If I were a full-in JW, I would respond by quoting Ezekiel 1:17: "When they moved, they could go in any of the four directions without turning as they went." That means forward, left, right and backward. If I were a full-in JW.
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Jehovah's Chariot slams into reverse!
by apocalypse inthe question i will be asking dubs at the hall this week is, "since jesus is directing the slave.... why has he done a 180..?".
last sunday we studied how jesus is directing the slave to build an average of 5 kingdom halls a day since 2000. why has he changed his mind and gone in the completely opposite direction?.
if this 'change' is not securely lodged in their craw by the time i am through, then i will eat my hat..
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November 2015 Awake
by username inok. when i first looked at the cover of this issue of awake i was instantly struck on how creepy it looked.
my first impressions were the picture looked almost masonic in nature.
well, further investigation has led me to another picture that shows a grand masonic hall.
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Download - New Publications - Annual meeting
by TheTruthBR inorganized - http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/organized-to-do-jehovahs-will.
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That new OCLAM workbook just hands everything to the R&F, huh? Complete with timelines, diagrams, etc. No further need to research except maybe to look up the cited articles. -
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Nah, they're not dropping 607. It appears in the End Notes of the new Teach book (page 217)
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No the WT Borg is not closing! That's Wild Dreaming!
by DwainBowman inno the wt borg is not closing!
that's wild dreaming!
they have been changing directions for a while now, and for whatever reasons, what is happening now is a part of that change!
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I agree, it's not closing. It may be stalling for a bit, and likely strategically. If anyone has played games like Clash of Clans or any other empire building game, there is a time to stop building and just let the gold roll in. At a later point in time, the amassed amount can be used to buy/build more. If it is true that downsizing will happen and building will be halted, I suspect it will only be for a short period of time. Six months, a year, maybe two years. A lot of money can be amassed in that period of time with the KH tithing that is taking place.
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How do we know the WTS monitors this site? Can anyone tell me for sure?
by LevelThePlayingField ini keep hearing this in threads.....
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That they monitor this site is a suspicion. I personally believe they do. I posted logic on "Satan is not Gog of Magog" two years before they came out with their "new light" and they used some of the very same logic I posted. Another posted had a chart of the "overlapping generations" and the chart they just showcased in this month's broadcast looks very similar, complete with F.W. Franz. So, yes, I think they do look at this site. Ideas come from here. -
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Latest Leaked BOE letter to Elders Oct. 4th
by Watchtower-Free inoctober 4, 2015. to all congregations.
re: new provisions announced atannual meeting.
dear brothers:.
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Does anyone else think that these 'big changes' are just a way to get the r&f all excited...
For the last several visits, the CO has been saying, "If you think we've had a lot of changes so far, you ain't seen nothin' yet." In other words, expect more and more changes. This was all to tell the R&F to just deal with it. Apparently, many don't like the huge amount of changes in the past few years.
This religion is, without a doubt, re-inventing itself from within. Re-branding has happened, and will continue to do so. For the first time, the "Organized" book is being released in electronic form. That's HUGE! Now, anyone, including non-JWs can get one. Sure, they have to read a disclaimer, but so what.
I think the structure of the new meetings seems somewhat interesting. Not that I'll attend, of course. I haven't been to a mid-week meeting (with the exception of a CO visit) in a few months. Not planning on doing so now.
One bad part is leaving the announcements until the end of the meeting. Any DF or DA announcements then will destroy the mood left by the rest of the meeting. I think that's a dumb move, personally.
Just like the go-bags 2 or 3 years ago.
Don't know about your area, but here in the Puget Sound (Seattle area), go-bags are very much encouraged by even "worldly" authorities. It's encouraged by the media in the area. I've had discussions with non-JWs who carry emergency supplies in their vehicles and have go-bags ready due to the threat of earthquakes and volcano eruption here. Personally, I think the way the organization went about it by having the elders require everyone have one was over the top, but the idea behind it was a sound one.
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Latest Leaked BOE letter to Elders Oct. 4th
by Watchtower-Free inoctober 4, 2015. to all congregations.
re: new provisions announced atannual meeting.
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Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Blesses Obedience
by wifibandit inhttp://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.
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Looking at Acts 16:4 in context, it had nothing to do with just any ol' decrees that came out of Jerusalem. This is right on the heels of the main issue of why Paul went up to Jerusalem to begin with.
"I went up as a result of a revelation, and I presented to them the good news that I am preaching among the nations." - Gal 2:2
The false brothers came down from Judea, of which Jerusalem was the capitol city. The "decrees" were that the Gentiles did NOT have to get circumcised, and "to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality." (Acts 15:29).
This is the ONLY place in the NT that talks about decrees being followed. Thus, is was a VERY PARTICULAR set of decrees related very much to the issue false brothers were pushing onto the Gentiles.
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Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Blesses Obedience
by wifibandit inhttp://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.
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"This is a theocracy, ruled by God, not a collection of man-made decisions. This is governed from heaven."
Not once did he mention Christ, whom God placed as head of the congregation.
