Posts by ÁrbolesdeArabia

each Witness at their own pace, some senior dubs are still stuck in stages 1-2 after listening and living a life of sixty years of failed expectations and erroneous Bible interpretations! That's Bitter Man!

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Who will be Raptured?

by wannabe in

notice in luke satan offered jesus all the kingdoms of the world, for one act of worship.

" {john 6:44 nwt} notice?

notice what jesus had to say about the ones who really were to be raptured away to heaven: {revelation 3:16}.

ÁrbolesdeArabia

He who confesses Jesus is the Son of God!

1 John 5:1-5 NIV

"5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Matthew 7 "Not everyone saying "lord, lord, but he who does the will of the Father" NLT

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The Golden Rule

12 "Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.

The Narrow Gate

13 "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell [ f ] is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.

The Tree and Its Fruit

15 "Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. 16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit. 19 So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.

True Disciples

21 "Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.' 23 But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws.'

Building on a Solid Foundation

24 "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."

28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 for he taught with real authority-quite unlike their teachers of religious law.

What determines whether you will be "saved" by Jesus Christ?

JOHN 13:34-35 New Century Version

33 Jesus said, "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and what I told the Jews, I tell you now: Where I am going you cannot come.

34 "I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. 35 All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other

See what Jesus wrote, "everyone will know you have love for each other", do people see how much love I display to everyone? Is my love focused on one group, or do I mimic the love of Jehovah God who gave his only Son to the whole world? (John 3:16) If my family, friends and locals think I am selfish, stingy and withhold love and compassion from the needy, I might not be a Christian! (Prov 3:27)

Job 31:

"Have I refused to help the poor,
or crushed the hopes of widows?
17 Have I been stingy with my food
and refused to share it with orphans?
18 No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father,
and all my life I have cared for widows.
19 Whenever I saw the homeless without clothes
and the needy with nothing to wear,
20 did they not praise me
for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?

21 "If I raised my hand against an orphan,
knowing the judges would take my side,
22 then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place!
Let my arm be torn from its socket!
23 That would be better than facing God's judgment.
For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?

24 "Have I put my trust in money

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Elders, Ministerial Servants & Pioneers That Should Not Have Been Appointed or Should Not Have Remained In Their Positions

by minimus in

jw
friends

were there a lot of elders, ms's and pioneers that should not have had those titles?.

ÁrbolesdeArabia

The lag that took place to determine homosexual sins were "grounds for adultery", my guess is Bethel had issues with top-dogs and finally had to admitt to their detriment "homosexual behaviour was grounds for adultery"! My conspiracy theory.

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What's in your current meeting bag?

by nochoice in

jw
friends

thanks again for the comments on the ipad in kh rules.

on a similar vein, i've been thinking of all the books i can leave behind once our kh blesses the ipad phenomenon.

in the meantime, this is what i have to lug in and why:.

ÁrbolesdeArabia

TOTH, how's the fishing this time of year, mosquitos and bugs swarming still?

Your book bag is not alone, people disappear from Fresno, field workers swimming in the rapids, your book-bag has company!

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"My Family Appears Angry When They See Me At Meetings And Conventions, Why?"

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

i found a qoute that ruminates throughout "jw-land", dealing with strange conduct and vibes your family sends your way during "meetings".

"my family appears angry when they see me at meetings and conventions, why?

what type of religion attracts members who want their family to die at armageddon?

ÁrbolesdeArabia

I found a qoute that ruminates throughout "JW-Land", dealing with strange conduct and vibes your family sends your way during "meetings".

"My Family Appears Angry When They See Me At Meetings And Conventions, Why?"

What type of religion attracts members who want their family to die at Armageddon? I wish it was possible for you to see the looks on their face, when I ran into them at the District Convention. Something grossly wrong is happening deep inside their hearts of stone, I left to bring my mentally retarded Uncle and the "entourage of cripples (Including myself)" while my multi-elder family members watch in disdain without lifting one finger.

Years ago my Uncle was home-base finance, writing checks to the pioneers " righteous brothers living off unemployment and credit cards" until Uncle pulled their credit line and both went bankrupt! What happen's to all his treasures spent on enabling the "piousneers and company"? Lesson learned, if you would like to make a JW disappear, lone them a decent amount of money!

Why is emphasis placed on caring for our spiritual-brothers from Bethel, while allowing the handicap and elderly to fall off a cliff? Please, enlighten me and other thinking people, why the Watchtower Organization is so anti-family? I know something is deeply wrong, this conduct was happening in my older brother's tour-de-Bethel (1960-1970) it's not new! To qoute a CO "The love of the greater number cooling off" excuse don't cut it for me! Was there love during the inception of Russell, or perhaps, it never existed?

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Watchtower honors Jehovah's Witness Elders responsible for Candice Conti and Menlo Park Fiascos

by Balaamsass in

this weekend was the convention for the southern san francisco bay area.

it was held at the santa clara convention center in the silicon valley http://www.santaclara.org/conventioncenter/ which is an improvement over the old s.f.

cow palace which is still used..just not as much.

ÁrbolesdeArabia

zid, none will leave and that's the point I've learned over the years. Having access to many dirty not-so-little secrets, I think the "secret sinners" receive high priority with talk outlines like "Family faithfulness (adulters get these parts) Secret Sins (Pedophiles, Homosexual-JWs, Fornicators, adultry too).

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