to all those on this forum, i would love to know what your take on this vital question is..
I remember the book of Job, how it was allowed to suffer, and how Lucifer? , was in talking terms with God ...
You guys should remember the war in heavens in the book of Revelation, too. Imagine if the dark side have won..
So... I'm giving up, they are created 'good' and anyway they like the dark side.
One last question, if they are good to indulge in the dark side, because of the 'free will' ...why they aren't allowed to repent?
to all those on this forum, i would love to know what your take on this vital question is..
Well guys, take it to the next level then, why the angels, and of course the Devil, being made perfect, choose wickedness....?
I know, they say because of the their will, but my question is, if you're absolutely perfect and absolutely in the good side, not even ever are you gonna be tempted about going to the dark side.
to all those on this forum, i would love to know what your take on this vital question is..
I've always thought, if you're created perfect (like Adam & Eve), how you could ever possibly choose wickedness?
so, first the turning in time got axed, now beards are okay, what is up next?
women wearing dress slacks to the meeting?
birthdays becoming acceptable?
That's an easy one....as GB helpers...there are gonna be 'Elder and Ministerial helpers', as it is right now they're leaving almost the half of the RF aside.
Women have a lot of energy and commitment, and could give the Borg a most necessary boost. However, don't give them ideas....
i was watching a video about wt and money and the "brother" refers to the "spirit directed organization.
" he also says they use donations wisely and modestly.
are the gb so deluded and therefore their followers?
Each religion is "guided by the spirit" , otherwise, how the could say 'we're the truth'....
beans ?
( human beans ).
to those of you that believe in god: do you all believe the same thing ?.
Yeah, yeah... the Universe is like, 5 % matter (the thing that we know), 26.8 dark matter and 68.2 something called dark energy...(the two things that we don't know. And remember, the observable Universe is big almost beyond comprehension....
So, what about God eat?. We used to have similar discussions in the Middle Ages...what about this "how many angels dance in the head of a pin?".
lett has announced in the latest video update that jehovah has dignified the brothers by now letting them to choose for themselves whether they want to have a beard or not -.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/global/2023-governing-body-update-8/.
this applies worldwide and to all brothers in any position..
I remember a joke by Groucho Marx : "I don't want to be the member of a club that accepts me ! ".
But, seriously, the legacy from Rutherford is started to being discharged...JW land is gonna be more mainstream with the years. I'll bet next is gonna be that mandatory suit and tie for just going to listen to the meetings.
i know there are several threads already on this "new light", but i didn't see one that covered this particular angle.. since the gb seem to have an ulterior motive for everything they do, well beyond their publicly stated reasons, i began to wonder why they would be concerned with pushing back the closing of the window of jesus' judgement.
this is especially puzzling because the doctrine of the start of great tribulation being the final cutoff was one that the gb seemed to especially revel in for so long.
they could hang it over everyone's heads as a looming threat.
Ohhh... it's an easy thing... everything about Armageddon is symbolic and the 1,000 reign already started .... the spiritual paradise is the proof...and if you guys want to be sure check one thousand years in the future !!!
if you once were fully pimi and truly believed jw doctrine to the core like i once did, when you come to the reality that it is not the truth at all it can be extremely devastating.. i think only other ex jws could ever understand.
i wasted my entire life i thought the real life was yet to come to wasted the best years knocking on doors.
now i’m so angry.. i can understand why so many top themselves when they realise it was all lies..
Jesus was preaching all the time, you were sincerely trying to follow Jesus path eventually you're gonna find a fellowship that suits you.
the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.
11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?
or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?
Eventually is gonna be nu-lite, birthdays could be celebrated in a sober way, Christmas too...a good opportunity to preach.
We all know that people run for the hills when they are told, no Christmas or birthdays celebrations...but, don't give them ideas
