What would it like to see

by JohnR1975 13 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • JohnR1975
    JohnR1975

    What I would like to see and maybe will get there in about another ten years is being a JW is a rewarding thing that enriches your life.

    Just like other religions out there you may not know the entire truth and maybe not quite right many of the beliefs but to have to idea of a belief centres and stabilises you.

    I would like JWs to be able to celebrate birthdays and maybe even other holidays if they choose to and not be judged by those who choose not to.

    I would like JWs to be allowed to have different interpretations of scripture and everyone is happy to agree to disagree and be able to say to each other yes maybe that interpretation is nearer the truth. We just don’t know.

    I would like new members of the GB to issue an apology for previous members getting so many things wrong.

    they need to come out and say they were wrong about 1914 this date has no scriptural significance and the same is true of 1919. JWs were not chosen in 1919 as the one and only true religion.

    we just don’t know about so many things and it takes humility to admit we were wrong.

    I would like to see even more lightening up on stupid restrictions like young people being allowed to have a varied friends and activities that are not with JWs only.

  • dropoffyourkeylee
    dropoffyourkeylee

    You dream a lot too!

  • stan livedeath
    stan livedeath

    @JohnR1975

    What parts of the JW religion do you like now ?

  • BoogerMan
    BoogerMan

    A celebration is a celebration - you don't need a religion to "introduce" celebrations into your life.

    Instigate your own!!!!! 😄

  • TonusOH
    TonusOH

    They could become more mainstream and still have different interpretations. There are many offshoots of the Miller and Russell-led denominations that are more mainstream than the JWs.

    The biggest hurdle would be letting go of the "no part of this world" interpretation where they use that phrase to limit birthdays, holidays, and (most importantly) basic daily social interaction. The WTS has frequently promoted the idea that JWs cannot have friendships with 'wordly' people, and that they should even be circumspect around non-believing family members. Reversing that would be terrific, but might also be a bit of a shock to many rank-and-file members.

    Still, I think it's the best path forward.

  • JohnR1975
    JohnR1975

    This is actually happening right now in real time.

    most JWs ignore shunning of late. They have resumed contact. Most ignore direction from the GB.

    most JWs hardly do any ministry they just go for the social aspect.

    most kind of celebrate birthdays but hide it. They make excuses calling it something else but still celebrating it.

    most don’t believe 1914 doctrinal teachings and not 1919 one true religion was picked either.

  • DesirousOfChange
    DesirousOfChange

    DITTO to what JohnR1975 said.

    I think the majority of JWs would still claim it is The Truth™ and that they are true believers and The End™ of this wicked system will be "very, very soon" (though they are just reciting the KoolAid spin), but in reality they do not live their life like they really believe all of this.

    Instead, if you pin them down and challenge them on it they will mutter something like, "you have to live your life like Armageddon could come tomorrow, BUT you have to PLAN your life like it will never come in your lifetime". Yeah, right. Can you say "LACK OF FAITH"? Of course, they will grab onto any and everything in the news (Covid, Ukraine/Russia, Middle-East, etc) and point to it and HOPE IT IS the turning point, just like they did 9/11 and every other disaster.

    I think the vast majority of JWs are "Social JWs". It's their "religion" but not really their "belief", since primarily most DO NOT KNOW the real JW doctrines anymore beyond "JW(dot)org".

  • Vanderhoven7
    Vanderhoven7

    I would like to see them move away from organization salvation and the Watchtower Armageddon-survival gospel to the biblical gospel.

  • cofty
    cofty

    I would like to see the entire organisation vanish

  • joe134cd
    joe134cd

    Omg if they implemented this it would send them down the gurgler quicker than they are now.

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