To those of you that became Pastors in another denomination (Randy), or hold a house church (you Rick), what is (or was) the ministry life like?

by onemore 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  onemore

  How does it compare to the JW’s?

  In the matter of baptism, this is what I don’t seem to quite understand. In the JW’s, you have to go through a rigorous trial period before getting baptized. Some (not all) of their requirements to deem you “worthy” of their baptism have biblical support (i.e. accepting Christ as your savior, repenting from your sins, witnessing to others, not smoking, etc), even at the moment of baptism, they do say that it’s in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit…then as an added bonus, yes, is it is in the name of them (Father, Son, HS) but for (and plus) the WT organization.

  If I simply reject the WT version of Christianity because I was “duped”, and join a Calvinistic Baptist church…based on the theory of Predestination, should I not be seen a Christian? Why should my status be as an unconverted, all because I’m from a pseudo-Christian denomination?

  ….Would any Baptist take a shot at answering question?
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  JWoods

  Seriously, why are you asking this? (two threads) -

  My opinion, for what it is worth, is that ex-JWs are screwed up enough after leaving that they should just in turn leave people of other religions alone.

  If anybody on earth should realize that they do not have the answers to other peoples religious lives, it should be an ex-JW. If they are being honest with themselves.
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  Deputy Dog

  ….Would any Baptist take a shot at answering question?

  I'm not sure I fit your definition of "Baptist".

  What does "accepting Christ as your savior" mean to you now as oppose to when you where a JW? They can't be the same.

  Who is Jesus to a JW? Who is the Holy Spirit to a JW? What is the gospel to a JW? Do I need to go on for you to see the problem?
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  onemore

  I see your point DG.

  By the way…I don’t want to be misread. I’m bringing this up in an amicable way.

  These are the kind of things that have been in my mind for the past few days, and since I can’t talk about these things anywhere else but here, I’m bringing them up just to see what you guys have to say.
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  Deputy Dog

  By the way…I don’t want to be misread. I’m bringing this up in an amicable way.

  I'm not offended and I hope my tone doesn't suggest that I am. Feel free to ask away.