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  A BEARD PREDICTION FOR 2024

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  fyi, i posted this prediction on my facebook page last night and it has received 224 likes and there have been 83 comments made.

  many of the comments are hilarious.. .

  a beard prediction for 2024:.

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  ExBethelitenowPIMA

  I’m interested to know how many have stopped shaving.

  people I ask it’s between 20-30% of some congregations
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  JWLITE

  by Teddnzo in

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  even elders can be part of the new jw lite brigade these days.

  they don’t need to go on door to door anymore and there is no requirement for anything really.. taking meeting parts is all dead easy you could turn up on the day with zero preparation because it’s all in the meeting workbook.. quarterly elders meetings are just old men having a good old natter just like old men do down the pub.. congregations could be likened to pubs or bars these days just without the drinks, those come at other times.. no need for territory maps, these almost went away with covid letter writing now they are extremely slow getting finished as those who still go door to door only do ten mins.. you could even voice your questions these days about things the gb say and then just say “we can’t be dogmatic we just don’t know”.

  i predict they will say this about 1914 soon..

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  There are still the hardliners, who tell parents off because their kids are not zealots who just want cleaning jobs so they can pioneer. Those parents just say they don’t want their children to struggle like they did because they only got cleaning jobs to pioneer.

  the two new younger members of the GB seem to mark a new period of JWlite. The load is getting lighter and the yoke is far more comfortable.

  Otherwise there won’t be enough sisters left to do microphones let alone brothers
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  So what happens next...

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  with what is arguably the biggest change to jw life in recent decades (the scrapping of publishers counting hours) what does this lead to?.

  in my mind these are the results;.

  1) a massive decrease in 'preaching hours'.

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  Apathy = JWlite

  The top dogs don’t seem to mind it, it is what will keep the con going where it would have collapsed by now.

  There are still the hardliners, who tell parents off because their kids are not zealots who just want cleaning jobs so they can pioneer. Those parents just say they don’t want their children to struggle like they did because they only got cleaning jobs to pioneer.

  the two new younger members of the GB seem to mark a new period of JWlite. The load is getting lighter and the yoke is far more comfortable.

  Otherwise there won’t be enough sisters left to do microphones let alone brothers
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  Leaving update

  by MissDaSilva in

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  just to give you guys an update on mine and my son’s exit from the matrix.

  my son put on his instagram page he was no longer a jw and wished everyone a merry christmas.

  🎄💥😳the blocks/unfollows came thick and fast.

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  ExBethelitenowPIMA

  Ron, yes exactly. Cut off those hardliners who you would be happy to never speak to again. But keep the good ones
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  Further education

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw on a video that there has been a change about further education.

  here is a screenshot of a letter that went to all elders.

  i am an elder but i don’t remember this one, perhaps it is only for some areas?.

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  I’ve had it on authority from someone in USA that this letter is not a fraud and it was sent to a few select congregations in the states only.

  Is there anyway to confirm if this letter was real or fake?

  Shunned podcast YouTube channel insists the letter is real and it was really from the branch
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  Load is getting lighter and yolk so kindly it’s hardly there👏

  by jehovaxx in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i heard an answer recently about how jesus said my yolk is kindly and my load is light.. he actually as good as said jwlite but not in so many words.. he said jehovah and jesus know it’s getting harder in these critical times so have made the load even lighter and the yolk even more kindly with padding.. all the changes recently, no more reports, beards allowed it’s jw lite with actually calling it such.

  zoom meetings and ministry groups, new meeting format in january that is so easy there is no preparation needed.

  anyone could turn up on the day not even having looked at the material and give any item as it’s all on rails.. people were talking after the meeting “there is so much new light it’s as if jesus is saying we know you are finding things hard, here let me make the load even lighter still.”.

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  How much lighter can Jesus load get and how more comfortable can his yoke be?

  If someone stays on zoom meetings and ministry and only goes in person a few times a year then how much easier could it be?

  If men grow beards and can still have all the advantages, you won’t be looked down on.

  No more reporting requirements, and this is just the start. I predict the load getting even lighter still, and the yoke even more comfortable.

  Yes I predict next sisters can wear pants if it’s cold and they say their legs get cold, but then it will carry over and sisters will wear pants a lot of the time.

  Out of all the celebrations I think birthdays will be the first to have the load lighter. Then blood fractions will go even further like how the cell saver machine can be used and maybe even a halfway option to have blood transfusions if life depended on it. This new direction will of course be taken further.

  The advanced education will also have new directions saying as long as aware of dangers it’s ok to go for advanced education and this again will be taken further than the GB wanted.
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  Leaving update

  by MissDaSilva in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just to give you guys an update on mine and my son’s exit from the matrix.

  my son put on his instagram page he was no longer a jw and wished everyone a merry christmas.

  🎄💥😳the blocks/unfollows came thick and fast.

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  I would advise caution.

  Why make things so difficult that all JWs will shun you?

  Surely it would be better to fade, then you will be loved bombed anytime anyone runs into you
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  The Governing Body - Both sides of their coin

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many can you think of.... they speak for god.. it would seem presumptuous to say they speak for god,.

  they are neither inspired nor infallible.. they are god's only channel for issuing truth here on earth.

  they won't be apologising for any errors/falsehoods they have promoted in the past that fail.. congregation members must be quick and apologise for their errors to avoid harsh discipline/disfellowshipping.. when they change a major belief/doctrine you must not complain or criticise them.

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  It’s always been about simplifying your life, can you work one day less per week to spend more time on the min.

  Dont buy a property just rent. Don’t take that promotion just keep the simple lowest position min wage. Just enough to support yourself after all the end is just around the corner.

  But then on the other hand, we need skilled volunteers we need you to send donations. We need you to provide food and perhaps little white envelopes to those in full time service. And yes We need volunteers to accommodate CO - a detached mother-in-law suite would be ideal.
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  Further education

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw on a video that there has been a change about further education.

  here is a screenshot of a letter that went to all elders.

  i am an elder but i don’t remember this one, perhaps it is only for some areas?.

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  Shepherd book chapter 8:30

  30. He or a Member of His Household Pursues Higher Education:

  If an appointed brother, his wife, or his children pursue higher education, does his life pattern show that he puts Kingdom in- terests first in his life? Does he teach his family members to put Kingdom interests first? Does he respect what has been pub- lished by the faithful slave on the dangers of higher education?

  CHAPTER 8 “SHEPHERD THE FLOCK OF GOD”

  APPOINTMENT AND DELETION OF ELDERS AND MINISTERIAL SERVANTS

  Do his speech and conduct reveal that he is a spiritual person? How is he viewed by the congregation? Why is he or his family pursuing higher learning? Do they have theocratic goals? Does the pursuit of higher education interfere with regular meeting at- tendance, meaningful participation in field service, or other theo- cratic activities?
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  Further education

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw on a video that there has been a change about further education.

  here is a screenshot of a letter that went to all elders.

  i am an elder but i don’t remember this one, perhaps it is only for some areas?.

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  • The education thing is very mysterious. There was supposedly a letter sent to some congregations saying they have warned about the dangers of further education but never made hard rules about it.

    This letter has never had the original shown to people like Atlantis who are doing a brilliant work leaking letters and checking things. Many are saying the letter is bogus because not all elders have seen it. But I asked this guy and he says the letter is really from the USA branch.

    So many are asking him if the letter was really sent from the branch to select congregations then let’s get to the bottom of it. I’m looking forward to his next video where he will hopefully shed more lite

    see the letter about 6 mins into this video https://youtu.be/0v5i-I4fHFc?feature=shared

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