some bible scholars consider 1 samuel 17:12-31 and 17:5518:5 to be later additions because these verses are not found in certain copies of the greek septuagint.,.
the wtbts claims that these do appear in other authoritative copies, so what is the story and background on these scriptures, saul, doesn't know him, then saul knows him, then again saul doesn't know him.. .
The explanation at the KH tonight (Oral review) was that Saul knew who he was, he knew his name etc. but after he killed Goliath he asked again evidently wanting to know what man had fathered such a boy no doubt with the idea there may be other similar members of the family who would be useful to Saul's army.
Don't know where they get this from but that was the answer for what it's worth.
George
a friend lent me the dvd of this and i watched it the other night.
i found it profound and compelling i must say i cannot recommend it enough!.
expelled no intelligence allowed (part 1of10) pl.
Thought this was going to be a post on disfellowshipping.
George
"there is a story circulating around the net, started by a group called noahs ark ministries, which claims they have found noahs ark on mount ararat in turkey.. a group of chinese and turkish evangelical explorers say they have brought back wood specimens from atop mount ararat in turkey that they believe to be from noahs ark.
claiming they found a wood structure with compartments and samples that date carbon date to 4,800 years ago, they say it is 99% certain it is the ark of biblical fame.
http://thepostanything.gather.com/viewarticle.action?articleid=281474978201133&grpid=3659174697244816.
The animals went in two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The animals went in two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The animals went in two by two
The elephant and the kangerooooooooooooooooo
(Hang on a minute - how did the kangeroo get to Oz, and the only place on earth where kangeroo remains are found is Oz? Why are there no Kanger remains in Mesopotamia? Why are there no elephants in Oz?
George
what the hell is up with the "ban" on facial hair outside of a mustache in the wt?.
i see nothing about it in the bible, and i remember i did some research and nothing came up in the jw publications.. did i miss something?.
oh wait, is this another way to get people to conform without scriptural basis.... i want a goatee :(.... actually i'm thinking of growing one and then people would get the idea that i'm not doing so hot in "the truth"..
I always understood that the ban on beards dated back to Rutherford. When he took over quite a lot of brothers were growing beards in the style of C T Russell who was liked considerably more than Rutherford. They have been frowned on ever since.
However I have grown a beard in the past with no problem from the elders, but then I was not an appointed man so there was nothing they could do really.
George
it is here in writing the new generation change.
on page 5 of the of the wt while talking about the annual meeting report.. "john barr gave the third and final talk.".
"john barr made clear that the gathering wound not continue indefinitely.
I hope they fucking die miserable, agonizing deaths.... alone where no one knows they're in pain...and I hope as they see the light of whatever lies beyond that they see a vision that shows that there is a burning fucking hell....but just for lying fuckers like them...
Sorry Undercover, your wish will not come true. They will die the way they live, in absolute luxury and comfort. And when they they move to their new rural retreat in Warwick (Beth Shan II) they will wake every morning to the wonderful sounds of birds in the 200 odd acres of woodland surrounding them!
George
are there any active publishers that can tell me what they call the coordinator of the body of elders?.
does the congo still call him the 'p.o'?
or do they actually call him the cobe?.
No other names changed. I always thought this to be the start of other reorganisational changes. I thought there may become Circuit Co-ordinators and so on.
We went through a similar change at work about 15 years ago; Managers became Unit Co-ordinators, Senior Managers became Area Co-ordinators and so on.
Probably just to get rid of the term 'Presiding' so he didn't think he was superior to the other elders.
George
how long did you date?
i was reading another post by exms and he mentioned three years.
in the area where i am at, three years would have never been accepted.
Goerge, where you from in the UK?
North of Coventry - South of Manchester, if you understand.
Don't want to be too precise at this stage.
Regards from George
how long did you date?
i was reading another post by exms and he mentioned three years.
in the area where i am at, three years would have never been accepted.
Under 6 months from first date to wedding. Both raised as JW's.
George
in the june 15th wt it says on page 9 i will just write it out as it is to hard and unbelievable to preface this.
so here it is.. "many who today are members of the christian congregation can tell you that before learning of and adopting jehovah's righteous standards, they lived without moral restrain.
yet, they were unsatisfied and unhappy.
The person known as "Tanya" should have used birth control.
JW kids are raised to naive in all matters of sex and relationships
George
http://atheistnews.blogs.fi/2010/04/15/stephen-fry-s-magnificent-speech-in-the-intelligence-debate-8376219/.
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I am old enough to remember Stephen Fry when he was a contestant on University Challenge, back in the days of Bamber Gasgoine! Fond memories for U.K. members!
George
