Further to my post the other day re: JW Study who had a conversation with me on Facebook and started questioning his beliefs, he has now contacted me back....will post the quotes underneath.
His response:
yes i did tell some brothers how confused i was about the information you sent me, they said does it matter where charles russel is burried, i aggree its abou god not man, and as for peadophillia in past yes it did happen in congregations, but that happens everywhere and they said they did not promote it obviously and that people leave when they done that dark act, they said that the police have been employed in past, there are no more cases i now of, again i dont blame god for this he will sort them out...havent been for a while now , at the end of the day there is lots of stuff on net and as long as i am doing it whole from my heart no one judges me but god, i have so many beautifulll friends in the truth, i believe jehova does have a body of people in the world , you do what you will and all the best i just want to do well and all the religions are in wars and do what they want , i am up for 1 god 1 tounge and not doin waht the rest proclaim to do and be there own gods.... its just that all this came out of nowhere , our chats and was damaging to god , i have no idea what you believe in but your messin with fire if you ask me , dont get lost in apostasy and youtube as its a minefield of miss trust. thats my view, i hardly know you well at all and you keep contacting me asking what they say etc , i too tired to feel lowe cos you dont really say anything good about god you just seem to want to deter me, not once have you mentioned love peace , jesus , just on about me being mislead, you catch my drift, dont mean to come across rude as i am a happy man , but i get your point how you feel and i have always known fun love great friendships and a relation ship with yaweh,jehova etc so shall we just talk footy and world as its clear you can damage my spiritual health as we not talking about good stuff just jw people are mislead when we should be in union regarding the coming of jesus famines wars, disease im gagging for it to come.
My response:
When we first spoke about this you stated that you were going to ask me plenty of questions...you then told me that you spoke to the Elder's about the issues we spoke about. All I have asked is how you had got on and I thought you would show me the respect to answer, like I was prepared to do with you.
I added you as a friend - unaware that you were now a JW. You came onto my page and started attacking my opinions and that of my friends and forcing your opinions onto everyone else.
It is not my intention to deter you - if you want to be a Jehovah's Witness and that is what makes you happy, then I am pleased for you.
But when you give an opinion, you have to expect the same back.
Jehovahs' Witnesses judge other religions and people - like you are doing now towards me. They claim they are not of God as they are surrounded by scandal, paedophilia, false prophecy, apostasy, etc etc. Yet, the facts point towards the JW's being exactly the same. That is not apostasy, that is 100% true and factual.
You are in theory calling me an apostate - if I was spreading malicious lies and rumours about the Society without any facts or evidence, then you would have me bang to rights and I couldn't disagree.
I would also agree with you about being playing with fire in relation to God if I thought JW's have the truth - but I know they haven't, and they fall into the same category as the religions they freely judge and criticise.
Taking into account their history, false prophecies, child abuse, origins, they fit the exact same criteria as the false religion they talk about.
In conclusion, I know my own heart and mind and I'm sure that you do to.
I wish you well.
His response:
I hardly know you realy mate and if it aint apostasy then what is it , as you aint sayin anything good about god or showing me the path to follow???
Regarding false prophocies im sure in world war 1 the earth looked like it was the last days , so i prob would have though too, people are always watching and hoping it come soon, so what if got dates wrong the bible says only he knows the hour so i feel if on the planet you may say yeah timing looks right, so easy to get things wrong, its not a masonic organisation i have found out lots since your advice, i dont feel you can answer me any quistion as answers in the bible for me , anyway cant be arsed and bored , just leave me alone .
My response:
Mate, you have seen the JW's criticise other religions - yet, they excuse their own shortcomings by stating it is about God, not man. They do not allow the same to be said for other religions - they are all evil and full of scandal.
All religion is man-made and if you believe the bible, the world and everything in it is lying in the power of the devil.
Jesus said to test the prophets to see if they are of God, as many are false.
I have a personal relationship with God and Jesus Christ and I feel at peace in my own heart. I believe in the resurrection and I have a great deal of respect and plenty to be thankful for for what Jesus did for us. I show a good Christian witness by my helpful works towards others, not by knocking on empty doors on a Saturday morning or by living a double life.
Jesus said I am the way, the truth, the light - you can only come to the Father through me - he never said through an organisation on earth made up of imperfect men who change policy at the drop of a hat and mislead many.
Charles Taze Russell was a Mason and he used the Cross and Crown on early editions of the Watchtower - so it was originally set up in the Mason's image. He was also on the list of the Illumati bloodlines yet this man was the founder of the Jehovah's Witness religion???? Why would God want to use him to spread the word given he was involved in pagan practices???
His final response:
yeah i hear ya, i just want to know the right path , it really gets me down , so what religion are you in , is it christian crusades branch off or catholic or is it do what you want and whats the name of this religion you know found all the answers too
forget tayes russell isnt it about us and god ?? ohh i dont know, so please do tell me where it is as thats why i am here to find out.
I've left it at that - I have gone back and forth and he kept repeating himself, asking why the only people giving praise to Jehovah are Jehovahs Witnesses, they are the only ones who do the preaching work, how I am a danger to his spirituality and so forth. He stated later that he hadn't been to any meetings in over a month now due to what I had told him.
Not being rude, but he seems a bit unstable and vulnerable. He also seems confused...he wants answers on what the truth is and the true religion if it is not Jehovahs Witnesses?
Any ideas?
