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    Arauna got a reaction from Dmitar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Thinking - you will have to try to get used to the American humor.  I do not understand it myself.  I often tramp in it. LOL
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    Arauna reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Yes we must have free right as to which government we choose to come under …we make that decision at baptism….and we take and bear the consequences of that decision.
    we dont get baptized if we Choose  to vote for a man made ..or still desire to participate in such things …..doesn’t take a scientist to work that one out.
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    Arauna reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    This comment basically uncovers yourself ..no witness in good standing and mature would ever post this as it would be considered slanderous by scriptural understanding. You would be if Pudgy wished brought before the elders to explain your accusation and where you got your info and how and why you said such things on a public medium.
    In fact your statement could actually put yourself before a judicial committee.
    At the least it shows a immaturity which rules out any thing you tend to say as untrustful..and prepared to sink to slanderous talk vis biblical standards.
    Personally I find it disgusting.
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    Arauna reacted to Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Very sad all the way around….but this is how the demons infiltrate all forums ..
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    Arauna got a reaction from Dmitar in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Jesus was accused of sedition because he preached about a kingdom not being of this world. 
    This reminds me of the jab.  They do not speak against the jab.  Soon the governments will become more adamant especially when they want to barcode everyone in some way and jab you every year.  Each individual will have to make their own decision as to what they will do...... no more holding of hands...and leading the toddlers along..  We must learn to think and please Jehovah because we want to!
    I read an old JW publication in which it explains this very well.  It refers to Psalm 45 where Jehovah will prepare a body for Jesus and he laid it upon the Altar of Jehovah - in the greater temple sanctuary.  This altar stands for the "will of Jehovah".  Jesus came to do the will of Jehovah even right to his death.  So, do we do the bidding of men to stay out of trouble and worship the beast? Or do we do the will of Jehovah and stay faithful only to Him.   There is a difference to fighting for 'freedom' in a political way and only staying calmly and peacefully faithful to Jehovah because Jehovah recognizes our right to choose to serve him. Like Jeus we could be called seditious at this point.
    The Mosaic LAW given to the Israelites guarantees freedom of choice and a freedom to own your own property - no one should covet it and take any property of yours away.  So it is in the law of Jehovah.  BUT one must be cautious to politicize this freedom and stand up against government.  It should only be a religious choice.  Especially when the government starts to take away your property, and fine you, and even put you in jail, because you refuse to vote or obey mandates which takes away a choice. 
    We all will be facing these choices soon! Be careful not to politicize your choices.
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    Arauna got a reaction from Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Yes, if one preaches with kindness you are bound to find listeners and agreement..... but John said himself that "revilers" will not inherit the Kingdom.  
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    Arauna got a reaction from Pudgy in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Yes, if one preaches with kindness you are bound to find listeners and agreement..... but John said himself that "revilers" will not inherit the Kingdom.  
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    Arauna reacted to JW Insider in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Of course, I was being a bit flippant. I was thinking a bit like Dmitar when he used this kind of wordplay a while back in another topic:
    The Watchtower did something similar when we used to emphasize more often that even Abel was one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
    Using the same reasoning, if you are a Witness, I would certainly hope you are also both a Restorationist and a Unitarian. I know you knew what I meant, but for those who didn't, I'll offer a bit more explanation.
    If you believe there is only one God then you are a Unitarian and not a Trinitarian. Merriam-Webster includes the following as the very first Definition of unitarian:
    1a often capitalized : one who believes that the deity exists only in one person
    And the Watchtower recognizes this as a the primary tenet of unitarianism.
    *** w77 4/15 p. 247 Isaac Newton’s Search for God ***
    Our Unitarian Heritage, by Earl M. Wilbur, Boston 1925, pp. 289-294.
    *** w57 7/15 p. 428 par. 3 The Holy Spirit—Third Person of Trinity or God’s Active Force? ***
    With but very few exceptions the creeds of Christendom state that God’s holy spirit is the third person of a trinity, coequal, coeternal and cosubstantial with the Father and the Son. . . . An exception is the Unitarian creed . . . ”—Dictionary of Religious Knowledge, Abbott.
    And of course we believe strongly that the true religion should be restored according to first century Christianity rather than the apostasy that took over mostly from the second century onward, which was the goal of the Restorationist movement that Russell participated in:
    *** w14 5/15 p. 26 par. 1 Are You Moving Ahead With Jehovah’s Organization? ***
    JEHOVAH is rightly credited with the establishment of the Christian congregation in the first century and with the restoration of true worship in recent times.
    *** g89 10/22 p. 20 Part 20—19th Century Onward—Restoration Imminent! ***
    Clearly, what was needed was restoration, the restoration of true worship!...Back in the first century, Jesus reactivated true worship in the form of Christianity. Yet, he prophesied that there would be an apostasy. ... In the latter half of the 19th century, the appointed time for this restoration of true worship was at the doors.  Charles Taze Russell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1852...
    @Space Merchant appears to use this same idea of restorationism similar to the first sentence under that topic in Wikipedia.
    Restorationism (or Christian primitivism) is the belief that Christianity has been or should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church, which restorationists see as the search for a purer and more ancient form of the religion.[1][2][3]
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    Arauna reacted to TrueTomHarley in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    I’ll concede that some of the artwork in JW publications is ridiculed. But sometimes it is spot-on. Those pics of the people of God surrounded by frothing, raging, and undisciplined hooligans, shaking their fists in the air—promising freedom but being slaves themselves to corruption—Those pics could not fit anyone more closely. I mean, the guy was the public face of anti-Witness “activism.”
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    Arauna reacted to Anna in UKRAINE: Historical Context PRIOR to the Current Russia-Ukraine Conflict   
    I have Twitter so I was able to open the link she has in her message:
    http://dilyana.bg/the-pentagon-bio-weapons/
    (it mentions Georgia  🤕 @Arauna)
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    Arauna got a reaction from Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Jesus was accused of sedition because he preached about a kingdom not being of this world. 
    This reminds me of the jab.  They do not speak against the jab.  Soon the governments will become more adamant especially when they want to barcode everyone in some way and jab you every year.  Each individual will have to make their own decision as to what they will do...... no more holding of hands...and leading the toddlers along..  We must learn to think and please Jehovah because we want to!
    I read an old JW publication in which it explains this very well.  It refers to Psalm 45 where Jehovah will prepare a body for Jesus and he laid it upon the Altar of Jehovah - in the greater temple sanctuary.  This altar stands for the "will of Jehovah".  Jesus came to do the will of Jehovah even right to his death.  So, do we do the bidding of men to stay out of trouble and worship the beast? Or do we do the will of Jehovah and stay faithful only to Him.   There is a difference to fighting for 'freedom' in a political way and only staying calmly and peacefully faithful to Jehovah because Jehovah recognizes our right to choose to serve him. Like Jeus we could be called seditious at this point.
    The Mosaic LAW given to the Israelites guarantees freedom of choice and a freedom to own your own property - no one should covet it and take any property of yours away.  So it is in the law of Jehovah.  BUT one must be cautious to politicize this freedom and stand up against government.  It should only be a religious choice.  Especially when the government starts to take away your property, and fine you, and even put you in jail, because you refuse to vote or obey mandates which takes away a choice. 
    We all will be facing these choices soon! Be careful not to politicize your choices.
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    Arauna reacted to TrueTomHarley in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Chasing after the prostitutes in Thailand, he was, on his donor’s dime. It happens to all of them sooner or later.
    (How’s that for a salvo?)
    I’ve had it in for him ever since he kicked me off his website and then let the impression stand that my people “ordered” me off when in fact it was his doing.  
    https://www.tomsheepandgoats.com/2019/01/banned-at-the-apostate-website.html
    Alas for the scripture that “commands” me not to rejoice over my enemy’s downfall. And the one that “orders” me not to bear grudges. Pesky also is the one that “orders” me to put coals on his fat head and means some mushy thing about kindness. But I take it all to heart. Nothing but love and kisses here.
     
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    Arauna reacted to Space Merchant in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    Speaking about voting, sometimes one's stance can cause someone to make assumptions. For instance, a JW can preach to someone in a Blue State on the matter of, for example, child abortion and life. Granted all of us know how life is viewed, even what the Bible says, the home owner would mistaken you for a Right-Winger whereas that same home owner is for abortion. They conclude that, although neutral, you are a Conservative Voter.
    Even when it comes to a Biblical view, those of he political paradigm often confuse themselves.
    Elsewhere there ae those who force you into a political side.
    That being said, in the New Normalcy, the paradigm is a lot more aggressive.
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    Arauna got a reaction from Thinking in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    I did not - so do not talk for me.
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    Arauna got a reaction from Pudgy in Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?   
    I did not - so do not talk for me.
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    Arauna got a reaction from Space Merchant in What's going on in Ukraine 🇺🇦???   
    Space Merchant thank you for your graciousness- appreciated. 
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    Arauna reacted to Thinking in What's going on in Ukraine 🇺🇦???   
    I dont think space Merchant was the one that said that ….
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    Arauna got a reaction from Thinking in Is the Current President of Ukraine Really a Jewish Nazi Collaborator?   
    What is gather is that the GB warned brothers to leave Ukraine and it seems there are no longer safe corridors to leave.  One should leave as early as possible.
    If America warns its citizens it is because they fear harassment or even worse from Russian citizens and the government. Our brothers may leave and spill over the borders a.s.a.p to get away from the persecution. 
    America is not yet in the war and does not intend to join officially (only supplying arms) - but then consider, they did not intend to enter any of the previous world wars. 
    Alliances are being made - smaller countries are being forced to say on which side they are on.
    Depopulation agenda....and so much suffering.
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    Arauna got a reaction from Thinking in What's going on in Ukraine 🇺🇦???   
    Interesting.....  I will watch out for this development in India in the news reports.  I do know that Putin has already informed PM Mohdi that some of the Indian students, who were studying in Ukraine, have been collected and are being used as human shields.  Apparently they have 5 universities which specialize in foreign students... from Africa and India. 
    I would like to add that since JWs do not take up arms or defend themselves they most  probably will be termed as having ' bystander effect'.  The reason being that Jehovah says : 13  Then Moses said to the people: “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and see the salvation of Jehovah that he will perform for you today. 
    Because we follow the instruction in the bible and carry no arms the coalition of nations will come up against the people of God because it seems as if they have no protection and can be plundered.
    Ezekiel 38: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: “On that day when my people Israel are dwelling in security, will you not know it?q 15  You will come from your place, from the remotest parts of the north,r you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly, a vast army.
    I will bring my judgment against him* with pestilencey and bloodshed; and I will rain down a torrential downpour and hailstonesz and firea and sulfurb on him and on his troops and on the many peoples with him.c 23  And I will certainly magnify myself and sanctify myself and make myself known before the eyes of many nations; and they will have to know that I am Jehovah.’
     
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    Arauna got a reaction from Thinking in What's going on in Ukraine 🇺🇦???   
    Just remember both sides are part of the wild beast!  And they do act like beasts - bloody and with cunning.
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    Arauna got a reaction from JW Insider in What's going on in Ukraine 🇺🇦???   
    Just remember both sides are part of the wild beast!  And they do act like beasts - bloody and with cunning.
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    Arauna reacted to Space Merchant in What's going on in Ukraine 🇺🇦???   
    They are cunning, they used a Mainstream Christian Tradition of their own to draw in people, even more effective with the very man who cause the 2016 situation, Pope Francis. His friend, alleged to have spiritual power, is also looking foolish.
    PEAK and KAIROS are going to use this situation for another wave in the coming months.
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    Arauna reacted to JW Insider in Is the Current President of Ukraine Really a Jewish Nazi Collaborator?   
    Understanding some of the misleading information often requires a more detailed understanding of the overall problems. Otherwise anyone who even slightly contradicts the existing narrative in the West will just be seen as a Russo-phile or Putin puppet, etc.
    And then there are the American and British leftist voices who just can't stand it when US or UK intelligence services get something right, because their greatest hope (I guess) is to poke fun at the foibles of the West and pretend they knew all along that their own voices were right and big Imperialist/Capitalist voices were always wrong. It's sad and funny to watch some of these Marxists apologize for getting it wrong almost as if they were sure that Putin would only do something that would be completely defensible, or that he would show more morality than the US.  Putin may have had many reasons for doing what he did, but that doesn't mean there is any reason to try to defend him. As usual, leaders like him go well beyond anything that might be considered just and moral, usually to score points for their own nationalism, home politics, personal ego, etc.
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    Arauna reacted to Space Merchant in Is the Current President of Ukraine Really a Jewish Nazi Collaborator?   
    A couple of Independent Journalists recently got SWATTED, one in particular, for the 3rd time. SWATTING began in the Gaming Community, and it soon spilled over into other communities. SWATTING as led to some deaths also and mental scars.
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    Arauna reacted to Space Merchant in “THE END IS NEAR - ARE YOU READY?”   
    Indeed. People will practically harm or kill other families to support their own during an escalating crisis. With how things are going now, things of this nature will take place.
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