one thing i have learned over the years is there is a clear, distinct purpose to everything the wts does.
everything is done to accomplish a defined purpose.. did they really print millions of new bibles just to be more accurate?
after decades of toughting how much better the nwt was than any other bible?.
All the reasons make some sense to me
but I honestly believe there is more to it than money or a sudden desire to be more accurate
that is not the WTS M.O.
yes money is. But not this way. I actually think it would take years to fully cover such an immense cost, hundreds of thousands of JWs will not be able to contribute or simply wont
I truly believe the WTS has a doctrinal change coming that is aligned with the new grey goose
i'm not suicidal just fed up.. i did think of suicide (briefly), but as there is no painless way and it's not something i would willingly do just in case things would have been better the day after.
i do have a slight grain of hope.. money problems.....problems at home (that's another matter with a son up court for something he is adamant he didn't do.
first offence but the pigs police and the cps have got charges made.
punk, you said: Yes, I'm an atheist but wish there was a god. I miss the church and the hope I had but it isn't real to me.
i spent a few years with knots in my stomach and battled depression over losing that "false hope", almost wishing I never discovered the lie I was living.
but as I have embraced my atheism, and my part in the universe, I now feel more connected to the universe and everything in it than I ever have.
I don't want to die, but I do not fear death. My life is what I make it. I give no credit or pass any blame. People aren't out to "get me", they are out for themselves. Why do I deserve any less? I am out for me and my family and MY happiness.
Life is what we make it. we have to find our own meaning. If life gets to the point where the path your taking seems hopeless, then END IT! no NOT suicide, end the way you've been doing things. If you have to sell everything you own and become a monk then DO IT!
if you decide to take a round-the-world trip with a tour group for a year or two then DO IT!
Any choice you make is better than wanting to end your life or living a life of unhappiness.
as Zig Ziglar used to say: "if you keep doing what you've been doing, you'll keep gettin' what you've been gettin'"
chin up my friend, many of us (myself included) have felt as you do now. It will get better. Make your own purpose, whatever you discover that to be.
woj
one thing i have learned over the years is there is a clear, distinct purpose to everything the wts does.
everything is done to accomplish a defined purpose.. did they really print millions of new bibles just to be more accurate?
after decades of toughting how much better the nwt was than any other bible?.
one thing I have learned over the years is there is a clear, distinct purpose to everything the WTS does. EVERYTHING is done to accomplish a defined purpose.
Did they really print millions of new bibles just to be more accurate? after decades of toughting how much better the NWT was than any other bible?
whats the REAL reason they printed these bibles??? what is the doctrinal shift that is about to occur that will be buttressed by the new phraseology of the new NWT (NNWT)?
as I have mentioned on other threads (as well as many others) I believe this will be a symbolic 144k. But I don't think this will be the only shift.
This printing came at an ENORMOUS cost to the WTS. They didn't do this to change one or two doctrines... they are making BIG changes to their doctrines.
How many things could they possibly change???
just read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.
congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.
congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.
BoC
Looking at it from a business perspective though (which no JW does) it only makes sense as your base shrinks in developed nations and is expanding in poor uneducated countries.
exactly
all one has to do is look at everything from a business perspective and nothing the WTS is doing comes as any surprise.
- name changes, eliminating DO's, internalizing RBC's, donation arrangements for tax purposes, "free" mortgages that really cost cong's indefinitely, renting CA halls 52 weekends per year, streaming talks, JW.org, tablets & ipads at the KH instead of printing books, reducing mags, thinning mags, videos only online, no more hard covers, etc.
all these things are BUSINESS decisions and have NOTHING to do with god or preaching or anything theocratic.
- shorter public talks make some KH's capable of having 4 meetings per day instead of only 3,
- no book studies free's up lots of KH time where book studies were held at the KH and makes books last WAAAAAY longer for studying. Now they only need to print a book a year or less instead of 2 or more. Or brochures for that matter that may take months to complete instead of weeks the old way.
It's so easy to see the changes coming when you see the BOrg for what it is.... A BUSINESS!!!!!!!
i just looked at the january 2014 wt study magazine, page 16. pgph 16. i think the wt is finally relenting.... jeus was the "mediator" after all!.
16 by the end of christs thousand.
year reign, the messianic kingdom will.
lots of good research here... tx Blondie,
but to me this just shines a light on the word-smithing the WTS does when it comes to Jesus as a mediator.
Blodie makes several quotes, terms like: "susbsidiary government", "High Priest", "Ransomer", but never "mediator". yet the OP quoted the WTS:
There will no longer be a need for an
intermediary betweenJehovah and his
earthly children. All of God’s sons in
heaven and his children on earth will be
united with their heavenly Father as part
of his universal family.
They are talking about those on earth (not anointed) at the end of the 1000 years. Call me crazy but I feel like we have fallen victim to the WTS word-smithing here (as in "bullshit baffles brains") No where in the quotes Blondie made was there any discussion of Jesus as a "MEDIATOR", we have only made this connection, but this is exactly the game the WTS plays.
We all know that Jesus is NOT the mediator for the non-anointed. but lets face it, most R&F don't even realize this. So how can the WTS make the statement in the OP and not expect the average R&F to make the connection that Jesus is in fact their mediator?
I think this is a clever find, its and easter egg, one of those ambiguous statements the WTS makes that they can footnote years down the road if they change direction, or forget about and leave buried forever if they don't
whether or not you realize it [ many of you do ], words have power.
think of the power of the human voice.
think of a beautiful song, or a symphony.
we always here about how the "spiritually weak" start with reducing comments, then reducing service, then missing meetings, then coming off the school, etc etc,
but really, i think the first thing that goes is the singing. I always look to see who isnt singing and who keeps their eyes open during the prayer.... I always wonder if the non-singers & prayer-eye-openers are fellow freeminds
been there many times my friend
i thought i was young giving one at 6 or 7 years old, now there are 3 year olds giving talks.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnyjkzxg-j8.
whenever I hear teenagers (usually boys) struggle their way through a verse at the KH, stopping, pausing, re-reading, misreading.... basically taking 5 minutes to read 1 or 2 verses, I get so angry at the parents. Yes some kids have legitimate issues, but so many are just victims of their parents apathy about education and neglect.
If 3 years olds can read this well (although I think the japanese/chinese pressure on youth to excel borders on abuse) then no teenager has any excuse
so im obviously out mentally....i havent da-ed but i cant care less!
but.....my co workers are encouraging me to find and join a church.
this person is particularly "wisdomonian" meaning she seems to solve and assist many an ailing indicidual in my field.
sorry to say this but your OP makes you sound overly eager to have acceptance by a church. This is why so many fall victim to the JW's
I think you need to take some time and apply a little skepticism to your decision process before coming on to an anonymous forum looking for the approval of people you don't know about major life decisions.
it was a pleasure to interview our own katewild about her experiences and her recent audio recording with the elders.
the link is below:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_uwfkdfmdq.
loved the point about the prodigal son not being subjected to a reinstatement process but immedate forgiveness and acceptance
excellent poin!
