have you noticed how the org, and individuals are more concerned about the actual event such as the international conventions, rather than the content of the program?.
i often shake my figurative head (ok, literal one too!
), as i see the all the hype being generated by the act of attending, and think that most are not actually interested in the stuff that will be presented, but are more concerned about simply being there or getting there..... and, they are more focussed on the activity of a campaign, such as a tract work, or invitation hand out, rather than the actual content of the material.. .
The wife is all excited about the international convention.
People from other countries will be there. She heard ones from Finland will be there.
It's as if she hasn't see people from other countries before.
But no concern as to the content of the convention.
Multicolored pens for underlining the Watchtower, but doesn't know the material.
i'm not talking about a individual, but a congregation as a whole.. i'm talking about a brother or sister that really hit hard times.. have there ever been an occasion where the brothers (elders).
decided to dip into the kh funds and help one in need????.
example, brother loose his job, get evicted, family of four or.
Recently an announcement was made and a resolution was passed that if someone died, then the congregation would provide flowers for the funeral.
And some natural disasters occurred and one was read about helping them, but I don't remember that one.
the bible likens the preaching work to a sacrifice of praise - praise to god.
pioneering is also a sacrifice that involves praise.
it's the sacrifice of a specified number of hours that wins you the praise of men.. when you really analyze the psychology of pioneering it is apparent that the praise of men or prominence before men is at the heart of it.
Now think about it: what's the difference between just giving your best in the ministry and winding up preaching for 72 hours at the end of the month; and signing up to be a pioneer and preaching for 70 hours in the first 3 weeks in the month and taking the last week off because you have "made your hours"?
I asked that of Witnesses back in 1998 or 1999 when the pioneer hours were reduced.
What is the purpose of pioneering? People were glad and excited of the change. If someone had 70 hours prior to the change and then s/he had the same 70 after the change what is the difference? There is no pioneer discount. If someone had gone to pioneer school, one couldn't go again. It is just an accumulation of "full-time service." or meetings with the CO. and the Title.
People called me names and bad association and apostate. They said that they needed the hour requirement for motivation.
Just a bunch of bums who liked the title.
how much did your congregation and its bank account get taken for?
share your horror story!.
Let's not forget that the biggest winfall is that the Society now owns all of the Kingdom Halls outright. They ain't just cancelling the mortgages, they are taking the properties too.
And when a new hall is requested by the RBC, The Society will send a check for that amount but they own the Hall.
woke up this morning to my cnn app alerting me that popel francis has called for peace in the middle east, and is making arrangements to meet with leaders in that region to promote tolerance and acceptance.
i've been out for almost a year now, inactive for almost two, but in that moment all of the jw teachings about the signs on the end, the cry of peace and security, and what would happen to those that aren't serving jehovah returned to me.
24 years of teachings are hard to forget, and reading the story on cnn.com didn't help the situation.
That is not a prophesy.
Paul was not a prophet.
He was reflecting on the past of Jerusalem when it was attacked and its future in 66 & 70 CE.
There is no future declaratio of Peace and Security the way the Watchtower says.
It is misinterpreting it.
matt 28:19 "go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit,.
i don't ever remember hearing at my baptism nor any other baptism of a jw.
the person giving the baptism talk or person doing the dunking saying that i/we are baptized in the name of the father, son and holy spirit.. so i have come to the conclusion that my/our baptism's are not official.
The three entities are not something that Jesus taught. It is most likely that the phrase was added by trinity supported. Since ones after him did not baptize in the 3 entities, it would seem that they did not follow him. If they did follow him, then what he said was different from that.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/business/media/07violence.html?ex=1357362000&en=bd82c1b46fdcf8de&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss.
january 7, 2008economists say movie violence might temper the real thing by peter s. goodmannew orleans are movies like hannibal and the remake of halloween, which serve up murder and mutilation as routine fare, actually making the nation safer?
a paper presented by two researchers over the weekend to the annual meeting of the american economic association here challenges the conventional wisdom, concluding that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting would-be assailants and keeping them cloistered in darkened, alcohol-free environs.
I agree that people should not avoid watching violent movies and tv shows because that is a good way to learn how to deal with such situations if they ever come upon them. The organization teaches fear, meekness, peace, trust in God, prayer. None of which will help in a situation. Basic self defense and offense training and attitude is good.
they announced last week that the new atanta assembly hall has thus far raised 3.4 million dollars.
my local told that will become the society's come may 1. i wonder how that will go over with the ones who have been contributing to this fund..
There is the Conyers Assembly Hall off I-20 just east of Atlanta and they were planning the West Georgia Assembly Hall around Rome GA.
I saw the letter that said they raised 3.4 million. I thought, what a waste, why not give it to those who need it, such as an animal shelter.
When I heard that the circuit assemblies were one day, I figured that they would conclude that there is no need for a new assembly hall for just that. I hope that is right and they don't build it.
i was curious if anyone knew how to listen to talks like sinutkos stay alive to 75, or fred franz talk about how there was no 1st century gb.. i can listen to them on youtube but they are on obviously apostate youtube channels.
i would like for my wife to hear them but cant do that on apostate youtube channels.. does anyone know if these talks are available in an online archive somewhere else?.
The 1975 talk from Sinutko is called Serving with Everlasting Life in view from the 1967 Circuit Assembly.
Why would 1973 articles mean anything to anyone?
"This does not make it Scripturally proper"
I hate that phrase.
