Posts by martini time

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I asked our COBOE who counsels elders...

by stillin in

i observed how they were always "helping others" by applying god's word and helping people to make adjustments, but who helps the local elders to see things more clearly?

his answer?

circuit overseers, of course!

martini time

Must be nice to be counseled only two times a year.

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Family worship Ideas

by DS211 in

ok guys im getting sick of sitting around.. i read an article submitted on freeminds called .

how i helped my family leave jehovah's witnesses.

ok so in light of this i need some advice.

Hi, I am disfellowshiped, just out about 7 months ago. If you are doing a family worship from jw pubs, its hard for me to suggest a book/topic because they are very careful. However if you want to do a family study for the purpose of helping her to think I like these following scriptures. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8, also which is the key scripture 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3. The account in 1 Thessalonians is when Paul spoke to that congregation about "the end". He gave signs, and also reiterated that it would come in the their in the night. The witnesses are an eschatological religion, in which they say Armageddon is right around the corner. This is confirmed by their outright saying it as well as their teaching of the overlapping generation spoken of in Matthew. (Jesus never mentioned or even alluded to an overlapping generation). Then highlight the scriptures in 2 Thessalonians. Again this scripture in 2 Thessalonians is key. In Pauls second letter to the Thessalonians he counseled them because they took what Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 5 and began teaching that the "lords day was upon them" he counseled them to not do this, and go be very careful with teaching this because as he said in verse 3 of 2 Thessalonians 2: "let know one seduce you in any matter, because it will not come [speaking of the end] unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction" NWT 1984 edition. This scripture doesn't make sense and can be taken out of context if you don't read 1 Thessalonians 5 then 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8. These verses go together. After you read them it is as clear as day (at least for me) that the witnesses are teaching what is spoken of in 1 Thessalonians. This teaching which serves as a warning is used to manipulate people in the organization that the end is near (2 overlapping Generations is a perfect example). The follow up scripture clearly shows that the teaching of this is actually apostasy and that Jehovah's day will not come until that apostasy gets revealed. Which if you believe in God, trust the bible....their apostasy will be revealed.