....but the november 2022 study watchtower will definitely instruct them.. 1) god's name is jehovah!.
2) jehovah is using an earthly organization to do his will - not jesus!.
in study article 45, 'jehovah' is mentioned at least 60 times.
Just a question: anyone got any idea why the Watchtower alternates between "His organization" and "his organization" (capital 'H' and lower case 'h' when referring to God) in the November 2022 Study Watchtower?
Good question, maybe off topic for this OP, but I have always found this irksome. Conventional English grammar alows for capitalization of pronouns referring to the deity, but the WT is remarkably inconsistent in doing so. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't.
for elders.
announcements and reminders.
september 2022.
The Rating of outgoing speakers is entirely new to me. I thought I had heard everything, obviously not. I’ve heard a lot of really bad speakers, so the Rating scheme must have more than a few gaps.
the secret of the greater intelligence and aptitude of the caucasian undoubtedly in great measure is to be attributed to the commingling of blood amongst its various branches; and this was evidently forced in large measure by circumstances under divine control.“ — charles taze russell zion's watch tower (july 15, 1902), pp.
215-216.. golden age, july 1, 1927..... every bedroom [should receive] at least two hours of sunlight everyday.
[this will] kill tuberculosis and other germs.
Who can doubt the millenium is here? Based on Britisher’s choice of clothing. That’s a good one!
the real gorby has died today.
he was my inspiration for change, with perestroika and glasnost.. that is why i chose the name gorby at jwn.. see the man at the background.
he was there also.. g..
I have always held that the negotiations and leadership which defused the cold war was one of the greatest accomplishments of the 20th century. Kudos to Reagan and Gorbachev. I'd put Lech Welesa in that group too
i was thinking a bit about this the other day.
ct russell, from what i remember about him, kinda seemed like a genuine, nice(ish) guy, although he had a few eccentric but harmless ideas.. during the russell era jws (actually bible students) could still celebrate christmas, worship in other churches if there was no kingdom hall available, and accept blood transfusions.. then after russell died, along came rutherford - a major league a-hole, for sure.. rutherford had plenty of eccentric ideas but at least some of them weren't/aren't harmless.
some have been long forgotten about - jesus depicted without a beard, the plan to rename the names of the week because names such as thursday (thor's day) is pagan, the articles about the 'dangers' of aluminium, etc.. one key contribution of rutherford which does a lot of harm is no blood transfusions, even in life-threatening situations.. another is shunning, something which never occurred under russell, or at least was much milder.. rutherford has a lot to answer for, i reckon ....
I could use a shot of Miracle Wheat just about now
the real gorby has died today.
he was my inspiration for change, with perestroika and glasnost.. that is why i chose the name gorby at jwn.. see the man at the background.
he was there also.. g..
Awww
i thought the reasoning sound as to the wt explaination of babylon the great, ( world empire of false religion ) but have any of you knowledge of other plausible explainations?
or knowledge of other sources that are in agreement with wt?
i understand that there are 80 to 100 questions that would-be witnesses must answer correctly before they can be considered eligible for "christian baptism".
however i have noticed that none of the questions relate to the 607destruction, the 1914 invisible presence and enthronement, or even the 1919 appointment of the faithful slave.. now some may feel my question is ridiculous, but bear with me.. will jehovah's witnesses baptize someone who answers all 100 questions satisfactorily, but rejects 607, 1914 and 1919 and the events the watchtower associates with these dates if they agree not to express their rejection to others?.
your thoughts....
I would argue that if the candidate disbelieves the 1914 chronology and the 1919 dates, then he or she would not agree with questions 72 and 73. So the candidate would not qualify for baptism under the JW definition.
background:.
https://westfaironline.com/105235/partners-fighting-over-gift-shop-for-jehovahs-witnesses/.
'a jehovah’s witness who partnered with a couple he trusted based on their shared faith is suing them over ownership of a religion-themed gift shop in orange county.. greg holland of victoria, british columbia, claims in a federal lawsuit that thomas and nanci matos of pine bush, coerced him into relinquishing his property.. “through deceit and intimidation, the matoses stole holland’s investment and interest in ministry ideaz llc,” the complaint states.
Eie, I likewise always thought it in poor taste to make money off the brotherhood. Greedy and manipulative if you ask me. Likewise with the organized Bethel tour groups. But in all honesty, other religions are plagued with the same profit mongers, sellers-in-the-temple. I walked into such a place which targeted Catholics recently. I was just little taken aback at the plethora of goods they were selling.
