Organ transplants were never forbidden by the Society.
They were not allowed when I was a kid.
Sea Breeze
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Did the Watchtower Society ban Vaccinations and Organ Transplants?
by Vanderhoven7 inan avid wts supporter writes:.
re: vaccinations: vaccinations have never been banned.
if they were, then no representative of the wts would have been allowed to travel overseas when vaccines were compulsory around 1920 when vaccines was regularly in the news, there was both positive and negative information printed in the golden age (forerunner of the awake) but not from the staff writers, but from out side sources of article by medical doctors at the time and others that responded to those articles.. re: organ transplants: organ transplants were never forbidden by the society.
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Two Bible teachings JW's DON'T know about....
by BoogerMan in....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.
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Sea Breeze
Thank you for that count and breakdown. JW's are not really very good at following simple instructions. As usual, they try to conceal their rebellion against what God says to do while hiding behind the Father's name.
In Luke 9:35 Jehovah commands this from heaven:
"A voice came from out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him.”
But Russell and the WT ran around saying that Jesus appointed them over everything and that we should listen to them. Whom to believe? Obviously, we should be listening to Jesus and the WORD, especially where it says "do not put your trust in men". We were warned.
"Stop trusting in human beings, whose life breath is in their nostrils, for what are they really worth?" - Is. 2: 22 NIV
Yet the WT says that when they speak it should be regarded as the voice of God!
In numerous places, Jesus said, "Come to me (not Jehovah) and I will give you peace / rest.
In the OT. the phrase "thus saith the LORD (Jehovah)" appears over 400 times. But it does not appear even once in the NT. However Jesus said 135 times, "I SAY UNTO YOU".
Let that sink in a moment.
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UNITED NATIONS
by JohnTron7 ini've been posting this for a few years now but, my post get pulled.
so i will try again so that others will read and understand the validity of my statements.
while for years watch tower have declared their thoughts of world changing events leading to the un as the catalyst for turning on religion recently calling russia the final king of the north which has breen debated for decades.
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Sea Breeze
Didn’t Jesus say, “Come to me and I will give you peace”?
Why are you going to Jehovah instead? Don’t you believe that “all power had been given’ Jesus in heaven and earth?
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Hello I’ve just discovered that my religion is false just
by Chickenlips injust wanted to say hey.
i’m in australia.
i’ve just woken up… i’m disfellowshipped and finding it hard without family although i do have one sister who isn’t interested in the truth, so that’s good… at least i can talk to her.
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Sea Breeze
Congratulations. Count your blessings on having ANY family that you grew up with.
It took 16 years to have anyone in my family to talk to. I helped get my nephew out.
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More Watchtower Quotes
by Sea Breeze inthe 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.
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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
*** g35 11/20 p. 105 Destruction of American Government ***
The destruction of the American Government by Roman Catholic Fascism or Jesuitism has proceeded far under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Jesuit offices, where plans for taking over the government of the United States are worked out in detail, are located at Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, New York.
*** w33 12/1 p. 363-364 His Organization ***
Without doubt these angels are delegated by the Lord to convey his instructions to the members of his organization on earth. Just how this is done is not necessary for us to understand....
These things being true, then if one in the organization receives directions, and those directions come through the place designated to give instructions, then the instructions should be obeyed as unto the Lord.
*** Watchtower Jan 15 1912 (reprints p.4963) ***
*** Golden Age 1931/1934 December 19 p.187} ***
Appendicitis: Take one ounce each of elder blossom, peppermint and yarrow and simmer in three pints of water .. take a wineglassful every fifteen minutes.. Do not be afraid of the perspiration caused, or if you vomit.*** g24 12/3 p. 151 A Remarkable Fulfilment of Prophecy ***
"And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth until Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain."-- Zechariah 14.17.
On May 6th the Spanish Government refused permission to Judge Rutherford to speak in Madrid in support of his belief, and our belief, that we have come to the time of the establishment of the Lord's kingdom in the earth -- an event described in the Revelation of St. John as "the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven".... while the whole of Central Europe is complaining about a miserable summer, no rain has fallen in Madrid, the capital of Spain, since May 6. As this was the date upon which Judge Rutherford was refused permission to lecture in that city, we feel that the matter will be of interest to you. May we assume that there is a connection between the two things?"
*** km 2/94 p. 6 How Beneficial to Recount What Jehovah Has Done! ***
The Proclaimers book contains a record of your spiritual heritage. You ought to know it well. Take time to think about the implications of what you read. As you review the activity of ancient witnesses of Jehovah, consider how you can imitate their faith. (Heb. 12:1, 2) When you read about the development of the great apostasy, take special note of the pitfalls that ensnared those who turned away, with a view to safeguarding your own spirituality.*** w00 7/1 p. 17 Sowing Seeds of Kingdom Truth ***
After removing several boards, he discovered that behind the wall, mice had stowed away shredded papers, empty walnut shells, and other debris. There, in the midst of it all, lay a copy of The Golden Age magazine. Robert was particularly interested in an article on the subject of raising children. He was so impressed by the clear, Bible-based direction given in the magazine that he told Lila that they were going to join "the religion of The Golden Age." Within just a few weeks, Jehovah’s Witnesses came to their door...
*** w83 9/1 p. 9 Moving Ahead With God’s Organization ***
We moved a few miles away to Mountain View, close enough to San Jose to attend the meetings of the ecclesia there again. My father operated another store, and I worked in it full time, never receiving any wages but just helping him. Dad subscribed to The Watchtower and The Golden Age (now called Awake!), and how I especially enjoyed the The Golden Age! I felt that I was getting more information from it than I would have received had I remained in high school.
*** g33 10/11 p. 11 And Yet -- ***
Remarkable Recovery of Sight
"I WAS blind and couldn't work," said Ellen Williams, of Georgia. "My arms would fall dead at my side and my whole right side became useless. Two years ago I discarded my aluminum ware, and my eyesight has come back. I don't use glasses now and am regaining use of my body gradually. I am sixty-five years of age. Thanks to The Golden Age for this information."
*** g35 9/11 p. 799 The Lady Holds Her Nose ***
The women of Jehovah's organization do not have time to powder and paint to look like a circus poster (nor do they want to), neither could they qualify as a model for cigarette ads. Nor do they spend their time toying with cocktail glasses, but if I might propose a toast (water will serve the purpose) it would be, "Here is to the Time writer; we hold our nose as he passes by."
*** g35 10/9 p. 11 The Devil's Real Target -- Jehovah's witnesses ***
'All the World Wondering'
AS POINTED out in Light, Book One, all the world is now literally wondering at the recovery of the "beast", Germany, that received the deadly wound and has since been healed. (Revelation 13:3)
*** g35 10/9 p. 30 Home and Health ***
The Regular Daily Dose of Poison
All the relief work was stopped in Idaho at the first of the year. In shacks that would not keep a horse warm I have seen a mother with two to eight children watching a lone aluminum pot boil with some beans or potatoes in it. Under the conditions it seemed to me that a dose of strychnine would have been more humane than that regular daily dose of poison. How I have hoped and prayed for Armageddon!
*** g35 10/9 p. 30 Home and Health ***
An Effective Laxative
SOPHIA E. SCHWAB, O.D., optometrist, Colorado, recommends the following laxative from natural foods as wonderfully satisfactory: "1/4 pound each of cashew nuts, raisins, cocoanut and senna leaves, and 1/2 cup honey. Grind dry ingredients through food chopper and mix with the honey. Left in a large ball it keeps fresh a long time. Take a piece the size of a small walnut at night, and reduce as needed. Keep in icebox. Jehovah, the eternal King, supplies us with all good things. The Devil and his hordes begrudge mankind a healthy moment. The day of slaughter is near."
*** g34 9/26 p. 803-807 Sales Propaganda Keeps Millions Ill -- Part 2 ***
G. A. Bauer, of Missouri, had a skin cancer which it was explained to him, he could have removed for $50. He stopped eating food cooked in aluminum ware; the "cancer" dried up, and he brushed it off with his fingers.
J. N. Regan, of Missouri, warmed and drank one morning coffee that had been left in an aluminum percolator the previous morning; as a result he was nearly blind for nine months, until the aluminum worked out of his system....
At Verdel, Nebraska, the wife of Fila Sherman, his seventeen-year-old daughter Vivian and his thirteen-year-old daughter Esther died within a week after they had eaten corn prepared in an aluminum pan; very sad, but quite to be expected.
*** g27 3/23 p. 391 A Millennium With No Vests ***
THOSE who doubt that the millennium has already started are confronted now with the fact that in England last summer even native-born Britishers, some of them, appeared in public without any vests on. To be sure they wore double-breasted coats, buttoned tightly, so that nobody would see their suspenders; but who can doubt that the millennium is here when a male Britisher dares pass through a stifling hot day without being closely girdled with a vest?
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Does Jesus Live Inside JW's ?
by Sea Breeze inexamine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.
know ye not your own selves, how that jesus christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
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Jesus later says the people will be richly rewarded in heaven
@DJW - Actually he said a person would be a hundred times better off in this life and have eternal life in the next,
"he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time.... and in the world to come eternal life."
Now, that is quite a promise! I was never disfellowshipped, but left the WT because of the generation flip flops. 8 years later upon becoming a believer is when the hard-shunning took place when I didn't bother to try and hide it. The family loss was immediate. The freedom is sweet. 18 years later, my only regret is that I wasted 8 years trying everything else first, before giving it all up for Jesus. Should have done it sooner because life is at least a 100 times better off now than it was under WT fear and bondage. But, simple freedom wasn't enough for me.... not nearly enough. My goal is to change the entire trajectory of my family line and to receive payment for 4 generations of theft caused by the WT..... "if the thief be found, let him pay double".
Jesus also said that if a person should lose his life for his sake, that he would find it.... the real one, not the illusionary one.
"What do you have that you didn't first receive"? Wow, that puts it all into perspective.
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Does Jesus Live Inside JW's ?
by Sea Breeze inexamine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.
know ye not your own selves, how that jesus christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
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Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
The King takes care of his kids.I have no regret for saying the words "I" and "my" in my prior post.
Then you have everything you want. Enjoy it.
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Does Jesus Live Inside JW's ?
by Sea Breeze inexamine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.
know ye not your own selves, how that jesus christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
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I don't want to give up all of the things I own. I also don't want to give up my living body and I don't want to give up my life either.
Look at all the times you used the words "I" and "my" in your statement above. (16 %) This imagined ownership is an illusion born in a depraved mind. (Which we all have until regeneration) You or I don't actually own anything. Jesus once said, "What do you have that you didn't first receive" ? The reality is that everything we own, even our own life was first given to us.
Jesus is challenging us to trust him, who created all things. In exchange for that one act of our will (the only thing we actually own), he offers inheritance of everything that he owns. And, he in reality owns it all.
The children of a king don't actually own anything. But, they have access to use and enjoy all of the amazing things that the King owns. They don't work for it, they inherit it all.
Jesus is asking us to abandon our illusions of ownership and join his royal family as adoptive sons and daughters.
What an incredible offer.
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Do you think the JW's ever will or could go the Mormon route?
by BettyHumpter inwhat i mean is the mormon's have their own set of wacky beliefs and are a pretty insular group, engage in a form of door to door ministry but don't discourage higher education.
in fact, the handful of mormons i went to school with were pushed to excel academically and go to college.
yeah there are ex mormons but for a great many, going to university doesn't turn them into atheists.
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Sea Breeze
IMHO, Education is the enemy of the WT because they use really dumb bible study techniques that are easily corrected with a little bit of education. The Mormons don't have this problem since they just wrote their own bible.... problem solved.
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Newspaper Article about JWs resuming door knocking
by fred1 infrom the houston chronicle.
isn't it wonderful how jws don't judge anyone and love everyone?.
jehovah’s witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers crucial and cherished.. from coast to coast, members of the christian denomination fanned out in cities and towns thursday to share literature and converse about god for the first time since march 2020.. in the jamaica plain neighborhood on the south side of boston, dan and carrie sideris spent a balmy morning walking around knocking on doors and ringing bells.
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And the destruction of families continues…..those evil little kids.