I lub this vid another take on 607 and the Egibii family who kept excellent records during that time.
This was my 'Sign'
by MsGrowingGirl20 67 Replies latest jw friends
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Black Sheep
I'm sorry if I've said this before but....
....you really do need to get yourself, and your cousin, some critical thinking skills.
Get yourself down to the library and get some good books that teach those skills.
Do it now .... not in thirty years time when you have children and grandchildren raised in this church and Jehovah still hasn't demonstrated that he supports whatever this cult has morphed into by that time.
We already made that mistake for you ..... learn from it....
Please....
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outsmartthesystem
"the Watchtower discusses so many different things that the talks and articles will always apply to someone. Most people can find something in the talks and articles that applies to them - happiness, depression, family life, and on and on."
This is another POWERFUL statement and oh so true. I recall many years ago having a problem in a certain area.....and then lo and behold......out would come a Watchtower or Awake that commented just a smidgeon on it. I looked at it as a sign from God. Or....I'd have a friend that would tell me that he had a specific problem and lo and behold....in there was a recent article in the Awake magazine commenting on HIS problem.
As the poster brought out.....there are so many magazines with so many titles and so many sub articles. Even within a sub article on "remaining faithful".....you can hit on a number of topics such as dealing with doubts, increasing personal study, avoiding "worldly propaganda" etc etc. Whatever your problem may be.....there is a good chance this next magazine or talk may mention it.
Like I said.....those that are looking for a sign will take ANY sign as though it has come from God. When my friend thought his "sign" was answered.....I practically momentarily lived vicariously through him.......thinking "wow......Jehovah answered HIS request for a sign too!" (even though he did not tell me what his "problem" was or what the "sign" was that answered it.) I just believed.....cause...ya know....that's what you're supposed to do.
Not to mention timing. I recall a sister in our hall that was dealing with depression. Her health wasn't the best.....she had lost her job etc. 6 month later....yes.....6 months.....the society writes an article about depression. She and the whole damn congregation thought it was a sign from God. HE was giving her this "food" at the proper time. Nobody seemed to notice that it was 6 months too late for when she really needed it. By that time she had help from family and friends as well as anti-depressant medication.
Anything can be a sign from God....no matter how UNtimely it is........if a person wants it to be.
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outsmartthesystem
"All I keep asking myself is"How can this be?" I am not a person believing every word. I was not naive."
RVW - First and foremost.....welcome! If you haven't done so....you need to read "releasing the bonds". Steven Hassan explains how easy it is for INTELLIGENT people to get wrapped up in a cult. You don't have to be naive.
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MsGrowingGirl20
thank you all for all the good and honest words...
I appreciate you all very much!!! thanks so much for all the links
i'm going into this 607 thing
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outsmartthesystem
"I'm currently trying to understand the 607 thing but i have NO IDEA where to begin."
MSGG - I have written a 96 page thesis on 607BC. It is mainly a cliff's notes version of many of the main points that Carl Olof Jonsson brought up in his book "The Gentile Times Reconsidered". BTW - that is a wonderful book. But it is so factual that it can be difficult to read sometimes (IMO). I am more than happy to send it to you.
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sir82
I thought that that was a signn from God that this is where i need to be.About two weeks has passed and now i'm nnot so sure.
So God, that morning, instead of easing the suffering of a few thousand starving kids in Sudan....instead of preventing a few thousand rapes or assaults or murders...instead of helping a doctor find a cure for cancer....decided to make the regularly scheduled speaker at your particular congregation sick, and decided to make sure the talk that was given was exactly what you, personally, needed to hear?
Wow...what makes you so special?
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MsGrowingGirl20
jeeez sir82
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isaacaustin
MsGrowingGirl,
I doubt your honesty here and your sincerity from your very first post. You sound very immature, and quite ignorant.
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MsGrowingGirl20
isaacaustin ---Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.I am 19 years old. Anyway,I don't have to measure up to your standards of what a 'true' confused jw sounds like.