pentecostalism is now the largest christian faith in london.
what is it about this rapidly growing religion that makes it so appealing?.
black-majority pentecostal churches in particular are one of the big success stories of the black community in britain.
Charismatic churches are all about emotion...and they promise miracles.
One Pentecostal schoolmate said to me, "Don't think. Just believe."
Charismatic/Pentecostals are much more extreme than 'evangelicals'. Many charismatic churches are cult-like to almost the same degree JWs are...at the very least, they aren't as boring.
okay there has been lots of buzz about the feb 2017 wt where they say the governing body is not inspired nor infallible.
yet, they are still using the baptism questions.
the second one being... "do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of jehovah’s witnesses in association with god’s spirit-directedorganization?".
If Watchtower theology were true, then the stakes for recognizing God's channel have never been higher. In the first century, if people didn't recognize the inspired apostles, they would come back in the 1000 years. But if people don't recognize the uninspired Governing Body, it means eternal destruction (which Anthony Morris will assist in).
If the stakes are that high, why aren't the Governing Body inspired in this time of all times?
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http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/cinco-denuncias-testigos-jehova-5632503 .
guillem sànchez / barcelona.
Thanks for the info.
does anyone have any updates on how many people have left wallkill in the last couple of months?.
i keep seeing pics of "going away parties" from my uber heavyweight bethelite cousins.
they are in their late 30's but must have some special thing going on (he's in purchasing i believe) because they get to fly all over the world like africa most recently.
Tick tock.
How long until they sell the Farm?
the wts has always included minors and adults in the same categories - publisher and baptized.. i am interested in knowing how many minors, approximately, are included in the publisher count.
and, at what age a person started publishing.
what age was the youngest publisher reported?.
Publisher at 8, baptized at 15.
at mine the conductor was somewhat awkward and minimal and there were nervous chuckles from the audience.
two people, including an elder, gave reasonable comments that it's okay as long as it's not extreme styles, etc.
but then another one of the elders commented that nothing has changed and they still aren't proper locally.
The Watchtower did a brilliant job of keeping the ban on beards while appearing to say the total opposite. They are amazing spindoctors.
we are all familiar with the classic use by the society of proverbs 4:18 about "light getting brighter".
they say it applies to revealed truth, and doctrinal changes etc.. have you ever just read that chapter (and even the surrounding chapters) in full??.
it has nothing to do with doctrinal changes or teachings.. it has to do with acquiring wisdom and life skills in order to live a successful life.
In many cases, Watchtower does not interpret the Bible contextually (exegesis).
This verse in particular is taken out of context. It is simply about two paths of behavior an individual might take.
the jw prohibition of celebrating holidays includes the american celebration of thanksgiving, a sort of innocuous harvest festival, where thanks is given for the year's blessings.
a typical family eats a large meal together, including turkey and all the trimmings.
in recent decades, nfl football, always involving the dallas cowboys and detroit lions, has become part of the routine, as well as drinking beer.. every year or so, the "awake!
When asked, I could never explain what was "pagan" about Thanksgiving or why it was "wrong".
the jw prohibition of celebrating holidays includes the american celebration of thanksgiving, a sort of innocuous harvest festival, where thanks is given for the year's blessings.
a typical family eats a large meal together, including turkey and all the trimmings.
in recent decades, nfl football, always involving the dallas cowboys and detroit lions, has become part of the routine, as well as drinking beer.. every year or so, the "awake!
My family also had some non-Thanksgiving Thanksgivings as well. The out was saying it wasn't Thanksgiving and they gave thanks every day.
https://jwadvisor.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/leakinginfo.html.
jehovah's witness advisor.
leakinginfo: what can be done to find out who is leaking documents?.
