study watchtower october 2019, page 12, par.
17 - "a true christian must make sure that his secular employment has nothing to do with babylon the great.
for example, he would not be an employee of a church.
Page
30, par. 15 - "When I get lonely or discouraged,* I find an encouraging
talk or Morning Worship program to watch. That makes me feel closer
to Jehovah and Christ his organization."
Yup, "Draw close to God the Organization, and they will draw close to you." (as close as a leech!)
* Because my "brothers & sisters" couldn't care less about me!
study watchtower october 2019, page 12, par.
17 - "a true christian must make sure that his secular employment has nothing to do with babylon the great.
for example, he would not be an employee of a church.
Study Watchtower October 2019, Page 12, par. 17 - "A true Christian must make sure that his secular employment has nothing to do with Babylon the Great. For example, he would not be an employee of a church. Furthermore, a Christian who is employed by some other business would not want to do extensive work at a facility that promotes false worship. And if he owns a business, he would certainly not bid on a job or do contract work for any part of Babylon the Great. Why do we take such a firm stand? Because we do not want to share in the works and sins of religious organizations that are unclean in God’s eyes."
You cannot be a true Christian if -
a) you have anything to do with Babylon the Great, especially doing paid work on their property
b) you offer to conclude a business contract with them......
.....because you will be sharing and promoting in the works & sins of religious organizations who are unclean in God's eyes.
Why does your "slave" promote & assist Babylon the Great by drawing up contracts with them to sell beautiful Kingdom Halls and Branch Offices to "false religions?" https://jwtalk.net/topic/11307-new-zealand-branch-sold/
Two JW's comments highlight their blind obedience to anything the cult does:
"It feels wrong to sell it to Babylon but hey, its just a building."
"I agree, but Babylon's money is as good as anyone else's - we are not responsible for property after is passes out of our hands."
there is so much wrong with the newly released october, 2019 but that's not unusual.
what stands out is there statement claiming that survival through armageddon depends on loyalty to those 'taking the lead'.
since they claim there will be a point during the gt that they (the gb) won't be physically around, jws must still be loyal to jw leaders.. whats interesting in this article is that they make it clear that they, the governing body are going to take part, from heaven, in the war of armageddon.
Exit strategy? Sounds good.
I am not clued up as far as business law goes, but I seem to remember that if a business goes bust, then new owners can take it over and not be liable for any legal proceedings, debts or guarantees for which the previous officers of the corporation were responsible.
As my old grand-pappy used to say, "Where there's a pile of money, there's a pile of corrupt people."
study watchtower september 2019, page 12, par.
16 - “....to be saved at armageddon, we must show that we “know god” and that we “obey the good news about our lord jesus.” (2 thess.
1:7-9) we “know god” when we know his likes, dislikes, and standards.
Zeb - Hebrew transliteration I think.
i’ve been shunned for many years so her passing doesn’t really constitute a loss for me.
her and her husband made it clear many years ago they didn’t want a homo in their family.
request granted.
Zoos, the cult mentality effectively turns a JW into a possessed individual. They become worker-bees.
They no longer think or act for themselves, because they have handed over control of every aspect of their lives to a money-making corporation, not to "Jehovah" as they have been conned into believing.
Our relatives with this mindset willingly terminate our family ties and cease to be our family. In recent years, I have been "stoned to death" by my colluding siblings - not because of any judicial action by the cult, but simply because I was informing them of factual media items about the org which they described as "negative."
Christian love, eh?
now i think i may have seen everything.. "boy crowned prom queen by schoolmates".
i'm all for people being entitled to wear what they want and live as they please as long as they're not harming anyone but - a male prom queen?
maybe there wasn't much competition in his school?.
If a man who clearly looks like a man and is dressed like a man then walks into a ladies toilet, can he claim that he is "gender fluid" and felt like a woman that very hour?
I think we are going to see a lot of unpleasant and complicated scenarios emerging very soon.
study watchtower september 2019, page 12, par.
16 - “....to be saved at armageddon, we must show that we “know god” and that we “obey the good news about our lord jesus.” (2 thess.
1:7-9) we “know god” when we know his likes, dislikes, and standards.
Study Watchtower September 2019, page 12, par. 16 - “....to be saved at Armageddon, we must show that we “know God” and that we “obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.” (2 Thess. 1:7-9) We “know God” when we know his likes, dislikes, and standards. We also show that we know him when we love and obey him and give him our exclusive devotion.”
Exclusive devotion to God? OK, I can do that. Any other requirements for survival which Paul forgot to mention and that I should know about?
page 13, par. 17 - “That obedience includes........supporting Christ’s anointed brothers (the usual suspects at the top of the pyramid!) as they care for their weighty responsibilities.”
Yeah, carrying numerous bottles of Macallan Whisky to your Cadillac is a "weighty" responsibility!
i have been having issues with coons.
they are eating my cat food and being a pain in the ass.
i have live trapped some but these last few trip the live trap and do not get trapped then steal the bait.
I hope your cats never become "pests" to any of your neighbours. I'd hate to see them get their leg caught in such a brutal trap.
Just smile and wave boys, smile and wave.
i have been having issues with coons.
they are eating my cat food and being a pain in the ass.
i have live trapped some but these last few trip the live trap and do not get trapped then steal the bait.
Couldn't you just trap the pesky critter and then take it for 20-30 minute drive somewhere?
Let the little swine live somewhere far away from you. Just a suggestion I used several years ago.
i remember one congregation's territory maps used to be copied from an ordnance survey map , which is crown copyrighted and requires a licence fee to do so.
naughty jw's.. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/licensing/licences/paper-map-copying.html.
afaik, jw congregations don't employ professional map-makers, (cartographers) so how do all the uk congregations obtain such copyrighted items for their business?.
I remember one congregation's territory maps used to be copied from an Ordnance Survey map , which is Crown Copyrighted and requires a licence fee to do so. Naughty JW's.
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/licensing/licences/paper-map-copying.html
AFAIK, JW congregations don't employ professional map-makers, (cartographers) so how do all the UK congregations obtain such copyrighted items for their business?
Maybe someone will throw some "new light" on this, e.g. former elders.
