Posts by Hold Me-Thrill Me

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Strange but Sad!

by John Aquila in

i had a couple of elders come visit me about an hour ago.

they wanted to inform me that a brother who was well known throughout the circuit had died.

(i actually knew about it but did not go to the funeral) he was about to hit 90 years old, missed it by a few weeks.

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This horrible kind of cold hardness comes from the top. Anthony Morris comes to mind so does Ted Jaracz.

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BR. LETT- Do YOU "Imitate Jesus!"? Many On This Site Do So Daily!

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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lett, people on this site imitate jesus every day.

they imitate jesus' custom of pointing out the hypocrisy, self-love and greed the religious leaders in his religion practiced daily.

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I agree Searcher.

The Governing Body believes its own propaganda. You can't get more blind than that.

(Matthew 6:23) . . .If in reality the light that is in you is darkness, how great that darkness is!

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Spiritual AMNESTY -- Return to Jehovah

by FusionTheism in

basically, from what i can tell from the new return to jehovah brochure, is that the governing body is now offering amnesty to anyone who has been gone from the congregation but now wants to return.. it claims it doesn't matter what sins you've done, or what caused you to leave, if you repent to jehovah and ask the elders to help you, and return to the meetings, you'll be warmly welcomed with no disciplinary action or judgment against you..

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Too Little, Too Late.

Punch me in the stomach and then invite me back for another session of "love"?

No thanks.

Get Behind Us Governing Body, satan, you think men's thoughts and not God's. You believe you can not only pull the wool over the publishers eyes but now those you have murdered by your hypocrisy and crass self-worship as well?

Keep your soft-touch brochure it means nothing. You want to get the inactive back? You already know how..imitate Jesus! But that's too hard for those who never knew him in the first place.

Frank

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BR. LETT- Do YOU "Imitate Jesus!"? Many On This Site Do So Daily!

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

jw
friends

br.

lett, people on this site imitate jesus every day.

they imitate jesus' custom of pointing out the hypocrisy, self-love and greed the religious leaders in his religion practiced daily.

Hold Me-Thrill Me

Br. Lett, People on this site imitate Jesus every day. How so? They imitate Jesus' custom of pointing out the hypocrisy, self-love and greed the religious leaders in his religion practiced daily.

There is much more imitation of Jesus on this site than in Bethel where young men and women who serve there must not be openly critical or questioning as Jesus was but must do as the parents of the blind man Jesus healed and remain silent lest they be thrown out of the "Synagogue".

(John 9:18-23) . . .However, the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind and had gained sight, until they called the parents of the man that gained sight. 19 And they asked them: “Is this YOUR son who YOU say was born blind? How, then, is it he sees at present?” 20 Then in answer his parents said: “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. 21 But how it is he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. ASK him. He is of age. He must speak for himself.” 22 His parents said these things because they were in fear of the Jews, for the Jews had already come to an agreement that, if anyone confessed him as Christ, he should get expelled from the synagogue. 23 This is why his parents said: “He is of age. QUESTION him.”

Br. Lett, You are not imitating Jesus. You are imitating the men who put him to death! They did not allow open discussion because they were in fear of losing their positions. Is that why you do not allow open discussion?

Wake up, Br. Lett. (Luke 19:42,43)

Frank

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Is Prophecy important?

by EA916 in

hello, i am certainly new to all of this.

i have recently been studying the prophecy's, and i was wondering if they are of any importance at all?

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Viviane: Unless it's night, of course.

And what is "lacking" during the night?

No idea what this has to do with you defining "spiritual" or "spirituality", however.

It has everything to do with what spiritual or spirituality is.

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Is Prophecy important?

by EA916 in

hello, i am certainly new to all of this.

i have recently been studying the prophecy's, and i was wondering if they are of any importance at all?

Hold Me-Thrill Me

Viviane,

Forgive me this:

The sky is blue and above our heads.

Your turn...;)

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Is Prophecy important?

by EA916 in

hello, i am certainly new to all of this.

i have recently been studying the prophecy's, and i was wondering if they are of any importance at all?

Hold Me-Thrill Me

Viviane,

In the short time I've been here I have not seen you be passive about anything religious. No, you are very active, forthright and quite forceful in your opposition to religion.

I admire that, believe it or not. To be ready to skillfully defend a stand is something beautiful and you do it consistently with a verbal sword that cuts through the fat. Good for you.

Secondly, to not encourage something in no way means I in no way have any idea what that thing is.

I can say I understand what being a woman is but in no way can I truly understand what being a woman is because I am not a woman. You may intellectually understand what is meant by spiritual or spirituality but unless you experience it for yourself you have no way of truly understanding what is meant.

I will not participate in efforts to divide the flesh from its fat in order to satisfy an atheistic pursuit to put down religious beliefs.

Respectfully said and meant.

Frank

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Is Prophecy important?

by EA916 in

hello, i am certainly new to all of this.

i have recently been studying the prophecy's, and i was wondering if they are of any importance at all?

Hold Me-Thrill Me

Viviane: You said this place was not spiritually encouraging. I am in this place and not encouraging spirituality, so, yeah, you did say that whether you realized it or not. (underlining mine)

Viviane: I am asking you what this spirituality is that this place, and therefore me, is lacking. Until you tell me what it is, you really can't say that it's lacking. (underlining mine)

First you say you not encouraging spirituality (in the first quote above) then you turn around and ask me what spirituality is?

You should know since you already know you are not encouraging it. How can you discourage what you do not know/understand? Puzzling conversation, this.

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Is Prophecy important?

by EA916 in

hello, i am certainly new to all of this.

i have recently been studying the prophecy's, and i was wondering if they are of any importance at all?

Hold Me-Thrill Me

Viviane: Until you can tell me what this "spirituality" thing is that I am lacking, you aren't saying anything

I did not say you were lacking anything. Please read more carefully. ;)

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Is Prophecy important?

by EA916 in

hello, i am certainly new to all of this.

i have recently been studying the prophecy's, and i was wondering if they are of any importance at all?

Hold Me-Thrill Me

EA916,

If we believe the Bible is inspired of God then the prophecies are important.

If we believe the Bible is NOT inspired of God then the prophecies are NOT important.

If we are compassionate toward our fellow man then whether we believe the Bible is inspired or not we have nothing to worry about spiritually speaking.

From what I have seen just about all here have compassion for their fellow man so you are in a good place though not spiritually encouraging. But that's life.

Frank