Caroline, the jw position is: one faith, one baptism, one lord as decreed by eight men in brooklyn.
In other words, there is no way to salvation outside of jw's. Don't matter what creed or faith you
have. In their view the jews were a bunch of mongrels. as are all who don't accept jw doctrine,
as I'm learning at an ever increasing pace.
jtg
hi, continuing my discussions with my jw friend he mentioned that genesis 2:1 'host' of heaven was actually a reference to an army of stars.
he mentioned that the same phraseology is used in psalms and he quoted a psalm (i think!
) which had actual names of stars in it.
Thank you Blondie again.
I was trying to figure out the question to para 8 & 9 in the current wt study you commented on.
So I jwn googled neh 9 6 and came across this thread.
So after reading the paragraph I see that evidently the levites also understood there
were two heavenly armies. Sigh,,,,,,, sometimes I'm not sure why I'm bothering
but I am trying to prove or disprove for myself what truth is.
jtg
on another thread, i read that a few adherents may be traveling (cough-cough) to other cities and wouldn't be able to make field service on christmas day.. what is the likelihood that going out on christmas will be encouraged at the weekend services at the khs?
...or do most halls stay neutral on this?
given what i've read on this forum, i have the impression that disrespecting a day of other's celebration wouldn't be discouraged which annoys the heck out of me..
Where I reside everyone is having "family days"
or getting ready for the boxing day test !!!!!
first day of the new month, tishri, they gathered together.
that the spiritual nation of israelites/anointed jws.
heads gathered together (in the jw congregation.
Great critical review Blondie,
I did hear a talk at a circuit assly where the speaker stated that
there was nothing wrong with writing out your prayer so you don't wander "off topic".
I got stuck on trying to comprehend the "most successful" description in
paragraph 4. What made it the most successful festival since Joshua? (attendance figure?)
I would have thought the inauguration of temples 1kings 8 and 9 (Solomon)
or the re-building of jerusalem might have been more "successful" than whacking up a wall!
We may not hear the comments but I'm sure they will be on the minds of attendees!
Thanks again jtg
when you think of it the governing body matches up far more closely to the faithful slave that turned evil when the master didn't come when they said he would..
Well frankiespeakin, I reckon the gb new someone would say that!
That's why they put that neat box in the wt article that stated it was
a hypothetical situation !!!! ( your thoughts are shared by many )
jtg
has anyone got a download link for the watchtower cdrom for this year?
i check google every now and then but can't find one.
perhaps the borganisation can't afford to produce a cdrom with all these child abuse cases they are paying out for?
not available yet
neither is the 2013 yearbook
i alluded to this possibility in another thread:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/current/268179/1/china-australians-get-rich-selling-into-the-chinese-market#.uqjnevqw18e.
now the axe has fallen!
Sad but no secret in the motor sport community.
V8 Super cars saw this coming and introduced "other makes"
to support the business. We now have mercedes, nissan, volvo
with bmw and chrysler sniffing around as well as the Penske
organisation looking to secure racing entitlements contracts.
Welcome to Nascar Australia
i leave you with the notes i wrote in the margins of my mag during today's wt study.
this was the only way i was able to survive this horrible article.
have fun reading and hopefully this will help lurkers.. .
I went chasing the "trillions of cd" claim in para 13 and found that Leonard Adleman a molecular biologist and computer scientist
made the calculation back in 1994-8. However, in 2012 I think if i remember correctly, Two Harvard University scientists
did the experiment and actually stored 700 Terabytes of info in a gram of DNA. That worked out to 1,024,000 CD'S.
Who Said modern technology isn't useful for da meetings? I learnt some interesting scientifically proven information there
on my trusty ipad. Then I enjoyed reading on about DNA Computing.
jtg
i would like to show my friend that the watchtower change their mind all the time about higher education over the years.
they usually discourage higher education as we all know that.
i would like to show him the wt quotes.
And another quote from paragraph 13.."By contrast Jehovah's servants choose education that helps them to
develop the necessary skills so that they can maintain a simple life of service to God"
jtg
i would like to show my friend that the watchtower change their mind all the time about higher education over the years.
they usually discourage higher education as we all know that.
i would like to show him the wt quotes.
on page 15 and paragraph 13 of the same issue the wt also states " Rather than acquiring secular degrees and titles after their names, true christians focus on
obtaining 'letters of recommendation' by engaging as fully as possible in the field ministry.-Read 2 corinthians 3:1-3"
