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  Acts 8:14 - Apostles are governing body - was this ever taught before?

  by berrygerry in

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  2. bible

  today's wt study (nov 15, 2014 page 4, par 4.. the governing body in jerusalem sent the apostles peter and john to these samaritan converts, and they laid their hands on them, and they began to receive holy spirit.

  (acts 8:5, 6, 14-17) .

  there are multiple references to acts 15 whereby "the apostles and older men" were the governing body.. i have never noticed this applied to "the apostles" only in acts 8:14 before.. is this another new item to reinforce the concept of the governing body?.

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  brandnew

  I was wonderin the same thing......first time seeing the gb, puttin it in print.  Them dudes are gettin mighty bold in their old age. 
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  New Kindumb Halls in a neighborhood near you

  by suavojr in

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  2. friends

  new kindumb halls in a neighborhood near you.

  notes and highlights from todays meeting.

  opening statement about this meeting being a historic event, over 100k elders under the us branch together live from nyc..

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  80,million saved in a year??? So i guess we arent goin in the basement for 2015... HA HA HA ! ! ! ! 

  
  
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  New Kindumb Halls in a neighborhood near you

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  new kindumb halls in a neighborhood near you.

  notes and highlights from todays meeting.

  opening statement about this meeting being a historic event, over 100k elders under the us branch together live from nyc..

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  brandnew

  Yeah, brand new flatscreens, and computer monitors, to take into the basement ! ! !  ! Ha ha ha......wow.
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  GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."

  by Separation of Powers in

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  2. beliefs

  my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

  i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

  we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.

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  Yeah, settin aside your donations for their bail.
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  The Fear mongering of this weeks WT study!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you all read this weeks study article?.

  oh my word it is full of fear inducing tactics....doom and gloom outlooks.... anxiety inducing methods to develop absolute control over witnesses and cripple them in any attempt to think for themselves!.

  (notice i am saying "themselves" rather than "ourselves"?!

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  brandnew

  WACO TEXAS COMES TO MIND......just sayin.
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  So my dad comes from vacation and ???!!!

  by Kool Jo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello folks.....so in an earlier thread i started, you'd realize that my father and i are quite close, we talk about almost everything/anything.. he traveled outside the country (he's semi-retired), enjoying the fruitage of his hard labor during his younger years.

  so he recently returned home after he and mum went away to catchup with some old friends in another country.. upon his returning home, and subsequently to the meetings, he was told that a decision was made to strip him of his "field overseer" role, but will still continue to be an elder.. the reason...he goes away for too long too often...you can't be away from your congregation for three months out of the year!!!???

  has anyone else had this experience before?

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  brandnew

  Good for him, weeks after my dad giving half of his 22 acre ranch to the wbts.....they took his eldership from him.

  His alzheimers keeps him from remembering alot.....but they sure did wait for him to sign papers first.

  Good luck to your pops.......TRAVEL ON ! ! ! ! 
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  The Fear mongering of this weeks WT study!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you all read this weeks study article?.

  oh my word it is full of fear inducing tactics....doom and gloom outlooks.... anxiety inducing methods to develop absolute control over witnesses and cripple them in any attempt to think for themselves!.

  (notice i am saying "themselves" rather than "ourselves"?!

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  Kool aid anyone?
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  On announcing the presence of a sexual predator

  by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

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  2. scandals

  there's a lot of talk on here about changes the society must make, one of them being the announcing of sexual predators in the congregation.

  i agree.

  but do any other organizations do the same?

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  Registering as a sex offender makes it public access.

  So why not make a PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, and save some kids from some dumb lames.
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  On announcing the presence of a sexual predator

  by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  there's a lot of talk on here about changes the society must make, one of them being the announcing of sexual predators in the congregation.

  i agree.

  but do any other organizations do the same?

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  How bout be like normal people, and call the cops?

  Why all the hush hush? Something to hide? Its crazy when you hafta consider yourself as not normal when your a jdub.....
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  Hello

  by Garrett in

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  2. friends

  hello forum,.

  i'm new here and not sure where to post.

  so, i'm 21 years old and currently a baptized witness, however, i'm slowly making my mind up to leave and here's why.. first, there are certain things that make no sense to me in the organization.

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  brandnew

  Hey bro , im new here too. Just got df'd last weekend, and it was like the proverbial; ton of bricks ... I can totally think for myself....its great..   Much luck to you.