Posts by ttdtt

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Elders as Shepherd and teachers

by Rattigan350 in

after the meeting this week and the song and parts about elders, something occurred to me.

the elders don't teach as shepherds.. when nathan confronted david.

he didn't make an accusation stating that jehovah informed him of what david did.

ttdtt

Let's be real - almost NO elder Teaches or is a Shepard.

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in the early 1970's i was an elder who was convinced by the other elders in the congregation that armageddon was coming by the end of 1975. at that time, as an elder, i knew that in the early 1920's the witnesses thought that in 1925 christendom would be destroyed and the faithful men of old, abraham, isaac, noah, etc., would be resurrected to earth.

i knew those were failed prophecies yet it did not bother me.

as i ponder why it didn't shake my faith, i must have given the borg a pass since it was so long ago or maybe because the light is getting brighter.. i am afraid that the same thing is going to happen with the 1975 video at the assemblies.

ttdtt

You are right.

The old ones are to invested to change now - and the majority of ones who came in in the last 20 years have no idea about it.

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Watchtower Magazine Covers I'd Like to See

by David_Jay in

the watchtower announcing jehovah's kingdom:.

"1914--the generation that will not pass...wait a minute.

"who really is the messiah?

ttdtt

Im looking forward to this one.

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What Was/Is The Dumbest JW Belief?

by minimus in

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i think the finished mystery book probably contains the stupidest beliefs ever recorded!

almost any prophecy publication but especially anything to do with revelation, is unbelievable!

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ttdtt

Wow thats hard to pic --- THE FLOOD i guess

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May 14, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Public Reading of Study Material at Congregation Meetings

by wifibandit in

may 14, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: public reading of study material at congregation meetings.

which replaces.

april 22, 2012 to all bodies of elders re: reading scriptures at the watchtower study.

ttdtt

OMG!!!! See the GB is not Controlling, micromanaging, or OCD about things that matter not at all!

Imagine if they payed this kind of time and attention to - I don't know - actually helping people?
Or - if they were concerned about teaching elders to be able to think on their own (even trust them to) about non doctrinal matters?

I truly hate them with the heat of a supernova!

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If Jesus had to choose his earthly organisation NOW, who would win?

by stuckinarut2 in

we all know that the society claims that jesus invisibly chose the bible students (forerunners of jw) in 1919 to be his organization here on earth.. yet, as we know, so much of what they then taught and did was wrong according to current teaching and practice.. the reply witnesses will give is something like "they were the most sincere seekers of truth blah blah...and jesus could see their potential".

so, pretend for a moment that the current organization and the 1919 organization were both in concurrent existence at the time he invisibly came to choose.... which would he choose?

the current or former?.

ttdtt

The Atheist movement.

Since they are not the ones who are ever convicted of Mass Shootings - Strapping on Suicide Vests - Steeling billions for god "cuz he always needs money" - help people regardless of what fairytales, color of skin, or what country they live in...

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Im "Going To Die In Armageddon"

by pale.emperor in

3 missed calls from my jw brother last night.

i didnt answer because he's actively shunning me and when he does ring it always to preach to me about how we're so close to the end and how i should "humble myself before the mighty hand of god" .

he then texts me saying "we need to talk".

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FIVE EVENTS TO COME:
Proclamation of “Peace and security!”
Nations attack and destroy “Babylon the Great”
Attack on Jehovah’s people
War of Armageddon
Satan and his demons are abyssed

I always - even as an elder - had a hard time with the line that "If you dont serve doG now when its easy, how will you when things get hard at the GT.

Thats really like saying - people wont be motivated to leave a burning house when they see the flames.

GEE WIZ - if the UN takes over the world and eliminates Religion - and US Troops put their mommies and daddies in jail cuz they want to keep their religion - and then after that "the turn their attention to the only religion left" - YEA I THINK I MIGHT TAKE NOTICE AND BE MOTIVATED TO RETURN TO DOG.

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If you had to start life again what employment would you choose?

by Chook in

we might have a fully functional community from this forum.

ttdtt

I would have either persuaded my childhood dream of working for NASA as an engineer or scientist, or become a fiction writer or a political speechwriter.

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Best Website in the world - JWORG

by TheWonderofYou in

jw believe that jworg is the best website and most translated in the world.. i heard this today in streetservice.

there was already a thread about this subject.

anybody can link it?.

ttdtt

YEA its amazing - wonder why Carvel Ice cream cant have its site translated into 180 languages?
I guess its cuz god does the programming for the WT?

I know IBM could never handle such a Herculean task!
Though they may not have a need to translate into Mamuju!

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Why is the white race so different?

by Crazyguy in

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what i'm saying is the white race is the only one that has a verity of eye and hair colors , so what gives?

is it that this race was influenced genetically by a group of pre humans that didn't mix with other races?

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ttdtt

Why are Apples so different?
We need to get to the bottom of that!