Srecko Sostar

And addressing some of JW Insider's concerns, ideas and memories are ATTACHED to each other ... and speaking of dogs does evoke religious ideas of faithfulness, and loyalty ... and hopefully not  rocks.
As an example, even though I know intellectually that there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that there is a "Rainbow Bridge", my heart has faith that perhaps Jehovah's love for Humans will cause him to create one ... just as I am now constructing a chicken coop and chicken run,  that costs over a thousand dollars, for my wife's 20 pet week-old baby bantam chickens, which SHE  bought for one dollar each, now living in a kid's plastic swimming pool under a heat lamp, on our dining room table .... so my dogs cannot get to them.
... for the next MONTH.
.... sigh ......
Something I am happy to do ... although in my wildest imagination, I never planned on, or thought of.  Perhaps similar to Jehovah's love, and a "Rainbow Bridge" (?).
NOW .... we have a topic that includes Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs, hopes, expectations .... dogs... and CHICKENS!

This is where education is so very, very important ... because without education ... and experience ...it is impossible to even HAVE any common sense. There is a truck commercial here in the United states that (if memory serves) , declares that "Cheverolet Trucks are like a ROCK!"  It evokes a mental image of strength, but not being Fred Flintstone, I really do NOT want a truck that is like a rock.
 
I prefer a truck that operates like a truck, and is made, primarily of steel.
In English, " Ps.89:37:"Like the moon, it will be firmly established forever as a faithful witness in the skies.”  is called a "simile" ...things that evoke an image of similarity, even though they may have absolutely nothing in common.
Barring unforeseen circumstances that force events, it is my observations that a sane dog is in fact faithful, and loyal, to a sane master ... and sometimes even to one nuttier than a fruit cake. 
... and in my experience, there are more sane dogs than sane people
Common sense dictates that faithfulness and loyalty are the product of a thinking brain that has the capacity to choose to do otherwise.
But then again .... WDS is often the controlling factor, ... and common sense becomes not all that common.
( ..and as an aside... each year the Moon gets further away from the Earth by about an inch and a half, or 38mm, and  in about 50 billion years the Earth and Moon will be BOTH tidally locked to each other, both eternally facing each other, one side only, as the Moon is tidally locked to the Earth, today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_of_the_Moon )
Then, half the earth will NEVER see the moon, again.
 
 
 

The Sun, Moon and Stars are things without brain ,  so they can not be no faithful neither loyal. (only if we imagine that all what have some sort of energy on atomic level are not "dead things" and by that are able to show some attributes of Creator)   :))
 
FAITHFUL in UK:
 firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles:
a faithful friend
They are faithful supporters of the Labour Party.
His faithful old dog accompanied him everywhere he went.

C2 If your husband, wife, or partner is faithful, he or she does not have a sexual relationship with anyone else:
Was your wife faithful during your marriage?
He was faithful to his wife throughout their 30-year marriage.
 
to continue to support or follow something:
He remained faithful to the regime when so many others spoke out against it.
Despite persecution, she remained faithful to her beliefs.
true or not changing any of the details,facts, style, etc. of the original:
She gave a faithful account of what had happened on that night.
I have tried to keep my translation as faithful as possible to the original book.
 
following a particular religion:
faithful Christians
faithful followers of Buddhism
 
someone who continues to support someone or something:
He gave a rousing speech to a room full of party faithfuls (= faithful supporters of a political party).
 
people who are always loyal to a particular group ororganization,  especially a political party:
They asked for donations from the party faithful.

the people who believe in aparticular religion:
We heard bells calling the faithful to prayer.
 
FAITHFUL in US:
trusted; loyal:
She has been a faithful employee for 30 years.

If something, such as a copy or recording, is faithful, it is exactly like or very similar to the original:
The painting was a faithful reproduction of theoriginal.
 
If you are faithful to someone or something, you remain loyal and keepthe promises you made:
You've been faithful to your family.
 
 
LOYAL in UK:
B2 firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or anorganization, or in your belief in your principles:
Jack has been a loyal worker in this company for almost 50 years.
When all her other friends deserted her, Steve remained loyal.
She's very loyal to her friends.
 
COMMERCE, MARKETING              a loyal customer always buys the same product, uses the same store, etc.:
Supermarkets should reward their most loyal customers.
loyal to sb/sth Our customers remain loyal to the brand.

HR                                                       a loyal employee works for the same company for many years:
loyal to sb/sth Training programmes  encourage workers to remain loyal to their employers.
 
LOYAL in US: 
always giving help and encouragement:
People close to Woodruff are fiercely loyal and quick to shower her with superlatives.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What a jumbled, incomplete thought. 
This is what baffles me.  Those anointed who rub shoulders with others in the congregation, can be scrutinized for their behavior, or whether they are really anointed. Their every action may be watched and judged.  However, concerning the GB, I have not heard of their anointing, ( maybe other people have); but it is assumed that they are  anointed because they have taken headship over the anointed Body; thus, It is also assumed that they are highly spiritual, upright men. 

This is what baffles me.  Those anointed who rub shoulders with others in the congregation, can be scrutinized for their behavior. Their every action may be watched and judged.  However, concerning the GB, I have not heard of their anointing, ( maybe other people have); but it is assumed that they are because they have taken headship over the anointed Body.  

@Witness :Are you questioning God's reason for anointing me? 
Similar questions in first sight,  but in the same time also two different questions.
But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,+ a people for special possession,+ that you should declare abroad the excellencies”*+ of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light - 1. Peter 2:9
WTJWORG quote: Such adopted state brings benefits of freedom from “a spirit of slavery causing fear,” replacing it with the confidence of sons; of hope of a heavenly inheritance assured by the witness of God’s spirit. At the same time these spiritual sons are reminded by their adoption that such position is by God’s undeserved kindness and selection rather than by their inherent right. - https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200271355/1/0
@Witness put in front of you @TrueTomHarley adequate question. How that? By this short Bible verse and WTJWORG explanation, questioning: is/was particular "anointing" of some person true or false, it is out of human power of conclusion.
Tom, you explained your position by saying this:
 Well, if i understand correctly, you Tom not put in question Witness claims she is anointed (but also in the same time not confirm it: Am I questioning it? No. However - and this is key - neither am I confirming it.), but you put in question Did God anointed her: How would I know? I believe, very much/strong, how Witness do not need neither not single one or any of your "confirmation" about it :))) 
Reason you provide is: I can only observe that your input does not square very well with what I have come to expect of ones anointed.
I can agree that you, or someone else, may/should has some expectations. We all have some expectations from others, don't we? I guess that you have some expectations from GB too? Or from God himself? Surely, i guess, that you have some doubts about them/that too?! It is normal.
Main point, as i can see, from Witness question Are you questioning God's reason for anointing me? is: Do you, Tom, want to question God's choice of see me to be anointed??
Main point, as i can see, from your question Are you questioning that I am anointed is: Do you, Witness, sure about that you are anointed by God?  

Hi, I also wonder, why @Foreigner giving me so much red arrows too ? ...... and not giving any comments on my post, just downvote reaction :))))) perhaps man only know to read and not to write. Even i can write with my poor English  :))))))) 
Thank you very much, to all who reading my comments and have understanding and patience for my grammar  

I haven’t admitted all of them.
There is actually nobody here that is not me. Even you are.

:))))) my name was printed/used so many times recently in the people's comments and that make me wonder; is this braking law - GDPR, nobody asking me, may he use my name in their comments :)))))))))))))))))  
Another topic. About DownVoting. After @Foreigner made few serial downvoting on several comments i have made, that made/caused reaction in me to went on his comments and made my downvote to his comments, even without reading what he said. Just to send him a feeling how it looks like to receive dv symbol without explanation. Stupid and/or childish, i know, but i was "motivated or inspired" to did what i did.

I am a woman.
"Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?"  Amos 3:5
Yes, I was attracted to Watchtower's initial offers of truth; the literal earth to remain forever, with people living in a righteous setting.  
I wanted to believe they did it right, since their offer of some truth was appealing.  I put on blinders to block out the hypocrisy, which my husband as an elder,  was very receptive to, and regularly pointed it out.  
 
When an author does his research, doesn't he usually dig for his facts?  Don't be afraid to go to the link.  You'll recognize my experience.  

It's not the arrows that matter, whether up or down.  It is consistent honesty and integrity, which the three identities in one, appear to lack.  The arrows help identify the character.  

Hi, I also wonder, why @Foreigner giving me so much red arrows too ? ...... and not giving any comments on my post, just downvote reaction :))))) perhaps man only know to read and not to write. Even i can write with my poor English  :))))))) 
Thank you very much, to all who reading my comments and have understanding and patience for my grammar  

This made me curious and i went on jworglibrary to find something with word "celebrate" about Last Supper. Here is just one article that not using such terminology, but who knows, perhaps some other did.
Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Observe the Lord’s Supper Differently From the Way Other Religions Do? - source: https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/lords-supper/
our observance ....showing our gratitude..... to commemorate........Jesus said: “Keep doing this in remembrance of me,”........When Jehovah’s Witnesses observe the Lord’s Evening Meal
 

Hi, I also wonder, why @Foreigner giving me so much red arrows too ? ...... and not giving any comments on my post, just downvote reaction :))))) perhaps man only know to read and not to write. Even i can write with my poor English  :))))))) 
Thank you very much, to all who reading my comments and have understanding and patience for my grammar  

It's really quite simple .....
Foreigner hates things that do not agree with his preconceived WDS agenda.    
He doesn't know why .... he just hates because other peoples' comments do not conform to official agenda policy.
THEREFORE, he never makes an intelligent reply, or ANY "down arrow" explanatory reply that I remember..
Although .... I would like to quote Foreigner who does an excellent job when debating some non-Witnesses.
" Quotes:
When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic. –Dresden James
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease being honest. –Unknown
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth–not starting, and not going all the way.–Buddha"
He cannot battle logic, reason, and common sense with clown car WDS agenda driven fantasy.
It would be like bringing a rubber chicken to a gun fight ....
.... and he knows it!
 
 
 
 

Hi, I also wonder, why @Foreigner giving me so much red arrows too ? ...... and not giving any comments on my post, just downvote reaction :))))) perhaps man only know to read and not to write. Even i can write with my poor English  :))))))) 
Thank you very much, to all who reading my comments and have understanding and patience for my grammar  

@BillyTheKid46 aka Allen Smith.  I'm just wondering why you have @Foreigner click the angry red arrows for you?  I marvel at your game-playing.  

I used to do complex calculations for over 40 years for a living, so I have developed a BETTER system of calculating when the Memorial should be observed, even though it is ONLY a tradition as to when we celebrate it now, as we do not celebrate the Passover
... when you see the Jews celebrate Passover, do the Memorial.
....and always keep plenty of red wine and unleavened bread in your bomb shelters.
 
 

I believe you have asked me this before, and I wonder why you ask again.   
I would pray for the power to open all eyes of those who revere the organization. Rev 13:4  I would pray for the power to open all hearts to love and serve only the Father and the Son, not men who rule with an iron fist in a velvet glove; that people like yourself would desire to see through the WT glittery veneer and heed Rev 18:4-8, before its too late. Jer 51:6; Matt 22:36-40; (Rev 11:3)
 No human would be given the power to change prophesy, yet the WT leaders are trying very hard to do so.  Dan 7:25; 2 Thess 2:1-4; 1 Thess 5:3  I would never ask for such a thing.  Rev 1:3; 22:18,19
 
Of course, the power to read hearts is the Father's.  The power to save righteous-hearted ones, is Christ.  
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.”  John 10:27-29
 

JHVH reveals or Writing Department is in charge for put that for public release?
The original text is prepared in English. The Governing Body oversees the activity of the Writing Department at our world headquarters. This department coordinates the assignments of the writers who serve at headquarters and at certain branch offices. Having a diversified writing staff allows us to address multicultural subjects that give our publications an international appeal. - source: https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102012164

This made me curious and i went on jworglibrary to find something with word "celebrate" about Last Supper. Here is just one article that not using such terminology, but who knows, perhaps some other did.
Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Observe the Lord’s Supper Differently From the Way Other Religions Do? - source: https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/lords-supper/
our observance ....showing our gratitude..... to commemorate........Jesus said: “Keep doing this in remembrance of me,”........When Jehovah’s Witnesses observe the Lord’s Evening Meal
 

If I was going to make that big of a deal out of it, I would have mentioned it in my last comment, right?  I let it drop.  I "observed" the Memorial of Christ's death.  Call it what you like, but when I consider what walking in the footsteps of Christ is all about, it is not only joy, but great sacrifice.  Satan does not make it easy. The word "celebrate" as I have used it, does not fit my circumstance, but maybe it does yours. 
 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?”  “We can,” they answered.  Matt 20:22
Saying that and living it, are two different things.
 "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.  To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen."  1 Pet 5:10,11
To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.  1 Pet 2:21
It is not false piety to work out one's salvation in fear and trembling.  Phil 2:12  It is a responsibility and eager desire to please God and one's Master.   
 Satan tests each anointed one just as he tested Christ.  
 

As a living example?

To read and find out the experiences of other people have great value.
However, this may become a problem if the solution to some of the life situations, that somebody has achieved, wishes to imitate in full or in full imagined detail (details that are not known to anyone who read the article).

Another issue, even bigger, arises when publisher's article tries to direct his readers to the idea how this is the way. And how that process of attempts to act, in similar or the same  way, would be blessed by God.
And as more dangerous is idea, how exactly this way is the only right way.

Blue envelopes means male-eyes only, at the Jehovah's Witness world headquarters. It has nothing to do with the gender involved on the inside of the envelope and everything to do with the gender of the people allowed to open it, or even handle it, if mem serves. There are females working at Bethel, after all.