by betty boop 27 Replies latest jw experiences
The more time that passes, the less i even think about it. I dont really believe in it but now and again i get a nagging fear of "what if we're all wrong and it is true" and boom big lighting rods and earthquakes come and shatter us all and i think damn and i almost beat Jah on this one
its so silly i know im right about my decison to leave the Dubs but they psychologicaly messed with us for so long sometimes your like woah what if theyre right!
Never did, even when I was a JW. When I was a JW I rarely ever thought about "spiritual matters" unless I was at a meeting or in FS or doing something JW related. It was like an On/Off switch in my head... and I only turned it on when I needed to... otherwise I just went about my business like the JW stuff did not even exist.
Never did, even when I was a JW. When I was a JW I rarely ever thought about "spiritual matters" unless I was at a meeting or in FS or doing something JW related. It was like an On/Off switch in my head... and I only turned it on when I needed to... otherwise I just went about my business like the JW stuff did not even exist.
So you could say that you were, "elsewhere?" LOL
Seriously, though, I feared Armeggedon as a child, but when I grew up I outgrw those childish views. Hmmmm, that sounds familiar.
Now I have no fear of Armeggedon, and unlike most Christians, beleive that I will go through the final "end times."
LABD
I really don't care one way or another.
I still get the odd paranoia, I've made the wrong choice, I'm gonna die. Having the armagedon theory driven into my head my whole life is going to take a while to fix.
Strangely though I don't believe in the resurrection or any life after death, maybe I'm just confused.
Think of all the things you hated when you where in the org, what drove you to leave, all the false prophecies they have made and their forever changing new light.. you should start to wonder how you ever believed it in the first place.
Typical cult practice - instill fear of some 'catastrophic event' that, unless you are part of the cult you will not live through. They've been wrong on everything else, so it stands to reason they'd be wrong on this too. Since I left, I've done some study on the book of Revelation and read some books by 'secular' authors, and it's interesting how other people view the events of Revelation. (I recommend any of Tim Lahay's books on Revelation.) Most seem to agree that the events of Revelation will be devastating to the earth and those on it, but that it's a time that God will use to bring as many to him as possible. Contrast that to the Witness view that if you're not already 'saved' you're going to die.
My personal feeling is that the 'end of the world', however it plays out, is going to be not as any of us think. The only thing we can do is to do what the Bible says (not the WT) - believe on Jesus Christ as our redeemer, develop a personal relationship w/ him, follow the code of conduct of the Bible (not the WT), and believe that his kind and merciful nature will overcome our deficiencies. Then, regardless of what happens at 'Armageddon', we will have done what the Bible says and therefore should have no fears or worries.
I love how the JW's tell you that, not only do you have to do all their crap, but if you don't do it right you STILL might die at Armageddon. What a crock.
...the bible story of Armegedon; as retold by the JWs to their advantage; has no more impact or influence on MY life ( or the majority of anyone else on this planet) then the PLATO legend of ATLANTIS.
...I have more interest in PLATOs legend....
No fear whatsoever!
It won't happen in my time.
DY
Imagine a father with many children killing most of them and keeping only one or two has his special own. Personally, I'd rather be one of those killed than have to live within the stink of such a monster. That said....
Belief in a physical event or time period called "Armageddon" is contingent on belief in a finite god that is separate from the rest of the universe: all people, places and things. Generally we never think to question beliefs -- that have been handed down to us -- in a god who is just another fragment or thing floating around in time and space. A god that can be our friend, or our enemy.
What if religious teachings of a tiny separate-god are false; and our true Source has no limits or boundaries besides those created between our ears? If so, then God is available for discovery right here and now within our own being; and "Armageddon" would then be seen has not a physical event in time and space, but rather a moment of the washing away of what is false, and the awakening to our true Identity.
The only way we can know this for sure is to look very earnestly and deep within.
j
As a child, yes I did. Now, I file it somewhere in between Mother Goose and Aesop's.
