Posts by Sarah Smiles

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Holiday pics of the Rockies

by Simon in

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we had a trip round the rockies a couple of weeks ago.

is there anywhere more picturesque than this?!.

i still can't believe we live just hours from this .... .

IS IT FAIR TO PAY THE SAME DEBT TWICE?? Divine Justice...

by Terry in

thinking out loud.... .

justice.. topics that need discussing.

justice is getting what you deserve.

Sarah Smiles

Terry I think I will trust Jehovah that he gave his only begotten son, Jesus.

Faith! I would rather have Faith in Jehovah than in man!

Death will soon be swallowed up and there will be a NEW Heavens and NEW Earth no organization can take that away because it came from God.

There is no other book that can promise such wonderful things as the Bible! I mean NONE!

Like Job said they are too wonderful!

I will always love Jehovah for what he has done for mankind it must be so wonderful that a man like Job could not imagine! What makes anyone else think they can imagine God's wonderful plans?

Who really is better than Almighty God's to question his divine justice?

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FOOLISH QUESTIONING vs. WTBTS EXHAUSTING SUBJECTS!

by Sarah Smiles in

i think the faithful and descreet slave needs to understand the difference from foolish questions about the ot law verses exhausting time consuming subjects!.

paul probably became tired of foolish questions about the law because the new christains struggled with law and how it applied to them.

can a man now live with his fathers wife?

Sarah Smiles

I think the Faithful and Descreet Slave needs to understand the difference from foolish questions about the OT Law verses exhausting time consuming subjects!

Paul probably became tired of foolish questions about the law because the new Christains struggled with LAW and how it applied to them.

Here is one! Can a man now live with his fathers wife? Foolish question!

Do you know some typical WTBTS exhausting time consuming subjects?

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A Brief look at the "question box" September 2007 KM

by AK - Jeff in

here is the text of the box.

could someone please confirm that it is correct, as i garnered this cut and paste from a non-witness locale, and have no way to confirm that it has not been altered.. question box.

* does "the faithful and discreet slave" endorse independent groups of witnesses who meet together to engage in scriptural research or debate?matt.

Sarah Smiles

Once again the WTBTS has taken scriptures out of contexts. 1 Timothy does not fit into the KM paragraph.

1 Timothy 1:3-7

3 not a drunken brawler, not a smiter, but reasonable, not belligerent, not a lover of money, 4 a man presiding over his own household in a fine manner, having children in subjection with all seriousness; 5 (if indeed any man does not know how to preside over his own household, how will he take care of God’s congregation?) 6 not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up [with pride] and fall into the judgment passed upon the Devil. 7 Moreover, he should also have a fine testimony from people on the outside, in order that he might not fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.

Internet groups are people on the outside!

How about applying 1 Timothy 8 which Paul desire people to make firm assertions constantly.

8 Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire you to make firm assertionsconstantly, in order that those who have believed God may keep their minds on maintaining fine works. These things are fine and beneficial to men.

A foolish questionings regarding Law, not independent groups who are debating or researching scripture. This scripture does not apply to modern day Christians researching (making sure of all things), and studying the God's word in groups!

9 But shun foolish questionings and genealogies and strife and fights over the Law, for they are unprofitable and futile.

A foolish questioning over the law? Can one murder?

10 As for a man that promotes a sect, (WTBTS) reject him after a first and a second admonition; 11 knowing that such a man has been turned out of the way and is sinning, he being self-condemned.

This is could apply to an individual Jehovah's Witness who promotes WTBTS publication because it is a sect!

They forgot to add and apply of Titus 3 and what Paul was stating:

Titus 3:1 Continue reminding them to be in subjection and be obedient to governments and authorities as rulers, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak injuriously of no one, not to be belligerent, to be reasonable, exhibiting all mildness toward all men.

There is no reasoning with the WTBTS! they speak injuriously everyone else but their own sect!

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Were you allowed to use the bathroom during meetings?

by ericr in

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i have read many post on here about abuse that goes on in the kingdom hall.

one abuse i use to see involved the denial of the bathroom to children during meetings.. .

in the kingdom hall i attended like most expected children to sit still for two hours during the meetings.

Sarah Smiles

Welcome ericr! I noticed many elders forcing there little boys to sit still during the meetings and not allowed to walk to the bathroom. One time an elder took his three year old in the back of the room and many elders walked with him to calm him down. He was very mean to that little boy.

I stilll have problems with witness children being abused during meetings.

I have prayed that children will have their own seperate rooms at the KM.

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regarding the post for km

by logic in

i just got a august km.

but posters are talking about a sept km.

do some people get thier km's that early.

Sarah Smiles

herefore the "faithful and discreet slave" does not approve of any literature, websites, or meetings not produced or conducted under its direction. (Matt 24:45-47)

I bet the Master approves of any literature, websites, or meetings and will beat this group of faithful and discreet slave when he arrives!

see Math 24:49

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Knowledge That leads to Everlasting Life--PDF-BM-S-R!

by Atlantis in

r-reduced in size.

knowledge that leads to everlasting life--pdf--1995--bookmarked--searchable--reduced (many thanks to the researcher who reduced the size and bookmarked this file.

he is a true "master" when it comes to pdf files.