He probably already feels guilty or at least very sad. You could suggest to him that as his wife is very ill there is good reason for her children to be around her and that he shouldn't feel bad because it would come under necessary family business. Remind him that as a proper family unit they could all be supporting each other.
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I tried to make an elder feel guilty for shunning his 2 children.
by Jeannette ini ran into an elder the other day at walmart.
he's a fairly good man and has a wife that is very sickly.
so sickly in fact i don't know how she's holding on.
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The Watchtower 3/15/2015 Parables! New Understanding! plus More!
by wifibandit inhttp://imgur.com/a/e6dos.
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They once again give credit to Jehovah for making the cahnges in understandings of the parables. I wonder who they credit with the original understandings of the parables?
Does it not make us happy to see that Jehovah makes his teachings clear to us?
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The Watchtower 3/15/2015 Parables! New Understanding! plus More!
by wifibandit inhttp://imgur.com/a/e6dos.
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That's right Data Dog. They acknowledge that the anointed have been given the job of preaching (as per the Talents Parable). However because they determine through the parable of the Sheep & Goats that the Great Crowd must help the anointed, they therefore have the God given right to ask the GC to help them with the witnessing work and if they don't they will be judged as a Goat.
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The Watchtower 3/15/2015 Parables! New Understanding! plus More!
by wifibandit inhttp://imgur.com/a/e6dos.
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Still working my way through it, it is an astonishing magazine. Here are some thoughts so far -
Meaning of Discreet as in F&DS
W 2007 9/1
Hence, when Jesus described the faithful slave as discreet, he indicated that those represented by that slave would display discernment, foresight, and good judgment because they base their faith, actions, and teachings on God’s Word of truth.
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“Discreet” translates the Greek word phro′ni·mos. The work Word Studies in the New Testament, by M. R. Vincent, comments that this word most frequently refers to practical wisdom and prudence.
In the current Watchtower they explain why there are changes, they state
As we might expect, over the years Jehovah has helped “the faithful and discreet slave” to become steadily more discreet. Discretion has led to greater caution when it comes to calling a Bible account a prophetic drama unless there is a clear Scriptural basis for doing so.
They state this even though nothing in the parable indicates that the FDS would become more faithful and more discreet over the years. The same magazine goes on about how they are keeping things clear and simple in explaining parables and not putting a meaning to every little aspect of the parable. Instead, they obviously are still sticking to the idea of making things up whenever they please. The FDS even goes on to state that the master would return and if they were still faithful & discreet he would reward them, it was not contingent on them becoming more faithful and discreet.
By claiming the the FDS has become more discreet, the current members of the GB are elevating themselves above their predecessors, they are also putting into question whether their predecessors were even wise and prudent at all. Without doubt, they are saying that in the past not much caution was being displayed.
The Good Samaritanand their ‘clear’ understanding of this parable -
Today, our literature uses that illustration to remind all Christians that we must be impartial in rendering aid to those in need, especially in a spiritual sense. Does it not make us happy to see that Jehovah makes his teachings clear to us?
So this account now means that Jesus is saying that we should be helping our neighbour, mostly in a spiritual sense even though he stated nothing of the sort in the parable. Again, they are just making things up.
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JW Flash Mob
by Listener ina flash mob is defined as a large public gathering at which people perform an unusual or seemingly random act and then disperse.. jws are now in on the act and were doing this in bath on unsuspecting convention delegates during their tours after the convention.
they did this on at least three seperate occassions.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hmrqr-k4hq.
here's another one, not so public though.
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A flash mob is defined as a large public gathering at which people perform an unusual or seemingly random act and then disperse.
JWs are now in on the act and were doing this in Bath on unsuspecting Convention Delegates during their tours after the convention. They did this on at least three seperate occassions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HmrqR-K4HQ
Here's another one, not so public though
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Active JW's and JW Lurkers- Especially JW Defenders and Believers: A Few Questions For You
by OnTheWayOut inwhile there are not too many currently defending the watchtower in this discussion forum, it happens from time to time.
and quite often, there may be new people and lurkers reading these discussions.
i just wanted you to ponder these questions.
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CommitteeChairman, if you were disfellowshipped for not following strict orders regarding the handlying of child abuse I am sure there would be dozens of us using you as an example. R&F JWs generally believe that parents are encouraged to report the crime or that the Elders do it. We would be saying," no that's not the case, in fact I know of an Elder who was disfellowshipped for doing that very thing".
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LATEST NEWS : TOWN SAYS NO TO JEHOVAHS WITNESSES CHURCHS BROCHURE RACK
by raymond frantz intown says no to jehovahs witnesses churchs brochure rack.
read full article here.... .
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This has already been posted and the original thread linked to a genuine news article.
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Advice Needed...Again
by wallievase incurrent update- the wife and i are separated.
i dont go to the meetings or in service but im not df, or da.
she is not budging.. problem- my wife has made it clear that she doesnt want me back unless i do all the witness stuff, i have even offered to attend meetings but not participate in commenting or go in service and this is not good enough.
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It's unbelievable that she'll have you back if you are 'seen' to do the right thing. She chooses not to honour her role of wife and rejects your stand. And she still has the audacity to call herself a Christian.
It you only comit one sin and you repent at a JC it is possible you may not get disfellowshipped at all.
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The fight about the corpse of Moses
by coalize inthe new watchtower, 15th february 2015, p6 6, say :.
the bible writer jude recorded an example from jesus prehuman existence.
(read jude 9.
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Coalize, it is good that you question this. I am intrigued by the story as well. As an aside, it is also not know with any certainty as to what happened to Enoch and Elijah after death. The bible says this about them -
And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him(Genesis 5:24).
Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11).
It would seem that Moses, Elijah and Enoch did not go to heaven as the bible says only Jesus had been sent there after his death
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven (John 3:13).
It has been speculated that these men may be part of God's plan to use two of them as the 'two witnesses' spoken of in Revelation.
So getting back to your discussion about the fight between Michael and Satan regarding the body of Moses my guess is that the WTBTS is unable to come up with any logical explanation without a total revision of it's understanding of death (the spirit/soul), heaven and other places of spiritual abode.
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The fight about the corpse of Moses
by coalize inthe new watchtower, 15th february 2015, p6 6, say :.
the bible writer jude recorded an example from jesus prehuman existence.
(read jude 9.
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The opinion of the WTBTS is that Jude isn't quoting from the Book of Enoch. They suggest that the writer of the Book of Enoch may have been quoting from the book of Jude or that both writers could have been quoting from a third source.