Bartolomeo

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  So what happens next...

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  with what is arguably the biggest change to jw life in recent decades (the scrapping of publishers counting hours) what does this lead to?.

  in my mind these are the results;.

  1) a massive decrease in 'preaching hours'.

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  5. district overseers have been scrapped several years ago

  9.beards have recently been permitted

  11. & 12. already implemented
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  Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool - November 2023

  by DerekMoors in

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  let's get the fun started and put in our votes for how far down the pumpkin patch lord of the fries will fall in november.. for those keeping score, last month he started at 457 patrons, did some begging and managed to bump those numbers up to 478, but as of this writing he's down to 439.. so, how well do you think the grift will continue this month?

  let us know where you think he'll be on november 2. lucky number 420?

  will he drop back down below 400?

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  I wonder how anyone can still follow this buffoon
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  If JW is not the truth, then what is the true religion?

  by TxNVSue2023 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  even though i'm disfellowshiped ( & i belive wrongfully so).

  i still belive this is the truth.

  i have been d'f for about 8 months now and working on reinstatement.

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  The 5% I don't agree with I chalk up to imperfection

  "imperfection" is a term that does not exist in the Scriptures, a human invention probably of Adventist origin and subsequently adopted by WT too. The scriptures speak of 'sin' and 'righteousness'
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  Were 1st century converts told to knock on doors?

  by BoogerMan in

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  2. beliefs

  acts chapter 2 clearly shows (in jw minds) that door-door preaching was a must for all converts.

  (acts 2:37, 38, 41, 42) “now when they heard this, they were stabbed to the heart, and they said to peter and the rest of the apostles: “men, brothers, what should we do?” peter said to them: “repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of jesus christ for forgiveness of your sins, but also, preach to others by knocking on their doors.

  ...and on that day about 3,000 people were added.

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  @BoogerMan

  Acts chapter 2 clearly shows (in JW minds) that door-door preaching was a must for all converts.

  (Acts 2:37, 38, 41, 42) “Now when they heard this, they were stabbed to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Men, brothers, what should we do?” Peter said to them: “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins, but also, preach to others by knocking on their doors. ...and on that day about 3,000 people were added. And they continued devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles, to associating together, to the taking of meals, to prayers, and to knocking on people's doors.”

  arguments should always be supported by objective and verifiable facts. Which Bible translation would have the words you quote in bold underlined? the NWT does not have them

  
  
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  What is Greg Stafford up to these days?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  you may have been wondering: what is greg stafford up to these days?

  lots of interesting things, is the answer.

  exposing the false trinity doctrine, of course, but keeping on top of other issues too.

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  Greg Stafford is definitely one of the most competent, refined and sublime minds
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  Zoom Ministry

  by XBEHERE in

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  2. friends

  i saw this post on ex-jw reddit so i thought i'd bring here.

  zoom service, what are your observations/opinions of it?.

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  What "TBH" stands for?
  
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  Court case Jehovah's Witnesses Norway kicked off

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. beliefs

  https://cne.news/article/2827-court-case-jehovah-s-witnesses-norway-kicked-off.

  norwegian jehovah's witnesses are in court this wednesday and thursday.

  they are fighting the government's decision to remove their registration as a religious community.. .

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  @Diogenesister

  There is either a fairly small photo or a drawing (bluish in tone?) of an older man (the father) sitting alone in the kitchen, at a small table (that may be attached to a wall) with his back to the door. He is eating alone in the house because his teenaged son has been disfellowshipped. The angle is sort of from above.

  Do you remember roughly what year it was?
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  disfellowshipped for having a personal opinion based on WT

  by Leslie in

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  2. bible

  in 2008 i was baptized into the truth after leaving a trinitarian faith.

  during my eight years as a jehovah’s witness, i strived to keep the standards set by the bible, wt and the faithfull and discrete slave.

  but unfortunately, the congregational elders from the kingdom hall i attended were not keeping to jehovah’s standards, hence, wrote my letter of resignation.

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  Dear Leslie, I am writing to just say that you are a beautiful and sincere soul and that Jehovah and Jesus love you just the way you are. I'm really sorry that you have met narrow-minded people on your path. I send you my big hug!
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  Court case Jehovah's Witnesses Norway kicked off

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://cne.news/article/2827-court-case-jehovah-s-witnesses-norway-kicked-off.

  norwegian jehovah's witnesses are in court this wednesday and thursday.

  they are fighting the government's decision to remove their registration as a religious community.. .

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  I hope that in this debate the video presented at a congress a few years ago in which a mother does not answer the telephone call made by her disfellowshipped daughter will be seen and recorded
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  How many still getting boosters?

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  either you think the governing body was correct giving direction to be fully vaccinated and do you will keep getting the boosters, or.... if you don’t think the boosters are safe and you decide not to keep getting them then you are admitting that the direction was wrong.. if the direction was indeed harming brothers and sister who kept going to get these injections because of the covid updates then this is a huge wake up call?.

  how could this direction from the gb who are i doubt jehovah give such harmful direction?.

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  I didn't take any shots. The direction taken by the GB since the beginning of the pandemic has first worried, then disappointed and finally disgusted me. This was the straw that broke the camel's back in my case.