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    Witness got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in Witness' view of the GB   
    Worse.
    It appears the organization has apostatized from God. 
    If God cannot be worshipped without an earthly organization, then what do have, but an idol? 
    “Jehovah God’s glory directly lights up this organization, just as the Shechinah cloud illuminated the Most Holy.”  w05 8/15 p. 31 
    “Their work brings praise to Jehovah and his organization.” kr chap. 20 pp. 209-219 
    I am Yahweh, that is My name;
    I will not give My glory to another
    or My praise to idols.  Isa 42:8
    What is sad, Matthew, is God's word from Isaiah will be rejected, and man's word will rule.  So, I ask, do JWs really know God?
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    Witness got a reaction from Ann O'Maly in Watchtower pays $4000 per day for disobeying Secular Authority   
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    Witness reacted to Israeli Bar Avaddhon in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    You too can not be objective.
    the watch tower is the instrument and not the ultimate end of worship.
    The tool is useful for achieving a goal (in this case, understanding the Bible).
    If the instrument becomes worshiped then we can no longer understand it.
    The Bible encourages digging and looking personally - Proverbs 2: 1-5
    Biblical prophecy makes us understand that God will punish his people for being idolatrous.
    This may be true or it may be false.
    How can we do it to understand it?
    Studying the Bible.
    The Bible is the only authority (try to re-establish it: the Bible is the only authority).
    This instrument (the watchtower) has abided by the Bible many times, but sometimes it has used personalities and human ideas above the Bible (1975 is an example and there are others).
    Who should I obey?
    To the Bible.
    Now you will say, "The Bible says we must listen to some men"
    I say, "No, it is not so"
    How can we establish it?
    Studying the Bible.
    Prophecy says that a certain "guide" will become dead because some have put people above the Word of God.
    This may be true or it may be false.
    How can we establish it?
    Studying the Bible.
    You are convinced that you should not "discuss" the intentions of certain people, is not it?
    I tell you that the Bible, and only the Bible, has the last word.
    You might find that the Bible teaches some things you do not expect.
    What can I tell you?
    Wait and see what's happening - Joel 1: 1-8
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    Witness got a reaction from DespicableME in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    Did the vast majority of JWs come to the conclusion that 1975 was the date of Armageddon – on their own? 
    How did these people come to the realization of the world ending, unless they were convinced that the leaders in control understood Bible chronology?   Consider global warming; whether you believe it or not, you are relying on the scientific experts to tell you what’s happening with the planet; but in this case it doesn’t affect your relationship with family and friends if you choose one side or the other.
    Surely you see the confusion by individuals reading the various articles and references to the date, as well as hearing live talks -  all coming from “Jehovah’s organization” and his “mouthpiece”.   
    There was a 14% growth in member in 1974.  Why?   I am sure you know why.
    By 1976 the growth rate dropped to 4%. 
    In 1977, it dropped further, -1%
    “Expectation postponed” made their hearts so sick, that many realized the Watchtower was not an organization run by God. 
    How do you dismiss scripture, Eoin?  How do you read God’s word that condemns false prophets and ignore it?  Was there ever an instance that God told the nation of Israel to tolerate it?  Think of the generations of JWs that have put up with false dates and changing doctrine; hanging on because the authority over them so thoroughly convinced them it was “Jehovah’s will”, that they remain faithful to the organization!
     “And the Lord said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart. 15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, and who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not be in this land’—‘By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed! 16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; they will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’”  Jer 14:14-16
    Isn’t this exactly what the organization teaches, that no sword or famine will come upon the Watchtower?  If we take all of this with a grain of salt, then we are blind to God’s righteous expectations to follow his Word closely.  Ezek 14:21; Rev chapter 6
    It appears you are attempting to defend a sinking ship.  I truly pray you get off before its too late.
     
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    Witness got a reaction from James Thomas Rook Jr. in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    “Nourishing Spiritual Food”? 
    I cannot advocate the website listed at the end of this short video, as I haven’t gone there.  Also I do not see verification that the money from the sale of houses, properties and goods was given to the Watchtower at that time period.  But I will not dismiss the large possibility.  What is important about this video, is hearing how 1975 was truly proclaimed from the source; quite contrary to how the 2017 convention presented it: 
    “…you see, back then, some were looking to a certain date as signifying the end of this old system of things. A few, even went so far as selling their homes and quitting their jobs. (km 5/1974)"
    “But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.” 
     You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?”  When a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.              Deut 18:20-22
    “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are making you worthless. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the LORD's mouth.”  Jer 23:16
    “Behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who use their tongues, and say, He says. 32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, says Yahweh, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I didn’t send them, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, says Yahweh.”  Jer 23:31-32
    If we claim to read God's Word and live by it, then God's Word should help us distinguish truth from lies.  Matt 3:10
     
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    Witness reacted to Srecko Sostar in Watchtower pays $4000 per day for disobeying Secular Authority   
    On June 23, 2016, San Diego, California, Superior Court Judge Richard Strauss grew tired of the Watchtower Society fighting his order to produce a 1997 letter sent to all elders worldwide, and decided to sanction the religion with a fine of $4000 per day until the Watchtower complied with that order. 
    Today is  November 12 2017. Quick mathematical say that this Company payed almost $2 000 000 until today. Imagine how many ice creams children in JW congregations  would be able to enjoy after Sunday meetings in KH, with this fund. Imagine how many poor bro and sis in congregations worldwide would be helped and receive some comfort for daily life.
    But as Bible say: Proverbs 22:2 -"The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both." 28:6 - "Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich."
    Source: JW Victims.org
    https://jwvictims.org/2017/10/18/news-update-watchtower-appeals-4000-per-day-fine-by-flipflopping-on-their-own-legal-argument/
    https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/d070723-marked-up.pdf 
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    Witness got a reaction from Shiwiii in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    @Israeli Bar Avaddhon
    Sir, I have put your quotes in green:
    My question is: to go where?
    Sir, we go to the one who has the sayings of eternal life, which Srecko highlighted with scripture.   It is the Son of God. It isn’t the Watchtower, since the leaders admit to not being inspired and haven’t been since the beginning.  Rev 2:2,9; Rev 3:8-13
    Can you see that the disciples followed only Jesus?
    “But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.  Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  John 6:68,69
    Should we go to religions who have taught abominations like the hell of fire, the trinity, the mother of God, innate immortality of the human soul, predestination, limbo, purgatory, and so on?
    “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.” 1 John 2:15,16  That includes the Watchtower. 
    Any Watchtower errors do not make false religion a little bit more truth.
    Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
     “Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this (literal) mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.”
    “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”  John 4:10,21,23,24
    I would be very careful before saying "leave this religion".
    “And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.  For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.  Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her.  In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’  Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.”
    This cannot refer to Christendom, because as you say, God’s people are being disciplined.  This refers to the Watchtower, where God’s anointed ones are “camped”.  Rev 20:9
     “Flee from the midst of Babylon,
    And every one save his life!
    Do not be cut off in her iniquity,
    For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance;
    He shall recompense her.
     Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand,
    That made all the earth drunk.
    The nations drank her wine;
    Therefore the nations are deranged.”
    The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,  and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.  And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
    Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” Yet, the Watchtower promotes itself as Zion.
     Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?”
    Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
    38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” John 18:36-38a
    Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”  John 14:6
    Is Jesus making an exception to this rule for an organization fabricated through the use of worldly tools and situated in, Satan’s world?  Think about it.  God and Christ are pure, while the organization is filthy rich, and run as other corporate entities are, in Satan’s world.  Why would Jesus use Satan’s resources, who literally wants to kill off all Christ’s anointed brothers (Gen 3:15) and condone anything in this system?  The Watchtower consistently teaches you to be ‘no part of the word’ yet they are so mired down in its dung, JWs see only the icing on the; well,....  It is blasphemy for an organization so full of false prophesy, false security, sin against victims of child abuse,, lawsuits,  and disfellowshipped individuals who desire to follow the truth in Christ – to call itself “the truth” and “Zion”.   
    It is the delusion of 2 Thess 2:9-12 and the ‘spirit-breathed’ Beast of Revelation.  (spirit-directed organization)
    “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.”  Rev 13:1
    Read further and see how this Beast comes against God’s Temple/anointed ones; (1 Cor 3:16,17) accompanied by a false prophet who authorizes the “trampling”.  Matt 24:15; Rev 11:1-3
    During the discipline of Jehovah many "fake brothers" will no longer exist. Probably there will not be anyone who has idolized men above the Word of God.  We can not know how many will be, how many will remain.
    The faithful to God and Christ are found “outside the camp”, despised as “garbage”, persecuted by their own brethren for following the one Master, Jesus Christ. Matt 6:24; John 15:6; Heb 13:12-15; 1 Cor 4:13; Matt 5:11; 24:48-51
    “Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees,
    Who write misfortune,
    Which they have prescribed
    2 To rob the needy of justice,
    And to take what is right from the poor of My people,
    That widows may be their prey,
    And that they may rob the fatherless.
    3 What will you do in the day of punishment,
    And in the desolation which will come from afar?
    To whom will you flee for help?
    And where will you leave your glory?
    4 Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners,
    And they shall fall among the slain.”
    For all this His anger is not turned away,
    But His hand is stretched out still.
    Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.” 
    Then the rest of the trees of his forest
    Will be so few in number
    That a child may write them.”  Isa 10:1-4, 12, 19
    A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  Therefore by their fruits you will know them.  Matt 7:18,20
    Please, do not perceive the large print as “yelling”, but to help connect the importance of Christ’s words – although it is a trumpet call to leave the crumbling wall of lies behind. Rev 11:2,3   Ezek chapter 13 is having its second fulfillment. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Witness got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    That would be the sin of an adulterous harlot, the true apostates, which the early Jewish leaders were in Christ’s day, and the spiritual “Jewish” leaders are, in the organization today.    Matt 12:34; Matt 23:34,35,37; 1 Cor 6:15,16; Rev 13:11,13-17; 17:5,6 
     
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    Witness reacted to Srecko Sostar in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    only NWT say "apostate"
    other translations have not such word!! they use; hypocrite, godless, feigner
    be careful about NWT translators  this is just one example of change
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    Witness reacted to Srecko Sostar in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
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    Witness got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    Thank you, Anna.  I really couldn’t belief he thought I didn’t watch the video, thus I didn’t respond regarding it.
    You say, “obviously, from an apostate”.  You must mean, according to Watchtower’s definition, no? Not according to scripture?   Doesn’t this mean that within the organization itself, there are many hidden apostates who refused to accept 1975?  In fact, if they reject any doctrine, such as “overlapping generation”, wouldn’t they also be apostates? 
    If anyone leads another through false predictions and teachings, they themselves are apostates; and for those who gulp these teachings down, they become apostates also, according to scripture. (Gal 1:8,9; 2 Tim 4:3-5) Where does that leave the entire membership of the organization, but as a confusing plethora of apostates?     Ezek 2:6; Jer 51:7;Rev 2:20,21
    By such definitions, no one should be speaking to each other in the organization, but it is those who stand up for truth in Christ and speak it, that are labeled and “killed” as an apostate. Mark 13:13; John 16:2; Matt 25:6; Heb 13:13; Rev 11:3,7-10; Luke 17:33,37
     
     
     

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    Witness got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    Nana,  how does this defend a false prophesy, or perhaps that isn’t your purpose?  Dan 7:25; Matt 24:36; Matt 16:1-4  I think @Matthew9969 is pointing out that 1975 was preached to be the end of mankind as we know it - Armageddon.   
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    Witness got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    What about the "nourishing spiritual food" of 1975?  Do you have a comment, or do you prefer to avoid the topic at hand?
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    Witness got a reaction from James Thomas Rook Jr. in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    All that you are pointing out were quotes from the organization.  But you know that, right?  Matthew's words are:
    IT'S AMAZING HOW YOU CAN TAKE THE WORDS "6,000 YEARS OF MANS EXISTENCE WILL END" AND MAKING IT END IN 1975 AND CONCLUDE THAT IT REALLY DIDN'T SAY THAT AT ALL.
     
     
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    Witness got a reaction from Shiwiii in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    Did the vast majority of JWs come to the conclusion that 1975 was the date of Armageddon – on their own? 
    How did these people come to the realization of the world ending, unless they were convinced that the leaders in control understood Bible chronology?   Consider global warming; whether you believe it or not, you are relying on the scientific experts to tell you what’s happening with the planet; but in this case it doesn’t affect your relationship with family and friends if you choose one side or the other.
    Surely you see the confusion by individuals reading the various articles and references to the date, as well as hearing live talks -  all coming from “Jehovah’s organization” and his “mouthpiece”.   
    There was a 14% growth in member in 1974.  Why?   I am sure you know why.
    By 1976 the growth rate dropped to 4%. 
    In 1977, it dropped further, -1%
    “Expectation postponed” made their hearts so sick, that many realized the Watchtower was not an organization run by God. 
    How do you dismiss scripture, Eoin?  How do you read God’s word that condemns false prophets and ignore it?  Was there ever an instance that God told the nation of Israel to tolerate it?  Think of the generations of JWs that have put up with false dates and changing doctrine; hanging on because the authority over them so thoroughly convinced them it was “Jehovah’s will”, that they remain faithful to the organization!
     “And the Lord said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart. 15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, and who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not be in this land’—‘By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed! 16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; they will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’”  Jer 14:14-16
    Isn’t this exactly what the organization teaches, that no sword or famine will come upon the Watchtower?  If we take all of this with a grain of salt, then we are blind to God’s righteous expectations to follow his Word closely.  Ezek 14:21; Rev chapter 6
    It appears you are attempting to defend a sinking ship.  I truly pray you get off before its too late.
     
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    Witness got a reaction from DefenderOTT in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    "Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put his mark of approval on him.”  John 6:27
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    Witness got a reaction from DespicableME in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    “Nourishing Spiritual Food”? 
    I cannot advocate the website listed at the end of this short video, as I haven’t gone there.  Also I do not see verification that the money from the sale of houses, properties and goods was given to the Watchtower at that time period.  But I will not dismiss the large possibility.  What is important about this video, is hearing how 1975 was truly proclaimed from the source; quite contrary to how the 2017 convention presented it: 
    “…you see, back then, some were looking to a certain date as signifying the end of this old system of things. A few, even went so far as selling their homes and quitting their jobs. (km 5/1974)"
    “But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.” 
     You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?”  When a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.              Deut 18:20-22
    “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are making you worthless. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the LORD's mouth.”  Jer 23:16
    “Behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who use their tongues, and say, He says. 32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, says Yahweh, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I didn’t send them, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, says Yahweh.”  Jer 23:31-32
    If we claim to read God's Word and live by it, then God's Word should help us distinguish truth from lies.  Matt 3:10
     
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    Witness got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    If you can listen to the video again, you will see that the leaders were very convincing that 1975 was the date Armageddon was to come.  The first speaker is Fred Franz, the past president of the Watchtower.  The other speaker is a district overseer, Charles Sinutko.  There is another recorded talk by a district overseer where he used the phrase, “Stayin Alive ‘till ‘75”.  There are many Watchtower references concerning the date, but you won’t find them in the recent collections of the organization’s website.    
    I do not put my faith in any literal timetable because Jesus expects us to find the answers from him that we need to know, at the time we need to know it. John 6:27; Matt 13:44,36,51 
     If we are to look at chronology, wouldn’t we be just like the Pharisees who sought a sign for the coming Kingdom?  Yet, the Wt. has set many dates regardless of Jesus’ words.  They have been dogmatic about ignoring Jesus’ words.
    Jesus said, "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.16:4
    Obviously, that 1975 marked the date of 6,000 years of the existence of mankind has nothing to do with the sign of Christ’s coming, but in 1975 Watchtower leaders expressed it as a very big deal.  Men disregarded Jesus’ warning of Matt 16:4, and went with it anyway as they have done so since the beginning of the organization.   Should it be dismissed that Jesus said any who do so are a “wicked and adulterous generation”? 
    How do the Watchtower leaders present this false prophesy today?
    “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
    She eats and wipes her mouth,
    And says, “I have done no wickedness.”  Prov 30:20; Rev 2:20; 17:4-6
    The Watchtower has a history of chart-making, from Russel and the pyramid measurements, to the “overlapping generation” – all based on a date.  1 Cor 2:13,14
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    Witness reacted to Shiwiii in Give to Cesar what is Cesar's, anyone care to discuss?   
    Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
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    Witness reacted to Shiwiii in Give to Cesar what is Cesar's, anyone care to discuss?   
    CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
    COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
    DIVISION ONE
    STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    OSBALDO PADRON,
    Plaintiff and Respondent,
    v.
    WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT
    SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC.,
    Defendant and Appellant.
    D070723
    (Super. Ct. No. 37-2013-00067529-
    CU-PO-CTL)
     
    Nonetheless, Watchtower refuses to comply
    with the court order and maintains the court was just wrong. In this sense, it refuses to
    acknowledge the authority of the court and repudiates the procedures and rules all
    litigants are supposed to follow in superior court. In these extreme circumstances, we
    conclude the superior court was authorized to issue the monetary sanctions below. Also,
    we see nothing in the Civil Discovery Act that expressly prohibits the superior court from
    imposing monetary sanctions like the ones issued here. Indeed, we find Watchtower's
    conduct so egregious that if it continues to defy the March 25, 2016 order, terminating
    sanctions appear to be warranted and necessary.
    It is clear that those responses, at least in
    part, were in consideration of future litigation and liability that could arise from the
    placement of known child molesters in positions of leadership and authority within the
    Jehovah's Witnesses organization.
    Here, Watchtower has abused the discovery process. It has zealously advocated
    its position and lost multiple times. Yet, it cavalierly refuses to acknowledge the
    consequences of these losses and the validity of the court's orders requiring it to produce
    documents in response to request number 12. And, in a further act of defiance,
    Watchtower informed the court that it would not comply with the March 25, 2016 order
    requiring it to produce documents responsive to request number 12. The court, following
    Lopez, supra, 246 Cal.App.4th 566, as an incremental step toward terminating sanctions
    if Watchtower persists in its unjustified conduct, imposed monetary sanctions. On the
    record before us, we are satisfied that the superior court's order was not arbitrary,
    capricious, or whimsical. To the contrary, the superior court has shown great patience
    and flexibility in dealing with a recalcitrant litigant who refuses to follow valid orders
    and merely reiterates losing arguments. We therefore affirm.
    DISPOSITION
    The order is affirmed. Padron is awarded his costs of appeal.
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    Witness reacted to Evacuated in "Nourishing Spiritual Food"?   
    More "could" be. Otherwise, many more would have believed it then, and might even care about it now.
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    Witness got a reaction from Srecko Sostar in Apostate Attack   
    Thank you, Nana Fofana.  I used the Good News Translation, the same as in the video.
    Would not God’s name express authority? Ps 124:8; Prov 18:10; Jer 29:9; Ezek 39:7 and many other instances.
    I can see why it was translated as it was:  In describing “name” in John 5:23, blueletterbible says of its usage:
    “the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i.e. for one's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc.”
    We can see the implication of authority in a name by reading Acts 4:7; Rom 2:24; 2 Thess 3:6; etc.
    Scriptures support its usage when we read other instances where Jesus’ authority is addressed:
    John 5:26,27 - “For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,  and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.”
    Matt 21:24 -  "But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things: 25 The baptism of John—where was it from? From heaven or from men?”
    And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.”
    And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
     No, he was not seeking honor from men as he says 5:41, but he made it clear that the honor bestowed on him by God must be recognized.  He came bearing the authority, honor and power of the Father. 
    In the same chapter of John, Jesus said:
    “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.”  John 5:22,23
     “… however, someone comes with his own authority, you will receive him.”
    “… If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.”
    "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name (authority) under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.”  Acts 4:12
    Only he has direct authority over us, not an organization and its rulership.
     
     
     
     
     
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    Witness got a reaction from Cognitionis in How Common is Shunning?   
    Matt 10:24,25
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    "Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put his mark of approval on him.”  John 6:27
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    The man in the video you posted was speaking according to the Bible – stressing who Christ is and his importance, while de-emphasizing menÂ’s doctrine.
    And for that, he was silenced. John 16:2
    “You study the Scriptures, because you think that in them you will find eternal life. And these very Scriptures speak about me!  Yet you are not willing to come to me in order to have life.”  John 5:39,40
    “I have come with my Father's authority, but you have not received me; when, however, someone comes with his own authority, (the GB) you will receive him.”  John 5:43
    “False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction.  Even so, many will follow their immoral ways; and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the Way of truth.  In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!”  2 Pet 2:1-3
     
     
     
     
     
     
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