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anyone who is willing to have 8 kids deserves a medal!.
is the medal given to the man? reward for sticking around and not bolting, and let the state looking after it's future?
JWs have a rich ancient history of having 12 and more offspring (not counting daughters of course). ancient patterns resumed? may be like 1975, wt will see a wave mounting and jump on the big family bandwagon? beats the h2h results, and big financial benefits.
just to get others opinions and experiences.
out of everyone in the jw organization, how many do you think never get caught doing a "gross sin "?
and how many do you think actually get caught?
Have any other old-timers had similar experiences? ON:
That would even be true of the pioneers, that were an "avant garde" up to the point of no return. Would today's crop of young jws' urges be stifled? I doubt it. New is, that elders interview couples now, as to their chastity to allow kh weddings or not. That was not an issue in some areas, because witnesses were not sanctioned to do weddings, period.
according to the self-proclaimed "faithful and discreet slave" of jehovah's witnesses, all sorts of evil things are going to be allowed to occur during christ's 1000 year reign!
it-2 p. 789 resurrection - "they are judged, not on what they did before hearing his voice, but on what they do after hearing it.
re chap.
These vile things might be transgressions against the "new scrolls" that were opened (another valid beef of yours) , there might be a law" Thou shalt not commit levitation" and a huge kite might lift some hapless kid, a first step to a new glider movement. Not just sail boats but sailplanes. vile things indeed, practised in the four corner of the "new earth".
i was trying to find something recent that i can show "still ins" in my sphere but it is proving harder than anticipated.. most of what i am seeing is couched in confusing goblygook wt style prattle.. my wife argues that it's not even true and i think that's the case with most jaydubs.. so i guess if it is a teaching that is being allowed to fade, maybe it's not worth pursuing?.
any of you scholars out there got anything recent clear and handy?.
At every memorial wt proclaims that the ransom, through the New Covenant, is only for the anointed.
The New Covenant is for forgiveness of "sins" and god's law in the hearts, and wt can not bear the thought that anyone but them would qualify, after all the universe will revolve around them too, , right?
when i suffered some loss what jesus said came to my mind: “if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also.” (mathew 5:40) principle behind this statement made flash to me: ‘here shirt is only a symbol of material things/comfort.
if you suffer a loss, have the mind-set that i have no problem even if i suffer some greater loss,’ and my worry immediately disappeared.
whether jesus was a historical figure or not matters not if what he (supposedly) said happens to be of great practical help..
If the talking snake is historical Jesus better be historical too. Without either, there would be no original sin -- cancelled. (all in the same book)
i was trying to find something recent that i can show "still ins" in my sphere but it is proving harder than anticipated.. most of what i am seeing is couched in confusing goblygook wt style prattle.. my wife argues that it's not even true and i think that's the case with most jaydubs.. so i guess if it is a teaching that is being allowed to fade, maybe it's not worth pursuing?.
any of you scholars out there got anything recent clear and handy?.
so, it comes down to the WT's definition of "Spiritual Israel" or [Israel of God]
wt: The "12 tribes of Israel" of Math.19, & Rev.7 are the Earthly Subjects of the kingdom, but they are not The "anointed" Israel of God. so we have:
a) Spiritual Israel without it's full 12 tribes, and b) 12 other Tribes of Israel, that are not part of the Israel of God, --well, that is wt weirdness for you.
Jesus' "ransom" , "mediation" is effective immediately for the small wt Israel of God, but only in 1000+ years for the 12 tribes. -- wt trivia,
not endorsing, just reporting.
i was trying to find something recent that i can show "still ins" in my sphere but it is proving harder than anticipated.. most of what i am seeing is couched in confusing goblygook wt style prattle.. my wife argues that it's not even true and i think that's the case with most jaydubs.. so i guess if it is a teaching that is being allowed to fade, maybe it's not worth pursuing?.
any of you scholars out there got anything recent clear and handy?.
of partakers ... it basically blames Paul for lack of foresight that the number 144000... AM:
very insightful comment. The sealing of the 144 000 goes on since Pentecost. The hope of a "New Earth" was part and parcel of the first century hope, there must have always been non-sealed Christians among the billions of partakers that ever lived. or?
Jesus served the emblems (symbols of forgiveness of sin) to non-sealed / un-anointed disciples, negating the idea that all partakers have to have an assured heavenly destiny.
i was trying to find something recent that i can show "still ins" in my sphere but it is proving harder than anticipated.. most of what i am seeing is couched in confusing goblygook wt style prattle.. my wife argues that it's not even true and i think that's the case with most jaydubs.. so i guess if it is a teaching that is being allowed to fade, maybe it's not worth pursuing?.
any of you scholars out there got anything recent clear and handy?.
Wt also consistently has identified the "12 Tribes of Israel" in every instance of the NT as the "Earthly, not anointed Class", yet maintains that they are not in the "New Covenant", not mediated by the "Greater Moses" JC.
A demotion, de-classification if ever there was one!
Wt has even stooped lower, by declaring the OS to be strangers, aliens grasping at the fringes of the one that is a "jew". An indirect reference to them not being in the New Covenant, that after all is for forgiveness of sins.
Other Sheep, your sins are unforgiven.
i was trying to find something recent that i can show "still ins" in my sphere but it is proving harder than anticipated.. most of what i am seeing is couched in confusing goblygook wt style prattle.. my wife argues that it's not even true and i think that's the case with most jaydubs.. so i guess if it is a teaching that is being allowed to fade, maybe it's not worth pursuing?.
any of you scholars out there got anything recent clear and handy?.
Jesus made the New Covenant with followers that were natural Jews, but not "anointed.
Wt's fallacy is that they confuse the New Covenant with the Kingdom Covenant, in their "Anointed vs Other Sheep" version anyway.
All of Israel was in the Old Covenant, not just the Kings/Priests, and WT's failure to incorporate that in their "anti type", confusing at it is, serves them well in their domination over the Rank and File, that are never good enough, ever working on their treadmill.
In their "Jesus/mediator" doctrine, wt mirrors the Catholic dogma, that allows for the "Saints" or anointed, to be the direct purveyors of prayers,benefits between God and supplicants.
Voting for Tony as the Patron Saint of Tailoring , anyone?
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54643.
presenting the order of parental gloryon the eve of international children’s day, vladimir putin presented the order of parental glory to parents of large families.
the recipients included families from astrakhan and yaroslavl regions, the republics of karelia, buryatia, north ossetia-alania, perm and primorye territories, and khanty-mansi autonomous area – yugra.the order of parental glory was established by a presidential executive order signed in may 2008 and is awarded to parents (or adoptive parents) raising 7 or more children and ensuring due care for their health, education, and physical, spiritual and moral development.
Putin's brilliant message to JWs : wt ban? ignore it. you will be fine as individuals, families, if you ignore wt propaganda, (evil world) and contribute to promote our national goals.
I doubt this family consulted elders, the branch on this procedure, and if they did I doubt they were allowed to carry on as planned. would you?
