a friend of ours called to tell us that there was a 15-minute talk on baptism this week.
does anyone know if this was scheduled or if it was a special needs talk?
the congregation has been pushing this person towards baptism for years.
It's a scheduled talk by an elder on the Service Meeting for this week. The theme is in a question form as to to induce guilt to those not baptized yet. The theme: "Is Something Holding You Back?"
The topic is based on the WT April 1,2002 issue pages 13-15.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
ok, so i am in a new congregation (2 months).
the po was giving the bible highlights for isaiah 34-37. .
somewhere in there he slips in the angel that killed the 187,000 men was none other than jesus.
As suggested by the WTS. No evidence. Just speculation.
***w912/1p.17par.10HonortheSon,Jehovah’sChiefAgent***
10 The archangel Michael fights in behalf of God’s Kingdom, taking the lead in cleansing the heavens of Satan and his demonic hordes. (Revelation 12:7-10) And the prophet Daniel says that ‘he stands in behalf of God’s people.’ (Daniel 12:1) It appears, therefore, that Michael is "the angel of the true God who was going ahead of the camp of Israel" and that he is the one God used to bring his people into the Promised Land. "Watch yourself because of him and obey his voice," God commanded. "Do not behave rebelliously against him, . . . because my name is within him." (Exodus 14:19; 23:20, 21) Without a doubt Jehovah’s archangel must have taken a great interest in God’s typical name people. Most fittingly he came to the aid of another angel that was sent to comfort the prophet Daniel, and who had been waylaid by a powerful demon. (Daniel 10:13) It may therefore be reasonable to conclude that the angel that destroyed Sennacherib’s 185,000 warriors was none other than Michael the archangel.—Isaiah 37:36.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
the insert in this months km is 4 pages of revisions for the rev.
book i am going over them one by one.
most seem pretty insignificant, updated figures and such.
Good call "becca1". Spot on. Food for thought. Thanks!
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
it seems that after rutherford's death that every wts publication was anonymous.
that was done to create a subconscious belief in the reader of divine authorship.
the watchtower is written by the fds and they are god's only channel of communication.
I personally know a brother in the Writing Commitee in New York. He always made it known on which articles that he had a "hand" in composing. Maybe he wanted the extra attention thinking that the R&F will look upon him as having an extra amount of Jehovah's guiding spirit.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
and for all of you that made your way out?.
18 years this past summer.. alligator wisdom (aka brother not exerting vigorously by wts standards).
[sorry if this topic was posted before.
For all of you that are still "in"?
And for all of you that made your way out?
Me? 18 years this past summer.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
[Sorry if this topic was posted before. I just wanted an updated census.]
wow.
its almost like 1987. anybody remember that?
i can't blame you if the memory is repressed.. win twins!
Wow. Its almost like 1987. Anybody remember that?
I'm an avid baseball fan and I remember the Tigers in 1987.
Last year, on a baseball discussion board, I highlighted the fact that the Detroit Tigers will make a formidable run this seaon. And they have thus far.
Lest to say, I'm not a Tigers fan.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
i am new to the site, although i have been a lurker for quite some time.
i was very nervous to create an account.
all of the people i work for and with are jw's and we are all family.
So I was wondering if any of you on here are still "active" witnesses? How do you manage going out in field service? What do you say?
Yes, I'm still active and participating in the public ministry. How do I do it?
Love for Jehovah and what Jesus did for all human creation. Besides, I love the Bible's message and encourage my neighbors to read it. Now, if your next thought is regarding using publications provided by the WTS, then that's up to the situation or topic. Usually I don't highlight that at all. I stick to some upbuilding scriptures and ask them personal questions, such as which account in the Bible is their favorite and why? The point of my ministry is to point to the Bible as a source for much good in our lives.
I get into great conversations without being preachy and have developed many nice relationships with my neighbors. They remember me and approach me when I see them around town.
And welcome to JWD. Keep posting your thoughts and experiences. We all learn from each other here.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
you are committing the same sin that king saul committed or that miriam and aaron committed.
you are acting presumptuously and going against jehovah's arrangement.. .
you can't have it both ways.
A rather amusing experience I had some years ago.
There was a disfellowshipped person diligently trying to make the attempt to get reinstated. So being, the person's meeting attendance was consistent. Yes, the congregation members shunned the person....all except two gentlemen in particular. One was a unbelieving mate of a sister who always was at the Sunday meeting since he was off on the weekends. The other was a long time Bible study who regularly attended the meetings.
Well, these two would always converse with the one disfellowshipped. I remember them making it known that it was ridiculous to do so AND that they weren't JW's themselves, so nobody should try to convince them otherwise. Needless to say, the elders didn't make a big deal about it. I think that is one of the first steps that probably changed my congregation at that time to shift into the liberal mode (very rare in the JW realm).
I was eight or nine years old then. From that experience (and other reasons of course), I never shun a fellow Christian regardless of what the WTS says.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
i went to university without any problems in the cong.
two others in my hall went and no one made a public complaint.
i was interviewed age 15 on the platform by my dad (elder) about whether i would pioneer when i left school or not.
I went to university without any problems in the cong. Two others in my hall went and no one made a public complaint.
I did the same. There were several others others in my congregation, not including my siblings, who went to colleges or universities after high school. There wasn't any "heat" brought on by the elders nor the congregation. Could it be perhaps each congregation has its own makeup in terms of liberality or conservatism? I think so.
Time line then = late 80's / early 90's
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
i'm curious about some of you who post here and say that you attend jw meetings regularly.
what motivates you to post here, and does anyone in your congregation have any clue you're doing that?
Confession Time!
I am still considered "active" when it comes to the WTS interpetation.
Blondie said : Are you active if you go to all the meetings but don't turn in a time slip (but you have talked about God to others)?
Are you active if you don't go to any meetings but talk about God to others but don't turn in a time slip?
Are you active if you go to all the meetings but never talk about God to others?
Were there any "active" Christians in the Bible? Did they turn a time slip in?
Blondie (wondering what scriptures from the NT show that Christians did these things)
I used similar reasoning when talking about this during elders/CO/MS meetings. Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously by WTS standards)
