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Thank you and........

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dear board, .

i have started this thread about 50 times the last two days, but was unable to post it.

i talked with the elders on thursday evening and i have decided to stop coming here.

I have started this thread about 50 times the last two days, but was unable to post it. I talked with the Elders on Thursday evening and I have decided to stop coming here. I know that I need to do a lot more thinking and if I let the worldly influences that are on these boards influence me I could be truly headed down a bad path.

Don?t get me wrong I don?t think that you here are bad people for the most part. It is just that there are attitudes that I can not or am not ready to confront at this time.

I presented my case to the elders and they have agreed to let me use the library in the hall to research the history of the Witnesses as long as I have a elder there when I do it. I also am going to give them a detailed list of questions and concerns in the next month so that they may help me with it. The only thing that they asked is that I don?t talk to others in the congregation about this and that I stop posting on this board. (yes I told them I was here)

I will tell you this though. I am in no way going to stop studying my Bible. I remain dedicated to the truth of the Bible. If I find that the Watchtower is not really what it says it is then I will make a decision at that time as to what to do.

I feel that this is a decision I have not come to lightly. I Love Jehovah and need to weigh carefully all the decisions that I make regarding my actions.

Lastly, again I would like to thank you all for your warm welcome and the advice that was given. I bid you good-bye for now. Who knows what the future holds maybe I will be back. No matter what, I feel I will be safe in Jehovah?s hands.

What The?..

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My story in part.........

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well i guess i should give you my story as of now.

i have been a jw now for about 6 years and have been the model witness.

about a year ago i started reading my bible and writing down verses that i didn?t understand.

What The.......

Well I guess I should give you my story as of now. I have been a JW now for about 6 years and have been the model Witness. About a year ago I started reading my bible and writing down verses that I didn?t understand. Well, that is where the trouble started. As I started to find verses that seemed to counteract some of the things I know as truth. It was very confusing. As I started to ask questions of the elders, (one at first, he was the one I studied with when I came into the truth.) I felt as if some of the questions were not answered.

As an example of this Hebrews through me for a loop because it talked about Jesus being our mediator between God and ourselves. I was told that was only for the anointed and not for the earthly class.

The elders could not point me to any verse that stated this. I then came to find out?(I guess I should have known this by now.) that most of the new testament was written for only the anointed class. Still that was not stated even remotely in the Bible.

I have had a hard time of this since I went through Hebrews.

There are many more issues that have come up since I dedicated myself to reading the Bible and honestly asking questions. I never meant for it to be against the Faithful and discrete slave.

I don?t know if I should even be posting here. I just need answers, but don?t want to be viewed as causing trouble. Or worse an apostate.

What The?..
(now you know why I picked the screen name I did)

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My story in part....

by What The....... in

well i guess i should give you my story as of now.

i have been a jw now for about 6 years and have been the model witness.

about a year ago i started reading my bible and writing down verses that i didn?t understand.

What The.......

Well I guess I should give you my story as of now. I have been a JW now for about 6 years and have been the model Witness. About a year ago I started reading my bible and writing down verses that I didn?t understand. Well, that is where the trouble started. As I started to find verses that seemed to counteract some of the things I know as truth. It was very confusing. As I started to ask questions of the elders, (one at first, he was the one I studied with when I came into the truth.) I felt as if some of the questions were not answered. As an example of this Hebrews through me for a loop because it talked about Jesus being our mediator between God and ourselves. I was told that was only for the anointed and not for the earthly class. The elders could not point me to any verse that stated this. I then came to find out?(I guess I should have known this by now.) that most of the new testament was written for only the anointed class. Still that was not stated even remotely in the Bible. I have had a hard time of this since I went through Hebrews. There are many more issues that have come up since I dedicated myself to reading the Bible and honestly asking questions. I never meant for it to be against the Faithful and discrete slave. I don?t know if I should even be posting here. I just need answers, but don?t want to be viewed as causing trouble. Or worse an apostate. What The?.. (now you know why I picked the screen name I did)

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I guess I will be sticking around for a while

by What The....... in

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first off i would like to thank you all for your replies and the warm welcome.

i was not expecting this.

i wasn?t expecting you to cuss me out either, but anyway thanks.

What The.......

First off I would like to thank you all for your replies and the warm welcome. I was not expecting this. I wasn?t expecting you to cuss me out either, but anyway thanks. I did get one email.. ( The board account)?that really was quite strange. The person identified themselves as a JW and told me that I would not find much positive here. I don?t know if this is a warning or what, but it still bothered me. I thought about going to the Elders in my congregation about my doubts, but am afraid of being labeled an apostate. The last time I went to the Elders about a question and didn?t agree with them and wanted more of an explanation they said I was on dangerous ground thinking the way I was. I wish I had more time, but I don?t want to get caught writing this. Till next time. What The?..

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I may stick around for a little while

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first off i would like to thank you all for your replies and the warm welcome.

i was not expecting this.

i wasn?t expecting you to cuss me out either, but anyway thanks.

What The.......

First off I would like to thank you all for your replies and the warm welcome. I was not expecting this. I wasn?t expecting you to cuss me out either, but anyway thanks. I did get one email.. ( The board account)?that really was quite strange. The person identified themselves as a JW and told me that I would not find much positive here. I don?t know if this is a warning or what, but it still bothered me. I thought about going to the Elders in my congregation about my doubts, but am afraid of being labeled an apostate. The last time I went to the Elders about a question and didn?t agree with them and wanted more of an explanation they said I was on dangerous ground thinking the way I was. I wish I had more time, but I don?t want to get caught writing this. Till next time. What The?..

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Well here goes nothing........

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i am a jehovah?s witness that has had a lot of doubts the past 5 or 6 months.

i don?t know where to turn or what to do.

i have given my all to jehovah and am scared that if this is not the truth then where will i go.

What The.......

I am a Jehovah?s witness that has had a lot of doubts the past 5 or 6 months. I don?t know where to turn or what to do. I have given my all to Jehovah and am scared that if this is not the truth then where will I go. There has been a lot of changes that really disturb me. I know this isn?t much to go on, but I don?t want to get found out coming to this website asking these kind of questions. Thank you in advance, Confused.