Posts by mike047

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Enough Rhetoric, Time to Act

by mikepence in

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let's use this thread to see who really is putting their money where their mouth is.. list here what actions you have taken, or are planning to take, to help those in need in new york and washington d.c. this could be in the form of money, blood, volunteering, etc.

this is not about tooting one's own horn, it is about showing that the ex-jw community cares.

also indicate in your message if you are ex-jw or current jw.. i will start:.

mike047

Mike; Nice thought on you thread choice, BUT this a tough crowd
to play to. I would like to help out on the rubble search but am unable to do so.

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ex-JW's : Would you go to war?

by Jim Lad in

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my ex-brother in law phoned this morning and asked me how i felt about going to war now that i'm not in the org anymore.

with so many years of being told not to i wonder how many of us still feel that way.

would you be worldly conscientious objectors or would you defend...etc.... i'm not trying to antaganize or be inappropriate.

mike047

Naeblis; Well spoken. NO flame here. I would also Go in a
Heartbeat. Been there, done that.

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Guilty as Charged... I confess....

by AGuest in

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to the "inquisition" of these days... that is on jw.com... may you have peace.. because there seems to be a 'movement' to 'expose' me as false, and judge and condemn me as a 'jezebel' and more... i would hereby like to confess my 'sins' and 'errors'... and repent my actions/inactions... before you... and all onlookers... if you will permit me.

thank you.. i confess... that i am a servant to the household of god, israel, and a slave of christ, by means of an anointing with holy spirit, which i received directly from the person of my lord, the son of god, jaheshua mischajah.. i confess... that i have been given the 'free gift' of holy spirit, in the form of hearing spirits, discerning inspired utterances, so that i hear not only the voice of my lord, the but voices of various spirits, so i am able to relate to others that hear, as well as those that do not hear... what the spirit says to the congregation.. i confess... that i have been freely given other 'gifts' of that same spirit, which gifts manifest themselves in me in various ways and which gifts i have not attempted to hide from anyone... man... or god.. i confess... that i have a love for my father and my lord to such an extent that i would subject myself to public humiliation, before all men, bear reproach now... and endure a 'torture stake' for the glory that awaits me, which glory i have nought but faith in, because i have heard of its certainty... and received my 'sealing'... directly from the one the promised such glory, my lord, the son of god, jaheshua mishajah.. i confess... that i have agreed to 'repay' my lord for his love and kindness... the undeserved kindness granted me... in the only way that i can... by obeying his voice and going to the household of god, those that go with them, and any others who are 'thirsting' and 'wishing'... and telling them that the same gifts and glories undeservedly afforded me... can be granted to them as well.. i confess... that as a true servant to the household of god, by means of undeserved kindness, i have been granted to know the fruit of my father's spirit that is love... for all of mankind... including my enemies.

a love such it compels me to tell what i hear to those who wish to hear of it, even at risk to my own spirit... whether they hear... or they refrain.. i confess... that contrary to what is 'usual' among so-called professed 'christians' and 'anointed', i have not sought to compel people to follow me, or to join any church, religion or other institution of 'theology', and will not, but instead, have asked and spoken only that any who 'hear'... and any who wish to hear... hear... and follow the voice of the fine shepherd, my lord, the son of god, jaheshua mischajah.... i repent... that i am but mere flesh and blood, a woman, a 'foolish thing' and 'weaker vessel', so that i do not always have the strength to stand against the opposition facing me, although i have wished no harm, no evil, no malice toward any.. i repent... that at times my forehead is not as hard as flint, and my heart is not so protected so as not to feel fright when facing off with my adversary and his agents.. i repent... that i do not possess in me the gifts of the spirit that grant miracles, such that those who do not believe can have the 'scales' removed from their eyes so as to see the things 'unseen', things almost too glorious for me to utter... with their own eyes... rather than simply ask for and be granted the 'free gift' of holy spirit and see for themselves.... i repent... that i do not possess in me the 'perfect' love that would move me to not feel hurt and pain when derided and ridiculed, but be able to say to my father, as did my lord, "forgive them father, for they do not know what they do.

mike047

AG; Does YOUR lord work in the DEEP SOUTH? I don't hear anything here.

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England v Germany.

by Englishman in

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i predict a win for england on saturday.. probably 4 - 2 (again).

englishman.. ..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.

mike047

Isn't a "footy" a half sock??? or is that "footsie"?

Anyway, I like Rugby better!!!
GO ALL BLACKS!!!

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Are there books you still keep?

by Eyebrow in

i have found that the following books are still of interest and use to me, although i have 'walked away' from jw:.

1. greatest man whoever lived.

a lot of nice general info about jesus' life that is easy to read.

mike047

HI, I have some bound vols. wt & awake. and several of the newer books. About 25 years of yearbooks. I also have a small collection of the judges "rainbow books". several copies of the nwt.
I don't use any of these. I do have a reprint copy of russell's "studies" vol 1-6. I am currently finishing it.

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How Many States / Countrys Are Represented Here?

by Big Jim in

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i am from houston texas myself.

mike047

Zirconia, North Carolina

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A Chinese Meal with Fred Franz

by VM44 in

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near the beginning of the book, "the orwellian world of jehovah's.

witnesses," one of the authors gives a personal experience where.

he and others were treated by fred franz to a meal at a chinese.

mike047

Are these "gifts" taxed?

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Question on book "Riches" (1936)

by Osarsif in

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"the lord has graciously provided for the publication of his message in the form of books, that the people many be informed of the truth ... those books do not contain the opinion of any man.

" [riches (1936), pages 384-385].

a friend of mine has that book in another language and he can't find that quote.

mike047

blondie; My copy reads the same as yours. 1st printing 1936. Maybe the page # in the original post comes from a later printing. They change from printing to printing.

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