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TheWonderofYou
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The shunning has started and... I like it!
by oppostate inso not having turned in a time-slip in a loooooooong time and making fewer and fewer meetings, and from time to time attending a local church service... the majority of local dubs are overtly shunning me.
there are those who i talk to and who visit our home from time to time, but this last meeting i went to hardly anyone made eye contact, when i greeted folks passing by me, they ignored me.
it actually felt good.. i was surprised at my reaction.
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... The Teacher Appears
by TerryWalstrom intext: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s2nu2bw_em6i9kp7wugj4yjqmhps2yio-ytehl4jbmy/edit?usp=sharingthe teacher appears.
he was paul miyoshi.. i passed by him; he raised his head with flashing white hair and set his gaze serenely upon me that first time.
the pupils of his eyes were black, mysterious, as from another world.“konichiwa” he spoke with a smile wrapped in mischief.. there had been a slight bow which triggered a mirrored response.. over the next year and a half, i’d get to know this man much in the way a box within a box reveals more boxes.
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TheWonderofYou
Perhaps it is not the art or my creative talent nor my wisdom but my ignorancy that will help my to survive anything. I already survived an accident with an ambulance car and the regime of watchtowerslaves.
I was ambulance man and made my alternative service.
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Who writes Awake! ?
by Drwho injust a quick question.
who actually writes the awake!
and the watchtower publications ?
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TheWonderofYou
In the latest Sept 2016-JW-broadcasting edition starting at 28:00 reports about the former and todays work at the Art Department that is under direction of the Writing Committee.
There are many informations about how the work is organised and illustrations and texts are discussed before print. You even see the sisters and brothers working there now in the Departments.
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... The Teacher Appears
by TerryWalstrom intext: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s2nu2bw_em6i9kp7wugj4yjqmhps2yio-ytehl4jbmy/edit?usp=sharingthe teacher appears.
he was paul miyoshi.. i passed by him; he raised his head with flashing white hair and set his gaze serenely upon me that first time.
the pupils of his eyes were black, mysterious, as from another world.“konichiwa” he spoke with a smile wrapped in mischief.. there had been a slight bow which triggered a mirrored response.. over the next year and a half, i’d get to know this man much in the way a box within a box reveals more boxes.
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TheWonderofYou
Hi I began to read at the end and the finger on the water caught me.
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Undeserved kindness
by life is to short injust a side note that i found interesting and sort of upsetting, the wt that the jw's will study on sunday the 18th of september has the words undeserved kindness mentioned 50 in just 19 paragraphs.
really they need to beat it into their people that they are very worthless and do no deserve anything from god?
so much so that they use the words over and over, don't they.. lits .
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TheWonderofYou
My assumption is that the usage of "undeserved kindness" got popular to in the associaciation to the theology of salvation by grace. The salvation by undeserved kindness would be the opposite to the salvation by deeds.
If these connections exist, then the expression "undeserved kindness" might be part of so called "false doctrine of christianity" that should be avoided. -
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Looking For WTS Quotes
by Vanderhoven7 infor practical reasons (a study next week).
i'm looking for wts quotes that claim.
the religion of jehovah's witnesses is the only true religion.
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TheWonderofYou
The religion of Jehovah's Witnesses is the only true religion
Awake 2008
Chapter: Who Should Determine True Religion? ... http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008082#h=14
Today the idea that God deals with mankind through only one religion may seem extreme and unpalatable to some. Yet, it is the conclusion to which the Bible points. In the past, many individuals who had worshipped in their own way came to grips with this fact. They joined themselves to the true worshippers of Jehovah, and any initial misgivings gave way to great blessings and joy. For example, the Bible says that after one Ethiopian man accepted Christianity and was baptized, “he kept going on his way rejoicing.”—Acts 8:39.
Chapter: The religion of Jehovah's Witnesses is the only true religion
Jehovah’s Witnesses have made such an examination. That is why they believe that they have found the true religion. And they invite you to make a search of the Scriptures so as to identify who is practicing true religion today.
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Is changing the "truth" / presenting "new light" really so bad?
by Zana inplaying devil's advocate here.... what's the difference between the gb changing bible interpretations compared to parliaments all over the world changing laws?
although the us constitution (=bible) remains untouched, congress passes i don't know how many new laws every year.
and of course people are expected to follow them.
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TheWonderofYou
For a witness of jehovah it is important to ask what means "BEING IN THE TRUTH" actually.
when jesus asked "what is truth" this could be understood as hint that human awarness is limited. Human awareness of truth....the new testament teaches that faith and revelation of god himself overcome the limitation and that the way to this truth is a way of relationship between man and god.
Nobody disposes of this truth absolutely, it can be made accessible time and again anew along a way, as pope Francis wrote in La Republicca, 9/12/13
„You ask me further if it is an error or or a sin to believe that an absolut truth does not exist. First I would say that also for a beliefer we would not speak of an "absolut" truth - for a christian the truth is the Love of God to us in Jesus Christ, thus a relationship! and each of us goes from own impulse when he adopts the truth and expresses is: dependent from his culture, history and situation ..... This does not mean that truth is subjective or changeable in contrary. But it offers itself to us as a way and as life. Did not jesus himself say: I am the way, the truth and the life? (translation mine)
Being in the truth - What do JW understand ?
a) being in the state of having all correct understandings of any doctrinal matter ..... certainly not
b) always telling the truth except in cases where Jehovahs name is in danger ... certainly not
c) living in harmony with JehovaH and his organisation, being in the way in the protected group .... more probably
d) accepting the gospel as "truth" ...less? probably
e) jesus is the truth and all words that he said? probably
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in hebrew bile the word "truth" means something like "Amen"..... reliabilty ~ loyality and the gamut of reality
If this was seen as the key christian teaching than authority of the GB would not be so important but the relationsship with god.
Summary:The christian "truth" is not
- a speculation about philosophical absolut truth
- nor an organisational value systems/ legal system/doctrine
- nor everlasting new flashes of light or explanations/prophesies from a channel
but simply the relationship of love between God and men in Jesus.
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Is changing the "truth" / presenting "new light" really so bad?
by Zana inplaying devil's advocate here.... what's the difference between the gb changing bible interpretations compared to parliaments all over the world changing laws?
although the us constitution (=bible) remains untouched, congress passes i don't know how many new laws every year.
and of course people are expected to follow them.
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TheWonderofYou
Changing the truth ? If you speak a true statement than thats truth, If you speak a false statement than its not truth, but an error, a lie or a mistake. You can change a mistake, correct the mistake to speak then the truth, but you are not changing the truth but changing the mistake, you are making conformity between the reality and your former false statement.
It turns around conformity to reality, facts and circumstance, purpose, sense as well as to conformity to own awareness experience and conviction = truthfulness.
But there are other meanings of truth in a certain , the conformity towards a matter, a person or a term.
Whether someting is true depends of the value system that is used like in formal semantics, maths...
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Lots of weirdos among the jw's
by wannaexit ini found this little jem this morning .
it's a little dated but describes the self-proclaimed jesus of nazareth by the name of a.j miller.
he was raised in the jw religion and was also an elder and pioneer.
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TheWonderofYou
Luke 17: 23 jumps up in my mind of course.
People will tell you "There he is" or "Here he is".
What reads like a senseless and banal comment in the gospel - did jesus himself really say these words? - is so easily really possible.
The mind of people is very plastic and ductile. They call the cult "in the truth" but end up in sexual, emotional and financial exploitation.
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TheWonderofYou
Although I dont know him he is permanently doing this smiling or grinning from one ear to the other thing into the camera one of both at any scene. Splane calls him a good brother.