Where is the Truth???????

by BC 15 Replies latest jw friends

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  plmkrzy

  BC No you don't make a choice! You don't have to and nobody can make you!!!!!
  Whats in your heart?
  If you believe in Jehovah,Yaweah, or just prefer to call him the God of Abraham, and if you believe in his ransom sacrifice Jesus, you can do this without someones permission. And the only way either one of them would tell you do abandon your family,I think anyway, would be if they were spawns of satan himself. Regardless of what the WTBTS may say to you we all have the gift of free will and the WTBTS may punish you in some way for not abiding by thier rules but that has nothing to do with anything other then your relationship with them. It has absolutely no effect in anyway shape or form what so ever on your relationship with Jehovah I DON"T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS!!!

  IF someone can whip out a book written by Einstein that suggests otherwise IT DON"T MEAN S%^T!
  I'm done ranting now
  Welcome newbie
  plm
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  Sunbeam

  Hi BC

  ...and welcome to the board from a fellow UK-er!

  You asked 'Where is the Truth?' If you want the truth about the WT, I think you've already worked that out for yourself. There are plenty of links at the bottom of this page that will reinforce your conclusions.

  From a Christian perspective, no-one and no religion can claim to have it. That's because Jesus himself is 'the Way, the Truth and the Life'.

  If you are interested in joining a Christian religion, simply find a church that teaches that you have to be in Jesus rather than in their organisation. In the UK, I've generally found that the Baptist churches' teachings are quite sound from a biblical point of view (I think they are very different from the US 'fundy' version). My church is Anglican, but not all of them are following biblical guidelines.

  Good luck in your search for truth. I hope you find the answers that you are looking for.

  Love
  Sunbeam
  xxxx
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  logical

  If you want the truth, ask the source for it, man cant give you the truth. Christ can, ask him.

  No religion has truth.
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  ISP

  Welcome to the board, BC! There is no absolute truth. It is not probably worth getting heated up about, trying to work out who has the truth.

  ISP
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  ashitaka

  Well, you know where it isn't, now. Where is truth? Just take care of your family and live life well. You'll find something along the way.

  ashi
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  Utopian Reformist

  Some of you are going to get angry with me for writing this, but, I have no other choice.

  One of the reasons it took so long for me to see the WTBS clearly, is my regular (and secret) search through "apostate" literature was not satisfying. I had read literally hundreds of accounts of people who felt just like the post that began this thread.

  These personal stories related how they felt alone, abandoned, uncared for, unwanted, left out, unaccepted, once they began associating regularly. Depsite all of the rosy promises in the WTBS literature, there were also hundreds of talks and sermons urging people not to focus on social issues, but KEEP BUSY, MAKE PROGRESS, BUY OUT OPPORTUNE TIME, DON'T COMPLAIN.

  Remember all of those uncomfortable and insensitive reminders? I do. The JW's are not selling a social club atmosphere. Sure they are super friendly in the beginning, then right after baptism you're on your won. You're expected to get right in there and start working.

  When I read similar accounts about lack of love, I just couldn't find sympathy/empathy in EVERY situation. I believe you MUST take FULL ownership of your life, whether religious or not.

  Lack of company and friendship does prove or disprove the validity of any religious teaching, other than humans are a royal pain in the ***.

  The teachings are a major problem and that is the impetus for freedom, not the lack of companionship. Why not ask the members of those congregations how they felt about the individual complaining?

  In my personal case, in every hall I attended I was disliked, period. I enjoyed the silent tension and secret animosity. It kept all of my business private and kept people at bay. All they could do was gossip behind my back. Manage your outcomes in life and stop measuring what is good or bad based on people's flaws.