"voice of God", I shall remeber to ask that about what is written in the Watchtower
"The jw´s are not allowed to examine their own(religion)" Except that they encourage that we "shall learn everything we can about Jthe history of Jehovah´s organization" (scan in the first page in this thread). I guess that artikel was one of their biggest mistakes the last 10 years, because now they can not escape from it. It´s new light!
Thank you RayPublisher
This quote is superb! I should print it and have it under my pillow :
Open minded quotes
"Besides my beliefs, ideas and opinions, I´m very open minded!"
"Any belief, any conviction, any opinion will close an opened mind.
If you believe that is not true, your belief has done its job well."
"An opened mind is truly enigmatic. It is not attached to opinions,
thought or beliefs. It´s free and unchangeable. It IS, just like Truth."
"If you think you have an opened mind, you have already closed it.
If you think you are humble, you have signs of pride."
"The one with a strong belief will always find a way to convincing himself in the end that he is right."
"The most effective way to close an opened mind is to fill it with any kind of ideas, convictions and thoughts."
"An opened mind is totally ignorant but liberated from convictions and pride"
"An opened mind feeds on humility, a closed mind feeds on convictions"
This I like. Very revealing:
i usually dismiss the "drinking the kool aid" scenarios that are posted from time to time, but the latest wt has another bit of fearmongering.
the quote from page 20, para 17. elders who are reading this article can draw some useful conclusions from the account we have just considered: (1) the most practical step that we can take to prepare for the coming attack of the assyrian is that of strengthening our faith in god and helping our brothers to do the same.
(2) when the assyrian attacks, the elders must be absolutely convinced that jehovah will deliver us.
So instead of a humble approach that they hoping for Jehovah´s help "...the elders must be absolutely convinced that Jehovah will deliver us"
A humble attitude?
Thanks FadeTo Black!
I found this:
Proclaimers of God's Kingdom 1993 Pg. 633: "Following 1925, meeting attendance dropped dramatically in some congregations... Again, in 1975, there was disappointment when expectations regarding the start of the Millennium failed to materialize. Again, some withdrew from the organization."
In the Watchtower (2011-07-15) it says "This organization has NEVER disappointed us and ALWAYS gives us an abundance of pure water of truth from God´s Word". Is this new light correct?
Luckily the Watchtower has now (2012 Aug 15) changed its mind and want us to learn "all we can about the history of Jehovah´s organization"
Hehe, lol! True......
