so i read a comment on youtube of someone stating that john 6:53-58 woke him up.
the nwt says .
so jesus said to them: “most truly i say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.+54 whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and i will resurrect+ him on the last day;55 for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.56 whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and i in union with him.+ 57 just as the living father sent me and i live because of the father, so also the one who feeds on me will live because of me.+ 58 this is the bread that came down from heaven.
I'm so amazed how being inside the Borg I never truly READ the scriptures.
For me, the most important verse for a Christian is James 1:27. ( http://biblehub.com/james/1-27.htm )
The ONLY scripture that specifies what type of worship God wants.
WT CREATES orphans and widows, and does not even help JW orphans and widows, never mind helping "Samaritan" orphans and widows.
the movie "network" is playing.. made in 1976. seriously?
40 years ago.. i am not going to take it anymore..
The movie "Network" is playing.
Made in 1976. Seriously? 40 years ago.
I am not going to take it anymore.
post on another forum prompted this one.. wt is flip-flopping on the "no marriage for you" (voice of seinfeld soup nazi) to placate the 50% of jw women who will never marry "in this system.
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140815/jesus-sadducees-marriage-after-resurrection/.
however, we do know that wt also taught that marriage was for procreation.
Post on another forum prompted this one.
WT is flip-flopping on the "no marriage for you" (voice of Seinfeld Soup Nazi) to placate the 50% of JW women who will never marry "in this system."
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140815/jesus-sadducees-marriage-after-resurrection/
However, we do know that WT also taught that marriage was for procreation. As females are born with only a set amount of eggs, will Jehovah also implant additional eggs into the new system females so that they can marry to fulfill his original man-date?
l thought this would be an interesting exercise to read the different responses.
my question is what makes you think your gods chosen medium?and prove it.
How do you sleep at night?
How do you live with yourself?
Even Judas showed that he had a conscience - why can't you?
i am sorry that on my first post i am asking for help and advice but i am at my wits end.
i have been brought up a witness all my life and it is all i know.
i am an ex-elder and pioneer and i don't know anybody outside of the congregation.. i have been unhappy for so long and wanted to leave.
What I think we have here is a failure to communicate.
q. what is more important, the bible teach book or the bible itself?.
a. the bible, of course.. q. then why do you only display these books, and not the bible?.
The Gray Bible in this image really needs to be replaced with: "The Bible for Dummies"
q. what is more important, the bible teach book or the bible itself?.
a. the bible, of course.. q. then why do you only display these books, and not the bible?.
Q. What is more important, The Bible Teach book or the Bible itself?
A. The Bible, of course.
Q. Then why do you only display these books, and not the Bible?
shucks only 90 teaching books trashed last week still there is a new week starting lol
Since jan 2016 the watchtower and awake magazines are only printed bimonthly AND are undated and that means that they can still be used in six or 12 months time from when they were printed.All the trolleys i have contact with have vast amounts of 3 ,5 and 10 year old teaching books on the trolleys.What will happen when all the old books are gone i dont know but i do know that they are trying to push people to the web and lots of trolley dolleys have tablets
I understand completely what you are doing.
I overlappingly agree with what you are doing.
i am sorry that on my first post i am asking for help and advice but i am at my wits end.
i have been brought up a witness all my life and it is all i know.
i am an ex-elder and pioneer and i don't know anybody outside of the congregation.. i have been unhappy for so long and wanted to leave.
Go back tell them you we're having some issues but through pray you have had them resolved. Never admit to being on any apostate sites. After your back in start preparing your self for a new life out side of the cult. Then when your prepared better start fading away.
I totally agree with this.
If your story is real, then as an Elder, you should know what kind of mental-issue caused you to have a meltdown.
Tell your Elders about this stress, and that you need support.
Then, PLAN your fade and escape while building a life.
over the weekend a very nice, caring individual was killed in a car accident after meeting.
she was 32 y/o and has a 3 year old daughter.
her husband was driving home from meeting when his car slid off the road, came back on the road, and was broad sided by a truck.
I agree with the OP.
I grew up with attend meetings at all cost.
In our recent congo, it was changed to: if there is even a chance of extreme weather, the meeting is cancelled. This despite being the uber-congo of the district.
