Topics Started by Zoos
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16New Light - Good for goose... gander SOL
by Zoos inwhen jws accept new light they must, by default, accept that what they were teaching was false.
they allow themselves the luxury of error so long as it is in the pursuit of better understanding.. .
you would think this scenario demands that allowance be made for other religions with false teachings, but alas, no.
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Wheat/weeds parable defeats "organization' teaching
by Zoos inin his illustration at mathew 13: 24-30, jesus made it clear that the wheat and weeds were to grow together until the harvest.
this parable runs contrary to the concept put forward by the wt about getting out of the world and running to their organization for salvation.. first of all, the parable says that the weeds will be gathered, bundled and burned first then the wheat will be gathered into the storehouse.. wt teaches that we need to gather up the wheat first.
not only are they doing it backward, they are teaching that true christians must isolate themselves inside a special wheat organization, separate from the weeds.
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I regret my disassociation.
by Zoos inif i knew then what i know now, i might never have disassociated myself.
i realize all i can do is speculate on what could have been.
however, when i consider the number of people i might have been able to help by dropping little thought-provoking seeds, i really regret having jumped to the decision to disassociate so quickly.. ive read the accounts of several people on this forum telling of how stressful it is to be in the position that i just described above.
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Finally getting a shepherding call... or so I thought
by Zoos ina few weeks ago i got a visit from a sister from the old congregation.
she was our uber pioneer, fearless, regular and often accompanied by her husband, a ministerial servant.
she didnt know i lived here so it was a brief visit after she found out i had disassociated myself.. i got a knock at the door a few minutes ago and it was her husband this time.
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Schoolyard Shunning - By order of the Principle
by Zoos intalk about mixed feelings.
i see what they're trying to accomplish but.... .
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/kids-told-to-shun-classmates-to-show-how-bullying-feels-220750808.html.
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Okay Terry - you and your 197-page book!
by Zoos inmy copy of i wept by the rivers of babylon just arrived last night and as i was thumbing through just reading snippets i landed on the final page, the the end page... page 197.. .
and what do you have to say for yourself young man?
can't wait to dive into it this evening..
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At what age did you begin retirement planning
by Zoos ini am 46. i just started a 401k three months ago.. .
not long ago, while i was still "in", the topic of 401s came up between me and a coworker.
he asked if i was plugged in and i said, "no.
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CHRISTIANS: Are we meant to identify the last days?
by Zoos ini've been reading articles from ronald e. frye's, the christian respondent.
he puts forward this understanding of mark 13, mathew 24 and luke 21:.
(1) the destruction of jerusalem is set forth in graphic detail.
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Do you believe God is using the governing body to lead his organization?
by Zoos inwere familiar with the statements about how a persons claim to be anointed is between that god and the individual.. the governing body went on to say: "a number of factorsincluding past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalancemight cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the heavenly calling.
we thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know.
the governing body does not keep a list of all partakers, for it does not maintain a global network of anointed ones.
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