according to this description, unless the elders determine that you really want to be a member of the watchtower corporation, then you are not worthy of dedicating your life to god.. .
w98 3/13 dedication and freedom of choice p.17 par.18.
before a person can qualify to become one of jehovahs witnesses, he must meet scriptural qualifications.
Bit of double talk, there. Anyone who wants to really be baptised to god, they can do it themselves. Dunk themselves under the water and use whatever ceremonies, clensing, praying that they want. If its just you and god, you don't need no man. 'Course, most people think jesus should be involved, also. So, there can be just you, god and your favorite jesus, as you do the dunking. Why not, if youre really a believer?
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does the universe have a collective consciousness?.
at the sub nuclear level of reality...we are all one.
at the core basis of the universe is a single universal field of intelligence.
Semiconscious (low awareness level) was always my impression of the source. If the universe was the same, or similar, that would seem agreeable.
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along the lines of my previous thread.... .
would it be a cool idea to invent a computer strategy game where you are in control of jehovah's witnesses and you can manipulate various policies and watch the results?
run your own religion.
If it did become a reality, i wonder if it would be taken up by young jws.
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the merrimack congregation in nh is seeking to buy land and build a new kh, the nh rbc has plans to build a $750,000 (that's right a three quarter million kh).
"the branch" has wanted to build a kh between the cities of concord and manchester nh for quite a few years now.
unfortunately the wt has looked into their resources, local bank account is over $100,000, and they can contribute $2,000 monthly towards a mortgage.
Publishing and delivery corp, diversifying into real estate, w flipping as its mo. Its delivery people are being transitioned into construction trades.
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i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.
i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.
it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.
Speak about booze. One of the service overseers took me to a bros place that needed some wallpaper hung. The bro used to be in bethel and now had a fair sized business. Anyhow, the booze flowed freely, throughout the job. Not sure how well it was done. And, he gave me a bottle of red johnnie walker to go.
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does the universe have a collective consciousness?.
at the sub nuclear level of reality...we are all one.
at the core basis of the universe is a single universal field of intelligence.
It gets back to the basic question that noone can answer, yet, what is consciousness? Personally, i like the term aware or awareness better. Its is a little more focused, thus more useful.
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does the universe have a collective consciousness?.
at the sub nuclear level of reality...we are all one.
at the core basis of the universe is a single universal field of intelligence.
A person could start by looking at the interations between the earth and the sun. Both have electromagnetic fields. The earths magnetic field is generated from its spinning metalic core. This field 'protects' the life system on its surface from the suns wind. The suns magnetic field bombards the earth, as do particles and whatnot that it spews in all directions. As well, the suns field acts as a shield to its planets, that shields them from most cosmic bombardments.
They have made recordings of electromagnetic activities both around the earth, and in and around the sun. Listening to those is very fascinating, especially the suns electromagnetic activity. Do the earth sun interactions desribe consciousness? I dunno. They are connected, thats for sure. As well, the sun is connected to its gallaxy. Our gallaxy is connected to the local group. Our galaxy is headed for a collision w another galaxy, that will happen in a few eons.
The whole universe has definite patterns, if viewed from out there, as scientists have put together their pictures of it.
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district convention in lithuania cancelled due to fire at venue.. .
more details to follow.... .
This is the second district convention that was cancelled, this yr. Satan must be ramping up his activities. It must be a sign that the end is REALLY, REALLY close. Just a matter of days, now;)
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i had a discussion with a friend regarding ever changing "truth.
" he commented on a verse in the new song book that states that one needs to keep up with "present truth.
" this bothered him immensely.
In the scheme of salvation? Since i don't believe in the need for salvation, i guess i have one less belief than you do;)
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does the universe have a collective consciousness?.
at the sub nuclear level of reality...we are all one.
at the core basis of the universe is a single universal field of intelligence.
Poor ayn. So much straw. 'Course, it could apply to many. How would i know? I only know my own experiences, which weren't what i expected, or wanted.
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