from the watchtower november 15 study edition.. 19 when we are being represented in public prayer, we need to display reverential "fear of god.
" (1 pet 2:17) there may be a proper time and place for some actions that would be inappropriate at a christian meeting.
(eccl 3:1) for instance, suppose someone sought to have all in a group link arms or hold hands during prayer.
"This might offend or distract some, including visitors who do not share our beliefs"
My comment would be: I am so sick and tired of everyone getting offending over everything. To hell with everyone who gets offended.
Or to those who still go, make this comment: "This kind of counsel and instruction stumbles me and thus I will not be returning".
i was having dinner at olive garden with my cousin who was disfellowshipped for apostacy.
a holier than thou pioneer couple saw us.
if that was not enough i saw her take a picture of me with my cousin.
i haven't yet won the state lottery but i purchased a lottery ticket last night.
if i win the lottery, it's $150 million.. if i win, my name is publicly announced and of course my picture gets into the news.
i will probably get df'ed.. however, will the wtbts accept a hefty "donation' from my 'lucky' winnings?
Well, the odds are not with you for that 150 mil.
I matched 3 out of 6 in last night's drawing for 3.3 mil using my system. I just need to refine those numbers.
I don't see how winning can be a sin. Wasting your life working at a meaningless job is the sin. Using your talents for good is good, but money is needed to pay the bills.
as with any course which is based on pure wishful thinking(which is the wt corporation based on) has different stages.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wishful_thinking.
some psychologists believe that positive thinking is able to positively influence behavior and so bring about better results.
this is called "pygmalion effect".
DarioKehl said "broadcasting launched & immediately backfires due to open criticism from general public"
Where do you get this backfired and open criticism from general public?
I'm taking your list and using it.
my jw friends that still speak to me, tell me that they love the meetings because of the things they learn.. i wonder what they think they're learning?
it an avenue that always perplexes me because their replies are just so wishy washy or i get a blank stare when i ask.. what's you r experience?.
I hear them saying that they learn about Jehovah. I wonder what do they learn?
It comes down to that he is God and created everything but ignored everything after.
the more i think about it, the more i feel an extreme dislike for the apostle paul.
he was on par with hitler in his treatment of the jews before he "saw the light".
he replaced jesus teachings of love and mercy with a more legalistic, pharisaical concept of devotion to god.. any evil person can come to believe in god and worship him if the scales were literally and miraculously removed from his eyes.
I never liked Paul.
He was always arguing and finding fault. With Barnabus, Peter, Mark, etc.
He was an enemy then got a vision of Jesus then took over the congregations.
But the problem is how people view him. They think that he is a great prophet. He was not a prophet.
He was a historian and focused on Israel's past to guide their future. But that is not how Christianity works.
so, when people post about being shunned by their friends, i've heard several posters say things like, "their friendship is conditional.
real friendships aren't conditional.".
i'm sorry, but that just isn't really true.. if you and i were friends, there are conditions.
being raised a catholic we had lots of crosses around the house.
when my family converted to this cult they were all removed and destroyed in case they had demons in them lol but at this juncture in my life i do not even know if jesus as the way he is portrayed in the bible was real.
yes a man named jesus did live and die 2000 years ago and probably on a cross but he was definitely not the son of god.
Depictions show that the upright and the cross beam are square in width and depth and perfectly flat. How could they get them that way back then? Did they have saws? Mills? They would have had axes.
They show the crossbeam as intersecting the upright. But how could it? It would have to rest upon the upright. Some pictures show it tied to the upright by rope. How solid would that be? It would tilt. I opt for one upright because it is easier.
i remember a good friend when i was in and active who was d'fd.
when he started coming back, for me at that time is was gut-wrenching not to say 'hello' or at the very least encourage him to continue.
i thought even at this time, does this act of shunning really effective?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt9xi0r9kvy
Loesh does not take care of day to day activities of JWs. He is on the GB. He gave the proper principles. The people don't always follow it.
The guy making the video has a beard so he lost credibility and the woman is a piece of work herself.
This is a non-issue that they are blowing up.
