Posts by VanillaMocha73

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I'm looking for hard to find WT publications

by Lady Lee in

1879 songs of the bride-c.t.

russell1887 arp slip (arp tract)1889 no.

01-do the scriptures teach that eternal torment is the wages of sin?:-c.t.

VanillaMocha73

* 1879 Songs of the Bride-C.T. Russell
* 1880 Poems and Hymns of Millennial Dawn Pretty sure I have this
* 1881 The Tabernacle and Its Teachings I may very well have this - I'm not sure
* 1881 Watch Tower Tracts (Bible Students Tracts)
* 1882 Outlines of Sermons: The Tabernacle and Its Teachings
* 1882 The Minister's Daughter
* 1886 Studies in the Scriptures (six booklets bound)-C.T. Russell - My mom has these
* 1887 Arp Slip (Arp Tract)
* 1889 No. 01-Do the Scriptures Teach That Eternal Torment Is the Wages of Sin?:-C.T. Russell
* 1889 No. 02-The Scripture Teaching on Calamities, and Why God Permits Them:-C.T. Russell
* 1889 No. 04-Dr. Talmage's View of the Millennium:-C.T. Russell
* 1889 Studies in the Scriptures 1: Divine plan of the ages My mom has this -the pyramid version
* 1889 The Old Theology (Bible Students' Tracts)
* 1890 Joseph B. Rotherham's New Testament, Second Edition-
* 1890 No. 06-The Scripture Teaching Concerning the World's Hope:-C.T. Russell
* 1890 No. 07-The Wonderful Story of Wisdom, Love and Grace Divine:-C.T. Russell

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I'm looking for hard to find WT publications

by Lady Lee in

1879 songs of the bride-c.t.

russell1887 arp slip (arp tract)1889 no.

01-do the scriptures teach that eternal torment is the wages of sin?:-c.t.

VanillaMocha73

I have most of those - PM me and we can see what I can do.... The list was too long for me to go through piece by piece at work, but I will list out what I have (I'm going from memory at the moment as I am not at home).

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My Favorite WT Flip Flops

by ithinkisee in

fornication.

not fornication (implied).

fornication .

VanillaMocha73

LOL - My PO in one KH told me never to keep any pubs over 5 years old - they weren't good anymore. This in response to the full set of WTs and pubs I had from 1890s foward.

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Homeschooling . Are you for or against?

by becca1 in

jw
friends

just want to take a poll.

no need for explinations, just for or against.. me- against..

VanillaMocha73

I homeschooled from K-12th, as a JW. My grade level on acheivement tests was always grade 7 and up, starting at age 6. I finished high school. I got 4.0 GPA in college (when I rebelled enough to go). I have even been smart enough to get out of the dubs..... (LOL). My sons were homeschooled. Yes, it takes lots of work and dedication. It takes a good relationship with your kids and enthusiasm. But it is worth it!!!!!!!

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Jesus Cano - sentenced to 2 to 6 years, then deportation

by stevenyc in

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070130/news/701300316/-1/news .

cano, 50, of the hamlet of wallkill, was sentenced in orange county court to two to six years behind bars for propositioning underage boys in middletown last summer.

cano had a u.s. green card when he was arrested last year, but because he was convicted of sex offenses, his card was revoked.

VanillaMocha73

And add... My dog has sharp teeth and is fed by jehovah's witnesses.

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Homeschooling . Are you for or against?

by becca1 in

jw
friends

just want to take a poll.

no need for explinations, just for or against.. me- against..

VanillaMocha73

100% for, if done correctly. John Taylor Gatto - Dumbing Us Down - is an excellent eye-opener on the agenda of public schools.

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Former JW-Masonic Temple being made into a landmark

by lonelysheep in

follow up to previous threads..... http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=exjpcnk3zjczn2y3dnflzuvfexkzntcmzmdizww3zjd2cwvlruv5etcwnjg3mtimexjpcnk3zjcxn2y3dnflzuvfexkz.

paterson -- the masons built their paterson headquarters to last.

in justifying why the former masonic temple should be considered a local historic landmark, gianfranco archimede, executive director of the paterson historic preservation commission, pointed to the building's mass.

VanillaMocha73

Hmmm - is not that the Stanley Theatre building? When did the dubs sell that? They had that fixed up to the nines, when I was there.

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Need 2004 Jan Awake on Mood Disorders

by Good Girl or Bad Girl? in

hi, i'm wondering if somebody who has easy access to the cd-roms could pretty please with sugar on top look up the 2004 january awake on mood disorders and email/post/pm me the articles that say it is ok to go to therapy????.

thank you so very much in advance..

VanillaMocha73

*** g75 8/22 p. 26 Psychiatrists Replacing Clergymen—Why? ***

The Bible is filled with sound principles and good advice on how to get along with one’s family and with others. It spells out the duties of husbands, wives, parents, children, servants and masters (employees and employers). It warns against loose conduct: “Whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap; because he who is sowing with a view to his flesh will reap corruption from his flesh, but he who is sowing with a view to the spirit will reap everlasting life from the spirit.” Those who practice what is obscene will receive “in themselves the full recompense, which was due for their error.”—Gal. 6:7, 8; Rom. 1:27.

It also warns against greed. “Those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things.”—1 Tim. 6:9, 10.

Yes, indeed, when turning away from clergymen who are without faith in the Bible as God’s inspired Word, instead of turning to psychiatrists and psychologists who likewise, for the most part, are without such faith, let lovers of righteousness turn to the Bible for wisdom, comfort and hope. The Christian witnesses of Jehovah stand ready to help all such lovers of righteousness.
*** g75 4/22 p. 18 Does the Solution Lie with Psychiatrists? ***

Clearly, there is reason to exercise caution as regards worldly psychiatrists. For, while one may receive help, there is also a real possibility that one may be encouraged to pursue a course of conduct contrary to God’s righteous principles. But even if that were not so, the failure of psychiatrists generally to know how properly to apply the best medicine for mental ills—the divine quality of love—is likely to render their treatment ineffectual.
*** w75 4/15 p. 256 Questions From Readers ***

So, while Jehovah’s witnesses do not categorically rule out the possibility of treatment by doctors specializing in emotional or mental problems, if a Witness does consult such he should carefully scrutinize any treatment recommended. He should never forget that keeping Jehovah’s laws works toward his mental health today and everlasting life in the future. If he is uncertain as to the wisdom of a certain therapy, then he may wish to discuss it with elders in the Christian congregation—although the final decision is his own (or of a parent or the joint decision of husband and wife). And foremost, as with all other areas of life, true Christians will want to take full advantage of the strength that Jehovah provides, appreciating that they have powerful assets in God’s Word and spirit. “For the word of God is alive and exerts power . . . and is able to discern thoughts and intentions of the heart.”—Heb. 4:12.

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Need advice from elders, former elders and anyone else for that matter.....

by nonamegiven in

ok, i've been df'd for 5 months or so now and i'm getting ready to write a letter requesting reinstatment.

i'm assuming something like "i know jah has already forgiven me so now i"m asking you imperfect sinners to forgive me my sins and give me my life back please".

wouldn't work.

VanillaMocha73

Well, when I applied, I was told that since my ex-husband said no, that was it. But I would have to ask why you want back in? Have you examined this thoroughly? By their fruits you will know them - have you found Christian love in the congregation? If not, do you really want your name to be a part of it? I know it is scary and hard to lose friends and family - I know this firsthand. I put in almost a full year of hanging my head in shame, sliding in to the back of the KH and being treated like dirt. It got to where I could not take it anymore. Eventually, God led me to a Christian church and the difference was so night and day that I could not physically go back to the other anymore. God has given me new friends and a better family than I ever experienced. I have more than I ever asked for. So, before you put yourself through the humiliation and shame of applying to have your life back, think long and hard....

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Why Can You See Through the Watchtower While Others Cannot?

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

why can you see through the watchtower while others cannot?

compared with the six million jehovahs witnesses worldwide the .

so-called apostates are comparatively much smaller.

VanillaMocha73

I think for many of us, this was the way we were raised. This is all we know - our families and friends are invested in it. We are told that to question is wrong and scary. We are told we cannot have friends outside the "truth" because they will corrupt us. We are told to pioneer and to work for other witnesses. Our whole life is encapsulated in the Society and we are made completely afraid of the outside world.

Example: I was raised this way. I had little contact with "worldly" family as they celebrated holidays and would corrupt me. I was homeschooled to preserve me against worldly association. I graduated and went to pioneer, hence spending my days with other JWs. I worked for a brother. I was told how horrible Babylon the Great was - how they don't even know God's name and never open a Bible. I was told how everyone "outside" was going to be bird food. I was taught to cry over those who left, to hate and to fear. In such a contrived world, how could I see another universe?

It is like the elephant that was chained as a baby. He grows into a 2 ton beast who could snap the chain at any second. You can even release him from the chain, and he will stay within the 10 foot realm of what his chain allowed him to reach. That is his whole world and to stretch outside of it is frightening.