"what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?
" - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.
i am happy to be left alone.
too busy with the 99 other sheep who remain in the fold to worry about "difficult" lost sheep d1799:
no, too busy with the weekly weakening wt routine with a sense of fulfilled scheduled duty, perhaps even envying you, in your peaceful, stress free condition.
How could they face you to encourage you, when they secretly long for the day they can get off the wt treadmill too?
the superstar of all scriptures.
for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.. .
but i just learned something about it.. i try to look at different translations of the bible and the lexham english bible words it a bit different.... 16 for in this way god loved the world, so that he gave his one and only son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.
"--not be destroyed--", like not walking into the twirling swords god set up, angel powered.
after cyclone debbie pounded her way across the queensland coast she then dropped massive amounts of rain onto the land.
one area just west of mackay was hit with a metre of rain in 48 hours.. lots of damage towns going under lives lost.. go the abc.net.au/news..
Mackay was hit with a METRE OF RAIN IN 48 HOURS.
that is ~ 2cm, 3/4 inch per hour, locally. now picture ~ 460 times that every hour for a month and a half everywhere. that would be the Noachian flood scene. bless you, Australia. how was the surf?
after spending 20 years in jail for attempted murder in a compton shooting - this week marco contreras was declared factually innocent and released.. for now, he said, he was looking forward to two things: good mexican food and april 11. he’s a jehovah’s witness, and that’s the day his denomination will remember the anniversary of jesus’ death.. .
question: how many witnesses to the crime where there?.
contreras’ attorneys say an eyewitness inaccurately identified him as the gunman, although he’d been at home sleeping at the time.
It was new evidence that helped free him. Marco's brother Miguel was an accessory to the gas station robbery
It shows how perilous your situation can be, if one or more of your brothers are involved in criminal activity, when your brother is a "-hood" or are in a questionable brotherhood.
"all people in the world are currently considered enemies of god" gee i wonder where some poeple get the idea that we are an extremist organization.. " jehovahs chariot is moving forward at blazing speed!
" in what reality is contraction and downsizing moving forward?.
"it used to be that if a congregation reached 150 publishers we would split into 2 congregations now if we have 2 congs.
" jehovahs chariot is moving forward at blazing speed!"
is it not supposed to instantly change directions. left and right and backward, with those wheels within wheels at right or wrong angles? and having four driver's faces looking whereever each way? with all the changes, it is really more like jerking."
we know that jesus supposedly said at matthew 10:16.
"be cautious as serpents, yet innocent as doves".. so , with all the hype going on about russia, and the "personal" letter writing campaign the gb is making all witnesses be a part of, this scripture came to mind.. surely this action is the very opposite of being "cautious"!?
surely it is not being "innocent" as to world affairs and political activities?.
Doves? no, jw-wt-gb passenger pigeons bearing messages of protest to Putin, service time put in.
according to an article in the herald sun tues.march 28 2017 ,australian children were abused in more than 4000 institutions new data by the child abuse royal commission has revealed.. male clergy were most commonly perpertrators of the abuse followed by teachers and residential care workers while boys aged 10-14 were the most common victims.. the arc started its 57th and final case study yesterday ,chair justice peter mcclellan confirmed that after four years the $500 million commission was on track to deliver its final report on december the 15th (2017).
"survivors have waited too long for an effective response to their suffering and the future protection of australian children must be given the highest priority "he said.. end of article..
If jw abusers/rapists , which were, we must assume, private individuals, with a small percentage of ms, elders, are lumped in with teachers, caregivers priests acting in professional capacities in institutions dedicated to the care of children,--- good luck trying to get attention of 1 in 4000.
One attack, of course, like the ones exposed is one too many. hopefully this massive exposure will really help to stop it.
for those not aware:- during the circuit visit there is a meeting with elders &ministerial servants based on an outline.
the mss are dismissed then local matters (eg new elders, meeting attendance etc) are discussed.
recently there has also been a part of the outline just for elders - one year it was about stopping anyone dressing in a "gender blurring" way from going on the ministry.. the latest visit has a section of the outline for elders.
It puzzles me how a cult like the jws, with such a high control on sexuality****, (even habitual pornography viewing), (elders masturbating) are marked as reason for disciplinary action, and there is supposed to be that past disproportionate laxity in child rape prevention. ??
*** in some Catholic countries, you could not be elected to any office unless you could prove you had a record of extra marital liaisons, and have the clergy there to bless you.
my wife and daughter organized some sort of tea party for the older sisters in the congregation.
here are the details:: .
2 happily married to believers who do the minimum to stay off the radar of congregation police, .
perhaps 20% of sisters within my horizon have shed their husbands*** one way or another, exjw or not. most give no sign of being "lonely" for horizontal companionship. They are the bad influence on sisters with laggard, fading, disfellowshipped( for apostasy) husbands to free themselves too,--from that burden or "danger to their spirituality"
***with very lucrative settlements, featherbedding.
The herd instinct, drive to conformity in the religion goes way beyond doctrinal lock stepping, it is hormone driven.*
for those not aware:- during the circuit visit there is a meeting with elders &ministerial servants based on an outline.
the mss are dismissed then local matters (eg new elders, meeting attendance etc) are discussed.
recently there has also been a part of the outline just for elders - one year it was about stopping anyone dressing in a "gender blurring" way from going on the ministry.. the latest visit has a section of the outline for elders.
"-When an individual who has been accused-" " established or not "
It is the words "accused, not established," that might be the reason for the caution, and request for legal advice needed.
Child rapists are often very crafty and patient in grooming their prey, and taken a few hours in case of such a move, would be well worth investing to get things right.
Crying "wolf" among sheep too often or as a false alarm will have it's consequences too.
