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  Regional Convention Program Posted

  by kneehighmiah in

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  http://download.jw.org/files/media_books/b8/co-pgm14_e.pdf.

  i think i will want to kill myself during the friday afternoon symposium.

  it should be called "how to not enjoy life or have fun.".

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  What makes me so tired of this all is the constant - Year text, daily text, and with this the theme text of the convention, the theme text of each day of the convention, each talk has a bible text for a theme.

  So sick of this need to quote the Bible or reference it.

  If something is right, it is right because it is right, not because the Bible says it is.

  If something is wrong, it is wrong because it is wrong, not because the Bible says it is wrong.

  I don't feel like looking each scripture up to see how it fits in with the talk.

  "ACentury of Kingdom Rule Contrasted With a Century of Satan’s Rule" Satan does not rule. Satan is chaos not rulership.

  But at least human rule is trying to do something. Kingdom rule is vaporware.

  How Babylon the Great Has “Shut Up the Kingdom”

  Huh? All religion has shut up the kingdom.

  What Must Be Kept in SEcond Place? Anything not to benefit the Society.

  “Sacred Secrets of the Kingdom” Progressively?

  Didn't they do that last year?

  WhoWill Inherit God’s Kingdom? Those“Who Are Poor”

  Is that why they are making people poor?

  ThoseWho“Become as Young Children” The molested.

  ThoseWhoHelp Christ’s Brothers

  Help and fund the GB

  The Kingdom“Good News Has to Be Preached First”!

  Do our work for us. Use your resources to do that.

  Pursue Goals That Can Help You Seek First the Kingdom

  What does the meetings have to do with the Kingdom?

  Second Place?
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  Scriptures for brother taking field service group

  by FL_Panthers in

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  i have recently been given the privilege of taking the field service group.. .

  can anyone give me some scriptures i can use to encourage the group?

  can you also give a reason as to why these scriptures are helpful to our ministry.. .

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  Field service is not a command.

  When Jesus said "Go forth and make disciples" he was not giving a command. He gave no commands, that was not his style.

  The disciples were wondering what to do. They traveled with him for 3.5 years, he died like he did, he was resurrected and appeared to many. They wondered, 'Now what' by asking if he was going to restore the kingdom to them at that time, thinking the kingdom was earthly. (They didn't know about the gentile times ending in 1880 more years). As Jesus ascended he told them that they were to preach.

  But that is not a command, it was something for them to do.
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  So THAT'S why JWs don't wear beards!

  by leaving_quietly in

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  comment by elder:.

  "some people say the hebrews didn't shave, so why should we?

  " then he proceeded to quote genesis 41:14:.

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  It was because they are followers of Rutherford who didn't wear a beard to distance himself from Russell who did.
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  What Bomb Will Be Dropped at This Years District Convention?

  by kneehighmiah in

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  our insightful posters on this site were able to predict the new "spirit directed" generation teachings and fds teaching even years in advance.

  what bomb do you thing will be dropped this year?

  i know it will be big.

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  What bombs will be dropped?

  Several F bombs we hope.
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  Why is it so hard to deconvert the JDubs?

  by alonein321 in

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  i was watching this q & a by peter boghossian (autor of the book a manual for creating atheists) on youtube:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zksbmdcczvu .

  around 17:15 min, he explains that there are difficulty levels when it comes to religions in aplying these techniques.

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  Blondie said: "Everlasting life in good health on a paradise earth and the promise of seeing your deceased loved ones brought back to life are hard things to let go of."

  Why does one have to let go of that? Why not believe that but yet reject the meetings and FS and assemblies?
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  Do You Try To Avoid The Witnesses When You See Them?

  by minimus in

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  i think i typically don't want to be either love bombed or questioned.

  i happen to see jws a lot while visiting my mom.

  they don't go there with me, which works well for all concerned..

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  I try to avoid them because they tell me to tell my wife Hello.
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  What Bomb Will Be Dropped at This Years District Convention?

  by kneehighmiah in

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  our insightful posters on this site were able to predict the new "spirit directed" generation teachings and fds teaching even years in advance.

  what bomb do you thing will be dropped this year?

  i know it will be big.

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  "What I heard is that 'something will happen that has never happened before in theocratic history'."

  Yeah, there will be new music and dancing in the aisles.
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  Bible is inspired of God??????

  by Crazyguy in

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  is there anything in the bible that makes you believe that some or all the writings in the bible are inspired from god?.

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  Yes, it is inspired of God if you know the meaning of Inspired.

  "having a particular cause or influence"

  Inspired means where the idea came from.

  The writings, prophecies, the letters were caused or influenced by the belief or purpose of God.

  It does not mean that God told them what to write and that it is perfect because of that, other than the 10 commandments and the

  other laws given to Moses.
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  Right! So the meeting last night, a few interesting things

  by Jon Preston in

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  so i havent been to a meeting in some time and my wife decided we should go.

  we showed up late, i was love bombed by an elder with a man-hug where i felt i was made a spectacle of.

  moving on.

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  It is simple. Why would he judge people on what they do in this life?

  There is no basis to make any judgment. If it is based on belief in Jesus' sacrifice, then what of those who do not know that?

  And what about people who were dealt a bad hand in life?

  It is like a race where people were given different cars and tools. The inferior will lose and the superior will win. It needs to be evened up.

  The resurrection will do that and put everyone on an even chance.
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  Jehovahs Witnesses make a big deal about following first century christianity, so please explain this.

  by smiddy in

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  where in the christian greek scriptures do disciples of christ record how many hours a month they preached.. " " " " 10 hours for women and children and slack husbands with no ambition.

  " " " " do they record how many back calls / return visits they made in a month.. " " " " have they set down how many bible studys they had in a month.. " " " " do they have pioneers ,special pioneers , aux.pioneers , with goals to reach each month.. " " " " do they have d.o.

  , c.o., zone servants , etc.etc.. " " " " where in the christian greek scriptures is the word " organisation" applied to christianity.

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  Rattigan350

  The OP is a troll post. Watchtower has addressed those questions.