does anyone know of any links or have any info on women's role in the congregation and why the jw are either right or wrong?
i always felt they were wrong, but it was always just a gut feeling.
does anyone have any info on if any women held positions of authority during the bible times concerning a congregation.
Why does not the GB follow the counsel given by paul? They pick and choose
I'm not trying in any way to defend the GB / Evil Slave when I say this...
The "opinions" of Paul should never be confused with the teachings of Christ or treated as Divine Law.
you may want to save this along with your favorite kingdom ministry .
issues.
feel free to cut and paste into your reasoning book.
Very funny! Very clever!!! I saved it and will be mailing it out too.
Thanks!
dear brothers,.
you might want to consider this letter in the 'questions from readers' section of the watchtower.. my question is this: i would like to join the catholic church and at the same time keep my standing and position in the congregation!
the reason being is that i have heard that the vatican has a very good and complete library which i would like to avail myself of.
The reason being is that I have heard that the Vatican has a very good and complete library which I would like to avail myself of. I would of course have to refrain from criticizing Catholics and speak well of them, but the benefits are obvious.
He SHOOTS! ...He SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she was great!
its a pleasure to see her sing in person.
the fact she has no inflated ego really adds to being there.
earthtone
I am so jealous!!! the only people I would want to see more is Janet Jackson and Mary J. Blige
Yeah, it was a great time! A Janet Jackson concert sounds like a great idea. Do you know if she performs at smaller theaters or does she only do large events? I prefer the smaller ones. Better seating, less hassels. I'm not 'up' on all the musical talent, so I don't recognize the name, Mary J. Blige, is she a current singer?
comments you will not hear at the 08-27-06 wt study (july 15, 2006, pages 19-24 )(focus on organization).
review comments will be in red.
wt material from today's wt will be in black.
4) We have sound reasons to be grateful for "the faithful and discreet slave" appointed by Jesus Christ over his belongings on earth. The slave class of spirit-anointed Christians takes the lead in preaching the good news, arranges meetings for worship, and publishes Bible-based literature in over 400 languages.
You've recieved one 'talent' and what have you done with it???
Millions of people earth wide gratefully partake of this spiritual "food at the proper time." (Matthew 24:45-47) There certainly is no reason to murmur about it.
After having your assignment for 131 years you have only 6 million people out of 6 billion. You have nothing to boast about!
...And still, you beat the congregation while declaring yourselves righteous.
Paragraph 10 1. We have no reason to complain of treachery within God's organization today. 2. Neither Jehovah nor his angels nor the spiritual shepherds tolerate the presence of treacherous, wicked ones in the Christian congregation. 3. Nevertheless, all of us are confronted with human imperfection-our own and that of other servants of God.
1. Yes we do. The facts are abundant
2. Partialy correct. The time is coming when God's judgement against His self-decieving, delusional people will be here. Starting with those leading them! Ezekiel 9: 5 ~ 10, Matthew 24: 48 ~ 51, Luke 12: 45 ~ 48
3. Poor judgement and un-loving hearts are the real problem.
Thanks for another great expose' Blondie!
this is todays text!.
saturday, august 26.
[jesus will] be regarded in that day with wonder in connection with all those who exercised faith.2 thess.
Can anyone find anything wrong with this? In his role as Gog of Magog, Satan will launch an all-out attack against Jehovah’s peaceful Witnesses. Coming up "like clouds to cover the land," Gog’s hordes will expect an easy victory. What a shock awaits them! (Ezek. 38:14-16, 18-23)
The so-called FDS and their supporters have a shock waiting for them too. Ezekiel 9: 5 ~ 10
think about this: if seven times mean only 7 years then daniel could have simply said 7 years.
why does daniel specifically use the word 'times' rather than years?
as we have already shown daniel used the word for 7 times instead of 7 years.
AnnOMaly
So can a group's spins on doctrine (which is subjective as far as we people are concerned anyway) really be used as concrete evidence as God's favor?
Concerning the Core Beliefs (and even some secondary ones) I believe it is. That fact that the WTS changes doctrines like we change socks does confuse things in a BIG way. It is IMO, part of their overall and almost complete failure in carrying out Christ's assignment to them.
A thought has occured to me as a result of our discussion...
What if the Three Slaves who were given the Talents of Silver represented three time periods? (Matthew 25: 14 ~ 30) The first Slave representing the first century slave before the apostacy, the second Slave representing those slaves active during the apostacy and the third Slave representing those leading Christ's congregation during these Last Days? ...just a thought, it makes sense to me.
Think about it...the perfomance record for the job the so-called FDS has done with their "one talent" is so abysmally poor, its like 'returning to the Master what is His, without interest.' After having their assignment for 131 years, only 1 tenth of 1% of the earths 6 billion people have been convinced to accept Jehovah through His Son. That's a shameful return!
"I believe this is clear evidence as to having at one time had divine approval. Again though, I think they fell hard in their faith after 1914 failed to produce Armageddon. That's when, IMO, the Evil Slave took over."
But again that's based on the premise that prior to 1914, God chose a group that had wackier doctrines than they have now! I can't see it.
Well, I don't know what more to add. I guess so long as we both do our best to be right in God's eyes we'll be OK, regardless whether we agree on this or not.
Nice talking with you.
she was great!
its a pleasure to see her sing in person.
the fact she has no inflated ego really adds to being there.
She was GREAT! Its a pleasure to see her sing in person. The fact she has no inflated ego really adds to being there. She doesn't put on airs like she's better than her audience or the people she works with.
Trey Lorenz tried to get cozy with Mariah during a song. It was funny to see her gently reject his overtures. He got the message. When I saw her in 2003 at the Oakdale, she had a male singer with her then too (can't remember who) who also tried some on stage snuggling and failed! LOL
At the end of this show they showered the audience around the stage with small purple and reddish pink mylar butterflies, which I kept some of as a souvenir.
It was a great time!
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for some reason, i don't feel as if i accomplished much in my life up to now....but that doesn't affect me too much.
i'm happy..
Regaining my individuality and critical thinking ability taken from me by the WTS and learning to control unjustified anger 98% of the time...for me, humility was the key.
think about this: if seven times mean only 7 years then daniel could have simply said 7 years.
why does daniel specifically use the word 'times' rather than years?
as we have already shown daniel used the word for 7 times instead of 7 years.
Fisherman
I know you didn't ask me, but...
When Jesus said that all authority.... what did he mean? Did he mean at that very moment, did he mean after his resurrection, did he mean in the future? I don't know. I know what the wts teaches.
If the devil is the ruler of the world, then does Jesus have all authority. (?)
Death still rules, how does Jesus have all authority? For 2 thousand years after Jesus' death people still ruling.
Excellant questions!
He was given all authority technicaly at that time, but was, and still is, not authorized by God to use it fully. After Christ "arrives" at Armageddon is when He will fully exersize His authority ( funny thing, what I just stated used to be WT doctrine ...its not from me ).
Seems as if these entities are exercising their power derived from their authority.
Yes, absolutely!
