ha! good one gregor. step away from the independent thinking...and nobody gets hurt...
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Something Big is Coming...
by notsurewheretogo inthe annual meeting of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses will be in october 2014.. .. in november 2013, just after the last one they published this now famous statement in the 15th of november 2013 watchtower page 16 paragraph 17 says:.
"at that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.
all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.".
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Something Big is Coming...
by notsurewheretogo inthe annual meeting of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses will be in october 2014.. .. in november 2013, just after the last one they published this now famous statement in the 15th of november 2013 watchtower page 16 paragraph 17 says:.
"at that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.
all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.".
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at regional conv bro lett said we need to stay faithful to the blood thing. i do think its on its way out tho. he also said the d2d has been and "will continue to be our main preaching method"
although they can and do change things whenever the feel like it....but ya know...the light gets brighter.....
tell that to the friends in malawi or who rotted in a prison for refusing alternative service! but i digress...sorry for the small rant
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Colossians 1:15,16 all (other) things
by truthwillsetyoufree inthis thread isn't meant to go into discussing how deceptive the society has been over the translation of this passage of scripture as that has been done many times on here.
what i want to know is this - the society has inserted the word other in the collosions verses and the one in philippians (above every (other) name).
they've done this for doctrinal matters.
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thanks doug, very interesting. in a similar vein, i dont believe the torah was written by moses. i highly recommend the book "who wrote the bible?" explains a lot....i have always had some doubts about some of "pauls" writings. im going to haver to dig deeper into this. thanks again
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Colossians 1:15,16 all (other) things
by truthwillsetyoufree inthis thread isn't meant to go into discussing how deceptive the society has been over the translation of this passage of scripture as that has been done many times on here.
what i want to know is this - the society has inserted the word other in the collosions verses and the one in philippians (above every (other) name).
they've done this for doctrinal matters.
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doug mason, please explain your thought on this
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ok so i finished yesterday. the best word to describe my feeling at the end: empty. i felt very empty. im honestly not quite sure where i personally stand on God, but i really appreciated Ray's honesty and devotion to God & Jesus. makes you realize how ridiculous it is to let a damn publishing company control your life, and relationship with God. THANK YOU RAY FRANZ, YOU WERE THE REAL SHEEP AMONGST WOLVES
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Seriously considering stepping down as Elder
by fader77 ini have been an elder for 6 years.
it's been the last 2 years or so that i've really seen the hypocrisy, but the ability to know the shenanigans of the society through the body of elders letters has kind of kept me in there.
i'm to the point now that i can't stand the hatred and bitterness that the body of elders has towards myself and my whole family.
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im sorry sarahsmile, but one must still be a gentleman and have his dignity. step aside, cite personal reasons. spend more time with your family and for YOURSELF. i am an elder (sort of) and i know well how much life it sucks out of you and your family.
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New Tactic
by sprintcmp inhttp://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28166192.
i had not seen much of this even in the chicago area, but in small town bloomington-normal, il (pop.
150,000) i have seen this new tactic for the last two days at a busy train/bus station which is located in the heart of town.
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in many locations they are not permitted to make first contact
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so we were supposed to go to meeting tonight, but we didnt. we have been feeling guilty and shameful all evening but then i read more in COC and it reminded me how they are false prophets. nonetheless, its hurting.
whats bad too is that our asleep witness friends who have no idea that we've awakened, keep inviting us places. we love them so much but have to keep quiet! this is tough.......
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yes thanks guys! i did read combatting cult mind control last week. we were blown away. yes as an elder i clearly saw that there is more emphasis placed on procedure and policy than on the individuals. i will continue to post as we go thru our journey. we really want to avoid an ugly departure, so we're trying to be very careful. everyone here has been great.
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thanks everyone so much for the comments! i needed this support. as for my wife, as one of you asked, she is taking this journey with me. in fact, she confessed that she ALWAYS has had doubts and saw that something wasnt quite right here.
yes i see too that franz was an apologist. we are not. we still love our brothers and sisters, and thats why the malawi thing hurt so much. but we are both filled with anger and hurt now.
i plan to make a post about our experience, but i was kind of holding out to see how this pans out. we had already made our plan to fade prior ro reading this book, but the fade will be accelerated now.
thanks again everyone, its so good to know we're not alone