the just of the account, two people enter a city and can not .
find lodging.
an old man invite them to stay with him (levite).. this is so weird, all the men of the city come to have sex with.
"Well I can see from you folks comments, there is no reason
why this story was included in the Bible."
No, bella15 already told you, it's in the bible because the author of judges wanted to build support for a king by telling stories of what happened when there wasn't a king.
i m a little curious because i have hard to see that every single person has the interest to stand up and sing in the beginning and in the end of every meeting...... what will happen if you are interested in the so called truth, not to stand up and sing a song against your will?!
then, is it okay to sit down like normal when everybody else copy each other (stand up an sing a certain text/song) as parrots?.
I gave up singing a few months before giving up meetings. Noone mentioned it, but then I always stood up.
i'm cutting and pasting from one of my own posts from some timem ago.
if you're having to go to this thing tonight, pay attention to how the speaker explains the timing of events at the passover meal, and then compare that to what the bible actually says.... an oldie, but one of my better goodies, i think.... .
yes, it's time for that annual ritual...no, no...not the ritual of nibbling on crackers and sipping cheap wine, but the ritual of comparing wt teachings of how jesus instituted the memorial versus what the bible actually says.. current wt theology.... as cut and pasted from their own website:.
Hi outlaw,
I'm in England which is 9 hours ahead of you. :)
many on this board are still in and have all the literature.
do you read all your books regularly?
do you have old magazines that you have underlined and still keep?
The only thing I have left is a now out of date NWT.
The worst part was the invitation to study at the end. The speaker says that if we want to benefit from the ransom we have to find out God's rules, and we can do that by studying the bible with a JW, but he then said 'Jehovah doesn't ask for very much, there's a scripture that says' what does Jehovah ask back from you except that' and then there's a very small list, it's really not asking much'
So I found that scripture:
“Now, O Israel, what is Jehovah your God asking of you?+ Only this: to fear Jehovah your God,+ to walk in all his ways,+ to love him, to serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul,*+ 13 and to keep the commandments and statutes of Jehovah that I am commanding you today for your own good."
Really!? That's not a lot to ask! I can't do all that, surely that's the point of Jesus!?
I went, and so much for love bombing, not one person spoke to me, not one!
The speaker at my memorial asked the kids which animal they'd like to pet. He told us to imagine petting a lion cub and getting a real bear hug which got a laugh from the audience. I'm quite amused that this was in the outline. I'm in London, UK.
The chairman also offered his prayer through 'our mediator, Jesus Christ, amen'
since a week ago, gorby was a little nervous.
last years memorial was the last meeting he visited at the local hall.
since then, they all were faders.
Will you have to go again next year?
Not one person spoke to me, seriously, not one. I was thinking of doing some exJW activism but sitting around being ignored I got fed up and just left. Complete waste of time.
i'm cutting and pasting from one of my own posts from some timem ago.
if you're having to go to this thing tonight, pay attention to how the speaker explains the timing of events at the passover meal, and then compare that to what the bible actually says.... an oldie, but one of my better goodies, i think.... .
yes, it's time for that annual ritual...no, no...not the ritual of nibbling on crackers and sipping cheap wine, but the ritual of comparing wt teachings of how jesus instituted the memorial versus what the bible actually says.. current wt theology.... as cut and pasted from their own website:.
I was there this evening and the speaker never mentioned Judas or the date, so it might not be in this year's outline. The chairman however offered the prayer through our mediator Jesus, but that's probably another topic.
Thanks for sharing though, still valuable. :)
my first year after more than 20 years.... it seems strange.
happy fellings but at the same times feeling some loniness.. is your first one as well?.
veterans: how do you feel after some many years?.
I'm at the memorial right this second! Seemed fitting to visit JWN right now. :) First meeting in 10 months and I feel incredibly grateful to be out.
from this week's book study, the "draw close to jehovah" book, chapter 5:.
biologists have identified well over a million species of living things on earth; yet, opinions vary as to whether there may be as many as 10 million, 30 million, or more.. .
wow!
Who are these 'some investigators' and what are there credentials? And what is a 'kind'? Are there dog kinds and wolf kinds or do they fall under the same kind? I'm very confused.
