dinah, I was basically born it... had not choice. sucked.
If you weren't born in, how did you get in?
by ecuador 39 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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knock knock
I was dragged in kicking and screaming. But then I was always kicking and screaming! :)
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dinah
But you know better now.
Some of us can be lead to water but you cannot make them drink. Or at least not after they get grown up.
God Bless the born-ins. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
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donny
My ex-wife was a backslidden JW, as she called it, and a few months after we were dating she started studying with someone and I went along. At 23 yrs old, I had no idea what questions to raise in regards to their history and they did seem to have an answer for just about everything. After we were married I began attending meetings and within a year I was baptized. If would be another two years or so before the honeymoon with the Society began to fade and I starting having issues with some their teachings.
By that time I had a son and a daughter and just walking away from the religion seemed like the wrong thing at the time. I went through an spiritual roller coaster over the next four years as I tried to convince myself this was "the truth." In 1988 at the summer "Divine Justice" conventions, the resolution to abhor Christendoms adultery was announced via a speech live from New York City. At one point the speaker asked if we agreed that the destruction of Christendom and her followers would be a great event, then give him an "Aye" and the whole Tarrant County Convention Center yelled "Aye" Many stuck their fist in the air as they yelled and it gave me a very creepy feeling as it was so remenicient of the Nazi salute.
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We, who since 1914 have been living in "the Lord’s day" and at this time of divine judgment, rejoice in the grandest of all privileges, that of serving the Sovereign Lord Jehovah under his King of kings, Jesus Christ. (Revelation 1:10) As JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, we testify that:
(1) WE ABHOR the reproach that Babylon the Great, and Christendom in particular, has cast upon the name of the one true and living God, Jehovah. For our part, WE AFFIRM wholeheartedly, in the words of Revelation 4:11: "You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power."
(2) WE ABHOR Christendom’s adherence to Babylonish teachings, notably those of a triune god, the human soul’s immortality, eternal torment in hell, a fiery purgatory, and worship of images—such as the Madonna and the cross. In line with Revelation 22:18, 19, WE FIRMLY ABIDE by God’s written Word and all that it contains.
(3) WE ABHOR anti-God philosophies and practices, so common in Christendom, such as evolution, blood transfusions, abortions, lying, greed, and dishonesty. In our worship and way of life, WE WILL HONOR our Creator, Jehovah God, the Almighty, whose ways are described at Revelation 15:3 as "righteous and true."
(4) WE ABHOR Christendom’s failure to heed Jesus’ messages to the seven congregations at Revelation chapters 2 and 3 in such matters as sectarianism, idolatry, fornication, the Jezebel influence, lukewarmness, and lack of watchfulness. For our part, WE WILL HEAR AND OBEY what "the spirit says to the congregations."
(5) WE ABHOR the immorality and permissiveness in Christendom and among its clergy, and we welcome Jehovah’s clear judgment stated at Revelation 21:8 that those who continue in their filth—fornicators, liars, and suchlike—will be utterly destroyed. WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT Bible standards on sex, marriage, and family life.
(6) WE ABHOR the centuries-long spiritual prostitution of the clergy of Babylon the Great in conniving with worldly rulers to gain power, wealth, and oppressive dominance over the common people. WE ARE RESOLVED to help honesthearted ones to obey the angel’s call at Revelation 18:4: "Get out of her, my people."
(7) WE ABHOR the massive bloodguilt resulting from over 100 million lives sacrificed in war in this century alone, largely attributable to the great harlot’s fornication with the political powers. WE REJOICE that the appointed time is near for God to execute judicial punishment on Babylon the Great, as clearly stated at Revelation 18:21-24.
As Jehovah’s Witnesses, WE COUNT IT A JOY AND A PRIVILEGE to announce to the world that in 1914 "the kingdom of the world did become the kingdom of our Lord [Jehovah] and of his Christ." (Revelation 11:15) WE ARE RESOLVED to move forward fearlessly in making known Jehovah’s declared judgments on Babylon the Great and in warning of the imminence of God’s war of Armageddon. WE ARE DETERMINED to echo, in a loud voice and "to every nation and tribe and tongue and people," the glad tidings that "a new heaven and a new earth" are at hand for the blessing of obedient mankind. (Revelation 14:6; 21:1) WE REJOICE that as a result of this proclamation, a great crowd of more than three million from all nations is now united with us around the globe. Along with the angel flying in midheaven, all of us declare: "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of the judgment by him has arrived, and so worship the One who made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters."—Revelation 14:7.
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dinah
Sick cult.
How can you not love someone just because they aren't indoctrinated?
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Awakened at Gilead
Born-in here... at least my mom got baptized when I was three... does that count????
Never had a choice... until I chose for myself!
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Solace1998
whatever, you are plenty more judgmental than witnesses EVER can be.
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MissingLink
Don't find some way to take offense at this. I'm just curious - how old were you when you found this literature?
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Solace1998
i dont look for ways to take offense.
Your question is perfectly normal..
i was 18 years old. -- I had been living on my own since 16, paying bills, working and going to high school at the same time... -
wha happened?
and u found literature and on it's own merit u studied?
I started studying at 23 at a low point in my life. Thats how they got me. They had me for a while