Topics Started by xtreemlyconfused17

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Dealing with elders during my mom's surgery
by noni1974 in
1. jw
2. friends
my mother has been working forwell over a year to have a gastric bypass and she finally got the ok from her doctor and insurance.

the date is set for this coming friday.

although, i'm not 100% sure this will happen because she was diagnosed with pneumonia and a partially collapsed lung this past week.
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Regarding Acts 15 and a "Governing Body"
by Ding in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i couldn't find a window on which to post in xtreemlyconfused17's acts 15 thread, so i'm responding here.

some elder claimed that acts 15 shows the existence of a first century governing body.. quite the opposite!.

let's back up to acts 13. there, the holy spirit called saul (paul) and barnabas to missionary work.
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what do u think of ACTS 15?
by xtreemlyconfused17 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
(please pardon my english quotes from the bible.

i'm trying to translate from swahili, i cant find my english bible lol).

so i had my bible study yesterday and my teacher came with an elder.
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Saw This and Thought I'd Share
by cantleave in
1. jw
2. friends
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FAQ "Do you believe that [Jehovah's Witnesses] are the only ones who will be saved?"
by wannabefree in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the spin from from www.jw-media.org.

do you believe that you are the only ones who will be saved?no.

many millions who have lived in centuries past and who were not jehovahs witnesses will come back in a resurrection and have an opportunity for life.
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now wat??
by xtreemlyconfused17 in
1. jw
2. friends
aloha everyone...................please do help if u can.

hope u dont get bored reading this quite long text

i'l soon be 17, i'm an unbaptized publisher, but innactive (havent gone door to door)for more than a year, but still very strict with our organisation's standards (lyk no teenage dating).
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Should I say something?
by Flat_Accent in
1. jw
2. experiences
my parents are quite popular in their congregation, and they're constantly inviting brothers and sisters over.

as i've been part of the org for 19 years i know all these people very well, and before i da'd myself i was good friends with all of them.

every other friday they invite a single brother round for dinner, just to cheer him up a bit.
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Reasoning from the Scripture book and new light on generation don't add up
by wasblind in
1. jw
2. experiences
everyone listen up if you still have your" reasoning from the scriptures" book get them out turn to page 234 and read the last sentence in the definition.

where it says: the generation who was alive in 1914 would be the generation to see the end.

then turn to page 242 on the top of the page where they say it's not gonna be another generation to experience this.
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Was There REALLY a First Century "Governing Body"??
by Lady Liberty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
first century governing body?the watchtower claims that a formal governing body was established in the first century, which is used as the basis for how the governing body of the watchtower society operate today.. "while all anointed christians collectively form god's household, there is abundant evidence that christ chose a small number of men out of the slave class to serve as a visible governing body.

the early history of the congregation shows that the 12 apostles, including matthias, were the foundation of the first-century governing body.

" - watchtower 1990 mar 15 p.11 the term "governing body" is 'loaded language' as it never appears in the scriptures and so has unique application within the pages of the watchtower.
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JW couple beats daughter to death
by saltiest in
1. jw
2. friends
i just read this article in the chicago sun times.

when i started reading the parents were religious and then saw home-schooling, i had a gut feeling they were jw's.

i read on and found out i was right.