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  The Meaning of ETC

  by titch in

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  folks: i don't mean to be a "forum grammar policeman", but there is something that i've noticed a few times.

  i've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc.

  " for your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera.

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  Vanderhoven7

  I must confess that seeing then for than is a bit of an irritant.
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  Smoking

  by NotFormer in

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  is it likely to be removed from the list of disfellowshippable offences?

  given that the ban on smoking 🚬 is completely unbiblical*, might they ever remove it?.

  *even mainstream christianity can only come up with one verse "against" it, the one that says that the body is the temple of the holy spirit.

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  <<Does it need to be 'biblical' to ban it?>>

  Of course not! Who needs Bible rules when we can all make our own commandments of men. Christians who celebrate Christmas or send birthday cards or vote in municipal elections should be mandatorily cut off from the Christian congregation as well as from their families.

  Loving provisions from Jehovah of the Watchtower.
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  Did God know adam and eve would sin?

  by gavindlt in

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  to all those on this forum, i would love to know what your take on this vital question is..

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  I believe the divine evaluation of man post creation, pre-fall, was "very good"...not "excellent", not "complete", not "mature", not "perfect".
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  Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend

  by hoser in

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  the kingdom hall is still empty.

  even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.

  the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.

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  Sad to hear it A Watcher. How many KHs were sold to pack 5 congregations into one venue?
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  Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend

  by hoser in

  1. jw
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  the kingdom hall is still empty.

  even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.

  the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.

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  You can check the box by just staying home and saying a prayer for an ex-jw.
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  Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the kingdom hall is still empty.

  even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.

  the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.

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  Vanderhoven7

  Here is one exemplary brother who has adjusted.

  

  This was posted on another thread but I thought it worth replication.
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  Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the kingdom hall is still empty.

  even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.

  the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.

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  Vanderhoven7

  Thanks for the good report. I'm hoping for similar hemorrhaging stats across the board.
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  Did Jesus have a pre-existence or was he fully human, begotten at his human birth.

  by gavindlt in

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  so when was jesus begotten.

  was he truly and wholly fully human.

  did he exist in two states, part human part god.

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  The Bible answers your question in The prologue to John's gospel as follows.

  1¶In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  2He was in the beginning with God.

  3All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

  4In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

  5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehendfn it.
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  JWs And Superstitions

  by NotFormer in

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  prompted by a mention in a different thread.. cracks in the sidewalk, a pinch of salt over the shoulder, black cats🐈‍⬛; do jws have such superstitious beliefs.

  are they allowed to?

  would they be counselled if the elders became aware?.

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  I don't see a demon behind every tree. I see demons behind almost every tree.
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  Thoughts on annual meeting “new light”

  by FFGhost in

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  so, i finally saw the annual meeting video part 2.. this is the one with the “new light” on who might survive armageddon, vs. those who do not.. in summary, for those of you fortunate enough not to have to sit through it, it’s something like this:.

  old light: once the “great tribulation” starts, that’s it for non-jws.

  the “door of the ark” is closed.

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  The November AGM in summation

  

  and to tell the truth, we never did.