My experience. Read, Enjoy.
I grew up in another religion. I believed in everything I heard. No one was aloud to open the bible because it was only for our religious leaders. Almost everyone who I knew were doing bad things and had the idea that God will forgive them because he is “a forgiving God”, and as long they pray for forgiveness after their wrong doing, it was alright; so they thought. I was lost, but I found truth in the bible. The scriptures said that God only forgives those who are truly repentant. If you are truly repentant, a simple I’m sorry wasn’t going to cut it. You have to put your remorse into action. If you know that you’re going to plan to do it again, are you truly sorry? No. I’m glad that I had some one show me this scripture before I went out and committed serious wrongs in my life.
The people who showed me were Jehovah’s Witnesses. Even then I felt they were a cult. I hated Jehovah’s Witnesses because they came to study with my mother. I thought my mother is going to be brainwashed by these people. I started trashing Watchtowers left and right. I did this for years. I tried to challenge them, and guess what…I could never find fault with them. Every thing they did was in the bible. I challenge them with scriptures and doctrines. Turns out, I was the one in darkness.
I searched many religions only to find out that they basically believe in the same wrong things. Jehovah’s Witness are different in that they used the bible as their source and way of life. It changed my life to doing what is good. I had a friend that grew up with me since middle school, he started to study and he left his wild debauched life and became baptized. He married his girlfriend and started to provide for his son.
The truth gives you a hope for the future. That even when you die, you may have life and serve God.
Imagine there is no God. Imagine there is no “Kingdom” that will make the world into a paradise.
What is there to live for? Who cares, steal – get stolen; rape-be raped; trash the earth for profits; kill- be murdered. Who care…morals? What for---its all about self gratification, right? Hey, might as well, what is there to loose, we all have “sinful temptations”, don’t deny yourself, you are going to die…life is short!
Would you really want that? While violating someone’s rights, your rights will be violated too…and taken quickly, perhaps-animalistic as man is- the world as we know it now would have self destructed many years ago if people had no fear of God or Law.
If you want to play the game, you must play by the rules. You want to have a happy life, don’t cheat on each other- treat everyone with respect (*golden rule). You want more out of life than just death-“This means everlasting life taking in knowledge of you the only true God and the one whom you sent forth Jesus Christ”- John 17:3
Look at all the religions out there. Who are the ones fighting against each other? Who are the ones that only go for church to have a good old fashioned faith-healing? (now is that bizarre, but people don’t protest that on the net) How about the sex and child molesting scandals that are on the news the past weeks, I don’t see people flocking out of them ( same church that burned people at the stake for reading their bibles centuries ago, and help Hitler in WWII). I don’t see people here protesting that! Instead they protest 1975. What is wrong with this picture?
The people who were at once at their end of their rope, I have seen first hand- were helped and their lives changed. Now I have the opportunity to do the same for over 7 years now. Did you know that JWs are at first hand helping in disasters when they strike all over the world. They help JWs and non-JWs equally when disaster strikes. They do what everyone should be doing. They don’t brag or broad cast it like people who want recognition. They know Jehovah saw them and the friends now that they can depend on each other. At one time I was very poor and no money. The friend without me asking brought me food and clothing and furniture and money to pay my bills till my mom and I was on our feet again. They would help me year after years for a several years to get to the conventions in different states. I never seen so much love as I do with the JWs than any other religion. I am very happy.
If you have a similar experience about the truth transforming your life as a better person being a JW let me know. Otherwise, please just read. There are so much negative responses, I really don’t need them here. Thank You.