Posts by fastJehu

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Is it 16?

by Jrjw in

hi can anyone tell me if it's true the society says parents must take their child to meetings until they're 16 even if they don't want to?

my ex is being a pain about me not forcing my 12 year old to be a witness.

he doesn't know i'm becoming inactive at moment so i have to be careful how i word things to him.

fastJehu

In Germany you can choose your religion (by law) within the age of 14.

*** w13 7/1 p. 11 He Fills Our “Hearts to the Full” ***
Paul’s words to the people of Lystra teach us several important lessons about Jehovah God.
Jehovah gives us free will. Note that Jehovah permitted all the Gentile nations “to go on in their ways.” A reference work for Bible translators says that this expression can mean “to go as they pleased” or “to do as they themselves thought best.” Jehovah does not force anyone to worship him. He has endowed us with free will—the ability to choose our own life course.—Deuteronomy 30:19.

BUT - if parents don't force their children going to the meetings - they will be hounded by the elders - no matter how old the child is.
I'm a born in JW and was forced going to the meetings. Now, decades later, my mother denies that she forced me.

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LOOKING FOR WATCHTOWER QUOTES: Greek scriptures written only for the anointed

by Zoos in

i've scoured the database but not finding any quotes.. does anyone know of watchtower quotes speaking to the effect that the greek scriptures were written only for the anointed?.

fastJehu

*** w74 6/15 p. 376 par. 8 Serve with Eternity in View ***

8 This kingdom, the means by which eternal life is possible for us, is a heavenly government. Jesus himself is the chief Ruler, and he is to have 144,000 corulers who have been chosen from mankind and called by God to heavenly life. (Rom. 8:16, 17; Luke 22:29; Rev. 5:9, 10; 14:1) The paramount importance of this kingdom is seen in the emphasis that God put on it in the Bible. It was the chief subject of Jesus’ preaching. (Matt. 4:23) Also, it is to the spirit-anointed Christians who will rule in that kingdom that most of the Christian Greek Scriptures is directed, including the promises of everlasting life.

*** w06 6/1 p. 24 par. 12 Jehovah Tells “From the Beginning the Finale” ***

12 The foreordination of the 144,000 does not mean that certain individuals were predestined to serve God faithfully in this way. Indeed, the admonition in the Christian Greek Scriptures was written primarily to guide and strengthen anointed ones to maintain integrity and keep themselves worthy of their heavenly calling. (Philippians 2:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:5, 11; 2 Peter 1:10, 11) Jehovah knows in advance that 144,000 individuals will qualify to serve his purpose. Who they prove to be depends on how those invited individually choose to live their life, a decision that each one of them must make personally.—Matthew 24:13.

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Very Lost

by Jrjw in

hi i've been a jw for 12 years and got married 2 years ago.

i'm now separated.

my husband hid from me that he suffered from depression, extreme anxiety issues and a personality disorder.

fastJehu

Now I have to try to accept that i am going to be lonely for the rest of my life since I can't go into another relationship. Its so cruel that he lied to get me to marry him and I have to suffer coz of it. I'm only 34.

Would Jesus want that?

Would Jesus want you to be unhappy for decades?

Look - what he said about all this man-made rules:

(Matthew 23:23, 24) 23 “Woe to YOU, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because YOU give the tenth of the mint and the dill and the cumin, but YOU have disregarded the weightier matters of the Law, namely, justice and mercy and faithfulness. These things it was binding to do, yet not to disregard the other things. 24 Blind guides, who strain out the gnat but gulp down the camel!

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RC 2018

by darkspilver in

following on from last year's threadhttps://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5695993188188160/rc-2017here we go with the 2018 regional conventions!.....

fastJehu

Here you can find the Regional Conventions 2018 for Germany.

Insert the name of the town in the field "Eine Adresse oder einen Ort eingeben".

https://apps.jw.org/ui/X/meeting-search.html#/conventions

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March 2018 Study Watchtower; WTBTS reinterprets scriptures - yet again!

by The Fall Guy in

page 5, par.

7 during the course of jesus’ earthly ministry, his disciples also performed baptisms.

like those performed by john, these baptisms symbolized the individuals’ repentance over sins.......however, after jesus’ death and resurrection, baptism would take on a much different meaning for his followers.. (not according to acts 2:28 - “repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of jesus christ for forgiveness of your sins, (as well as matt.

fastJehu

@ The Fall Guy

Thanks for this post.

8 In 33 C.E., the resurrected Jesus appeared to a crowd of more then 500 men, women, and possibly even children.

Unbelievable claim. Possibly even children. Why this? To get the kids into field service and baptism?

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New NWT, then and now - a comparison of the 2013 NWT, 2013 vs 2017.

by MeanMrMustard in

acts 2:9. old text:.

acts 2:10. old text:.

acts 2:11. old text:.

fastJehu

MeanMrMustard

Thanks for your hard work.

I'am fan of your WT IT-projects

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252 Congregations have closed in Germany since 2015

by LevelThePlayingField in

this is a video from down with the tower.

it's excellent.

enjoy.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0lvvy2qurm.

fastJehu

I'am from germany.

I made a excel list and put all merges and all new ones in - but only from 2015 - 2017

2015 - 68 merged into 34 = 34 closed (7 new - only 1 german)

2016 - 120 merged into 60 = 60 closed (29 new - only 1 german)

2017 (until today) - 104 merged into 52 = 52 closed (24 new - 0 german)

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So the number 252 or 278 ones closed ist from 2006 - 2017.

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Yes, the counting is for calendar years.

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George One
Anyone from Germany here? I am curious if it just might be that they closed down a lot of foreign language congregations? They did that in the Netherlands before.

NO. Only 14 foreign languages congregations closed from 2015 - 2017 .

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berrygerry
The redditor is German, and speaks of resistance inside Bethel (love the terminology). He indicates the opposite - i.e. that foreign group numbers are being used to prop up the number of total congregations, while the reality is a decrease in regular congregations.

That's right.

146 closed between 2015 and 2017 (2017 still not complete).

60 new ones - 2 germans, 53 foreign languages congregations, 5 sign language congregations.

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"aww, But it's not MY fault, someone else is to blame!"

by stuckinarut2 in

i was just thinking about the account of adam and eve, and how they both attempted to 'pass the buck', or shift the blame to someone else.

eve to the snake, and adam to eve.... does that sound familiar??.

the society has never taken ownership of its mistakes!

fastJehu

Thanks Splash. I also never heard about this point.

The interlinear translation shows - you are right

http://biblehub.com/interlinear/genesis/3-6.htm

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YPA change of picture

by dozy in

anybody got any idea why the cover picture on the young people ask book was changed?

they removed the picture of the boy bottom right & superimposed a different head.

maybe the guy got dfd or maybe it was to change it to an asian guy rather than 2 caucasians?

fastJehu

wow - 4 different versions

Thanks @ OrphanCrow

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YPA change of picture

by dozy in

anybody got any idea why the cover picture on the young people ask book was changed?

they removed the picture of the boy bottom right & superimposed a different head.

maybe the guy got dfd or maybe it was to change it to an asian guy rather than 2 caucasians?

fastJehu

In June 2014 this was a thread here. I saved the picture - there must be 3 versions of the picture: