A few months ago I had a conversation with an elder who told me Jehovah made a real estate transaction fall through to guide him to another area where the need for elders was greater....I couldn't resist telling him that a loving God couldn't intervene in trivial matters such as real estate deals while he allows other faithful servants to be abused or killed despite their prayers...Believing this would equate to believing God is partial...Deer in the headlights stare...
Posts by NVR2L8
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12Prayers that are heard. Fuel for a vehicle - YUP. Save us from death - NAH.
by Captain Blithering ini spoke to a ms the other day, trying to get his opinion on the wt we'd just studied at the meeting.
the paragraph where the co didn't know if he had enough money to afford gas for a trip, he prayed and went anyway, and someone donated the exact amount to cover his trip.. my question to the ms was - the wt clearly are saying jah answered that prayer, yet there were a couple dozen jw's sheltering in a kh in the philippines, undoubtedly praying, yet they all died in the hurricane.
how's that work, how can jah answer some prayers but not others?.
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Circuit Assembly Questions
by DATA-DOG ini have to go to the ca this weekend for family reasons... the only bright side is that i may spot some hypocrisy to share with others.
if my suffering helps just one person then it's worth the effort.
i know why the caged bird sings... .
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I agree with you both The Searcher and Bobcat. There's a determined per diem not only to cover the building's maintenance cost but to also generate income for the society. That's the amount mentioned during the accounts report read from the platform. At our paid off assembly hall used almost every week, the cost was $15000 for a 2-day assembly. This is a scam when you consider that those who pay to use the hall provided the free labour and paid for building materials.
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A Cheery Song About Suicide
by metatron inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp077ritnac.
i love songs whose lyrics contradict the cheery music.
turn it up loud and sing along.. .
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Late great Freddie Mercury wrote the song "don't try suicide". I loved that tune at a time this subject was taboo...
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Circuit Assembly Questions
by DATA-DOG ini have to go to the ca this weekend for family reasons... the only bright side is that i may spot some hypocrisy to share with others.
if my suffering helps just one person then it's worth the effort.
i know why the caged bird sings... .
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The Searcher. ..
I used to do the accounts until 4 years ago and I can't recall paying in advance for the SAD or CA. Is this a new arrangement? I remember the announcement saying that there is a deficit...then at the next assembly they say a $4000 surplus was sent to the WTS...
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just sat at the sound cabinet postin' on an apostate website.... (whistles nonchalantly)
by Captain Blithering inbored.
wondering how you guys are doing, thought i'd say hi.
hi.
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I used to do the sound at the assembly hall and DC. The stress level was palpable with a few who experienced the wrath of the CO and DO for not having the volume high enough or for a short delay turning on a mic...at one SAD the CO asked me to stay at the console during the lunch break just in case they would need to make a special announcement. I told him I could leave the mic live and all they would need to do is use the switch on the mic to turn it ON and OFF. That didn't sit well with him since it wasn't his idea. He replied that he wouldn't want anyone unauthorized to walk up and use the mic.
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While you were a JW, what did you say when people ask you how was your Thanksgiving and Christmas?
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Thank you very much and enjoy your holiday.
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How Jehovah's Witnesses benefit those humble enough to study the Bible with them.
by Stand for Pure Worship inexcellent material can be found within the reasoning book, page 328, para.2, 3. occasionally, i see posters make presumptuous comments like, "all you need is the bible", or, "i'm born-again, so there's no need for spiritual assistance from another christian", or,"i'm saved", or my favorite, "jesus talks to me directly.
" on one hand, i can't be overly critical of such ones because they do attempt to read and understand the bible on their own.
(acts 17:11) not to mention they're generally peaceable folks, just self-misguided when erroneously believing that they can go it alone.
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The Reasoning Book is my favorite tool to show how the "truth" was never the truth...and how you can easily be lured by letting others do all the reasoning for you.
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Generation continuing
by molybdenum inthis is what is written in the jan 2014 wt article .
let your kingdom comebut when?in his detailed prophecy about the conclusion of this system of things, jesus said: this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.
(read matthew 24:33-35.
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Elijehovah...thanks for reminding me that I'm not God! Now someone has to remind the governing body or faithful and discrete slave or any illuminated individual who comes out with this fabulation....
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Generation continuing
by molybdenum inthis is what is written in the jan 2014 wt article .
let your kingdom comebut when?in his detailed prophecy about the conclusion of this system of things, jesus said: this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.
(read matthew 24:33-35.
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Eliejehovah....Jesus' words were addressed to his apostles and it's preposterous for anyone to speculate that these words have a special meaning for an overlapping generation 2000 years later. Jesus' words were fulfilled 37 years later when Jerusalem was destroyed...within the generation of those he spoke to.
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Quotes to discourage JWs from researching WT history?
by JWOP inare there any direct quotes from the watchtower's literature that discourages investigation into their past doctrines and practices?.
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I can't recall ever reading something in this regard, but what better way to instill pride in your JW heritage than providing the "Proclaimers" book that is nothing else but a sanitized account of the cult's history.