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  ''Special Letter'' to be Read In Canada Week of Feb 3,2019

  by Beth Sarim in

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  2. experiences

  i have just been informed that there is a 'special letter' to be read at the meetings week of feb 3,2019 in canada.

  anybody heard of this!!

  just a heads-up!

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  Acluetofindtheuser

  A letter was read tonight in the Great PNW.

  It seems there is going to be a "great contraction taking place" shortly in the worldwide brotherhood.

  The elder read a letter from the branch that said that the whole region is being evaluated for efficient use of auditoriums. The ones that are partially empty will be consolidated with others to make full capacity congregations.

  The hall that I attend was included in this change. They did not spell out what kind of change was fated for this particular congregation. They said you will be notified in a few months down the road. The technical details are still in the works. Even the elders were not in the know.

  I do not know how many other congregations in the area had this same letter read to them. I will find out in a few days from friends and family soon enough. The particular congregation I attend has the building all to itself. The seating capacity at max fills to about 80% but normally it's only filled to 50%. The building is quite old but it's in decent shape. They either will send other congregations to this hall or they will disband the current one and demolish the building and sell the property.

  There is a great number of senior citizens in this hall. I know they will be very upset if they have to travel farther to the meetings. A lot of them are die-hards so I know they will go because that is the direction from "the slave".

  They quoted a small portion in the Organization book about the subject of using auditoriums. I will give details on that later.

  WingCommander guessed right on the 1st page!
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  ''Special Letter'' to be Read In Canada Week of Feb 3,2019

  by Beth Sarim in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have just been informed that there is a 'special letter' to be read at the meetings week of feb 3,2019 in canada.

  anybody heard of this!!

  just a heads-up!

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  Acluetofindtheuser

  I had to dig through many boxes to find my Organization book. I discovered I had two different versions. One was published in 2005 and the other was 1983. I rarely ever looked at these books. I will show you a chapter listing of both. It looks like they started focusing on the “Faithful and Discreet Slave” title in the 2005 version.

  1983 version

  1. Organized to accomplish our ministry

  2. Benefiting from theocratic subjection

  3. Recognizing Christ’s role in God’s arrangement

  4. How the congregation is organized and governed

  5. Overseers to shepherd the flock

  6. Ministerial servants render valuable service

  7. Arrangements for regularly assembling together

  8. Ministers of the good news

  9. Ways to expand your ministry

  10. How the ministry is supported

  11. Holding to Jehovah’s righteous standards

  12. When difficulties arise

  13. A worldwide association of brothers

  14. Enduring with life in view

  Appendix: Questions for those desiring to be baptized

  2005 version

  1. Organized to do Jehovah’s will

  2. Recognizing Christ’s role in God’s arrangement

  3. Trusting “the Faithful and Discreet Slave”

  4. How the congregation is organized and governed

  5. Overseers to shepherd the flock

  6. Ministerial servants render valuable service

  7. Meetings that “Incite to love and fine works”

  8. Ministers of the good news

  9. Methods of preaching the good news

  10. Ways to expand your ministry

  11. Arrangements for places of worship

  12. Supporting kingdom activity locally and worldwide

  13. “Do all things for God’s glory”

  14. Maintaining the peace and cleanness of the congregation

  15. Benefiting from theocratic subjection

  16. A united brotherhood

  17. Stay close to Jehovah’s organization

  Appendix

  I’m guessing from the 2005 version that number 4 will have a change or number 12.

  4. How the congregation is organized and governed

  12. Supporting kingdom activity locally and worldwide

  They need more money and I wonder if they are going to start tithing.

  
  
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  ''Special Letter'' to be Read In Canada Week of Feb 3,2019

  by Beth Sarim in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have just been informed that there is a 'special letter' to be read at the meetings week of feb 3,2019 in canada.

  anybody heard of this!!

  just a heads-up!

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  Acluetofindtheuser

  Last night they said a letter will be read on the mid-week meeting next week, during the Local Needs part.

  The COBE said that everyone needs to bring their Organization books or have their electronic version available for that meeting. It has something to do with a change that is coming that effects the congregations.

  I'm guessing they want us to edit some content in the Organization book for future reference. They had an emergency Elders meeting after the program was over. I knew the meeting was unexpected because one of them I was talking to at the end didn't know about it ahead of time.

  I wonder what the change will be?
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  Flat Earth Jw and Galileo Galilei

  by Earthmeasured in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the image you can see what jw wrote about how galileo was treated by the catholic church.

  now they are disfelloshipping me because i believe the earth is flat.

  is this coherent?.

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  Acluetofindtheuser

  Per the bible, the earth is not just flat, it's a flat square!

  "the four corners of the earth."

  Ezekiel 7:2, Isaiah 11:12, Revelation 7:1, Revelation 20:8...The list goes on.

  If you want to see all the scriptures, here's a link.

  https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Four-Corners

  That's why it takes faith to believe in a product that's not scientific. Can you believe an inspired expression when science proves it wrong?

  Of course the planet is a sphere to us humans but maybe it's a giant cube to the creator. It's a giant dark matter cube engulfing a sphere!
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  Whom shall we follow for Bible-based truths?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower february 15, 1981, pages 16-19 .

  do we need help to understand the bible?.

  true, the brothers preparing these publications are not infallible.

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  Out of all Christendom, the Catholic Church appears to be the original congregation formed by Jesus. All the other sects and denominations are her daughters who thought their mother was not worthy of the bride groom. If Jesus really comes back to inspect his house it would start with Vatican City.

  The JW new/flip-flop light is just as bad as the no new light coming out of the Catholic Church. Apparently no denomination of Christendom can decode the day of the lord's return. Rapture this, everyone's going to Hell that, new heavens and pearly gates this, earth burned up that, Everyone's so confused. It sounds like the Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan) song, All Along the Watchtower.

  There must be some kind of way outta here
  Said the joker to the thief
  There's too much confusion
  I can't get no relief

  Business men, they drink my wine
  Plowman dig my earth
  None were level on the mind
  Nobody up at his word
  Hey, hey

  No reason to get excited
  The thief he kindly spoke
  There are many here among us
  Who feel that life is but a joke
  But, uh, but you and I, we've been through that
  And this is not our fate
  So let us stop talkin' falsely now
  The hour's getting late, hey

  All along the watchtower
  Princes kept the view
  While all the women came and went
  Barefoot servants, too
  Outside in the cold distance
  A wildcat did growl
  Two riders were approaching
  And the wind began to howl
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  Flat Earth and Jw. Not possible?

  by Earthmeasured in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sorry for my poor english, i hope to make not too many mistakes.

  im a jw and in the last three years i have studied a lot the topic of the earth being flat.

  i have a good scientific background so im not stupid or crazy.

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  Acluetofindtheuser

  Maybe a flat earth description in the bible was intentional. Weren't there supposed surprise inventions of God for future generations. Ecclesiastes 3:11 comes to mind.

  "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work God has done from beginning to end."

  To ancient people, the fact of walking upside down on this world would be ludicrous. Mass and Gravity of the elements would have no meaning to those will no grounding in science. At some point in life a person has to become a believer in gravity to accept the fact that the earth is a globe.

  A long time ago a co-worker of mind told me a story about a belief his mother had. She said that man could never have walked on the moon due to what the bible said at Genesis 1:16

  "God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And he made the stars as well."

  His mom was under the impression that the moon when lit up was emitting fire like the sun. She reasoned that the astronauts would burn up when they approached the moon. Isn't that funny?
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  Gofundme account opened for funeral costs

  by Amelia Ashton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  simon, i hope this is ok to post here.. for those who dont know yesterday a terrible car accident took the life of a lovely young woman leah ryan.

  she was the daughter of 2 members here who go by the names of sleeping beauty and her husband hairy he goat.. leah"s sister has started an account to help fund funeral costs.

  for any wishing to donate here is the link.. https://www.gofundme.com/for-leah-my-beautiful-sisters-funeral?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_co_shareflow_m&fbclid=iwar1z971joytaqnsy0zyq1_admdyxzqjpgrlf7l2-teq1nalnnqc6wcsn3pq.

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  Acluetofindtheuser

  In some situations it's appropriate to stick to the saying, "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all".
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  New Spanish speaking exjw YouTube channel has 48,543 subscribers • 3,178,290 views in just 26 days

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jcahege9us.

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  20,149 comments made between Dec 7th and Jan 1! That's amazing!

  It seems all the spanish speaking JW's are watching this video.

  I wonder if there will be a mass exodus of the spanish congregations due to this video? I wonder if they will go back to being Catholic again?
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  Oregon: JW sexual abuse suspect arrested

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.kptv.com/story/37498850/sheriff-jehovahs-witness-sexual-abuse-suspect-arrested-in-clackamas-co. .

  sheriff: jehovah's witness sexual abuse suspect arrested in clackamas co.. posted: feb 13, 2018 5:39 pm cstupdated: feb 13, 2018 6:21 pm cst.

  by fox 12 staff.

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  Thank you for keeping us updated LizD. Keep strong. We're all with you.

  You are so correct about the nasty nature of JW's. I've experienced so many unloving, self righteous people in this religion. They protect the organization's image at all costs. One might say it's idol worship. It probably is.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses... Who sent the Star of Bethlehem?

  by JW Answers in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses... who sent the star of bethlehem?.

  the watchtower teach their followers that the star of bethlehem was sent by non other than satan... however as we take a look at the scriptures by comparing spiritual things with spiritual we begin to see that the star of bethlehem was not sent by satan, but used for the glory of god.a seasonal message to end the year.. watch now here :.

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  Acluetofindtheuser

  "Where there is Foo, there is Fire."

  Foo Fighter - A bright light or a ball of fire perceived as a UFO.

  It's up to you to decide whether a foo fighter is an agent of good or evil.