i had a conversation with my dad concerning the legal cases the jws are loosing and how their policies are still lacking.
he answered that he has confidence that jehovah will give his people the wisdom and discernment necessary to make the changes.
i then explained that most of the improvements were made as a result of various court cases, including the australian commission.. my dad: well, than, jehovah uses the governments to discipline his people just like he did with the jews.
My Dad: Well, than, Jehovah uses the governments to discipline his people just like he did with the Jews.
Just like he does with all the other criminals you mean?
Question: What's the difference between the government punishing JWs and the government punishing other crimes?
Answer: "Do you believe the GB are leading God's people today?"
one of my jw sons seems to be putting pressure on his non-jw brother apparently to scare him into accepting the troof and start coming to meetings.
wild statements like our topic title, which i know are not supported at jw dot org, have been made to my non-jw son several times over the past year or so.
while i haven't been privy to the actual phone conversations i tend to believe that the jw son is being pressured by the local elders to cut ties with the non-jw since their conversations seem to degrade into arguments -- therefore tending to weaken the jws faith in wt teachings.. either my jw son is lying about what i would call rogue teachings (and this would disappoint me greatly) or he is in some close knit clique in his congregation which has secretly chosen to go rogue on certain wt issues.. based on many of the recent posts here about drastic money and wt organization problems this could be a sign of pending splits of certain congregation members.. what do you think?
We once had a public speaker say that proof the nephilim existed in Noah's day was Stone Henge in the UK.
Apparently the stone structure was built by these demon giant hybrids.
it's a deja vu from matthew..."for nation shall rise against nation.....".
it seem that periods of instability occur around the world periodically.
since the arab spring to brexit and trumpism people want change.
This is a fulfillment of Daniels image, the feet of iron and clay.
It can only mean one thing - Armageddon is close!
my spies tell me that the attendance for hellaby this last sunday was only 600.. that's all i know.
i imagine some on here have perhaps some more insights into why.
however, it seems rather low, don't you think?.
I heard from an RBC relative up that way that it was this assembly hall that did a roof repair recently, the volunteers did it wrong and it had to be done again at a cost of £300,000.
How comes Jehovah blessed Warwick but not Hellaby?
our co-ordinator put his hand up and commented saying that people who go on about how depressed or anxious they are just need to stop giving in to impulses and show more self control without letting their emotions rule their lives.. if anyone from the media, a government agency or some other public body heard a comment like that, they'd have a hard time exercising self control over the rubbish this elder spouted, which my friends and family with genuine depression found insulting..
That elders comment is like telling someone with a cold to stop having a cold, or telling someone with a broken arm that they shouldn't let their arm be broken.
And I bet he was very proud of his assertive and insightful comment.
My old congregation had dolt elders like this guy. They are not uncommon.
bless you, that was a big sneeze you let out sister.. sister- ah, what does "bless you" mean?.
oh, it's pagan.
because people bless the soul of the person so they don't escape from their physical bodies.. sister- right, it is difficult to change the little things, but we can please jehovah by staying away from those things.. .... this is a scenario that happened when i accidentally (naturally) said "bless you" to the jw sister.
Sister- Ah, what does "bless you" mean?
You- It doesn't mean anything anymore, it's polite social etiquette
Sister- Ah, but it has pagan origins!
You- What's that ring on your index finger?
Sister- But no-one associates that ring with paganism today
You- A bit like saying "Bless you" you mean. I've heard you say "Goodbye". Did you know that means "God be with you", another form of blessing?
Sister- I'm just trying to help you.
You- Bless you. Goodbye.
my spies tell me that the jobos recently had a broadcast where 2 scriptures have been changed.. luke 22.26you, though, are not to be that way.
but let the one who is the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the one taking the lead as the one ministering.. 1 tim 3:1this statement is trustworthy: if a man is reaching out to be an overseer,+ he is desirous of a fine work.
i don't have the tech to locate the broadcast right now.
But let the one who is the greatest among you become as the youngest
The Geneva Bible (1599) and King James (1604) both use 'youngest/younger'.
i was just thinking about the account of adam and eve, and how they both attempted to 'pass the buck', or shift the blame to someone else.
eve to the snake, and adam to eve.... does that sound familiar??.
the society has never taken ownership of its mistakes!
Adam blames Eve, and every JW believes that Eve ate the fruit and later gave some to Adam.
This is not exactly what the Bible says in Gen 3:6:
(NWT) "So she began taking of its fruit and eating it. Afterward she gave some also to her husband when with her and he began eating it."
(Every other Bible in the world) "So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it."
It seems that Adam was right there with Eve, watching what was going on and being a direct accomplice in this eating, but the WT want you to think that it was all Eve's fault.
a man can be a father .
a man can be a son.
a man can be a husband.
Why stop at three?
A man can also be a manager, worker, thief, doctor, brother, cousin, asleep, dead, happy, rich...
Everyone a different aspect of him.
on saturday, october 7.. any chance to get user name and password for stream?.
Making Our Blows Count "For many years, people read our mags but have done nothing to make progress. We need to refocus."
If this means the end of cosy chats with long time return visits I can see the field service losing one of its only plus points.
Can you imagine pioneers with 20 such calls telling them they're not coming anymore because they're a waste of time?
They will lose places to go when it's cold or raining, toilet stops, placements, return visits or studies on their report card, and easy time.
Well done WT!
