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  Prepare for meetings??

  by Jen1 in

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  do you prepare for meetings?

  if i go i spend a few minutes underlinging my books/watchtower.. i have noticed that those who do the micks especially notice when your stuff is not underlined, and comments are made after the meeting, not so gentle hints, about study and preperation!

  in other words i am being told off, its usually the ones who are highly critical of everything i do, sometimes their whole family seems to be straining to see if my stuff is underlined, i know this because i heard the daughter to family wisper her watchtower is not underlined!.

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  My JW relatives wish for a software program that randomly underlines pdf files.
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  WT Study March 15 on jw.org

  by Gayle in

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  only scanned,,couple articles on necessary on having a old-age long-term plan now.

  reality is hitting them more than ever.. also, australia showed "publisher" amount.

  i assume it was the "peak" stat.

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  Not one word on how children should take care of their disfellowshipped / disassociated aged parent(s).

  Do you honestly feel the local elders would budge a finger?

  Repulsive.
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  Today's Daily Text is a Convoluted Mess

  by TTATTelder in

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  wednesday, december 11. his heart did not prove to be complete with jehovah.1 ki.

  will we let solomons course be a warning example for us?

  (1 ki.

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  I imagine those poor writers sitting before a blank page, and having to think up 365 of those gems, must go a bit bonkers after a bit.

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  For some time I am under the impression the Writing Dept. employs the software "Daily Text Random Generator v2.1"

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  Today's Daily Text is a Convoluted Mess

  by TTATTelder in

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  wednesday, december 11. his heart did not prove to be complete with jehovah.1 ki.

  will we let solomons course be a warning example for us?

  (1 ki.

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  The key to that convoluted mess is here:

  (...) there is no indication that Jehovah quickly rejected him as king or strongly disciplined him.

  Take your pick at what you can do without divine punishment.
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  DECEPTIVE CROSS-REFERENCING IN NWT

  by The Searcher in

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  in order to "scripturally justify" j.f.

  rutherford's rebranding of the bible students by the creation of a designer name which made them stand out from other bible students, the nwt deceptively misuses a verse to perpetuate the falsehood of the unscriptural name, "jehovah's" witnesses!.

  (james 2:7) "they blaspheme the fine name by which you were called,* do they not?".

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  DECEPTIVE CROSS-REFERENCING IN NWT

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in order to "scripturally justify" j.f.

  rutherford's rebranding of the bible students by the creation of a designer name which made them stand out from other bible students, the nwt deceptively misuses a verse to perpetuate the falsehood of the unscriptural name, "jehovah's" witnesses!.

  (james 2:7) "they blaspheme the fine name by which you were called,* do they not?".

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  Baptism Requirements vs What the Bible ReallyTeach

  by bruh in

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  does all other organized religions (christian and non-christian) other than jw's require you to go over some 100 or more questions to qualify for baptism?.

  amazing how in its purest form that when in jesus christ/apostles time it was perhaps a few questions of belief and repentance.. .

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  The 2005 "Organized to Do Jehovah’s Will" book has way more questions, starting with page 182.

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  http://www.dciscorp.com/qwotes/reexamine/organizedtodojehovahswill.pdf#page=182

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  jgnat >>> you are way faster than me
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  Some updates made to digital publications may not yet appear in the printed editions

  by dissonance_resolved in

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  this is the new disclaimer at the bottom of the downloads page of jw.org.

  pretty soon the old versions will all just go down the memory hole and they will think they are in control of the past..

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  Whoa . . . from online digital media to hard copy print it's only a couple of weeks.

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  Meanwhile the truth needs already updating?
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  Baptism Requirements vs What the Bible ReallyTeach

  by bruh in

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  does all other organized religions (christian and non-christian) other than jw's require you to go over some 100 or more questions to qualify for baptism?.

  amazing how in its purest form that when in jesus christ/apostles time it was perhaps a few questions of belief and repentance.. .

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  Oddities of the baptism ritual (Two witnesses rule not observed):

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  So there is a way open for both men and women who do not have access to baptism, either because circumstances do not allow for it or because a dedicated male is not present. But by making a valid dedication and going on record publicly before any other dedicated ones present he or she is now recognized as dedicated. But it does not appear Scripturally proper for a sister to try to perform a baptism.

  In connection with baptism, it may also be noted that a baptism may be performed by a dedicated male even though no other human witnesses are present. There are Scriptural precedents in the cases of Jesus and of the Ethiopian eunuch to show this. And since prayer is properly offered prior to the immersion, there are always heavenly witnesses.

  w73 8/1 p. 480

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  Field service records before baptism?

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  In view of these examples, should a record of preaching be required today before baptism? There is no such requirement. No rules are laid down in this respect. However, in order to be baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a person is required to meet with elders in his congregation and to show in discussion with them that he really understands and appreciates the fundamental teachings in the Bible.

  w76 6/1 p. 351
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  Baptism Requirements vs What the Bible ReallyTeach

  by bruh in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does all other organized religions (christian and non-christian) other than jw's require you to go over some 100 or more questions to qualify for baptism?.

  amazing how in its purest form that when in jesus christ/apostles time it was perhaps a few questions of belief and repentance.. .

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  The latest understanding is:

  Three times (3 x) you get asked question #1 — then, at the actual baptism ceremony for the first and only time, the second question.

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  2012 The Watchtower, October 15, pages 30, 31