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.
ex-circuit overseer here, ama.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/6usaky/excircuit_overseer_here_ama/.
wow! very insightful. liked the reference to special pioneers propping up the congregations therefore the org. how true. being a CO is hard work, great preparation for his need to now working 2 jobs. Sad that He did not have the connections to become CO in the US, a ticket to financial independence in many cases. He would have deserved it.
thank you for posting darkspilver, changed your name in my mind to light spiller.
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).
Since the anointed (all Christians are anointed ) will have to die, to go to heaven, that slip brings us back to our youth, when the "anointed" too were supposed to survive Armageddon and die only after they organized the start of paradise.
now, most wt "Christians" are not anointed, but those that partake, are the generation that will die this side of Armageddon. making Jesus a false prophet, because he said that the generation will not pass away.
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.
Instead of sticking to of what can be discerned from the observable creation, men have chosen to fashion their own picture of the creator. For example: him sticking to the letter of the law " life for a life" in the "incomprehensible teaching of the ransom", WT's "Jesus going to heaven to present the value of the ransom", but violating the laws of nature in all the miracle stories, from talking snakes to variable rotation of the earth.
The creation is majestic, by his works you will know him.
a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.
this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.
from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.
It is a pity that the almighty creator did not in his masterpiece of creating multiple languages at babble, devise at least one that could be used to unambiguously describe geometric objects, and have the writers of "HIS word" use it.
Message from him : I like messing things up. or?
a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.
this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.
from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.
There is a difference between standing on a circle and balancing a convex surface below your feet.'dropping away over the horizon to your antipodes.
so i never got in with the jws far enough to know the detailed teachings regarding the 144k going to heaven.
they are rulers with jesus in heaven?.
shouldn't they be in charge of the wts?
According to Rev, 20:4 the rulers in heaven will have been killed by the axe, (modern version: Guillotine, falling axe) for championing "Jesus" so, morphine assisted euthanasia ( good death) in a wt compound will disqualify you from ruling. rude, but scriptural.
a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.
this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.
from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.
lets face it, the bible was written, proofread, sorted, canonized by unreformed Flat Earthers. from A-Z.
a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.
this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.
from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.
the moon looks like a circle
F: The moon looks like a circle only during a full moon, like at last August 21's eclipse. at other times, its 3 dimensional shape is clearly seen, waxing and waning, by the changing curvature of the terminator.
Scriptural inference of a disk shaped earth? Satan's temptation event, from previous quotation of a circle ( this was a bible quotation contest after all) a circle, an exceedingly high mountain there, on a clear day would have allowed him to show the carpenter all the kingdoms of the Earth, particularly to one gifted with perfect vision.
The bible seems to vacillate between a disk and a 4 cornered square, both pictured most readily in an apparent plane.
re: Greek geek shadow measurements of the globe size, even on a flat disk, the shadow cast is of different length on a flat Earth too, not just a globe. But even from a modest mountain one can measure the distance angle of the horizon below and arrive at the diameter that way. from My upper window,100 m high, the water's horizon is 30-40 km away, half that from the ground floor. imo.
The bible was not written by coastal dwellers, or proofread by a creator that cares for the veracity , clarity of HIS word.
the great pyramid and the flood of noah.
_________________________________if your world view rests firmly upon the foundation of bible accuracy matching the reality of history, sooner or later you’ll crash into the question of when the great pyramid was built.why?let’s see why…2 peter 3:5-6 complete jewish bible (cjb).
5 but, wanting so much to be right about this, they overlook the fact that it was by god’s word that long ago there were heavens, and there was land which arose out of water and existed between the waters, 6 and that by means of these things the world of that time was flooded with water and destroyed.________________________________________________.
from the humour section:
The Pyramids were actually build during, coinciding with the great flood ( aprox. 2700 BC.) Stone weights 1/3 less in water, requires only little floatation assistance. the big stones were lifted, floated into place as the waters rose and fell. Great timing was required, an art that is totally lost on wt. latter day myth builders.
