Posts by truthlover123

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Former Butler County Jehovah's Witness guilty of sexually assault child

by blondie in

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https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/butler-county-jehovah-witness-sexual-assault-conviction/ child had mental disability....

20250115**Ages For Ministerial Servants and Elders!

by Atlantis in

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2025-01-15-ages for ministerial servants and elders.. see page 2. .

https://pdfupload.io/docs/1b0b5c00 .

https://imgbox.com/p3a9yjmr.

My husband was out when the phone rang... could be 11 at night, 3 in the morning- family crises, folks who didn't have anyone to talk too, people loved him. His friends who were made elders at that time, were the same. That was when the elder arrangement was instituted- so you know the years between. If you heard laughter, you knew where he was, in the middle of it. No prude either, liked his beer and rum, dancing and fun,. lobsters. Helping when a house being built or garage around the community. You could see them all there. I could say he was all around average joe. Of course, I tagged along and was the "assistant", like the other wives. That was "back in the day!" Current elders - whitewashed graves as the bible speaks off. Some may be good smiling with a hi. No contact though so what can I say?

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Footage from Recently Converted Kingdom Hall to a Mosque

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/kjqwfeuhpji?si=6ahbituygdyiq3za.

when jehovah’s witnesses dedicate their kingdom halls, they often refer to the example of solomon dedicating the temple in jerusalem.

it’s a solemn moment.

truthlover123

Ours was bought by a funeral home.

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JWhub

by Mikejw in

i’m an elder who is pima, i’m amazed how much info is available to all elders.

you can see all private details of every member of the congregation.

i wonder how these sisters feel about their private details being available to these creepy elders?.

truthlover123

Unfortunately Atlantis is still in a deep coma. Petra has put some information on here within the past week, along with Blondie. Check them out

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My story of becoming a circuit overseer after Kin Suen visited our congregation.

by ExCircuitOverseer in

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here is my story of becoming a missionary after having kin suen (pronounced “shin”) as my circuit overseer.

my father wanted me to go to college, but since he wasn’t a witness, i knew he just didn’t understand how close we were to the end.

i had actually become a circuit overseer!

truthlover123

If only, if only we had that insight before we got caught in the hype. All the best to you and your family.

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They are running out of people to do their stuff.

by liam in

this is the watchtower study article being studied today.

so it’s the current new light!.

what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.

truthlover123

several years ago, and I believe its in the SFOG book, a newly baptized male, with good "qualifications" i.e. service, hall cleaning, volunteering- can work hard and become a ms, and within 1 year, an elder! Now isn't that great! A 20,21 y.o. giving advice to a life long person/ publisher, ( not a member anymore remember), in the congregation and that new mini elder is not qualified to give spiritual or emotional, or mental advice to anyone! This is the same crap they want women to believe that even if a male "child" of 15, 16, 17 is newly baptized, he has more authority in a car group or group of sisters just because he is a male. Sure, give him the territory card so he can direct the work. I can just see the older elders patting him on the back, giving him encouragement but not helping the older sister who lives alone, sitting in the back row, or the older brother needing some help around his house. Oh the love.

Joke!

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Is Jesus the Creator?

by Sea Breeze in

that's what the word says.

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colossians 1:16. for by him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through him and for him..

truthlover123

Is the subject creator or christmas?

All things were created by him - that's scriptural.

His birth? - check out when Herod the Great ruled and died. Jesus, according to scripture was born in Herods time, making Herods death the prime time to look at Jesus age at that time.

Also, since 40 seems to be the magical number in scripture, The org says Jesus died at 33 years of age, seeming that he supposedly began his ministry at age 30 and died three years later, however, allowing that Herod wanted the babies two year of age and under killed, then died about 4 BCE, makes Jesus birth back to 6 or 7 bce ( making him 40 when he died) and as the shepherds were still in the fields, it definitely was not the "december" of the year.

Still does not answer the question of his birth --although he did say in Luke to celebrate his death, so it falls to that of the thought that IF Jesus thought his birth was important, he would have said so. Everything else is conjecture.

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Searching

by Striker in

jude 1:9 (kjv) yet michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, the lord rebuke thee.. matthew 4:10 (kjv) then saith jesus unto him, get thee hence, satan: for it is written, thou shalt worship the lord thy god, and him only shalt thou serve.

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.....my understanding is that you all believe jesus is michael the archangel....... the two verses above describe two different personalities..... the archangel in jude rebuked satan in the name of the father, because he knew it was not his place to rebuke him, he knew that he didn't have the authority to do so, that the only person who possesses this authority is god himself.... while jesus, in matthew 4:10, does not need to invoke the name of the father to rebuke satan, because the father and jesus are one, not michael and jesus..... .... because michael the archangel is not jesus christ our savior.....

truthlover123

When looking at Hebrews, God is speaking to A Son- Jesus. Not "sons of God". This is specific to Jesus vs an angel. Heb 1:2-8 - these verses clearly define The One. Jesus.

Pete: whomever he may be thinking of, we can only work on what is written. I am not struggling as you say, I believe it's very clear. Jesus and Michael are not the same, but thanks for that info.

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Biden calls Trump supporters garbage

by moomanchu in

a comedian in a comedy sketch at a trunp rally joked that the island of puerto rico is a floating island of garbage.. what to do???

potus pappy joe to the rescue!!

he sounds the alarm, comes out swinging and calls trump supporters, actual people, garbage.. .

truthlover123

Should be like two people who want everyone else to go to war but themselves. Put them in a ring and let the two fight it out, the winner is crowned! No one gets hurt or sullied. This race is pitiful, the worst of rhetoric, dumb, dumb!

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Searching

by Striker in

jude 1:9 (kjv) yet michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, the lord rebuke thee.. matthew 4:10 (kjv) then saith jesus unto him, get thee hence, satan: for it is written, thou shalt worship the lord thy god, and him only shalt thou serve.

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.....my understanding is that you all believe jesus is michael the archangel....... the two verses above describe two different personalities..... the archangel in jude rebuked satan in the name of the father, because he knew it was not his place to rebuke him, he knew that he didn't have the authority to do so, that the only person who possesses this authority is god himself.... while jesus, in matthew 4:10, does not need to invoke the name of the father to rebuke satan, because the father and jesus are one, not michael and jesus..... .... because michael the archangel is not jesus christ our savior.....

truthlover123

To which one of the angels did he ( God ) call son? ( Hebrews 1:5) None- Michael is an ARCH ANGEL, like Gabriel- apparently, there were seven? Only Jesus was called son - he sits on God's right hand mentioned several times in scripture.

Re Jude vs 9- Michael the archangel disputing with Satan, and expanding on Strikers point- Jesus died in 33 ce- yet Jude, written years after Jesus' death, is saying Michael, (not Jesus way back when), disputed with Satan. If Jude understood Michael and Jesus were the same, would he not have referenced that important point? Wasn't Jude the brother of James - both Jesus half brothers who would know?