jehovah's witnesses say that they have the truth and the truth is constant.
they believe that what they teach is the truth that comes directly from jehovah god.
can you think of anything that has changed in the last 20 years to show a jehovah's witness that the truth is not necessarily the truth..
Hello everyone and minimus,
I do believe I can answer your question.
In the last 45 years i.e. from the year 1971 to the year 2016
the Society's "Governing Body" has made
96 changes of beliefs/clarifications/adjustments
in their teachings/doctrines for a total of 347 publications pages.
I have made a cery detailes summury for each change.
If anyone whishes to have a copy send me a message.
Greetings,
J.C. MacHislopp
if i received a dollar for every time an elder had told me to read and meditate on this scripture over the years, i would be really wealthy.
maybe when i was a kid, scriptures like this made me feel a little bit better, but once i had learned ttatt and also lost my faith in god, or at least the borganization's version of god, scriptures like phil 4 versus 6+7 do nothing for me, but they are always, always quoted in public talks about depression, or during shepherding visits..
Hello Nikl,
Thanks for your excellent references. A great and truthfull tool,
based only on God's word.
Greetings,
J.C. Mac Hislopp
the full english convention videos - 17 hours in total (includes all videos, demos etc etc):https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/6dvjl5/2017_dont_give_up_regional_convention_official/the programme listings:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5695993188188160/_post/6017797521932288the talk outlines:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5695993188188160/_post/6213656196939776the new releases:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5695993188188160/_post/5686585930547200.
Hello darksilver,
would you be so kind to send me the link to what you have posted i.e.
ALL the 2017 Reg Cov. directly to my g.mail account which is the following:
I do mean what you wrote:
· "...
everything including the
music intros and songs but not the prayers " Not the rest as I have downloaded them already.
Thank you very much for your kindness/
Greetings,
J.C. MacHislopp
(P.S. Sorry for the different font.
blondie’s comments you will not hear at the march 5, 2017 wt study (january 2017) (trust jah).
excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .
bible translations www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible .
Hello Blondie and all the others
as usual exellent comments. King David and his life has been always been a problem
for me . Was his life a good example? I do not belive it at all.
Concerning the woman caught in adultery (John 7:53-8:1-11) I would like to add do like that wee have all been "caught" in our sins. By the same token the apostle James said that if you break one commandment, you've broken them all (James 2:10).
That places all of us, men and women alike, on the same moral level. We have all sinned. If all Christians would have eyes to see this truth, we would humbly eliminate all self-righteousness from our hearts.
In short, we are all made of clay; we all have the propensity to sin. With one devastating statement Jesus Christ demonstrated that the Law wasn't wrong, but if everyone saw the Law for what it was, we would understand that we are all guilty. Including the self-anointed, puritanical, moral “ guardians of the faith” at that time known as the scribes and Pharisees, today called “the Society’s Governing Body members ... and all elders those who follow in their footsteps, in the so-called “Judicial committees”!
Thanks again for all your time and efforts, which I do appreciate greatly,
All the best to ou all,
J.C. MacHislopp
this got buried in a thread, so i'll ask in a new thread.. in the 2017 convention program is this photo for sunday.
can someone with better eyes tell me if those are truth books?.
https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/1102017403/univ/art/1102017403_univ_lsr_lg.jpg.
Hello smiddy and all the others ,tings
here below the search that you have requested.
From:the book :
Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
(1993 edition)
*** jv chap. 8 p. 105 Declaring the Good News Without Letup (1942-1975) ***
The answer came in 1968 with the release of a new Bible study aid, The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life. This 192-page pocket-size book was prepared with newly interested ones in mind. It contained 22 absorbing chapters dealing with such subjects as “Why It Is Wise to Examine Your Religion,” “Why We Grow Old and Die,” “Where Are the Dead?” “Why Has God Permitted Wickedness Until Our Day?” “How to Identify the True Religion,” and “Building a Happy Family Life.” The Truth book was designed to encourage the Bible student to reason on the material being considered and to apply it in his own life.
This new publication was to be used in connection with a six-month Bible study program. The September 1968 issue of the Kingdom Ministry explained how the new program would work: “It would be good to try to study a whole chapter of the ‘Truth’ book each week, though this may not be possible with all householders or with all the chapters in the book. . . . If, at the end of six months of intensive study and conscientious efforts to get them to meetings, they are not yet associating with the congregation, then it may be best to use your time to study with someone else who really wants to learn the truth and make progress. Make it your goal to present the good news on Bible studies in such a way that interested ones will act within six months!”
And act they did! In a short period of time, the six-month Bible study program had astounding success. For the three service years beginning September 1, 1968, and ending August 31, 1971, a total of 434,906 persons were baptized—more than double the number baptized during the previous three service years! Coming as it did at a time when there was a feeling of expectancy and urgency among Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Truth book and the six-month Bible study campaign greatly aided in speeding up the disciple-making work.—Matt. 28:19, 20.
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Greetings,,
JC MacHislopp
i'm taking a class, and we are learning about jws.
my teacher is talking about a "big brown book" that is used for any questions or scriptures quoted by the person who jws are talking to.
he used it in the context that if they don't know the answer off the top of their head, they look for the verse in this book.. what is the name of this book?.
Hello QAPMan,
sparky 1 gave the right picure of the cover page. It was printed in 1973 (only 200.000
copies ). Has 1274 pages . Btw quite useful when you don't remember all
verse but only a word . It will give you all the places where that " specific " word appears.
Greeting to all
CH MacHislopp
about this time last year i uploaded a document as part of my going away post.. as stated at the time i had to lie low, and am still doing so.
sort of.
mostly.i pop up rarely to chip in when my 'ardour comes up into my nose' about something lol, but still read the leaks and back-and-forth between the members here.
Hello Splash and everyone on this forum,
what an excellent and very useful compilation you’ve made. Of course it has gone already into my data base for future refence and use.
Actually I’m working on the informations provided by the w February 2017 :
THE WATCHTOWER, Study edition February 2017
page 26 par. 12
Q. 2. Since the Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible, what questions arise?
“WHO REALLY IS THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE?”
12 The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. In fact, theWatch Tower Publications Index includes the heading “Beliefs Clarified,” which lists adjustments in our Scriptural understanding since 1870.
Taking their words ,I have checked all the refences given in *** dx30-85 Beliefs Clarified *** and *** dx86-16 Beliefs Clarified ***.
To make very short , pause fo a moment only , the refernces given by the Society’s Governing Body for the “clarified beliefs” listed in the Watch Tower Publications Index for last 16 years i.e. from January 1st 2000 until December 31st 2016.
All the refences –amount to an unbelievable total of 163 pages defining the Society’s Governing Body “explanations”, “adjustements”, “refined understanding”, “changed viewpoint “ , “clarifications “ “ for a total of 59 subjects “clarified beliefs”.-
I’m working on the rest of the references.
Greetings to all of you and thanks, thanks again to you Splash for using your precious time and dedication to provide this forum with your compilation.! .
JC
MacHislopp
available for download.
just remember to reject the "automatic updates" from the org.. http://avoidjw.org/watchtower-library/.
Hello Searcher,
thanks a lot for a nice surprise ...more than a month in advance in
most of the European countries!!
Btw, to Blondie I wish you all the best to you and your family.
Greetings JC MacHislopp
i was going over some of the older posts of others and without starting some kind of flame war, i got no idea why people are saying that the society is some kind of real estate business.
of course its making millions of dollars in its real estate sales but this a one time event.
its down sizing by selling the furniture.
Hello again,
I've just receiced an e-mail requesting a recent example:
here below the information:
WTBS Inc New York (USA) propertysale
See :
105 Willow St
105 Willow St
117 Adams St
107 Columbia Heights
119 Columbia Heights
124 Columbia Heights
161 Columbia Heights
165 Columbia Heights
183 Columbia Heights
25 Columbia Heights
97 Columbia Heights
30 Columbia Heights
58 Columbia Heights
58 Columbia Heights
173 Front St
177 Front St
175 Pearl St
200 Water St
34 Orange St
50 Orange St
55 Furman St
1 York St
69 Adams St
81 Prospect St
67 Furman St
67 Remsen St
75 Adams St
86 Willow St
76 Willow St
21 Clark St
80 Willow St
85 Jay St
90 Sands St
98 Montague St
77 Sands St
And
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The Society of UK , buys
£ 1.000.000 luxury sea-front property in Wales, UK
· The WTS has purchased a luxury sea-front property in Wales allegedly to be used for people working on translating publications into the Welsh language.
Superbly positioned above The Menai Strait with direct water access, Y
Gwylain has been impressively developed to a high standard by the present owner
and is highly recommended for an internal viewing. The property comprises of
entrance hallway, reception hallway, impressive open plan 'live in
kitchen/family room', lounge, sitting room, games room, 2 studies, utility,
cloakroom, shower room, 5 double bedrooms, four en-suites and a family
bathroom. The property benefits from having gas central heating, double
glazing, garage, established landscaped gardens with decked areas and pond. The
property enjoys fantastic sea view of The Menai Strait, The Menai Suspension
Bridge and across to Anglesey.
5 Bedrooms
Lounge
Kitchen
Utility Room
Shower Room
Sitting Room
Office
Games Room
Second Office
En-Suite
Family Bathroom
En-Suite
En-Suite
Store Room
ground floor
Entrance Hallway
Hardwood door with double glazed side panel, high pitched ceiling with double
glazed Velux window, three wall light points, meter cupboard, cloaks cupboard,
oak doors, Travertine flooring with underfloor heating and glazed doors leading
to:
Reception Hallway
13'9" (4.2m) x 24'7" (7.5m) max (9'2" (2.8m) min). Open spindled
staircase to the first and second floors and oak glazed doors leading to
lounge.
Lounge 18'4" x
20'4" (5.59m x 6.2m). Cast iron multi fuel burner on a raised slate
hearth, six wall light points, television aerial point, engineered oak
flooring, radiator, vaulted ceiling, double glazed patio doors and double
glazed windows to the rear and side from which there are views across the
extensive rear garden and Menai Straits to the Isle of Anglesey.
Kitchen 32'10"
x 17'9" (10m x 5.4m). Open plan living kitchen and family room. Kitchen
Area - There is a range of drawer and base units in a cherry finish with dark
stone style block end worksurfaces over, island unit with breakfast bar, inset
five ring induction hob with splashback and extractor above, inset one and a
half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, integral dishwasher, integral fridge,
Travertine flooring with underfloor heating, double glazed patio doors leading
to the rear garden, two wall light points and recessed halogen downlighters.
Living Area - High pitched ceiling with halogen downlighters, Travertine
flooring with underfloor heating, two wall light points, additional patio doors
leading to the garden, oak glazed door leading to the utility room and
panoramic views of Menai Straits including The Menai Bridge and The Britannia
Bridge.
Utility Room Range
of drawer and base units with roll top worksurfaces over, single drainer sink
unit with mixer tap with storage cupboard below, plumbing for washing machine,
space for fridge and freezer, double glazed door leading to the rear garden,
Travertine flooring with underfloor heating and high pitched ceiling with
halogen downlighters.
Shower Room Modern
white suite comprising corner glazed shower cubicle with mixer shower, low
flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap, ceramic tiling up to a
mosaic border, halogen downlighters, extractor fan, heated towel rail and
Travertine flooring.
Sitting Room 19' x
10'10" (5.8m x 3.3m). Double glazed patio doors leading to the rear
garden, radiator, engineered oak flooring, television aerial point and door to:
Office 9'10" x
17'9" (3m x 5.4m). Double glazed picture window with views across the
decked garden to Menai Straits, double glazed patio doors leading to the side
garden, telephone point, radiator and engineered oak flooring.
Games Room 22' x
20' (6.7m x 6.1m). Double glazed window and patio doors leading to the rear
garden, six wall light points, three halogen downlighters, central lighting
unit fitted for pool table, two radiators, laminate flooring, understairs
storage cupboard, door to the second staircase and oak panel door to:
Second Office
7'3"x 5'3" (2.2mx 1.6m). Double glazed window, fitted work station
and radiator.
First floor
Gallaried Landing
Open spindle blaustrade, stairs leading to the second floor, four wall light
points, radiator, airing cupboard and oak panel door leading to the master
bedroom.
Master Bedroom
20'4" x 18'8" (6.2m x 5.7m). Floor to ceiling double glazed windows
with patio doors leading to the raised decked balcony with balustrade and has
views across to The Menai Strait and Isle of Anglesey, two radiators, fitted
wardrobes incorporating four double wardrobes, three wall light points and oak
panel door leading to:
En-Suite Modern
white suite comprising hand wash basin with mixer tap, low flush WC and walk in
shower cubicle with mixer shower and fitted body jets, heated towel rail,
recessed halogen downlighters, extractor fan and ceramic tiled flooring.
Bedroom Two
Family Bathroom
Modern white suite comprising hand wash basin with mixer tap, ceramic tiled
bath with shower tap attachment and low flush WC, shaver point with fitted
mirror lighting unit, walk in shower cubicle with shelf, heated towel rail,
ceramic tiled to a mosaic border, ceramic tiled flooring, double glazed window,
recessed halogen downlighters, extractor fan and built in linen cupboard with
radiator.
Bedroom Three
14'1" x 11'2" (4.3m x 3.4m). Radiator, double glazed patio doors
overlooking the rear garden and has access to a raised decked balcony area.
Rear Inner Hallway
Stairs to the games room and door to:
Bedroom Four
17'5" x 19'4" (5.3m x 5.9m). Floor to ceiling double glazed windows
and double glazed patio doors leading to the rear decked garden, sea views and
views to The Menai Strait, radiator and oak panel door leading to:
En-Suite Modern
white suite comprising low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap,
fitted lighting mirror unit, shaver point, walk in mosaic tiled shower cubicle,
ceramic tiled to a mosaic border, recessed halogen downlighters, heated towel
rail, extractor fan, double glazed window and Travertine tiled flooring.
Second floor
Landing Double
glazed roof window with sea views and views to The Menai Strait and Isle of
Anglesey, radiator, light point, open spindle balustrade and doors to:
Bedroom Five
16'9" (5.1m) x 18'8" (5.7m) (limited headroom). Double glazed Velux
windows to the front and rear, to the front there are sea views and views to
The Menai Strait and Isle of Anglesey, two radiators and oak panel door to:
En-Suite Glazed
corner walk in shower cubicle with mixer shower, vanity hand wash basin with
storage cupboard below, fitted lighting mirror unit, ceramic tiled splashbacks,
integral WC, double glazed Velux window, heated towel rail, extractor fan and
Travertine tiled flooring.
Store Room
31'6" x 12'2" (9.6m x 3.7m). Double glazed Velux window.
Link:
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/property-history/y-gwylain/holyhead-road/bangor/ll57-2hq/31536032
Greetings ,
JC MacHislopp
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i was going over some of the older posts of others and without starting some kind of flame war, i got no idea why people are saying that the society is some kind of real estate business.
of course its making millions of dollars in its real estate sales but this a one time event.
its down sizing by selling the furniture.
Hello no-zombie,
on the same subject take a look at what the WTBS Inc New York
was doing more than a decade ago...it a very long reading but full of informations.
filed and saved , in case you should wish more informations!
Here is the old post:
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/53692/wtbs-financial-empire-tip-iceberg
Greetings ,
J.C. MacHislopp
