Since realizing that The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is not God's Organization, everything that they say, not coming directly from the Bible, has to be questioned and exposed to the light of truth. The same should be done to all religious organizations since most do have their own set of unique beliefs which according to them sets that particular religion apart from all others, thereby making it better, more spiritual, closer to true worship, and having God's approval that other religions do not have. Sometimes even claiming that they alone can provide what mankind needs, spiritually, for salvation and that all other religions represent the "wide road" leading to eternal destruction during the judgement day or armageddon.
REAL new light!!!
by uncle al 6 Replies latest jw friends
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wannabefree
Welcome Uncle Al. Congrats on your second post ... ... what took you so long?
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Aussie Oz
welcome uncle Al
...and that is why i believe none of them is from god.
they are all self interpreting self interested organizations
oz
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Quentin
Welcome aboard uncle al.......you have opened the pandora box humanity has struggled with for a very LONG TIME. Spot on observation.
Barnum, reportably said; "there's a sucker born every minute". L. Ron Hubbard, on a dare, invented a religon from scratch.
"...and that is why i believe none of them is from god.
they are all self interpreting self interested organizations"...(oz)... Yup...So, what direction is, ummm, correct? Nobody has the answer...IMO
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penny2
So, what direction is, ummm, correct?
At least now that I am no longer a Jehovah's Witness, I have the freedom to explore other ways of thinking. That makes life much more interesting. Even if I don't come up with the answers.
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skeeter1
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.” Gautama Siddharta Buddha
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Quando
Welcome Uncle al, Welcome to reality