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WT study today - Eph 1:8-10 - the administration, Stage 2
by Hoffnung in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in todays wt study (wt 15/jul/2012 p.27 paras 3-4), the society advances ephesians 1:10, which refers to an adminstration, that gathers the things in the heaven and on the earth.

whereas the bible clearly identifies a double purpose of the adminstration, there is no reason to believe there are also 2 different time frames intended, however the wt explains it this way.

we are actualliy in the adminstration stage 2, according to the wt.
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Why are Henry Grew and Georg Storrs mentioned so often recently?
by Hoffnung in
1. watchtower
2. bible
when i checked the wtlib cd-rom, i noticed that henry grew and georg storrs were mentioned only 5 times each from 1950 - 1999. then at once from 2000 onwards, both get more than 50 hits.

why is it that they are now portrayed together with russel as the founding fathers of the faith?

is russel so much of a problem to the gb 2.0 that they have to put 2 others in front of him to deviate the attention?
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Kathie Byron, TheWork.com. Experiences?
by Hoffnung in
1. social
2. relationships
i just attended a "reducing your stress" training, sponsored by my company, and training staff used the methods of "thework", founded by kathie byron.

in order to reduce your stress, you have to inquire yourself and put everyting you believe in, in doubt.

by the end of the 2 day work shop, i have all my "cult" warning lights on.
ressure on facility owner forces cancellation of Witnesses convention in Armenia
by Hoffnung in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just found a few new articles on the jw-media.org website.

i don't know if anybody has posteca bout this subject before.

it seems that quite some eastern countries are unhappy with jw.. pressure on facility owner forces cancellation of witnesses convention in armeniadespite not-guilty verdict, altay republic supreme court orders retrial of landmark case
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"I never thought I would come that close to my retirement in this old system of things"
by Hoffnung in
1. jw
2. experiences
some time ago i was at a family gathering.

my father and uncles are all long-time elders in their congregations.

when they were discussing they all were 50+ now, one of my uncles said: "i never thought i would come that close to my retirement in this old system of things".
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Questions for Doubtfully yours or Elpiro - The happy annointed Jehovah's Witness
by Hoffnung in
1. jw
2. friends
hello doubtfully yours or el piro or other happy jw,.

there are 4 questions for you.

1. the issue i have is with paragraphs 1 & 8 of the study article on page 21 of the 15/09/2010 watchtower.
Vanderhoven7 - new heaven and new earth
by Hoffnung in
1. jw
2. friends
vander wrote the comment below in the thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/203055/14/are-they-really-that-bad.

as that thread was already very long, i thought to make it a seperate one to give him the opportunity to elaborate on the scriptural backing he can present for this.

vander wrote:.
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WT Study 11DEC2010 - Keep on seeking first His Righteosness
by Hoffnung in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
some comments on paragraph extracts from the wt 15oct2010 pages 8 & 9, will be studied this week.. under the subheading :.

the danger of becoming self-righteous.

5. in writing to the christians in rome, the apostle paul highlighted a danger we all need to avoid if we are to be successful in seeking first gods righteousness.
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Is the donation of Blood allowed for JW?
by Hoffnung in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this might seem to be a silly question, but if jw are allowed to accept certain blood fractions, they could consider participating in providing these fractions?

would be ok for a jw to donate his/her blood, if it is under the condition that it can only be used for the production of specified fractions?

has anyone asked the society (gb) this question, or is there already a thread on this?
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Finally dared to register
by Hoffnung in
1. watchtower
2. bible
finally i registered today.

being a lurker for quite some months, i convinced myself it is time to give my own 2 pence from time to time.

i am living in europe and i am still 'in', although by now i must be counted as an inactive jw.