when confronted with angus stewart’s blunt question “do you see yourselves as jehovah god’s spokespeople on earth?” the answer that came from jackson’s lips was astounding.. “that i think would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that god is using.
the scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony with god’s spirit in giving comfort and help in the congregations, but if i could just clarify a little, going back to matthew 24, clearly, jesus said that in the last days ‐ and jehovah’s witnesses believe these are the last days ‐ there would be a slave, a group of persons who would have responsibility to care for the spiritual food.
so inthat respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfill that role.”.
very carefully worded, I'll give him that. He basically says, that some in the congregation also can be a spokesperson of God when he helps someone. So basically he still limits the possible spokespersons only to JW. Mostly the GB8, but sometimes maybe elders, ms, however, as we know, only if they follow the GB guidelines to the t.
The persecutor should have nailed it there, and asked, if also a non JW could be today a spokesperson for God.
thought i'd share if no one has done so already.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxf75u-xoji.
omg, this is the worst song (lyric wise). there are at least some mediocre, kind of ok songs, but this is literally the worst ... most cultish...
even if the WT licensed its use, it was a poor choice....
the final talk of the saturday afternoon online convention is given by lett, sporting a creepy looking combover, which for some reason, looks creepier than normal.
he talks about how those resurrected will need to come into line with a new moral code otherwise they will be destroyed.
he uses an example of gay people having to turn away from their inclinations even though they may feel that they are perfectly acceptable.. this demonstrates that the gb feel that being gay is a taught behaviour rather than an imperfect unnatural desire, otherwise they would be growing out of that desire as they develop towards perfection, as they teach.
@wannabefree:
that was exatlty my thought, even regarding resurrection of Lazarus and others. Why did they have to die again ? their sins were not forgiven and their resurrection meant that something imperfect was recreated. How does this fit into the idea of an holy God, who cannot even have dealings with imperfect people, only through angels. makes no sense
a while back i came across an article that provides an illustration of a student challenging his teacher.anyways article went on to say the teacher should allowed the student to prove its point.
any help would be appreciated..
"What does the bible teach" chapter 11
there is apparently an interview being circulated among jw.
me and my pimi wife got it several times.
its from some kind of tv station in us.
an experience from the latest magazine.
only in jehovah's organization!
oh wait.. jovica, quoted earlier in this series ofarticles, grew up hearing his countrymen,the news, and television programs givenegative reports about a minority group.“i became filled with prejudice—and evenhatred—for those people,” he says.
Yep, you nfind these kind of experiences anywhere, religions, charities, even army organisations.
However, as JW are so conditioned only to focus on their own, they are blind to these things, since the world is rotten to the core and Satan rules it anyway.
many of us have watched the gb #4 update.
most of us jumped for joy when they basically said that there will be no meeting in person for a long time to come.. one aspect we overlooked was how hard they hit home the "love of neighbor".
how this "love" is what makes a true christian and as a result our love for our neighbors will motivate us to stay at home.. well now they released a letter that is instructing all kh's to view this video during their local needs part.
Hi, I agree with the sentiment, that somewhere in near future they adress the problem of turnig off camera while zooming.
But it can easily backfire. Right now attendance is high, since people who may not feel well or miss meeting because of stress or boredom, just sign in without camera. If they put pressure to the folks to turn on their camera, mayn might simply not zoom in at all. Then the attendance will drop again, something the org, number crazy as it is, would surely avoid.
the latest issue of the watchtower shows a man with a beard praying.. .
i fully expected to see him 'progress' to clean-shaven in the following pictures, but instead he is still bearded when 'applying bible principles'.. .
i then realized that he was already featured on the cover itself.. .
more and more beards to be spotted on brothers even in position of service in middle europe as well
however, I know still some who look at it with suspicion, which prompts the stumbling card for some
this was sent to me by a cooky uber-dub.
apparently it's making the rounds locally...it's typical lighthearted jw satire (that they think is great!!
smh :-/ ) .
Pete and bluesbrother: You guys are funny, I had to laugh out literally !
btw, got also the original message, very cultlike message, unless someone was just joking, however it was not taken like that...
not sure if this is in the right subject but here it goes.
i’ve asked this question to a few elders and bethelites but they don’t seem to understand or like the question.
to start off we have to agree that jehovah is all powerful.
Tim, I asked myself the same question, particularly regarding the betrayal fo Judas Iscariot. Even as a full believing PIMI could not wrap my head around it.
Now I know, that so called prophesy does not exist anyhow. Still, I do not have a scientific sound answer to whether we have free will or not .
