the very first legal governing body of (jehovah's witnesses) bible students were seven persons which included pastor c.t.russell, his wife maria, and his controversial ward, rose ball.. five men and two women.
these seven persons were also the directors of the watchtower bible and tract society.
this group set policies and practices for the rest of the religious followers of pastor russell.
Listener posted an interesting quote:
"Note, however, that the word “slave” in Jesus’ illustration is singular, indicating that this is a composite slave." Watchtower 7/15/13
So a new grammatical rule is discovered - if the Bible uses a singular noun, it is to be understood as a plural singular, i.e. a "composite."
How many units make up "God"?
on sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs - by ltc (ret) dave grossman, author of "on killing.
honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age.
it does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost.
Thanks, *lost* for sharing you usual quality insights.
"Getting to know you,
getting to know all about you..."
i"m listening to the 2013 dc green bay saturday talk on false gods.. the speaker says no one would knowingly worship false deities.
but could we inadvertantly give jehovah less than exclusive devotion he deserves.. he said:you have not allowed this deception power of sin to sensual desires, material comforts, pets, technology, entertainment or food to become objects of devotion to you.. anything that interferes with our spiriutal routine has the power of eroding or weaking our relationship with jehovah.. .
my dogs can erode my relationship with jehovah.
Jesus!
okay, i just think its kind of funny, but it's also pretty telling as well.
all of my wife's family are pretty deep into the "truth", but they don't mind speaking up either.. here's some of their (not my) comments:.
saturday was waayyyyy to long.
What is the back-story on "Lena's voice"?
i just got my first book ... to start with.
the next one will be ray franz, crisis of conscience.. so if there any believers or semi-believers that would like to chat about it i would appreciate your comments.. also it may help any visitors to this site, who may be questioning things.. .
lost.
WHEN eWATCHMAN (or iSaiah, if you're into Apple products) first came out with his book,many of us here shared a deep and hearty manly laugh about how the title should have been "(Robert) King Himself Has Become Jehovah". The guy seems to have no self-esteem issues - he started his own fanclub, then disfellowshipped almost all the members.
To those of us who have been around for awhile, Robert King is a certifiable crackpot. We don't need to repeat the stank test every time he utters something.
if they are going to try to guess what jesus should look like why don't they or haven't they created artwork that they would use to consistently show him as the same guy.
this one is from sept wt.
Hi Rebel8,
Isn't that the Mormon Jesus?
we've all waxed poetic about the jw views on higher education and how they truly stifled people trying to pursue an education.
but what did they offer as an alternative??!!.
at least mormons (who's theology is as equally fucked up as jws) had an accredited school in brigham young university that their people could aspire to attend.
If a person REALLY wants to learn public speaking, TOASTMASTERS is far better training, and it is RECOGNIZED!
TMS is waffling. (See the pun? You're welcome!)
now that russell is no longer important do you think this is designed so they can drop 1914??
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I want to see them swing this dead cat by the tail... if 1914 goes, then WHEN did JayCee "select" them from out of Christendom?
WHEN did they "receive authority over all his belongings"?
This is going to take some fast double-talking and pretzel logic, even if the majority of the marching morons don't know what's going on.
i would love to file an emotional distress lawsuit of some sort against the wt.
since my husbands return envolvement 2 years ago my documented mental health problems have gotten steadly worse.
this past weekend i started drinking after 17 years sober, a sucicide attempt that put me in a private psych hosiptal.
You need a better fantasy.
Destroying yourself in an effort to "stick it to the man" will end with you stuck in the ground.
Get a grip and straighten out.
i really like this site and some of the comments i've read.
i was in the organization for 31 years and now i'm free!.
recently left the organization and am trying to rebuild my life.
Welcome, Adventurousone! We're glad you're here!
