i dont know the watchtower its in but i know the scripture and generally I hate to advise anyone to go to watchtower.org but if you search the scripture it may give you the quote like that. mark 12: 24-26 (interesting note that they are by nature like the angels not humans resurrected as wt teaches thus confusion)
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Can I get help with a question
by free2beme incan anyone provide the link of watchtower year and month, that mentions that the resurrected jehovah's witnesses (all resurrected) will not be able to marry again.
as they will no longer have a desire for marriage..
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May 15th Watchtower - Faithful Slave = Jehovah & Jesus = Listen to GB
by flipper inonce again our lurking jw friend sent us the " witness only " version of the may 15th watchtower and i picked out the thought and " mind controlling " statements i thought you folks would be interested in seeing in order to see how blatant the control is being exerted these days.. first in an article called " youths - make your advancement manifest " notice the blatant way the wt society compares itself to jehovah.
and then how they insult the young people.
it states in paragraph 13, " why do i want to get married ?
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Flipper they dont have to have anything else in common if there good little witnesses cuz they dont have time for any other "wordly" pursuits like a career for instance...i dont know if to laugh or puke......i didnt know something could be sad and funny at the same time
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Going to church
by crapola inhow did you feel when you went to church for the first time?
was it so very different from the witneses and did you feel guilty?.
i'm considering going for the first time with my daughter but am worried about what to expect..
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greetings crapola from South Carolina
I know exactly how you feel right now cause I felt the same way and in someway I feel its natural. Ive been attending church quite reguarly now for over 2 years now and still have not joined! The funny thing is there has been no pressure from anyone at any level to join and I think that is a testament in and of itself as to the difference between cults and Christians! I tried a few denominations and Baptist suits me best probably because it reminds me the leasts of the JWs in the things I hated ie. dogmatisim freedom in Christ as far as beliefs etc, they do call each other brother and sister although not to the creepy level of dubs! I am not trying to sell a belief system to you though as I hold to the notion that Christ will call you where he wants you. i have to agree with skeeter in that the internet is a great place to start getting aquainted with the format of what goes down prior to swinging the doors! I really like Dr. Charles Stanley insight for living. He has an internet ministry and lots of archives! I cant take the ranting mad hatter type and hes just not like that, if you check it out let me know what you think, i love the feedback god bless
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Thurs night I attended the Lord's Evening Meal ,but not at a KH
by troubled mind ini was invited to attend maundy thursday at the local methodist church .
each year i guess they do something different this year it was a drama of the last supper .
the actors were just regular members of the congregation aged 17-60 .
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And I forgot to add troubled mind, congrats on not holding Jesus responsible for the twisted actions of that cult, I think you are on the right track
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Thurs night I attended the Lord's Evening Meal ,but not at a KH
by troubled mind ini was invited to attend maundy thursday at the local methodist church .
each year i guess they do something different this year it was a drama of the last supper .
the actors were just regular members of the congregation aged 17-60 .
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rhiley,
Hate to call you out on this one but their are religions and there are cults. Within christianity there are many different beliefs that I agree. what I disagree with you on is this.... I am Baptist and I have many Baptist friends However Baptist do not claim to have a monopoly on salvation. Christian Churches preoccupy themselves with saving the unsaved not converting other Christians to their way of thinking.We also do not do it for our salvation as we are saved its for you were worried about! Jehovahs Witnesses are not adding to the body of Christ as if they were apart of it anyway, they would simply be shuffeling it around a bit. I can have discussions and fellowship with another type of Christian without arguing as there is only one common theme throught Christianty one bond. Jesus is Lord! if you believe this then you are saved. We can go on and on about the rapture, tribulation, infant baptisim bla bla bla but these are non salvation issues. Best not to get hung up on them. Cults on the other hand feel that they are the only group chosen and require there members to dress alike and demonize the rest of the world for not agreeing with them! Think like the cult thinks or die! My prayers are with you that you may be granted the wisdom to know the difference!
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Anyone else going to church this Easter Sunday?
by passwordprotected ini'm starting my day at 6.30am on top of the campsie hills for a brief dawn service with an ecumenical group of christians.
then it's back to one of the lennoxtown church for a roll and sausage.
our own church's service is at 12noon, so i may be able to go back to bed for an hour......hahahahahahaha i crack myself up.. what are you guys doing this easter sunday?.
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Heading to the 10:30 service at the local baptist church, not a member yet but I love it! the Choir is wonderful still cant get over how good the music sounds. I also like the upbeat message and how the focus is that Jesus is alive and was raised on the third day rather than some somber memorial that acts as if our savior is still dead! Also no crying babies there where they should be in the back singing songs and learning about Jesus in a way they can not only grasp but enjoy doing it!
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May 15th Watchtower - Faithful Slave = Jehovah & Jesus = Listen to GB
by flipper inonce again our lurking jw friend sent us the " witness only " version of the may 15th watchtower and i picked out the thought and " mind controlling " statements i thought you folks would be interested in seeing in order to see how blatant the control is being exerted these days.. first in an article called " youths - make your advancement manifest " notice the blatant way the wt society compares itself to jehovah.
and then how they insult the young people.
it states in paragraph 13, " why do i want to get married ?
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To answer the watchtowers question as to what can the young JW bring to the marrige the answer is simple. Nothing, only after years of de programming therapy will the young JW even begin to be mentally capable of unconditional love that a marrige needs for it to last and you just don't get that at the kingdom hall! So the advice to stay single is good advice. That way when they wake up from the mental vacation there all on there will not be a spouse and God forbid children involved!!
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C.T. Russell- yet another amazing prediction
by JimmyPage inmy brother-in-law has been staying with me all week and his strange views of life have been driving me crazy.
just yesterday he informed me that c.t.
russell predicted global warming.
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ol charlie,
seems like he might have missed his calling. Wouldnt the world have been a better place if he would have stuck to science and left the bible to the churches
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Triblulation is upon us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by unbaptized inthe signs are becoming more and more clear.
violent crimes are increasing and lawlessness is the thing of the day.
people are starting to lose their minds due to the increasing job loss and economic hardship.
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This really is sad hearing someone panic like this. I can only imagine the quality of life this poor sap leads! How about Jesus words about not being anxious about the day nor the hour! If jehovas witnesses believe that they are protected then whats all the panic about! Its just hard to take a group seriously that thinks the sky is falling everytime something bad is heard on the news, run for the hills chicken little
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JW School K-12 I went
by outofservice inthe jw academy post brought back my memories of going to a school run by jw's in the late 70's in hollywood fla. i went for 4 and 5 th grade.
i t was quite odd and i do believe i have suppressed most of my memories of it.
has anybody else ever heard of such a thing ?
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I was born into the "truth" and growing up in a small town in south carolina my parents thought it best that I attend a private school. Well this had its own problems as the bible belt private schools had a 30 minute bible discussion every morning. I cannot begin to tell you how embarassing it was to have to excuse myself from class and sit in the hall like a misbehaved hooligan. (that was a form of punishment in our school) anyhow after 7 years of this torture my mother thought it best to home school me as it was becoming all the rage at the time. The headquarters for this school was almost two hours away and we would meet and test for several days of the year. I thought it was very odd that the headmaster was a college graduate as this was looked on within the organization in such a negative light almost demonized. It was good enough for him but we were being encouraged that school itself was so bad that it would be better off if we avoided it altogether. A basic education was all that was needed for the pioneer work as was the proud goals for most of the brainwashed little morons that suffered this fate. Looking back now I feel cheated, cheated by a group of people that simply did not have any plans other than this make belive fantasy world that no one knew how it was going to be but hang on its right around the corner. Thank god that I found a non witness wife who led me to a warm loving relationship with Jesus Christ. At last I heard what I was missing sitting in the halls of that school so many years ago and I know why they didnt want me to hear it. When you learn that Jesus died for your sins and theres no amount of service you can or should do to repay only love him with your whole soul heart and mind and secondly love your neibor as yourself on this the entire law hangs, you cant subject followers to the type of mindless servitude and slave labor that the watchtower has. Looking back I see how evil that bunch truly is and I could care less if any of them ever talk to me again or not. If they think there punishing me somehow then good for them, they can keep that conditional love.........I have something far better,
Trey