Blind

The Jehovah's Witnesses might be the group with the most bible study hours of any other group in the history of the world.

They study the version of The Bible that is handed to them, as food is, by their governing body, who are in New York USA, who call or calls themselves the faithful and discreet slave.

James 1:5-8

5 So, if any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him keep on asking God, for he gives generously to all and without reproaching; and it will be given him. 6 But let him keep on asking in faith, not doubting at all, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and blown about. 7 In fact, let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from Jehovah; 8 he is an indecisive* man, unsteady in all his ways.  (From the New World Translation Bible)

* lit. two-souled

Where do Jehovah's Witnesses get wisdom to understand The Bible?  They do not get it from 'Jehovah'.  The faithful and discreet slave(s) get it from Jesus who gets it from The Father they call Jehovah.

The writer of James 1:5 says wisdom is got from asking God.  But Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to be wise apart from the governing body.

If it really means life with blessings or death by a curse to believe or not believe what the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses says about the way, the truth and the life, then why did not James SAY so?  If where we get wisdom about God is so important why didn't he write (after verse 5) "from the messenger God will provide"?

Two souled?  Aren't loyal Jehovah's Witnesses really two souled?  They are taught to doubt their own wisdom and to replace their trust in God with trust for the faithful and discreet slave.  They will say they worship YHVH and listen to The Son of God and they are not lying.  They want to worship YHVH and they love to listen to Jesus but they really are not allowed to do so by the governing body.  That is two souled.  One soul for Jehovah and Jesus.  One soul for the governing body.

verse 6 Let him keep on asking in faith.   The governing body teach that to have faith in them is God's way.  I think verse six means have faith in God.

When will Jesus stop me?

I will blog this one.

There is another reason why the business of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is not with honesty.

Whenever they ask for money donations it appears they are needed for the preaching of the good news.  So many people's first thought about it is they have not properly been contributing and it leads to guilt feelings for a few.  The people suffering from the guilt feelings do not know that many of their contributions have gone to legal expenses.  Millions of dollars have been spent by the faithful and discreet slave for their legal team.  (does anyone know if WT lawyers work for nothing like everyone else does?) and for settling out of court injury awards.  And (this is off topic a little) those who have been paid have had to sign gag orders. Gag order for the TRUTH?  What are THOSE?

Do you suppose there ever was...

....anyone who blew out his or her brains* just for the fun of it?

* brains?  I mean brain.  His brain or her brain.

I am not fond of it.

Sometimes I love being ingored but sometimes I don't.

I think I should be on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.

The reason is complicated.

I have news.  If you have read me and believe it, it's news, isn't it?

The hope is real to be on it if only I might write a book.  Chances slim but possibility real.  I know about statistics,

I just don't know how.

Why  should I be on it?  It is because pEGG SAYS i WILL NEVER BE ON IT.  Dontcha just hate when that happens?  What?  When the fingers go wayward.  Still don't get it?

Pegg is a poster on Religious Education Forums and she really said I will never be on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.  To prove her wrong I want to be on it.  ALSO, i THINK jON IS CUTE.

Another idea. Wisdom versus Truth

I realize something about myself.  I have tried to be a friend to many people and the many people have rejected my friendly overtures.  It is true that they don't wish to respond, so they don't.  But I see a problem with that.  Maybe there is someone in my future that will need my friendly initiative.  If my friendly reaching out has been quashed a hundred times, then I might stop trying.  If I stop trying someone might suffer.  If anyone suffers from a lack of friendship, whose fault is it?  Is it the fault of the one who suffers?  I am quite sure it is not.  I know of the telling of many righteous men and women in the Bible who suffered.  It was not their fault.  

Luke 23:43 Paradise Earth

I have an idea about "today". Luke 23:43  Jesus answered him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."

Jesus cannot make a promise to another person that the person will remain a loyal believer in God.  I think when he said "today" he meant as the situation is now or "today" you will be with me in paradise.  As of right now (today) you are putting faith in me and in God's promise of a new heaven and earth, therefore you will be there.  Jesus does not know if the man will "endure to the end" so he says "today" that is how it will be.  You will be with me in Paradise.