Posts by Acluetofindtheuser

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Still dont get the friggin birthdays

by nowawake14 in

jw
friends

i have read extensively about the origins of birthdays, and i still don't get it.

but it's not what it means today.. even wedding veils were used to ward off the "evil eye".

but it's not what it means today.

Acluetofindtheuser

Everyone celebrated birthdays pre and post Flood. This included Noah and his family. The early chapters of Genesis mentions a number of men and how long they lived. With the longevity mentioned with these people in Genesis the birthday celebrations would help these families keep a record of how old they were after all that time.

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A POMO father's letter to his PIMI son (Warning: This is long!)

by Roger Kirkpatrick in

my dear son, c---n:.

i am writing you to express my love for you and the pride that i feel for the man you have become.

you need to know that i accept you and love you dearly just for who you are and i am immensely proud of the wise choices you made with regard to your education and your career.. as i write you this heartfelt letter, i pray that you will read it entirely and give it your careful consideration.

Acluetofindtheuser

I wouldn't add that. This is what we were taught by the WT, but almost all Christians of many different denominations will tell you just the opposite.
The New Covenant that JESUS offered wasn't with a religion, it was with individuals who may find themselves in any number of the tens of thousands of Christian groups around the world.
In fact, exclusivity is one of the prime identifying characteristics of a cult.

Good point Sea Breeze. Your comment reminded me of the scripture at Matthew 18:20, where Jesus said the following about Christian fellowship.

"For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them."

He didn't say anything about having to be an organized brotherhood to be his followers.

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A POMO father's letter to his PIMI son (Warning: This is long!)

by Roger Kirkpatrick in

my dear son, c---n:.

i am writing you to express my love for you and the pride that i feel for the man you have become.

you need to know that i accept you and love you dearly just for who you are and i am immensely proud of the wise choices you made with regard to your education and your career.. as i write you this heartfelt letter, i pray that you will read it entirely and give it your careful consideration.

Acluetofindtheuser

That's a great letter.

Another thing I would add is that there are 1000's of different Christian denominations. All these sects claim to be the one true religion. The organization that is the truth will not have failed prophecies and it will have supernatural events to back it up. I don't know of any religion that can claim that today. Maybe there will be one in the future.

Hopefully your son will come to the conclusion at some future time that JW Org has no real power over him. Just as with the fantasy film called Labyrinth, the principle character named Sarah will eventually tell the Goblin King (David Bowie/JW Org) that he has no power over her.

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Running Ahead of the Organization

by Sea Breeze in

jw
friends

that was a phrase that used to irritate me to no end.

good thing this woman wasn't a jw.

some people just can't wait.

Acluetofindtheuser

John the baptist and Jesus went ahead of the "Organization" of their time. These two men were not products of the established Order. They were neither friends or family of the Leadership in Jerusalem. Same could be true today. Eric Wilson seems to be on that path farther ahead of JW.org.

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The Memorial was Useless

by cookiemaster in

so i just went to the kh here in romania yesterday, with my parents.

haven't been since the memorial.

during the weeks preceding the memorial, they went crazy with the invitations and 'preaching' work, to the point that they'd invite anyone and their grandmother.

Acluetofindtheuser

Here in the states they fixed that empty hall look. Many congregations were merged to fill it up. Two congregations that averaged 70 now have 140 after the merge. Now it's hard to find seats. They are getting the Memorial look every week now. They won't be able to invite the public at the next Memorial because the house is already full.

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Is there no Mid Week Meeting, April 15 -21, this week because of the Memorial?

by Acluetofindtheuser in

pimo here.. i must have missed an announcement or something because there is no workbook online for this week.

are they cancelling the mid week meetings between april 15 - 21 because of the friday memorial?.

i don't want to text anyone that i know so i'll ask you guys.

Acluetofindtheuser

Big thanks OnTheWayOut and joe134cd. I thought there was something wrong with my tablet.

I also thought it would have been mentioned here before as well. I guess I get to be the first in something on this board.

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Is there no Mid Week Meeting, April 15 -21, this week because of the Memorial?

by Acluetofindtheuser in

pimo here.. i must have missed an announcement or something because there is no workbook online for this week.

are they cancelling the mid week meetings between april 15 - 21 because of the friday memorial?.

i don't want to text anyone that i know so i'll ask you guys.

Acluetofindtheuser

PIMO here.

I must have missed an announcement or something because there is no Workbook online for this week. Are they cancelling the mid week meetings between April 15 - 21 because of the Friday Memorial?

I don't want to text anyone that I know so I'll ask you guys.

I'm going to be a no show tonight just in case it's all locked up. Let me burn some gas for no reason, not.

Thanks for any input.

A

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To All Current Jehovah's Witnesses: When Apostasy Occurs...Where Do You Go?

by Observer1217 in

where did david go when king saul turned apostate?.

where was elijah found when israel went off into apostasy?.

where was john the baptist found when israel fell into apostasy?.

Acluetofindtheuser

You come here and tell the Truth for what it really is.

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Prophesies how would you respond

by enigma1863 in

someone who thinks im an elder:"hey.

thank you for responding.

there are prophecies in zechariah about the restoration of a physical israel.

Acluetofindtheuser

The bible does say that Jerusalem comes down from heaven and settles on the planet at the end.

Jesus said he wouldn't drink wine again until the kingdom was restored. Fermented grapes are unique to a physical realm.

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Who is The Lord?

by JW Answers in

the jehovah's witnesses believe that only the father is lord god, however by searching the scriptures we can identify that there are more than one person in the godhead, and the lord jesus as well as the holy spirit are lord.. for those who are interested in learning, feel free to watch this new video..

Acluetofindtheuser

Then who was the dude talking to Abraham about Sodom and Gomorrah's fate?

This being, in human form was identified as YHWH in Genesis. Then later it was said that no man could see God and yet live. I assume YHWH is most likely the Father so how did Abraham see him and not die?

Trinitarians, please explain who this special character was that talked to Abraham in the flesh and ate dinner.