(because they told us so in a wt!.
w71 6/1 p. 330 par.
10 - "another reason why many feel there is no place for them in the service of god is due to the clergy-laity distinction that is fostered in the churches.
Definitely not! (because they told us so in a WT!
w71 6/1 p. 330 par. 10 - "Another reason why many feel there is no place for them in the service of God is due to the clergy-laity distinction that is fostered in the churches. However, there was no clergy-laity division in early Christianity, and there is none today in true Christianity. The setting apart of a clergy class dates back to Babylonish, pagan worship. No precedent for it is found in the ministry of Jesus or his disciples."
la norvegia non è caduta nella trappola della torre di guardia di agosto.. https://files.accessjw.org/s/sdzfgcgk4bi48jb.
If the cult loses the appeal in February, will they choose to take a HUGE risk by going to the European Courts?
Doing so could be devastating for them, because if they lost, it would open the floodgates for ex-JW's to push every EU country to follow Norway's lead.
february 2025 study wt doubles down on the org's lie that being killed by a guinness truck etc.
3 "jesus likened sins to “debts.” when we sin, it is as if we incur a debt to jehovah.
we have to pay the penalty for the sin.
February 2025 Study WT doubles down on the org's lie that being killed by a Guinness truck etc. will wipe out our sins.
Study WT, February 2025, p.3 par. 3 & 6:
3 "Jesus likened sins to “debts.” When we sin, it is as if we incur a debt to Jehovah. We have to pay the penalty for the sin. Should this debt be left unpaid, (by Christ) it would be canceled only when we die." - Rom. 6:7, 23.
6 How can we benefit from this amazing gift and have our sins, or “debts,” forgiven?*
* You just told us in paragraph 3!!!!!!!!!!! We can wipe out all our sins simply by croaking!
Does the JW Writing Committee have dementia or amnesia?
i have been reading through old threads discussing circuit overseers from the past.
i saw a photo of a list from the mid 2000s someone took at london bethel, which was helpful for that time.
i'm extremely interested in compiling a list of current circuit overseers from across the uk, seeing that the circuits had a massive change in recent years.
Shuggy McNumpty is the C.O. for Govan in Glasgow! 😄
what i would like to see and maybe will get there in about another ten years is being a jw is a rewarding thing that enriches your life.. just like other religions out there you may not know the entire truth and maybe not quite right many of the beliefs but to have to idea of a belief centres and stabilises you.. i would like jws to be able to celebrate birthdays and maybe even other holidays if they choose to and not be judged by those who choose not to.. i would like jws to be allowed to have different interpretations of scripture and everyone is happy to agree to disagree and be able to say to each other yes maybe that interpretation is nearer the truth.
we just don’t know.. i would like new members of the gb to issue an apology for previous members getting so many things wrong.. they need to come out and say they were wrong about 1914 this date has no scriptural significance and the same is true of 1919. jws were not chosen in 1919 as the one and only true religion.. we just don’t know about so many things and it takes humility to admit we were wrong.. i would like to see even more lightening up on stupid restrictions like young people being allowed to have a varied friends and activities that are not with jws only..
A celebration is a celebration - you don't need a religion to "introduce" celebrations into your life.
Instigate your own!!!!! 😄
the "good news" was specifically about christ's imminent kingship/rulership in heaven, to be followed by his rulership over the earth.
(matthew 6:10).
basileia (kingdom) - royal power, kingship, dominion, rule: not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather rulership, the right or authority to rule over a kingdom, of the royal power of jesus as the triumphant messiah.
@ blondie - the best thing the WTBTS ever produced was the WT CD ROM.
An absolute treasure!
the "good news" was specifically about christ's imminent kingship/rulership in heaven, to be followed by his rulership over the earth.
(matthew 6:10).
basileia (kingdom) - royal power, kingship, dominion, rule: not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather rulership, the right or authority to rule over a kingdom, of the royal power of jesus as the triumphant messiah.
The "good news" was specifically about Christ's imminent kingship/rulership in heaven, to be followed by his rulership over the earth. (Matthew 6:10)
Basileia (kingdom) - royal power, kingship, dominion, rule: not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather rulership, the right or authority to rule over a kingdom, of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah." (https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g932/kjv/tr/0-1/)
(Mark 1:1) "The beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God:"
(Acts 5:42) "And every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus."
(Acts 8:35) "Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he declared to him the good news about Jesus."
(Acts 10:36) "He sent out the word to the sons of Israel to declare to them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ—this one is Lord of all."
(Acts 11:20) "However, some of the men among them from Cyprus and Cyrene came to Antioch and began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus."
(Acts 17:18) "This was because he was declaring the good news of Jesus and the resurrection."
(Romans 1:9) "For God, to whom I render sacred service with my spirit in connection with the good news about his Son..."
(Romans 1:16) "For I am not ashamed of the good news; (about Christ) it is, in fact, God’s power for salvation to everyone having faith, . . ."
(Romans 15:19) "I have thoroughly preached the good news about the Christ."
(1 Corinthians 9:12) "...but we are enduring all things so that we might not in any way hinder the good news about the Christ.
(2 Corinthians 2:12) "Now when I arrived in Troas to declare the good news about the Christ..."
(2 Corinthians 4:4) "....the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ,"
(2 Corinthians 9:13) "....they glorify God because you are submissive to the good news about the Christ, . . (2 Corinthians 10:14) ....for we were the first to reach as far as you with the good news about the Christ.
(Galatians 1:7) "Not that there is another good news; but there are certain ones who are causing you trouble and wanting to distort the good news about the Christ."
(Ephesians 3:8) "....so that I should declare to the nations the good news about the unfathomable riches of the Christ."
(Philippians 1:27) "Only behave in a manner worthy of the good news about the Christ,..."
(1 Thessalonians 3:2) "...and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s minister in the good news about the Christ,..."
(2 Thessalonians 1:8) "....as he brings vengeance on those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus."
(Romans 10:17) "So faith follows the thing heard. In turn, what is heard is through the word about Christ. (not Jehovah?????)
(Romans 15:20, 21) "In this way, indeed, I made it my aim not to declare the good news where the name of Christ had already been made known, (not the name of Jehovah?????) so as not to build on another man’s foundation; but just as it is written: “Those who received no report about him (Jesus Christ or Jehovah?) will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
Nope! What 3d image are we supposed to see?
i would like to start a thread on lies that the watchtower and their reps have told.
surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.
my favorite wt lie: the reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the new world translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.
wt 98 2/1 p.19, par. 6 - "Further, other sheep lay hold of the new covenant just as foreigners of old laid hold of the Law covenant. In what way? Not by becoming participants in it but by submitting to the laws associated with it and benefiting from its arrangements."
Exodus 12:48, 49, Deuteronomy 29:10-15, and Ezekiel 47:21-23 show beyond the shadow of a doubt that this dogma of the WTBTS/JW's blasphemes the Holy Scriptures in order to create the false type/antitype of the foreigners & the other sheep.
This lie then perpetuates their Black Memorial, where every O.S. JW rejects the New Covenant.
Rahab and Ruth were foreigners and were accepted as full members of the nation of Israel and participants of the Mosaic Covenant.
If they hadn't been, the Messianic lineage would have been corrupted by non-Israelites. They and their descendants all received inheritances in the nation of Israel.
p.s. Of course the biggest lie the org has ever told is that God & Jesus personally chose the WTBTS in 1919 as their "earthly organization." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Try proving that with Scriptures, JW's!
today i made a post on linkedin about having suicidal thoughts since the age of 8. had lots of supportive comments.
one lady said her son was suicidal from the age of 4. i was freaked out.
then she sent me the message below.. i hope she was counting her time!.
Interesting translation regarding Hebrews 7:1 could simply imply that Melchizedek's origins were a complete mystery to his peers.
"There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors - no (record regarding) beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God." (NLT)
Even the cult's literature doesn't touch on the topic.
