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The Gnostic Gospel of Bartholomew
by VM44 inhttp://www.amazon.com/gnostic-gospel-bartholomew-robert-hitchcock/dp/1430302992.
the gnostic gospel of bartholomew (paperback).
by rev.
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Ending the Disfellowshipping Arrangement?
by sammielee24 ini was reading this on the forum for bible students where there seems to be some elder training that will focus on conscience issues and disassociaiton instead of disfellowshipping.
this makes sense from a legal standpoint because there would be no jc but interesting enough, how would someone become disassociated and then shunned?
if shunned would this then place the legality of it all back onto the family members instead of the elders?
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Time is going by really really really slow
by purplesofa in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkoddgjyuy&feature=fvw.
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cattails
Time keeps on ticking ticking into the future...
...doob doob...
...doo-dah doob-doob doob doob into the future...
...wah-wah doo-dah-doob-doob doo-dah into the future...
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cattails
Text for Friday, July 17, 2009
***es09 p. 72 July***
I shall seek to annihilate all the nations that are coming against Jerusalem.—Zech. 12:9.
Why does Jehovah “seek to annihilate all the nations”? Because they persistently oppose the Messianic Kingdom. For harassing and persecuting God’s people, they stand condemned. Soon Satan’s earthly agents will undertake a final attack on God’s true worshippers, which will lead to the world situation described in the Bible as Har–Magedon. (Rev. 16:13-16) Responding to that assault, the Supreme Judge will defend his servants and sanctify his name among the nations. (Ezek. 38:14-18, 22, 23) Satan has no weapon that can weaken the faith or quench the zeal of God’s people worldwide. Our spiritual peace, which results from Jehovah’s saving power, is “the hereditary possession of the servants of Jehovah.” (Isa. 54:17) No one can forcibly deprive us of our peace and spiritual prosperity.—Ps. 118:6. w07 12/15 3:15, 16
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1943 Consolation Jan to June PDF
by cabasilas infor those interested: consolation for 1943 from january to june in pdf.
this will be all that will be posted for awhile.. file is like the 1942 consolation, but only half the year.
it's indexed and fully searchable.. there's another article by marley cole.
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cattails
Thank you for all the work!
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good luck!
by stillin inoops...i mean...i hope the mathematical probabilities come out in your favor!.
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sheesh!.
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cattails
What the frig?
What do you think the casting of lots sounds like?
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How many of you knew about the"Jesus is not your Mediator" teaching when you were JWs??
by Lady Liberty inhi everyone.... just curious how many of you knew when you were active, about the societys official teaching regarding jesus the mediator.
i was floored to find in my research, that they teach jesus is the mediator for the 144,000 only.
and it is only by our association with them that we might have salvation.. i don't know about you guys but i was blown away when i learned they taught this.
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cattails
Jesus bought and paid for me a long time ago. No Dorko in a dorm room in New York can change that
Well said! No Dorko's interpretation has a right to take a beautiful
teaching of redemption and salvation away from a believer's
heart. Shame on them all!
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How many of you knew about the"Jesus is not your Mediator" teaching when you were JWs??
by Lady Liberty inhi everyone.... just curious how many of you knew when you were active, about the societys official teaching regarding jesus the mediator.
i was floored to find in my research, that they teach jesus is the mediator for the 144,000 only.
and it is only by our association with them that we might have salvation.. i don't know about you guys but i was blown away when i learned they taught this.
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cattails
cat.......screw the bible......
Oompa. No....screw you buddy!
I say that regretfully cause I like you but...get a life...
and stop raggin' on the Bible. It brings hope to many.
It does to me, it's what keeps me going. It's what helps
me stay sane somedays.
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How many of you knew about the"Jesus is not your Mediator" teaching when you were JWs??
by Lady Liberty inhi everyone.... just curious how many of you knew when you were active, about the societys official teaching regarding jesus the mediator.
i was floored to find in my research, that they teach jesus is the mediator for the 144,000 only.
and it is only by our association with them that we might have salvation.. i don't know about you guys but i was blown away when i learned they taught this.
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cattails
I didn't know this was the official teaching until I read it from Ray Franz's book.
It got me pretty upset and felt cheated by the WT.
Jesus says one thing and the WT says it ain't so.
Who is one to believe, the Bible or the WT?
My choice is for the Bible, not the WT.
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Some things really ticked me off at the meeting last night...
by wantarevolution in...aside from the snooze fest that was the "bible study", taken by a brother who was 5 minutes late - went 10 minutes over and obiously hadn't prepared shit for the meeting (this is the same brother that "encouraged" me to be 15 minutes early for all meetings to welcome people).
1) i had the no3 talk, about "christians helping the poor", no source material or anything.
i played it good, spoke about our duty to be good christians, and charitable to everyone, and how it is a conscience matter as to how we donate our money or charitable deeds.i even used a quote by mother theresa.
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cattails
I answered - 1. Because i didn't feel the need to toot our own horn ( i worded it better) 2. because like it or not, she had a faith in God, and was a great humanitarian and 3. because as James says, what good is it if we just wander off, and not think about someone when they are cold and hungry - works are also acts that require a bit more than handing them a tract.
Good for you! That is as it should be. I always admired Theresa the Nun in India (I still can't
bring myself up to use Mother as a title, but she did earn respect and appreciation for all she
did for the poor people as Jesus would have liked.
Whenever the WT Society offers help, they send in volunteers at the volunteers own expense,
to work for free, then the WT Society gets the credit. What a bunch of poop that is.
I usually bring another Bible to the meeting than the NWT. But there's a lot of Bibles that
the WT Society prints so if anybody complains I open it up to the front and show them...
"See, it's by the Society, that shuts them up. But sometimes I bring a NASB or an NIV,
and bring along one of those pocket NWTs, then if anyone asks what it is I'm looking up
Scriptures in I tell them that it's for research that I have more than one translation. As
of now my prefered Bible translation is the WEB (World English Bible) which is a modern
version of the ASV (which was also published at one time by the WT Society).
At one point I had an old re-bound NWT and KIT that said HOLY BIBLE in faded gold
on the black fake leather cover. An elder from another congregation saw me holding
it one time and said "My that's an awful big thick Bible for such a little one" and I
gave him the ugliest and meanest stare I could. He didn't say another word, turned
around and went away. I felt like concking him on his noggin with my "big thick Bible"
and if he hadn't gone away I just might have. Whenever someone is seen having
something else than a typical NWT it attracts attention.
A few meetings back one young elder came up behind me, I was sitting in the back
row, and stood there, noticing that I had a King James with Jesus words in red.
Well, he disappeared into the foyer and out came he with another older-elder.
They stood behind me, so close I could feel the warmth from their bodies
invading my bubble too close for comfort. Well the older one says something
in a close whisper to the younger one and leaves. And then I feel this pat pat pat
on top of my head. So I looked back and up at him with a "WTF" look and he smiled
this creepy smile. I just got up, got my books and very obviously moved away from
him to another row farther down. Most likely my Dad will hear of yet another
instance when I've been 'difficult.' No doubt, but what I should have done is
told him in a Charlton Heston way to "keep your filthy hands off me you dirty ape!"
