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  If a JW becomes inactive is he then labeled as an apostate?

  by Pallbearer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have heard a rumor that if a jw becomes inactive he or she is considered to be an apostate.

  is this true?

  has anyone here on this forum had such an experience?

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  fastJehu

  @pallbearer

  An inactive JW is no longer believing - because for a JW "faith without works is dead.”

  *** w16 October pp. 28-29 par. 8 Exercise Your Faith in Jehovah’s Promises ***

  James goes on to show the clear difference between mere belief and the exercising of one’s faith. The demons believe that God exists, but they have no true faith. Rather, they faithlessly work against the fulfillment of God’s purposes. (Jas. 2:19, 20) By contrast, referring to another ancient man of faith, James asks: “Was not Abraham our father declared righteous by works after he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? You see that his faith was active along with his works and his faith was perfected by his works.” Then to drive home the point that faith must be shown by works, James adds: “Just as the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”—Jas. 2:21-23, 26.

  
  
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  If a JW becomes inactive is he then labeled as an apostate?

  by Pallbearer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have heard a rumor that if a jw becomes inactive he or she is considered to be an apostate.

  is this true?

  has anyone here on this forum had such an experience?

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  fastJehu

  Here it is black on white:

  *** w81 9/15 p. 23 par. 16 Disfellowshiping—How to View It ***

  16 Persons who make themselves “not of our sort” by deliberately rejecting the faith and beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses should appropriately be viewed and treated as are those who have been disfellowshiped for wrongdoing.

  
  
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  2020-10-Elders Meet With Regular Pioneers-Special Pioneers-Field Missionaries!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  elders meet with regular pioneers, special pioneers, and field missionariesplease note: this meeting is to be conducted in december 2020 or january 2021 by two elders selected by the body of elders.. english letter and spanish letter.. .

  reply below if you want me to meet you at your pm box with a link and some of these:.

  https://www.magnificentchocolate.co.uk/range.

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  fastJehu

  Thanks for sending via E-Mail.

  Love to you and your family from Germany.
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  2020-October-German-Elder-Manual! (as of 2020-10-11)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-october-german-shepherd the flock of god manual.. .

  top 10 german foods and recipes!.

  https://www.movingto-germany.com/top-10-german-foods/.

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  fastJehu

  Hi,

  please send me the link. Thanks.
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  2020-New-October-Elders-Manual-Addendum-and-S-147-Announcements! (as of 2020-10-02)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  new--2020-october--shepherd the flock of god--elder manual.

  new--2020-october--addendum to elder manual.

  2020--october-s-147-e--announcements and reminders.

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  fastJehu

  Please send me the link.

  thx.
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  I bought these two books out garage saleing

  by mickbobcat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the truth that leads to eternal life at a church rummage sale.

  1968 printing and a 74 printing of god's eternal purpose now triumphing for mens good.

  i know the truth book has some things in it that are a bit damning.

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  fastJehu

  @mickbobcat

  To my knowledge there were 17 versions of the "blue bomb" in English language. What does it say inside your book, how many pieces were printed?

  The first editions had a circulation of 5,000,000 and 8,000,000 pieces.

  In 1980/1981 there was a revised version, and the 1975 "prediction" was modified. This last version - besides your just bought version - shows very nicely the change of time at the JWs.
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  UC Berkeley Study on Disaffiliation from JW

  by emmayataco in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a uc berkeley student researching the effects of disaffiliation from the jehovah's witnesses.

  i'm not ex-jw but i am ex-mormon and as your cousin i can sympathize with the struggles we face when we question/leave the religion.. i currently have a survey open which closes on sunday the 20th at 11pm.. if you meet the criteria i encourage you to take the 20-30 minute survey.

  -be at least 18 years old-born/raised jw (born in or family converted when you were minor)-"left" at least 6 months ago (left=inactive and questioning/non-believing).

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  fastJehu

  It's legit and I have answered the questions.
  This survey was also posted some time ago on reddit.
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  2020--September German Announcement! (as of 2020-09-12)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-september, german announcement.. .

  reply below if you want the link sent to your pm box.. .

  petra!.

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  fastJehu

  I'm on the E-Mail - list. Thanks for sending all the mails.

  Take a cold german beer - or 2 - or 3
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  New JW article - Help children deal with disturbing news reports

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower has the audacity to think it is some authority on the matter of telling parents how to deal with news reports that may disturb them, when for decades it has been promoting a horrific destruction of 99% of people currently living on earth, including detailed pictures in their own 'news reports'.. why would people print disturbing news reports?

  one reason that they provide specifically relates to themselves as well.

  children may have trouble putting the news in perspective.

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  fastJehu

  'Don't worry, Billy. God will kill them all soon anyway.'

  "Billy, come sit down and read together Revelation 19:17-21":

  (Revelation 19:17-21) I saw also an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice and said to all the birds that fly in midheaven: “Come here, be gathered together to the great evening meal of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of military commanders and the flesh of strong men and the flesh of horses and of those seated on them, and the flesh of all, of freemen as well as of slaves and of small ones and great.” ... 21 But the rest were killed off with the long sword that proceeded out of the mouth of the one seated on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.

  
  
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  Weekly reading

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  took a long look and meditated on the slave business.

  poor time to be a slave.

  could be beat as long as the slave didnt die until a day or two later.

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  fastJehu

  Today Satan is ruling this world and he hates slavery and forbids it.

  In contrast, we have the loving creator Jehovah and his son Jesus, who both allow slavery.

  What is wrong here?