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Going inside "Christendoms evil churches" after abandoning the BORG
by yogosans14 in
1. jw
2. experiences
after i was done with the wt and its unbiblical teachings i went to other churches.

first i went to a roman catholic church after reading many of the early church father writings (which btw all of them affirm the trinity) and as i first went in i thought i was literally going to burst in flames or become posssed by a demon!but as i went in the church had a nice smell to it and i sat down in the back pew and the church was very full.

the service was beautiful, there was 4 bible readings and a sermon and the priest talked about being a light to the world and living like christ and it was a very uplifting sermon considering i used to think catholics were idol worshipers and never read the bible.
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Is the organization actually gaining more members or losing more?
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
last time i was at the kingdom hall they were praising themselves about all the growth in members they have been having.

is this "growth" they are having statistically accurate?or are a lot leaving?
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Jehovah's witness doctrine on "only 144,000 are born again" easily debunked!
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
these verses in particular were an eye opener for me.

of course in the jws i thought only 144,000 are truly born again and are part of the new covenant but the bible says else wise.

i know most here will disagree with me but try to have a open mind here :).
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Why do I suddenly want to start reading JW literature and going to Kingdom Halls?
by yogosans14 in
1. jw
2. 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..
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I'm tired of the org misquoting scholars to support there heretical NWT
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
day after day jws are constantly fighting with me over the internet that the nwt is the most accurate translation and then they prove it by quoting scholars from the watchtower magazines.

they tell me i'm biased and there rendering of john 1:1 as "a god" is approved by scholars but i have researched there so called "supporters" and i have found they have tooken what they said out of context to twist the scriptures to there liking.. .

dr. julius r. mantey (who is even recognized by the watchtower as a greek scholar since they quote his book on page 1158 of their kingdom interlinear translation): calls the watchtower translation of john 1:1 "a grossly misleading translation.
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Have you seen witnesses texting during meetings?
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was dragged to the hall last sunday and wendsday and this woman infront of me was using her phone for the study articles and when we were getting up to do a song i saw her quickly sending a text, which shocked me because i know they dont allow that.

are the jws getting more and more leniant?.
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Colossians 1:15-16 and the word "other"
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"he is the image of the invisible god, the firstborn of all creation; because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities.

all [other] things have been created through him and for him.

" (col. 1:15-17, for context.
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144,000 are only born again disproved by 1 verse.
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
1 john 5:1 says everyone (not just special people) but everyone who believes that jesus is the son of god is born of god.

born of god is the same thing as born again.

the jw theology is so easy to refute i dont see how anyone can read the whole nt and still be one..
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Is it true that the GB is soon planning on ditching the 1914 doctrine?
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
or atleast tweaking it again... apparently there has been rumors of this coming out of bethel.

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Studied with JW grandma for 3 years and went to meetings, I have now seen the light!
by yogosans14 in
1. jw
2. experiences
im new here and im 17, going to turn 18 in 1 week.

i studied with my gradma the bible teach book and went to meeting with her and other relatives (considering most my relatives are jw except my parents) and i believe in all of it because i never read the bible for myself.

after reading the gospels i started noticing contradictions in the jw doctrine like when jesus said many would dine with the patriachs in the kingdom of heaven (yet only 144,000 jws can) which would seem odd considering the fact he adressed this to more then the apostles.