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  Is the preaching work Jesus taught being diluted during the pandemic?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the real preaching work:.

  2 timothy 4:2. preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.. matthew 10:8.

  “heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.

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  truth_b_known

  Diluted? The preaching work aka "door-to-door ministry" that was once the pride & joy of Jehovah's Witnesses is now an exercise in keeping the zombie walking. The photo and story by the Watchtower shared on its own website is proof of this.

  Jesus taught his disciples and then sent them out to teach others. The key word here is "teach". That was the JW model.

  The new model is -

  • Listen to the Governing Body
  • Obey the Governing Body
  • Refer the general public to the Governing Boy

  I was once a practicing Jehovah's Witness. That religion is no more. Therefor, I can never return.
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  QUESTION of the DAY (a brain teaser)

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  question of the dayeach man chosen of the twelve jesus selected had been called disciples, or "students" (meaning "one who learns").

  (latin discipulus; greek μαθητής mathētḗs; hebrew לִמּוּד limmûdh;jesus is stated in the bible to have sent out the twelve using a new description: apostles, "whom he also named apostles" (luke 6:13), first before his death "to the lost sheep of israel" (matthew 10), and after his (resurrection to spread the message of the good news to all nations (matthew 28:16-28:20).with the above firmly in mind, the question arises: “why aren’t the governing body called apostles?”.

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  truth_b_known

  Terry:

  Good question! We know that according to the Gospel Judas was appointed an Apostle by Jesus. After Jesus death and ascension, the book of Acts states that remaining 11 Apostles "cast lots" to decided between 2 possible replacements for Judas. Matthias was appointed as Judas' replacement.

  All Bishops in the Catholic Church can trace their succession back to the 12 Apostles of Act chapter 1. The concept of the "Governing Body" is new even to the Watchtower relatively speaking. The 8 members of the Governing Body cannot trace their lineage back to the 12 Apostles. They can only trace their lineage back a few decades when the whole concept was created.
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  2021-November-18--Pioneers!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2021-11-18--pioneers.

  click the image to make it larger.. .

  https://postimg.cc/4nydmk0j.

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  truth_b_known

  Step 1: End the monthly hours requirement to pioneer and encourage all to sign up.

  Step 2: Re-instate the month hours requirement to pioneer.

  Step 3: Openly look down on those who signed up to pioneer during the COVID-19 lockdown, but now cannot make the monthly hourly requirement to pioneer. Label such ones as "ungrateful" and "spiritually weak".
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  Read the last sentence in this article! Hmmm!

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. current

  https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/us/south-carolina-remains-identified/index.html .

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  truth_b_known

  This article has no mention of Jehovah's Witnesses. This is a well know case of a serial child molester who was a Ministerial Servant at the time of his crimes. John Walsh of America's Most Wanted fame did an expose on this case on his most recent tv show. The show interviewed many of his victim's who were all children of Jehovah's Witnesses in his congregation.
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  Read the last sentence in this article! Hmmm!

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. current

  https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/us/south-carolina-remains-identified/index.html .

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  truth_b_known

  Well, I was really hoping to personally arrest that guy. I have worked fugitive cases on JW child molesters. However, that guy is the one I want to put shiny bracelets on the most.
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  T2 Trainspotting - bit disappointing

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so, i saw t2 trainspotting (2017), the sequel to the 1996 original.. i love the original, so this film was a bit of a letdown.. first it had way too much nostalgia.

  one particular scene, the one where spud, renton and sick boy return to the countryside to lay flowers in memory of tommy, is really touching.

  but there are so many more nods back to the original film that it started to piss me off.. another thing: this is supposed to be twenty years later.

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  I saw the original in the theater when it came out. Then I read the book. Do read the book!

  I would steer clear of the sequel movie.
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  How did Revelation make it in the bible?? It's a drug fuelled trip!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  catholic church killed off alot of christian books from the "offical" bible collection.

  so why let thru the weird book of revelation?

  have you read the watchtowers explanation it's a joke rutherford's conventions play a huge part..

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  The Apostle John, like Paul, was a zealot who believed the end would come in his lifetime. Revelations is a book using metaphor to describe the Roman Empire and how treated the nations it conquered.
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  My escape from Jehovah's Witnesses to seek a life as an artist

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  dream of the unborn butterfly.

  my escape from jehovah's witnesses to seek a life as an artist .... (1974 - i pulled up stakes in fort worth, texas, packed my wife and 3 small kids into a ford maverick, and headed to california seeking a job of some kind where i could earn a living --not as a janitor, window washer, or minimum wage slave - but as some kind of artist.

  ) ________________ “konichiwa” he spoke with a smile wrapped in mischief.it was paul miyoshi.

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  truth_b_known

  What a wonderful story, Terry! I can relate.

  “For Buddhists, Divinity is not a person on a cloud with tablets of rules.
  Divine means the eternal flowing motion of music and art to refine the ear and eye,
  the flavor of food in elegant presentations, treasures of the mind.”

  A deep bow to you and your master. Gassho!
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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | November 2021

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower—study edition | november 2021. .

  13. how did prayer help one family who were unjustly treated?.

  13 consider the experience of a sister named vero, who lives in the democratic republic of the congo.

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  truth_b_known

  Paragraph 13 is found on :
  STUDY ARTICLE 47
  How Strong Will Your Faith Be?

  I think it is better is more accurate for the Watchtower to use the word "belief" instead of "faith". Faith is the letting go of preconceptions and accepting facts as you experience them. Belief is an idea you cling to, protect from facts, refuse to listen to anything that might prove the idea false.

  "How Strong Will Your Belief Be?" seems to make more sense and is intellectually honest.
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  “A Better World Is Near.”

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "the campaign will feature the distribution of a special edition of the watchtower magazine containing the cover series “a better world is near.”".

  "more than 36 million printed copies of the magazine will be distributed in some 230 languages to communities in 240 lands around the globe.

  in addition, the digital publication is available on various platforms in nearly 400 languages.".

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  truth_b_known

  I think Jehovah's Witnesses should try the New World/Paradise Simulator to get a taste of life in their "Better World". I would recommend at least living six months in this simulator. Then, imagine living that way FOREVER...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBSuH_K5_KY