Since waking up to "the truth about The Truth" several years ago there have been numerous "Aha!" moments. I also think of them as "How could I have been so stupid?" moments.
When I first read that "Babylon the Great" was John's code for the Roman Empire...."Aha!". It fits quite well, IMO.
Anyway, yesterday's WT lesson on "Watchfulness" contained a new "Aha!" for me.
The false comparison between the apostles falling asleep and the need for "watchfulness" in your life in general.
The apostles fell asleep on Jesus last night of freedom here on earth. Big frikkin' whoop. Does the account say they fell asleep because they didn't care? No. People can fall asleep while driving, in combat, etc.... It doesn't make them a bad person.
Does the WT make this direct comparison? Yes. Paragraph 3 says:
"Surely the apostles regretted their failure to keep
on the watch. Those faithful men quickly learned
from their mistake. The Bible book of Acts shows
that they went on to set an outstanding example in
keeping watchful. "
Is the WT saying that they became masters of managing sleep deprivation? I don't think so.
It wasn't a huge "Aha!", but I'm adding it to my list.
Any you'd like to share?
om
Had another "Aha!" moment reading last Sunday's WT.
by Open mind 23 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Open mind
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still thinking
Maybe they are promoting drinking more coffee.......you never know...they might have shares in the company.
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simon17
The point seems valid to me. No more sipping merlot while lounging on those Gesthemane lazy boys. After that it was all pointy rocks and Red Bull.
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wha happened?
True, they were partaking earlier in the evenning.
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breakfast of champions
I am in the process of "partaking" right now and it does make you pretty damn sleepy!
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finallysomepride
I had some last night & I was out like a light LOL
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wha happened?
When I drank, the wine always put me out
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flipper
OPEN mIND- Wow ! That's a really good point. I mean- yeah, how can falling asleep make us wicked, or be a mistake ? I mean- I must be one bad-a$$ dude because I work nights and I fall asleep all the time ! WTS is so weird how they missapply things
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00DAD
And Jesus didn't DF the apostles for sleeping, but acknowledged "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."
The GB might want to read the Bible occasionally. They might learn something!
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Open mind
Still Thinking: "Maybe they are promoting drinking more coffee.......you never know...they might have shares in the company."
Hey! Maybe the old apostate, Mr. Coffee, standing outside Bethel back in the 80's was right after all!
om