Topics Started by M.J.
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Rutherford's Family?
by M.J. inhas his son ever been interviewed?
i heard he left the religion pretty early on.
what is the family's take on the rutherford story?
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Paul's Idea of Community-anyone read this book?
by M.J. inhere's the description from commentarypress.compaul's idea of community - the early house churches in their historical setting.
by robert banks (published by anzea publishers), 288 pages, paperback $12.95.
(u.s. postage: $1.85, foreign postage: $6.00).
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"Good" teachers that did not make the cut in 1919
by M.J. inwts doctrine claims that during jesus' return (or "invisible presence"), he made an examination of the world's religious teachers, checked out rutherford's little operation and was so impressed that in 1919 he and jehovah decided to "put all their money" on it.
this was due to the superb quality of the "spiritual food" that rutherford, and russell before him, were providing.. however, most of this "spiritual food" has changed (with darn good reason), so that the "food" that jesus was examining is not the same "food" that's served up today.
captives of a concept on page 40 mentions that the relatively few teachings that have not changed since 1919 include: "god?s name is not 'god,' god is not a trinity, jesus is not god, the soul is not immortal, hell is not hot, the dead are not conscious, and the earth will not be destroyed.".
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Upcoming: Discovery Health Show about a JW blood situation
by M.J. inhere's the schedule for the upcoming show, "the critical hour: to live or die":.
edited to add: here's the description and the schedule, since i'm having trouble with the link:.
discovery health channel:.
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Seattle area assistance / advice request
by M.J. ini have learned that a family member has been studying with the jws for many months now.
this is so incredibly alarming for me.
i won't get into how this could cause a tremendous "ripple effect" in my life.
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The Third Wave: A classroom experiment gone awry
by M.J. infor years i kept a strange secret.
steve conigio had been a sophomore student in my world history class.
i had to stop for a minute to remember.
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How did field service duty affect your zeal for the troof?
by M.J. indid it reinforce your dedication to the cause?
or did it burden and disillusion you?
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What is a disfellowshipping offense?
by M.J. ini had a brief discussion with my wife about the practice of shunning and i asked her if the act of associating with a df'ed or "apostate" individual would get someone disfellowshipped.
she denied that it would, saying that it was not included among the specific "disfellowshipping offenses" listed in the bible.
yet my understanding is that there are many things that can get a jw disfellowshipped which aren't among the immoral practices specifically listed by paul in that context.
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What happens when 144K all die?
by M.J. insorry for my ignorance but,.
what is the wts's stance on the dying out "anointed class"?
don't they comprise the "faithful, discreet slave"?
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Does "Abiding in Christ" = Joining his organization?
by M.J. inmessage was to abide in him.
he very clearly says, ?abide in me?
and if you do this you will ?bear fruit?.