at least, that is how i see it... the article "the judge of all the earth always does what is right".
paragraph 6 & 7 .
6 consider the experience of willi diehl.
Correct we if I'm wrong but I see absolutely contrary reasoning in this article which asks:
"Would I patiently wait on Jehovah, or would I be inclined to take matters
into my own hands?"
This man went against what the Branch (the Society) was
strongly suggesting (Don't marry) and did what he thought best
Great!
So why can the Watchtower bring us to the above "point" when it is
the exact OPPOSITE of what the man did?
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how long until wt has flip flopped its way back to anything of the faith many of us knew?
who are the now dead ones giving evidence of their non captivity to babylon etc?
i would not recognise what goes on in a kh now and i was in since 60s when we had firm beliefs, now being eroded little by little.
I'm still waiting for the Ancient Worthies
C'MON ABRAHAM!
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recently went to a witness wedding, and after the vows the bride and groom were introduced as "brother and sister".....(then last name).....(then the big kiss).
this is likely not unusual (i've heard it before), but with lots of "worldly" people in attendance it seems out of place to me.. i was just wondering if that's the way it is most places?.
recently went to a witness wedding, and after the vows the bride and groom were introduced as "brother and sister".....(then last name).....(then the big kiss).
this is likely not unusual (i've heard it before), but with lots of "worldly" people in attendance it seems out of place to me.. i was just wondering if that's the way it is most places?.
Well
I certainly hope
They figure out their relationship
By nightfall!
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recently went to a witness wedding, and after the vows the bride and groom were introduced as "brother and sister".....(then last name).....(then the big kiss).
this is likely not unusual (i've heard it before), but with lots of "worldly" people in attendance it seems out of place to me.. i was just wondering if that's the way it is most places?.
Wow!
The last time I heard of this
Was in the movie
Deliverance
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hi folks,.
i have a difficult dilemma.
since i'm not pioneering any more, i'm reducing my hours wasted at that artifact known as cart or trolley.
@skeptis
Cheers,
Thank you for the update on beards in Europe,
For me there came to be the time to make a clean break
I just figured I'd fade down to one hour a month with minimal
meeting attendance
I tried that then figured that I just needed more faith
So I did my best again
But that didn't sit right
For ministry it's ok if it means driving around in a car group doing nothing
But for me, if I'm conducting Studies and such I can't tell them partial
truths
That amounts to fraud
More so from the platform
"With great power comes great responsibility"
I don't believe there's a painless way to leave this religion
I lost my wife, adult children, grandchildren
That's the carnage that comes from this religion
It's very painful
Some stay "in" for that reason, a kind of virtual prison
Others just accept the pain as a necessary part of their lives
I couldn'the live a lie anymore
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this "world event" is a few years away but i'm in the field so i work everyday to prepare for it.. our technology is advancing at an exponential rate.
shit will hit the fan because of it.. even as a jw i knew this was coming.
in fact, i thought that's what the bible was talking about.
The First Bionic Woman
"I approve of you"
this "world event" is a few years away but i'm in the field so i work everyday to prepare for it.. our technology is advancing at an exponential rate.
shit will hit the fan because of it.. even as a jw i knew this was coming.
in fact, i thought that's what the bible was talking about.
I'm confused
Where does Skynet fit in to all of this again?
jehovah's witnesses cannot do a lot of things.
i remember pioneers having to quit their jobs because they could not work in a convenience store and sell cigarettes.
i know of a young man who was offered a scholarship to any college or university if he wanted to go to because of his football abilities.
Hey schnell,
I did something along along the same line to my son many years ago,
I figured out a way to make it up to him somewhat
Still bugs me but I'm glad I did what I could do
Might be years later but is there anything nice you could do for him?
Tepid
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a bit of an update, last weekend was my great grandmothers funeral, now, she was never a jw, and never was going to be, no matter how hard my mother, and grandmother tried to preach to her, she was the type of person that would kindly accept a wt or a book, but she wouldn't bother reading them.. anyways, she was a great wonderful and inspiring woman, the funeral was extremely sad, she had been a school teacher for over 35 years and a member of various clubs, so there were a lot of folks besides family that attended.. well, anyways i was there and so was my jw mother, stepfather, and grandmother, we were cordial, didn't talk about anything jw related because, it was great grandmothers funeral, not really a time to discuss how i am an evil sinner, or how i've escaped the org by avoiding df'ing, right?
wrong, as i'm sitting waiting for the service to begin, a lady shows up, now- i have known this woman for a long time, apparently she baby sat me as a small child, (like i remember?
) so she isn't someone i was ever close with, but knew of her or when she was around would say hi to and make small talk.. to give you a tid-bit on her personality though, she is one of those crazy jw's.. she claims to have been possessed by a demon, very very wacky on the prophesies, or gb talks, etc.
I'm so sorry for your loss Raven
The loss of my own grandmother was the hardest for me
In regard to crazy lady
Sane people even in the jdubs know she's crazy so I wouldn't worry
Stay clear as much as you can and
Make sure you know how to block numbers if necessary
Also if it's not too much trouble and if you can do it privately:
Find out her number
Set her up as a contact so
If she ever calls
You will see her name on call display and you won't answer
As I was reading your account I found it remarkable
how well you held yourself together,
Cheers,
Tepid
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