I put all this to my mum yesterday and she didnt like it, she didnt like the thought i got material before the FDS shared it, i think she thought this material was created a bit nearer to the time of it being needed, food at the proper time and everything and not that it was sat waiting to be given.
Anyway we also chatted about the Holy Spirit and how the JW's are denied what it could potentially do for them, well she said its abilties arent around today...
i asked about the Society and asked if it was a prophet she said yes.
I then showed her the scripture that showes the gifts of the sprit 1 Corinthians 12...prophecy is one of them, so then i asked her what else might still work if prophecy does. It showed from that Scripture that all the gifts of the spirit that show themselves are equally as important in the eye of God bla bla bla and WOW she was stunned...
In the end she resorted to twisting scripture, because as we got onto how the Sprit isnt an Active Force but a REAL THING she used Verse 6 to prove that apparently it was his active force it says God does all these things in men...WTF?
Thoughts? This chat actually got quite far and i knew i left her with seeds of doubt. I'd been looking along the lines of Exit Counseling for myself and some of the ideas really helped me in my conversation with mum in the approach and ideas.
ALSO a Question - Do the Witnesses teach that the 144,000 came from the Watchtower Society or do they teach SOME of them come from there and some came from back in bible times too? because my mum tried to say its both and then i said, well how can the Society give 144,000 AND then some extra from these times as well?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE discuss and share thoughts, they are helpful to me and for the first time in ages my mum was speechless and got to the point where she started taking everything personally.