Could someone tell me which verse of the Bible says that a relationship with the Almighty will be determined by three dudes in one's hometown leveraging an unscriptural oath to a contract that changes at the unilateral will of one party?
NeverKnew
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What about your vow to Jehovah?
by a watcher indid you get baptized without being dedicated?.
why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.
why were you serving jehovah at all?
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Bibles out of stock
by turtleturtle inso i txt my in law who works at the printing facility in the us regarding why there were no bibles in so many congregations.
they never answered for either text.
i would say someting is going on with the nwt..
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NeverKnew
I knew someone who took tours at the Walkill and Brooklyn facilities earlier in the year. None were available in English at either location.
There were a few Vietnamese editions, but that's it.
Wouldn't you think there'd be Bibles at the main offices?
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The Elders want to meet with me ... (Judicial Meeting)
by Oubliette inthe elders want to meet with me.
at least that's what they keep telling me, and they've been saying it for more than a month and a half now.
just so you're clear: this is a judicial committee.
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NeverKnew
wow.... why does this walking around neither in nor out sound like an earthly purgatory?
and they say they're not like the Catholics. smh
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Who on here, are close to 60
by Quarterback inwow, where does the time go?
i'm scared of reaching this number, and yet i'm so close.. what is your health secrets?
what do you do for stress releif?
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NeverKnew
HAHA! Hi, Mouthy! I'm 47 and asking the same question. *sigh*
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Did You Ever Experiment At A New Kingdom Hall By Sitting In the Back, Or Wait To Be Greeted?
by ÁrbolesdeArabia inthere is much frustration from jws who attended other kingdom halls because the jws were not friendly and actually smug!
social experiments on jw good manners and the "love that identifies the true christians" did you find it?.
it does not exist because they do not love each other unless they are authorized to from the wts..
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NeverKnew
I thought cults did the love-bombing thing... or is that only if you walk in with a known individual?
In a conversation with my friend, I was railed against for not coming to the KH and meeting the "friends."
If I went, he wouldn't be able to come near me I suppose, for, being a female, he wouldn't be allowed to know me, correct?
I'm wondering if I'd be met with the same coldness you all speak of. I wonder how that would make him feel.
This would be a complete fail if the whole congregation swarmed with the love-bomb thing.
His KH is probably predominantly African-American - in churches that can make a difference. Has anyone noticed if that makes a difference here?
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Tech49 on HOURS, TIME, and REPORTS
by Tech49 ini thought i would share some of my observations on counting field service time, reports, etc.
and how those reports are viewed, to those that are still so fixated on numbers.. i served as secretary on the service committee for many years, and have seen it all!.
i was really disheartened when wt changed the requirement for aux pioneering to allow for 30 hrs, instead of the 50 it has been for so long.
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NeverKnew
Marking! :)
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Moral dilemma: to tell my husband or not to tell him...
by Julia Orwell inthat his jw best friend he hasn't seen in ages is coming for holidays from where he now lives overseas.
this jw friend was instrumental in getting my husband into the cult before we met.
i heard from a jw from my old cong who just emailed me.
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NeverKnew
I guess going on vacation is out of the question?
How about stopping all the drains in the house which could require staying at a hotel and falling off the grid for a few days.
Can you make your off work hours much busier?
Theater tickets?
Amusement park tickets
Free hotel stay that HAS to be used that week?
Gosh... I feel horrible for you.
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ANOTHER DISHONEST QUOTE FROM CHRIST'S BROTHERS!
by DATA-DOG inthey " evidently " have not learned their lesson.
here we go.. wt march 15th 2013. honor jehovah's great name.
1) by and large, christendom's churches have distanced themselves from god's name.
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NeverKnew
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Subtle wording in today's study article (3/15/13 WT)
by leaving_quietly inw13 3/15 p. 28 par.
"first, we must proclaim that name to others, recognizing that only those who 'call on the name of jehovah will be saved.
' (rom.
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NeverKnew
BU2B: The text refers to Jesus for us non-jws. Differentiation using context clues is standard operating procedure.
Kind of like have a father and son with the same first name. To differentiate, the context of the story and even an inflection of a voice allows others to know who is being referenced or called upon.
I believe the creation of this proper noun has served the organization well which is the reason they keep jamming it down the adherents throats.
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Should I send this letter to my non-JW cousin who refuses to listen to ANY criticism of our JW relatives?
by nicolaou insome background here; non-jw family members who are overly respectful and protective of the jw's.. i thought i might try a completely different tactic.
what are your views on my letter below?
i thought i'd let it sit with her for a couple of weeks or more before following it up .
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NeverKnew
Steve is right.
I assure you, though, given our position on not condemning other's beliefs, showing your non-jw relatives how their beliefs are condemned in the WTS would actually go much further.
I had no idea JWs thought my form of worship was of Satan. I thought they just had a different perspective. Telling me I'm completely led by evil? That's a whole different level of insult!