Like others who serve at Bethel, members of the Governing Body have assignments. Those who have served at Bethel can attest to the fact that it is far from an easy lifestyle.
Posts by Xenu
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9GB: A Life Of Luxurious Laziness.
by Englishman inno secular job.. no housework.. no cooking.. no kids.. no money worries.. no door to door work.. just meet up occasionally, thrash out the odd new policy, dish up some new light.. what a life!.
englishman..
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Who knows GB Member Gerrit Lösch?
by GermanXJW ini was told that gerrit losch was one of the nethinim before he became a gb member that means he was not of the annointed.
my source told me he felt he was annointed but did not partake from the emblems because of his wife who has the earthly hope.
but then he changed his mind and became a gb member.. is this true?
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Xenu
All members of the Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses are of
the annointed class. A view that was changed was that of needing to
be annointed and serving on the corporate board of the WTS. See the life story of Br. Covington -
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Jesus vs. Adam-Your Thoughts Are Needed
by Mister Biggs inthis goes out to anyone (jw's and x-jw's).. i was just wondering last night about how jw's teach that jesus was the last adam; how he balanced the scales because he was perfect; how only the sacrifice of a perfect human body can redeem mankind from its sinful state.
(of course, other religion's may teach these things, too.
however, i've only lived my life as a jw so i can't speak on behalf of other faith's).. anyway, jesus came to earth and passed the tests that satan threw at him.
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Xenu
Scully,
This argument would imply that the tree contained special power that
would give Adam the ability to discern something that he had not before. However, Adam knew the outcome of his actions when God told him that he would die. The tree of knowledge could have been nothing more than a name. That name may have implied that man no longer wanted God to tell him what was good and bad. But man would take it upon himself to have his own knowledge of what was good and bad. Perhaps it also meant that Adam would know bad becuase he was now opening himself up to sin. Adam was without sin. And to disobey God was in fact unnatural. -
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Number of 'Anointed' down to about 4000
by nicolaou inso i was at the 'memorial' last night (that's a whole other story) and i got into a converstaion with an elder afterwards.
i asked him why no figure had been printed in our kingdom ministry for the number of uk partakers last year.
(in 2000, the figure of 300 was given, down from 319 in 1999).
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Xenu
Br. Losch is still married and was married when he was appointed
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attempted suicide
by DIAMOND incan someone please explain to me what is going on with the happiest people on earth.
a good friend of mine tried to kill herself tuesday night.
apparently it was over and elder.
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Xenu
Namewithheld:
Please look at my post where i stated, "If they elder led on another
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Jesus vs. Adam-Your Thoughts Are Needed
by Mister Biggs inthis goes out to anyone (jw's and x-jw's).. i was just wondering last night about how jw's teach that jesus was the last adam; how he balanced the scales because he was perfect; how only the sacrifice of a perfect human body can redeem mankind from its sinful state.
(of course, other religion's may teach these things, too.
however, i've only lived my life as a jw so i can't speak on behalf of other faith's).. anyway, jesus came to earth and passed the tests that satan threw at him.
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Xenu
The test presented to Adam was simple. It did not involve a mystery or a series of promblems. It involved obedience. And unfortunately Adam failed. Jesus on the other hand faced much more than Adam ever did.
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attempted suicide
by DIAMOND incan someone please explain to me what is going on with the happiest people on earth.
a good friend of mine tried to kill herself tuesday night.
apparently it was over and elder.
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Xenu
Jehovahs Witnesses face the same issues, the same problems that everyone else does. By applying Bible principals they, often have a safeguard that many in the world do not. However, the fact remains that they are not immune. What exactly did he say was "the wrong move"? If she is calling and calling, and he is not answering the phone, perhaps there is something emotionally wrong with this person.
If the elder led on another sister, he was wrong. However blame must also be put on the sister for she was married. How exactly did he act like he was interested? -
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My experience at the Memorial...
by Richie inthe memorial was held last night at a community center about 15 km away from the kingdom hall.
as a df'd person, i always feel more uncomfortable if the memorial is held at a location other than the regular kh, as i would otherwise know my way around where to sit in obscurity, as well as arriving just as the meeting is about to start.. well, i decided to come a little bit earlier (although not too early) - then walked inside the community center and suddenly i was standing in front of the wide entrance where practically everyone was gathered in order to get a perfect view of who were entering the hall.
needless to say, i felt like an alien, someone who did not exist at all, yet when i gazed into the eyes of many of the ones i know, i noticed that they were secretly looking at me and then quickly turned their heads away from me.
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Xenu
I am aware of situation similiar to yours. The elders have no grounds
for disfellowshipping if someone denies that they have committed a gross sin. What can be taken away are privileges, as this can bring
reproach upon the congergation. Unless I missed a literature article with the needed Biblical references, you stand corrected. -
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Israel and Palestine
by Xenu inalthough the events in the middle east are related to the end of .
this system.
i do not wish to turn this into an issue regarding this and biblical prophecy.
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Although the events in the middle East are related to the end of
this system. I do not wish to turn this into an issue regarding this and Biblical prophecy. My question is as follows. Besides the initial war last century over this territory, has there ever been this much terrorist activity and tension? I ask this to the older member of this board who may have a better memory than myself. -
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My experience at the Memorial...
by Richie inthe memorial was held last night at a community center about 15 km away from the kingdom hall.
as a df'd person, i always feel more uncomfortable if the memorial is held at a location other than the regular kh, as i would otherwise know my way around where to sit in obscurity, as well as arriving just as the meeting is about to start.. well, i decided to come a little bit earlier (although not too early) - then walked inside the community center and suddenly i was standing in front of the wide entrance where practically everyone was gathered in order to get a perfect view of who were entering the hall.
needless to say, i felt like an alien, someone who did not exist at all, yet when i gazed into the eyes of many of the ones i know, i noticed that they were secretly looking at me and then quickly turned their heads away from me.
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Xenu
Although your daughter may be living with somebody, she probably
has been asked by the older men of the congergation if she has committed fornication. If she has answered no, there is nothing they can do.