Posts by menrov

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Trying to find Faith

by Lostfromthefaith in

hi im a 14 year old former catholic trying to find a religion and or faith my parents will drop me off at a service they support me no matter what i was wondering if anyone can prove to me their is a god cause right now im confused!

menrov

Just start reading a bible (you can find many on the internet, or can be downloaded for free for tablet / smartphone). Start with the NT, not the OT, as the NT is meant for Christians and more for our times. Same as when you would become a doctor. You would start with the latest study books, not the ones used in say 1500.

When you have questions, try to use the internet to find answers from more reliable (unbiased) sources. You can use this forum but there are also a few others that are rather good to help with biblical questions.

Practice your own thinking. Learn to make up your mind, and ideas, and test them. This will take you pretty well where you want to be.

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Why do I suddenly want to start reading JW literature and going to Kingdom Halls?

by yogosans14 in

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friends

is good calling me back or am i just letting my emotions get the best of me?also i really want to be closer to my jw family.

btw i was never baptized and i consider myself a born again christian i go to a baptist church and wath televangelist and i have expirenced gods presence like never before but sometimes i get fearful and think "what if jws are right and i'm wrong" than i'm screwed!but if there wrong and i'm right it doesn't look to good for them.. i would prefer if nobody posted "god isn't real" type comments.

i truly believe he is real but i respect why some are atheists..

menrov

For a true Christian believer, only the bible is right. All religious groups have their own interpretations and doctrines. That is why there are so many and some have even fought war against each other.

Each group can have a few doctrines that can be considered "right" meaning, it can be supported by the bible in an unbiased way, But many other doctrines cannot be supported that way. The WBTS (Jehovah's Witnesses) have many of those.

Is that a problem? Well, no, as long as you are free to express your own interpretations and belief. In that sense, even a religious organisation is entitled to have their own views and interpretations. It becomes a problem however, when the leaders of that religious group mandate their views to be accepted, they impose them on their members and actively shut-up anyone who disagrees. Such a behaviour by religious leaders go against the promise: the truth will set you free. In contrast, you will become their (mental) slave regarding your belief.

I leave it up to you to experience what the practice is you encounter with JW's or Adventists or Baptists etc.

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POLL: Will You Be Attending The Memorial & If You Are---Why?

by minimus in

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i was just invited.

i thanked my old elder friend and he left.

(i'm not going).

menrov

This year I will not be attending for the first time.I have not been attending meetings for some months now and would feel a bit of a hypocrite if I suddenly show up for the memorial. It is like saying: I do not agree with your doctrines but regarding the memorial, I guess you are right.

The whole setup of the memorial is wrong. Attendees will not be motivated to follow Christ, to accept his ransom and obey the instructions in John 6. The speaker will try to avoid anyone partaking. They will talk about 2 hopes, which do not as such exist in the bible.

Jesus said that where 2 or 3 are gathered in HIS [Jesus]] name, He be with them. Are JW's really gathered in the name of Jesus?

In other words, showing up, for whatever reason, will give the impression that somewhere you agree with the doctrines around the memorial.

But of course, it is a personal choice.

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Nightline program with segment on JWs has been changed until tomorrow night.

by AndersonsInfo in

i was at a criminal trial all day in murfreesboro, tn, involving the notorious jw who i call "mommy molester," angela montgomery.

this is the reason i didn't know until this evening that the nightline program with the segment on jws was changed until tomorrow night.

(i forgot my phone.

menrov

Possible someone to share the program as a file as where I live, I cannot view this. Many thanks.

I guess one can view the program via this link:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/jehovahs-witness-accuses-church-hiding-child-abusers-congregations/story?id=29586778

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Nightline program with segment on JWs has been changed until tomorrow night.

by AndersonsInfo in

i was at a criminal trial all day in murfreesboro, tn, involving the notorious jw who i call "mommy molester," angela montgomery.

this is the reason i didn't know until this evening that the nightline program with the segment on jws was changed until tomorrow night.

(i forgot my phone.

menrov

or may be the lawyers of the WBTS are trying to block the program.

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They are still lying, even though they revised the FAQ.

by DATA-DOG in

do jehovahs witnesses feel that they are the only people who will be saved?.

many millions who lived in centuries past and who werent jehovahs witnesses will have an opportunity for salvation.

the bible explains that in gods promised new world, there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

menrov

DD, this line of reasoning is the typical DOUBLE-TONGUE speak the WBTS uses. On the one hand, saying they do not know who will be saved and on the other hand in their magazine ans public talks they say the anointed will all be saved and the rank and file will be save(d) as long as they are member of the organisation. In reality, if you really read all this stuff carefully, they are only 100% sure that all GB anointed ones will be saved (they never mention judgment). But for the R&F, the message is more: do whatever you can, and may be you survive armageddon. Stay in the organisation and most likely you will be save(d).

It is double tongue. Same with question on shunning. Do JW's shun? on the site, OF COURSE NOT, FAMILY TIES ALWAYS REMAIN. In magazine, the mother who did not even send an email in 10 years to her DF's son is hailed for that behaviour.

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Rethinking "this world", "the world", and "worldly"

by Fernando in

if all religion is a snare and a racket as per judge rutherford, then has religion maybe lied to us on this score too?.

could jesus have meant: "if you belonged to the (religious) world, it would love you as its own.

as it is, you do not belong to the (religious) world, but i have chosen you out of the (religious) world.

menrov

Interesting view and does make sense as those who wanted to kill Jesus were primarily the Jews. The Romans even wanted to release Jesus but the Jews chose Barabbas instead.

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Sponsoring gameshows

by happy@last in

within the first minute of this gameshow they speak of their sponsors, what do you make of this!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yaxdra8f9q.

menrov

Hard to tell if it is fake. It is not in episode 2 or 3 but I watched it on another site, like not linked to youtube and it also showed the logo:

http://th.hao123.com/video/play?id=590380

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has anyone seen vidio on youtube about why they changed cover of songbook search youtube jw.org embarrassment

by poopie in

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friends

any thoughts.

menrov

Why is the dark man now a brown man?

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Letter for More Free Workers Required by the ORG!

by The Searcher in

letter read out at meeting last night - for scotland!.

the scottish rbc urgently requires qualified plumbers who are registered central heating installers.. also, they are looking for volunteers to train as plumbers for the scottish rbc.

.

menrov

Anyone has that letter?