I must admit I have never laughed so long in my life until I was "talking" to my Ministerial Servant (almost elder) brother the other day in the supermarket. Mind you this is the same brother that cut me off 12 years ago when I left JW's. He was by himself this time the last time he went off on me in front of his wife and children calling me "apostate" and everything but the Son of God. He was actually cordial to me this time around. He said that the family truly misses me and longs for me to come back to JW's. I think if I hear another JW tell me to come back I am going to "vomit". I told him forget about me coming back to JW's and he kept saying "The WT has apologized for all its mistakes" therefore we are not false prophets because we admit to our mistakes". Then I let him have it with the UN scandal ( he was completely unaware of this scandal but passed it off as a fulfillment of the scripture where it says that "they beat their former slaves" meaning that apostates are fulfilling this scripture by attacking JW's. He also said that any lies on television or in books and magazines by ex-jws is also fulfilling the prophecy because apostates want to stop JW's from going door to door and they have not hindered the work in all of the 120 years the WT society has been preaching from door to door. He mentioned that you don't see ex-Catholics, or ex-Bacs(born-again christians) or ex-Jews, or ex-religions picketing and attacking their former church but only ex-JW's. So he said he loves it when apostates fulfill this prophecies because he knows that JW's are indeed the true religion. JW's can make any scripture suit their purposes.
"They beat their former slaves" is this a fulfillment of the scripture
by booker-t 4 Replies latest jw friends
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carla
I am sick of hearing how if one apologizes for mistakes (spreading false phophecy) they should not be labled as false prophet! Where does it say this in the Bible? Then they will go on how even the apostles had false expectations, the difference is they didn't go around preaching them.
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Scully
Actually, I think that scripture gets plenty of fulfillment when the WTS instructs JWs to abuse former members by denying them their friends and family.
And as far as apologizing, an apology means nothing unless the person(s) making the apology offer some kind of reparations for damages. Has the WTS done anything to assist people who lost a loved one due to the blood transfusion ban? or the organ transplant ban? Has the WTS done anything to help people who were "looking forward to 1975" and sold their homes, gave up their jobs and pensions and went into the ministry instead? Has the WTS done anything to assist victims of JW child molesters?
Sorry, my @$$.
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AuldSoul
In my opinion, the WTS became an evil slave (all of the slaves start out good) when it set up authorities OVER the congregations. When they became an organized religion, they became a snare and a racket.
AuldSoul
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luna2
Has the WTS ever really apologized for anything...ever? Seems to me they've blamed the R&F and disavowed any responsibility.