by Hope4Others 39 Replies latest jw experiences
Putting the doctrine aside do you feel it has given you any advantages? Case in point my son posts on University sites and often the topic about the bible
and God come up. Having read through the bible as many times as we have helps to know where people are going with the questions they are asking. Although he hates the Cult/
WT he still feels having read through the bible has many advantages and others have said this to him. Any thoughts?
hope4others
Personally, I rate the bible up there with Cinderella..........
No,not a bit more than reading any other fiction,
Sure - if I hadn't read it, then I'd be wondering if I'm missing out on something. Since I know its a bunch-o-bunk, I don't have any doubt or awe about relgions based on the bible.
Yes, very much! If it hadn't I wouldn't be leaving the corporation permanently in June. The Bible showed them to be modern day Pharisees.
not at all.
I have learned a lot by trying to apply what I have read in the Bible. Like the poster above, it showed me the bs the washtowel society has been feeding us forever.
Since the question is benefit, then yes.
I read it 20 times. Knowing what I do now, 2 would have been plenty! To read it more then that is to assign it too much importance.
There is certainly some acquired wisdom there. The words attributed to Jesus at time are very benficial, though not enough to build a 2000 year old cult around.
It definitely helps when I play Jeopardy....usually run the Bible column............oompa
Reading the bible isn't what hurt me. The problems arose when I allowed cultists to explain the bible to me instead of taking it at face value.
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