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My local congregation is high attendance and lots of love. I zoom more than most of them :ROFLMAO:

Is the end near enough to prevent you from starting a business? Even if it were you wouldn't know. That line of reasoning is poison. I say go for it! Remember James "Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”

They are already trying a new wave story

There is nothing like that. It's a story about a father in Africa, with a brother who "doesn't trust the org" during a time when a political leader takes over the country. (its the Ruwanda genocide basically) The organization says "get out of your region" even though your business will die...

I attended the convention, there were a couple truly great talks, extreme understanding in one particular section by a brother suited to deliver it. But the videos.... they were "ok", nothing bad or wrong from a cursory view. But they were "stories", which were just simple Biblical life...

That was great. Your brother will never forget it either and will be a faith strengthening memory for him. Good work.

Not coincidentally I'm seeing a push in online culture to suggest "missing texts" or "lost translations". I'm sure this has always been the case. "Hidden knowledge" Barnaby made a great point in another thread that the Bible is all we need as-is to those who discern the message. What else is...

I agree with the spirit of your reply, so this isn't a counter-argument. The progression from the OT to the NT increased the 'plain speaking' of spiritual truths. Jesus shifted from parable to speaking plainly to The 12 on a few occasions, he also mentioned there were some things they couldn't...

^ probably all we can conclude at this point, using cross references and staying within the scriptures. Interesting points: - requires calculating by those with insight, but then the number is given (we're missing something here) - the 666 is used to prevent economic transactions (an...

I don't think there is a "wrong way" to look at this! Paul wrote that we shouldn't judge anything before its time, because Jehovah will reveal what is good and bad at the right time. Everything works out for the good of those who love God.

Show them mercy at that time, and you will be shown mercy! Maybe you can wake some of them up as this happens. So much in life can be solved with this verse "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you" Paranoia about "am I saved" "am I goat" ad nauseum...

I have a slightly different take in defense of JWs. We were created as stewards of earth. Our first job was taxonomical science naming the animals. Being in the presence of God is a fearful thing and I think shows that the average JW is a humble person who just wants to fulfill what Adam's...

Very sorry to hear that brother

That is a good point too! It makes me think of what Jesus said "be wise as serpents and innocent as doves" Innocence is what is under attack. They want you mad, ready to protest, ready to indict yourself as a citizen of this world. "For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your...

Justin Trudeau dismisses parental rights as 'far right' Story after story about extreme comments from political and business leaders. Why? It doesn't help them. Well its quite obvious, "they" are building a list of people who resist this insanity. Then when they have the digital prison...

Excellent point sister

Friends I agree, a great deception is at hand, along with a great awakening. But its not "THIS" (2 Thess 2) [the plandemic, et al] THIS is a trap to get you to look nutty, to oppose the current world system, just like the preposterous "Jan 6" stuff. ("if it were possible") Why? Because the...

I've been playing around with the coding side of Stable LM (an open source language model, which people are calling "AI") This "AI" is not actually artificial intelligence. We've had stuff like this since the 1980s and this new wave isn't different. I'm not dismissing some of the concerns...

Indeed! Consider: Paul said natural Israel would be "re-grafted in" after the people of the nations come in; they were temporarily blinded for this purpose Zechariah 12 is quite specific that "natural Israel" would finally have their eyes opened "and they will look to the one whom they...

Which isn't really a critique, just an artifact of how clueless Christendom's ability to decipher Bible prophecy is :ROFLMAO: