After all the wts crap, do any of you still believe in Jehovah?

by ButtLight 51 Replies latest jw friends

  • Carmel
    Carmel

    Yes, but you'd never guess how!

    carmel

    "To Him Isaiah, the greatest of the Jewish prophets, had alluded as the "Glory of the Lord," the "Everlasting Father," the "Prince of Peace," the "Wonderful," the "Counsellor," the "Rod come forth out of the stem of Jesse" and the "Branch grown out of His roots," Who "shall be established upon the throne of David," Who "will come with strong hand," Who "shall judge among the nations," Who "shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips slay the wicked," and Who "shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth." Of Him David had sung in his Psalms, acclaiming Him as the "Lord of Hosts" and the "King of Glory." To Him Haggai had referred as the "Desire of all nations," and Zachariah as the "Branch" Who "shall grow up out of His place," and "shall build the Temple of the Lord." Ezekiel had extolled Him as the "Lord" Who "shall be king over all the earth," while to His day Joel and Zephaniah had both referred as the "day of Jehovah," the latter describing it as "a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers." His Day Ezekiel and Daniel had, moreover, both acclaimed as the "day of the Lord," and Malachi described as "the great and dreadful day of the Lord" when "the Sun of Righteousness" will "arise, with healing in His wings," whilst Daniel had pronounced His advent as signalizing the end of the "abomination that maketh desolate."

    To His Dispensation the sacred books of the followers of Zoroaster had referred as that in which the sun must needs be brought to a standstill for no less than one whole month. To Him Zoroaster must have alluded when, according to tradition, He foretold that a period of three thousand years of conflict and contention must needs precede the advent of the World-Savior Shah-Bahram, Who would triumph over Ahriman and usher in an era of blessedness and peace."

    (Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. 94)

  • Nancy Drake
    Nancy Drake

    I believe in myself.

  • Sunnygal41
    Sunnygal41

    no, not wierd, dude, just where you are with your spirituality. I was involved twenty five years with the dubs and never could get a total belief in Jehovah. And, I never felt comfortable praying to him. Now, however, after 6 years out of the WTS, I am soooo happy. I have a deep spiritual belief system and I feel connected to "god/dess". I prefer to call my belief system "spiritual" rather than religious.

    Terri

  • seattleniceguy
    seattleniceguy
    I believe in myself.

    That's a great place to be. SNG

  • ButtLight
    ButtLight

    Wow, I would have to know a little more about the bible to understand all of that! LOL Im kindof rusty. I guess when all you know, is what you were taught growing up, it would make sense you still believe in Jah. Or at least God. Its hard to let your mind believe in other things, especially since it was pounded in your head for so long.

  • Sunnygal41
    Sunnygal41

    Hey, Glenwoodswoman..................I spent some years in upstate New York. I got the trooooof when I was living in a small town called Moriah. I first attended a meeting in 1971 in a congregation in Ticonderoga. I knew a "sister" my age in that small congregation named Irene. You wouldn't possibly be her, would you?

    Terri Crowe

  • ButtLight
    ButtLight

    And a comment about Santa, One of the reasons Christmas wasnt celebrated was because Jesus was not born on that day. Someone "made it up". Well than if the word Jehovah was "made up" who are, or were , we actually worshipping? Its kindof a scary thought.

  • Gretchen956
    Gretchen956

    First of all, welcome Buttlight! Don't feel bad because you need to do research. You only need to if you personally feel a need. There certainly isn't any criteria that you do it.

    Personally I have read the bible multiple times and I feel exactly like Odrade. And I too am a pagan for lots of reasons. But you will find your own path and it will be uniquely your own whether you decide you are a christian or something else.

    Enjoy the journey!

    Sherry

  • glenwoodswoman
    glenwoodswoman

    Hey Sunnygal Terri,

    Nope, sorry, never been in Ticonderoga, more like Buffalo and north of it. But I'll be you sister, anyway...

    Irene (aka Glennie)

  • glenwoodswoman
    glenwoodswoman

    Hey Sunnygal Terri again..

    Noticed in your post your reference to a connection to God/Godess. Loved that..

    Bright Blessings,

    Glennie

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