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  Overheard JW Phone Conversation

  by new light in

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  2. friends

  i was sitting down to lunch yesterday when i heard the man at the table behind me say into his phone "yeah, it's going to be hard since they want us to pioneer in april.".

  of course, i was all ears at this point.

  next thing i could pick up over the din of a crowded restaurant was "he has to go to the meetings for a year before he can come back.

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  If you`ve got your head up your ass waiting for Harmageddon ,I`m pretty sure your a Jehovah`s Witness.
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  "outside of time" argument

  by Blotty in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is going to be very brief but a user recently tried to argue an argument that has already been refuted many times - the logic is somewhat sound but falls apart when the definition to the word used it looked and its usages in the bible.the word in question is "aionas" found in the scripture in question hebrews 1:2 .

  (https://biblehub.com/hebrews/1-2.htm#lexicon)for starters look at the biblehub translations - do any of them state "outside of time" or that time was "created" in this moment - no because this seems to be heavily inspired by greek philosophy rather than the bible itself.note: i am not saying this word does not mean eternity or anything of the sort, i am saying this scripture some of the claims i dispute and can easily disprove, hence the argument is laughable.. bill mounce defines the word as:pr.

  a period of time of significant character; life; an era; an age: hence, a state of things marking an age or era; the present order of nature; the natural condition of man, the world; ὁ αἰών, illimitable duration, eternity; as also, οἱ αἰῶνες, ὁ αἰῶν τῶν αἰώνων, οἱ αἰῶνες τῶν αἰώνων; by an aramaism οἱ αἰῶνες, the material universe, heb.

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  Six pages devoted to 2 maybe 3 or 4 at the most with such long ,long ,long ,post`s ?
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  The Myth About Jehovah as a "GOD of LOVE".

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i`ll list a few things and welcome any input, comments you may have .. 1.when adam & eve "sinned" disobeyed him, surely god could have handled it better than to condemn all future generations to disease and death ?.

  2.his handling of satan who supposedly seduced eve to disobey god could also have been done a lot differently with a finality to it.. 3.i find little if anything in his dealings with the patriarchs that suggests a loving god protecting them.?.

  4.taking on the nation of israel and leading them as his chosen people does not inspire confidence or trust as a god of love.. 5.throughout the hebrew scriptures / old testament his chosen people were constantly at war with other nations which of course would have meant many deaths of the israelite`s during these battles .and the grief that comes with family members in those times.

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  johnamos

  You never did get back to me with my latest post ?
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  Anthony Morris III demoted to Great Crowd!

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well, that is my prediction for 2024 anyway!

  hey, if watchtower can speculate..... https://youtu.be/dn8askhhwkw.

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  What I want to know is why the WT/ JW organization has said that AM111 is no longer one of the GB members .

  They have their reasons for this demotion but apparently the R&F are not privvy to that information ,why not ?

  What is it about the secrecy of AM111 no longer being a GB member ? and why ?

  Please explain WT/ JW ,we have a right to know.
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  double standard

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about the henrietta ??

  trust that the org has with the questionable stock in warfare, entertainment, and tobacco among others.

  why wouldn't they get rid of all of that?

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  Can`t they, the WT, just resign , knowing it? It ,doesn`t sit well with me, how about you ?
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  Who the JW's governing body USED to be! 😂😂😂😂

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  w50 1/1 pp.

  10-11 par.

  2 - the watch tower bible & tract society, the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses,... .

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  Aren`t the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society , the Governing body ,the governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses ,,Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania , The Society , the "Truth" ,all one and the same thing ?

  In the eyes and ears of JW`s ?

  Who woulda thought they would ever become tele-evangelists ?

  The mind boggles how things change in JW land
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  Jesus' instruction for the witnessing work in Luke 24

  by Kosonen in

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  2. friends

  jesus told simply and plainly what he wanted his disciples should go and preach about.

  he said the same day he went up to heaven in luke 24:46-48.

  46 and he said to them, “this is what is written: that the christ would suffer and rise from among the dead on the third day, 47 and on the basis of his name, repentance for forgiveness of sins would be preached in all the nations—starting out from jerusalem.

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  But of course I believe that Jesus will have help from 144000 kings and priests to rule over mankind for 1000 years.

  Can you just imagine that ?

  144,000 and one , different opinions on how to rule over mankind for a thousand years ?

  Babylon`s experience will pale into insignificance if that ever takes place !
  
  
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  Anthony Morris the III has been FOUND

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  note: photos can be found on the blue envelope channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nakezkhqbmtony and susan morris are living in lumberton, north carolina.

  a real estate document on the robeson county website is filed:.

  the religious order of jehovah's witnesses has provided a "life estate" for them.they can live in this townhouse until they are deceased or choose to move away and in either case the ownership becomes entirely the property of jehovah's witnesses.

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  I personally can’t see them getting away with it so easily this time around like they did with the last three disgraced GB members

  ???

  Can we have some more information about these 3 GB members ? that were disgraced ?
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  Update: Its been awhile.. Sorta a long post but i'll have a TLTR at the bottom.

  by Jayk in

  1. social
  2. family

  last time i was really active on here i just found out ttbtt.. i was 28 at the time and now im 33. a lot has gone on but im finally able to live my life.

  have my own apartment, steady job, a dog.

  a big event that recently happened was a little of a year and a half ago my jw mom passed away.. i hadn't talked to her in over a year prior and i almost didn't go see her before she did.

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  As already mentioned by others, move on and create a good life for yourself, involving people who like, respect and love you for who you are now.

  I think that sums it up nicely

  And as someone else said you don`t need toxic people in your life. move on.

  It`s their loss if you are not in their life anymore.
  
  
  
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  Conscience Issues

  by NotFormer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thought inspired by my post on tattoos: within the watchtower organisation, how many "conscience issues" actually are?

  are people who actually do exercise their consciences in grey areas painting a target on their backs for the more hard-line dubs?

  are they quietly avoided because " bad associations spoil useful habits"?

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  smiddy3

  Maybe we could add

  smoking ?

  Alcohol ?

  soft drugs ?

  I personally new of Elders and MS, who smoked and drank alcohol ,how much is too much and how little can we get away with ?

  To each his own I say.

  Whatever grabs your fancy.

  Who can live in this world without some small vice ? as you get older ?