Todays text (4/20/02) and mind control

D wiltshire

Expectation postponed is making the heart sick. -Prov.13: 12
(Text for 4/20/02 wt 9/1/00 19,20a)

Certainly, if a person is entertaining unfounded expectations, the heart can be sickened by disappointment. However, waiting for happy events can fill us with anticipatory joy long before the day of fulfillment. That joy is intensified if we use the time wisely, making preparations for the coming event. When we have complete confidence that our expectations will be fulfilled – even if we do not know when they will be fulfilled – the waiting period does not have to ‘make the heart sick.’ God’s faithful worshippers know that Christ’s Millennial Reign is imminent. They are confident that they will see the end of death and disease. (Rev.21: 3,4) In these times of ecological crisis, they relish the certain prospect of seeing Paradise established on earth. (Isa. 35:1,2,7) How wise, then, to use the waiting time judiciously, “always having plenty to do in the work of the Lord “!

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sleepy

"Expectation postponed is making the heart sick"

At long last the watchtower admits to making people sick.

D wiltshire

Reading between the lines:

Expectation postponed is making the heart sick. -Prov.13: 12
(Text for 4/20/02 wt 9/1/00 19,20a)
Certainly, if a person is entertaining unfounded expectations, the heart can be sickened by disappointment.

That's why so many inside the WT have sick hearts.

However, waiting for happy events can fill us with anticipatory joy long before the day of fulfillment.

If it is true and reliable!

That joy is intensified if we use the time wisely, making preparations for the coming event.

If true and not just BS.

When we have complete confidence that our expectations will be fulfilled – even if we do not know when they will be fulfilled – the waiting period does not have to ‘make the heart sick.’

So if we really really beleive the WT and close our mind to their unfulfilled prophecies we will not feel so bad.

God’s faithful worshippers know that Christ’s Millennial Reign is imminent. They are confident that they will see the end of death and disease. (Rev.21: 3,4)

How do they know what Jehovah's faithful worshippers really know?

In these times of ecological crisis, they relish the certain prospect of seeing Paradise established on earth. (Isa. 35:1,2,7) How wise, then, to use the waiting time judiciously, “always having plenty to do in the work of the Lord “!

Another words keep selling our magazines.

Join the Watchtower or you will die.
Only Jehovah's Witnesses have the TRUTH all other religions EVIL and from the Devil.
You must beleive the Watchtower or you're going to die a painful death forever, isn't that really GOOD NEWS?

Teirce

I wonder how few statements it takes to break down this argument for the benefit of any JWs who happen across. Here's my attempt:

Because the WTS adds conditions to Prov 13.12, it is either incomplete as a scriptural instruction (comp. ii Tim 3.16), or they contradict it. The scripture is a truth, or it is not a truth.

FreeFallin

I copied today's text from a friend to post here, but see it is already up. This is one of the most deceitful uses of this scripture I've ever seen. To state one bible quote as the truth, and then completely contradict it in the written text!! How can they do this and get away with it? I've just been so angry since I read this a few days ago...Why did I ever believe this was the truth?

Solace

So frustrating and sad.
It is hard to know that my J.W. family is reading something and then interpreting it any way the society tells them to.

cornish

Expectation postponed is making the heart sick. -Prov.13: 12

Watchtower translation,,
In our case we must be joyfull whatever even if it is postponed and ignore the above scripture.

Gopher

In line with what several posters have already said, it is quite stunning that the WTS writers would even allude to this scripture at all.

How many times have they deliberately raised expectations regarding the end times and dates? 1975 is one of a series, and I remember the great anticipation: "Stay alive till '75!" and "The end is only a few months away!" were common thoughts.

Of course, the WTS blamed the "rank and file" JW's for having such thoughts. But THOSE MEN manipulated us by raising the expectations in the first place! And they have sickened the hearts of their loyal followers, time and again. Yet the followers still follow. Misery must love company.

-J.R.

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Todays text (4/20/02) and mind control

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