Actually, I hope I can 'stumble' a few Jw's out of the organization. Did wonders for me!
Jeff
I'm confused- Does it mean that I stumble someone if I drink Coffee?
by Verona 24 Replies latest jw friends
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Finally-Free
I never have drunk coffee its just a thing i don't do i don't like the taste off it and i often get wierd looks 'You don't drink coffee'.
So, if you've never drunk coffee, how do you know you don't like the taste?
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compound complex
Greetings Verona,
I gave up coffee quite unintentionally at the first of the month. I ran out and, since the price had jumped significantly, I decided that it wasn't in the budget. I really love coffee and wonder how I talked myself so easily out of buying a new can. What followed was a week of horrible headaches and crankiness that could easily have stumbled anyone crossing my path.
Well, the headaches are over with and the persistent heartburn is gone. I am feeling better now than I have in a long time. No more coffee "nerves."
Beer and coffee were introduced to me when I was a young JW. Both are now gone, so there's little chance I'll stumble anyone on that score. I guess something else could take their place, however.
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SirNose586
Yes, keeping people constantly afraid of stumbling people serves two purposes: everyone censors himself, and people can convince themselves that they are in some sort of spiritual paradise because no one gets offended.
Unfortunately, people still get offended over the tiniest things. Better to let people grow thick skin, but no, it's better to keep people afraid of being themselves.
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under_believer
Stumbling has nothing to do with "weak faith," whatever the Society or any other religion would like you to believe. Think about it. When someone says that you've stumbled them because of your behavior they're really saying "I want to control your behavior and actions. You should conform to my ideas of right and wrong." When you go ahead and do whatever it is that they think is bad, they are pissed off because you didn't obey them, and that is what Paul referred to as being "stumbled."
It's about conformity, not faith.