there's been a few threads and comments on where wts will concentrate their efforts to maintain membership.
it has been suggested that the advent and growth of the net, among other things, has significantly slowed growth in most developed lands.
some of the new style of literature has added to the speculation that less devloped lands present a better opportunity.. .
Last year’s new releases at the convention were for people with limited reading. A clear declaration of intentions.
If they want to learn about the Bible, there are many other religions that wouldn’t be so costly for them in terms of freedom and personal development.
trying to understand the differences.
started this topic on the xjwsforchrist forum as well and would like to ask jwn posters the same question.
Religion is the social and public expression of spirituality.
i've been reading around this subject of late and it seems to make a lot of sense.
i'm wondering if anyone is convinced and/or has seen anything that can substantiate or corroborate the 'facts' set out in these arguments.. http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/bloodlines/russell.htm.
i was particularly fascinated to read the following:.
Mp, none of us are truly free, that’s the reality of it. Now, do you prefer not being free in the Christian part of the world, or in the non Christian part of the world?
jesus loathed the talmud and broke as many of its laws as he could on any occasion that presented itself.
so if jesus broke the laws of the talmud, wouldn't he have been disfellowshipped if he did the same thing to the watchtower.
a jehovah's witness can be disfellowshipped or disassociated if he/she breaks this rule in the elder's manual: rebellion against jehovah's organization.. what say you?.
Mp, this is a debate I don’t want to start.
Everything about Jesus character is in the Bible.
You see him as a traitor and a collaborator with the Romans, racist at the same time, promoting slavery, and not helping anyone….that’s your reading of it, sorry can not help you.
It is all there.
i've been reading around this subject of late and it seems to make a lot of sense.
i'm wondering if anyone is convinced and/or has seen anything that can substantiate or corroborate the 'facts' set out in these arguments.. http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/bloodlines/russell.htm.
i was particularly fascinated to read the following:.
Nothing wrong with having secrets, but no need to abuse other people.
i've been reading around this subject of late and it seems to make a lot of sense.
i'm wondering if anyone is convinced and/or has seen anything that can substantiate or corroborate the 'facts' set out in these arguments.. http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/bloodlines/russell.htm.
i was particularly fascinated to read the following:.
True Christianity frees people and some have a problem with that.
The WT is damaging to people and societies on many different levels. If they practice occultism that would be the ultimate insult to their followers that can not even have a Sparlock.
jesus loathed the talmud and broke as many of its laws as he could on any occasion that presented itself.
so if jesus broke the laws of the talmud, wouldn't he have been disfellowshipped if he did the same thing to the watchtower.
a jehovah's witness can be disfellowshipped or disassociated if he/she breaks this rule in the elder's manual: rebellion against jehovah's organization.. what say you?.
Jesus was no traitor. He just denounced the Pharisees because they were exploiting their own people.
He did not promote anyone being the pawn of anyone, his message is a message of freedom actually, that’s why Christians started being persecuted.
If you give someone a very valuable present and they reject it, how do you feel? He did help everyone that came his way.
i think 60% think or hope it's all what it's cracked up to be and the others are just there for different reasons.. what do you think?.
Were it not for the fear of being disfellowshipped, a big number of them would just leave immediately, others just a bit later.
the wt will do endless research on the r.c.c and the faults of popes.as can be.
seen in their publication.. are not the popes and the r.cc.
humans and will make mistakes.. is it any different from god's choosen nation and all the kings and .
There are many different Christian religions, and the vast majority of them don’t make a point of antagonizing the other ones. They just go about their own business.
jesus loathed the talmud and broke as many of its laws as he could on any occasion that presented itself.
so if jesus broke the laws of the talmud, wouldn't he have been disfellowshipped if he did the same thing to the watchtower.
a jehovah's witness can be disfellowshipped or disassociated if he/she breaks this rule in the elder's manual: rebellion against jehovah's organization.. what say you?.
Jesus did follow the Law, but he put the focus on the spirit of the Law, not on the letter.
He did not go out of his way to break the rules gratuitously, just denounced when these rules were followed in a way contrary to the purpose for which they were given in the first place.
He did not condone slavery, he said love your neighbour as yourself. He also advised not to owe anything to anyone.
