by minimus 23 Replies latest jw friends
Minimus, you said,
I always thought of wanting to see my beloved grandmother again and that was a major reason for me staying the course.
That's very sweet and good of you to let us know that about yourself, Min. I hadn't seen this response of yours till just now.
it was part of a mosiac of fear I was serving and that kept me deep in the org,
I know of some who do allow this to greatly influence their witness involvement and any shallow glance at the scripts IMO would show this to be a weak support for one's faith.
galaxy, a sad but true story for many I believe.
Min, I guess an even betterer question for me now would be - Would those in the new system WANT me to be coming back LOL
My experience is that for people supposedly having the 'truth' about death and the resurrection, there sure are a lot who not only don't 'grieve as others do' but are really messed up because they never accept death for the only observable conclusion I've seen, namely, the opposite of life and hopefully one finds a way NOW to deal with it. If a resurrection occurs later - GREAT, but lets cope NOW.
boa
No.
The only thing that kept me in the bOrg for so long was the fear of being shunned.
It was just a matter of time before my misery became greater than my fear.
Free at last! Free at last! Thank gawd allmighty... I'm free at last!
Tell them that you'll tell your parents yourself when you see them in heaven.
We remained in the organisation because we believed it was the truth.........not because of a doctrine.
I don't know of anyone who was a dub because of a particular doctrine they liked.........and not agree with at least most of the rest of the Organisations teachings.
I can see a doctrine such as this being a prime element in being drawn to the religion however.
Gumby
No, it wasn't the resurrection hope. I never was comforted by that hope, and couldn't see how it would comfort someone who had lost their marriage mate, since they believe they won't be married anymore. Those who lost a child only want the child NOW, not in 20 years or more.
What kept me in was family, all my friends, and truly believing it all. Such a sucker.
When my father died, I had a lot of crazy stuff going through my head because my mom had pounded into my head how those who rejects God's organization would not be given the chance of resurrection...my dad was a staunch Born Again Christian so I was really scared that even if I made it to the resurrection that he wouldn't be there. However, after really thinking about it (and reading the bible), I came to the conclusion that the JW's teachings were definitely not properly interpreted from the Bible. After that, the thought of a resurrection didn't matter as much to me...
Besides, as I grew up I decided that if I want a relationship with God then I rather have it out of love of being alive then thinking about what I get out of it. This life is good enough...you don't have to use some lure for me to thank God...
This life is good enough...you don't have to use some lure for me to thank God...
Very good point. It's best to live this life, since it is the "real life" not the one we were waiting for. THIS IS IT!!!
Yes it did!!! But, I can't say it was the "only factor" to keep me involved. I was a very young teen when my Mom died, the resurrection hope was a great comfort for me....I desperately wanted to see her again..
Codeblue
