Since we are talking of things that made no sence...how about the whole living forever thing in general. Okay life is great and life in a perfect world may or may not be too bad...for the first 150,000 years. It seems that after some time we would stop growing as individuals and would eventually get bored out of our skulls. Sounds more like hell to me. It did then and it does now.
Posts by NikL
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29Things That NEVER Made Sense To Me:
by Englishman ineven when i was a dyed in the wool jw, there were a few things that never made any sense whatsoever to me.
like most dubs, i glossed over them, here's my top 3 doubts during my period of dubdom, doubts that were never resolved:.
"all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching".
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New field service tactics!
by NikL innew regular pioneer techniques .
these are untried and untested techniques to get .
they're called goats in the bible.
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NikL
I am not sure if Stephanus took it serious or not. Jeeze I hope not.
The funniest part of all this is that my good lil JW wife was sent this in an e mail. This is REALLY what the lovable Dubs think as they pound on your door.
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New field service tactics!
by NikL innew regular pioneer techniques .
these are untried and untested techniques to get .
they're called goats in the bible.
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NEW REGULAR PIONEER TECHNIQUES
These are untried and untested techniques to get
around conversation stoppers. Just think, Soon
we'll all be ready for summer!I hope you find some benefit with these:
(1)"I'm not interested."
I say: "Well, many feel the same way. And
they're called goats in the Bible. Let me share with
you a scripture that talks about the fate of those
goats. (Read Matthew 25:46) Do you want to get cut
off?"(2)"I have my own religion."
I say: "Yeah... and I have MY own religion too.
See, I'm what you call a "Christian". (Make sure to
bob your index and middle fingers in the air when
saying "Christian". It makes them feel stupid.) You
know what "Christians" do? They "preach" to people.
Those that don't preach" to people are called "goats"
in the Bible. Do you want to know what happens to
"goats"?" Then,you know what to do from there.(3)"I'm too busy."
I say: "No you're not. You were probably in
there watching TV or something. Don't lie to me. You
know who the father of the lie is? It's Satan. Is he
your daddy? Well... I think he is!"(4)"I'll read your literature if you'll read
mine."I say: "Hey. This isn't a hostage negotiation
here. I'm here to preach to YOU. Now, if you want to
preach to ME, you'll have to get up off YOUR lazy
bottom, and come knock on MY door on a Saturday
morning. But don't bother, because I'm NOT INTERESTED
in your beliefs, because I HAVE MY OWN RELIGION, and
I'M TOO BUSY in the work of the Lord to READ YOUR
LITERATURE IF YOU'LL READ MINE!" Then, slam THEIR door
in THEIR face.OKAY!!!!!!! So who's ready for service?
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COPYRIGHTS and the WTS publications
by MacHislopp ini was wondering about this part written in the.
w. 15.02.2001 page 29 (box) :.
...related to this, christian should avoid putting onto, or downloading.
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NikL
Hi MacHislopp,
I raised the issue of copywright years ago when I was a faithful dub and they started to release videos. I couldn't understand why they were againsed someone copying them so everyone could see them. At the time they were expensive. They released them with a talk at the cong. complete with a warning NOT to copy them. I asked the elder who gave the talk why and he told me "because the society says so".
I venture that they wont be able to do much. If they make too big a fus it may get lots of attention and it would look really bad to the public.
Just my thoughts,
Nick
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A friend of mine partook
by hippikon ina friend of mine partook of the emblems the other day.
now the elders want to speak with him.
i know he lurks hear so i want him to see your answers?
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He should say yes I am annointed. The elders wont be able to tell him he is not. Most of the people I know who partake are not neccessarily pillars in the cong. They will prolly leave him alone if he stands his ground. As long as he maintains that WTBS is gods organisation. If he denies that...he's a gonner.
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New T-shirt logo: I survived the memorial.........
by expatbrit in.........without smacking anyone!!!.
but man!
it was tough!.
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NikL
Hey expatbrit,
I was gonna share my wonderful experiences about attending but you took the words out of my mouth.
It's amazing the ability these people develop to be able to listen to and present the same old BS and act like it is just so new and interesting.
On a lighter note...the dude giving the talk tripped over a mike cord and almost fell flat on his ass before the whole ordeal began.
One stat he threw out during the talk is that there is only one annointed per 17,000 of the "other sheep". Not sure what it means but numbers are ionteresting I think. He also talked about how close the end it too. He said "I didn't think it would make it this long but it is very close now". LOL Whatever!
Anyway, I went to be with my wife too and like yours she thinks I am buzzard food after armageddon.
It sucks to be married to a wonderful woman and to have that acting as a wedge between us. As if keeping a marriage together isn't hard enough.
Take care my friend and take comfor in knowing that you are not alone.
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Memorial or insult?
by NikL inlet me preface this with a disclaimer.
i believe in god and a higher spiritual state however i do not believe that god can be encapsulated in any one religion.. that being said, i was thinking the other day about the upsoming high holy day of dubdom, the memorial.. this is where they gather together to ...what?
listen to a talk about the last hours of jesus life and then pass wine and bread around.
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Hi Bruce144,
You said "Once you accept the fact that only the 144,000 make up the body and spiritual church of Christ will you understand why it is only for them."
My question for you would be why should I "accept" anything? The only thing the bible exhorts us to accept is Jesus as our savior.
You say that, "Right now just about all the different churches take of the memorial or last supper", and "This alone should alert us how ridiculous this is. How can they all be right when they disagree about their doctrines and actually hate and fight over certain issues?".
Prove to me that any are right! As to fighting and disagreeing over things, do not forget that Jehovah's favorite people Isreal not only fought wars but also committed one of the greatest genocides in history.
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Memorial or insult?
by NikL inlet me preface this with a disclaimer.
i believe in god and a higher spiritual state however i do not believe that god can be encapsulated in any one religion.. that being said, i was thinking the other day about the upsoming high holy day of dubdom, the memorial.. this is where they gather together to ...what?
listen to a talk about the last hours of jesus life and then pass wine and bread around.
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Let me preface this with a disclaimer. I believe in god and a higher spiritual state however I do not believe that god can be encapsulated in any one religion.
That being said, I was thinking the other day about the upsoming high holy day of Dubdom, the memorial.
This is where they gather together to ...what? What do most do? Listen to a talk about the last hours of Jesus life and then pass wine and bread around. Do most eat and drink as was commanded in the bible? NO. Most pass it on. They gather together to pass the symbols on. It seems to me this is a symbolic REJECTION of Jesus and not a rememberance of him. Any thoughts? -
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Will you attend?
by Esmeralda inyesterday afternoon the phone rang, and the voice of my 81 year old grandmother met my husband's.
ear.
if i could just drop off an invitation to the memorial for you and justin, it's next week you know...".
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I have to agree with Kristen!
You are a wonderful writer! I felt all of the things you were describing even though my situation is a little bit different.
Anyway, Thank you for a fabulous post! I enjoyed reading it very much.
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I think I am gonna be sick
by NikL inmy good lil jw wife received the following heartwarming e mail.
gag!....
experience: told by instructor in recent mts class graduation .
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My good lil JW wife received the following heartwarming e mail. GAG!...
Experience: Told by instructor in recent MTS class graduation
(Angola Construction)One day during a class (in Portugal) a pigeon flew ino the classroom. It was
injured. The students decided to help it back to health. It was a messanger
pigeon. Anyway eventually it was ready to be released and so they let it go
and it flew away. In another part of the country, a congregation was looking
for a venue to hold the Memorial. Eventually they managed to
find a restaurant that they could book. Afterward when the brothers went to
pay for the use of the place, the owner wouldn't accept the money. When they
asked why he explained that he has messanger pigeons. One of them went
missing for a few weeks, but then it came back. Inside the message holder
was a message that read: Jehovah be with you. It was the same pigeon that
the MTS students had cared for and released. Even the pigeons are helping to
witness to Jehovah.