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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in JW Dress Rules
Of course jw men can move just fine while singing along to worship music, they just stand there.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from derek1956 in ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IDOLATERS?
Yes they are idolaters based on their belief that if you leave a group of men, aka the governing body, you are leaving Jehovah.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in JW Dress Rules
My brothers and sisters and I all wear jeans, khaki's, etc and t-shirts/nice shirts during our worship. I do so because while I am worshipping/singing along with the music I can raise my hands to God in worship. Can't do that in a suit and tie which pretty much constricts your movement making you stiff.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from Witness in ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IDOLATERS?
Yes they are idolaters based on their belief that if you leave a group of men, aka the governing body, you are leaving Jehovah.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from Equivocation in JW Dress Rules
Mobsters wear suits and ties, Bernie Madoff committed crimes while wearing suits and ties, politicians wear suits and ties, other religious folk wear suits and ties as part of their worship. You don't need a special uniform to worship God. God is more concerned that a person is worshiping Him, not soley how they are dressed.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in JW Dress Rules
Mobsters wear suits and ties, Bernie Madoff committed crimes while wearing suits and ties, politicians wear suits and ties, other religious folk wear suits and ties as part of their worship. You don't need a special uniform to worship God. God is more concerned that a person is worshiping Him, not soley how they are dressed.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from Shiwiii in JW Lawyer on Disfellowshipping and Shunning
It is a dangerous thing to tell someone they may not pray with their family members if they are disfellowshipped.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in JW Lawyer on Disfellowshipping and Shunning
It is a dangerous thing to tell someone they may not pray with their family members if they are disfellowshipped.
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Matthew9969 reacted to Kosonen in Elders instructed by Bethel to hide murderer from police.
So sad that Jehovah's witnesses do not follow the direction in God's word where openly confessing sins is the pattern. I mean no confidential sins.
For example Matthew 35 Then the people of Jerusalem and all Ju·deʹa and all the country around the Jordan were going out to him,+ 6 and they were baptized* by him in the Jordan River,+ openly confessing their sins.
So this brother should have openly before the whole congregation confessed of his murders before getting baptized.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in Open Club, Private Club, JW club
My thought on this is this forum is much better moderated than a few other forums I've been to, Topix being the worst. I like it here.
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Matthew9969 reacted to Jack Ryan in Jehovah's Witnesses and congregational discipline
This sums up the JWs quite nicely...
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Matthew9969 reacted to Jack Ryan in Jehovah's Witnesses and congregational discipline
Why don't JW's understand that this is clear and obvious child abuse:?
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in NEWS RELEASES | Dennis Christensen Receiving International Support
This unfortunate man isn't the only one this is happening to, worse is happening to other Christians as well.....https://www.persecution.com/
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from Shiwiii in What should I gift a new born of Jehovah's Witnesses?
Everyone knows Jehovah is going to kill you for buying and giving a birthday present, Jehovah really hates birthdays.(according to jw dogma at least).
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from Shiwiii in Why do the elders have to announce when a publisher decides to spend 70 hours a month in service?
1. why the need to count the number of hours, there is no biblical mandate to do so, however there is a mandate about boasting about your works.
2. How many of those hours are just standing next to a cart and having your default witness as...'go to jw.org'.
3. How hard can it be just standing there next to a cart?
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in What should I gift a new born of Jehovah's Witnesses?
Everyone knows Jehovah is going to kill you for buying and giving a birthday present, Jehovah really hates birthdays.(according to jw dogma at least).
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in Is it inappropriate for a Christian to participate in Black Friday?
14 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
I personally have never and will never do a black Friday shopping spree. But I don't think it's become a day of worship. Satan wants the world to think that and many of them do. But if a Christian shops on black Friday for the glory of themselves or someone else instead of God, or goes crazy and gets mean and nasty, then that Christian will be accountable to God for their actions and heart condition. But shopping at a store on black Friday doesn't disqualify someone from the love of God or means their impending destruction at Armageddon. If that would be the case I would be in deep doodoo because I shopped on Friday. And I celebrated the 327th day thanking God for all I have with my beautiful girlfriend and her beautiful girls.
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Matthew9969 reacted to Baruq JW in Is it inappropriate for a Christian to participate in Black Friday?
JW.ORG SPECIAL OFFERT FOR BLACK FRIDAY:
IF YOU GET BAPTISED BEFORE MIDNIGHT, 50% OF ETERNAL LIFE MORE
DO NOT MISS IT
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Matthew9969 reacted to Jack Ryan in Is it inappropriate for a Christian to participate in Black Friday?
I see Black Friday witnessing is now a thing... and more appropriate for true Christians who aren't out showing materialistic greed.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in Are Jehovah's Witnesses allowed to vote?
So much for Jehovah not being a God of confusion.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in Are Jehovah's Witnesses allowed to vote?
It is bad form to vote only for one party or another solely just because of party affiliation, that is when your in danger of voting strictly for politics rather than substance. Voting also doesn't mean you are choosing party or person over God, that is absurd to think that way. If that were true my favorite color would mean more to me than God because I voted green my favorite color.
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Matthew9969 got a reaction from JOHN BUTLER in Are Jehovah's Witnesses allowed to vote?
So much for Jehovah not being a God of confusion.