In 2003 the Jdubs started a campaing with a commercial.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/61008/1/OMG-They-are-doing-commercials-now#.UwT0p2JdWFs
I recall seign it in spanish and english.
the ever faithful and discreet slave has provided a bountiful season of busy-work for the next 3-4 months!!
memorial season ( the last??
lol!!!
In 2003 the Jdubs started a campaing with a commercial.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/61008/1/OMG-They-are-doing-commercials-now#.UwT0p2JdWFs
I recall seign it in spanish and english.
evidently with the new light on the reduced time spent at circut assemblies.
i put forward 3 theories for the future of assemblies.. (1) there will be a world wide fire sale of assembly halls, due to the 50% reduction of use.
if this is the plan i reckon they will carry this out with in the next 5 years.
My wife got scared when I mentioned this to her last night and she stated that "we are surely very close, something BIG is going to happen". I said honey, don't you think we should intensify our meetings and preaching? Instead, they are consolidating everything because of money and the promotion of the international conventions and the AGM.
My wife's reaction? She got mad go figure with these cult people.
The idea of installing projectors and inviting everyone to the AGM is a good sign that the GB wants to show they are in control and they have a direct line to Jehovah before the GT starts.
what did jesus say?.
(acts 1:8)8 but you will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in jerusalem and in all judea and samaria and to the most distant part of the earth.
by "divine providence" what did jesus' followers become known as?.
Hi Blondie,
A few months ago I spoke to my dad (Elder since 1986) about (1 Cor. 1:1-9) you quoted verses 5 and 6.
Me: I asked him, who were they calling everywhere and what name did they used? The word for calling on, is the same that apears in Rom 10:13 in verse 2.
Elder dad: It is not the same calling on.
Me: Huh??? I am consufed
Elder dad: They were not calling on the name of Jesus like they did with Jehovah.
Me: But verse 6 talks about witnessing about Jesus.Verse 8 clearly states that he will make us firm, that he is Jesus.
Elder dad: They were Jews and needed to accept Jesus because they already had Jehovah. We now have both just like the disciples.
Me: I ended the conversation becuase it was going to get me in hot water.
1 Paul, called to be an apostle+ of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Sos′the·nes our brother, 2 to the congregation of God that is in Corinth,+ to you who have been sanctified in union with Christ Jesus,+ called to be holy ones, together with all those everywhere who are calling on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,+ their Lord and ours:
3 May you have undeserved kindness and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I always thank my God for you in view of the undeserved kindness of God given to you in Christ Jesus; 5 because in everything you have been enriched in him, in full ability to speak and in full knowledge,+ 6 just as the witness about the Christ+ has been made firm among you, 7 so that you do not lack in any gift at all, while you are eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.+ 8 He will also make you firm to the end so that you may be open to no accusation in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.+ 9 God is faithful,+ by whom you were called into fellowship* with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
my judicial meeting was 6 weeks or more ago, and still no action.
i used a lawyer and a letter to them after i had already met with them and admitted everything.
the crazy part was they didn't tell me that night if i was df or not.
Would be nice to see the WT tell the elders to leave you alone, but in the world of faith and JWism nothing surprises me.
When do you plan to post the letter you used? This can shed some light into what they might do or not do. The good thing about the WT is how legalistic they are and if you find a legal loophole then use it in your advantage.
following on from jgnat's post, if that's okay.why do i not hear of satan in normal churches?
?it's really refreshing not to be scared anymore..
Satan and demons are mighty and strong in the eyes of JW's. It is amazing how grown men can feel so afraid of evil monsters in your head.
yes, it time to gather and 'keep doing this in remembrance of me.
1 cor.
11:24 .. come all to our best memorial ever!
Thanks villagegirl but although I am still in the borg, I am simply having fun with the picture. I don't know if JC will prove me wrong about his existence but humanity has been waiting for almost 2,000 YEARS and counting...
after learning about farkels passing, i started reading some of his threads.
i must admit, the man had a great dry sense of humor and knew how to speak his mind.. .
this thread in particular got me thinking last night.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/6243/1/the-tree-of-what.
Yep! When I say I am Agnostic, I am referring to Agnostic atheist. I don't see the proof for a God and although I have spent all my life worshipping a deity, I have yet to see any solid evidence for his existence. And NO, I am not afraid to say I am Atheist.
if one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.
if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.
how do jws not see the obvious?
My first question when I was a little boy to my dad about the Genesis account was, why could they not eat of the tree of life? why is Satan and his demons able to live forever while they still went against Jehovah himself? How is it possible that a spiritual being is able to live forever while he is the enemy of God himself?
All I got from my dad was simply watchtower craziness and never a straight answer. So my conclusion was that you are able to live away from God and do what you please and live forever with no problems. Interesting conclusion from a 10-year-old boy...
if one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.
if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.
how do jws not see the obvious?
But humbled, isn't that what Genesis 22 says about Abraham, that Jehovah himself wanted him to kill his son Isaac and then burn him like an animal on the Altar?
yes, it time to gather and 'keep doing this in remembrance of me.
1 cor.
11:24 .. come all to our best memorial ever!