The ones I have known have been mostly good hearted and reasonable. Especially the older ones. The younger ones I've known have been the ones who were weird. I remember working for an elder one summer whom I always liked and respected. We drove by a house where a girl from the hall lived with her non-believing husband. He looks over at me and says, (referring to her husband) "He's an arrogant shit isn't he?" I almost peed my pants laughing. I was shocked but completely agreed. Those are the ones who I always liked. They are the balanced ones. They call them like they see them.
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I feel ashamed of some of you
by Lady Lee ini did not sleep well last night.
i tossed and turned until 4 am .
got up and decided to see what was going on.. i am so disappointed in some of you.. simon posted a thread requesting people not post links to the new shepherding book.
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drewcoul
It reminds me of an example I gave in a talk when I was a Witness. I said that if someone knocks you down in the parking lot after the meeting, you have reason to be upset. The person who knocked you down has a problem.
If people come to the next meeting later in the week, you are still on the ground in the parking lot complaining about the person who knocked you down after the previous meeting, now YOU have the problem.
Get up and move on. Don't stay on the ground. Find faith again, and teach others how to get up and walk.
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drewcoul
Welcome Catherine!!!! You'll find many of us in a similar situation as you. That's what I like about this forum. I often wonder if I have ran into some of these people through the years at a DC or CA as we were growing up.
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1975 And The Life Everlasting Book.
by Bangalore infound these on perimeno's site.. .
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bangalore.
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drewcoul
I think the 1914 generation is far more damaging to the WTS than 1975. While they never said specifically that armageddon would come in 1975, they did say that Jehovah has promised that the Generation alive in 1914 would not pas away before armageddon.
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If this ain't a prophecy, what is?
by wasblind in.
on page 97 in the reasoning book it states: " before the last members of the generation that was alive in 1914 will have passed off the scene, all the things foretold will occur, including the "great tribulation" in which the present wicked world will end.".
if you have a reasoning book pick it up!!!!!!
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drewcoul
Wasblind, this is just one of many. They used to print essentially the same thing in each issue of the WT and Awake. They said it was the "Creator's promise" to bring in the new system before the generation alive in 1914 passes away. There are countless others. They claim that it's ok since they never said "This is Jehovah has said:....."
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Annointed Elder Publicly Reproved
by drewcoul ini recently found out that the former po from my old congregation who was annointed for many years was reproved.
his wife who was and is a faithful witness divorced him.
a person close to me phoned her to see how she is doing.
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drewcoul
I'm not saying I believe it, I'm just trying to get what the Org. viewpoint is. I knew this guy. He was the PO when I was DF'd. I have known him nearly my entire life. Just curious as what the official doctrine is on this.
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Why A Watchtower College Would Make Sense - Now
by metatron ini come not "to praise caesar but to bury him", ordinarily.
however, i offer this thought to you bethel monitors and the governing frauds who keep tabs on what goes on here.. you guys would be well-advised to start your own 2 year college - immediately.. why?
well, if you are nearing a tipping point about jobs/retirement and college, then you would be well advised to get in front of the movement and capitalize on it!
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drewcoul
They do have a school. It is the Theocratic Ministry School. It is instrumental in teaching and instructing students to engage in the lifesaving bible education work. It is an ongoing school which has no graduates and no sports teams. However, it's instruction and benefits are life saving and last for eternity...........
GAG!!!!!!
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Annointed Elder Publicly Reproved
by drewcoul ini recently found out that the former po from my old congregation who was annointed for many years was reproved.
his wife who was and is a faithful witness divorced him.
a person close to me phoned her to see how she is doing.
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drewcoul
Interesting,
So, then, If an annointed is disfellowshipped, then another person is annointed to replace them. If the annointed is reinstated, they are annointed again (or still).....So what happens to the replacement? Are they no longer annointed? Interesting conundrum...
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Annointed Elder Publicly Reproved
by drewcoul ini recently found out that the former po from my old congregation who was annointed for many years was reproved.
his wife who was and is a faithful witness divorced him.
a person close to me phoned her to see how she is doing.
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drewcoul
I recently found out that the former PO from my old congregation who was annointed for many years was reproved. His wife who was and is a faithful Witness divorced him. A person close to me phoned her to see how she is doing. Apparently the divorce was scriptural.
Does anyone know how this affects his standing as being of the annointed? I don't seem to remember anything in the publications about this. But I do know that it has come out that if someone loses the "heavenly hope", they don't have an "earthly hope."
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My Very First Thread Criticizing the WTS....................
by Judge Dread ina couple of posts by hamsterbait motivated me to post this.. the elimination of the book study: it was the only place where those who were shy, or anxious, about commenting would comment.
it was small, intimate and we had a lot of fun.
remember the "f" word?
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XYZ, Excellent point regarding Heb 10:24, 25. I never made that connection.
However, I always wondered why it was called a book study instead of a bible study too. In fact, the only bible study Witnesses have is with people they are trying to convert. There are no society organized "bible studies". There's WT study, Ministry School, and Congregation book study. No bible study.