Hi JG,
The 1st of the month mag will be for the poor unsuspecting public with full printing and the 15th will have a small print
and be for the equally unsuspecting followers. The 15th will have all the study articles for the month.
it was announced at the service meeting.
so it's definately a goer.
starting jan 2008. .
Hi JG,
The 1st of the month mag will be for the poor unsuspecting public with full printing and the 15th will have a small print
and be for the equally unsuspecting followers. The 15th will have all the study articles for the month.
it was announced at the service meeting.
so it's definately a goer.
starting jan 2008. .
It was announced at the service meeting. So it's definately a goer. Starting Jan 2008.
what year did the wt start to teach it's "earthly hope" members that jesus was not their mediator?.
what scriptures did they say supported that belief?
do jw's know their religion teaches this?.
Watchtower
1979 April 1 p.31"Is Jesus the "mediator" only for anointed Christians?
… So in this strict Biblical sense Jesus is the "mediator" only for anointed Christians.
…The "great crowd" of "other sheep" that is forming today is not in that new covenant.
However, by their associating with the "little flock" of those yet in that covenant
they come under benefits that flow from that new covenant."
Watchtower
1979 November 15 p.27 Benefiting from "One Mediator Between God and Men""They recognize that they are not spiritual Israelites in the new covenant mediated by
Jesus Christ, nor part of the "chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation."—1 Pet. 2:9.
Rev. 7:9-15
.
24 Yet they do benefit from the operation of the new covenant. They benefit from this just as,
in ancient Israel, the "alien resident" benefited from residing in among the Israelites
who were in the Law covenant.—Ex. 20:10; Lev. 19:10, 33, 34;
25 To keep in relationship with "our Savior, God," the "great crowd"
needs to remain united with the remnant of spiritual Israelites."
Sorry cant fix the formatting.
i started a thread a long hug http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/128891/1.ashx which touches on the below, but feel this subject deserves a thread of its own.. a study, highlighted on bbc breakfast news yesterday, acknowledged the importance of holding hands in a relationship, courting or married.
it was stated that couples who hold hands in the street are more likely to have a solid relationship - and especially those who interlink their fingers when holding hands as this indicates a desire to be as close to each other as possible.
arm linking is ok, too, but couples who just walk about not holding hands - and this includes married couples - indicates the relationship could be in trouble.. do you hold hands with your spouse/partner?
We have been married almost fifty years.
Among other things we kiss, cuddle, hug and hold hands.
We hold hands out walking and at home watching TV.
You know what I think is wonderful, it's still exciting for me when we hold hands.
That great electricity is still there, but of course I AM crazy about the guy and if
he doesn't feel the same about me............. he's a brilliant actor......
yesidid
watch this and weep.. .
edit: for the benefit of americans, the interviewer is not john howard, the austrailan prime minister.
:-) .
The title of this thread says more about it's New Zealand author than 300,000,000 Americans.
i will use my other thread today to talk about gilead.. one must apply for several years to show they are serious, unless you know a gb member or another heavy in the service dept.
a couple first gets a long app in the mail usually after several years of applying at the dc.
it is over 115 questions.
Thanks AllTimeJeff,
I enjoyed reading of your experiences including Gilead.
I do have a question:
Is there much stress placed on Russell? I was a bit surprised they dont have Russell and Rutherford as Elijah and Elisha anti-types.
Any thoughts on that?
Thanks and all the best for your future.
yesidid
oh noez how will we survive?!?!.
more details later, but it's a case of a congo that split not growing and the congo it split from losing 50% of its publishers in two years.. i'm tickled pink!.
Minister Amos,
Please check your PM's
hello all...i've been searching for some sort of comfort in my situation.
i found a story written by "iamfreenow" aka marion.
i found some comfort to know that i am not alone in my challenging of my faith.
Dear ((((Mals)))),
Welcome to the board. I hope we can comfort and help you.
Yours is a gut wrenching story, even just reading about
it. I can’t bear even to imagine what you are going through.
Loss of family and friends is such a tragic emotional blow.
The cruelty of those elders is absolutely scandalous.
To d/f you after your contrite confession is anti Jesus,
anti love and not even humane.
And they call themselves Christian!!!!!!!!
I have often wondered how I would cope in such a
situation and have thought that I would probably
prefer to put up with a year of hell at the meetings
than indefinite separation from my family and friends.
You must remember they really think they are doing
the right thing. They think Jehovah expects that of them.
They are deceived, as we all were.
The very sad thing is, they also are hurting deeply.
I imagine your mother has cried almost as much as you.
Remember they still love you, however they are captives,
and not to the word of God, but to the men in Brooklyn.
Men, they think are directed by God.
The good thing is even if you temporarily went back to
regain your family, you would never be a captive of the
WBTS again. And after a while you just may be able to
help them. You can’t help much, if you can’t talk to them.
In the final analysis you must decide. In your situation
there is no right or wrong approach. You must do what
is best for your conscience, peace of mind and emotional health.
Hugs
yesidid
a friend of mine (still an active jw) is quite sure that r.franz is back into wts.
from his point of view, an evidence is that he never published the 2nd part of isocf, even if it was announced in the first isocf.
i'm quite sure this is a nonsense , but you may help me with some information.
I just saw a flock of elephants flying over the M1.
i know that sometime, somewhere the gb has claimed to be "jehovah's channel of truth" and given divine knowledge/revelation directly from angels.
could someone please provide me with some quotes?.
i'm speaking with a jw right now who says they don't care if the gb has made changes/mistakes in doctrine in the past because it's "old light".
If it doesn't matter what was taught by them fifty years ago, why does the WBTS bring up things the Catholic church did
seven hundred years ago. If the modern Catholic church is to be blamed for something they did seven hundred years ago
the WBTS is responsibile for its wrong doctrines.