Also, as Spock said in a relatively recent Star Trek film, "Why does God need a space/star ship?"
Ahem! It was Kirk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYW_lPlekiQ
... not that I would ever miss the more important point.
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17The Governing Body et al Should Have Been Disfellowshipped!
by The Searcher inwhen the wtbts association with the un & the osce was exposed, their own rules should have been rammed down their corrupt and lying throats!.
thank you so much for the watchtower cd rom.
you made a huge rod for your own back.
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Article in Lansing, NY Paper: Local Farmers Concerned About Kingdom Farm Sale
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.lansingstar.com/news-page/11090-local-farmers-concerned-about-kingdom-farm-sale.
but the soil is not that good.
"this town has the best soil of all the towns in the county," said roth.
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Forgive my ignorance. Is that still a functioning farm?
I thought the WT shut down it's farming venture. If so, the WT still has to maintain the land to some extent until it sells. Road fronts, buildings, etc... That's a bit of a bleed for 500 acres.
Oh wiat! I forgot. FREE LABOR.
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CREEPY IS YET TO COME.
I predict soon one of the governing body members will bring his wife on set where she will just cry and cry and her eye makeup will run down her face and people will send lots of money to help develop Watchtower real estate in poor African villages.
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This JW TV thing could be a God-send. (*ahem*)
As many times as Pat Robertson has made an ass of himself on the 700 Club, our precious governing body will likely do the same on the 144,000 Club - digitally recorded for future reference, playback and general amusement.
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Is the AGM today?
by hamsterbait inanybody going or who can give us the noolite hot from the gb a$$?.
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LOL @ hampsterbait.
"Your light is SOOO two hours ago!"
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Is the AGM today?
by hamsterbait inanybody going or who can give us the noolite hot from the gb a$$?.
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Christians: Question about, "Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you..."
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The Searcher and leaving_quietly, thank you for those awesome references. I'll be spending some time reading the Wicked Shepherds article later this evening.
Bobcat - interesting stuff. I never thought about the Diotrephes fiasco. One thing you mentioned...
... the Hebrews passage would seem to be dealing with a more general attitude of not wanting to be under any authority at all (at least in the congregation).
Well, that's a pretty good description of where my mindset is now. I will NEVER allow myself to be lorded over again. So the scripture better mean something else or it will be filed away with "You must accordingly be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" for consideration in another life.
"Be persuaded by those going before you, and yield to their admonition".
That does make a lot of sense. I imagine we here are as qualified to translate the Greek writings as anyone on the NWT committee. Maybe more so!
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Should that day come, I think everyone - including Simon - will celebrate this site’s fade into irrelevancy.
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Christians: Question about, "Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you..."
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Hebrews 13:17 - Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will render an account; that they may do this with joy and not with sighing, for this would be damaging to you.
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Psalms 146:3 - Do not put your trust in nobles,
Nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs.----------------------------------------------------
Are these scriptures unrelated in that one is talking about a spiritual headship and the other is talking about a government authority?
I've always understood the Psalms passage as being connected to spiritual headship because it is tied to salvation. If that's the case, then what son of earthling man am I supposed to be submissive to AS IF HE were keeping watch over my soul?
Is this one of those find-a-happy-medium examples like "obey the superior authorities" and "we must obey God rather than man" conundrum?
If the Psalms passage is not related to the other, then my question still stands: Who is the bible telling modern Christians to be submissive to and what human can possibly stand in a position of being responsible for someone else’s soul unless we're talking solely about adults vs. minor children?
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Come on, it is so simple people - Russell used Imperial measurements, but what did the Egyptians use?
by berrygerry inokay, russell based his measurements of the pyramid chambers using inches to determine 1914.. however, what if we used egyptian measurements?.
duh!.
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Does this mean 1914 is...... wrong?