we had our special assembly day this weekend.. what the district overseer stated in his talk totally stunned me, and made me feel sick to my stomach.
he said, "christ is directing us through the governing body, and we cannot get holy spirit except through them!".
i do not wish to reveal all my thoughts on his statement, but i pray to god that it acts as a wake-up call to at least some of the audience.. suffice to say that the gb is now the mediator to our mediator, and from now on, i will have to pray for holy spirit through the name of the gb!!.
Romans 8:26-27
English Standard Version (ESV)
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Does this now mean that the Holy Spirit needs to ask mother for permission to help people in times of weakness?...
GoneAwol...for good
your relationship with god will then be like that of those christians to whom paul wrote: you do not belong to yourselves, for you were bought with a price.
for example, the comments jesus made about one.
master, jesus christ.1 cor.
I`m pasting my reply from Blondies other double post cos it felt lonely on the other one! Thankyou Blondie!
Loved the mention in para.7
"God has in his undeserved kindness
imparted to all of us gifts, assets, abilities,
or talents that we can use to benefit
fellow believers". Is that a back door mention of money?...
your relationship with god will then be like that of those christians to whom paul wrote: you do not belong to yourselves, for you were bought with a price.
for example, the comments jesus made about one.
master, jesus christ.1 cor.
Thankyou Blondie!
Loved the mention in para.7
"God has in his undeserved kindness
imparted to all of us gifts, assets, abilities,
or talents that we can use to benefit
fellow believers". Is that a back door mention of money?...
"we should be mindful".
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
........and why did we have to remain standing for announcements after the song? Control!!
"we should be mindful".
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
"please take your seats".....take em where?....into the carpark? ...home?
cant remember the song - "like bees that were molested"...eh?
illustration in a talk followed by "its a bit like that today"
"likewise today"
one that drove me nuts at arsemblies - "can all those who are able please stand and sing blah blah" - yeah, lets bring attention to the fact that some are infirm or in a wheelchair. Lets remind those that struggle each day with illness or have had a tragic accident that perhaps has resulted in depression, that they are no longer as mobile as the rest of us!
sorry about the rant. One young sister in a wheelchair dreaded arsemblies because of that.
i remember having been to a convention or a$$emby for however many days and when i came back i didn't want to go back to work/school because i felt on a buzz.. what was that all about????.
any ideas?
anyone else get that?.
One thing that made me laugh at arsemblies was the "security men"! young lads with stupid earpieces in, walking around really slowely thinking they were secret agents or fbi. Jerks..
we've all heard the old saying:.
any job worth doing is worth doing right the first time.. but, this would not seem to apply in the only organization on earth claiming to be solely guided by jehovah!.
in the watchtower society, the governing body gathers in a board room and prays, discusses and votes.
My Dad tried to explain new light to me. Last week he said " The org is going through a constant refinement process, this ensures the language we use is pure". So i tell him "what about the transplanting of organs being prohibited. Then allowed. Then not allowed. etc. etc. Is that a refinement or is it bollocks?" I then asked him "please explain the current blood teaching". Then he commented on the weather.....
so where do you start?.
i've been reading peoples experiences for several months now trying to figure out what i want to say but how do you put your whole life into a few words?.
i was a born in but have been happy and free for 5 years and luckily for me my husband felt the same way and we have freed our children from being brainwashed.
Me and my 2 brothers used to love the 4 odd weeks of pre convention. We stayed in a battered old caravan on site, away from school. It was fantastic having a whole stadium to play in! We would do some work as well, even recycling all the nails by straightening them out! We were told we were saving the brothers contribution money....yeah right! Then all the j-dubs came for the assembly and ruined it!
It would be great meeting ex-dubs again who might have worked there.
GoneAwol....for good
i remember having been to a convention or a$$emby for however many days and when i came back i didn't want to go back to work/school because i felt on a buzz.. what was that all about????.
any ideas?
anyone else get that?.
Sure it wasnt pins n needles?! I needed a day off after assemblies, attending was a sure fire way to collapsed arches. Towards the end i used the afternoons for naps in the car, especially the pubic talk....
so where do you start?.
i've been reading peoples experiences for several months now trying to figure out what i want to say but how do you put your whole life into a few words?.
i was a born in but have been happy and free for 5 years and luckily for me my husband felt the same way and we have freed our children from being brainwashed.
Everyone! I am seriously overwhelmed! Big hugs to everyone. (and a kiss to Granny! )
GoneAwol...for good
