“Lord, …

I was born a ramblin’ (wo)man…” ☺

Do you know of any association of people who honestly did their best to study the scriptures in the way that Russell set out, originally, to do? I should put that in present tense.

the rest that follows is an excerpt of the ChannelC archives, prior to Rosie dying and Gidget leaving them in her dust. #BTW Gidget = “OneApart” = “@OneApartHeart” — well, you get the picture. ;)

With love, I say that I have no desire to go back and learn what Russell believed. I believe something he believed were truth, but as we’re all imperfect I do not believe we can be in ourself the body of the truth because it requires the members of the body to come together to the head, and that head is truth, not us.

RR, I really appreciate your continued responses. I hope that in no one do I appear obstinate. I tend to think forward, while making use of whatever I can of the past. For instance, I have enjoyed bits of E.W. Bullinger, which I found after having stumbled into after having read an article by Fredrik Homer Robison which at the time I had no idea had been associated with the Watchtower in any way. It was also by the aid of the 1880's Watchtower articles written mainly by Russell that I was able to find freedom, and then was able to come to read Franz’ Crisis and later In Search of Christian Freedom, at that point as validation for what I’d come to believe myself.

I think however, forward thinking, of Daniel’s writings and his experience. His studied the writings to learn that it must be the time for this all to come to an end, and no sooner than he’d prayed did an answer come!

I’d like to be Daniel, sure! Who wouldn’t? But that’s not my point here. I am more intrigued by the statement which is a translation of trouble for me — Daniel 12:4. The Interlinear I have doesn’t include the clause “many will go back and forth” or “Many will go here and there” to increase knowledge. It does indicate the Hebrew words for many being taught and knowledge increasing, which I feel is in context of the unsealing of the words of Daniel.

Though I was taught that a child, even of God, cannot understand the Word of God without the help of man, it seems that the scriptures say otherwise — do not lean upon your own understanding, but it points us to God so that in all our ways we take notice of him.

Thanks — I’m very much enjoying the conversation. It’s precisely what I’ve been praying for!

I guess maybe I would say that I’m not looking for a group to join, but many individuals from which I can learn, in the spirit of “many will rove about” if that’s indeed what Daniel 12:4 intended.

A favorite song of mine has always been…
“Lord, I was born a ramblin’ (wo)man…” ☺