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  The Truth that gives you eternal life

  by RolRod in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  not sure if this is the proper place to post this.

  i have a book, it's 8.5 x 11. the cover looks exactly like the old "truth" book, complete with bible embossed on the cover.

  slight title change.

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  a watcher

  It's just a deceptive rewriting of the original book. Chapter 7 is "The reason why all Christians go to heaven." JWs don't believe that.
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  After the death of a spouse, how long did people wait to get remarried?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was on the phone with a long-time friend from my original congregation north of new york city and she told me that the 'shit hit the fan' when a brother (long-time elder i know well) got remarried about 6 weeks after his wife died.. he was about 60 and his new wife (a pioneer that i also know) was about 50 and had never been married.. it became a huge issue when the co came.

  due to all the talk and chatter in the congregation, he even included in one of his talks without naming names, that marriage is something sacred and that when and how people get married is a personal matter as long as it conforms to bible standards.. anyway, it shut everybody up.

  any similar experiences in your current/former congregations?.

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  a watcher

  I knew an elder who remarried quickly after his wife died, but he had a young child who desperately needed a mother. He married a single sister who also had a young child, so it was a logical thing to do. They are still married after several decades.
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  What Makes JWs Unique?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  a watcher

  They are the group of Christians that Jehovah is using to accomplish His will on earth in this time of the end.
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  Has Anything Really Changed For JWs In The Last 10 Years?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020 is days away.

  has anything really changed for the witnesses or the religion?

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  a watcher

  No. We've been waiting for the cry of peace and security and for the final seal of the anointed for decades, and we're still waiting.
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  What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  he has been “impeached “.

  will he be convicted in the senate?

  is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

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  a watcher

  In my opinion he will not be impeached in the Senate. He will be elected to and serve an effectual second term.
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  Did You Know Any "Genuine"" Old School Anointed?

  by Number 6 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  growing up in scotland in the 1970s in scotland the anointed were few and far between, but we had one old dude in our cong who claimed to be one of the anointed.

  in the days when it was taken seriously.. i'd be curious how you viewed them.

  thing is, he wasn't an elder, or even a ministerial servant, just a plain old publisher.. but he was revered like he had a hotline to jesus.. the other week i was talking to a friend of similar age to me but who hung around the wt a lot longer than i did, and he just commented "oh him... he was a doddery old fool who used to just sit and piss himself.

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  a watcher

  There was a wonderful old anointed sister in my first congregation when I was baptized as a young woman. We had so much in common in spite of the difference in our ages. I didn't know how to relate to her being anointed, I was so new as one of JWs. Now that I'm getting old, I often remember her. I wish I could be friends with her now, with me as a mature Christian, but she's long dead.
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  Why are they buying names and addresses?

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  apparently the jws of coventry, england, have been spending their congregation's money buying names and addresses from the local council.

  i wonder what they want them for and is this something that each congregation does?

  i'm curious now.

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  a watcher

  Probably to do letter writing.
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  Favorite Bumper Stickers!

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one the jws like.. "get busy!

  god is coming and he is pissed.".

  one the that people who are not jws like.. "please god protect me from your people".

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  a watcher

  "Are we having fun yet?"
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  Besides Everlasting Life What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Offer To Anyone?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been thinking... why would anyone want to join the religion or actually stay in the organization.

  i understand that people don’t want to lose their loving family and dear friends so some stay in.

  but what does anyone really ever get because they are jehovah’s witnesses??.

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  a watcher

  LOL! Besides everlasting life? Is there anything better that can be offered?
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  Did Jeruselm fall in 587 or 586 BCE?

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i came across this article written in 2004 by an evangelical.. “when did jerusalem fall?”, rodger young, journal of the evangelical society [jets], 47/1 (march 2004), 21-38.. http://www.rcyoung.org/articles/jerusalem.pdf .

  these are the conclusions of the 18-page analysis.

  (1) jerusalem fell in the fourth month (tammuz) of 587 bc.

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  a watcher

  Who cares? What has that got to do with my personal relationship with Jehovah? Nothing.