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GRACE (undeserved kindness)
by TheListener inthis has been bothering me for some time now and i'm hoping that some here will shed some light on the subject.. paul goes to great lengths to tell us that we can't earn god's grace (undeserved kindness).. the wts also says that.. but, the bible does give us some do's and don'ts.
the bible does tell us about individuals who would be bad association.
it also tells us about some sins that would cause the sinner to be ineligible for the new kingdom.. so do we in fact have to earn the undeserved kindness?
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JWs and the holidays at work
by limbogirl ini had lunch this week with some business colleagues and one of them complained that at her office there is now a "no merry christmas" policy which includes not saying merry christmas, not decorating the office for christmas, no christmas party, no secret santa games or exchanging of gifts.
i asked why all the rules and she said that there is one woman (out of nearly 150 employees) who is a jw and office management has decided the best way to handle the situation without excluding this woman or offending her in any way is to eliminate all reference to the holidays.
as you can imagine the other employees are in an uproar.
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As a JW did you accept birthday/Christmas gifts? What is WTS policy?
by blondie inis it proper to accept gifts and not give them?
*** w59 12/1 p. 736 questions from readers ***.
my husband and i are newly dedicated witnesses.
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WOW
by NeonMadman in.
this is my 3000th post!
dang, that's a lot of posts.... (yeah, i know, not compared to blondie or minimus, but it's a lot for me).
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Former elder want your advice--PART 1
by Confession ini know my posts are often really long, and i apologize for it.
someone recently suggested i make this a multi-part series as others have done.
james was my fellow elder, closest friend in the world, and i dearly hoped dan just had it wrong.. me: are you talking about james?.
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Do you vote?
by MsMcDucket ini was just wondering if anyone here votes in the elections?
considering how badly that some of us did on that test, i wonder if anyone is even concerned with politics?
do you care who your congressman is for your state?
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Worksheet for JWs with doubts
by seattleniceguy inbeing a witness involves accepting what you might call a "pyramid of belief.
" witness doctrines are based on their interpretation of the bible, which is in turn based on the belief that the bible represents the word of god, which is in turn based on the belief that there is a god that communicates with humans, which is in turn based on the belief that the universe was intentionally constructed by an intelligent being.
the jw belief system is thus the very top block on the pyramid of beliefs.. witnesses are not in the habit of considering their beliefs in this way, so it can be eye-opening to take a look at what you honestly believe at each level of the pyramid.
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what is a born again christina?
by tetrapod.sapien inwell, typically, a born again christina is a guy who is at the end of his tether, and doesn't give a f*ck about much anymore, and is depressed and cuts himself.
and then one day, on just a typical weekday, he meets a girl named christina, and she is so sweet and she gives him his faith again.
his faith in humanity and the universe.
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dfed: Do your homework
by Lady Lee indfed
in another thread you ask for evidence that the wts does not pay taxes.
we were specifically talking about the ny headquarters in brooklyn.
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What is a Born Again Christian??
by TopHat inno, i am not a born again....just wanted to get some idea of what their belief is as i have always heard of them.
do they believe in "hellfire"