Posts by cha ching

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Game: Caption this pic

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

i'll start.. .

cha ching

My sister's quip for the 'Bull' on the Beemer:

"The Governing Body have just arrived... and they have New Light"

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What is "theocratic warfare?" Is this official doctrine of JW's?

by Faithful Witness in

i have never heard of "theocratic warfare," until i started reading blogs from, and interacting with ex-jw's online.

are there any articles that mention this practice?

i never once heard of it while we were studying.. now i'm wondering how many times it's been used on me.

cha ching

Dear Faithful Witnesss..... Here it is... WT style... long, wordy, but very revealling...

I highlighted the main points, so you can get to the heart of it, but even the rest of the article is interesting..

cha ching

w78 8/15 pp. 24-26 Her Faith Was Lifesaving ***

RAHAB

WAS DIFFERENT

But what about the woman of Jericho who spoke to the Israelite spies? Who was she? Did she, too, harden her heart? The woman was Rahab, a harlot whose house was situated atop the wall of Jericho. Based on what she had heard about Jehovah’s dealings, she was prompted to acknowledge the superiority of the true God. Rahab told the spies: "I do know that Jehovah will certainly give you the land. .　.　. Jehovah your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath."—Josh. 2:9-11.

Her faith was not a mere expression of words. Rahab had already acted in harmony with it. How so? First of all, she received the spies into her house, knowing that they were Israelites. In those times, a harlot’s house often served also as an inn, but, even so, Rahab was under no obligation to receive the spies. Since she knew full wellthat the inhabitants of Jericho hated the Israelites, it took faith for Rahab to receive the men into her house.

Later, when the king of Jericho heard that the Israelite spies had gone to Rahab’s house, he sent messengers there, demanding: "Bring out the men that came to you, that have come into your house, for it is to search out all the land that they have come." (Josh. 2:2, 3) This gave Rahab the opportunity to prove her faith. At the time, the spies were on the roof, hidden underneath stalks of flax. (Josh. 2:6) What would Rahab do now? Would she yield to the order of the king? Or, would she side with Jehovah’s people?

To protect the Israelite spies, Rahab used a weapon at her immediate disposal—her tongue. She misdirectedthe king’s messengers, saying: "Yes, the men did come to me, and I did not know from where they were. And it came about at the closing of the gate by dark that the men went out. I just do not know where the men have gone. Chase after them quickly, for you will overtake them." (Josh. 2:4, 5) So, besides misdirecting the messengers, Rahab feigned total ignorance and gave not the slightest hint that her sympathies were with the Israelites. The subterfugeevidently also served to discourage any search of her house. Certainly, it took firm faith in Jehovah’s granting success to Israel for Rahab to take a stand against the king of Jericho. Such action, if discovered, could doubtless have cost Rahab her life.

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"The Watchtower's Achilles' Heel"

by Doug Mason in

if reasoning with a jehovahs witness on the watchtower societys interpretations of the kingdom of god, parousia, the cross, blood, and so on is unlikely to break the wtss mental stranglehold, what then is its achilles heel?.

http://www.jwstudies.com/the_watchtower_s_achilles__heel.pdf.

doug.

cha ching

Who else could re-appoint, overlook, and support a pedophile such as Campos, in San Diego CA?

"Only the truly annointed!" .. the GB appointed by Christ?

"By their fruits you will recognize them"

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"The Watchtower's Achilles' Heel"

by Doug Mason in

if reasoning with a jehovahs witness on the watchtower societys interpretations of the kingdom of god, parousia, the cross, blood, and so on is unlikely to break the wtss mental stranglehold, what then is its achilles heel?.

http://www.jwstudies.com/the_watchtower_s_achilles__heel.pdf.

doug.

cha ching

I think Doug has got us started on the right track with the GB... & it's Achille's heel...

Perhaps we should just quote David Splane when ever we hear something weird... 'Only the truly annointed can translate the Bible accurately'

Each creative day.... 7,000 years long... ?

1975, 6,000 years since Adam's creation...?

It's the Creator's promise that we'll see the end before the end of this century (2,000) ?

Overlapping generations?

"Only the truly annointed could have come up with those"

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Watchtower admonitions against unofficial pro-JW websites

by Londo111 in

a friend of mine asked, "do you recall a watchtower or km that said the jw's are not suppose to read, or post information in defense of the watchtower on their own personal website or anyone elses website?".

of course, there is the july 15, 2011 watchtower: what is involved in avoiding false teachers?

we do not receive them into our homes or greet them.

cha ching

Good catch, Cold As Steel:

Any intelligent person could most likely spot an anti-JW site inside of 5 or 10 minutes and could simply bail out if they wished. But whose welfare is the Governing Body most concerned about? And do they make it a disciplinary issue when one reads the religious tracts of other religions? Isn't the greatest of all God's principles that of free agency? Of choosing good over evil?

Exactly!!! Why would God let Adam & Eve see, or give them, the "tree" if he didn't want to give them a choice!?!

At least the "Jerusalem above is free"......

... and "she" is our mother haha!

cha ching cha ching... no more of MY bling, "mother"..... I have a choice!

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News Channel 10 Finds Friendly Elder Pedophile In Mexico, Elders Knew he loved kids.

by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker in

http://www.10news.com/news/investigations/team-10-obtains-video-of-admitted-child-molester-in-jehovahs-witnesses07222013.

if a pedophile has cried before the body of elders, is it possible he can be trusted to watch over the sheep and be a valuable tool against satan's hateful apostates?

nobody is stepping up to the plate to fill the positions of ministerial servant and elder, using pedophiles might take the load off the four elder congregations and give personal needed shepherding calls to single mothers.