we all know the now famous quote, "all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.
" well, this point is regurgitated in the latest wt, along with yet another new bunker scene:.
"during the great tribulation, we may receive instructions that seem strange, impractical, or illogical .
Haven`t the GB read the Bible story of Exodus where all the faithful had to do was in reality put a sign on the doorposts so they could be spared ?
Instead of having "bunkers" ,just a sign on your dwelling and the Angels should be able to protect you from any danger from police or military personal.
Simple as that.
for any lurkers who don't believe the watchtower taught that the world would end in 1975... rare jehovah's witnesses 1968 interview "armageddon and 1975" london watchtower rep speaks to bbc.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=npmt-ml-m-g. --------.
but where will this system of things be by that time?
Apparently there is one born every minute , and I must have been one of them because I became a JW in 1960.
And it took me another 18 years after `75 to see the light and wake up.
she was raised as a jw.
i don’t know her current status as a jw.
i think her mom is still a jw but i am not sure.
A case of mistaken identity ?
i watched the movie by streaming it off line.
i don't pay to watch woke movies ever.
the film had great cinematography.
007 Being a female ? whatever the color of her skin ,no way.That would be like Snow White being played by a colored girl .It just wouldn`t gel.
the watchtower—study edition | november 2021. .
13. how did prayer help one family who were unjustly treated?.
13 consider the experience of a sister named vero, who lives in the democratic republic of the congo.
A religious reporter was asking an elderly devout Jewish man who has been going to the wailing wall in Jerusalem everyday for over sixty years and asked him what he was praying for and he replied "that all mankind should love and be in peace with one another including Jews and Arabs and we could all live together in harmony."
And the reporter said : And what do you think ?
The Elderly devout Jewish man said, " Sometimes I think I`m just talking to a brick wall "
hello,.
long time since i have been on here.. i wanted to check in to see if we are doing the christmas card list this year.. is blondie still in this group?
she normally does this.. thanks.
I have committed myself to send Xmas cards this year to those addresses I have from a previous couple of years ago.
Nobody needs to feel obligated to send one back if they don`t want too.
I have misplaced a couple of cards but still have the envelopes they came in ,but with no indication who sent them.
One was from Berlin Germany and the other was from Milwaukee USA.
If anybody else wants to chime in your very welcome.
,Just pm me with your user name and address.
smiddy3
PS , They will be cheap cards ,it is the thought that counts right ?
hello,.
long time since i have been on here.. i wanted to check in to see if we are doing the christmas card list this year.. is blondie still in this group?
she normally does this.. thanks.
Hi Garyneal,
Maybe your having a seniors moment my friend LOL ,I have a Xmas , no sorry Happy Holidays card from you in 2019.and I think I sent you a pm on the 11/12/19 according to the card I have in front of me.
Take care mate ,
Blondie told me then she is taking a hiatus,and I`m thinking of sending a Xmas card to all that responded to me back then.
smiddy3
i thought this needed to be said here.. ok ,i watched this movie today and really enjoyed it .it focuses on richard and venus rise to fame mainly and is not backward in showing richard as a bit of an egotistical asshole who pushes and drives his kids to what they became.many times you got the feeling it was all about richard doing it for himself.
the girls played a good part and will smith does a fine job as richard.. i think that only jw`s and ex-jw`s would pick up from the movie that they were jehovah`s witnesses as it was really only alluded too in a couple of scenes.. one where richard gives a mealtime prayer and mentions the name jehovah ( the only time it is mentioned in the movie ) and when a coach is berating him for taking the girls away from practice to go to" church" as he called it and mentioned the" hall" which would go over most peoples head.. if only 50% of this movie was fact it is well worth watching,i recommend it..
I thought this needed to be said here.
OK ,I watched this movie today and really enjoyed it .It focuses on Richard and Venus rise to fame mainly and is not backward in showing Richard as a bit of an egotistical asshole who pushes and drives his kids to what they became.Many times you got the feeling it was all about Richard doing it for himself. The girls played a good part and Will Smith does a fine job as Richard.
I think that only JW`s and ex-JW`s would pick up from the movie that they were Jehovah`s Witnesses as it was really only alluded too in a couple of scenes.
One where Richard gives a mealtime prayer and mentions the name Jehovah ( the only time it is mentioned in the movie ) and when a coach is berating him for taking the girls away from practice to go to" church" as he called it and mentioned the" Hall" which would go over most peoples head.
If only 50% of this movie was fact it is well worth watching,I recommend it.
there is this new movie out called "king richard" staring will smith playing serena and venus williams father.
i don't know much about this, but i heard that they were raised by jw parents.
how does that factor into the movie and their growing up aspiring tennis stars?.
OK ,I watched this movie today and really enjoyed it .It focuses on Richard and Venus rise to fame mainly and is not backward in showing Richard as a bit of an egotistical asshole who pushes and drives his kids to what they became.Many times you got the feeling it was all about Richard doing it for himself. The girls played a good part and Will Smith does a fine job as Richard.
I think that only JW`s and ex-JW`s would pick up from the movie that they were Jehovah`s Witnesses as it was really only alluded too in a couple of scenes.
One where Richard gives a mealtime prayer and mentions the name Jehovah ( the only time it is mentioned in the movie ) and when a coach is berating him for taking the girls away from practice to go to" church" as he called it and mentioned the" Hall" which would go over most peoples head.
If only 50% of this movie was fact it is well worth watching,I recommend it.
key scripture 2 timothy 3:16 should have been translated as “every scripture inspired of god is also profitable for teaching” like many other serious translations (such as american standard version ; douay-rheims bible etc) as it is what the greek text says.. this is in harmony with the contents of bible and also with the writer paul himself who knew after his departure ‘even from his own number men will arise and distort the truth.’ (acts 20:29-30) for example, verses such as romans 7:19 is such distortion.
such verses cannot originate from real paul who was “holy, righteous and blameless.” (1 thessalonians 2:10) hence paul had the freeness of speech to tell others to be “blameless” like him (1 thessalonians 5:19-23; ephesians 5:24) there are many things in the scriptures which are not inspired such as words of satan, words of job’s wife and his false friends, words of judas, lot’s daughters …etc.
apostle peter never disowned jesus because if he had done so, his contemporaries would have interrupted him when he rebuked jews, saying: “you disowned the holy and righteous one and asked that a murderer be released to you.“ (acts 3:14) his listeners would have asked him “what right do you have to reprove us for ‘disowning jesus” when you yourself have done it first?” all such verses or accounts were later adoptions.
Welcome Abraham1
,What I have experienced in the Christian religious faith is that people tend to cherry pick what scriptures they want to believe as inspired by God and reject other scriptures they don`t agree with as not being inspired by God.
You seem to belong to one of those people , am I right ?
How have you determined what scriptures are inspired of God in the Bible and those that are not ?
Do you not believe the whole "Bible" regardless of how many books are in it , is the word of God ?
Aren`t you in fact translating what you believe is the Bible , by cherry picking scriptures what is Gods word and what is not ?
