by minimus 45 Replies latest jw friends
Full fledged and practicing JWS see inactive ones as morally repulsive, unrighteous spiritually weak, under achievers, lazy and shameful for not worshiping Yahweh, who most likely deserve to be whacked by Jah come Armageddon.
In similarity to worldy people who are also deservedly going to be destroyed soon.
...... .and one wonders where the self righteous arrogance comes from typical JWS ???
At a time when Paul felt he was being judged by others in the congregation he said:
2 Corinthians 10:7-12
YOU look at things according to their face value.+ If anyone trusts in himself that he belongs to Christ, let him again take this fact into account for himself, that, just as he belongs to Christ, so do we also.+ 8 For even if I should boast+ a bit too much about the authority that the Lord gave us to build YOU up and not to tear YOU down,+ I would not be put to shame, 9 that I may not seem to want to terrify YOU by [my] letters. 10 For, say they: “[His] letters are weighty and forceful, but [his] presence* in person is weak+ and [his] speech contemptible.”+ 11 Let such a man take this into account, that what we are in our word by letters when absent, such we shall also be in action when present.+ 12 For we do not dare to class ourselves among some or compare ourselves with some who recommend themselves.+ Certainly they in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves have no understanding.
Jws never see themselves in this scripture, one they claim came from god.
FINKELSTEIN:
I'm not concerned about what JWs think of ex-JWs. I don't expect it would be flattering. Who cares?
All these full-fledged, self-righteous and arrogant JWs had better have some money saved up! Their arrogance isn't going to support them in their old age.
IMO, the ones who display hostility towards inactives feel threatened.
Or maybe incredibly jealous (though they'd never admit to it). They're stuck in the same rut that they were stuck in decades ago when you left, and you've moved on. You have real friends who are trustworthy and they have Loyal™ Friends™ who would rat them out to Elders™ in a heartbeat if they had the chance. You have things that they don't have because of the choices they made to Trust In Jehovah™, while you've improved your lot in life without Jehovah's help at all. They're still slogging away, going to Meetings™ and going Door-to-Door™, and you get to sleep in on weekends and go out for breakfast. They still have to sing those *dreadful* Kingdom Melodies™, while you can listen to whatever music you like. They get off on minding other peoples' business so they can trade information about you and curry favor with Elders™ and Elderettes™, while you enjoy the sweetness of privacy and not giving a flying you-know-what about what they think of you.
Of course, they're jealous!
@ scully...
The distinction between "threatened" and "jealous" can probably get fuzzy at times.
I'm not quite sure how people to view me. I think some people think I am a lost soul. Others think of me as a prodigal son. And I think others might think of me as being almost disfellowshipped or disassociated
I'll quote my ex-father in law who is an elder:
Me: Is that a new study?
Him: No, he's a witness but hasn't been the meetings in a few months. He's useless.
@ pale.emperor...
Seriously? He actually said that?
I don't know my current status. I don't know if I am removed as an unbaptised publisher, I have not received any message of that. If I am still official an unbaptised publisher, then I think JW's see me as inactive. The things that I notice is that instead of helping the ones (me) that suddenly stay away from meetings, they get scared and avoid any contact with us. It is really the opposite of what anyone would expect from Christians.
Sometimes I have received a message from a few people in the congregation, but that was when the CO gave a talk, and they invited me. When they ask why I am no longer coming, I say it is due to personal circonstances. From the elders, it is very silent, not a single one that has asked how things are going. The one that I studied with I told already quite some time ago that I don't believe the org is the channel of God. But I don't know if he has told other people in the cong or that he has kept silent about it. However, quite some people have already removed me from social media since I am no longer attending. I still live exactly the same life as before, I just no longer attend and no longer do ministry. I am not changed.
They are scared of people that no longer fit into their little box.
Edit: I am very happy to say that the person that brought me in the org, I am now slowly bringing out. It's a very good friend that keeps associating no matter what and that now slowly sees the errors of the org.
It depends honestly.
I can see why some have said jealousy. My cong tends to love bomb the struggling inactives, but spew vitriol at the ones who have improved their quality of life without Jehovah. They even say things like: "Money can't buy happiness." Or "Rich people tend to be the unhappiest." Even "It won't last long, they'll come running back to Jehovah." If you're truly happy, you'd be glad other people are experiencing your same joy instead of waiting for their downfall.
