It was an appalling demonstration. If you've been molded into a useless vessel then the only option is to smash you into smithereens, don't even think that it is possible to be reshaped into a fully functional and useful vessel, even though you're still like a delicate glass, vulnerable in the hands of it's owner.
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Developments in the India Branch
by MaxPayne inthe following letter was read in the congregation today.
it's for all the congregations in india.
i have pasted it as it was.
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Drearyweather - he magazines come from Canada, lietrature from the US & Germany and Bibles from Japan.
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Developments in the India Branch
by MaxPayne inthe following letter was read in the congregation today.
it's for all the congregations in india.
i have pasted it as it was.
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Slimboyfat - If this letter is genuine, I think they are flat out lying. I don’t believe they intend to build many KHs, print more literature, and I especially don’t believe they intend to financially support greater numbers of special pioneers.
Since they are reducing the size of Bethel, it sounds like they are sending the Bethelites out and offering to reassign them as temp. Special Pioneers. It's interesting that this is only a temporary arrangement.
It makes no sense, why are they not printing in India anymore but are increasing the amount of printed material to distribute? I think Anders Anderson has it right when he says that HQ's wants the money for the sale of the Indian Bethel and will funnel it out by selling them more publications.
They don't need to buy new property before they sell, if they need more time t move before the sale of the property is settled then they can rent. It sounds like there won't be many Bethelites anyway, probably just enough to distribute and store publications.
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2018 JWBroadcasting "Higher education is useless" video CLIP
by Not_Culty insept 2018. https://vimeo.com/288327363.
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That glass may not have been suitable to drink from but the idiot used it to demonstrate his point and then says it was useless.
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2018/19 new light
by Ray Frankz inhi guys, long time without paying a visit to this site.
today i returned to check a 'gossip' that is running around in brazilian exjw forums.. they are stating that is almost certain they will make a big change in their doctrine maybe this year yet in the annual meeting.
they say people in warwick were commenting on this.
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There was speculation on this a few years ago. It went as far as saying that only men can be anointed. I think the rumours were coming from Bethel.
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Financially Are You Doing Better Than a Year Ago?
by minimus inthis isn’t a usa question.
is your financial situation better or worse or pretty much the same?.
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Since we can save more than we earn, we are better off financially.
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Australia Yahoo news
by gabcol ini just found this on yahoo news australia : .
a jehovah’s witness girl may be forced to receive a blood transfusion against her will this weekend when she gives birth in melbourne.. mercy hospital victoria was granted supreme court authority on friday to give the girl blood as a “last resort” if she suffers a postpartum haemorrhage when induced into labour on sunday afternoon.
the 17-year-old first-time mother is considered to be at increased risk of haemorrhaging because she is of “small stature” and the baby is large, meaning she may have a long labour, an assisted birth or an emergency caesarean.. jehovah’s witnesses forbid followers from receiving blood transfusions or blood products.. the risk to the baby from the mother refusing blood is considered low.. view photos.
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She was scheduled to be induced yesterday. I wonder if the parents moved her to another hospital or went through with the procedure.
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Judge Rules on Blood Issue
by moreconfusedthanever inhttps://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/judge-rules-against-pregnant-teen-who-wanted-to-refuse-blood-at-birth-20180831-p5012k.html.
this article has come up in my newsfeed on facebook today.
it was posted by a non witness midwife who is up in arms about the girl not being able to choose her own course of treatment in pregnancy.
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Solzhenitsyn you're wife is demonstrating that she is choosing to follow the eight men in New York rather than the Bible.
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shameless pride in my daughter in law
by nonjwspouse inshe is two weeks postpartum after having my granddaughter when she sang this .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rulm5zl-isa.
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I can see why you're so proud, that was a joy to listen to and watch.
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Dec 2018 Watchtower Third Heaven & Paradise
by Listener ina qfr in the watchtower asks ".
n what sense was the apostle paul “caught away to the third heaven” and “into paradise”?—2 cor.
they've been flip flopping regarding this, stating that it is paul talking about himself to paul talking about the congregation and back again to paul talking about himself.it appears that three years ago david splane gave a talk during the convention explaining their latest ideas and it has taken all this time for it to get into print.
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A QFR in the Watchtower asks "
n what sense was the apostle Paul “caught away to the third heaven” and “into paradise”?—2 Cor. 12:2-4."
They've been flip flopping regarding this, stating that it is Paul talking about himself to Paul talking about the congregation and back again to Paul talking about himself.
It appears that three years ago David Splane gave a talk during the convention explaining their latest ideas and it has taken all this time for it to get into print.https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/280814/new-light-3rd-heaven
In summary the article states
To summarize:
“The third heaven” mentioned at 2 Corinthians 12:2 is likely the Messianic Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ and the 144,000, the “new heavens.”—2 Pet. 3:13.
It is “the third heaven” because the Kingdom is a superlative, an elevated, form of rulership.
The “paradise” into which Paul was “caught away” in vision likely refers to (1) the physical Paradise to come on earth, (2) the spiritual paradise that will exist then, which will be more extensive than the spiritual paradise that exists now, and (3) “the paradise of God” in heaven that will coexist in the new world.
Accordingly, the new world will be a combination of the new heavens and the new earth. It will be a new arrangement, including both the heavenly Kingdom government and mankind serving Jehovah on a paradise earth.They are not sure what it means but since the word 'third' is used they think the paradise that is referenced in the scripture has three meanings.
EdenOne also made a comment about this new light that was introduced at the Convention four years ago and his records show a different idea to the threefold meaning of heaven than mentioned in the current Watchtower. Which means they've tweaked their own ideas since. He said -The Bethel speaker then explained that the "paradise" seen by Paul is a three-fold reallity: a) A paradise in heavens that will be the reward for the 144.000 anointed christians; b) the present "spiritual paradise" among Jehovah's people; c) the future paradise on earth. He repeated this twice for good measure.