its not in the verse, its in the foreword to one of the bible books I understand
wallsofjericho
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Is this true??
by quellycatface inis it correct that the words "governing body" now appear in the nwt??.
woah!!
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July 2014 WT cracks down on apostate debates and 'dance parties'
by EndofMysteries inin the july 2014 study wt article titled "jehovah's people "renouce unrighteousness".
par 9 and 10 .
9. how did foolish and ignorant debates affect the early christian congregation?.
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wallsofjericho
look at all those apostates... woman wearing dress pants, jeans with ties, handle bar mustaches, 5 o'clock shadow, sheeeesh!!
apostates never wear dresses or suits or clean shaven.
one question: where are the bandana's
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Dressed for Failure--drab colors in dress code
by WTWizard ini noticed that, especially for men, that they are required to dress in drab colors for boasting sessions and in field circus.
men are supposed to wear dirty colored suits--dark gray, muddy brown, black, and off-shades of maroon, forest green, and navy/midnight blue seem to be most common.
they get hounded if they wear something in a "loud" color--meaning anything that is near one of the major points in the rainbow and near saturation (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or violet is most likely to result in a major hounding).
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wallsofjericho
I disagree completely with everything you claim. You sound very depressed.
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New field service rules coming this summer
by doinmypart innew guidelines for field service coming this summer.
new publication to be released giving new ways of counting time, conducting studies, group activities, etc..
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wallsofjericho
marked
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wallsofjericho
...you smoke a cigar and its delicious!
...you have no idea who or what to vote for
...you get to the casino and you have no idea what to do with your money
... you clink your glass (cheers) at EVERY opportunity
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Did you bring anyone in the "Truth"
by rrb2016 inmy mom has been a jw since 1968...never brought anyone into the "truth.
" what are your experiences?
what was your "closing ratio?
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wallsofjericho
unfortunately, yes
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New NWT - what's the REAL reason?
by wallsofjericho inone thing i have learned over the years is there is a clear, distinct purpose to everything the wts does.
everything is done to accomplish a defined purpose.. did they really print millions of new bibles just to be more accurate?
after decades of toughting how much better the nwt was than any other bible?.
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wallsofjericho
All the reasons make some sense to me
but I honestly believe there is more to it than money or a sudden desire to be more accurate
that is not the WTS M.O.
yes money is. But not this way. I actually think it would take years to fully cover such an immense cost, hundreds of thousands of JWs will not be able to contribute or simply wont
I truly believe the WTS has a doctrinal change coming that is aligned with the new grey goose
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Why do I bother to wake up in the morning?
by punkofnice ini'm not suicidal just fed up.. i did think of suicide (briefly), but as there is no painless way and it's not something i would willingly do just in case things would have been better the day after.
i do have a slight grain of hope.. money problems.....problems at home (that's another matter with a son up court for something he is adamant he didn't do.
first offence but the pigs police and the cps have got charges made.
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wallsofjericho
punk, you said: Yes, I'm an atheist but wish there was a god. I miss the church and the hope I had but it isn't real to me.
i spent a few years with knots in my stomach and battled depression over losing that "false hope", almost wishing I never discovered the lie I was living.
but as I have embraced my atheism, and my part in the universe, I now feel more connected to the universe and everything in it than I ever have.
I don't want to die, but I do not fear death. My life is what I make it. I give no credit or pass any blame. People aren't out to "get me", they are out for themselves. Why do I deserve any less? I am out for me and my family and MY happiness.
Life is what we make it. we have to find our own meaning. If life gets to the point where the path your taking seems hopeless, then END IT! no NOT suicide, end the way you've been doing things. If you have to sell everything you own and become a monk then DO IT!
if you decide to take a round-the-world trip with a tour group for a year or two then DO IT!Any choice you make is better than wanting to end your life or living a life of unhappiness.
as Zig Ziglar used to say: "if you keep doing what you've been doing, you'll keep gettin' what you've been gettin'"
chin up my friend, many of us (myself included) have felt as you do now. It will get better. Make your own purpose, whatever you discover that to be.
woj
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New NWT - what's the REAL reason?
by wallsofjericho inone thing i have learned over the years is there is a clear, distinct purpose to everything the wts does.
everything is done to accomplish a defined purpose.. did they really print millions of new bibles just to be more accurate?
after decades of toughting how much better the nwt was than any other bible?.
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wallsofjericho
one thing I have learned over the years is there is a clear, distinct purpose to everything the WTS does. EVERYTHING is done to accomplish a defined purpose.
Did they really print millions of new bibles just to be more accurate? after decades of toughting how much better the NWT was than any other bible?
whats the REAL reason they printed these bibles??? what is the doctrinal shift that is about to occur that will be buttressed by the new phraseology of the new NWT (NNWT)?
as I have mentioned on other threads (as well as many others) I believe this will be a symbolic 144k. But I don't think this will be the only shift.
This printing came at an ENORMOUS cost to the WTS. They didn't do this to change one or two doctrines... they are making BIG changes to their doctrines.
How many things could they possibly change???
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Is this new donation arrangement for real?
by nugget injust read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.
congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.
congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.
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wallsofjericho
BoC
Looking at it from a business perspective though (which no JW does) it only makes sense as your base shrinks in developed nations and is expanding in poor uneducated countries.
exactly
all one has to do is look at everything from a business perspective and nothing the WTS is doing comes as any surprise.
- name changes, eliminating DO's, internalizing RBC's, donation arrangements for tax purposes, "free" mortgages that really cost cong's indefinitely, renting CA halls 52 weekends per year, streaming talks, JW.org, tablets & ipads at the KH instead of printing books, reducing mags, thinning mags, videos only online, no more hard covers, etc.
all these things are BUSINESS decisions and have NOTHING to do with god or preaching or anything theocratic.
- shorter public talks make some KH's capable of having 4 meetings per day instead of only 3,
- no book studies free's up lots of KH time where book studies were held at the KH and makes books last WAAAAAY longer for studying. Now they only need to print a book a year or less instead of 2 or more. Or brochures for that matter that may take months to complete instead of weeks the old way.
It's so easy to see the changes coming when you see the BOrg for what it is.... A BUSINESS!!!!!!!