Villagegirl, the fact that only kings and priests got anointed by oil means something. Not eveyrone was a king or priest.
I don't see why anyone would want to be one now.
Rattigan350
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Do you know of CO's, DO's or their wives who are anointed?
by Pistoff inhello all, help me to recognize a possible trend:.
is your current or recently past co or do or their wives of the anointed?.
i think i have discovered a disturbing trend..
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Jehovah's Witnesses View of Jesus Compared to the Early Church
by cofty inthe following is an extract from something i wrote 16 years ago soon after leaving the watchtower.
i am posting it because it may help honest jws consider how far their beliefs are at odds with new testament christians.
if they have "the truth" then their attitude to jesus ought to reflect that of the apostles.
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Rattigan350
Even if as a JW you allow that the trinity is a false doctrine and that Jesus was created by the Father, how do you explain this gulf in the way you view Jesus as compared to the place he had in the lives and worship of the New Testament Church?
Jesus is the son of Jehovah God and gets worship, but that worship he gets is not the same or at the level that Jehovah gets. It's not the difficult to comprehend. Worship had variations and degrees.
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What a Blatant A$$ Lie!!!
by Yan Bibiyan inin the march 1, 2012 public wt, pg.23:.
"...when people come to an accurate knowledge.
of god and want to serve him, they are.
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Rattigan350
Actually I question whether Matt 28:19 is real and authentic and was in the original. It makes no sense. There is no basis for it. Mark 16:16 is spurious.
Infact the Schaff-Herzog encyclopedia question it at
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Governing Body Put Down Education Because The Sad Facts Show Higher Education Leads Lower Bull Tollerance
by frankiespeakin inas lamented by members of the governing body higher education is causeing many to leave the organization and so it is demonized by them.. subjects the governing body would hate to see young one study are numerous.
they would like to keep things very simple it is easier to control people.
they would prefere to go backward in technology to the time the first printing presses back in the 16th century, that is the level they work best at.. .
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Meeting attendance and field service won't bring everlasting life. There are many that did that and are dead.
No one is saying higher education is a guarantee, but people should not be discouraged.
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Governing Body Members Appointed By Jesus Christ And Not Men?
by frankiespeakin inthis is an unfounded delusion or lie either one take your pick.
blondie quoted this on another post and i'm pasting it here.:.
*** w01 4/15 p. 29 do you remember?
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Rattigan350
The Pope was chosen by holy spirit.
The elders are appointed by holy spirit because of the qualifications in the Bible, inspired by holy spirit.
They want the GB to be appointed by Jesus the same as the apostles were.
SD7 is correct.
They were appointed by other Governing Body members, who were appointed by those on the Governing Body before them. That's the reality. But they need to say otherwise in order to preserve the illusion of being special and chosen. Wonder why?
So the GB was appointed by the board of directors from 1919.
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Do you know of CO's, DO's or their wives who are anointed?
by Pistoff inhello all, help me to recognize a possible trend:.
is your current or recently past co or do or their wives of the anointed?.
i think i have discovered a disturbing trend..
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Rattigan350
Former CO Gordon Merrill was said to be anointed.
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WTS action on Conti's case 3/27/2013
by mind blown inas most suspected, the wts filed their brief, at least it looks that way..... http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=a136641.
it also notes aob in excess of word count limit.. wonder if they did that to buy more time?.
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Chaserious is correct. There is no duty to proctect unlimited. This case is as bad as people suing dating websites because a person on there attacks someone and they claim that the site did not do background checks or warn. People have the duty to protect themselves just as if they met the person in any other situation and not to rely on others to do so.
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Did you have someone that annoys you at every meeting?
by Iamallcool inat every meeting and every assembly i went to, a sister would always ask me "how are you?
how is your family?
" she says it with a gloomy face every time!
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The speakers who always say to keep your comments to 30 seconds or less. But that annoys so much because If I am going to comment, it is not going to be in under 30 seconds. So I just don't comment.
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Governing Body Put Down Education Because The Sad Facts Show Higher Education Leads Lower Bull Tollerance
by frankiespeakin inas lamented by members of the governing body higher education is causeing many to leave the organization and so it is demonized by them.. subjects the governing body would hate to see young one study are numerous.
they would like to keep things very simple it is easier to control people.
they would prefere to go backward in technology to the time the first printing presses back in the 16th century, that is the level they work best at.. .
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Rattigan350
The reason that education is put down and discouraged is the same as in the slave days. The slaves were not educated because if they could do other things they would leave the plantations. Because they were not educated, they had no where to go and had to stay.
Same here. The Witnesses as slaves, being uneducated have no where to go so they have to stay under the slave owner, the FDS.
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Is Jehovah the Rock of Love?
by Rattigan350 inand i am not referring to the brett michaels show.. something that has always bothered me was this exchange from job 1 and no one has explained it properly.. job 1:9 "satan answered jehovah and said: is it for nothing that job has feared god?10have not you yourself put up a hedge about him and about his house and about everything that he has all around?
the work of his hands you have blessed, and his livestock itself has spread abroad in the earth.11".
jehovah's response to that statement should have been "i put a hedge about him and blessed him because i am the god of love.
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And I am not referring to the Brett Michaels show.
Something that has always bothered me was this exchange from Job 1 and no one has explained it properly.
Job 1:9 "Satan answered Jehovah and said: “Is it for nothing that Job has feared God? 10 Have not you yourself put up a hedge about him and about his house and about everything that he has all around? The work of his hands you have blessed, and his livestock itself has spread abroad in the earth. 11"
Jehovah's response to that statement should have been "I put a hedge about him and blessed him because I am the God of love. I do that out of love. Infact I will inspire my future servant John to write that I am love."
Then when Satan said:
"But, for a change, thrust out your hand, please, and touch everything he has [and see] whether he will not curse you to your very face.”
Jehovah's response should have been "For a change nothing. I am the God of Love and do not change. And I am the Rock. Get lost pipsqueek".
When I think of the term Rock. What comes to mind is something strong, solid, not changing or moving and Dwayne Johnson, the Wrestler. If someone came to Dewayne and challeged him, he would just flick him off and say get lost and not worry about some sovereignty issue that it creates.
But instead Jehovah said "“Look! Everything that he has is in your hand. Only against him himself do not thrust out your hand!” So Satan went out away from the person of Jehovah."
Really?