.....you imperfect shower!!!.
w74 2/1 p. 96 questions from readers - “in the case of those who will rule with jesus christ, jehovah god...“declares them righteous” and thus views them as being perfect, without sin, while yet in the flesh on earth.” (rom.
8:33) .
What a mishmash. Jehovah declares them righteous, which means... what, exactly? With the GB, perhaps self-righteous is the correct term.
Also, Jehovah "views" them as perfect? So, does God have an incorrect view of them? Or does this action confer perfection on them? And if they are 'viewed' as being perfect, then... any sin they commit is a direct rejection of God as their sovereign, isn't it?
Anyway, it's a reminder that Fred Franz was a self-aggrandizing loon.
dedicate your life to jehovah, by being baptized as a jw - not as a christian.
(a follower of christ - acts 11:26).
par.
Yeah, the dedication questions were changed in 1985 so that you were now submitting yourself to the organization, not to god or Jesus.
They have always celebrated those who get baptized very young. I can remember conventions where they would interview a young teen who had gotten baptized, or they would point out that one of the candidates was very young. And you could read in the magazines about people who were baptized when they were as young as nine or ten.
Locking someone in like that at such a young age is creepy. And that's the nicest description I can think of.
i was out on the ministry(tm) in the 1980's when i was pie-on-earring.
i was only a lowly publisher(tm) being coached by a rather odd elder(tm).. one of the publications(tm) had recently mentioned japan and the growth(tm) of jws there.. the elder(tm), brother(tm) i was with offered the magazines(tm) to the householder(tm).. then he stated, 'there are (gave the reported numbers at the time.
i can't remember the number he stated), jehovah's witnesses(tm) in japan.'.
LOL. I don't think I ever was in field service with anyone that unhinged. The only thing that I remember is one time when I was in field service with an elder and we approached an old man to preach to him, but the old man started preaching to us. And the elder immediately bid the guy farewell and we left him alone right quick! The elder mumbled under his breath something about "not wanting to hear the teachings of demons."
It was one of those moments where your brain starts to work and pull you into areas you really don't want to as a JW. Because all I could think was that we were out there, pushing our beliefs to people all morning, but we practically panicked when someone did the same to us. And we knew we were doing exactly what the WTS wanted- we were not to listen to anyone else's teaching or preaching! It felt very hypocritical.
original reddit post (removed).
Seeing it all in one place helps to remind us just how much that man loves to hear himself talk.
breaking news from jw.org..... "we are pleased to inform you that two additional brothers have been appointed to serve as members of the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses: brothers gage fleegle and jeffrey winder.
both brothers are anointed christians who have a long history of loyal service to jehovah.
brother fleegle began his full-time service in 1989 and bethel service in 1991. brother fleegle has served as a helper to the service committee of the governing body.
Next year's new member of the GB will be Zaphod Beeblebrox.
i wonder how many are like me staying pimo for the great association and gathering etc.
also find it very interesting having a front row seat watching the collapse of borg.. im not wasting any more time or money on anything i don’t want to do like preaching and mostly just go on zoom .
there is nothing i want to do that would be considered disfellowshiping sin, i’m married and want to live by bible principles but i have serious doubts that the gb were chosen by god and are his one and only spokesmen on earth.
I didn't stop believing in god because I left the JWs. I stopped being a JW when I realized I didn't believe in god. Because I faded so slowly and only left when that happened, it was never a question of hate or disillusionment. I came to an answer, it solved a few issues, and it made my next steps a bit clearer. But I've always been pretty flexible and adaptable.
As for convenience, almost any other Christian denomination would have been a considerable improvement over the JWs. Fewer demands, a more relaxed culture and more freedom to search and learn. I'd have been happier finding a different church, of that I have no doubt. But reality had other plans for me...
i wonder how many are like me staying pimo for the great association and gathering etc.
also find it very interesting having a front row seat watching the collapse of borg.. im not wasting any more time or money on anything i don’t want to do like preaching and mostly just go on zoom .
there is nothing i want to do that would be considered disfellowshiping sin, i’m married and want to live by bible principles but i have serious doubts that the gb were chosen by god and are his one and only spokesmen on earth.
Jackson's answer to that question shows --again-- that when faced with any sort of pressure, the GB will fold. The same GB that expects the rank and file to stay loyal even when faced with torture and death, because god will not let them suffer more than they can endure.
So if you are faced with torture and death, grit your teeth and stay loyal! And if a prosecutor in a CSA inquiry asks you an uncomfortable question... give a wishy-washy reply?
i've been out for 13 years.
just wondering who the society is identifying as the king of the north?.
Maybe there will be 'new light' that says that Ukraine is the King of the South. OMG... that means the end is almost upon us! Quick, donate more funds to the booze cabinet the worldwide preaching work!
It is so weird that they ever made the distinction. Why would it have mattered?
In any case, did Fleegle and Winder hear the heavenly calling after their assignment? If so... didn't that raise any eyebrows at bethel?
original reddit post (removed).
Giggles: How do YOU know he is NOT enjoying life?
You mean aside from when he called 2022 the worst year of his life?
