really: "in actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible".
that is the definition..... now, if this book, as others posters have mentioned, is going to be updated to reflect "new doctrinal changes" then the book should be rejected on its lack of merit.
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Really: "In actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible"
That is the definition....
Now, if this book, as others posters have mentioned, is going to be updated to reflect "new doctrinal changes" then the book should be rejected on its lack of merit.
I mean Really?
the secretary of the congregation said in a talk, what the congregation should have as goal for the new service year: attend field service meetings!.
he explained in a sad tone, that he visited all of our 3 or 4 service groups.
and what happened at the field service meetings.
My goal for the next service year....don't go out for another service year.
dear brothers:.
re: personal literature supply.
reducing existing stock at the branch office before the revisions are released.
It is all about control. Publishers are tossing literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in literature every month. How do I know this? Well, I am extrapolating so bear with me.
I went to the dump to drop off some yard waste. I had to drive through the garbage area to get to the recycle, compost area. As I am driving through my kid says, "Dad, check it out. A ton of JW stuff!" Well, lo and behold, there is a pile of old mags and tracts, newer ones mind you, almost two garbage cans full just dumped out next to a bunch of other trash. I thought it was a great visible metaphor.
if i ever get the threat of being df'd i think i will say :.
" the religion i left a few years ago no longer exists, you can't disfellowship me from a religion that i never had fellowship in !"..
i know this will make no difference at all, as would whatever i said if they had made up their minds, but it would point out how very very silly the whole idea would be.. any other ideas to briefly sum up what a stupid thing dfing is ?.
You know, I think I would go the route of an attorney as a basis for not being disfellowshipped. I would probably get that letter that is floating around here somewhere. Afterall, I am not a danger to anyone. I am not causing divisions. I am not openly challenging anyone's authority. I am simply a voice in the wilderness that is the internet.
according to wt history, as a youth/young man, ct russell was unsatisfied with a number of explanations he was taught about the bible.
as a result he went on a quest to 'study' the bible himself.
ultimately this led to an organization that now requires its members to read bible aids to help them understand the bible.
Good points Finkelstein. It is difficult to argue that he wasn't influenced by the Adventist movement when you see what drew him to Barbour in the first place. One can say that Barbour broke away from strict adventism later in his religious career, but it is obvious where he originally stood. To say that Russel was ONLY influenced by a particular set of views is to reject the religious fervor of the times. People like Mary Baker Eddy, Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, the Zionist movement, pyramidology, and mysticism. Heck, even the impact of someone like Houdini on the mindset of society at the turn of the century cannot be excluded from the consideration.
my uber jw mother fell and broke her arm a couple of weeks ago.
first off no one told me until 5 days later when i called to check in with her.
there was someone staying with her at the time but that person was going to have to go elsewhere for a week.
Got an elderly sister in the congregation we attend (at times). Over the past couple of years, her condition has worsened. She is feeble and losing her memory. Her kids could care less. They are out traveling the world or "serving" in some other area and can't be bothered cause "Jehovah" is using them somewhere else. Joke.
http://www.vice.com/read/the-black-bernie-madoff-000442-v21n9.
the org will phase ct out of the picture at some point (completely) i'm sure.. .
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Yes,,,,his role will be one of seer and precursor to the overwhelming awesomeness of the ORACLE who is JF Rutherford and Freddie. The epitome of a synamic duo if there ever was one.
Good for you!
http://blog.evidenceministries.org/obey-part-2-a-conversation-with-a-jehovahs-witness-pioneer/.
obey!
part 2: a conversation with a jehovahs witness pioneeraugust 26, 2014 9:45 am.
Tell me where in the Bible God said that he would resurrect Isaac...that is one of the biggest fallacies to promote a loving God. Abraham had absolutely no idea of a resurrection concerning Isaac. In fact, it was only after the death of Abraham that the israelites as a nation promoted an idea of a resurrection to the "bosom" of Abraham.
I call BS on that comment...what a joker
according to wt history, as a youth/young man, ct russell was unsatisfied with a number of explanations he was taught about the bible.
as a result he went on a quest to 'study' the bible himself.
ultimately this led to an organization that now requires its members to read bible aids to help them understand the bible.
Good comments Pistoff,
I think the excerpt added by OldGoat addresses your point very well. If the excerpt is taken from The Time is at Hand as noted, then by Russel's own admission "...we disagree with Mr. Miller's interpretations and deductions, on almost every point," is confirmation of his knowledge of Miller's position. If he had simply used the term "interpretations" then I would not think it so clear cut, but to include "deductions" and the expression "on almost every point" indicates a clear understanding of his writings.
Thank you for posting this OldGoat. I think it clarifies the point well.
It is obvious that he did not accept Miller. It is also quite apparent that he was shallow and deceptive. He took his audience for fools and his audacity to state "We have been unable to secure Mr. Miller's writings to compare his interpretations" and then write the excerpt noted above makes him an unrealiable and inauthentic just like the stuff he touted as truth.
