january 8, 1947 awake!:.
excommunication is "altogether foreign to biblical teachings.".
it's an unbiblical roman catholic teaching by which "you are looked upon with the blackest contempt... being cursed and damned with the devil and his angels.".
@00DAD
You need to re-examine your definition of truth. Truth is't black/white, yes/no, true/false. It comes in various levels of intensity, that's why we know the light is getting brigher, which can be likened to "the Truth" getting truer. Wich would you rather "false relgion" or "The Truth"? The Organisation defines what is true.
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january 8, 1947 awake!:.
excommunication is "altogether foreign to biblical teachings.".
it's an unbiblical roman catholic teaching by which "you are looked upon with the blackest contempt... being cursed and damned with the devil and his angels.".
The article in question is considered old light. Old light was true at the time, but now "New Light™" has come and is much truer. Focusing on old light is like trying to drive a car via the rear-vision mirrors, it's dangerous! DANGEROUS!
Old light is like stale food. You woudn't eat a steak that was three months old, would you? Spritual food is like that steak, you need to get it fresh otherwise it will make you sick. The Watchtower provides fresh food at every meeting, and in recent publications. You should go there for food, not on the internet.
You Apostates just don't get it! Instead of keeping step with Jehovah's charriot, you're lost in past teachings. In older light that's dimmer and less true. You're like the blind leading the blind with old, dim, less-true, light.
i was trying to think of one teaching or doctrine that has remained consistent from the society's inception to now, and couldn't.
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can you give me one?.
Teaching that:
the writers of jw literature tend to use a lot of fluffy catch phrases / words to support their reasoning.
e.g.. likewise today (likewise in our time)evidentlywhat are some you've noticed?.
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Great work so far. Maybe we should make a JW dictionary.
Most cults create their own language that only insiders are privy to. Or have ordinary words that take on a different meaning inside the cult.
or did it not matter that you were ever a witness---you're a bit screwy, anyway?.
Let me see. Since I was a born-in, and never allowed to:
Then there's constant fear of:
I guess that could have some effect on how screwed up I am. But who knows for sure?
the governing body {karl klien} in the 1970's considered changing the generation to refer to those who saw "sputnik.
" this dumbass idea was not approved....however....2012?.
2012 new light = "this generation that knew the 1914 generation is.....the new "generation.
Evidently we can now say with confidence that "this generation" correctly refers to one thousand years starting from those born in 1900. The new light on "This generation" can be tied to Luke 17:26 "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man." Likewise in our time the 1914 generation will also be one thousand years.
Brothers and sisers, as we know, a generation in Noah's day was nearly one thousand years, and therefore we should be thankful for this loving provision that allows multitues more to come to a knowledge of the truth, and enables us to reach every corner of the earth.
With this new light we can be in constant expectation of Armageddon until 2900, or until we receive newer light on this subject.
We trust this puts to rest generational questions many weaker ones have have.
It would be funny to put a message like this in an official looking Watchtower letter, and mail it to a few congregations.
yes, the may 15th watchtower is now available for download from jw.org.. the final study article, on page 26, directs another salvo at apostates - and warns witnesses not to try arguing with them on the internet:.
indeed, we ought to move as far away from wrongdoing as possible and not see how close we can get to it without being overcome by sin.
for instance, we need to guard against succumbing to apostasy, a sin that would make us unfit to glorify god.
Have you seen this anti-apostate commercial by the Governing Body?
the writers of jw literature tend to use a lot of fluffy catch phrases / words to support their reasoning.
e.g.. likewise today (likewise in our time)evidentlywhat are some you've noticed?.
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i knew a few jw children who were beaten by their parents for various non-performance issues e.g.
not remembering scriptures, not giving talks .... did this happen to you?.
@TOTH
Sounds like you had it bad. The worst parent I remember was a single mother who beleived she was "Anointed". She had two boys, the eldest was my age. She was a mean woman. Her boys would get whipped for almost anything, but the worst beatings were for non-performance of a spiritual nature.
My dad wasn't "In the truth", but my mum was. I often remember getting pinched during meetings. Usually for not sitting still (for two hours). I'm sure if dad wasn't around I would have got it worse when we got home.
My fondest memories of the meetings, was when mum let me stay home with dad.
the writers of jw literature tend to use a lot of fluffy catch phrases / words to support their reasoning.
e.g.. likewise today (likewise in our time)evidentlywhat are some you've noticed?.
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The writers of JW literature tend to use a lot of fluffy catch phrases / words to support their reasoning. e.g.
What are some you've noticed?
