watchtower has said that jesus is not the mediator of anyone but for the anointed.
then they tell you that they are jehovah's organization and that the flock should obey them.. basically, the watchtower corp. and it's governing body is taking the place of jesus as the mediator for people.
christianity, even by it's name, focuses on making jesus known.
This is one of the many light bulb that went off AFTER I found my way out of the org. While still in, I never knew there was a teaching that Jesus only died for the annointed, and I considered myself a reasonably good student of all things Watchtower. Guess I wasn't as tuned in as I thought. Then I was gobsmacked when statements like this were brought to my attention:
"... come to Jehovah’s organization for salvation" - w81, 11/15, p.21 par.18
Great topic, OTWO
the collapse of large parts of the ice sheet in west antarctica appears to have begun and is almost certainly unstoppable, with global warming accelerating the pace of the disintegration, two groups of scientists reported monday.. the finding, which had been feared by some scientists for decades, means that a rise in global sea level of at least 10 feet may now be inevitable.
the rise may continue to be relatively slow for at least the next century or so, the scientists said, but sometime after that it will probably speed up so sharply as to become a crisis.. this is really happening, said thomas p. wagner, who runs nasas programs on polar ice and helped oversee some of the research.
theres nothing to stop it now.
Those people from NASA don't know what they're talking about. Rush Limbaugh said so.
miss k and her friend miss w arrived promptly today.
our scheduled topic of discussion: jesus' claim to be "the way, the truth and the life..." john 14:6 since she was basing this topic choice on the fact that i had quoted that verse, i'm not sure why... she spent what seemed like a very long time, hopping through scriptures that all said that jesus was the truth, the way, or the life.
ok, so we agreed... i kept waiting for her to get to a point, or sway from this principle.. of course, she summed up with scriptures that show how jesus submits to the father, and what does that mean we should do?
This is an extraordinary example of a JW's trained synaptic response.
Matthew 6:1-5 was read to set the tone of the subject matter; Making a display of one's gifts to God.
Questions were asked:
"Why do you write down and keep track of all your work, then turn it in to be recognized by men? "
"Why do you report your hours, if not for recognition?"
Statement made:
"GOD is keeping track... let's look here, it says..."
There can be no doubt the flavor of the conversation has been established and yet when this simple question is asked, "What happens if you don't turn in a time card at the end of the month?", the notion implied is so incomprehensible that the sister couldn't wrap her mind around it.
"They would just call me and get my hours from me. Nothing would HAPPEN!"
i have fed a number of birds regularly thru winter, and among the species were some doves.
this spring, two of them took a liking for each other and teamed up.
for a couple of weeks, extensive construction work was jointly done and resulted in a nice little nest, undoubtedly a cosy home for the small family which expected to multiply.
And so goes the circle of life.
Just like God designed it.
she and my dad brought us to the u.s. from ireland in hopes of giving the 4 of us kids a better life with more opportunities.. mom went to school in her village where her mother (my grandmother) was the teacher and the bible was part of the curriculum.
they even used the name jehovah.
her father was a plymouth brethern (think amish or quaker) who was shunned for the rest of his life for marrying my grandmother who wasn't "in the lord"...she belonged to church of ireland.. when the witnesses came to the door after we arrived in the u.s, mom was a shoe-in candidate for their recruitment.
That's a great tribute to mom and dad. Sorry you're feeling down.
"Keep your pecker up!"
Friendships require something in common. There's nothing back there for me to pursue.
had a long conversation with one of our local mount shasta denizens about sasquatch.
he says he has heard sasquatch, but hasn't seen one.
says there is a law in oregon against shooting sasquatch, $500 fine and a year in jail.
This little guy, who looks incredibly like Humpty-Dumpty, seems to be carrying on an intelligent conversation and making an interesting point or two, then suddenly we're in outer space.
Your friend would make a wonderful Jehovah's Witness. You should offer him a bible study.
rutherford began the millions campaign in 1918. new light suggests that he was obviously talking about babies who were born that year and now, in 2014 they would only be 96 years old.. .
i was looking through a census bureau report on people aged 90+ in the united states 2006-2008, with projections to the year 2050. according to the chart provided there are about 2 million people just in the united states that are over 90 years old.
we could conservatively cut that number in half to reach the 96 year-olds and then add in the rest of the world's figures.. .
Rutherford began the Millions campaign in 1918. New light suggests that he was obviously talking about babies who were born that year and now, in 2014 they would only be 96 years old.
I was looking through a Census Bureau report on people aged 90+ in the United States 2006-2008, with projections to the year 2050. According to the chart provided there are about 2 million people just in the United States that are over 90 years old. We could conservatively cut that number in half to reach the 96 year-olds and then add in the rest of the world's figures.
By God, Rutherford really DID know what he was talking about. Since this old system couldn't possibly last another year, millions then living in 1918 will never die - just like old Joe prophesied!
this new donation arrangement under the pretense that so many new halls are needed to accommodate the worldwide increase has me wondering.
the numbers in the current annual reports don't show anywhere near the increase as there was leading up to the 1975 debacle.
so how did the gb of the time handle a genuine need for more kingdom halls?.
Still Totally ADD: It was not in the cards to build new Kingdom Halls. After all the big A was coming, why do we need to build anything?
That makes sense. And all the tales of makeshift, leased housing for congregants fits the puzzle.
Thanks for all the responses.
Vidiot: They don't need "so many new halls", and in fact, the letter doesn't actually say that; it simply says the WTS needs money for thousands of "Kingdom Hall projects".
Slick.
this is how a do explained the family business policy re relatives of df/da members.. he said that the expression, "necessary family business," is really not a scriptural term.
it is nowhere found in the bible.
but, out of the kindness of the gb's hearts, they have gone beyond what is written and allowed association among families for necessary business.
How is it decided when Jehovah is ok with acting out of the "kindness of their heart" versus sticking to the scriptures?
Wasn't Uzzah struck down for trying to steady the Ark out of the kindness of his heart versus sticking to his instructions?
