so our prayers should go to the father, ever mindful of the immensity of his person, his might embodied in his name, but not use it. if at all sparingly.
How do you decide if you are overusing the divine name or underusing, or using it right?
Drearyweather
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the herd of elephants in today's wt study.
by waton infor friends of "truth" about the wt theme: "what do we learn from jesus' last words?
if you learned anything, even in the greatest distress you do not utter the sacred name.
the article is full of "jehovahs" but not once did jesus himself actually use the term.
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Money for sell of KHs
by asp59 inhas anybody seen a chart or documents abouth money they supposedly spending in africa building halls?
as there selling millions worth of halls around the world.
they claim it's for africa.
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Drearyweather
They claim it's for Africa.
Can you share the source for this claim?
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Blind faith
by menrov inyou have those moments where you sit and think, how is it possible...... governments (local, regional or federal level) and political leaders in general are receiving their right to govern or lead from the people (with exception of some countries like north korea and china).
if the people are not satisfied anymore (due to corruption, lies, baseless promises etc), they will act to initiate change.
this can lead, in more extreme situations, to a revolution.
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Drearyweather
People expect governments to do all these things and if they don't or not sufficiently, people will complain and demand change.
Yes, I expect the government to do all these things as I pay my taxes to them and not to any God.
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Does the GB direct cult members to burn old books?
by mickbobcat ini was told but can not find anything concrete that the cult gb directs cult members to burn old cult books and literature.
is this true.
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Drearyweather
Has the branch asked members to burn old books? No
Has the branch asked congregations to burn older items?
Each year, individual branches send letters to the congregation instructing which items to display, and which to discard. Our congregation, being a non-english congregation, asked the branch to elaborate what 'discard' means. The branch replied that discard meant to remove them from the Kingdom hall, by either giving them out to the publishers who needed them, and if no one needs them, then destroy them rather than letting them rot in the storeroom.
What about older publications from the Library?
Below are the latest instructions (as of 2020):
"Since some publishers and interested persons do not use computers or electronic devices, the elders should give careful consideration to the needs of such individuals when making decisions as to the Kingdom Hall library, especially before deciding to eliminate printed publications. If the publications will be provided in electronic form, such as on a device or on a computer, a printer should be made available. At least one responsible brother should be assigned to keep the library up-to-date and in good order.
In the event that the bodies of elders decide to eliminate printed publications from the library, care should be taken not to discard items that have historical significance. The branch office may wish to add such items to its library or to its archive of historical materials." - sfl Chap 21, Para 39-40
Not sure about other countries, but here there is no direction to destroy all older books. Most of the older congregations still have libraries with one copy of each printed publication.
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Being partial
by asp59 inwhat do jws think about a regular member in congregation can be disfellowshipped, but when governing body makes something wrong, like two witnesses rules on child molestation, it's just considered 'they are not perfect' and can do wrong?
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Drearyweather
If you feel that members of the governing body are never disfellowshipped or removed, or asked to resign from their positions, then do research on the following names:
Raymond Franz, Leo Greenlees, Ewart Chitty
There have been 31 members in the governing body up till now (living and dead) and 3 were asked to leave their positions. Almost 10%.
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Describe life as a JW.
by Overrated inunder constant watch of other jw.
being told how your life is run.
everything you do under a microscope.
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Drearyweather
If you were raised as a JW, then your life is dependent on how deluded your parents were, and then if you yourself become a JW as an adult, then your life depends on how deluded you yourself were.
But then, that doesn't mean that being a non-JW, or not becoming a JW, or leaving JW's automatically means that you an intelligent and wise person. I have seen perfectly happy JW families and completely wrecked non-jw families, even ex-JW families.
After all, life is about making decisions. and there are countless other wrong decisions that a person can make other than deciding to be a JW.
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I am still not able to solve this God's name paradox...
by psyco ini am finishing to read the entire bible (nwt 2013) for my first time (my fault) and i wrote down hundreds, maybe thousands, of questions not clear to me, but one especially came in my mind meditating on god's name.. if i wanted to summarize the entire bible in one phrase i would say (even before the kingdom): god’s name sanctification.. god is jealous about his name.
he does everything for the love of his name, and he wants to be called and prayed using his name.
no doubt about all this (repeated several times in the bible), but it involves the pronunciation of his name.. god left us his name in the form of יהוה which is unpronounceable.
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Drearyweather
Even if we knew the actual pronunciation of God's name, we would still have used the anglicized version of it or the local regional language version of it.
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Awake Magazine - No Longer Being Printed?
by JWTom insomeone made reference in another post that the awake magazine had ceased publication.
maybe i missed it since i have not been on here as much in the last 6 months.
is this true?
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Drearyweather
Got to know from an internal source in Bethel - The Awake magazine is being printed. The digital release has been delayed due to some reasons. The topic for the Awake No. 1, 2021 is "Wisdom for Life and Happiness"
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How long did it take before you realized that you missed the obvious?
by pistolpete inremember when the public speaker in the kingdom hall or convention related the ten plagues and the parting of the red sea?.
the finale when jehovah closes the red sea and swallows pharaoh's entire army of egyptian men.. when i was a little kid about 5 years old and listened to this story, i would think---wow jehovah is strong.
when i started school and started learning compassion as early as the first grade i started wondering?????.
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Drearyweather
I remember asking a circuit overseer if Adam in the garden of Eden needed a sword for any reason? He said no...So Jehovah invented the Sword, not man then? i asked. He looked confused,
I guess this discussion between you and the Circuit Overseer must have happened before 1994. The following is the answer given in a 94 WT article:
Consider another example from the early chapters of Genesis. After Adam and Eve sinned and were expelled from the garden, Jehovah prevented them from returning. How? Genesis 3:24 says: “He drove the man out and posted at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flaming blade of a sword that was turning itself continually to guard the way to the tree of life.” Notice, “the flaming blade of a sword.” Did God invent swords?
We need not conclude that our loving Creator was the first one to make what we know as swords. Adam and Eve saw turning in front of the angels something that was blazing. What exactly was it? By the time Moses wrote the book of Genesis, swords were well-known and used in warfare. (Genesis 31:26; 34:26; 48:22; Exodus 5:21; 17:13) So Moses’ words “the flaming blade of a sword” enabled his readers to visualize to a degree what existed at the entrance of Eden. The information known in Moses’ day contributed to the understanding of such matters. And the language Moses employed must have been accurate, for Jehovah had it included in the Bible.—2 Timothy 3:16.
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How long did it take before you realized that you missed the obvious?
by pistolpete inremember when the public speaker in the kingdom hall or convention related the ten plagues and the parting of the red sea?.
the finale when jehovah closes the red sea and swallows pharaoh's entire army of egyptian men.. when i was a little kid about 5 years old and listened to this story, i would think---wow jehovah is strong.
when i started school and started learning compassion as early as the first grade i started wondering?????.
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Wondering about all those Egyptian Men!!
Ok, so I read the story again. A group of men with spears and weapons pursing a group of families with children, women, and old people, sick people, etc. If I was among the Israelites, then I would have been happy to see those men drown in the red sea, than see my wife, kids and parents being killed or subjugated by them.