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Monday, October 12 A man is declared righteous . . . only through faith in Jesus Christ.—Gal. 2:16. Being declared righteous means that the charges against us have been dropped and that our record has been expunged, or wiped clean. By doing this, Jehovah does not violate his own standards of justice. He does not declare us righteous on our own merit; nor does he condone our sins. But because of our faith in the atonement arrangement and the ransom price that was paid, Jehovah has a basis for canceling our debts. (Rom. 3:24) What does this mean for each of us? Those who have been selected to rule with Jesus in heaven have already been declared righteous as children of God. (Titus 3:7;1 John 3:1) Their sins have been forgiven. They no longer have, as it were, a criminal record, and thus they qualify to be in the Kingdom. (Rom. 8:1, 2, 30) Those who have an earthly hope have been declared righteous as friends of God, and their sins are forgiven.—Jas. 2:21-23. w25.02 5 ¶17; 7 ¶18

Right?! I think that may be part of ‘subduing the earth’! 🤪😆🤣😂 BTW @sania would you mind sharing some of your prompts? Also would you be able to share the actual video files? Thanks!

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The TV show "Scrubs" featured Witnesses at least twice. One episode involved a patient refusing a blood transfusion. It was a pretty funny episode and was respectful regarding our stand. The other episode featured the mother of one of the doctors. She was supposed to be a Witness. None of her lines came across as specifically like a Witness but instead more like any moral church lady. Nothing doctrinal mentioned. Of course Jehovah's name in Indiana Jones. This week's episode of FBI featured a government project called the Jehovah Protocol. It was a sophisticated nuclear weapons attack protocol.

That's why I said some people might feel... Jesus was murdered, in my opinion, despite the fact he was executed by the Roman government as a criminal. The other 2 next to him? Maybe those were not murders.

I think it's killing, not murder, no? State sanctioned killing. Because murder would imply that what their doing is unjustified.

Thanks! That's hilarious!!!

"All things . . . that you want men to do to you, you also must do to them" If we treat our hosts at the hotel in a good way... that good way will come back to us.

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How wonderful to hear. Thanks for sharing the article.

The storm (Hurricane Isaias) came through Friday night. The eye of the storm hit shore about 40 miles to the east of Pensacola, so we were on the "weak" side of the storm. I have been through hurricanes several times in the 63 years I have lived here, but last night was especially scary for me. The noises of branches, and other things, blown around by the storm was very unnerving. I think there are two reasons why I was so much more afraid last night. First: Previous storms have come through at night, when I was already asleep, and not hearing everything. Whereas last night the storm started about 7:30 and lasted until after 9:00. So, I was still awake and could hear the debris blown against the bulding. Second: When I built the house we had before we moved to the retirement complex, I framed it up with 2x6 timbers rather than the standard 2x4 lumber. The main reason was to allow two extra inches in the walls for insulation. But it had the added advantage thet 2x6 lumber is much more sturdy than 2x4 lumber. The thicker walls, with brick on the outside made the house much quieter. Also, there was significant "tree cover" between the house and the open part of Pensacola Bay. So, even though the wind might have been strong in the bay, the tree barrier between the bay and the house acted as a shelter for the house. In 2004, when hurricane Ivan struck, the Interstate 10 Bridge across Pensacola Bay had sever sectons of the roabed come off of the bridge structure into the water in the bay just north of the bridge. After the storm had cleared out leaves in the trees, I could see that bridge from my front porch. But, when Ivan hit, the power went out about 8:00 P.M., and I went to bed and slept through the storm. If I had realized the wind and storm surge were that bad 100 yards away from me I probably would not have slept so well. There is quite an open area behind the single story apartment I am in no, so there was nothing to lessen the wind when it got the the bulding my apartment is in. The power is still out throught the whole comples (about 500 resdents). The administration has a fairly large generator on site, but it only has enough output to power the administration building, and the walkway lights. The individual apartments are still without power. We do not know how long it will take for total power to be restored. A big problem in restoring power is the number of trees that have come down blocking the roads. There are a lot of "live oak" trees in the area. Oak is a very strong wood. And a mature "live oak" will cover a very large area with its limbs. But, the root system does not go deep. Even the oldest, most mature, live oaks only have roots going down abou 12 to possibly 18 inches. When you have an upper "foiliage ball" of 100 feet in diameter pushed by 100+ mph winds, the root system many times is not well anchored enough to keep the tree upright. So, a lot of imposing looking oak trees are blown over by the wind. Many of these pull up a root ball over 20 feet in diameter, but only 12 to 18 inches thick. So, the county has to clear the roads before Florida Power can get to everything to restore power. When Ivan hit (in 2002) it took almost two weeks to get the trees out of the way so traffic could move about. Hopefully, it will not take two weeks this time since we were on the weak side of the storm. My heart goes out to all of the Brothers and Sisters living east of us. I have confidence that the Society will appoint a "Relief Committee" (if it has not already done so) to care for Jehovah's dear ones between here and Panama City who have suffered worse damage. I am at the administration building, which is powered by their generator. There is an eight foot table with an electrical extension cord running to it, with probably 50 cell phones & laptops plugged in to it with everyone re-charging their cell phones, etc. My laptop says its battery is at 80% charge now, so I might need to unplug and let someone else plug in. I am accessing the internet through my cell phone which can operate as a "WiFi Hotspot." They have some etnernet connections available, but I do not trust a public network, so I am using the hotspot in my cell phone (even if it is slower than a wired connection). At least the administraton was able (with their generator) to serve us lunch yesterday and breakfast this morning. That is all I can report for now. The local Congregation cancelled the Mid Week Meeting Thursday night since everyone needed to prepare for the storm. They also cancelled the meeting today because (1) there is not power at the Kingdom Hall, and (2) the streets are not clear enough yet to allow ones to drive safely to the Kingdom Hall. Hopefully, we will be able to have our Mid Week Meeting later this week. Thanks, Jim

Thanks for clarifying [emoji120]. Sent from my SM-A155F using Tapatalk

While it may be a conscience decision if we decide to watch such an execution or not - we have to remember that, as an organization, we are not opposed to capital punishment. Key Beliefs on Capital Punishment Biblical Basis: According to official publications on the Watchtower Online Library, Jehovah's Witnesses believe God authorized human governments to use capital punishment—particularly for murderers—dating back to the command given in Genesis 9:6. Role of Government: They view secular governments as "superior authorities" permitted by God to execute justice and punish wrongdoers, and they do not believe the Bible condemns governments for utilizing the death penalty. Political Neutrality: Jehovah's Witnesses do not actively campaign or lobby either for or against the death penalty in political arenas, leaving the implementation of criminal justice up to state authorities. Personal View: While the organization recognizes the scriptural allowance for capital punishment, individual members may hold varying personal views on the matte As someone who is in a congregation that includes a prison with 'death row' as part of our territory, we have some brothers who are part of our congregation on death row. While these brothers regret what they did before knowing the truth and have no desire to die, they do not disagree that the state has the right to execute them for what they did. This past year, one of our brothers was executed.

So, Cowboy Pie? Not to be confused with a cow pattie...

Yes, as she often informed me, one has ground beef traditionally while the other has ground lamb, (hence the word shepherd, she would say😅)

Is that like sheperd's pie?

Some congregations have a welfare fund for those in real need. Please ask your elders about this it may help get you through hard times. If no help is available please pm me I will do what i can to help.

An unfair pizza.

Fair enough, if someone wants to watch it, they're free to do so.

We can't make a blanket statement and judge everyone by our understanding. Since the Bible is silent, we are left with Bible principles. We can take those Bible principles and apply them only to ourselves. As for me (and my household) my conscience does not allow for [insert topic here]

seems they like jws as clients https://e-hotelarz.pl/artykul/122568/analyses-and-reports-why-does-the-hotel-industry-want-to-welcome-jehovahs-witnesses.html

As of v15.7, JW Library checks the signature on the JWPUB archives and does not allow direct installation of any that are not signed by the official key. That is why one can roll-back to an older version of JW Library and install those very same JWPUB archives.

My wife used to make Cottage Pie, it was comfort food for her...and filling for everyone else.