Posts by notsurewheretogo

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HOW EXACTLY does god communicate with or direct the GB?

by stuckinarut2 in

we're all familiar with the organisations claims (and have seen the flow diagrams in books and mags) that the gb is "directed by god".

in turn, the local elders are "directed by god".

so, how exactly do they suppose this happens?

notsurewheretogo

So how does this work?

Does the Holy Spirit direct what these men release as doctrines prior to them releasing it?

If so then the Holy Spirit gets it wrong too much for my liking.

Or is it a case that the men release doctrines based on their bible research (snigger) and the Holy Spirit adjusts when necessary?

If so why did it take years for organ transplants and minor blood fraction doctrines to be adjusted at the cost of lives?

Either way I can't follow it...if it is the first way then I don't want to follow a god who is dicking me around and if it is the second way then what I would be following is men...

Ergo I'm out...

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Some Old NuLite

by Coded Logic in

the truthtm about generations.. .

"the length of time is indicated by him when he said, "truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.

" (matt.

It would have been handy to then have included all the recent changes and flip-flop statements on the generation with this...it was the anointed generation, then it was the world people, then overlapping etc...

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Display of National Flags in Kingdom Halls in Chile: WTS' Response

by BluesBrother in

remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.

many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!

notsurewheretogo

I attach no religious value to Christmas, Easter, Birthdays etc so does my bible-trained conscience allow me to partake of these if there are no religious ceremonies?

And as for the flags is it not how OTHERS view the flag been displayed on KH grounds rather than how the elders view? Passerby's might think they are nationalists...

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How do the JW's get around this scripture??

by Crazyguy in

hebrews 9:27new international version (niv).

27 just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, .

.

notsurewheretogo

They will just explain it by saying that scripture is for the anointed only and either naturally or taken the anointed have to lose their physical bodies and be born again...thus die.

Very easy to get round that if you have the "still-in" mind...

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Re: Experienced Attorneys and Paralegals Needed at Bethel

by pixel in

i thought we needed carpenters and plumbers in paradise...oh well... the hypocrisy.

to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territoryre: experienced attorneys and paralegals needed at bethel.

dear brothers:.

notsurewheretogo

Do you have to go into further or higher education to be one of these? You do? Wait...I'm confused cos tightpant Tony said....

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TO THE STUPID ATHEISTS:

by atheist_R_stupid in

being that this is not "ex jws" and in fact, more driven by atheists talking a bunch of crap, im not even going to address you people like you know anything about jws because you dont.

nor am i going to assume you know the bible because none of you do.. and yes, im speaking down at you all because you men have actually went out your way to make a site to speak down at an entire group of people.

yet i bet you cant even handle a single uswer talking down at you, like you talk down about jws can you?.

notsurewheretogo

It has been a while since we had a resident nutter...I miss that crossdressing black singer guy who told us he was Jesus...

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'Tracing All Things With Accuracy' - How the Watchtower Society's Writing Department never makes a mistake

by jwleaks in

from the 2011 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses.. source: 'tracing all things with accuracy'.

tracing all things with accuracy.

jesus said that the faithful slave would be discreet in giving the domestics their food at the proper time.

notsurewheretogo

And a scientist has just published an open letter asking for the editors of the Awake! to publish an apology for misquoting him.

http://jwalumni.org/2015/01/17/rama-singh-awake/

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How to explain the HYPOCRISY of the JW blood doctrine with out getting DFd?

by Crazyguy in

the jws since 1945 have taught that one should commit suicide and sacrifice oneself to god rather the take blood.

then in 2006 in an awake they said one could take hemoglobin even cow hemoglobin.

since hemoglobin makes up 96% of what a red blood cell is and 45% of the total volume of blood and is the key component of what makes blood work, how does one explain that this is obviously hypocrisy and do it in a way as to not get dfd?

notsurewheretogo

But did he not save a sheep on the sabbath? Did he not pluck corn on the sabbath to feed his followers? Did he not touch a woman with a flow of blood?

All of these are against the law...but when life is involved he broke it...

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New WTS end date - 2034?

by campaign of hate in

so i already made an introductory thread where i said hello and mentioned my feelings toward 2034 being the wts new end date.. we get the year 2034 from matt 24:37 & luke 17:26. the wt commented on the "days of noah" in a qfr article 2010 12/15.

where its stated: "it is logical, therefore, to conclude that genesis 6:3 expresses gods resolve to end the corrupt system of things on earth.

jehovah issued a judicial decree to do so in 120 years, though noah was not yet aware of that.

notsurewheretogo

The GB 2.0 will never ever say another date for the end...too many mistakes have been made in the past but most dubs are unaware of it but if it happened again then it would wake up lots...2034 is plausible if the GB were still like the older members but they have all died.

Tight pants Tony and crew will never say 2034...they would have too much to lose...

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How to explain the HYPOCRISY of the JW blood doctrine with out getting DFd?

by Crazyguy in

the jws since 1945 have taught that one should commit suicide and sacrifice oneself to god rather the take blood.

then in 2006 in an awake they said one could take hemoglobin even cow hemoglobin.

since hemoglobin makes up 96% of what a red blood cell is and 45% of the total volume of blood and is the key component of what makes blood work, how does one explain that this is obviously hypocrisy and do it in a way as to not get dfd?

notsurewheretogo

Cofty, is there an issue with 8 and 9? It backs up the main points but they are not as important as 1-7.