- watchtower study articles 15 july 2013. .
as most people will know, the watchtower magazine is the principle publication used by the watch tower society (wts) to teach its own brand of religious doctrine to those known as jehovah's witnesses (jws).
why is the 15 july 2013 watchtower so important?
"Armageddon STILL hasn't come yet"
It has come...invisibly.
Only the spiritually awake people understand that.
"I fully enjoyed your take on the subject. I found it to be clear and understandable, quite unlike the actual "stuff" from the tower."
There's a reason why WT stuff is not clear and understandable. When something isn't true or you don't understand it yourself it must, by design, be confusing.
it's been reported that," horace mann (an independent college preparatory school in new york city) wouldn't consider a case for which the student had no "video or audio" evidence.".
http://www.hmactioncoalition.org/pages/blog/6/72/hmac-.
horace mann action coalition response to bronx district attorney investigation into sexual abuse at the horace mann school.
If the audio/video/e-mails/photos, etc. exonerate an innocent person then most likely it will not be allowed as evidence, especially if the guilty party is someone the Elders like.
In that case, hard evidence has little influence.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/28/when-religious-beliefs-becomes-evil-4-signs/?hpt=hp_c1.
Men, in order to do evil, must first believe that what they are doing is good.
-Alexander Solzhenitsyn
if you are studying with a jehovah's witness there is a .
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Your points are valid.
Unfortunately, JWs have been conditioned to believe that, in order for WT doctrines to be true, they MUST change. This is called "progressive". Churches of Christendom are harshly condemned by WT for not changing most of their doctrines in hundreds of years. This is seen as a flaw in their theology.
This is why JWs get so excited whenever "new light" is presented- it's further 'proof' that the WT is God's Organization. If JW doctrines remained consistent and unchanged it would be viewed with suspicion and an indication God is not actively directing his "sole channel of communication on earth".
Of course, all of this ignores the simple fact that, if something is indeed true, then it does not, and cannot, change. Truth is truth.
Each "new light" change is touted as having solid scriptural basis and directed by Holy Spirit. When that current teaching expires, then the replacement doctrine is justified using the same distorted logic. What's worse, occasionally WT blames god for the error- he taught a lie in order to "test" Jehovah's Witnesses' faith. You see, in WT mentality, the god of truth requires you to believe lies- and if you have the audacity to reject lies, then god has no place for you in his organization. The WT worships such a nice god !
- watchtower study articles 15 july 2013. .
as most people will know, the watchtower magazine is the principle publication used by the watch tower society (wts) to teach its own brand of religious doctrine to those known as jehovah's witnesses (jws).
why is the 15 july 2013 watchtower so important?
Excellent article, JWB.
I think, if nothing else, the most disturbing aspect of the "new light" nonsense is a point you made partway through your article:"Unless you get your religious instruction [exclusively] from the Governing Body you can't be a friend of God."
While this is not a new thought coming from WT, it is being hammered on more frequently. Apparently, the WT god is so impotent he cannot deal with Christians individually; he can only work through eight very imperfect, wishy-washy Christians who have little grasp of what god wants them to do and teach, therefore they must continually revise, modify or throw out god's instructions to them on a regular basis. Either god is very confused or the GB is not under his direction. You be the judge.
it's the same old story with watchtower, even at the local level.. my mother has to drive a slightly uncomfortable distance to her kingdom hall in affluent suburbia.
she doesn't mind because the neighborhoods are nice and she sticks to main streets, but she is coming home by herself late on thursday night.
(she is married to an unbeliever.
Let's not forget Menlo Park, Ca. congregation.
As I understand it, part of that issue was that the WT Society/RBC estimates for an unnecessary remodel the BOE decided against, but was forced on them, came in 2-3 times higher than what it would've cost if the cong. had hired a commercial firm to do the same work. Considering that the cong. is paying only for materials, labor is free, the only explanation would be that some local brothers and the WT were making a profit off the remodel.
As OnTheWayOut correctly stated, the money from any KH or Ass Hall that is sold does not get used to fund the next project locally. 100% of all money goes back to WT headquarters. The local JWs always start from a zero balance point. WT keeps 100% of the money. The arrangement is really a cash cow for WT.
it's the same old story with watchtower, even at the local level.. my mother has to drive a slightly uncomfortable distance to her kingdom hall in affluent suburbia.
she doesn't mind because the neighborhoods are nice and she sticks to main streets, but she is coming home by herself late on thursday night.
(she is married to an unbeliever.
"I don't understand the of the WTS wanting every Cong to build new KHalls and be in debt to them at a time they expect "this system of things" to worsen."
Exactly! If you want to know whether or not the governing body REALLY believes Armageddon is as close as they claim, just look at all the building and expanding the WT Society is doing. Actions speak louder than words.
The WT is obviously in it for the long haul. If they truly believed Armageddon was imminent then they'd realize that any building projects right now are a complete waste of time. The US Branch projects will take several years to complete. Rather than make do with the current situation and concentrate on using resources to reach as many as possible, being that Armageddon is so close, the WT instead does what it has always done: deepen it's foothold in 'Satan's system of things'.
The WT is continuing to build its real estate empire on the backs of the rank and file. What OnTheWayOut is describing is part of that grand plan. No doubt those older properties have a lot of equity built up in them, and the WT likes to sell them off, make a large profit (which goes to Brooklyn), then start the same process over again with new properties. Meanwhile, all the expenses for this wheeling-and-dealing is placed on the average JW- who has no say in any of it.
ages like 20-25 or younger.i mean damn,a 21 year old guy in my congo got baptised a couple weeks back and now his in a relationship with a jw gal and their getting married soon.any thoughts?.
DaCheech:
the age is not the question, but: Why the rush to get married within 1-6 months?
What do you really know about the other in such a short time?
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ADCMS: In WT Land there's a rule for everything, including how long a couple can date (oops, WT-ese, "court", see there's even a rule about terminology).
There are rules about what constitutes dating; then there's rules about dating itself; once engaged, then there are rules determining how long you can be engaged.
Knowing the other person is not a goal of JW dating (courting). Marrying another JW is the only real factor. Compatibility, etc. are not important to a JW- marrying "only in the Lord" is....even if you're miserable for the rest of your life.
And, of course, SEX!
i was hired to interpret for a church event in a neighboring town last night.
i did have a brief moment of thinking demon's would be jumping out to get me as i walked through the front doors of the church, hahahaha, not really, but it did feel awkward at first and i stuck very close to the other interpreter who asked me to help her.
i was definitely out of my comfort zone.. anyway last night i met james walker from the watchmen fellowship.
Witness My Fury said: Your imaginary friend doesnt have a plan for you. There, just thought I'd point out the blindingly obvious
ADCMS: Not once did Gojira say God had a plan for her. The person she was working with made that comment, not Gojira, and Gojira didn't indicate agreement or disagreement with what her friend said.
Your sarcastic jab at Gojira had nothing to do with her experience.
There, just thought I'd point out the blindingly obvious.
can jehovah's witnesses eat blood sausage if its made with only blood fractions
Properly fractionalized, as WT defines it, may be acceptable.
In that case, it would be fraction sausage, not blood sausage.
