and if so, does this mean that adam had already invented a timetable, and calendar?
Adam died in 3096 BCE at the age of 930.
The calendar was already in place before Adam was created:
Genesis 1:14 "Then God said: “Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to make a division between the day and the night, and they will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years"
ok, l know i am not the first to notice or likely comment on this, but as little as i respect commenting on persons, i am going to do it now.. lett seems like a charicature.
he is so strange-i cringe when i watch him speak.its as ifhe was once given advice to speak slowly and clearly and now he just talks like a cartoon.
he creeps me out.
my father passed away this week.
we are going to have a funeral for him.
he was not a witness for many years but a lot of his family is still associated.
i have a pretty good intuition but i have to admit i am going back and forth on the jw tv may broadcast.
i keep asking myself are they really in financial trouble (wishful thinking) or are they just grabbing for more money?.
i always appreciate reading everyone's thoughts and ideas on here.. let me know what you think.
The GB should take their own advice:
*** km 12/90 p. 4
Your Role in Building for the Future ***
FINANCING KINGDOM HALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
12 Arrangements for any needed financing should be made at the outset. (Luke
14:28-30)
*** yy chap. 12 p.
87 par. 7 Do You Finish What You Start? ***
if you want to finish what you start, count the cost beforehand.
(italics theirs)
*** yp1 p. 305
Appendix—Questions Parents Ask ***
Money management. Do
your older children know how to fill out a tax return or what they need to do
to comply with local tax laws? Can they budget their income and then live
within their means?
*** pm chap. 2 p. 32
par. 20 Why Highest Hopes Were Disappointed ***
Jehovah is not the
kind of God that has the foundation of a building laid and then finds himself
unable to complete the building, so that all the onlookers should “start to
ridicule him
*** g77 8/8 p. 21
Should You Build It Yourself? ***
Before starting to
build, determine what limitations are imposed by your financial resources. Can
you really afford to build?
*** g78 10/8 p. 16
Use Material Assets Wisely ***
It is indeed the
wise course for a person to analyze beforehand whether he can take on a
particular financial responsibility.
*** g98 8/22 p. 22 How Can I Earn Some Money?
***
A word of caution: Don’t rush into any enterprise
before studying all the costs and factors involved... Of course, there is the
danger of taking on more than you can handle
*** g00 7/22 p. 27 How Can I Make a Success of
My Stay Abroad? ***
As with any big decision you face in life, it is
wise to count the cost first
*** w59 11/15 pp. 690-691 par. 26 Practical
Wisdom in the Space Age ***
To get the security or the protection of property
that a watchtower makes possible, one has to have the funds with which to
complete it to its required height. To avoid ridicule or the poking of fun at
one, one has to be practical in wisdom and calculate first whether one has
enough money to complete the proposed tower, before one ever starts building
and wasting time, material, energy and money and showing unwisdom.
*** w85 11/1 p. 23 par. 7 The Beauty of the
Christian Personality ***
the man of God will watch that he and his family do
not accumulate burdensome debts, knowing that these can lead to trying
problems. This, of course, means he will not allow himself and his family to
live beyond their means. He is a person who will count the cost before embarking
on a particular course.
*** w92 8/15 p. 27 Have You Counted the Cost?
***
For example, if a person wanted to buy a house,
would he rush into signing a contract without even finding out the cost and
making sure he has the financial ability to complete the deal? He would be
considered foolish indeed if he did such a thing. Yes, it is common sense to
count the cost before one begins an undertaking.
*** w94 9/15 p. 31 Questions From Readers ***
If many others perceived a Christian as
irresponsible or untrustworthy, he might have sullied the good reputation that
he had striven for and thus no longer
have a fine testimony from outsiders.—1 Timothy 3:2, 7.
*** w04 10/15 p. 6 Benefit by Pursuing
Spiritual Values ***
Make a budget. The
Bible states: “The plans of the diligent one surely make for advantage, but
everyone that is hasty surely heads for want.” (Proverbs 21:5) Jesus advised
his listeners to count the cost before undertaking any financial project
All of these articles referenced the Bible principle at Luke 14:28-30 ". . .who of you wanting to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, he might lay its foundation but not be able to finish it, and all the onlookers would start to ridicule him, saying: ‘This man started to build but was not able to finish.’ "
The self proclaimed Faithful Slave have MISSPENT the masters Talent. They have publicly admitted and proven themselves to be anything but 'discreet'. They are the Wicked Slave who cannot be trusted by the master.
They no longer have a fine testimony from outsiders, are not sound in mind and are lovers of money. They do not know how to preside over their household, let alone the household of God.
debating this was going to be the last day in field service was not hard after dealing with a nasty mess because i was grouped with the misfits of the kingdom hall!
i was reading this website on my phone while something started to stink in my car and one of the weird kids nobody wanted to work with yelled "hey, you leaking all over my seat, he was freaked out too!
" the older, retired elder, his pioneer daughter had forgotten to put his depends on and that became my problem.
Worst one I ever saw was an older sister getting out of someone's car, not looking behind her as she slams the door shut, and catches the seat belt buckle in the door. Not satisfied with that she opens the door again and gives it another almighty slam shut, catching the buckle a second time.
Dented both the door and the bodywork, not that she was bothered.
with this shameless grab for more money this month (may broadcast), this scripture came to mind:.
prov 30:15. the leech has two suckers that cry out, "more, more!
" there are three things that are never satisfied--no, four that never say, "enough!
Keep reading those verses...
(Proverbs 30:21, 22) . . .There are three things that make the earth shudder And four things it cannot endure: When a slave rules as king, When a fool is glutted with food. . .
debating this was going to be the last day in field service was not hard after dealing with a nasty mess because i was grouped with the misfits of the kingdom hall!
i was reading this website on my phone while something started to stink in my car and one of the weird kids nobody wanted to work with yelled "hey, you leaking all over my seat, he was freaked out too!
" the older, retired elder, his pioneer daughter had forgotten to put his depends on and that became my problem.
What drives me mad is when the kids lean up against your car with all their coat zips and buttons scuffing the paintwork.
I've never known a collection of people so deficient in common sense.
Another (slightly related) example of stupidity, we were out in FS one day when a thunderstorm came out of nowhere - masses of rain, it came down in buckets.
Some of us saw it coming and had just enough time to run back to the car.
Others just stood like post boxes in the rain, getting drenched through, even though there were phone boxes and bus shelters nearby.
One sister just stood sobbing as the rain poured through her coat and clothes.
That was the end of FS that day and the soaked through ones were looking for lifts back into town.
Not in my car thanks, soaking the upholstery. I shot off before they got near enough to ask.
A boxing match before Pay Per View.
i have a pretty good intuition but i have to admit i am going back and forth on the jw tv may broadcast.
i keep asking myself are they really in financial trouble (wishful thinking) or are they just grabbing for more money?.
i always appreciate reading everyone's thoughts and ideas on here.. let me know what you think.
It doesn't matter how much money the WT get, they will always overspend and want more.
This is what you get from a gluttonous and insatiable organisation with no idea how the real world works.
This "do more, give more" organisation will never be satisfied.
