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  How do JW's determine a person is anointed?

  by thinker11 in

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  2. beliefs

  i've always wondered about this.

  when a person believes they made a spiritual connection with god and proclaims themselves as anointed, how do they determine whether this person is anointed or not.

  does a group of elders look at the person's spiritual resume and check off the person's pioneer stats, bible knowledge, attendance, work ethic, personality, etc and then believe in the person if they have a good track record?

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  blondie
  Actually, there was a Questions from Readers 6-15-96 WT issue p. 31 on that that said the WTS said it was equal.

  And they repeated it in this WT:

  *** w16 January pp. 23-24 par. 6 “We Want to Go With You” ***
  Modestly, anointed ones acknowledge that they do not necessarily have more holy spirit than those with an earthly hope. They do not claim to have special knowledge or revelations; neither do they try to prove that they are in some way superior. They would also never suggest to others that these too have been anointed and should start partaking; rather, they would humbly acknowledge that it is Jehovah who does the calling of anointed ones.
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  ARC Analysis Summary of Case Files

  by Richard Oliver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have been doing research on the arc as some people on here have suggested.

  i find it interesting on the case file analysis some of the findings.

  it looks like queensland and new south wales had the biggest problems with this.

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  fastJehu

  
  

  Richard Oliver
  
  I do believe that in some jurisdictions where it requires elders to report the matter, the must and should. In jurisdictions where it gives the option to report or not, they should encourage the family to report and if they choose not to report, then the elders should report.

  So last year there was a letter to all BOE, that EVERY Damage to property and burglary (at kingdomhalls) should be reportet immediately to the police.

  Why not such a letter because of a much worse crime???

  It's a CRIME - not "only a sin" - and every crime has to be reported.
  That should be the WT policy.
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  ARC Analysis Summary of Case Files

  by Richard Oliver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have been doing research on the arc as some people on here have suggested.

  i find it interesting on the case file analysis some of the findings.

  it looks like queensland and new south wales had the biggest problems with this.

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  1006 - or - 1 case.

  It doesn't matter, because 1 case is 1 case to much.

  There we have 1 victim - facing the hell on earth in "the spiritual paradise" for the rest of his/her life.
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  One Big Family... Except For When You Need Them

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was in, we all used to claim us jw's were "one big family" all around the world, and how we're the happiest people on the earth.

  except that isnt true is it?

  i knew that when i was in, but i've just had some news which shows me how unloving, uncaring and un-family like they really are.. my ex-best friend (he has to shun me doesn't he?

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  pale.emperor
  It pains me because i really want to help. Wether it be with money or, hey, i have a big spare room. But there's no way they'd even speak to me.

  Anyway - offer your room to them. Write it down, put some money into a envelope and give it to him.

  After all - he will waways remember: NO JW offered real help, only his fried - the EX-JW. There is no better way to show true christian love to him and that this love comes from people - not from an organisation.
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  WhatchTower 2015

  by Inoque Soares Wanga in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello, my brothers.

  iam new here and a need your help.. my problem is that i cant find were to download the library 2015 - cd-rom (set-up).

  can you guys help me out on this one?.

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  In english:

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzpa2g5emBGSVUNYcDZ1bXBfODA/view

  You can find also other years and other languages on:

  http://avoidjw.org/

  On this site you have the link "Watchtower Library".

  Also you can use the search-field on this website, just type "library 2015"
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  Scriptures rarely mentioned

  by dothemath in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a couple of examples of scriptures hardly ever quoted is 1 tim.

  2:12- "i do not permit a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in silence".

  or verse 11- "let a woman learn in silence with full submissiveness.".

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  Ecclesiastes 11:3 . . .and if a tree falls to the south or if to the north, in the place where the tree falls there it will prove to be.
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  Life is changing for me: no pioneering, got a job!

  by Skepsis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a month ago i decided to register in this board.

  i had decided to step down pioneering but was frightened about the consequences.

  i had finished my university degree some months before (despite disaproval from brothers in my congregation) and i had to choose: continue pioneering and working in jobs with no future or starting a career, working full-time.. i was thinking to postpone the decisiton but... i was fed up with preaching.

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  Skepsis
  Now I have more time for me and a perspective of a better life here, not in the Paradise coming just around the corner.

  Congratulations for your degree and the new job.

  I heard the same lame "stories" 30 years ago - and in only a few years I will be a retiered worker (pensioner).
  In 1968/69 I was a teenager, when the Awake promised me, that I will not grow old in this system and I should not go to the university.
  BOLD LIE.

  You've done everything right so far and the next step will come - if you are ready.

  I made little steps for my fade - take all the time you need.

  Best luck for your happy future.
  
  
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  "Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  now that im not longer a jw this verse puzzles me.

  being born and raised a witness, this verse confirmed to me that jesus was talking about a paradise on earth.

  but now that everything the witnesses taught is 99.99% incorrect can somone explain what he was getting at here?

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  *** w08 1/15 p. 22 par. 11 Counted Worthy to Receive a Kingdom ***

  The Hebrew Scriptures were written in the first place for the fleshly nation of Israel during the time that they had a special relationship with God. The Christian Greek Scriptures were written primarily for “the Israel of God,” those anointed as brothers of Christ and spiritual sons of God. Of course, that in no way suggests that non-Israelites could not derive great benefit from studying the Hebrew Scriptures. Similarly, Christians who are not anointed with holy spirit derive immeasurable benefits from studying and living according to the counsel found in the Christian Greek Scriptures.

  
  
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  NWT cross references

  by Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  lately i have been really interested in the idea of who jesus was in the in old testament.

  i have reading an author named michael heiser who generally believes anytime there was a physical manifestion of god in the old testament it was a pre incarnation of jesus christ.. i was reading the first chapter of jeremiah there is a figure called " the word of jehovah appears ".

  this actually happens in a number of places in the old testament.

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  Steel
  I check my nwt and see if any of these appearances actually reference Jesus being called the word of god or the visible image of rhe invisible god in the new testament.

  The word of god can refer to 3 "things":

  1.) The literal word of God when he speaks to someone

  2.) Jesus

  3.) The bible or books of the bible
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  Feb. 2017 "Who is Leading God's People Today?"

  by Saethydd in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i know that i am not by any means the first person to take note of this article, but today i finally got around to reading it.

  i quickly found the now infamous line "the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.

  " in the interest of fairness, however, i decided to finish the paragraph, which led me to finish the lesson.

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  cha ching
  Well, we know for sure now! "A recent book on religion" said it... it must be true.... Why are we trusting "worldly" books? hmm? "Worldly" books are great, especially without any 'Title, Author, Year, Page number'

  This should be the book:

  Secular Faith:
  How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics

  
  

  https://www.amazon.com/Secular-Faith-Religion-American-Politics/dp/022627506X