Topics Started by John Aquila

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How much can you buy with a dollar a week allowance?
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
$ 1 dollar a week x 8 million jws = $ 8 million dollars a week.

$ 8 million x 52 weeks in a year = $ 416 million dollars a year.

and its all tax free.. you know jws donate more than $ 1 dollar a week!
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I had sex with my wife but now he’s my brother.
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
golden age 1930 apr 2 p.446.

question: will husband and wife live together after the resurrection is completed, if both are in harmony with god?.

the most that we know is that here will be no children born during the last 100 years of the millinnium (isa.
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Jeroboam Vs Man of God
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. bible
jeroboam built high places for calve worship, created his own priests, created his own sacred day of worship, and was just all around a bad man.

1 kings chapter 12.

man of god did not engage in false worship, did not have tons of money, did not have a harem of beautiful women, and did not have the power of a kingdom.
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Is the student more qualified than the teacher?
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what does the bible really teach page 110....

why does god allow suffering?.

the wt uses the illustration of a math teacher who is challenged by a student that the math problem can be worked out a different way.
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The present Governing Body will rule the U.S.A.
by John Aquila in
1. jw
2. experiences
i havent gone to meetings in about 1 year and a half.

one of my neighbors who is a jw-lady told me that the co on the last visit said that its very likely that right after armageddon (which is just around the corner) the present governing body members will be in charge of the united states since they are familiar with the culture.

and that the apostles and early christians will be in charge of areas like china.
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How low can they go?
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
how low can they go?.

if i remember correctly, this is the lowest number of gb members the wt has had since the gb arrangement started.

they dont seem to be in any hurry to appoint any new gb members.
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I'm still waiting for my JW elder friend who said, I'll get back to you right away.
by John Aquila in
1. jw
2. experiences
did the resurrection start in 1918/1919 or the first century?.

the wt teaches that the anointed started getting resurrected sometime around 1918/1919.

before that everyone was asleep in the grave, including all the apostles.
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How much do you love Spam?
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i not sure how popular it is in other parts of the world but in my part of the world, it is not popular at all.

if you had to climb a ladder to get to it you would have to climb over steak, ham, fish, chicken, tuna, bologna, and a few others meats before you get to spam..

i have not seen a spam commercial since the 90s.
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Is 40 days without food the best choice?
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in chapter 4 of luke it says jesus went into the wilderness and he ate nothing but fasted forty days and forty nights..

now i dont know about any of you but i once got on a 5 day liquid diet and only lasted 2 days.

i was so hungry that even when i fell asleep i started dreaming a hot brunette was handing me a couple of slices of pizza.
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Hi everyone, this is my first post.
by John Aquila in
1. jw
2. friends
hey everyone, this is my first post.

i was contacted by the witnesses in1965, baptized in that same year at age 15. i was appointed an elder in 1975 and served as an elder for 20 years..

it hasnt been long since i learn ttatt and when i totally woke up.