Posts by cappytan

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WT addresses the "rapture" teaching.

by wifibandit in

look at paragraph 15 of the 2015 july 15th study edition pg 18-19.. http://imgur.com/3wparys.

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basically they admit to teaching the rapture (for the anointed remnant), just don't call it that!.

cappytan

I was a full time servant for over six years and a high hour publisher when I wasn't pioneering.

I have to say, I have never met anyone in the ministry who believed in the rapture and believed that it would be their physical bodies taken to heaven.

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PSALMS 83: 18 What is the name of God ?

by william draper in

so many of us have been taught that the name of god is jehovah , if like me many have come to really appreciate god's name .. .

more accurately we , at least many or most love the name of jehovah , or more accurately should i say this pronunciation .

does god care what we call him , of course he does , he had his name written in the bible as yhwh ( best i can do on this computer ) , more than 6000 times .

cappytan

Honestly, who really cares how a fictional sky fairy's name is pronounced?

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Scripture Challenge: Theists, atheist, anti-theists, absentheists, satan worshippers whoever can help...

by freemindfade in

can anyone give me one or more scriptures in the first 5 books of the bible that would describe yhwh the tribal desert god as loving, kind, merciful, etc?...

and by loving i don't mean, "in order to release all the jews from slavery god @$$blasted the egyptians with ten plagues because he was so loving to his chosen race"..

cappytan

Good find, it doesn't really give an example of his being so though.

Nope, but it is describing him as such, so meets your initial criteria. :P

Check this out, "Cappytan, Cappytan, a Dude amazing in bed, rich and athletic, skilled at everything he does, farts rainbows and poops golden eggs."

Just because I say it doesn't make it so.

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Scripture Challenge: Theists, atheist, anti-theists, absentheists, satan worshippers whoever can help...

by freemindfade in

can anyone give me one or more scriptures in the first 5 books of the bible that would describe yhwh the tribal desert god as loving, kind, merciful, etc?...

and by loving i don't mean, "in order to release all the jews from slavery god @$$blasted the egyptians with ten plagues because he was so loving to his chosen race"..

cappytan

Described by whom?

Ex. 34:6,7

Jehovah was passing before him and declaring: “Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful+ and compassionate,*+ slow to anger+ and abundant in loyal love*+ and truth,*+ 7 showing loyal love to thousands,+ pardoning error and transgression and sin,+ but he will by no means leave the guilty unpunished,+ bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons and upon grandsons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation.

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Symptoms of Spiritual Weakness - Elder's Manual

by cappytan in

lack of self-control in eating, drinking, and pursuit of pleasure;.

so, let me get this straight.

enjoying a fancy meal, appreciating the finer qualities of libations and deciding to enjoy life by pursuing pleasures (bike riding, hiking, camping, fishing, reading, movies, golfing, etc.

cappytan

As to searching "spiritually weak" try separating the words spiritually weak, no quotes

Blondie's right. Search on WOL brings up a bunch of results.

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Symptoms of Spiritual Weakness - Elder's Manual

by cappytan in

lack of self-control in eating, drinking, and pursuit of pleasure;.

so, let me get this straight.

enjoying a fancy meal, appreciating the finer qualities of libations and deciding to enjoy life by pursuing pleasures (bike riding, hiking, camping, fishing, reading, movies, golfing, etc.

cappytan

How critical can I be without it being "overly"?

Being overly critical is whatever three elders decide is "overly critical."

Rolling your eyes at the meeting? Overly critical.

Concerned about the tight-pants talk? Overly critical.

Pursuing higher education? Overly critical.

Refusing to shun your DF'd family member (aka showing unconditional love)? Overly critical.

Complaining that elder so-and-so molested your daughter? Overly critical.

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Symptoms of Spiritual Weakness - Elder's Manual

by cappytan in

lack of self-control in eating, drinking, and pursuit of pleasure;.

so, let me get this straight.

enjoying a fancy meal, appreciating the finer qualities of libations and deciding to enjoy life by pursuing pleasures (bike riding, hiking, camping, fishing, reading, movies, golfing, etc.

cappytan

So, from page 50 of the new PDF for the Elder's manual, there is a paragraph that lists some signs of spiritual weakness.

"Symptoms of spiritual fatigue include: lack of self-control in eating, drinking, and pursuit of pleasure; a complacent spirit; loss of enthusiasm for the truth, including daily Bible reading and personal study; harboring serious and lingering doubts; neglecting association at congregation meetings; and becoming overly critical of elders and the organization."

lack of self-control in eating, drinking, and pursuit of pleasure;

So, let me get this straight. Enjoying a fancy meal, appreciating the finer qualities of libations and deciding to enjoy life by pursuing pleasures (bike riding, hiking, camping, fishing, reading, movies, golfing, etc.) makes me spiritually weak?

a complacent spirit;

When you look up complacent in the thesaurus, there are some negative synonyms associated with it such as egotistic, self-righteous and smug. Putting aside for a moment the fact that most elders are themselves egotistic, self-righteous and smug, lets look at the other synonyms. Confident, happy, pleased, satisfied. So, being confident, happy, pleased and satisfied with life is considered a spiritual weakness? Here are some antonyms (opposites) the thesaurus gives for complacent: unhappy, discontent, concerned. So, if we're not supposed to be complacent, we're supposed to feel unhappy, discontented and concerned in order to be spiritually strong?

loss of enthusiasm for the truth, including daily Bible reading and personal study;

This one I kind of give them, although those that experience loss of enthusiasm usually feel that way because of the so-called shepherds in the congregation or because the spiritual food provided has grown stale and unsatisfying.

harboring serious and lingering doubts;

Yep, folks. If you take the Apostle John's advice in 1 John 4:1 to test the inspired expressions, you are spiritually weak because you're doubting.

neglecting association at congregation meetings;

So, if you leave the meeting as soon as it's over (because your kid's bedtime is at 8:00 and meetings don't end until well after 9:00) instead of farting around pretending to be happy (wait, isn't that complacency?), you're spiritually weak.

and becoming overly critical of elders and the organization.

Oops. I guess this post means I'm spiritually weak.

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