When a Witness starts THINKING, there comes a time when decisions have to be made. When you KNOW that their Bible chronolgy is unsupported or that the Revelation Climax Book is absurd, it begins the process of 'what are you going to do now?'......What could get you motivated is the realization that "love" is not the hallmark of this Organization. Or that the imperfect men that run things have no more divine guidance than you do. Whatever or whenever----EVENTUALLY you have to make decisions......I applaud persons like Sword of Jah for venturing out in territory that is clearly difficult to deal with.
Would You Stay As A Witness, Even Though You Knew It Wasn't "The Truth"?
by minimus 40 Replies latest jw friends
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XBEHERE
No... but the question that should be asked is how long will you pretend to be one for the sake of others (family, friends, etc.) Now thats a tough question don't you think.
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JustTickledPink
I can't fake anything in life. I like living in honesty. There is no way I could compromise my own honesty and do it.
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XBEHERE
JustTickledPink you are a better person than me then. I just wouldnt be able to hurt my wife, her family, my family all for the sake of my own personal interests. If I was single and alone I would have left 3 yrs ago, no doubt about it.
JustTickledPink...I want to clarify, I was not critisizing you.
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upside/down
I guess the question would then become one of definitions....
What are you a "witness" to or of? What's the point?
Can one claim to be "christian" of any flavor and be a hypocrite? Or deny what one truly believes in his heart, even if it's non-belief?
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minimus
XBHere----you raise a good point. It would be sheer ignorance to suggest that those that stay on as JWs because of family, friends or whatever the reason are simply pretentious.
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whyamihere
What people do is their business.
As for me I can't lie nor live one. When I had my doubts I started to search. Now I finally see the truth so I left. I don't lie that's not me and I am not about to start now!
Brooke
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upside/down
It can truthfully be said than that ones in that situation have mainly an issue of "time".
It's only a matter of time till the sitch changes enough for them to leave. It is inevitabl though... they will EVENTUALLY leave or fade or whatever you want to call it. IMO
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blondie
My husband and I left at the same time. Others have more emotional ties than I did.
But I figure it is like straddling a picket fence that keeps getting taller every day. Eventually, you have to pick one side or the other.
Blondie
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kls
Nope i couldn't do it . That's why i told my husband that i could not live the lie even knowing my life would be hell and it was but it was worth it .I could look at myself and not feel ashamed of who i was inside.