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Electronic Cigarettes
by WontLeave inhas anyone heard or had any first-hand experience with the society's reaction to electronic cigarettes?
none of the arguments used against real cigarettes hold water against e-cigs.
all of the dangerous chemicals are out.
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Another point about "between the evenings"
by WontLeave inaccording to the footnote on page 28 of bearing thorough witness about gods kingdom:.
prayers were offered at the temple in conjunction with the morning and evening sacrifices.
the evening sacrifice was held at the ninth hour, or about three in the afternoon.. this sacrifice is the one ordered in exodus 29:38-42:.
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C.T. Russell and the Bible Students blessed and used by God?
by WontLeave inthere is no question that the first president of this corporation, c. t. russell, was used mightily by jehovah during the period when basic bible truths were being restored among gods true worshipers on earth.
we have great love for brother charles t. russell, for his works sake, and that we gladly acknowledge that the lord used him and greatly blessed his work - ka p239, jv p155, others (rutherford's speech announcing the adoption of the name jehovah's witnesses).
at their regular gatherings during the years 1870 to 1875, the religious thinking of these men underwent profound changes.
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Addresses for Beth Sarim and Beth Shan
by WontLeave inwhile beth sarim has garnered much coverage, beth shan hasn't.
it was a colossal pain in the neck finding the location, but i finally tracked it down.
here are google map links to the locations, so you can see them for yourself.. beth sarim 4440 braeburn road, san diego, ca 92116. beth shan 4825 avion way, san diego, ca 92115 (main house; original compound covered several current lots).
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Latest installment in the TL;DR collection. I need an editor.
by WontLeave ini sat around researching, compiling, and writing this today.
i know it's long, but there's a lot of information in it.
i could probably split it into 2 or more parts.
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A thought about the "imperfect men" excuse for false teachings.
by WontLeave inin researching and writing this, a thought occurred to me.... has anyone ever asked this: if the society is "the faithful and discreet slave" of mat 24, they have been given authority over all of christ's belongings (including the people), are spirit-led and god's sole means of communication, and are entrusted with revealing "food at the proper time", why are they held to a lower standard than the "other sheep"?.
if they blatantly violate scripture, if they make false prophecies, if they reverse their decisions repeatedly, if they go way beyond what is written, if they hold a position for years or decades which is obviously and finally admitted to be false, they are given a total pass as "imperfect men" and "not infallible".
meanwhile, if you or i have a belief jws feel is "wrong" - we're not spirit-directed mouthpieces of god - why are we "apostates"?
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Would this accomplish anything, if distributed to JWs?
by WontLeave inhttp://tinyurl.com/3z8e9bf.
i know it's kind of long, but i feel i compressed a lot of information into it.
any suggestions or constructive criticism?.
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Anybody have a Thursday meeting and want to comment on the book study?
by WontLeave inmy wife threatened to leave/kill me if i did it, but maybe yours has a better sense of humor.
in case you were around for the big nisan 14/15 debate, you might know i assert the bible absolutely and thoroughly demonstrates the passover falls on nisan 15 and nisan 14 was the "preparation day".. tonight, at the book study, the daily sacrifice that was to be done twice a day at the temple was mentioned.. prayers were offered at the temple in conjunction with the morning and evening sacrifices.
the evening sacrifice was held at the ninth hour, or about three in the afternoon.
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I must have been cast into spiritual darkness, because I can't figure this out.
by WontLeave inwe must obey the faithful and discreet slave if we are to have jehovah's approval - ws7/15/2011.
if this is true, it begs the questions:.
who is this slave and who are the domestics?