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  The Largest BOE File Ever Compiled!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower body of elder letters:.. this pdf file is the largest boe file ever compiled.

  it has been downloaded at least 30 times with no virus issues.

  the file is from 1905 to 2015 updated, and includes all the elder manuals from 1961 to 2010 at the bottom of the bookmarks.

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  fastJehu

  Thanks for this great PDF.

  Where can I find the 2014 + 2015 BOEs? You have a page number to start with?
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  What exactly is encouragement?

  by naazira in

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  when elders want to meet with an inactive person to encourage them, what does this really mean?

  encouragement is a term thrown around by the organisation.

  does this encouragement usually consist of prying into the inactive one's lifestyle?.

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  fastJehu

  meaning of term: w95 1/15 21; rs 117; w86 1/15 18
  
  *** w95 1/15 p. 21 Have You Encouraged Anyone Lately? ***What Does Encouragement Involve?Just as a beautiful flower droops when deprived of water, so individuals—both in the family and in the congregation—can wilt from lack of encouragement. On the other hand, timely encouragement can fortify those who face temptation, lift the spirits of the depressed, and invigorate those who are serving God faithfully.The Greek word translated “encouragement” includes the thought of consolation, exhortation, and comfort. Therefore, encouragement is not limited to telling someone he is doing well. It may also involve providing practical assistance and spiritual help.Actually, the Greek word translated “encouragement” literally means “a calling to one’s side.” Walking side by side with our spiritual brothers and sisters enables us to give immediate support if one of them should tire out or stumble. (Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10) Interestingly, Jehovah’s people “serve him shoulder to shoulder.” (Zephaniah 3:9) And the apostle Paul called a certain Christian a “genuine yokefellow.” (Philippians 4:3) Pulling together under the same yoke by serving shoulder to shoulder makes the load lighter, especially for those who are not spiritually strong.—Compare Matthew 11:29.
  EncouragementDefinition: Something that gives courage or imparts hope. Everyone needs encouragement. Giving it may require rendering personal help or expressing appreciation. Often it involves assisting someone to see how to cope with a difficult situation or discussing reasons for confidence in a better future. The Bible provides the finest basis for such encouragement, and the texts quoted below can be helpful in giving it to persons faced with various situations. At times much good is done by simply displaying a sympathetic attitude.—Rom. 12:15.

  *** rs p. 117 Encouragement ***

  Encouragement

  Definition: Something that gives courage or imparts hope. Everyone needs encouragement. Giving it may require rendering personal help or expressing appreciation. Often it involves assisting someone to see how to cope with a difficult situation or discussing reasons for confidence in a better future. The Bible provides the finest basis for such encouragement, and the texts quoted below can be helpful in giving it to persons faced with various situations. At times much good is done by simply displaying a sympathetic attitude.—Rom. 12:15.

  
  

  *** w86 1/15 p. 18 Regaining Power, Not Tiring Out ***Interestingly, the word for encouragement at Philippians 2:1 and Hebrews 6:18 comes from a Greek verb meaning “to exercise a gentle influence by words” or “to speak to someone, in a positive, benevolent way.”
  
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  3 Generations!!

  by kairos in

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  this really struck me.

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  fastJehu

  @ Dismissing servant

  It is the facebook page from this website: http://www.ministryideaz.com/Default.asp

  They sell JW-stuff.

  If that FB page isn't JW-pro, the JWs would not buy the stuff from this dealer.

  Or I am wrong.
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  I just stumbled across this rabbit hole!

  by kairos in

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  2. friends

  just wow!.

  some of the comments i read were hard to stomach.. https://www.facebook.com/myministryideaz?fref=photo.

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  fastJehu

  Result of the on going "education-bashing": 8 - 1 = 9

  
  
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  You will never grow old in this current system of things... - Awake, May 22, 1969 p. 15

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  check this out.

  got this bound volume from my dad.. .

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  fastJehu

  steve2

  The hook that keeps these suckers plopping right back into the muck that masquerades as "spiritual food in due season" is the question which reveals their arrested devrlopment:

  "Where else shall we go?".

  Wrong question. This question is told by WT, but the bible shows us:

  (John 6:68, 69) 6Simon Peter answered him: “Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life. 69 We have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

  
  
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  This weeks meeting remarks

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just come here to vent a bit.

  last night we had one of those meeting where i had a hard time keeping my eyes from rolling.

  i tell you, sometimes i think they have a mind of their own, my eyes that is.

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  fastJehu

  *** cl chap. 20 pp. 204-205 par. 15 “Wise in Heart”—Yet Humble ***
  cl = Close to Jehovah
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  JW.org Bumper Sticker

  by A.proclaimer in

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  i saw this at the kingdom hall after the meeting.

  "advertise, advertise, advertise!- christendom style".

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  fastJehu

  fastJehu a year ago

  emeth wrote: " the stickers and little business cards are not provided by the society but made by individual bro's"

  Wait some month. This year the society will provide little business cards for the publishers. Maybe they will announce them on the international DC.

  The business cards are now printed and on the way to the branches. They will be provided to the publishers -10 or 20 pieces per publisher (the cards were not printed in the branches).

  On the front is a picture, the text "Jehovahs witnesses" and the jworg logo.

  Backside contains Luke 11:28 and also the invitation for jworg and the QR-Code.
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  Question Re:The New/Revised JW Bible and Armageddon

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know if the name "jehovah" appears 237 times in their revised nt as in previous versions?.

  secondly, is there any evidence from wt literature that jws will take an active part in destroying the wicked at armageddon.

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  fastJehu

  Vanderhoven7
  

  Does anyone know if the name "Jehovah" appears 237 times in their revised NT as in previous versions?

  in the NT it's the same number (237 times)

  4 more times - here the "new" places:

  Judges 19:18

  1 Samuel 6:3

  1 Samuel 10:26

  1 Samuel 23:14

  1 Samuel 23:16

  More infos here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/265174/comprehensive-nwt-comparison-project-calling-all-technically-skilled-members?size=20&page=1
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  Does anyone have the Awake! January 1 1989? - 20th Century Quote

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the awake!

  january 1 1989 contains the quote on page 12 "he was laying a foundation for a work that would be completed in our 20th century.

  " this was later changed in the bound volume and on the cd library to "in our day.".

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  fastJehu

  TD

  A particularly funny and similar example was when the publication date for Object And Manner Of Our Lord's Return was moved back 4 years in the 1930 - 1985 Watchtower Publications Index.

  
  

  wow, great catch.
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  Hello

  by Laika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all, i haven't posted here in a while, felt like a break and have been insanely busy, i don't think too much about jw stuff now, but wanted to pop in anyway.

  have i missed anything recently?.

  i am very happy, much to my surprise, i think it would be nice to go back to the end of 2013 and tell the depressed and lonely version of me that he can't even comprehend how good life could be.

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  fastJehu

  @ Laika

  even your dog looks much more happy