when i discuss things with my father regarding whether a governing body is needed for christians one theme that is constant with him is "if it's not the gb who is the faithful and discreet slave - who else is giving food in these days to god's people?".
i've been working on a response to this for the last couple of months and am just curious as to who christians who are ex-witnesses interpret the faithful and discreet slave to be, and the parable in general.. .
i guess i'm just looking to round out my argument and have a few different angles.
"who else is giving food in these days to God's people?""
Why do we need food at all? Then the response would be, that we need physical food to live.
Jesus' sacrifice atones for our sins. Not food based.
My problem is that they base everything on one scripture, which we don't know they full context. There may be more or less
that Jesus said about that.
Should we care about what the master says more than what a slave says?
i just wanted to share a cute story about my 6 year old.
he has been asking me why i haven't been going to the meetings recently.
i couldn't avoid it any longer so i sat down with him and told him that mommy has learned some things from the bible that is different from what the meetings teach.
So your answer was to lie to him?
"some things that are said at the meetings isn't from the Bible but 8 men who live in New York City made it up"
That is not true. And that is not the reason to not go to meetings.
What is taught there is true. The problem is that the purpose of what is taught there is focus on them to where our lives mean nothing. They have a tract or invitation campaign and people quit jobs and give up overtime and education to do that. Thus they are simply deliveryboys.
The theory is that people doing what is right by Christian standard will survive armageddon. But what happens to those who die at armageddon? They are dead, unconscious. But then so are all of those who died for the past 6000 years. So they are spending all of their conscious time now so as to not be unconscious in the future by that event. Those who died will be resurrected. Why can't we spend our time enjoying life now and survive Armageddon. And is better than or. I don't think that God will punish people for wanting to live above poverty and not be focused on meetings and field service. Organizational things are all about the organization.
many people think those verses are suggesting that the wars, earthquakes, food shortages, etc are all a sign that the end is imminent.
however, a careful examination of the context seems to suggest that jesus was actually forewarning his followers not to draw such a conclusion from such events.
see this interesting article on the subject:.
To ask whether anyone missed the point, one must know the point as a reference.
What makes your reference any better than anyone elses?
this is the title of the 15th chapter in the "what does the bible really teach book".
so i have to study this book and am doing it with an elder.
after taking long breaks inbetween the study, this is the chapter that is coming up.
The best way to deal with this is by asking: How can God disapprove or approve the things that we do, to where he will take action sometime based on those actions, but he lets the Phillippines and other places get destroy by storms, not for what they did. Is that so arrogant to think that we matter that much to where God is watching what we do, and that we have his attention, but he does not are about what else is going on?
Changing doctrines and 1914 are off the subject. Stick to the subject and inquire as to why worship that he does approve has not saved anyone,
people have died over the past 6000 years.
if this has already been posted up - then i missed it.. this question box left me .
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What got me was that we couldn't practice the wedding vows before the wedding because if we said them, we would be married at that time.
never!!!
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Their concern about going back is about a social thing. The social thing would be fine if they would get rid of the 2 hours of religion.
acts 20:28 nwt.
pay attention to yourselves+ and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers,+ to shepherd the congregation of god,+ which he purchased with the blood of his own son.
king james and other translations.
"It's simple if you really believe what John 1:1 says in a real bible."
The real Bible? That was a history account that John wrote. First one must question, how did he get that information and is it accurate?
If it is inspired of God, then why write something that would create controversy over thousands of years? Why not make it clear so it can
not be questioned?
John 1:1 is a big joke. So is using Zech 12:9 and Heb 1:8
"and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son"
They pierced Jehovah by killing his son by ignoring the prophesies that Jehovah gave.
Heb 1:8 is Paul's application of the Psalms. First, where does one get Jesus is God from that mess of quotes. And whoever said that Paul knows what he is writing about. He is not Jesus, does not know what is what.
apparently the jws are doing a new handbill campaign.
they were just at my door and offered it to me with one of their heartless and scripted presentations.
the religion has just become so dumbed down.
On 11/30 Stand for Pure Worship wrote " This is just the beginning. As sure as Alabama will beat Auburn, these special tracts will be placed"
Since the score was tied when the clock ran out, I consider it a tie, but the officials gave Auburn the win.
So much for your sure prediction. That must have been the reason the Tide lost.
i am just watching my neighbours across the road putting up christmas lights while their children run around bursting with excitement.
i am feeling all christmassy now.
can't wait for my daughter to come home from uni next weekend so we can go and buy a tree from the garden centre.
It seems like Christmas is popular and people celebrate it because of that.
The group One Direction is popular. People follow things because it is popular - and people claim to be more enlighted in the 21st century.
i haven't seen the 2014 yearbook on the jw site yet.
i'm looking to see if the number of partakers has increased again (as it has for many years now).
anyone have a scan of it yet?.
Where did you get "anointed" partakers in the subject?
The number is just those who ate bread and drank wine at a specific time. Does not mean they have been anointed by holy spirit.
Any increase simply means more people eat and drink at the memoral.
As for " Watchtower has totally butchered the truth about Jesus' brothers".
To claim that anyone butchered any truth, one must know it first. Has any other religion proclaimed a truth about heaven?
No, since there has been no proof that anyone has been resurrected to heaven after death.
All it is that they take Jesus words and want to be with him. A fairy tale fantasy.
