during our weekend convention with the co i noticed he gets his expenses paid for.
my question is if the co then summits another expense report on the following day?
the circuit is split in a and b, so therefore the co meets with the other half the next day.
It appeared in the 50s, that all the work that went into circuit assemblies, cooking meals, and so one went to pay for the circuit overseer,s car. But the on one occasion a brother asked a circuit overseer to look for a used car at a dealer's lot, while he signed for a new one for him in the new car sales office.
like all wt finances, the less you know the better, to keep your blood pressure normal.
counties once at war with one another can forgive and move on.
even horrible murderers who killed the family members of someone can be forgiven for the act that they did.. but god, no no no.
no such thing can happen.
In folklore, the implication was, that seduction was involved. When we could show them from the bible, that procreation was a divine command, the reply about the "apple" often was, "arretez donc a chantez la pomme." stop talking about the nonsense of the apple.
the public was not buying it, it was the symbol of ultimate made-up story, but
for wt believers, it is a deadly serious joke.
it seemed like the society taught that somehow everyone and everything pictured the anointed class.
is that still the case?
?.
smsiddy3: "--Their have been Billions of Christians these past 2000 years who have lived and died many of which went through persecution,torture and even death upholding their faith in God and Jesus.
and they all were partakers
but did not believe in the overlapping generation.
i was discussing with an elder the generation teaching and telling him when jesus christ says in matthew 24:34 “truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.” he was referring to the generation from the first century in 33 ad and these events that were to take place took place with the destruction of jerusalem in 70 ad.
now the elder tells me to go back to a few verses to from verses 29-33 which read: .
“immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened,+ and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.+ 30 then the sign of the son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief,+ and they will see the son of man+ coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
the generation to which Jesus himself belonged.
exactly, he was the only anointed present at that conversation, wt's singling out the "anointed" is strained, even before overlapping. All present people move through time contemporaneously.
thank you for pasting that, just saying, not fully endorsing.
I find these discussion meaningful. That does not mean though that the basic premise, that The Earth was created at the beginning, or there was a talking snake, which is basic to all the biblical development should be taken seriously.
commenting but not endorsing.
i was discussing with an elder the generation teaching and telling him when jesus christ says in matthew 24:34 “truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.” he was referring to the generation from the first century in 33 ad and these events that were to take place took place with the destruction of jerusalem in 70 ad.
now the elder tells me to go back to a few verses to from verses 29-33 which read: .
“immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened,+ and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.+ 30 then the sign of the son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief,+ and they will see the son of man+ coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
last man standing: "----the righteous ones into everlasting life: --"
These are the last men and women standing of that last generation, not what wt has made of them the long departed anointed generation.
thank you for pasting that, just saying, not fully endorsing.
i was discussing with an elder the generation teaching and telling him when jesus christ says in matthew 24:34 “truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.” he was referring to the generation from the first century in 33 ad and these events that were to take place took place with the destruction of jerusalem in 70 ad.
now the elder tells me to go back to a few verses to from verses 29-33 which read: .
“immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened,+ and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.+ 30 then the sign of the son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief,+ and they will see the son of man+ coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
Jesus "evidently" could not have meant the anointed generation of latest wt version, because the anointed will pass away long before all these things take place. ending in 2075?
The anointed did not pass away before the end in 070; so, why would they now?
wt will be milking that Math. 24-25 cow for a long time to come.
it seemed like the society taught that somehow everyone and everything pictured the anointed class.
is that still the case?
?.
wt teaches that the bible only was written speaks to the anointed.
They believe of all the people living now, only the anointed in the stream of time are the generation, although they are not generating much.
navel gazing at its beat. wrong about the beginning, the overlap and the end.
Nationalism in it's best incarnations has allowed in Europe to develop distinct societies, with their excelling qualities, distinct cuisines, Scientific establishments, cultures. fiercely defending their territories and integrities. That competition, while often messy, has produced much of the advancement the human race has seen, Hats off to the greater other civilisations, ethnicity based, too! and all projecting these attributes into the immigration areas of the world.
Shame that these outstanding developments are now on the endangered species list.
Nationalism has solved the problem of identity theft, the race to the bottom.
one word for it.....apostate!
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Hey, slightly off topic but can anyone point me in the right direction of any wt material that predicted or eluded to 1975
great hew topic you started. and
there are answers here on 2075 too.
i have been surprised recently to see so much support by ex-jws for the watchtower's refusal to fight and kill.
in my opinion it is a vice masquerading as a virtue.
of course war should always be a last resort but there are occasions that it has to be done.
Wasanelder once: "--They could not have done so without GM."
or NCR, the National Cash Register company which produced detonator mechanism for the german artillery, particularly the 88. or IBM for the Bismarck fire control, or holocaust planning (in)fame.
Wars are often not what they seem to be. abstention may be wiser than we think. but personal defense is essential.
