Nicholaus Kopernicus
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Elder's Meeting about ARC? No. Really?
by punkofnice inas you may or may not know (or care), i live in the uk.
a jw spy of mine told me that an elder had metioned that attendance at the kingdom hells had seemed to have dropped off after the australian royal comission expose of paedophilia within the watchtower organisation.. the elders were said to have had this as an item or the subject of a local elder's meeting.. i was surprised they'd even heard of the arc over here but at the same time was delighted.
delighted that meeting attendance had dropped possibly....and i say possibly...as a result of the arc.. even an older dyed in the wool jw i know is getting sick of the gb worship within the organisation and had heard of the arc.. has anyone heard similar?.
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SOLA SCRIPTURA VS THE MAGISTERIUM
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inthe reinvention of the magisterium.
in catholicism, the magisterium is the authority that lays down what is the authentic teaching of the church.
for the catholic church, that authority is vested uniquely in...... a) the pope and.
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CHRISTIAN BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inthe following information looks at the use of the descriptor "christian" and "jehovah's witness".
reference is made to information published by the wtbts, as is information in wikipedia.
a discussion ensues at the end.. insight vol i - christianpublished in 1988the latinized greek term khristianos, found only three times in the christian greek scriptures, designates followers of christ jesus, the exponents of christianity.ac 11:26; 26:28; 1pe 4:16.it was first in antioch [syria] that the disciples were by divine providence called christians.
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IMITATE JESUS REGIONAL CONVENTION - BRIGHTON, WEST SUSSEX (UK)
by Nicholaus Kopernicus intrain, trust, and empower others, as jesus does (luke 8:1; 9:1; 10:1)speaker opened by stating that there was a need for "harvest workers" and "shepherds" as the worldwide membership of jehovah's witnesses is now 8.2 million.
he then went on to state how jesus willingly gave responsibillity to others and that this pattern would be considered further.he briefly examined...john 1:3 - jesus' role in creationisaiah 50:4 - prophecy regarding the messiahisaiah 50:5 - schooling of the messiah2 tim 2:2 - timothy urged to entrust responsibilities to "faithful men".speaker stated that jesus trained, trusted and empowered his followers.
he cited luke 8:1 as an example of how jesus accomplished such training.
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IMITATE JESUS REGIONAL CONVENTION - BRIGHTON IN WEST SUSSEX (UK)
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inimitate jesus, not the phariseesbe reasonableyoung speaker (early to mid 30's) gave this item in brighton.speaker cited luke 12:1 - guard against the leven (yeast - niv) of the pharisees.
went on to cite psalm 103:14 as an example of god's reasonableness in that he "remembers we are dust" and is thus merciful.
showed video portrayal of the haemorrhaging woman who touched jesus' clothing.
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IMITATE JESUS RC - BRIGHTON, WEST SUSSEX (UK)
by Nicholaus Kopernicus infollow jesus, but not "at a distance" (luke 22:54).
speaker opened with matt 26:57-58 stressing "fear of man" which led peter to follow at a distance after jesus was arrested.
the speaker compared this with peter's earlier stated confidence in verses 33 & 35. speaker then moved on to 1 peter 2:21 as evidence that it is jesus' example which is to be followed.
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Is it really True Worship?
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inthe governing body of jehovah's witnesses have described kingdom halls variously as "places of worship", as "center(s) for true worship" and as "house(s) of worship" to name but a few.
indeed, note that in one such description the governing body is so proud of what it has established that it elevates its paradigm of worship to that of "true worship"!
" it is used of an act of homage or reverence (a) to god, e.g., matt.
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Replicating the Kadesh incident in the 21st century.
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inwatchtower study magazine of march 15th 2015study title: "loyally supporting christs brothers"paragraph 17. .
"the growing number of prospective sheep count it a privilege to support christs brothers not only in the preaching work but also in other practical ways.
for example, they give financial contributions and help to build kingdom halls, assembly halls, and branch facilities, and they loyally obey those appointed by the faithful and discreet slave to take the lead.matt.
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How to Block an Interrogation by J.W's
by The Searcher in"don't you believe that this is god's spirit-directed organization?".
"do you believe that god is teaching us through the faithful & discreet slave?
"who else has the truth?
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Watchtower Magazine - Statement of Purpose
by Nicholaus Kopernicus in"the purpose of this magazine, the watchtower, is to honor jehovah god, the supreme ruler of the universe.
just as watchtowers in ancient times enabled a person to observe developments from afar, so this magazine shows us the significance of world events in the light of bible prophecies.
it comforts people with the good news that gods kingdom, which is a real government in heaven, will soon bring an end to all wickedness and transform the earth into a paradise.