*** w06 2/15 p. 28 par.
11 walking in the path of increasing light ***.
the year 1992 saw still another refinement, one that is comparable to what happened after the israelites and others returned from exile in babylon.
good stuff folks,
Another interesting thing is that the revised NWT no longer says "Nethinim". Each place where that term occurred in the old NWT, it's been replaced by "temple servant".
great catch!
But I recall it implied that all the 144k could die off and the Org would be run by the "given ones" until the Big A. Did you get this too?
if you go to google and just type in, jehovah witness about 10 different articles pop up about tonys comment with the gays wanting men in tight pants!
i didnt play with any other google words yet but comment is getting a lot of publicity!.
he done goofed on that one!.
agreed, this is a JW board so yes the focus is on them. I accept that.
I also think that large mustaches with waxed, turned up twirly ends look silly. Does that mean that it should become law that no one is allowed to express themselves by having such a mustache?
agreed. However I don't think it would be a stretch to suggest that tight skirts on women is out of line for a "christian". Why would tight pants on men be any different?
I get that the GB stand on a platform of speaking for god, but to be honest, any christian SHOULD consider tight pants or "skinny" pants unchristian the same way they would find tight skirts
don't get me wrong, I find this kardashian look extremely sexy, but I don't hold the bible as my authority. I would think most "christians" should find this inappropriate.
if you go to google and just type in, jehovah witness about 10 different articles pop up about tonys comment with the gays wanting men in tight pants!
i didnt play with any other google words yet but comment is getting a lot of publicity!.
he done goofed on that one!.
I hate the tight pants look on men
its a rediculous look
I don't hate the people that wear them, I just hate the look. And if they are "emo" I dislike that look even more. so lame
do we live in a world where no one is allowed to express a negative opinion about something? I am sure there are other religions that express disdain for this look also, do we attack them also?
to give a little background, my parents are in their late 50s.
around a year ago, my elder dad got laid off from his job.
he worked as a auto mechanic making ok money.
I once had a CO that had been an auto mechanic, he was a harsh german brother. He left the circuit work to care for aging parents. After they died he wanted back in but was rejected.
This long time CO was now looking for work as a mechanic again. Was it Satan that did this to him?
the watchtower april 15, 1992, p. 31, par.
1, 5, 6; p. 13, par.
the watchtower april 15, 1992, p. 15, par.
bringing this up for discussion again
where does the WTS stand with the Nethinim today in 2014?
to give a little background, my parents are in their late 50s.
around a year ago, my elder dad got laid off from his job.
he worked as a auto mechanic making ok money.
tell him this joke....
A religious man is on top of a roof during a great flood. A man comes by in a boat and says "get in, get in!" The religous man replies, " no I have faith in God, he will grant me a miracle."
Later the water is up to his waist and another boat comes by and the guy tells him to get in again. He responds that he has faith in god and god will give him a miracle. With the water at about chest high, another boat comes to rescue him, but he turns down the offer again cause "God will grant him a miracle."
With the water at chin high, a helicopter throws down a ladder and they tell him to get in, mumbling with the water in his mouth, he again turns down the request for help for the faith of God. He arrives at the gates of heaven with broken faith and says to Peter, I thought God would grand me a miracle and I have been let down." St. Peter chuckles and responds, "I don't know what you're complaining about, we sent you three boats and a helicopter."
In fact, I am pretty sure I heard a JW version of this once at a CA
you could argue that this is Jah's way of telling him he was too hasty in his decision and this will allow his wife to pioneer and him to get his finances in order so he can join her later.
*** w06 2/15 p. 28 par.
11 walking in the path of increasing light ***.
the year 1992 saw still another refinement, one that is comparable to what happened after the israelites and others returned from exile in babylon.
*** w06 2/15 p. 28 par. 11 Walking in the Path of Increasing Light ***
The year 1992 saw still another refinement, one that is comparable to what happened after the Israelites and others returned from exile in Babylon. Back at that time, there were not a sufficient number of Levites to care for temple service. So non-Israelite Nethinim were given more to do in helping the Levites. Accordingly, to assist the faithful and discreet slave class in caring for its increasing earthly interests, in 1992 some of the “other sheep” received added service responsibilities. They were appointed as helpers to the Governing Body committees.—John 10:16.
Blondie pasted this in another thread recently. I always thought that after this 92 article actually went so far as to suggest that all the 144k could die beforeArmageddon and that there could be only "other sheep" remaining to run the organization.
I also beleive Barb Anderson had some comments about this article causing a shock wave at bethel with a few brothers getting their wrists slapped over it
It seemed to have just been shelved. Was this revived in 2006? Or was it just revisionism, ignoring the part about all the 144k dieing before the big A and just talking about the added responsibility?
took one of my cats to the vet two weeks ago, she gets dermatitis from flea bites and although she gats flea treatment every four weeks the skin problem flares up about every two years.
so i asked for her usual steroid tablets which clear it up in about a week but no this young vet about 25 thought she should have a steroid injection and an antibiotic.
didn't work and she's much worse.. went back today and another vet said can't give you the tablets because the injection is still in her system and lasts 6 weeks.
I hate cats
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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yes 3rdgen, that was my speculation also
what procedural change would "shake people's faith"?
my speculation on announcing "no loner JW" for inactive could qualify for this
maybe...... uhm........ mandatory use of tablets/smart phones in service and/or meetings?
even the stopping of printing of certain material would be viewed by die hards as earth shaking.
Year books only as PDF?
Oh I know! all JW's ordered to burn all their old literature! Bound volumes, magazines, eveything older than 2000.
Dubs will be required to report their family worship activity (not hours but that they actually do it) anyone not doing this loses privileges
of course, merging of WT and Awake and renaming JW.org magazine
oh so many money saving tactics to frame as holy spirit inspired!!! so curious...........
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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symbolic 144k
what else could there be? what else is left that anyone cares about? Perhaps we all have to imitate the recent WT picture and start hoarding hundreds of lbs of grain, water and canned soup in our basements
We have long predicted the "no longer a JW" applying to inactive witnisses, could this be the official launch of shunning/DF'ing inactive JW's? Making the stage announcement after 1 year of inactivity?
hmmmmmmmmm.......
