to sustain human life temporarily, not so with true Christians. Based on God’s Word we appreciate Jehovah’s view on life and blood. Let us be resolved to uphold that view and to live in accord with it."
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I just turned 75 and here is a giant steaming pile of my "Wisdumb"
by Terry inbirthday wisdom magnum opus.
i was born 2 years after the end of wwii.. everything was in black and white.. harry truman was president.. mahatma gandhi was the spiritual leader of india.. .
by the time i was 5, a new-fangled invention called television.
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Ding
You need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this system of things.
Oh, wait...
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Can you be a JW who does not have the GB as their leader?
by DoubtingThomas ini am.. they are just fellow brothers, old and getting senile.... but enlightened, despite all the whining.....
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Ding
There are other groups that don't believe in the Trinity or Hell.
The distinctive of Jehovah's Witnesses is loyalty to the organization and the teaching that the GB is Jehovah's appointed faithful and discreet slave who must be obeyed without question.
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Elders hounding members to quit their jobs due to missing too many meetings
by RULES & REGULATIONS inhow many times did you see elders hounding congregation members to quit their jobs due to missing meetings?.
my brother worked at a grocery store at 16 years old.
he would miss tuesday's ministry school due to his work schedule.
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Ding
The WT is all about controlling every aspect of JWs' lives.
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David Splane...''Put Up a Hard Fight for the Faith''
by RULES & REGULATIONS indavid splane comes out firing and is relentless as to the reasons why christianity was brought down.
christianity was not broken down by persecution, but by false brothers and apostate teachings.
today, jehovah's witnesses face the same danger from false brothers and apostates.
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Ding
If anybody takes action against someone who would threaten our young ones, and takes action to protect our young ones, it is Jehovah’s organization. We reject outright such lies.”
In other words, once you decide it's "Jehovah's organization," you are forbidden to consider any evidence to the contrary.
Of course, if you look at evidence BEFORE making up your mind whether it's really "Jehovah's organization," you aren't really interested in the truth and you are persecuting Jehovah's Witnesses, so they will kick the dust off their feet as they cut off further communication with you.