i went to my local library and they did not have a copy.
is there a copy up on the web somewhere?
i'm sure somebody has to have it, almost anything can be found on the web nowadays.. buying it is out of the question, i live with my parents.. i appreciate any help given.
I appreciate your offer SixofNine. I do not have a worldly friend that I can trust. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't have any worldly friends. I do not have a car, so I depend on my mom driving me everywhere. The PO Box would arise a lot of questions from my parents if they were to know.
My only way to read the book is online or if someone were to scan some pages and email them to me. Is this possible?
i went to my local library and they did not have a copy.
is there a copy up on the web somewhere?
i'm sure somebody has to have it, almost anything can be found on the web nowadays.. buying it is out of the question, i live with my parents.. i appreciate any help given.
I went to my local library and they did not have a copy. Is there a copy up on the web somewhere? I'm sure somebody has to have it, almost anything can be found on the web nowadays.
Buying it is out of the question, I live with my parents.
I appreciate any help given.
if a dud came to your door and said, we no longer shun ex members let's become friends again.
if the wt said the preaching work has ended.. if wt encouraged the members to vote in all elections.
if the blood ban was removed.
ERich: end of the world.
last night at meeting they told us to just use our blood cards from last year.
in the past they've always told us how important it was to get it signed every year so that people could see our current views as jw's.....doesn't this new arangement negate everything they've ever said in regards to this?
absolutely nuts!.
The brother read part of a letter sent to them by the Society and he made copies for all book study conductors in case any of the brothers had any questions.
So he did know what he was talking about and obviously you don't.
an internet site published a couple of years ago a portion of chapter 10 of coc detailing a schroeder, klein, suiter proposal that the phrase this generation of matt.23:34 began in 1957. the idea was that the power of heaven was shaken with the onset of the space age, notably the launching of the first sputnik.. the fact sheet given each governing body member to study was reproduced in the franz book.
evidently, the gb considered the merits of this proposal, deciding to stick with the view of this generation that was current at the time.. this little tidbit affected me greatly, moving me to order coc.
that such a whimsical, ludicrous concept would be entertained by grown men, let alone spirit-directed men astonished me.. as an elder, if a brother had approached me with this idea, my inclination would have leaned toward his having serious mental health issues.. .
Is there a scanned copy of the book by Ray Franz available online?
last night at meeting they told us to just use our blood cards from last year.
in the past they've always told us how important it was to get it signed every year so that people could see our current views as jw's.....doesn't this new arangement negate everything they've ever said in regards to this?
absolutely nuts!.
Why is there so much discussion over this?
The reason there were no cards is simple. The brother explained it during his talk saying that the Society did print the cards, but there was an error. They only caught the error after the cards were sent to the congregations. He said that we should use cards that have the 3/99 printing date on them.
Simple. Why all the conspiracy theories? lol...
if a dud came to your door and said, we no longer shun ex members let's become friends again.
if the wt said the preaching work has ended.. if wt encouraged the members to vote in all elections.
if the blood ban was removed.
If a dud came to your door and said, we no longer shun ex members let's become friends again
>I highly doubt this would happen.
If the WT said the preaching work has ended.
>I'd be excited because the end is here.
If WT encouraged the members to vote in all elections
>I would be upset that they are now part of the world.
If the blood ban was removed
>I would leave the organization because they would not be following Jehovah's instructions that are in the Bible.
If the WT annouced it was okay to celebrate holidays.
>I would also leave because this would be a sign that they are just like any other religion that follows traditions of men instead of the Bible.
If the WT said, more than 144,000 will live in heaven
>I would ask for Biblical proof.
This are just my sincere answers. Good questions.
i am shocked at the many accusations against jehovah's witnesses in this forum.. i know that i am young, but most of my family are jws and they are good people and i love them.
even my worldly family is very nice and i do not shun them.
the friends in the hall are very nice also.
namewithheld: I see your point. If that were to happen to my dad, I would be comforted to know that he was faithful to Jehovah until the end. But I understand what you are saying
David Gladden:
The Bible say we not to be part of this world, so voting for political seats is not appropiate. We can vote for things that affect us in our local community, like tax hikes and things of that nature.
Donating blood is also not allowed because we would be participating in blood transfussions.
You will not be disfellowshipped for watching an R rated movie. But I understand that rules such as this one should not be forced upon us.
You will not be disfellowshipped for going to college.
I agree that some JWs are obsessed with little details, but the majority is o.k.
do you think that the jw religion is a cult?
i believe that it is, but i wanted to get other people's opinion.
Will Power: I didn't know that.
freeman: the Bible only says blood. the organ transplants i'm not sure about. Being part of Mexico's army does not sound right. No JWs are part of the army.
do you think that the jw religion is a cult?
i believe that it is, but i wanted to get other people's opinion.
One question, what rules does the Governing Body impose that are not in the Bible?
I don't believe the governing body is our mediator, Jesus is, that is why prayers are offered in the name of Jesus. I think my parents have way more rules than what the governing body has, but still I obey them because the Bible tells me to honor them.
