Posts by dropoffyourkeylee

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Sighhhhhhhh, the Draw Close to Jehovah book again for the Congregation Bible Study.

by Stand for Pure Worship in

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check out this gem from the dec 2013 km which explains why it's good to over this book a second go round.. "congregations previously considered this book during 2004 and 2005. however,for many of the approximately two million publishers who have come into the truth since then,this will be the first time that jehovahs endearing qualities have been discussed in detail.for those who studied the book before, the review will help them to deepen their appreciation forjehovahs attributes.ps.119:14".

i gotta kick out of this because i can only think of maybe two or three new ones in our congregation who weren't present when this book was first studied.

at the same time, going over jehovah's qualities isn't something new.

dropoffyourkeylee

They have been recycling books for the weekday study for quite a while. Possible reasons that come to mind:

There is still a remaining stock of the book they want to get rid of. I think that is the main reason they studied the Revelation book like 666 times.

They don't have any other book available (to save money they haven't printed many books recently)

They can't think of anything to write about. The writing staff is mostly laid off.

They are afraid to produce any actual 'meat' for the flock. A sensible commentary like the one on James would be a benefit to everyone, but of course that will never happen again.

They are leading up to discontinuing the weekday study. Does it really make sense to have one meeting and call it three? It's a joke.

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A new cong in the circuit. Is the WT increasing in numbers?

by KateWild in

my son told me the local needs item.

we have a new cong forming in the circuit.

my address is slap bang in the middle of the new map.

dropoffyourkeylee

Our circuit just added two congregations that had been part of an adjoining circuit. This is not growth , but is evidence of declining numbers. Recent circuit assembly attendance has been very low. On the other hand the number of pioneers is up. It seems like there is a growing divide between a minority of super zealous and the rest.

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1973 "Divine Victory" International Assemblies

by Bungi Bill in

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how many here attended the "divine victory" international assembly that was held 12- 16 december in christchurch, new zealand?.

the venue was lancaster park.

if the truth be known, that stadium was probably a casualty of the february 2011 earthquake?.

dropoffyourkeylee

Looking at this old program, what really strikes me is how much this religion has changed. The attendance was 40,000 plus every day, and over 50,000 the last day. There were 982 baptized, can you imagine that? The percent of attendees baptized 982/47911 = 2.0% !! Compare that to the baptism rate of recent years, where the percent has been around 0.5%.

I was around back then, but for some reason it doesn't hit home until I look at something like this old program.

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1973 "Divine Victory" International Assemblies

by Bungi Bill in

jw
friends

how many here attended the "divine victory" international assembly that was held 12- 16 december in christchurch, new zealand?.

the venue was lancaster park.

if the truth be known, that stadium was probably a casualty of the february 2011 earthquake?.

dropoffyourkeylee

the last one is just the routine information about the site and departments

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1973 "Divine Victory" International Assemblies

by Bungi Bill in

jw
friends

how many here attended the "divine victory" international assembly that was held 12- 16 december in christchurch, new zealand?.

the venue was lancaster park.

if the truth be known, that stadium was probably a casualty of the february 2011 earthquake?.

dropoffyourkeylee

Friday and Saturday

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1973 "Divine Victory" International Assemblies

by Bungi Bill in

jw
friends

how many here attended the "divine victory" international assembly that was held 12- 16 december in christchurch, new zealand?.

the venue was lancaster park.

if the truth be known, that stadium was probably a casualty of the february 2011 earthquake?.

dropoffyourkeylee

The program from Wed and Thursday

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In effect the GB says the new testament was only written for the 144k - right?

by Comatose in

because if you just read it then its plain that all should partake of the emblems and go to heaven etc.

they get around that by saying it only applied to those when written who all anointed and then a small group today.

so they take away the bible for the average witness.

dropoffyourkeylee

It is my hope that the new NWT being more readable will open the eyes of a lot of the Witnesses. If a person simply reads the letters of Paul it becomes self-evident that the WT doctrines of two classes is wrong. For them to have the doctrine that the NT applies mostly to a small special anointed class, and that the vast majority of Christians cannot read it as a message to them, is a travesty. It robs the NT of its meaning and makes a joke of Christianity.

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Bible Has Problems, Yet Its One Verse Can Solve All Our Problems!

by abiather in

science shows that humans have been living on earth more than 6000 years (contrary to ot chronology).

again inconsistency is pointed out in nt too which says jesus who did countless good worksincluding control over forces of nature and even death itselfyet people killed him, just like killing the duck that lays golden egg!.

despite such inconsistencies, a single verse in the bible can solve all our problems: don't call anyone on earth 'father,' because you have only one father, the one in heaven.

dropoffyourkeylee

HOUSING: No one should own more than one house. Present occupants of each house are declared to be the owners of the respective houses. Whoever stays in a rented house will, henceforth, pay the rent to the Government.

Curiously similar to the Single Tax movement in the US in the 1890's, proposed by Henry George:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George

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Why remove John 8:1-11 in the NWT if these verses speak highly of Jesus

by I_love_Jeff in

i understand these verses were removed in the nwt as well as some other bibles because they were added later & considered uninspired.

jesus protected an adultress so why remove it?

it fits in nicely with his teachings, does it not?

dropoffyourkeylee

I have a copy of 'Eight Translation New Testament' which contains at the end a section called 'Guide to the Ancient Manuscripts', by Philip W. Comfort. This is my go-to guide to understanding the different NT readings, and why certain verses are omitted. The verses in John 7:53 - 8:11 are given about half a page of explanation. Basically it says the story of the adulterous woman is an addition in the text from an oral tradition. None of the oldest NT manuscripts contain the verses, and it is believed to be an oral tradition that eventually found its way into the Latin Vulgate, and later into the Textus Receptus. Nearly all modern translations will have a footnote about the verses, if not omit them entirely.

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Giant Pyramids & Sphinxes Found Bermuda Triangle

by mind blown in

giant pyramids and sphinxes found in the bermuda trianglehttp://altering-perspectives.com/2013/06/giant-pyramids-and-sphinxes-found-in.html.

dropoffyourkeylee

Oh for Pete's sake, not this again. I used to have a high school chum in the 70's who believed all the pseudo science of the time... von Daniken, Bermuda triangle, Atlantis theories, the works. Because of him I read most of the books, and this story of underwater pyramids and structures goes back to that time and genre. There is not a shred of scientific evidence.

Can archaeological works be found under water? Yes of course, and there have been some remarkable finds in recent years. But I say this story is a hoax until some scientific evidence is produced.