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  New Bible info, Jah name x6 locations & other reports

  by OwnAccord in

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  here's some info i came accross & that's been circulating via email (i did not write it).

  bethel lecture on the new bible.

  by governing body bro geoffrey jackson.. use the new bible and get to know it read it.

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  Faithful Witness

  They want to distract you with obsolete trivia, so you don't notice what they are NOT discussing... Jesus!
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  New Bible info, Jah name x6 locations & other reports

  by OwnAccord in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's some info i came accross & that's been circulating via email (i did not write it).

  bethel lecture on the new bible.

  by governing body bro geoffrey jackson.. use the new bible and get to know it read it.

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  Faithful Witness

  I noticed this at the end of your notes, although my mother told me there were no changes made to any meaning of scripture. Which is it??

  There will be many scriptures that have a whole new meaning, and we will be discovering these for a long time to come. Scriptures like John 17:3 may open some people's eyes about the action they need to take.

  Old version of NWT at John 17:3 says:

  “. 3 This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.”

  What does the New version say? (download won't work for me yet)

  What action are they referring to, in regard to this particular scripture?
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  I can sign on jw.org but cannot download any WTs...is it just my computer?

  by blondie in

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  Faithful Witness

  I already had the latest mags downloaded, but did go and test The site. I was able to get them on my iPad.
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  Mark Sanderson - Why Is the Newest GB Member Suddenly So Prominent?

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've noticed something that is very odd even by wt/gb standards.

  why is mark sanderson suddenly so prominent in all things wt/jw?.

  others have commented on the obvious narcissism of the gb pushing themselves to the fore recently, in particular after their huge doctrinal change at proclaiming themselves and only themselves as the faithful and discreet slave.. this is clearly true as evidenced at the agm, not only throughout the agm, but also in the video that was featured as part of that meeting.

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  Faithful Witness

  Now that I think of it, I sorta wish I had left my magazine under the chair, so someone there could have seen all my notes in the margins. Oh well, spilled milk...
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  Mark Sanderson - Why Is the Newest GB Member Suddenly So Prominent?

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've noticed something that is very odd even by wt/gb standards.

  why is mark sanderson suddenly so prominent in all things wt/jw?.

  others have commented on the obvious narcissism of the gb pushing themselves to the fore recently, in particular after their huge doctrinal change at proclaiming themselves and only themselves as the faithful and discreet slave.. this is clearly true as evidenced at the agm, not only throughout the agm, but also in the video that was featured as part of that meeting.

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  Faithful Witness

  regarding the full page ad, featuring him in the july 15 watchtower magazine... I also noticed this, along with the fact that they were introducing a possible rapture for the annointed. While we were enduring the meeting at the local KH, I couldnt help myself... I drew hearts all around his picture. Something about him, made me just want to love this guy! underneath the photo, I wrote, "he wants to be raptured!"
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  JW iPad app

  by besty in

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  will speakers at the kingdom hall be permitted to read the nwt from an ipad?

  from a smartphone?

  using the new official app.... .

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  Faithful Witness

  Oubliette: I don't know, but I am not risking it. We assume privacy we do not have, in many every day situations. I do not install apps or software from companies I do not trust.
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  Are JWs more tight with money than normal people?

  by Julia Orwell in

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  actually, in my experience, i have not found them to be tighter or more generous with money.

  i've found them to be about the same with handling money as non-jws, though less likely to invest their money, but unlikely to waste it on cigarettes, pubs/clubs and gambling like many non-jws do.

  i certainly don't find them tighter or stingier than normal people though, and slightly more honest.. what are your experiences with jws and money compared to non-jws and money?.

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  Faithful Witness

  I can only speak from the observation of my own parents, who converted to JW in the last few years. Every year at christmas, my dad used or give us each $100 bills as a gift. My mom was also fairly generous. Since they started going to the KH instead of the family Christmas, there have been little or n. Gifts, even for the grandkids. I'm assuming they are donating it to the WTS.

  I would like to add, we took my mom along on a fancy vacation in May. It cost us over $2,000, but it was our choice and we did tell her we would pay her way and her meals, etc. She offered NOTHING. She didn't even offer to buy a cookie or a gumball for the kids. I thought she might act like a typical grandma, but she did not. It was disappointing, but oh well... She has her priorities. They are obvious.
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  Tea Party with a Cultist

  by jgnat in

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  first 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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  Faithful Witness

  Jgnat: the local JW's supposedly "miss" us, too... But not enough to call or visit us, of course. ;)
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  Who is going to heaven? What does the new app say about this?

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just finished reading the letter at www.annointedjw.org, in which they respond to the new bible and its commentary.

  interesting opening paragraph: .

  "while we can appreciate the decision to revise some of the language to conform to a more modern understanding, we are quite at a loss as to why you would interject so much commentary of your own into such a sacred writing.

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  Faithful Witness

  Yes, you should have seen my mom squirm yesterday, when we i was looking over a worksheet my daughter is doing for her bible study fellowship lesson this week. It was about being persecuted because of Jesus.

  frankly, I am still in recovery from the false teaching of the WTS, and not equipped to examine their latest claims and grasping at truth. I and my family are busy learning about the real Jesus.

  If anyone finds this info in the app or "bible," please do share. I like reading the observations of others.
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  Dubs & Halloween

  by Nathan Natas in

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  Faithful Witness

  We use Halloween as a way to reach out to unchurched children. We hand out cartoon bible tracts and candy. The kids love reading Chick tracts.