i would have to say that ray franz was the biggest influence for me.. when i first got on this board, a poster by the name of james, a former bethelite and organization heavy, helped me understand a lot of the inner workings in the upper echelons of the society.. .
and of course, farkel's common sense approach was (usually) helpful..
Carl Olof Jonsson (not sure if I spelled that correctly)...
Anyway, the only thing that was keeping me in was that the Watchtower got 1914 right...
Once I read Carl's book, I was outta there...
(I then read CoC and ISCF, but I was already convinced by Carl's book)
were familiar with the statements about how a persons claim to be anointed is between that god and the individual.. the governing body went on to say: "a number of factorsincluding past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalancemight cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the heavenly calling.
we thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know.
the governing body does not keep a list of all partakers, for it does not maintain a global network of anointed ones.
Excellent point which will definitely come in handy one day... Thanks!
fbi and santa barbara agents arrested michael at the airport.
he is locked up in santa barbara county jail.
he awaits bail hearing and i intend on presenting evidence to revoke his $250,000.00 bail.. thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support!.
Tylinbrando... what's the latest?
i am not jw, and never intend to be one either.
however, having read a lot about the july 15 wt, i decided to go to the kh today and check out how the new light was going to be delivered.
i thought i would share my observations;.
By the way... no such thing as dual fulfilment of any Bible prophecy... all that nonsense started with John Aquila Brown in 1823 when he wrote "The Even Tide"...
i am not jw, and never intend to be one either.
however, having read a lot about the july 15 wt, i decided to go to the kh today and check out how the new light was going to be delivered.
i thought i would share my observations;.
Awesome summary...
I especially liked the part about the verbatum parrot-like commenting during the rag study.
Thanks for sharing!
this is utterly ridiculous.... .
the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.
it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).
In today's WT study, the GB 2.0 has taken a significant step towards distancing themselves from all of the 1914-1918 quackery...
"Oh no... We're humble members of the 2nd Overlapping Generation. We would never presumptually declare that we've been appointed over all of Jesus' belongings... You must be referring to the GB 1.0 who didn't know any better. But the light is getting brighter each day." (something David Splane would say)
These guys really do make up sh*t as they go along, don't they..
this is utterly ridiculous.... .
the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.
it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).
Ann... Did you review all the Flip-Flops in the OP???
Like this one?...
Since the “master” found the remaining ones of this body faithfully and discreetly giving out “food supplies” when he arrived for inspection in1919, he appointed them “over all his belongings.”
-Watchtower September 15, 1983 page 20
this is utterly ridiculous.... .
the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.
it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).
Bumping for those attending tomorrow's meeting...
in light of the new understanding of the faithful and discreet slave, is it appropriate to refer to c.t.
russell as brother russell?.
in the past, some well meaning ones took it upon themselves to refer to c.t.
continue on wt july 2013...a question to all...so, the congregation gets fed spiritual food by the fds (past & now), right?
the great tribulation and beyond.. but the article says, the fds will not come until after the un will attack christendom, jehovah will cut short the attack on false religion; god's people will be saved, then...jesus will judge people of all nations as sheep or goats, then.....jesus will appoint the faithful slave over "all his belongings ....so, have the fds been appointed as of yet & if not who has been given the congregation the spiritual food upto now...i'm confused...no i'm not..i do understand...i think a bunch of guys been feeding us.... i spoke to one of the sisters & she said, that jesus will appoint the slaves & give them additional duties...uh ?
the floor is open...will welcome all thoughts..... legacy.
The FDS are 8 pedophiles in Brooklyn named Steven, Anthony, Geoffrey, Samuel, Gerrit, David, Mark and Guy.
