No genitals?
WHAT STRANGE THINGS WERE YOU TOLD WHILE IN JWS?
by badboy 32 Replies latest jw friends
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Goshawk
One time, this elder told me that we wouldn't have genitals in the paradise, hence, the reason we wouldn't be able to/be having any children there. This kind of sorta led me into doing research for myself, instead of taking the elder's words for things.
Doh! I thought they said gentiles.
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betterdaze
The "mighty ones who were of old, the men of fame" (nephililm in Gen 6:4) where the basis of Greek gods. Yes, the Greeks consulted Hebrew mythology to form their entire pantheon false gods and goddesses from this one scripture. Evidently, the Mayans, Chinese, Hindus, etc. did too.
That demons could implant bad thoughts into our brains, then hang around to see if we acted on them. (But don't worry, they can't actually read our thoughts.) Jehovah cruelly allowed this to sift and refine us.
They could also listen to our prayers, pinpoint our personal weaknesses and thwart whatever we prayed for. Jehovah was powerless to protect us from this meddling in our correspondence, and even tacking "in Jesus' name" on the end did nothing, either. Best to grovel silently.
Angels follow JWs around in field service to note how householders accept the message, or don't at all. They keep a list to be presented to Jehovah for final judgement. The brother who explained this made a flourish with his hands like he was scratching someone's name off a clipboard. I suppose this is how he deals with all the rejection at the doors, hiding-at-homes, and people who have real jobs and can't hang around the house all day waiting for him to knock.
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Hecklerboy
I remember my best friends dad stating in the middle of the Witchtower study that he expected never to grow old. You could really tell he was fully convinced that he would never grow old. Everyone applauded.
That was twenty some years ago. I saw him last week.
Guess what - He's old.
Sometimes I would love to remind him of his statement but I'll just let him be happy in his ignorance.
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DJK
I was told about Armegeddon and paradise where I could play fetch with tigers.
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asilentone
Dune, is the elder annointed? How does he know that we will not have gentials?
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Dune
He wasn't anointed. He told me he read it in an older WTS book from the 70's. I don't have the watchtower library anymore, but i'm sure someone would be able to find it if they looked.-
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Quirky1
The elder that told you the "No Genitals" probably didn't have any himself...
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Dune
LMAO @ quirky1.
Imagine telling a horny teenager that they were not only going to lose their genitals in the 'paradise', but that they'd probably never get any...ever. No wonder witness kids marry so young. I used to hang out with that particular elder alot because he'd tell us glorified stories of his shady drug dealing past. I also had the hots for his daughter :-D.
Here's another gem. A witness relative told me, at the time that i was fading, that they'd have to erase my dead witness mother's memory in the paradise so she wouldn't have to bear the greif of knowing that she wasn't going to see her beloved son again...
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White Dove
Such a funny thread! Also a sad one in that so many bought those sayings.
Dinosaurs were killed in the flood.