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this site contains a lot of interesting information .
personal experiences of former jehovah's witnesses , explanation of 607, 1914 faithful slave , and important changes in march 15th, 2015 watchtower, explained & clarified .. .
This site contains a lot of interesting information . Personal experiences of former Jehovah's Witnesses , explanation of 607, 1914 faithful slave , and Important CHANGES in March 15th, 2015 Watchtower, Explained & Clarified .
I recommend reading .
hello,.
i am currently in a discussion with a jw about the governing body.. i have read alot of articles regarding it, however whenever i bring up what i have read, i am refuted with scripture, such as acts 15, where they say there was a governing body, who sent out elders and men etc.. does anyone have a website that i may not know of, that has answers to what they refute with?
or any help here or good thought provoking questions to respond with would be much appreciated.. thank you kindly.
I would ask:
if God used a GB in the first century , who was part of that body in later centuries ? The Catholic church? If not why? Because of wrong teachings ? And the Watchtower did not teach anything wrong too?
Previous Explanation: The wicked, lazy servant is anointed at the time of 1914 who refused to participate in the preaching work.
Adjusted explanation: Jesus was not predicting that a group of his anointed followers would form a evil slave class. Instead, he was warning his followers about what would happen if they think and act in a way that led him to view them as bad and lazy.
if we are in the congregation, do you think our comments or questions actually reach elders or others in the congregation?
do our comments on this board affect witnesses to the point of questioning their faith?
I do not speak english. But there is the google translator . yessss ...
I am an a Elder . Yesterday gave them privileges. I did it because of what I read in CoC and ISCF and from what I read in this and other forums .I can feel the beginning of Christian Freedom . Technically still a JW but no longer a slave to GB.
TKS
before i explain why, i've never really given anyone a background on myself, even though i've been a member here for 2 1/2 years.
so i'll try and make this quick.. i was raised a jw my whole life.
i know many jw's in the seattle area and eastside.
Jimbob says:
What got me questioning things was in 1998 at a District Convention, I ran into someone who attended Reinhard's congo, and they told me he quit going to meeting. I couldn't believe it! I couldn't understand how someone so spiritual could leave the org????
I ask myself that question as well. In addition, because continued until 1998?
on the german board we recently had a discussion about the people that were involved in the production of the aid-book and that later left the organization.
in coc the following persons are mentioned in connection with the aid-book project: lyman swingle, john wischuk, raymond franz and reinhard lengtat.
franz and lengtat later left the jw.
Any news about Reinhard lengtat ? As it currently believes ? What is your position on the watchtower and its teachings ? because he left ?
I'd sure like to read what he has to say. Thanks.
so, i was thinking - who of the above still has the most influence on current wts doctrine and dogma?.
rutherford obviously created the smokescreen around 1914/607 but overall his work has been superseded i would suggest.. knorr created the various schools and they or their offspring still live on.
wasn't it during his tenure that all the blood doctrine, types/anti types (now chucked away of course), transplants etc came along?
Rutherford was a drunkard crook who turned religion into an organization.
Knorr was a businessman who increased the number of members
Franz was the madman behind the doctrines that have been perpetuated to keep the doctrine of the organization.
is the governing body's methods and practices all that much different from the way scientists work?.
some prominent scientists and big media in the 1970's were pushing imminent disaster from global cooling.
now its global warming and they all sweep the global cooling fiasco under the rug and act like it was just one or two rogue individuals.. other examples can be given: scientists being wrong on the eternal universe, black holes, whether eggs or coffee are healthy or harmful, presenting fake fossils, etc.
sorry for the posting error below.. my wife is reading crisis of conscience now.
this is good news because i know i will have someone to talk to when im caught and dfd.
but in her reading she is recognizing most of the names ( we were there at bethel during the 70s as a married couple) and asked what happened to reinhard lengtat?
Any news about Reinhard lengtat ? As it currently believes ? What is your position on the watchtower and its teachings ? because he left ?
I'd sure like to read what he has to say. Thanks.