The "society" was used heavily now it's called "the branch".
"District conventions" are now "regional conventions".
The "faithful and discreet slave" is now called "anti-christ".
in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.
special, private language).
jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.
The "society" was used heavily now it's called "the branch".
"District conventions" are now "regional conventions".
The "faithful and discreet slave" is now called "anti-christ".
while there are not too many currently defending the watchtower in this discussion forum, it happens from time to time.
and quite often, there may be new people and lurkers reading these discussions.
i just wanted you to ponder these questions.
j-dubbed: You are dealing with the best of the best cults. I've known people that lived and died swearing this is the truth. It is you and your family
vs a whole organization who regularly meets together. Maybe reading "combatting cult mind control" would help. If you want to go the bible
don't argue the trinity argue Jesus being the mediator to God and man and luke 21:8 false prophets/teachers. You have to not seem like you are just
trying to win the argument. Appeal to the heart etc. etc..
hehehe, brooklyn bethel had tunnels that went under the street to other buildings and now this warwick will have tunnels.. maybe it's because:" everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
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maybe they will be in their tunnels when they are saying : "say to the mountains, 'fall on us,' and to the hills, 'cover us.
hehehe, Brooklyn bethel had tunnels that went under the street to other buildings and now this warwick will have tunnels.
Maybe it's because:" everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. "
Maybe they will be in their tunnels when they are saying : "SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.' And that will be their grave.
) why do animals suffer and die?.
) if this is all about god's soverenty, why cause the flood?
how does it prove "man cannot direct their own step" if god immediately turns around and wipes men out for " eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage ?".
The bible questions will get nowhere, maybe 4,5,6 would work.
so what is a class 5 project?.
it is one done to the highest standards.
paint & drywall, fit and finish, of everything to perfection.
Hmm, very interesting. So when they are building other branches and kingdom halls voluntary labor is the modest thing to do and anything can
be done with holy spirit but hey we want this done right because we will be living there. In jw's should pay close attention to how this mimics
governments. You will notice that somehow by magic everything is just better closer to the capitals and then not as nice the farther away you get.
Warwick is the main capital building of jw land and the branches are like the individual states.
you are probably wondering if i've lost my mind with a question like this~!.
there is a method to my madness, however.. ________________________.
here is where this query originated; follow closely and comment.
If the idea of Jesus as messiah was so appealing to the majority jews as you say why did and do most of them reject him?
you are probably wondering if i've lost my mind with a question like this~!.
there is a method to my madness, however.. ________________________.
here is where this query originated; follow closely and comment.
If Jesus was in heaven and knew things would be completed (on earth) why worry?
Possibly he knew that certain things had to happen but didn't know exactly how they were to happen or the intensity of those things.
people stay jehovah's witnesses for several reasons.
the foremost is because they are taught that they could cheat death and not have to die or even better yet not have to get old.
the second is they can see their dead relatives again , who have a direct pass to paradise, and that we must obey to get there to see them in the resurrection.
What you don't see is Logan trying to escape while some psycopaths try to kill him. Satanic reversal anyone?
to define something is to explain it by breaking down its meaning into simpler, separate terms.. for example: to leave is to depart from a location by going elsewhere.. to return is to come back to a location after having departed.. simple enough?
what if somebody was visiting you in your home and they told you they were leaving and going away to their.
fabulous castle in europe, but they were going to return and take you with them next time?.
Thankyou Terry. That is like chiseling something down with a jackhammer. Hard but entirely possible.
it seems like the list of people who are accusing him of rape and sexual assault is growing every day.
i'm skeptical of single accusations but the number of people and the similar stories seem overwhelming now.. it's not a conviction but to the court of public opinion ... guilty?.
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Bill Cosby - too much blood for no pirannas?