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Why do some leave and others stay?
by zarco instartfragment.
the following is partly based on comments from the book the gnostic gospels on page 123.. why do some leave and others stay?.
some seek their own interior direction, they reject religious institutions as a hindrance to their progress.
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"I Don't Know is my Belief"
by zarco inon another thread, ak-jeff shared an interesting perspective........ "i don't know is my belief.. .
i care.
but typically, i get no answers when i ask.
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Ted Jaracz is not one of Christs Brothers Special Day Assembly Report
by zarco induring a recent special day assembly program, ted said that woman in a physically abusive marriage should submit to her husband so that eventually her husbands may respond to their submission and come to worship god.
my family was completely shocked.
can you imagine the culpability and responsibility of this man who claims to speak for the christ to encourage women to get beat up as way to encourage their abusive husbands to come into the truth.
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144,000
by zarco indo you think that jesus or one of the new testament writers would have said only 144,000 are going to heaven so hurry up not one time did anyone say this, yet it is a core truth today.
if only 144,000 where going to heaven wouldnt a first century count of believers been reported?
what a mess..
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Christ's Brother from a Different Mother
by zarco injesus preached to the lost.
his ministry focused on crowds that he felt pity for.
he witnessed to tax collectors, prostitutes, samaritans and the crowds.
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Christ's Brothers from a Different Mother
by zarco injesus preached to the lost.
his ministry focused on crowds that he felt pity for.
he witnessed to tax collectors, prostitutes, samaritans and the crowds.
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suggestion from a current JW
by zarco inif i may as bold as to suggest a few readings/listenings for current jws.
the "demotion" of jesus to a position far lower than what philippians 2:11 teaches is demonstrated in a talk by lt and in several "threads" by auldsoul.
links are copied below.
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Purpose for the Earth
by zarco inafter re- reading at the suggestion of auldsoul the context of john 10:16 and ephesians 2: 1-22 i can now see the the other sheep are the gentiles believers and indeed jesus is speaking to the pharisees in john 10. my question is:.
what is god's purpose for the earth?.
zarco.
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Complete Amnesty
by zarco inwould you come back the organization if all disfellowshipping/other punitive actions were completely reversed?
if you came back would it be for association with friends and family only?
what policy and behavioral changes would the society need to make to "entice" you back?.
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JW Publisher Growth Trends
by zarco ini would like direction to past research on the publisher growth trends in the modern day organization.
the questions i am attempting to answer are:.
1- how many publishers should jws have today given new publishers (or baptisms) and average mortality rates .