one or two notable points from chapter 18 of "god's kingdom rules.".
“it will never beg nor petition men for support”.
7 brother russell and his associates refused to imitate the money-raising schemes so common in the churches of christendom.
when we vote for donation funds to go to the CO, the insurances, the construction projects, the disaster reliefs, and so on.
SL: These were the occasions when I took the "no voting" doctrine of the wt very serious sement. ha ha.
As donations decline, more such votes on contribution levels will increase, perhaps even pleas to contribute locally and not use the wt online system. watch being "marked" for negative reaction.
i was told this when i was an aspiring jw, aka unbaptized publisher.
the above explanation didn't make sense to me then and it never did make sense throughout my jw career.
over time, it appeared to me the real purpose of field service time reporting was to gauge one's spirituality and for the ceo *cough* co to make sure the elders were on top of things during his visit..
JW`s are not content with just Jesus shed blood they offer up man Woman and Child to shed their blood to Christ Jesus /Jehovah,,,
S3: correction, only .016 % of jws are content with the [symbolic] blood of JC, by accepting it as partakers. The vast majority reject even that symbol, the wine. hopefully one day soon, they will reject it all.
i was told this when i was an aspiring jw, aka unbaptized publisher.
the above explanation didn't make sense to me then and it never did make sense throughout my jw career.
over time, it appeared to me the real purpose of field service time reporting was to gauge one's spirituality and for the ceo *cough* co to make sure the elders were on top of things during his visit..
It is the only "charitable" activity that wt can claim, provided free by, and tabulated from the members, totally unrelated to the incoming cash flow. reported monthly to fool the governments tax men.
in natural calamities, everyone (despite one’s faith) is affected.
when one denies god’s existence, he experiences no punishment from him.
when one worships him, he receives no special favor from him.
a God that fits the image of what we expect of him?
Ds: in my case, not so much what we expect of him, but in accord with the record in nature, that the past allows us to draw on, although because of last month's pre- eclipse experience, I would go one step beyond that.
in natural calamities, everyone (despite one’s faith) is affected.
when one denies god’s existence, he experiences no punishment from him.
when one worships him, he receives no special favor from him.
while the above arguments are applicable to the concepts of men - created mental concepts of deities, the elephant staring us in the face is Creation, the incomprehensible vastness and energy locked up in it. that is where the "majesty" is lurking.
Control weather patterns? man is doing it on a small scale without violating the laws of nature, just nature perhaps.
The writers of ancient Holy books (biblia) tailored their picture of gods to the idea of the universe they had. We ought to develop / accept the existence of a creator that accommodate what has emerged as the true scope of creation. unless the cosmos made itself.
perhaps potential j.w.
recruits can use this example on their study conductors - and then witness the cognitive dissonance at first hand.. w98 2/1 p. 11 par.
13 – “when jehovah made his covenant, it was only with israel; those of the “vast mixed company,” although present, were not named as participants.”.
The issue is simpler. All of Israel was supposed to be in the law covenant. all, 12 tribes +
Now in wt dog-ma, the 12 tribes are not in the covenant, (they are the Earthly Class), and only the Priest/Kings are in the covenant.
so: how can a confusion be simpler? only in wt land.
gorby went for family reasons today, sunday, to the convention in switerbant, netherlands.. from the start it was clear, a fully media event.
country, gospel and choir songs combined with socio emotional videos for tear teasing.
some sisters danced with their hips.
The current second group of the overlapping generation is now only half way through their natural lifespan. Gorby will be even more shocked to wait into the 22nd century. given medical advances.
in natural calamities, everyone (despite one’s faith) is affected.
when one denies god’s existence, he experiences no punishment from him.
when one worships him, he receives no special favor from him.
The creation is majestic, by his works you will know him.
Nonsense.
cm1010: you first try to create anything like it, or a model only, . than talk ------nonsense.
i had this point highlighted to me yesterday by a dyed-in-the-wool j.w.
who is beginning to see cracks in his beloved golden calf of warwick.
so encouraging to hear his disgruntlement with org-related topics.. “many in the christian congregation may not have expected their loved ones to die this side of armageddon.” (july 2017 study wt).
am sure WT would soon come up with a "Armageddon has invisibly started/happened" idea, to keep their chariot running.
they did that before, in 1918/19, as newly appointed F&DS, with the talks " The world has ended,[legally in 1914] Millions now living will never die.", so they ruled that repeating idea out.since people keep dying since 1975.
Really they are putting the blame on the victims again. Your fault that you expected that. your fault you did not "hasten the day" by special pioneering.
gorby went for family reasons today, sunday, to the convention in switerbant, netherlands.. from the start it was clear, a fully media event.
country, gospel and choir songs combined with socio emotional videos for tear teasing.
some sisters danced with their hips.
Also, why do heads not explode when they refer 1st, 2nd, 3rd generation of the generation?
Do they really use those expressions, 2nd and 3rd generation, from the stage??
I never heard any of this discussed on local stages, and the official wt channel uses the words: I anointed generation in overlapping groups.
why no exploding heads? info In one ear, out the other, few brains enjoy pressure.
