Taking in knowledge
The truth
The society
Going out in service
Wholesome entertainment
by megaflower 221 Replies latest jw friends
Taking in knowledge
The truth
The society
Going out in service
Wholesome entertainment
Faith without works is dead!
This is the common comeback whenever I point out that all of that door knocking, meeting attendance, and WT study is not going to earn them everlasting life.
"It's a perfect organization filled with imperfect men."
"Maybe in the new system ______." (fill in the blank with a hobby or activity that the JW would like to do but is currently forbidden)
"_______ is bad association."
"Reading the magazines is equivalent to a college education."
Jehovah's Witnesses are "Bible Scholars"
publishers are "Bible students"
I have been fortunate to be involved in real scholarship on several subjects. The WTBTS is so far away from being "scholars" of any kind as to be laughable.
when talking to dubs who are still in, I notice when they get cornered on a point will resort to; "We'll see."
"It is not our business to tell how to live your life" - then they tell me how to live my life.
"Jehovah's gonna clean it all up!"
Jehovah Willing.............
Recently discovering I was a belonging of the Faithful and discreet slave. Oh not all the 144,000 just the GB. So we are not people we are property.
I can just imagine trying to explain to Abraham that he was just a bit full of himself claiming he was a friend of God. No mate just a belonging like the rest of us.
"Babylonish" - almost any practice or doctrine JWs disagree with, it all came from Nimrod and Babylon.
"Urgency" - constantly whipping up a 'drop everything else, this is the last push' mentality.
"Evidently" or "doubtlessly" when it's not evident and there is some doubt.
"Jehovah gave us [enter new publication or 'arrangement' here]."
"This system can't go on much longer the way things are."
"At least the organization admits its mistakes and is willing to change."
"The churches of Christendom [enter broad brush, half true, derogatory remark here]"