It sounds like they are saying don't be boastful around one another. After all, don't they anticipate a time when they will go out and warn the world that it will be destroyed, with that warning delivered by the people favored by God to survive? Sounds boastful to me.
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2022 Convention Sat. Afternoon part 1
by Rattigan350 ini found it ironic that the symposium "put away peace wrecker inappropriate boasting".
was presented by a helper to the publishing committee.
and all of the other talks were given by, if not gb members, but by helpers to the various committees.
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Was you or your family ever a local needs talk subject?
by Foolednomore inour family was always a topic on a local needs talk.
but it was funny when the brothers needed money they would come with their hands out.
this is when we lived in the states.
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'Modesty in dress' may have been the one complaint we got the most, especially at conventions. The number of young ladies who wore dresses that were snug or short makes me think that they were either broadcasting their availability or (more likely) broadcasting their intention of leaving the organization the moment they were able to.
As a young man, I was not as put off by the display as the organization and the frumpy old ladies were. Which is to say, I wasn't put off at all. An attractive figure in a painted-on dress shines like a beacon in that sea of 'modesty.'
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A new generation of anointed that will not pass away.
by Fisherman inobviously, the older “ anointed ” from 1914 died.
and because they were anointed, they hopefully went to heaven.
in the first century though, a newer generation did not replace the old.
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The question is when, in our lifetime?
If Yahweh has been patient enough to let things go on this long, who is to say that he isn't planning to wait another hundred years? Another thousand? Another hundred thousand?
End-times numerology frequently assumes that the end is -coincidentally- going to come during the present generation's lifetime. I want to see the reaction when a bunch of "theological numerological scholars" come up with the year 3719AD as the actual date of the end of the world.
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Deadpool 3
by Vidiot inso, it’s gonna be a marvel studios production.. i’m holding out for the following titles:.
”deadpool: agent of shield”.
”deadpool v spider-man: dawn of bromance”.
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Deadpool Kills the MCU would be both funny and cathartic, at this point.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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His 'work schedule' makes it difficult to keep his place clean? Two hours a week and $5 in cleaner and rags should do it. I guess the life of a professional activist is tougher than I imagined.
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The day the music died.
by Fisherman inis there any new music or singers whatsoever nowadays or just junk?
and how about movies, besides documentaries is there anything at all, any movie at all, any new actor at all that that has any real worth to watch and enjoy or is it all a boring waste of time.
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That's when you know you've reached one of those "age" milestones, when you gripe that the old stuff was the best. I remember when I was young and we'd roll our eyes at the old folks telling us that today's music was garbage, not like the golden age of the 30s, 40s, 50s, etc.
Now I listen to 70s, 80s, and 90s music on YouTube, and I see comments about how today's music is garbage, not like the golden age of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and so on. And I keep catching myself about to nod, but I know it's inevitable. I just don't want to think that I'm that far along in the cycle...
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2022-S-147-August Announcements And Reminders!
by Atlantis in2022-s-147-august-announcements and reminders.
see number 5.. resolved monthly donation to the worldwide work.
(per publisher).
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That amounts to exactly $99 for a year. Very tidy!
Old motto: Jehovah is our financial support. When he stops giving, we're done.
New motto: For the low low price of just $8.25 a month, eternal salvation can be yours!!!
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Is burying someone on a golf course tacky?
by GabeAthouse intrump's first wife and mother of his children died recently.
they had her buried on his golf course.
do you think this is tacky or a savvy business move since it'll now get them some tax breaks as a cemetery?.
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That's certainly a new type of course hazard.
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Do you believe that this life is all there is
by Fisherman inthe bible records resurrections and there is orher evidence besides that gives hope.
what do you think, is there enough evidence to believe in another life?.
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I recall reading, some years ago, that the US Air Force was able to induce 'near death experiences' in pilots who had lost consciousness when using the machine that simulates high speed flight and puts them through increasing G-force. There was a book relating the experiences, if I am not mistaken.
I don't know about life after death, I try not to commit to a belief that I cannot justify but I have no particular desire to deny or disprove anyone else's experiences or beliefs, especially when it comes to the metaphysical. We're only beginning to understand the human brain, but we already know that it can conjure up imaginary experiences that feel real and that it can do some very strange things when it is chemically altered or otherwise damaged. It's not an entirely reliable tool all by itself.
I'm pretty sure that, if there is a god or gods, it isn't anything like the ones we've dreamed up over the course of human existence. At least, I certainly hope not. They sound a lot like a typical human if you gave him unlimited power. And seeing how atrocious we act when we have even limited power, it would be very ugly. Very bad.
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2022-07-29-Announcement!
by Atlantis in2022-07-29-announcements--english.
2022-07-29-announcements-spanishpage 2, par.
3. on the other hand, some brothers and sisters—younger and in good health—have more favorable circumstances that may allow them to attend christian meetings regularly at the kingdom hall.
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The elders in the congregation I was from would not have dreamed of handling microphones or anything like that. They were too important for that kind of work.
That has to be a real wake up call for some of them, if they have to stoop to doing the lowly work that the plebes are supposed to be doing.