Some have unaffectionately referred to us as the BOrg, the Brooklyn Organization. But I don't see that as a bad thing. Consider the Borg. They can assimilate and adapt to increase their defenses and do that quickly as an organization as a whole. When a borg ship gets hit by the Fed's phasers, then the borg will analyze it and then regenerate and implement a defense for that and send the information to the whole organization to protect everyone. Christians work the same way. 1 Cor 10:1 1 Now I do not want YOU to be ignorant, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea 2 and all got baptized into Moses by means of the cloud and of the sea; 3 and all ate the same spiritual food 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they used to drink from the spiritual rock-mass that followed them, and that rock-mass meant the Christ. Here Paul tells them that they are an organization. Not a Borg but a Corg. An organization that was in Corinth but included much more. He was not telling them that they had freedom to follow their convictions. In fact he was telling them the opposite. Following their convictions ended up in ignorance. He was giving them information to assimilate and then to adapt. 6 Now these things became our examples, for us not to be persons desiring injurious things, even as they desired them. Assimilate this and adapt. A Christian organization can move fast to Assimilate and adapt. 7 Neither become idolaters, as some of them did; just as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they got up to have a good time.” Assimilate this and adapt. A Christian organization can move fast to Assimilate and adapt. 8 Neither let us practice fornication, as some of them committed fornication, only to fall, twenty-three thousand [of them] in one day. Assimilate this and adapt. A Christian organization can move fast to Assimilate and adapt. 9 Neither let us put Jehovah to the test, as some of them put [him] to the test, only to perish by the serpents. 10 Neither be murmurers, just as some of them murmured, only to perish by the destroyer. 11 Now these things went on befalling them as examples, and they were written for a warning to us upon whom the ends of the systems of things have arrived. Assimilate this and adapt. A Christian organization can move fast to Assimilate and adapt. The organization is not in Brooklyn, it is in Patterson, no, it is in Wallkill. No it is in Toronto, London, or are we just speaking of the branch office locations. The organization is throughout the world. In the same manner, the Watchtower sends out the same instruction for us to assimilate and then to adapt to it so we can have defenses that will protect us. Freedom to follow our convictions does none of the sort. Sure many can disagree with the teachings, but people do not have proof of the contrary. So there are only arguments.
Use of the term Borg
by grissom6471 7 Replies latest jw friends
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grissom6471
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undercover
Sure many can disagree with the teachings, but people do not have proof
of the contrary.Stick around and you'll find out how wrong that statement is.
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Star Moore
Good day!
You said:
In the same manner, the Watchtower sends out the same instruction
for us to assimilate and then to adapt to it so we can have defenses
that will protect us.What about this scripture ?..
I John 2:26 NWT "these things I write you about those who are trying to mislead you. And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but, as the anointing from him is teaching you about all things, and is true and is no lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in union with him."
Respectfully, we don't need instructions from anyone but Christ Jesus and God, as Christ is the 'mediator between God and man'.
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Finally-Free
Assimilate this! Your formatting sucks.
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under_believer
I'm calling bullshit. No way is this guy for real.
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kid-A
Its "grissom" the troll formerly known as "rambaldi", he has multiple accounts on JWD.
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TheListener
Grissom,
Perhaps I'm not seeing your post correctly but it seems you skipped verse 5
1 Cor. 10:5 (nwt) : Nevertheless, on most of them God did not express his approval, for they were laid low in the wilderness.
I guess being in the borg is no assurance either. Good luck buddy.
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delilah
Grissom...................long time no see....