"Evidently" implies the existence of "evidence." I'd sure like to know what that might be - apart from the failure of their previous teaching, that is.
NeonMadman
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Watchtower sez....Napoleon's generation is still alive today!
by sir82 inbased on their new defintion of a "generation" from the 4/15/2010 wt, that is:.
understand jesus words about this generation?.
he evidently meant that the lives of the anointed.
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John 14:2 - what does it mean
by quietlyleaving infrom the 21st century king james version (biblegateway).
2in my father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, i would have told you.
i go to prepare a place for you.. for some reason this verse keeps coming into my mind.
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NeonMadman
In the wedding customs of the Hebrews, a man who had become engaged would traditionally leave his bride-to-be in order to construct an addition to his father's house where he could live with his new bride. the father had to approve of the work before the groom was allowed to go and collect the bride to bring her back for the wedding. The bride had to be ready at all times, since the groom would come at any time that he was able - even in the middle of the night. Jesus' saying to His followers, "I go to prepare a place for you" was basically wedding talk that they would have understood given the culture of the time. Some of Jesus' parables, such as that of the wise and foolish maidens, also reflect this custom.
A book that I found to shed great light on the culture of the Bible times (and which is among the sources from which I took the above) is Manners and Customs of Bible Lands by Fred H. Wright. I discussed this material in more detail in my Communion sermon at this past October's Witnesses Now for Jesus convention in PA.
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Horseshoes - baaaad
by iMARX inhey did anyone ever not buy items or clothes with horseshoes on because they're a symbol of luck and jws don't believe in luck?.
hahaha i totally remember my mum seeing lovely greetings cards but as soon as she saw a horse shoe on it she would put it straight back on the shelf.
the same with necklaces and bracelets.
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NeonMadman
"Did you know that [insert name of item] is a pagan symbol?"
"Why, yes, I did - by the way, did you know that the watchtower is an occult symbol?"
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Well my "winter' yard decorations have caught the Elders attention !!!!!
by troubled mind inwow i guess the elders still do exisist !
i wasn't sure since they have only stopped by once in the last almost four yrs.. here is what has them all in a tissy........ i guess the lighted deer and lights on the railing screams christmas .....i was going for cheerful winter ,guess i overshot.. .
here is how the conversation went :.
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NeonMadman
The only thing you said wrong was this:
Elder: " Can we come by another time then ?"
Me: "Sure ,another time,"
A better response might have been, "I don't see any need for that." (or something to that effect).
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WTS speculation
by tresdecu inregarding the crazy wt logo shining thread, i got to thinking how blatant it is.
what if a member of the writing dept.
who is "apostate" had the idea to put that in there thinking that it might wake some up to the madness they are apart of, also know that his suggesting the logo would get a stamp of approval from the gb.
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NeonMadman
I would think that if they were going to ask the publishers to start downloading and printing their own study articles, they would make the whole magazine available in pdf, not just the study articles. Otherwise, some would never see the rest of the magazine.
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Neonmadman
by mouthy inwow!!!!
you did so well at the convention.
while i wasnt there in body i was in spirit & the computor .
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NeonMadman
Wow, Grace, can you believe I just discovered this post? Guess I'm not watching the feed as closely as I should.
I'm glad you enjoyed the Communion talk online, but the convention just wasn't the same without you there! Some of the other regulars were missing, too; I guess it was just a difficult year for a lot of people. It was still a great time, though.
Next year, perhaps?
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WT publications questions
by Aussie Oz incan anybody tell me how much jws 'donate' for the magazines, 192 page books and bibles at the k/hall?.
are subscriptions still available to the mags?.
can you get the study wt by sub or only if you are a jw at the hall?.
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NeonMadman
Many of the older magazines and other publications are available on CD-ROM from www.researchapplications.org.
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Science Fiction recommendations
by JeffT inso i have my daughter (a 33 year old choreographer turned psych student) reading rah.
so far she's read double star and tunnel in the sky, she stayed up all night friday night finishing tunnel.
she's working on the moon is a harsh mistress now.
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NeonMadman
Anything by Harlan Ellison. Prepare to have your mind twisted.
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Funny... My auto-Google search brought me this Times Mag Archive.... 1969 "Witnessing the End"
by Bryan inhttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901074,00.html.
i can't seem to insert the page.. .
sects: witnessing the endfriday, jul.
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NeonMadman
Sigh, I was there. That was the assembly I got baptized at. They herded almost 3000 of us into standing-room-only school buses and proceeded to bus us across the Bronx (on the Cross-Bronx Expressway) in extreme summer heat (no A/C in school buses in those days) for about a 2-hour drive each way because of heavy traffic (which would have been about 20 minutes each way without the traffic). We missed the entire lunch break and part of the afternoon session, but by golly, we got dunked. The beginning of my 30-year misadventure.
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Another JW email making the rounds: Stay in the Beehive
by truthseeker inyawn.... .
stay in the beehive.
one day a young boy was riding in a horse-drawn buggy down a country lane with his father.
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NeonMadman
I know some Orkin technicians who can take out the entire hive just about as quickly as the guy with the whip can flick away the individual bees.