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  July 15th Study Edition Is Up..

  by confusedteenager in

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  not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but yeah.

  they just posted up the new watchtower...with the confusing new information.. time for me to go dive into this "new light" and try to see what sense it makes.

  of course cedars already nicely did a run down for us.. .

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  Good News From God!™

  . . . Words are failing me utterly. They are serving up a load of . . .

  
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  Inquiry on GB 2.0 member - Did they get married?

  by bats in the belfry in

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  it's been a while since we heard about their engagement.

  did they break it off?

  did they get married?.

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  . . . No one seems to have an answer to the question.

  Would they not show up at a Kingdom Hall, sit together, and maybe (God forbid) hold hands during the service?
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  '1600 years of Ice melting in 25 years is a bad omen'

  by designs in

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  glaciologists from ohio state university have been studying the ice fields in peru.

  tropical peru is home to ice formations 18,000 feet up in the quelccaya region, the largest of these tropical region ice sheets.. the glacier is melting so quickly that plant samples are having to be frozen artifically so that scientists 30 years from now can have something to study, lonnie thompson from the university said in the interview.

  the ice field is the smallest it has been since the last ice age.. peruvians rely on the water from the glaciers, which will be reduced by 50% in their lifetime.

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  2013 Special Talk PDF "Does Death End It All?"

  by yknot in

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  http://www.sendspace.com/file/d4heb5.

  http://www.sendspace.com/file/d4heb5.

  huggles y'all!!

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  bats in the belfry

  our speaker admitted that he was reading 'nanotechnology' from the outline

  Eons ago when I occasionally was invited to listen in and I heard the words 'the outline says so and so', my ears automatically flapped shut.
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  Inquiry on GB 2.0 member - Did they get married?

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. jw
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  it's been a while since we heard about their engagement.

  did they break it off?

  did they get married?.

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  bats in the belfry

  Interesting, subjective comment. The question, though, was "Did they get married?"
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  Inquiry on GB 2.0 member - Did they get married?

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been a while since we heard about their engagement.

  did they break it off?

  did they get married?.

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  bats in the belfry

  It's been a while since we heard about their engagement. Did they break it off? Did they get married?

  From their advice given we know that "passion-arousing heavy petting or caressing of breasts on numerous occasions between individuals not married to each other" can occur if the wedding date is stalled.

  

  Counsel given:

  In those special cases where elders do find it necessary to inquire into the matter of a broken engagement, they should be concerned with ascertaining whether the reasons for it were valid. What might be a “valid” reason? In a “Question from Readers” published in The Watchtower of October 1, 1968, two examples were given. Consider here a few other examples.

  During the engagement period the woman might begin to reveal a very “bossy” attitude, not showing real respect for headship, thus giving strong evidence of being the type of person described at Proverbs 19:13; 21:9; 27:15, 16.

  Or, during that period, the man might participate in some serious wrongdoing, perhaps becoming drunk, engaging in some immorality or seriously dishonest act.

  Or one of the two might see some other definite spiritual weakness, perhaps a very strong materialistic attitude, in the other party and might conscientiously feel that to carry out the marriage could impose a serious burden on his or her spiritual strength, perhaps more than he or she feels able to carry without harm.

  This does not mean, however, that in every case the other person will be viewed as deficient or inferior.

  One may feel that the other person is a very fine individual but simply may come to realize that there are very strong differences in personality or outlook that would make the marital relationship a very difficult one for both of them.

  These, then, are some, but by no means all, of the serious reasons that might cause one, after careful thought and prayer, to decide for termination of the engagement. Of course, mutual agreement to break the engagement would be far preferable to a unilateral action. But it may be that the other party does not see, or even prefers to ignore, the problem that is there.

  w75 6/15 p. 383
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  North Korea - U.S - War ?

  by *lost* in

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  things look to be hotting up here.

  scary.. what are the chances of it all kicking off ?.

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  New king of the North? Invading the land of the Decoration?
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  “New light” Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.

  if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.

  it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.

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  Throughout the last days, the anointed brothers who make up the faithful slave have served together at headquarters. In recent decades, that slave has been closely associated with the Governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Note, however, that the word “slave” in Jesus’ illustration is singular, indicating that this is a composite slave. The decisions of the Governing Body are thus made collectively.” (w13 7/15 p.22, par.10)

  “‘The faithful and discreet slave’: A small group of brothers who are directly involved in preparing and dispensing spiritual food during Christ’s presence. Today, these anointed brothers make up the Governing Body.” (w13 7/15 p.22 box)

  Here is an analogy to ponder:

  Since 1935 the great crowd has been closely associated with the anointed.

  Today the great crowd make up the anointed.
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  “New light” Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.

  if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.

  it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.

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  bats in the belfry

  Same here, Terry. I also tried posting on the webpage and my comment was rejected and identified as "spammer".

  Gee whiz.

  Instead, I put up the comment above.
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  “New light” Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.

  if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.

  it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.

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  bats in the belfry

  Why can it be said with certainty that Christ’s original apostles were not at least part of the faithful and discreet slave?
  
  

  Because, just like “offspring of vipers”, the second generation of the anointed “faithful and discreet slave” Governing Body with their overriding veto powers belittle what their “spiritual fathers“ once taught them.

  During the annual meeting held on October 1, 1971, one of the speakers pointed out that the governing body of “the faithful and discreet slave” preceded the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania by hundreds of years. (Matthew 24:45-47) A governing body was formed at Pentecost of 33 C.E., more than 18 centuries before the Pennsylvania corporation came into existence. At first, the governing body consisted of, not 7 men, but 12 apostles. Evidently, its number was enlarged later, for “the apostles and older men in Jerusalem” were taking the lead. — Acts 15:2.

  (2001 The Watchtower, January 15, page 29).

  By God, Holy Spirit is not of ambiguous nature and with certainty would take less than a century to reach the faithful.