Hope you will be happy . Come back for a visit any time.
Sherry
i would like to thank everyone for the discussions that we've all had.
after all of them i have realized, all of you have made me realized that after all of the stuff i have been through, i just need a good friend.
and regardless of how hostile our discussion could get i have felt that you have all shared something with me that have helped me.
Hope you will be happy . Come back for a visit any time.
Sherry
when the rest of the governing body dared him to put it in the watchtower, we never thought he would!
he's not god, you know!.
i would really like to learn the names of all the governing body members of jehovah's witnesses.
Great ! loved it...............ha
this past week's wt study lesson was entitled: 'pioneering strengthens our relationship with god'.. under the subheading 'remaining in the full-time service' in par 14 the wt has the nerve to give this admonition to pioneers: .
'desiring to learn from jesus' example, a pioneer does well to keep in mind that the more material things he has, the more he will have to maintain , repair, or replace.'.
i don't think the gb or anyone in the writing department has the freedom to speak on giving adivce on the matter of 'material things' given the fact that wt has close to a billion dollars in real estate and loads of money in various bank accounts; given the fact that gb is currently building themselves new living quarters with who knows what sort of comforts and other amenities.
" In order for the Lord Jesus Christ to be ' Lord even of the SabbathDay; his thousand-year reign would have to be the seventh in a series of thousand-year periods or millenniums. WT Oct. 15, 1969
In order for Jesus to be lord of the sabbath ( and not a lier ) the 1000 year reign WOULD HAVE TO BE ( start in 1975 ) Is that plain enough for you ?
It is for me !
Pioneers, you should not get a nice built in pool like the GB will have. It takes up to much time and money. lol
Sherry
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/b00aramt0m.
my novel about jw's at the end of the world has been temporarily discounted by the publisher.
if you have a kindle (or kindle reader on another device) you can get a copy for only 99 cents.
Just bought the paperback the other day. I like real books in my hand... lol When is there going to be a sequel ?
i'm only asking because we haven't seen a single sole......(sole being a living creature not a floaty spirit thing!
lol) and nobody has had one down our street at all.........
Nothing
this is what my 1000th post was.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/267869/3/boeing-747s-and-other-misunderstandings-about-evolution.
beer and museums, loving that idea!-cofty.
Sam, I read all your posts. You look just like I thought you would...lol I read alot but don't post often. I can't express myself well in writen form.
I hate hate hate typing ! In real life I talk too much ....lol
Your friend, Sherry
faking of hours in field service or dragging service time out by making coffee stops or driving for hours "between" household contacts are never frowned upon, let alone mentioned, in the publications.
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yet, in each congregation of jehovah's witnesses, to one degree or another, faking hours, padding time out with coffee stops and long journeys between opportunities to "witness" are endemic practices..
That was 40 yrs. ago. I would not be surprised if one of the big apostates wrote that ( Ray, Ed ). lol
Who is going to remember something written in the KM that long ago ?
Any thing they WANT you to remember will be repeated 100,000,000 X lol lol lol
hey guys i just read "the watchtower and the nicene fathers" om freeminds.org.. has anyone read what the nicene fathers knew of the trinity and what did you think?
were the wt accurate in what they said of them?.
The WT says different things. Most of the time they try to make it sound like the RC church teaches Jehovah and Jesus are the same person. This is not true. This is not what they teach although there are some churches that do teach this ( oneness Pentecostal ). Think of it this way....You are one person, your father is one person, your brother is one person but you are all human. Three persons, all human, made of the same stuff. True human from true human. How can a human beget anything but a human? How can God beget anything but God ?
If you believe in God, I don't think he would care if you did not know exactly what his nature is like. Half the scriptures make it sound like yes it's true. the other half make it sound like it's not.
The thing that is NOT ok, is when the WT lies about what other churches teach. Just go to the source yourself. You cannot trust them to give you the full story.
Sherry
the priest acted as if he was the reason why people were there.
he was about 80 and totally disinterested in the affair although he married the deceased and her husband 15 years earlier.. his sermon's gist was that we need faith to accept that the reason why god has us die is so that we can go to heaven.
and that's it.. the only interesting (touching) time was when the grandkids gave testimonials about their beloved grandma.. oh, and one more thing.
It felt very strange to me the first few times, and then it sort of grew on me. I'm sure it's much closer to what Jesus grew up with. When Jesus went to church it was NOT like the kingdom hall. lol .
Sherry
it has been nice talking with you.but i seem to upset a few because of my faith.. so have a great christmas.... & be good, i wont be here to send you to your rooms .
i have grown close to many of you.... if i have ever said anything to hurt you sorry!!!!.
when i kick the bucket i am sure "mary" who ssometimes post will let you know.. mouthy grace gough.
PLEASE PLEASE don't leave us. People here need you more than you know !!!
Sherry