Itsy-bitsy brain but big enough to smell a rat… sounds like to me you have a big brain. Yes they do view the rest of the world as modern Egyptians as referenced here in January 1 st 1956 Watchtower Exclusive Devotion page 10-11 paragraph 9 :
ARE TODAY’S PEOPLE BETTER?
9 Today some humans may think they have advanced since the days of the Roman Empire, or that they are not like the Israelites, the Greeks or the Egyptians. But are the people today any better in their thinking and in their worship? Look at the so-called heathen nations. They still bow down before their gods of wood, stone and metal. But the Christian nations—surely they are better! On the contrary, they too are still bowing down before crosses, altars and images or dolls supposed to be “the virgin” and other “saints.” Not only in religious practice do we find men, women and children bowing down before their own handmade images and pictures of dictators but we find many worshiping statues of great men, heroes of war, and praying before “eternal” flames or a monument for an “unknown soldier”! Are they not worshiping the dead, who they claim have died, not in vain, but to “make the world safe for democracy”?
But they themselves are SLAVES before men (Governing Body holding the control of information for their Organization). 1 Corinthians 7:23
The Israelites walked out freely with God’s help. I think we (outside of Jehovah’s Witnesses) can compare ourselves as the Israelites who were freed from the rule of mind control.
Mr. Flipper We are doing wonderful! It’s been pretty busy with family get together, baking pies, cleaning house, planning trips, getting a list of gifts, making homemade gifts and such… So much fun and love! Thanks for asking. My sister is a pioneer and works a Starbucks… that’s all she has time for! Yes it’s hard seeing it from the outside looking in. To mess with a person’s conscience in control of their own gain is wrong!
I hope you and your family is doing well! Thanks for your comment!
Run in the nude!! Yeah.... Quirky1
Fun fun! Lol In all seriousness to be nude was modest in their culture! Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_nudity
Popcorn that would be awesome to see your posts. I would as well as others I’m sure would appreciate your notes. And here is the wheelbarrow image:
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV): "Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life."
Thank you for this scripture. Just want to repost this because you are so right:
Ultimately this is all about control for the Society, not really about 'running the race with endurance' or anything like that. Certainly Hebrews 12:2 is not talking about riches, higher education, or entertainment. Paul had spent a long time discussing the importance of faith rather than the law code and the visible Jewish system, highlighting how the patriarchs and prophets and judges showed FAITH and received blessings, not works of the law. The sin that was entangling so many Jews back then was their fixation on works and adherence to the Law of Moses rather than simple faith in Jesus Christ alone.
One thing I've noticed since leaving the JWs is that the Society can take one or two verses out of context as a theme text, and build an entire Watchtower article that has nothing whatsoever to do with the original context of those one or two verses. So that instead of grasping their true meaning, now their meaning has been completely reinterpreted and the scriptures involved rewritten as something beyond or even unrelated to the original author's intent.
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Possible Thank you for your comment. Very observant in paragraph 1. And for paragraph 3, I though the same thing why would they make a comment like that! No kidding, people don’t go running around in the nude, duh, it was considered acceptable in early times and in some cultures. Wow and thank you for sharing the link. Even though they express what being modest is, they don’t think about using vulgar words in front of a congregation filled with children; who should never hear such things until later in their life.
Punk of Nice thank you for pointing out and comparing paragraph 4, 5! We see more clearly were their thinking lays!
Kensho totally agree with you! And to think Jehovah Witness individually don’t even think about stuff like that. They are so oblivious to the Organization world and how it operates.
breakfast of champions… ha that’s a funny comment and yeah in real sense most do a lot to show their loyalty not having things to distract them but that also can get old!
Read some interesting stories of some Bethelites here:
http://www.freeminds.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=64&Itemid=580
Alias, you’re welcome. Yes it’s hard to see Jehovah’s Witnesses relatives be so naive. I understand your sensitive nature because I was the same way as have a lot here on JWN they helped me see the mind controlling nature.
I will share a link that was shared with me:
http://www.freeminds.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=36&Itemid=351
Balaamsass Exactly! Ha
Room 215 we can’t forget that… lol
