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  Can't find "hot" article through the WT Library Search?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just saw a video from mike and kim where (@6:00) she says:.

  you know what i noticed in the new watchtower cd-roms?

  is when you do a search for certain things that they would deem maybe apostates or certain questions, you can't find them in the search.. i know that sometimes, they get carried away and are not always factual.

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  fastJehu

  @ Magnum

  Do you mean this article?

  *** w03 8/1 p. 22 “You Received Free, Give Free” ***
  Proper Motive for Serving God
  Nevertheless, Christians today must constantly scrutinize their own motives for serving God. At John 6:10-13, we read that Jesus miraculously fed a crowd of over five thousand. Subsequently, some began to attach themselves to Jesus for purely selfish reasons. Jesus told them: “You are looking for me . . . because you ate from the loaves and were satisfied.” (John 6:26) Decades later some dedicated Christians similarly rendered service to God but “not with a pure motive.” (Philippians 1:17) Some who ‘did not assent to the healthful words of Jesus Christ’ even sought ways to make personal gain out of their association with Christians.—1 Timothy 6:3-5.
  Today, a Christian who serves only because he wants to live forever in Paradise could also be serving with a selfish motive. In the long run, this could result in a spiritual fall. Because Satan’s system of things seems to have lasted longer than expected, he might “tire out,” feeling that the end has been delayed. (Galatians 6:9) He might even become bitter over material sacrifices he has made. Jesus reminds us: “You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.” (Matthew 22:37) Yes, a person whose primary reason for serving God is love puts no time limit on his service. He is determined to serve Jehovah forever! (Micah 4:5) He does not regret any sacrifices he has made in connection with his service to God. (Hebrews 13:15, 16) Love for God impels him to put God’s interests first in his life.—Matthew 6:33.
  Today, over six million true worshipers “offer themselves willingly” in Jehovah’s service. (Psalm 110:3) Are you one of them? If not, then meditate on what God offers: pure knowledge of truth; (John 17:3) freedom from bondage to false religious teachings; (John 8:32) the hope of living forever. (Revelation 21:3, 4) Jehovah’s Witnesses can help you learn how you can receive all of this from God—free of charge.
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  Can't find "hot" article through the WT Library Search?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just saw a video from mike and kim where (@6:00) she says:.

  you know what i noticed in the new watchtower cd-roms?

  is when you do a search for certain things that they would deem maybe apostates or certain questions, you can't find them in the search.. i know that sometimes, they get carried away and are not always factual.

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  fastJehu

  freddo
  I know that if you search for the article on the pinata and the question from readers about why pinatas are ok but not other celebrations you get nothing if you don't put the accent thingummy above the "n" it doesn't show.

  You can search with "pi*atas" or "pi*ata"
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  The "faithful slave" urges confession in latest Watchtower!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower october 2017, page 11, par.

  17 - confess and abandon secret sins.

  some christians who have committed a serious sin try to cover it over in order to avoid embarrassing themselves or disappointing others.

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  fastJehu

  Listener
  

  Where is the dividing line between a serious sin and not so serious sin?
  

  It's a watchtower homemade "line".

  It's not bible-based.
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  What is behind your choice of forum user name?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

  there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

  i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

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  fastJehu

  Some of my elders had problems with my attitude for fast german sportcars.

  So every time they came up speaking about my "non-theocratic" cars - I replied with the bible story about Jehu.

  In germany normally we can drive without speed limit. So many people come from other countrys to germany to drive very fast on the german "autobahn" (my avatar shows the german sign for "autobahn" (highway).

  So for me it's freedom - freedom to drive without speedlimit.

  Learning TTATT - I could break free from all the Watchtower-"Limits".

  fastJehu - now driving(living) without cult (speed)limits.

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  (2 Kings 9:20)  And the watchman went on to report, saying: “He came as far as to them, but he has not returned; and the driving is like the driving of Jeʹhu the grandson of Nimʹshi, for it is with madness that he drives.. . .

  *** it-2 p. 23 Jehu *** As “the heaving mass” of Jehu’s horsemen and chariots came closer, the chariot driving of Jehu “with madness” identified him to the watchman on the tower.

  
  
  
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  Broadcasting live from the belly of the beast

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well unfortunately i was unable to get out of today gracefully so here i am in sacramento california at what i fear may be the most boring convention to date.. heck there aren't even any entertaining apostates to watch .

  anyway,i am just posting as a quiet f.u.

  to the org..

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  fastJehu

  jaydee
  Hi Nikl, I know it's all digital these days, but do they still release new books at the assembles ?

  NO - only digital.

  A letter to the BOE told them, that in the first meeting after the assembly you can order 1 book per publisher.
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  Reaction of Governing Body Belies More than their Accusation

  by carefullyread in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a disfellowshiped brother wrote a letter of disquisition to the governing body of wbts a little while ago.

  it was not in any way nasty, derogatory, rude, blasphemous, or with profanity but it was civil, truthful, & very informative that some have described as extremely truthful to enlightening, an ebullient disclosure.

  i got to see some paraphrases extracted from it that have been circulating quietly or rather secretly passed around & i agree with the latter description.. the governing body was greatly perturbed, alarmed, to confused with this letter particularly as they became aware several of the congregation were also sent copies which some of the local congregational elders raised controversial questions about but mainly was dismissed by them without reading, to scoffing & ridicule but some also saw something more truthful to concern them.

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  fastJehu

  That's normal - it happens many times in my family. It's called:

  argumentum ad hominem
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  Birthday Party

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have posted less and less personal threads because less and less jw-related activity has happened in my life.

  my jw mother called me on friday and asked me if i could do something on saturday.

  i was sure my wife would ask me if anyone asked about her, and what i said.

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  By the way, no one was beheaded at the party.

  
  
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  RC 2017 talk: Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  you read that right.

  there is a whole talk on the topic.. .

  outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .

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  fastJehu

  I found the doc with your help. Thanks a lot.

  Here ist is: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/downloadfile.ashx?guid=f5500c14-49fb-4a90-9507-a383e2d8090d&type=transcriptpdf&filename=Submissions-on-behalf-of-Watchtower-Bible-and-Tract-Society-of-Australia-&-Others&fileextension=pdf
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  RC 2017 talk: Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  you read that right.

  there is a whole talk on the topic.. .

  outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .

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  fastJehu

  @ OrphanCrow

  In the Submissions on behalf ofWatchtower Bible and Tract Societyof Australia & Others9 November 2015, this statement was made (pg 15):
  

  Child sexual abuse is a matter of concern to any right thinking parent or adult, and to see it only as an “institutional” problem would be to miss an essential truth: that much abuse occurs within families.

  Sorry - but I can't find this statement in the document within your link.

  Maybe the link is wrong.
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  RC 2017 talk: Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  you read that right.

  there is a whole talk on the topic.. .

  outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .

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  fastJehu

  OrphanCrow
  The WTS submitted a response to the ARC that claimed that they shouldn't be included in Australia's investigation into institutional abuse because...most of the JW cases were familial.

  Could you give me a link to the source, where I can find this statement?

  Thanks a lot for all your hard work and your research for safeguarding children.