And some suggest that the message of Jehovah’s Witnesses is a positive one.
Vanderhoven7
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Prepare to get Pelted by Symbolic Hailstones
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/idhmflud3p4?si=9xc4svrhxslduwvz.
so david schafer a member of the teaching commitee and a helper to the governing body has come out yesterday with a new video that goes through the king of the north, the hailstones message and other things in the wake of the possibility of a ww3 and especially now that tensions are escalating with russia so he is making quite a few end time arguments and i will be expanding on those one by one but today let's see what he has about the hailstones message of the end(video) so this is the paragraph in question, paragraph 14 from article 20 of the watchtower 2020 study edition: "sometime after the start of the great tribulation, “the kings of the entire inhabited earth” will form a coalition of nations.
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follower of Eric Wilson, abusive to single women covered by paying sums of money to support Beroean Pickets tourism trips.
by buzkid insusanne eigenheer is an ex-jw and suffered religious abuse in eric wilson's group.
her personal statement and experiences within the beroean pickets study groups was one of betrayal where she was taken advantage of financially.
in one text conversation, wendy wiens disfellowshiped susanne and demanded an apology from her.
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Vanderhoven7
I like many of Eric's videos. But I notice a cultlike rigidity when he deals with the Trinity and Jesus worship.
I get the distinct feeling that he would, like JWs, exclude the possibility that Trinitarians might be Christians.
Of course many Trinitarians would return the sentiment.
I've lived in both worlds, first as a Bible Student who did not believe the Trinity, but like Pastor Russell, believed Jesus was divine and could be worshipped and prayed to. So coming to accept the Trinity did not change or influence my personal relationship with Jesus.
I never believed Jesus was a created being.
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Who Directs the Activitie$ and Doctrines of the Hovering Body?
by Sea Breeze injehovah’s witnesses boast that theirs is a “spirit-directed organization”.. see w88 3/1 pp.
10-17 (my life in jehovah’s spirit-directed organization).
they believe that their deceased founder, charles taze russell (who faced legal action by his wife for inappropriate behavior in his maids bedroom), is directing the modern-day work of jehovah’s witnesses.. after the founder, c t russell died, it was stated that he was still directing the work from heaven.. "though pastor russell has passed beyond the veil, he is still managing every feature of the harvest work.
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JULY 15TH STUDY EDITION :"If ever that evil slave..." page 24
by raymond frantz inbox on page 24 of the july 15th titled :"if ever the evil slave....".
jesus has placed the weightiest of responsibilities on the faithful and discreet slave-namely,overseeing the domestics and giving out spiritual food atthe proper time.
jesus knew that those with greater responsibility have greater accountability.
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Vanderhoven7
The Faithful Slave has not been appointed yet.
The Watchtower falsely claims that the Slave was appointed in 1919.
Got the following online
"The facts of modern history show that in the year 1919 [Jesus] revived these much afflicted disciples and gathered them together in a united body. Then he appointed them as his “slave” class “over all his belongings,” that is, over all his royal interests at the earth." Watchtower 1971 Dec 15 p.750
This is not what was intended by the Scriptures. The Bible states that the appointment over all the belongings is made after the master arrives.
Matthew 24:46,47 "Happy is that slave if his master on arriving (erchomai) finds him doing so. Truly I say to you, He will appoint him over all his belongings."
The master has not yet arrived, as the memorial is to cease on his arrival, and so the Slave has not been appointed over all the belongings.
1 Corinthians 11:26 "For as often as you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he arrives (erchomai)."
The leaders have prematurely seized control for themselves, and consolidated that control. The 2012 version of the doctrine leaves Christians uncared for between 33 CE and 1919 CE, and elevates the exclusivity and importance of Governing Body. This is in contrast to the parable, which indicates that at this time the elders are to be shepherds of the congregation.
One would expect that the definition for one of Jehovah's Witnesses to be a person that worships Jehovah. However, the defining concept to being a Jehovah's Witness is not worship of Jehovah, but rather following the "faithful and discreet slave." In a judicial committee, the foremost question is not whether a Witness believes the Bible or worships Jehovah, but whether they believe God is using the Watchtower Faithful and Discreet Slave in our day. If a person believes in the Bible and Jehovah, they will still be disfellowshipped as an apostate if they openly confess that the Watchtower leaders do not represent Jehovah's slave.
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JWs major in minors!
by Vanderhoven7 inhow do jws major in minors?.
by the way, jws aren't the only ones.. .
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God made the decision to allow beards.
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I've done it: Christmas Lights Outside
by StephaneLaliberte inlets see if that causes a problem.
i've been inactive for a very long time now (like 10+ years), so, i don't expect to hear anything from it, but my parents are worried i'll get df.
lets see what happens.
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Vanderhoven7
Good luck Stephane.
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JWs major in minors!
by Vanderhoven7 inhow do jws major in minors?.
by the way, jws aren't the only ones.. .
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Vanderhoven7
How about:
You can lose your family if you, like the angels, the shepherds and the wise men, celebrate Jesus' birthday.
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JWs major in minors!
by Vanderhoven7 inhow do jws major in minors?.
by the way, jws aren't the only ones.. .
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Vanderhoven7
How do JWs major in minors?
By the way, JWs aren't the only ones.
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Are You Confident With Covid Vaccines and What Officials Say Is The Right Thing To Do?
by minimus inmost of my friends have gotten the vaccines and are quite confident that it’s just what the doctor ordered.
i’m not confident with dr. fauci.
i don’t like the fact that the makers of the vaccines are not held responsible if someone taking the vac develops an illness or even death.
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Vanderhoven7
Don't know what to make of this guy.
https://drmikeyeadon.substack.com/p/silver-bullet?triedRedirect=true
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My Experience Growing up as a JW
by MissSC ini have never really shared my experience growing up as a jw, but feel it is time to share.
i am 26 years old and was raised as a jw from birth.
i left the jw when i was 14 by actions and 21 by a written letter, because i was baptised at the age of 11. .
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Vanderhoven7
Another person's sad upbringing.
Looking back at 45 years of being raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in the farmlands of North Carolina, I have come to believe that there are some aspects of their religious doctrine that are more destructive to an individuals emotional development and mental well-being than others. For example:
It is continuously impressed on Jehovah's Witnesses, particularly during their impressionable youth and teens, that the world around them is disgusting and doomed. They are expected to shun as worthless anything that might establish some vestige of a foundation in current society. Things like advanced education, career development, competitive sports, youthful romance, or even retirement savings and home ownership, are generally framed as dangerous and misguided, frivolous, and wasteful squandering of time and resources that would be be better directed toward furthering the expansion of the organizations agenda.
This misanthropic world view permeates the actions of Jehovah's Witnesses, serving the purpose of alienating them from the people and life opportunities around them. It promotes and sustains disfunction mentally, emotionally, financially, and even physically.
Plainly stated, their belief is that everything around them is so hopelessly corrupt and diseased, that there is no reason to try to pursue enjoyment and fulfillment in their current life. The only hope for happiness, then, exists in a future utopic snow globe world that even they are hard pressed to explain in realistic terms. This concept literally sucks the passion and joy out of them, replacing it with a desperation for the acceptance and approval of others who are simply running on the same sad treadmill.”
