Posts by notsurewheretogo

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Go Bag

by notsurewheretogo in

my still-in wife has asked we prepare a "go-bag" with all the stuff we need in case of a natural disaster....we live in a country where there is none!.

but when i asked where this all came from she mentioned hurricanes etc but again we live in an area where they can never be things like this.. thus i suspect this is a society based instruction...can anyone enlighten me?.

are the society advising dubs to be doom preppers???

notsurewheretogo

I'm not against the idea, having a few things in a bag so you can survive "rough" for a few days is a good idea but in this day and age I can't see us as a family not being able to go to a hotel or family outwith our area in time before we need to eat.

I can see the sense in the idea but it's just my JW wife insists we must do it pronto and I'm wondering what the rush is.

She advised what her sister has and her sister, also a dub, has a flaming camper van full of stuff with gas cookers the lot..it's a bit extreme for my liking as her sister could live for months in it...

As a former elder I remember the letter about the diaster plan but no-one in our congregation did it because we are in an area and a country where there are simply no chance of anything happening...her sister lives in Florida so I can understand why they have gone to great lengths...

I'm happy to stock up on a few things...

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Go Bag

by notsurewheretogo in

my still-in wife has asked we prepare a "go-bag" with all the stuff we need in case of a natural disaster....we live in a country where there is none!.

but when i asked where this all came from she mentioned hurricanes etc but again we live in an area where they can never be things like this.. thus i suspect this is a society based instruction...can anyone enlighten me?.

are the society advising dubs to be doom preppers???

notsurewheretogo

My still-in wife has asked we prepare a "go-bag" with all the stuff we need in case of a natural disaster....we live in a country where there is none!

But when I asked where this all came from she mentioned hurricanes etc but again we live in an area where they can never be things like this.

Thus I suspect this is a society based instruction...can anyone enlighten me?

Are the society advising dubs to be doom preppers????

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Off to Edinburgh With JWFacts.com cards

by cofty in

we are going to edinburgh today to see what's going at the festival, go out for a meal and probably see a show.. i have made up some cards with the jwfacts.com logo to hand to jws on the trolleys.

there is nothing on the cards part from the logo.

ttatt is only a click away..

notsurewheretogo

Cofty, head to Glasgow next weekend when the Regional is on and hand them out there...

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Anti-christ

by oldflame in

do you know who the son of perdition is ?

do you know he is here and active today more than ever ?

do you know that america is the mystery babylon spoken of in scripture ?

notsurewheretogo

Is the OP a cross-dressing singer? Reminds me of another poster who used to be here...

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BOE 2014-07-13 Appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servants

by WatchTower87 in

2014-07-13 appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servantsto all bodies of elders.

the link removed by request is also available at the forms link.

the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

notsurewheretogo

ADCMS labels the process EXACTLY as it is...

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BOE 2014-07-13 Appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servants

by WatchTower87 in

2014-07-13 appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servantsto all bodies of elders.

the link removed by request is also available at the forms link.

the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

notsurewheretogo

Indeed ADCMS....how does the process work?

Holy Spirit moves several elders to recommend brother suckup to be appointed as an elder
CO gets info, assume he prays over it and discusses with body of elders
All agree he should be appointed
CO asks him the questions
Brother suckup breaks down and cries as he has molestated young childre

Questions...

Why did the HS move the elders to discuss him in the first instance?
Why did the CO then agree to this decision?
Why didn't Jehoove stop it at ANY point in the process?
Why does it rely on the brother being appointed to confess? Child molesters are devious people who can be very good at lying
Again, what was the HS doing????????

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BOE 2014-07-13 Appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servants

by WatchTower87 in

2014-07-13 appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servantsto all bodies of elders.

the link removed by request is also available at the forms link.

the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

notsurewheretogo

You can see what the WT is up to with these notes on that letter:

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In chapter 3, paragraph 23, cross out the existing sentences in the last bullet point.
In chapter 3, in the subheading preceding paragraph 25, cross out the words “Branch Office” and replace them with the words “Circuit Overseer.”
In chapter 3, paragraph 25, in the first sentence, cross out the words “branch of-fice” and replace them with the words “circuit overseer.”
In chapter 3, paragraph 25, in the penultimate sentence of the first bullet point, cross out the words “branch office” and replace them with the words “circuit over-seer.”
In chapter 3, paragraph 25, second bullet point, at the end of the third sentence, cross out the words “branch office” and replace them with the words “circuit over-seer.” Cross out the sentence “If he disagrees, he may submit a letter along with the elders’ letter of explanation, stating why he does not accept the recommendation.” Write in the margin the following: “See letter dated July 13, 2014.”

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They are distancing themselves and using the CO as their puppet.

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BOE 2014-07-13 Appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servants

by WatchTower87 in

2014-07-13 appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servantsto all bodies of elders.

the link removed by request is also available at the forms link.

the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

notsurewheretogo

So the CO has to ask the brother being appointed "Have you ever been involved at any time in the past with child sexual molestation?”

Because asking that has stopped many a perverted elder from being appointed...

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Can God Really see the Future?

by Randomthoughts in

this is regarding the garden of eden/apple dispute.. if the all knowing, all powerful god sees/knows the future then surely the angels (that he created) should know the god knows the future.. now god knows that humans cannot rule themselves, hence the angels should also know this 'fact'.. why does he need to prove this point to the angels (as is taught by the wt)?.

do the angels doubt the almighty god or do they have a reason not to trust or believe him?.

notsurewheretogo

Now whilst I am out I'll put my dub-thinking cap on.

IF God gives creatures free-will to do whatever then He would still need to prove His rule is best to His creatures....Him knowing the future has nothing to do with it...

But IF He can know everything and He will sort things out on earth then no-one has free will...

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does anyone have the 7/15/2013 study wt?

by sowhatnow in

i watched this video this morning and in it, the person refered to the july 15 wt but does not say what lesson or page.

showing in the video where it says that 'jesus arrival to appoint the faithful slave over his belongings did not occour in 1919'.. on the jw.org website i downladed this issue and cant find where this is stated , i do not have that issue.. if someone can watch the video , its almost at the end, tell me id your issue says that.

if it is not at the jw.org website, and the statement is in the print issue then why would that be?

notsurewheretogo

They say there are two appointments in that parable sorry prophecy.

First appointment, over the dosmetics occurrs in 1919 and the FDS were chosen then to do this.

Second appointment will be the FDS but will be appointed over ALL belongings and is in the future...

Doesn't really matter though as Don Cameron points out in his book Captives to a Concept the WT fail to live up to their own qualifying criteria ergo they could not have been appointed in 1919...