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  Encouraging scriptures for the day

  by Kosonen in

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  hello my friends,.

  here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

  revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).

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  ...........and Kossy cracks on regardless of the complete train wreck the thread has become.
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  Encouraging scriptures for the day

  by Kosonen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello my friends,.

  here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

  revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).

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  This thread has become a bit of a Frankenstein's monster, methinks.
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  Encouraging scriptures for the day

  by Kosonen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello my friends,.

  here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

  revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).

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  It's ok to be grumpy.

  Ecclesiastes 4

  Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness

  1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.

  2 And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.

  3 But better than both is the one who has never been born, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

  4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  5 Fools fold their hands and ruin themselves.

  6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

  7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

  8 There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!

  9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

  10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

  11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

  12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

  Advancement Is Meaningless

  13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.

  15 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor.

  16 There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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  Bible question

  by BoogerMan in

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  when boaz lost his wife, did he become ruthless?.

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  There were also those unfunny quips about Lot's wife and salt................too banal to remember.

  The one about riding through the land in triumph...........

  ...............not my humour but whatever makes a person smile is not bad.
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  Cult or High Control Group?

  by MillennialDawn in

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  i see this phrase a lot: "the indication of a cult is what happens when you leave.

  " i'm not sure where that originated, but it is a faulty categorization.

  "cult" is almost always used in a derogatory way.

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  We've had this conversation a few times over the years. The point is moot.

  The JWs are a fake religion whatever you describe them as.
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  Encouraging scriptures for the day

  by Kosonen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello my friends,.

  here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

  revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).

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  Kossy - The end to the Watchtower organization is foretold in the Bible:

  It'd be nice to think so. However, it doesn't say or infer that in the vaguery it uses. I think you're putting too high a value on the fake religion that no one in their right mind cares about.

  This chapter would more likely be about ending the oppression of the Jews back then. Look at the timeline and when it was written. VS:1.

  The Watchtower Corporation(tm) isn't big enough or important enough to be the biggest part of a prophecy.

  That's my sixpence ha'penny on it anyway.
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  Judicial Committees are Sentencing Committees

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  this video starts slow, but is worth the watch.

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  https://www.youtube.com/live/oo6tyxodkvk?si=oduof8kkvjypkoyh.

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  Beth's Serum - If ONE of those eldubs has a 'grudge' or a bone to pick with,,,,your goose is cooked.

  If you are not liked, the supercilious schnooks will find a way to get rid of you.

  Power corrupts. Like their leaders the Governing Body(tm)(Pee be upon them), they enjoy abusing people and especially children.
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  Broke people can’t help broke people

  by Teddnzo in

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  most ex jws are bitter and twisted.

  they have a chip on their shoulder that they wasted so much of their life.

  many end up making a proper mess of their lives perfectly exemplified by lloyd evans.. yet on the other hand for those leaving the cult it is only ex members of the cult who could ever understand what they are going through .

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  Nothing's perfect. 100% of people are a bit bonkers in some way or another.
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  Bible question

  by BoogerMan in

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  when boaz lost his wife, did he become ruthless?.

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  Boog - When Boaz lost his wife, did he become ruthless?

  Probably relieved.
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  Goodbye Mother

  by punkofnice in

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  so my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.

  that was indeed very traumatic.

  i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.

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  Thanks, my friends.

  I have a couple of tinnies in my fridge but they await a day of thirst.

  I haven't had any booze in a long time. Oddly enough, keeping an eye on Mother up until the end meant I didn't want to feel unfit or too giddy.

  I seem to be on the wagon by default now.