Thoughts from the inside

by ezekiel3 12 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  hybridous

  "Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it....."

  Paduan,

  I'm not sure what your intent was here, but I'd like to know...please expostulate.

  This sad, sad monologue seems like it could've been written by a million different witnesses, some of whom, I am related to. They've written off this life. It's over, if only because the WT says so. They're as lost to me as I seem to them.

  There's still time for the others. I hope I have the patience and understanding to help when the time is right. To take this precious gift of life and waste it serving a publishing corporation...I think, is a crime and punishment unto itself.

  The wages of sin is death? Maybe so...but I can think of fates worse than death. I love you anyways, Mom.
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  willyloman

  This sad, sad monologue seems like it could've been written by a million different witnesses, some of whom, I am related to. They've written off this life. It's over, if only because the WT says so.

  You nailed it. That's exactly what they think.
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  exjdub

  Great compilation Ezekiel3.

  This sad, sad monologue seems like it could've been written by a million different witnesses, some of whom, I am related to. They've written off this life. It's over, if only because the WT says so. They're as lost to me as I seem to them.

  Well said hybridous. That's how you know that it is an accurate rendition...regardless of our background or nationality, we all recognize the speech and the thought patterns. We have all probably heard similar sentiments.

  Example: One of my JW relatives has been poor her whole life, has had all of her kids leave the Org, her unbelieving husband has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy and they might lose their house so that they can pay for the medical bills, and she is experiencing extreme depression and has been breaking down sobbing repeatedly (and understandably)...just stated that she is not worried, "Jehovah has always provided" for her...huh??????