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  Interesting Take on Vows

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. bible

  so yesterday was the wt on vows.. it spoke, in part about two vows.

  the vow you make in dedication and the vow of marriage.

  here's how it describes them.. the most important vow that a christian can make is the one with which he dedicates his life to jehovah.

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  wokeup

  It's been awhile since I've posted, but I have to comment on yesterday's watchtower. Dedication vows and 'living up' to that vow is NOT Gods' plan of salvation. It is not a Christian teaching. Neither is baptism a 'symbol' of a dedication according to all the scriptures pertaining to Water baptism and is not reflective of the baptisms in the book of Acts both by Jews and Gentiles.

  The organization's leaders quote Jesus out of context at Matthew 5:33 with a snippet to give the impression Jesus supports making vows or swearing oaths. In verse 34 Jesus instructs his disciples NOT to. And the governing body knows that.Yet they persist in perpetuating falsehood. Christianity has nothing to do with vows or oaths that was practiced in ancient times.

  A matter fact, Jesus concludes the matter in verse 37 that vows/sworn oaths originated with the wicked one.
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  JW Broadcasting—November 2015

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09wzqof4zi.

  ha!

  that is supposed to make people go back?!

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  wokeup

  The message is clear: If you are inactive and not attending meetings, you are a lost sheep. As a lost sheep, you have 'left Jehovah'. It is urgent that you return to the fold (organization) immediately. The Shepherd is waiting. His patience is limited by the fact that the Great Tribulation is soon to be upon us. Act now, before he sends his Son and Faithful Slave to eradicate you.
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  Baptism is it really a dedication to God, where in the Bible?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i haven't found a scripture where it says that baptism is a dedication to god.

  i have only found in the book of acts chapter 2 i believe where baptism is for forgiveness of sins.

  am i wrong?

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  wokeup

  Making a dedication, 'symbolizing' that dedication by Baptism and then "living up' to that dedication by carrying out the perfunctory tasks prescribed the organization is not a NT teaching. The Hebrew and Greek words for dedication are not present contextually in association with Baptism in any way.
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  Disturbing hidden image in w15 04/15 page 9 (Not DF image)

  by campaign of hate in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  could someone do me a favor and post the picture on page 9 on the above mentioned watchtower.. i'll point it out, very surprised no one else has picked up on this creepy image..

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  wokeup

  Since we're on the subject, can someone scan and upload the illustration on chapter 91 of the Greatest Man book? It goes right along with the subject of subliminal art. Thanks.
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  Disfellowshipping Image

  by naazira in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this photo can be found in the april 15 , study edition article titled:.

  why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.

  just by looking at this image we can see how quickly the barrier between the congregation and former member is put up, after the announcement that this sister is no longer one of jehovah's witneses.

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  wokeup

  Instilling subliminal messages in commercial art goes back decades. One of my Sociology professors during the 70's gave us assignments combing the advertising illustrations in popular magazines to look for both overt and subtle things that had been painstakingly placed. One prime example, hard liquor ads. The ice cubes had been altered to resemble heads with eyes, noses and mouths. The majority would have 2-5 facial images per glass, often with the liquor at the level of the noses.
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  Lucille has been silenced

  by _Morpheus in

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  2. entertainment

  r.i.p.

  bb king.

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  wokeup

  I spent the money to go see him in 1978. Bobby Blue Bland, Albert King were with him too. Great blues performers. Worth every penny.
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  The Power Of "IF"

  by dubstepped in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, the whole may money grab episode of jwtv really looks bad to me and many others, obviously many here.

  i was looking on another website dedicated to active jw's and if you'll notice on post number 109 a little ways down (<click there to read) a person named luca dares to express some concerns over the latest episode.

  the following pages do contain one more person that has some issue with how things were presented.

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  wokeup

  'if you look at it even with eyes of a JW with any thinking ability whatsoever, it is just appalling how much power they give the organization and in particular the FDS in their lives.'

  Some are drinking the kool-aid awfully heavy:

  'I've started watching the May 2015 broadcast, but not finished yet. It is so touching my heart! To think, that the organization needs our donations! What a privilege! It just shows how Jehovah is speeding up the work as we need more and more kingdom halls & branches. It really feels like people are flocking to the mountain of Jehovah in this time of the end.'

  'I guess we'll have to dig a little deeper now and maybe start buying less fresh food and goodies! About the only thing we can cut back on now to help with kingdom interests is our groceries! We have already done things to ensure that we are keeping our eye simple. We've cancelled our cable TV and gone to just basic/local channels, and our internet speed to basic... but now seeing the videos on tv.jw.org is a bit choppy - it takes extra time to load and times out a lot. So maybe Jehovah will understand if we go back to a higher internet speed. It is something to pray about. We need the broadcasts to help keep us spiritually strong, so perhaps that can be part of our budget for "kingdom interests"!~
  
  'We are prayerfully thinking about cancelling or cashing out some of our life insurance policies -- and using that to further the kingdom work. We know that Jehovah is speeding up the work and Armageddon can be here any day! '
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  Throwing a wrench in child baptism.

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  1 corinthians 7:14 tells us: "for the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.".

  so the sanctification of children of "christians" depends on the holiness of their parents not the "baptism" of young children.

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  I agree. the Bible does not teach nor give explicit examples of child baptism. From a Christian perspective one would look at Jesus Christ's example. From a societal perspective, at least the age of accountability or legal age.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Crime Map

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  crimes committed by jehovahs witnesseshttp://aawa.co/jw-crime-map/.

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  wokeup

  I was looking over the map and noticed they forgot to included Christian Longo who murdered his wife Mary Jane and their 3 children in Oregon, dumping the bodies in water with concrete blocks if my memory serves me correctly.
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  Usage of FDS and Faithful Slave.

  by runForever in

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  2. bible

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  It hasn't been my imagination. Thanks!  Goes along with all the 'nu-lite' lately.