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  thedog1 said "I just listened to your JC hearing for re-instatement"

  by KateWild in

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  2. beliefs

  thedog1 said.............. hi sam.

  i just listened to your jc hearing for re-instatement.

  without knowing the details of what happened it is difficult to make a comment on it but here goes.

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  MeanMrMustard

  @thedog1,

  Respectfully, you side-stepped my question. You may have done this unintentionally. You said: " and after careful consideration and scriptural reflection, the body of elders would be in a position to make a call on this."

  WHY elders? Why not individual members for all sorts of "sins"? The scripture you cite does not imply centralized judicial action.

  MMM

  edit: As a clairification, I don't see the scriptural precedent for a judicial committee. I see the precedent for members deciding, perhaps that someone is a bad influence, and therefore limiting association. But there is no precedent for a body of elders to declare a person fit or unfit for association.
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  thedog1 said "I just listened to your JC hearing for re-instatement"

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thedog1 said.............. hi sam.

  i just listened to your jc hearing for re-instatement.

  without knowing the details of what happened it is difficult to make a comment on it but here goes.

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  MeanMrMustard

  thedog1:

  You said: " Paul did say that the congregation should 'remove the wicked man from among yourselves,' so there is scriptural precedent for judicial action."

  Why do you feel this scripture at 1 Cor. 5 indicates it is the responsibility of a body of elders, through a judicial committee, to "expel" an individual? Why isn't Paul simply giving advise to the individual members of the congregation - especially in light of the fact that the words in 1 Cor were followed by the majority, but not all (see 2 Cor. 2:6)?

  In other words, regardless of how well-intentioned an elder is, no matter how concerned with justice he may be, it is not enough. The elder is past the biblical "precedent" simply by taking away the freedom of the other members of the congregation to make up his/her own mind to associate.

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  Elders receive a report that I am openly displaying false religious symbol

  by confusedandalone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when you look at the image above what do you see?

  a sneaker or an outward display that i am now following after another religious group?.

  well yesterday i had a 10 minute conversation with an elder who finally got the balls to call me.

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  MeanMrMustard

  DF all the witnesses that have been or are attending the University of Phoenix...

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  Elders receive a report that I am openly displaying false religious symbol

  by confusedandalone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when you look at the image above what do you see?

  a sneaker or an outward display that i am now following after another religious group?.

  well yesterday i had a 10 minute conversation with an elder who finally got the balls to call me.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Perhaps those JW elders should stay away from "Midas Brake and Muffler" ... go somewhere else if you need to get some work done on your brakes...

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  Elders receive a report that I am openly displaying false religious symbol

  by confusedandalone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when you look at the image above what do you see?

  a sneaker or an outward display that i am now following after another religious group?.

  well yesterday i had a 10 minute conversation with an elder who finally got the balls to call me.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Hmmm... do any of the elders have "Pandora" internet radio?

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  Elders receive a report that I am openly displaying false religious symbol

  by confusedandalone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when you look at the image above what do you see?

  a sneaker or an outward display that i am now following after another religious group?.

  well yesterday i had a 10 minute conversation with an elder who finally got the balls to call me.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Don't forget the Dodge Ares...

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  Microsoft is the true religion!

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the light of current events (the witchtower editor is currently visiting the district convention of microsoft's witnesses in berlin, meeting "more than 500 brothers at one time"):.

  http://www.svhelden.info/witchtower/2012/05/how-can-you-find-the-true-religion/.

  how can you find the true religion?windows in his roof chamber being open ... even three times in a day he was kneeling on his knees and praying and offering praise before his god.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Thumbs up !!!
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  Christ Jesus vs Jesus Christ in RNWT

  by wisdomfrombelow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i noticed in the bible reading in titus this week that that they changed one instance of christ jesus to jesus christ.

  it made me wonder why it was done and what benefit it could have in their doctrines..

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  MeanMrMustard

  There were a couple extra patterns I didn't search.. These are the scriptures I see that have a switch between Jesus and Christ.

  Romans 1 1
  2 Corinthians 1 19
  Philippians 1 6
  Philippians 2 21
  Titus 2 13

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  Comprehensive NWT Comparison Project (calling all technically skilled members)

  by Apognophos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is anyone aware if this project is already being done by someone?

  if not, perhaps we can brainstorm how to go about this, now that the pdf for the revised nwt is out.

  a couple initial impressions:.

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  MeanMrMustard

  @wallsofjericho,

  Looks like Titus 2:13 is the only scripture with a change of Jesus Christ from Christ Jesus... ok then. :)

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  Comprehensive NWT Comparison Project (calling all technically skilled members)

  by Apognophos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is anyone aware if this project is already being done by someone?

  if not, perhaps we can brainstorm how to go about this, now that the pdf for the revised nwt is out.

  a couple initial impressions:.

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  MeanMrMustard

  @Apognophos,

  I see. Thanks for the explanation. I did a quick search for a Diff(DELETE,"YOU") in my change log and come up with this (count by book):

  2 Ecclesiastes
  45 Ephesians
  134 Numbers
  136 1 Corinthians
  11 Ezra
  95 2 Corinthians
  3 Nahum
  7 Song of Solomon
  33 2 Samuel
  34 Hebrews
  148 Psalms
  12 Daniel
  61 Job
  2 Obadiah
  37 Philippians
  4 2 John
  153 Jeremiah
  11 Revelation
  43 2 Chronicles
  72 1 Samuel
  88 Mark
  1 3 John
  6 Hosea
  54 Judges
  39 James
  19 2 Peter
  4 Habakkuk
  11 Joel
  206 Deuteronomy
  7 Haggai
  63 Romans
  7 Jude
  10 Micah
  157 Exodus
  179 Ezekiel
  101 Genesis
  4 Zephaniah
  210 Matthew
  51 1 Thessalonians
  21 Malachi
  25 2 Thessalonians
  17 Proverbs
  13 Zechariah
  50 Galatians
  6 Lamentations
  172 Leviticus
  2 Jonah
  28 1 Kings
  17 Nehemiah
  142 Isaiah
  24 1 John
  1 Philemon
  51 Colossians
  194 John
  2 Esther
  196 Luke
  24 Amos
  39 2 Kings
  109 Acts
  15 1 Chronicles
  51 1 Peter
  83 Joshua
  11 Ruth

  MMM