Thank you for this reminder, jgnat. My intellectual mind understands the concept. It will be interesting to see who shows up at our tea party tomorrow.
Do we expect or coach our children to model these same behaviors?
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Tea Party with a Cultist
by jgnat infirst off, americans, i'm not talking the boston tea party, here.. .
think more along the lines of the mad hatter's tea party.. .
i was imagining the different approach we take talking our loved-ones, depending on whether they are in their cult mode or natural mode.
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A House Divided Against Itself Falls-Luke 11:17
by Stand for Pure Worship inthat text reminds me of one of a handful of problems peculiar to the ex-jw community.
second only to the wild beast's internal divisions, is the divided makeup of the ex-jw populace.
you know the one thing that indicates jehovah's blessing upon the worldwide association of kingdom proclaimers, is not only the continued success of the preaching work, but along with it the unity and love amongst the brothers and sisters.
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Very good quote for starting a thread. Thank you for raising this question.
What color is your bible?
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WTS vs Faders????
by El_Guapo inso an elder just dropped by my job, completely out of the blue.
recepitionist called me over and there he was.
he told about annual meerting and grey bible....etc.
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Someone will probably post it here anyway. There are no secrets in that organization anymore.
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WTS vs Faders????
by El_Guapo inso an elder just dropped by my job, completely out of the blue.
recepitionist called me over and there he was.
he told about annual meerting and grey bible....etc.
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Oh good grief. Now what? How soon? Did he seem like he knew what these instructions were?
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One year since my Judicial Committee with JW elders - Transcribed finally!
by RayPublisher inwell it took a loooong time to do, but i have typed up all 29,000+ words and made a transcript.
it has been a year and a month actually since i went in and let me them df me, and it feels great to be out of watchtower!!!!.
a picture of the first page is here:.
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Happy Anniversary!
What is the best thing that happened to you this year?
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AGM - did anyone miss this?
by Anony Mous inaccording to the live blog: god's will to be completed by the end of the millennium.
very casually said by louche (;-)).
i think this is one of those things that is supposed to rile up the r&f.
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Considering a speaker who repeated the phrase "one hundred thousand million angels!" about 7 times in a recent public talk at the Kingdom Hall we visited... I don't put much stock in the numbers the dubs use. I don't think they are very good at math.
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"Faithful and Discreet Servant" Changes in RNWT (Matt 24)
by adamah ini see the wts has now removed the reference to jesus' rendering punishment of death by sword, when the master returns and finds the evil servant abusing the other slaves; they've sanitized the reading of matt 24:51 as this:.
51 "and he will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his place with the hypocrites.
there is where his weeping and the gnashing of his teeth will be.".
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Don't the brackets indicate words that have been added or changed? Removal of the brackets, does not allow the reader to know which words were added vs. Words that were supposedly already there.
When you look at the Greek text, and realize that they changed the words, then removed the brackets that show you where they made a change, it is interesting to note. They love to bicker over articles and personal pronouns, to try to prove their point. This is just one of many inaccuracies. It's a straw.
Do they use this verse to dispute the existence of eternal punishment?
Changing the wording from "the gnashing of teeth," to "his gnashing of teeth," does change the meaning.
Let the reader use discernment. Removal of the brackets is a change. A big enough change? Let the reader use discernment.
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The spotlight is getting brighter and BRIGHTER!!! People wake up!
by Faithful Witness inall of this new light that is being revealed to the jw's, is turning into a brilliant spotlight... pointing directly at the wts, the members of the self-appointed kings of the governing body, and causing many to examine the truth in a new light.
thank you, governing body, for revealing yourselves in such a bright and outstanding light!!
you are amazing!
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And a big distraction technique, to keep you from noticing what they aren't saying.
Smoke and mirrors. Very effective technique, building excitement by choreographing the meetings into crowded rooms.
Personally, I have found the light getting brighter and brighter, as the truth is exposed.
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The spotlight is getting brighter and BRIGHTER!!! People wake up!
by Faithful Witness inall of this new light that is being revealed to the jw's, is turning into a brilliant spotlight... pointing directly at the wts, the members of the self-appointed kings of the governing body, and causing many to examine the truth in a new light.
thank you, governing body, for revealing yourselves in such a bright and outstanding light!!
you are amazing!
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All of this new light that is being revealed to the JW's, is turning into a brilliant spotlight... Pointing directly at the WTS, the members of the self-appointed kings of the governing body, and causing many to examine the truth in a new light.
Thank you, governing body, for revealing yourselves in such a bright and outstanding light!! You are amazing! It is refreshing to see you so clearly. Your brilliance is almost unbearable.
We are thankful for the new app. Thank you, Jehovah's software developers!!
Thank you, Jehovah's writing department!! We anxiously await the spiritual food you provide at the perfect time.
We are soooo lucky to be a part of history. I can hardly contain my excitement!! Shout it from the rooftops!!
Shine the light! The truth about the truth, is being put into the spotlight again! Praise Jah!
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"Faithful and Discreet Servant" Changes in RNWT (Matt 24)
by adamah ini see the wts has now removed the reference to jesus' rendering punishment of death by sword, when the master returns and finds the evil servant abusing the other slaves; they've sanitized the reading of matt 24:51 as this:.
51 "and he will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his place with the hypocrites.
there is where his weeping and the gnashing of his teeth will be.".
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I am looking at the Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, 1969 (purple) edition.
The Greek words read:
and he will cut asunder him and the part of him with the hypocrites he will place; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
the translation next to it reads:
and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocites. There is where [his] weeping and the gnashing of [his] teeth will be.