if jw isn't the right religion, then which one is? Or is it basically believe in God, the bible and you'll be fine?
Ha! I don't want to scare you away, but my answers came from independent research down a completely different path. It's a huge leap from believing in the religion of the Watchtower to where I am at. Let's just say that I can prove to myself that a path is wrong, but not necessary be able to demonstrate that some other path is right. NO, I would not start from "...believe in God, the Bible, and you will be fine." I would start from nowhere knowing nothing and try to learn what would disprove or prove. But for now, I would say to prove that Watchtower is a lie and focus on that- get out of there. You don't have to GO anywhere else right now.
2. i can't find any other religion who has broken thru all the racial barriers and teach the same stuff worldwide....In all honesty I do trust "most" jw if I were to stay at their house or vice versa.
Hey, you are from the JW's so of course you feel this way and are unsure of another way. I can tell you that I have been trusted in the home of an ex-JW the same as a JW. But more to really understand this thought, I would say that individual JW members are typically wonderful people. It is the organization that is not to be trusted. Can I say that there is a religion out there whose members pretty much automatically accept strangers or fellow members without question? No. There may be, but I don't know of it. DO YOU ACCEPT CHRISTIANS INTO YOUR HOME UNQUESTIONINGLY? ....and why would they have to be "Christians" anyway? Stay at hotels, use caution with any group of strangers you want to come into.
3. If some of you don't believe in the organization, why attack it or stand outside assemblies etc trying to spread the word of being against them, what benefit is this?
I tend to agree. But some have been so hurt by the organization bullying their members into shunning someone. Some have lost loved ones to the blood doctrine or have had their marriages break up over someone deciding not to believe Watchtower anymore. I think that most protesting only benefits the protestors and not so much the people still in the organization. But who are we to insist that someone refrain?
4. I have read and seen throughout history that they could have wrong teachings and that yes they have been wrong in the past about some things, jw normally say well we changed and the light got brighter. What is a good reply to that??
Read http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/15-minute-guide-to-truth.php
One thing I had to do was realize that the core teaching that Armageddon is imminent wasn't just a little off, and now the light is brighter.
Armageddon isn't just an "overlap" generation away now. If you go to the roots of Watchtower, you can do see that core teachings were wrong, and today's teachings are still wrong. I would just run with "Overlap generation" if someone insists the light is brighter now. "REALLY?"
5. Most JW don't even read the bible, they just automatically think its the truth and follow it no matter what. If I bring up a question to an elder they auto think I'm against it, why is this?? Honestly ....
Elders are not spiritual guides. They are just poorly trained lower managers. All they know is that they have to follow Watchtower directions on everything. Here's all they ever say in a nutshell: Read and study the Bible and Watchtower literature more, pray to Jehovah more, attend more meetings, put in more field [recruiting] time, confess your shortcomings to God and to us. Listen, Obey, and be Blessed.
That's really it.
If you are going to start questioning Watchtower, it is usually best not to involve the elders or to minimize what you tell them.
