Isa.60:22 The little one himself will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.I myself Jehovah,shall speed it up in it`s own time.
I wonder if they even mention this one anymore?
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"this is what jehovah of armies has said...."it will be in those days that ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold ,yes they will actually take hold of the skirt of a man who is a jew saying:"we will go with you people,for we have heard that god is with you people ".. this was a scripture that was presented to me, that i was fullfilling bible prophecy , when i first became interested in jw`s and of course all other studies,baptisms that were occuring at that time .and the clincher of course was,.
isa.60:22 the little one himself will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.i myself jehovah,shall speed it up in it`s own time .. and i`m talking now about the early 1960`s.
Isa.60:22 The little one himself will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.I myself Jehovah,shall speed it up in it`s own time.
I wonder if they even mention this one anymore?
i was recently speaking to an elder "off the record" while helping him do some house repairs.
i have a comfortable enough relationship to speak openly with him about things, but am careful to disclose the extent of my disbelief in wt doctrine.
anyway, this guy wouldn't last a day in the mafia because he can't keep anything confidential.
Sounds like you got his mental wheels turning....
what the watchtower society has is focus.
what ex-jw's lack is that very thing...in spades.. .
divide and conquer, eh?
We need to redefine the meaning of success.
If you plant a seed in the mind of a JW you have been successful. If you inform a co-worker or neighbor or friend about the dangers of the Watchtower, you have been successful. If you establish rapport with a loved one who is trapped inside you have been successful.
If we slow their already deteriorating growth rate, just a little bit, we have been successful. If we can ensure the media presents the hurtful side of the Watchtower –not just the innocuous side- we have been successful.
the year once 1983 and the brother who use to study the bible with me drove by and had a full on "charles manson" looking facial hair and beard.
i asked tina, a friend what's up with him?
tina was 19 and a hot red-head woman who was partially in the religion but had problems with fornication.
Don't like shaving, look good with a goatee and hate the fact that I could not it before. That's why I do it.
hello, so i have decided to da myself and will write a da letter to the body of elders.... do you have any ideas of what i can include in this letter or samples?...
i really want to make a huge impact with this letter.. i appreciate your help everyone....
Very wise and honest advice here.
all is well in v world - a lot less wwwwwatchtower,.
thought some of you may like to know he is still alive and thriving!.
good health v - you helped a lot of people...and still do.... http://www.youtube.com/user/wtcomments.
Awesome videos.
Glad to hear he's doing well.
are there any sites with collections of governing body memes?
i see memes as a very effective way of getting the truth about the truth across without lengthy debate.
an effective meme is point and shoot since comedy holds the attention, jolts logic, is memorable, and is more likely to be viral.. something like this: http://t.qkme.me/3674l2.jpg.
Hilarious! Thanks for the laugh.
i was 8 when my mom brought us into the jw's.
i am in my late 30's now.
many knew me from school.
Great success story on so many different levels!
i was moved from the post of another user on this topic.like the film "there will be blood" that deals with passive aggression in religion i do now think that there will be an inevitable uprise against the lunatics of the governing body .too many of us wake up in a rate that has never been seen before because of the internet .what do you think ?
what shape will this uprise take ?.
cuba libre.
I don't know that uprising is the right word. But I suspect the leadership has less control now than they’ve had in a long time. For starters, there’s way too much information about their past blunders. There are now more people inside that know TTATT than ever before. All that needs to happen is for these people to develop an awareness of each other. They are all more or less separate dots now. But if those dots start to connect a schism could result. There have been schisms in the past, but given the already anemic growth in developed countries and legal issues which ultimately threaten the financial health of the organization, could they fully recover from a schism? If they have a mass exodus of 40% of publishers would they be able to recover as they have in the past? I think not.
Secondly, even if no schism occurs the organization is suffering from lack of real leadership. There is no vision there. They seem to just be throwing ideas at the wall to see what sticks. Aside from that, the rank and file in general have no sense of urgency. Even those who have no idea about TTATT seem to have come to terms with Armageddon not happening in their lifetime. They seem to realize they have to pace themselves because the finish line might not arrive in their lifetime. The result is more and more are ignoring the harsher mandates of the leadership. Even if no uprising ever occurs the leadership is ever-so-slowly losing control.
the final and most important question ... were the wts.
doctrines specifically created to attract the.
attention to the organization's printed literature and to proliferate that literature to its fullest possible.
Excellent points. And a great question from the OP.