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  3 Salvation Concepts

  by Amazing in

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  if salvation could be compared to trying to get from los angeles to santa catalina island (about 20 miles out in the pacific) and you could not take a plane, helicopter, or take a boat, but you could only try to jump or swim, then salvation might look like this:.

  the typical protestant view of salvation: no matter how strong you are, or how well you can make the long jumps, no one can jump 20 miles.

  jesus died and made the jump for you so that you do not have to jump in the first place.

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  codeblue

  Interesting topic

  A couple of years ago, during my fade and on vacation, I went to a Sunday meeting with family (yes I have JW family, all live far away from me).

  The subject of the Sunday talk was about the great crowd surviving Armagedden (based on how they lived their life before) and how after 1,000 years would be tested again. The bright light hit me: WHY should I have to be tested again when I went thru hell surviving Armageddon, proved my integrity only to be tested again? How FAIR is this? The so called annointed only had to prove themselves once. The topic of being tested and re-tested just doesn't make any sense to me.

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  For those who have lost their way......

  by watson in

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  visualize me doing my best "jim carrey" gag reflex.. .

  ----- directions to the spiritual paradise.. when leaving the worldly mall make a turn around and go to faith blvd.

  keep straight on lamp to my roadway.there, you must turn onto the endurance bridge, which is over troubled water.

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  codeblue

  omg...I got this in a personal email yesterday. I almost posted it here...but didn't have the strength to do it...lol
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  Well its over....

  by kerj2leev in

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  after 13years of marriage, today it finally came to an end!.

  it felt very strange as i entered into the court room, my attorney on the right and hers on the left.

  we were the first group of 15 or 16 case to be heard today.

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  codeblue

  (((kerj)))

  So sorry.....your post brought back memories to me, 8 years ago I lived that scene.

  I was married almost 20 years and gave it my all, unfortunately he didn't give much.

  Today has caused you a lot of pain but the tomorrow's will all get much easier. (as someone else has mentioned...) It really will get better

  take care,

  Codeblue
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  This is so huge.

  by La Capra in

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  when i was four, i believed that my life could be painfully and tortuously taken from me, in a ball of flame, crashing down from the heavens, just while i sitting down to a bowl of oatmeal in the morning.. when i was nine, i believed that my life, as i then knew it, would be drastically altered, that i would be tortured for being a jw, and after suffering for who knows how long, i would die (because i still hadn't lived up to jehovah's expectations).. when i was 13, i wanted to be a nuclear physicist-because it sounded cool, but in the meantime i believed that i would die in armageddon because i wanted to go to college, get really educated, and have a great, "worldly" life.. when i was 15, i felt guilty that i hoped armageddon would never come, because i so desperately wanted to go to college.. when i was 17, i was offered an honors early admissions in a prestigious program in a highly regarded engineering program.

  my mother flat out said, "no!".

  when i was 18, i scuttled semi-secretly to the local university, part-time, trying to hide my daily activities without actually lying to anyone.. when i was 19 i quit pretending and disassociated.

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  Congrats That is so awesome!!!
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  Just attended a SAD program on Saturday...........................

  by enlightenedcynic in

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  codeblue

  lol...just look at the definition of SAD: special assembly day

  Nothing special about it, it can indeed make you sad though....
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  How do you feel about Tatoos?

  by Fisherman in

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  i feel very offended and distrurbed when i see people covered with tatoos.

  some people have tatoos all over their bodies, even on their faces.

  there are also tatoo programs on the tlc channel that children can watch without a forewarning before the show comes on.

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  I think tattoos can be very kewl if done like a piece of art. NOdenial has one that is awesome!

  I would like one, lower mid-back area (just above the bikini line) but I haven't found the one I want to LIVE with forever!!!
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  AT 1:26PM FRIDAY OUR DAUGHTER WAS BORN!!!

  by Es in

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  well its all happend, got to the hosp early friday morning, had my waters broken at around 7:30am had to wait for an hour and a half to see if labour would begin naturally, it didnt so at 9am i was hooked up to the drip, man that was intense, put it to you this way, blakes labour was about 8 hours all up kaia's labour was 3 hours and i would rather go through the 8 hour one anyday.. it was a very short labour, kaia was born a bit shocked as it happend so fast so she was rushed up to nursery for a bit as she was purple and not breathing properly but after an hour on oxygen she was fine, me on the other hand had to be stitched up coz pushing a 9 pound 1 baby out naturally with no drugs does damage heheh, then i had to be hooked up to a drip for 4 hours as i lost a bit of blood.

  but once we were all sorted it was all good.

  she is doing so well we are at home now, she is beautiful and very content.

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  Congrats Es

  What a beautiful baby!!!

  Life has just begun!!!
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  My 2 Year Anniversary on JWD.

  by AK - Jeff in

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  what a ride it has been!.

  i was [and had been for a full year] sure that leaving the jw's was the right thing to do, before i showed up here.

  still, the journey was just underway then, and this forum has been a wonderful aid in that journey.. i remember the first few weeks, when i discovered that some of the posters here [mouthy, jst2laws and his wife (joysabelle i think)] had aided me earlier thru emails in the first of my earliest contacts, before i knew of jwd.

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  codeblue

  Congrats Jeff
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  Okay, here's my story.

  by sundawn77 in

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  hey all.. first of all i want to say that i am really impressed by the warm atmosphere that this board provides.

  i remember when i was little and we learned about non-witnesses, and they were portrayed as children-eating, blood-drinking criminals.

  okay, i exaggerate, but the connotations were there!.

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  Welcome Sundawn

  My heart ached for you reading your life story.

  I have the opposite problem, my adult son is treating me like your parents are treating you. IT HURTS!!!

  I have to keep reminding myself they act that way because they are in a "cult"... If you haven't read Steve Hassan's books, it might help you out now. He also has a website too.

  take care and hugs to you,

  Codeblue
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  doinmypart

  by purplesofa in

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  hey, .

  hope all is going well for you since stepping down as elder and wife has calmed down.

  please let us know how you are doing.. thinking of you, .

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  codeblue

  I second Purps....hope all is well for you and your family