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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Why I had to choose my own family over being a Jehovah’s Witness..... By JODIE CHAPMAN
I think you should say "It depends on level of obedience to" the GB and the Org. Because that is the truth of it.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Srecko Sostar in Why I had to choose my own family over being a Jehovah’s Witness..... By JODIE CHAPMAN
Bible not condemns birthdays as it is clearly visible by few records in Bible text. Also, what is "birthday"? Start of new period of life, for kid and for family. And people wish/want to be reminded of that happy day. What is wrong with that?
Celebrating a wedding day is allowed in JW religion, but celebrating a child’s birthday is not allowed. A complete absurdity!
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Anna in The sealing of the 144,000 is at hand...
Yes, makes sense. But I think some people think that sitting at the right hand of God means waiting to become king. The question is, where would he be sitting then, when he became king? He cannot be sitting in place of Jehovah, so as you say: "When Jesus received all authority in the first century, when did he receive more authority"? Or when he was sitting at the right hand of God where was the place that was more of a throne? (this is not a question for you, it's for the sake of the discussion)
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to JW Insider in 1914 Problematic? Not at all!
I watched your video that you linked to one of your posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMTlCfyOHVs
I was wondering if you still believe in all the content of this video. I've numbered the 10 different screen messages in the same order you presented them.
The Last Days that began in 1914 are approaching their end The 144,000 are almost completed. Gathered in the Last Days of the Age. 1919 + 120 yrs. 2039 The gathering of the Great Crowd. 1935 + 120 yrs. 2055 The separating of the sheep and goats to commence at the half an hour of silence in heaven's time. 2034 + 21 yrs. 2055 Treat those coming for you with hospitality and kindness and don't be afraid. "I am with you" says Jehovah. We will lose our Kingdom Halls and our Meeting Places. Remember the account of Daniel in Babylon. Stay Faithful! Maintain and keep your personal relationship with Jehovah in good standing. He is protecting you, keep walking! Will you listen and keep on living? To learn more about the God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, visit JW.org today! Our message to change soon and then the end abrublty [sic], those on the outside will be dying the second death. It's Spiritual. This is 'the way' Walk in It ! Obviously, out of the 10 lines, five of them are basic and vague enough not to be of much concern. But naturally, the chronology is intriguing. It reminds me of exactly the kind of thinking that William Miller, Nelson Barbour, Charles T Russell, and Fred Franz were so caught up in, before 1914.
#1 above is slightly clarified in your post above where you say:
You have the 144,000 being gathered in these last days + an extra 5 years until 2039. Then the Great Crowd get an extra 16 years beyond 2039, until all gathered in 2055, which is also when the sheep and goats are separated. (I see you used the formula 1 day = 1000 years, and solved for 1/48 of a day (1/2 hour) = 21 years. [1000/48=20.83333]
I'm surprised it doesn't bother you to see that you have written about "the times and seasons" in spite of Jesus' words about no one knowing the day or the hour, and the times and seasons are in the Father's jurisdiction, and Paul saying that we need nothing to be written to us about the times and seasons because that day will come as a thief. I wonder if you think that these words no longer apply or if you believe there is no contradiction in what you have claimed above and those paraphrased scripture references.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to JW Insider in 1914 Problematic? Not at all!
What Jesus said bears repeating:
(Luke 21:8) . . .He said: “Look out that you are not misled, for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The due time is near.’ Do not go after them.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in The sealing of the 144,000 is at hand...
Matthew 28 from verse 18.
Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”
Jesus was resurrected by his Father, Almighty God. That in itself proves Jesus had God's complete approval.... So you can see that when Jesus was resurrected as a spirit he was also given ALL AUTHORITY IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH.
Your leaders the GB just cannot accept that Jesus received the authority immediately after his resurrection. But then your leaders the GB cannot even obey the words of Jesus about baptism either.
Your GB prove to be false or dishonest anointed but still you JWs follow them
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to JW Insider in Conscience individual and collective
I could be wrong, but I think what you're trying to say is that I should start a discussion about 1914, the Kingdom, and 607 BCE, and the parousia.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Conscience individual and collective
Would that discussion include that 'new book' mentioned on this forum about The Sealing of the 144,000.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Conscience individual and collective
I prefer not to compare people or things. I don't compare myself to others. If I'm going to compare myself it will be to Bible standards. Xero seems to be pointing people toward being competitive, which i don't think is good. I think Jesus told the disciples not to do it.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Srecko Sostar in Conscience individual and collective
Motu Tane is beautiful and whole video. Have some idea how to earn 39 million or even more? Of course, according to individual "conscience" :)).
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to JJJ-AUSTRALIA in Overlapping generation - simplest way for public to understand
Yeah i watched this video earlier on, maybe if i watch it 1000 times i will start believing in it.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Overlapping generation - simplest way for public to understand
Well that was fun, thank you @Srecko Sostar .
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to James Thomas Rook Jr. in Overlapping generation - simplest way for public to understand
One day while out in Field Service with the smartest brother at our Kingdom Hall, a long time Elder and an extremely dedicated man, I asked him if he understood the overlapping generation dogma, and could explain it to me. (He was driving, I was riding "shotgun", and there were two Sisters in the back seat).
He was very thoughtful, for a few moments, and replied "I think they are trying to do the best they can ...."
He could not explain it to me.
Perhaps he needed to see this video!
It's so CLEAR to me now!
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Witness in The sealing of the 144,000 is at hand...
It is true that Satan is on the warpath because he is soon to lose his kingdom. (Rev 20:7-9) But what happened in 1914 was not because Jesus became King. Satan was accommodating a false prophesy. Jesus became king in the first century.
(John 18:33,36,37; Matt 21:1-5; Luke 17:21; 1 Pet 3:22; Matt 28:18; Eph 1:20; Ps 110:1; 1 Cor 15:25; 2 Pet 3:8; Mat 12:8; Isa 60:22)
The literal signs of the end times that you and Wt state are the result of Jesus’ kingship, happened in Satan’s realm. Jesus said his kingdom is no part of this world. (John 18:36) Why then, would the signs of his kingdom in power show literal signs in the world? The “war” is not fought on the ground, but as Eph 6:12 says, it is fought in the heavenly realms, unseen to the physical eye. That is where the “signs” take on a symbolic meaning. Satan is the author of deceit and confusion, just as the historic teaching of 1914 has proven to be. If we look for literal signs of worldly havoc on the earth, then who’s to say another point in history could have been chosen otherwise, as a sign of Jesus’ “invisible” reign? WWII was the deadliest war in history. Why not chose 1939 as the date Jesus became a reigning king?
The organization is no different than the early Jews, who expected Jesus to provide them with literal signs.
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; 3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matt 16:1-4
Do you see? We are not to look at the literal “face of the sky” to observe when Jesus began ruling, or a specific date for the end of the world. But, whatever JWs want to see, Satan will provide it.
When Jesus said,
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.” Matt 24:29
…is he meaning literal signs on the face of the sky? What are the “heavens” that will be shaken? The “moon” is the promised “woman” New Covenant, her seed are the anointed heavenly “stars”. Do you see how they can be “heavenly” even though they are on the earth? (Gal 4:26; Heb 12:22; Rev 12:1,2;1:20; Dan 12:3) It is through them, through their “tribulation” that the Kingdom of God will be ushered in. It is THEY, who are “shaken”. (Heb 12:25-29; Rev 6:13; Dan 8:10) These “earthquakes” that Jesus speaks of in Matt 24:7, this shaking, is the harvest of the “sons of the kingdom”, of “Israel”. (Matt 13:37-43)
Amos 9:9 – “For I will give the command, and I will shake the people of Israel among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble will reach the ground. All the sinners among My people
will die by the sword,
all those who say,
‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’” ( 1 Thess 5:3) (Do you believe you will be saved from disaster as a member of the organization?)
Be assured, Satan is quite capable of throwing you a curve ball to draw you away from the true “war” at hand. The tribulation has to do with those under covenant, accepting lies that Satan and his agents put before them, or defending truth that must be received by rejecting the lies, at the cost of the life they once enjoyed. (Rev 3:18) They must follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, and not the teachings of men who devise their own doctrine. (Rev 13:1,2,5-7,11,12,15; 16:13-16) (Matt 10:18,22,39; John 16:2)
Yet, JWs seem to love “new” doctrine. Jer 2:31,35,36; 5:31
By taking 1914, a date said to be the “birth” of Kingdom, that the “day of the lord” has come, your whole premise of calculating when the world will end, has no meaning. Do you also believe that labor pains follow a birth as your leaders do?
w53 12/15 p. 756-757 - The kingdoms of this world had their death warrant sealed when the “appointed times of the nations” expired in 1914. They cannot stand up against the kingdom that was then born in the heavens.
ws13 7/15 p. 4-5 - So the war that began in 1914 was not the beginning of the great tribulation. It was the “beginning of pangs of distress.” (Matthew 24:8)
The accurate translation for “pangs of distress” in Matt 24:8:
ὠδίν ōdín, o-deen'; akin to G3601; a pang or throe, especially of childbirth:—pain, sorrow, travail.
Check the rendition for this scripture in various translations. You will find that the general use is “birth pangs”.
The same word is found in 1 Thess 5:3 – “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail G5604 upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
You are believing that a kingdom was “born”, and its evidence is the “birth pangs” that follow the birth. Does this make sense? The Kingdom that will be “born”, is God’s Kingdom, and this is through the fulfillment of the “woman” New Covenant – the Temple of “living stones” reaching completion, when the capstone is sealed. Zech 4:7-9
How is it you can quote scriptures guarding against false predictions, but then decide it is okay to calculate a year when the world will end? Isn’t this showing disrespect for caution outlined in the God's word? Although the apostles spoke of the day being close, they never set a date. Are you greater than these men, the foundation stones of truth? (Eph 2:20-22) Have you been told by God through a vision to provide us with a date? Or, did you get out your calculator and put numbers together, just as all the leaders of the Wt have done? I know I’m blunt, but please, think about the ramifications of going against the admonition outlined in the Word of God.
"Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the Day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." 2 Thess 2:1-4
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Anna in Conscience individual and collective
It's all about being politically correct. Some nations are more sensitive to justified criticism than others. In some European countries it's ok to tell your best friend she's fat and needs to lose weight.. in other countries that would be called fat shaming and is a no no. The other thing is than some people think that "false humility" is ok. It's nice to be honest, but many people can't take it. Today's society has become a bunch of snowflakes as JTR (a former member of the forum) used to call them. And he was right.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to TrueTomHarley in Conscience individual and collective
I too must be dragged kicking and screaming to this forum. Even picking my nose takes priority.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Conscience individual and collective
Once again this becomes a comedy forum. Is someone actually paying for this web space. I've no idea how forums are 'paid for'. Maybe by the advertisements ?
It is a shame how xero has to keep showing his inner self to the world, and it is a shame how CC = Billy the kid has to keep spewing acid. I thank you Tom for making it all so amusing... I'm only on here this morning as it's raining outside and i need to think of things to do. Have a nice day everyone. Oh, I note there is a new topic about a 'new book' = new light
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Srecko Sostar in Conscience individual and collective
I completely agree with what was said ....
... also, I am of the opinion that “blood fractions” cannot enter the realm of conscience. Because of the "do not eat blood" itself, as a commandment, it is essentially set as a prohibition, not as a moral dilemma. "Blood transfusion" has become a dilemma (religious, doctrinal, moral dilemma, etc.), because the question arises whether receiving blood for the purpose of a medical procedure can be reduced to just "eating" something that is prohibited in Bible .
“Blood fractions” are not a matter of conscience because there is currently no religious dilemma about it in the WTJWorg official position. (Same is with blood transfusion. This is not matter for conscience of JW member, but only matter of obeying WTJWorg doctrine) The question of "blood fractions" is a question of the desired choice, similar to the example of "what color of carpet" do you want, or do you not want a carpet in general, but you want ceramic tiles.
The question of conscience is not just a question of whether we will be guilty of something or not. Or, will the social environment accept or reject us. It is also a question of how we will feel ourselves if we do or do not do something.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Conscience individual and collective
Discrimination has seemed to run through the Org from it's very beginning. Even Russell said that 'non white' people were of lower intelligence.
And do you believe that this xero is really a JW ? You know for sure that I am not...
Does xero show any true Christian qualities ? As for me I try to state facts, although i do tend to 'think aloud' too
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Conscience individual and collective
And here we have it ! This is Xero at her best. All this writing about 'conscience' was nothing but a smoke screen. It was all hiding his hate for his imagined Opposers. She/he now tries to pretend that imagined Opposers are all of low intelligence. This makes Xero feel superior. Xero seems to have an inferiority complex.
Just a quote here from Xero
Yes indeed. Moral pervert = GB / Watchtower / JW org. Child Sexual Abuse court cases. GB lawyers. Misused intelligence with no moral standing and no spirituality.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Conscience individual and collective
This one is a laugh..... The GB are obviously led by the Devil, and prove it by telling the Anointed not to gather together and to threaten the True Anointed that they would be ' working against the Holy Spirit' if they did gather together. When Jesus told them they should gather together and to ask for things in His name. The GB, led by their hearts, are frightened that the True Anointed will prove spiritually strong, so the GB listen to the Devil and do his work.
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Witness in Physical attendance at meetings/assemblies and "Zoom" attendance
I don’t recall the apostles conforming to the belief of three major meetings per year. Their goal was to make the effort to move away from such traditions. (Col 2:16,17) I use to swallow down the idea that three yearly meeting were “biblical”, but with the coming of Jesus Christ and the “new” way to worship – in spirit and in truth – I now see the organization reverting right back to beliefs before Jesus came to earth. Is Jesus the organization's stumbling block? Is it caught between a hybrid of worship involving the nation of Israel, and its temple worship and traditions, while refusing to accept and recognize the "temple" worship that involves "Israel"?
The anointed since Christ, “Israel”, do not need to observe an earthly pattern of worship, but only the heavenly, involving the heavenly Temple, and not the earthly desires for “organization”. (Heb 8:3-6; Col 3:2; 2:8) (1 Pet 2:5,9; 1 Cor 3:16,17; Eph 2:20-22)
We need to keep in mind that God's dwelling/Temple today, has been trampled by men assuming to formulate their own form of worship. (Matt 24:15,16; 2 Thess 2:3,4; Rev 11:1,2)
“When you come to appear before Me,
Who has required this from your hand,
To trample My courts?
13 Bring no more futile sacrifices;
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
14 Your New Moons and your appointed feasts
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of blood." Isa 1:12-15
Rev 16:4-7
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Patiently waiting for Truth in Conscience individual and collective
And what therefore of a God ( so the GB pretend) that would kill you for not being a baptised JW ?
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Kick_Faceinator reacted to Srecko Sostar in Conscience individual and collective
emotional incontinence .... I found some of your wording, vocabulary choice here and in other places as strange.
some internet explanations are: Pseudobular affect (PBA) goes by many other names—pathologic laughing and crying, emotional incontinence, emotional lability. It refers to a condition whereby patients display brief, involuntary episodes of laughing or crying, which may be emotionally congruent or incongruent and are typically provoked by seemingly trivial events. - https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/emotional-incontinence
Emotional incontinence (EI) is a perturbing condition characterized by uncontrollable outbursts of exaggerated, involuntary facial expressions and pathological crying or laughter. There is increasing evidence that serotonergic neurotransmission may be damaged in EI. - https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/jnp.10.4.453
+ your last comment about "low IQ of JW faithful people", it leaves a weird impression of the JW members as a group, but also about you who feel that way about your brothers, about brothers who are "more and who are less faithful than ...(you ?, or than other JW people perhaps).
Perhaps some real names and real persons and real situations about who are faithful despite low IQ can explain perception? You can use Biblical examples too.