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  Why do they flee and hide

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  something that has often struck me in my morning musings is: why should “god’s people” ever need to hide or flee in fear?.

  there are numerous accounts recorded in the bible, both ot and nt, where prophets, kings, apostles and others have either been told to flee and hide or have just experienced that normal human feeling of fear and have fled and hidden instinctively.

  even recently, the wtbts has produced vivid images in the wt magazine and videos of “god’s people” hiding out in bunkers to avoid detection.. is it just another broken promise from jehober that he will “without fail” protect “his people”?

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  waton

  identity theft?
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  Online Donations for Conventions

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.jw.org/en/whats-new/online-convention-donations/.

  online donations for conventions.

  donations to support the annual conventions of jehovah’s witnesses may now be made online from a number of countries.

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  waton

  It is getting harder for the old timers to go to conventions, particularly to far away places this year, so for these fragile no shows, but hefty contributors, now you can pay without the play- ful sitting in the disabled section.

  (old but not computer savvy?) ask a younger cong member to help you web-contribute, and you might even get local recognition through the gossip grapevine!
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  Why do they flee and hide

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  something that has often struck me in my morning musings is: why should “god’s people” ever need to hide or flee in fear?.

  there are numerous accounts recorded in the bible, both ot and nt, where prophets, kings, apostles and others have either been told to flee and hide or have just experienced that normal human feeling of fear and have fled and hidden instinctively.

  even recently, the wtbts has produced vivid images in the wt magazine and videos of “god’s people” hiding out in bunkers to avoid detection.. is it just another broken promise from jehober that he will “without fail” protect “his people”?

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  waton

  If "god" seemingly can play hide and seek, why would you expect it be different for his followers?
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  Vegetarians in the "new system?"

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was looking on instagram and one of my former jw friends was showing pictures of his bbq ribs and saying something about well we better eat all the pigs we can now since we won't be eating meat in the new system of things?

  i don't seem to remember that teaching but does anyone else?

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  waton

  Which begs the question of why Abel had flocks. For milk, fur, and lonely nights jws:

  which begs the other question, why on earth would god be pleased with Abel getting rid of the useless stinky carrion, as a holy sacrifice, compared to the precious hard won vegetables that Cain offered?
  
  
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  The 4 Horsemen - Cartooned Watchtower White-Wash

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower (no.3 2017) bangs an old, very tired drum in its efforts to stir up interest in the "meaning" of the 4 horseman of the apocalypse.

  it joins a cluttered stage of drummers - present and past - who claim to have the final and true word about this psychotic vision of 2 thousand years ago.. if you can get passed a casual, eye-rolling read, you'll note some changes in this latest regurgitation - with some astonishing changes given what is left out.. here's what i spotted:.

  soothing words about claimed cataclysmic events (e.g., "[the vision] is not designed to scare you.

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  waton

  No mention of the generation that saw the start of World War One would also live to see the end. steve 2:

  of course not, their anointed generation ends before the end event (GT) even starts. Their horsing around is scheduled to be the shortest.
  
  
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  Disfellowshipped Brother Gives Public Talk in Kingdom Hall

  by The Searcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  absolutely beautiful!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vbmfx4isku.

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  waton

  double honour, and "the judgement will start with the house of god." "a more severe judgement" for elders
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  This Weekend's Watchtower Study "What You Vow, Pay" from April issue

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just some random thoughts here... theme scripture is matt.5: 33 .

  we already had a thread explaining that jesus added a "but" after those words.

  however, few would argue against the principle of keeping one's word.

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  waton

  An absolute lie if you got baptised before 1985 when the question was "adjusted" to include "God's spirit-directed organization" freddo:

  or you were baptized under the "Jesus" formula, in the name of the father, son and holy spirit. and

  why were the poor kids victims of the vows that the parents made?, Jephtah and Hanna, exposing the offspring to the immorality at the temple, Eli's son and company?
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  How Knowledge is Dissipated in Talks

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  londo111 » each congregation has a “talk coordinator”.

  talk coordinators will coordinate with other talk coordinators in order to find speakers to give the public talk on sunday.

  typically, they come from the general area: the circuit or a nearby circuit.

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  waton

  You cannot easily 'dissipate' knowlege can you? Try disseminate next time.

  well you can "diss" knowledge in a talk, happening at wt meetings near you all the time.
  
  
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  At what percentage would you rate Trump fighting North Korea in next 12 months ?

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm not real sure if it's 50/50 but i know trump has a lot of key advisers that live for the war machine, and what's the good of weapons that never get used.

  kimmy seems hell bent on a fireworks display..

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  waton

  would it increase his family's real estate holdings? would the radioactively soaked soil of N.C. make for a good investment?
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  This Weekend's Watchtower Study "What You Vow, Pay" from April issue

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just some random thoughts here... theme scripture is matt.5: 33 .

  we already had a thread explaining that jesus added a "but" after those words.

  however, few would argue against the principle of keeping one's word.

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  waton

  ...the poor brothers stay poor....Chook

  particularly the poor sisters that have wealthy relatives that now are the main contributors to the monthly teli , --transferred to warwick--, and will see silch of their relative's willed wealth given to wt by the estate. (last ditch attempt to have an anointed advocate in the judgement)