what about the biblical truths explined by the witnesses?
yes there are many things wrong with the organisation, but they did get a lot right - trinity, hell etc etc is anyone grateful for some of the teachings they received whilst being a witness?.
aud8
What about the biblical truths explined by the Witnesses? Yes there are many things wrong with the organisation, but they did get a lot right - trinity, hell etc etc Is anyone grateful for some of the teachings they received whilst being a Witness?
Aud8
if none of you believe in organised religion then who is the "faithful and discreet slave" mentioned in the bible?
Why then in Pauls time were there congregagtions to which he had to write letters (several of which make up books of the bible Ephesians, phillipians etc etc) and also elders in these congregations??
can anyone out there ease my mind?
i am about to disassociate myself and feel so scared.
what if i'm making the wrong decision?
How do you know armageddon is so far away?
can anyone out there ease my mind?
i am about to disassociate myself and feel so scared.
what if i'm making the wrong decision?
Can anyone out there ease my mind? I am about to disassociate myself and feel so scared. What if I'm making the wrong decision? Will it be worse for me at armageddon? What do I do when I am "out"? I feel so alone. I will miss my only two good friends in the cong. Will Satan have fair prey on me now? Its a very hard thing to do.
Aud8
i'm a catholic male,divorced w/one child from a previous marriage and my current girlfriend is a jw.
her family is also jw and i am trying to establish a relationship with her and be on good terms with her family.
anyone with a similar experience, please reply this message and tell me the result.. thanks.
GDNUBIN
Can I have your girlfriends e-mail address? I would love to talk to her as we are both in the same situation.
Aud8
i have a question:.
if the wtbts is so into deceiving everyone and trying to reel in as many newcomers as possible, what does it actually have to gain from this?
why are they always trying to switch teachings to make themselves look "believable"?
I have a question:
If the WTBTS is so into deceiving everyone and trying to reel in as many newcomers as possible, what does it actually have to gain from this? Why are they there at all? Why are they always trying to switch teachings to make themselves look "believable"? WHY?
i'm a catholic male,divorced w/one child from a previous marriage and my current girlfriend is a jw.
her family is also jw and i am trying to establish a relationship with her and be on good terms with her family.
anyone with a similar experience, please reply this message and tell me the result.. thanks.
I think thats a great idea. I think my biggest problem would be my fiance's mother, she is a very strong Catholic and will go mad when she finds out about me. I don't think she will have anything to do with me when she does find out. My fiance is not even a practising Catholic!
i'm a catholic male,divorced w/one child from a previous marriage and my current girlfriend is a jw.
her family is also jw and i am trying to establish a relationship with her and be on good terms with her family.
anyone with a similar experience, please reply this message and tell me the result.. thanks.
Hi there,
I am a JW female who is engaged to marry a Catholic man next year. My family and friends all accept him and get on very well with him. I think its how the individual perceives the religion - i.e. I am not a Witness with a rigid outlook, I don't have a poker stuckup my nether regions, and there are some aspects I don't agree with, some which I perceive to be man made facets of the religion. I love my fiance with all my heart and I think we can get through anything together and while some in my cong are not to happy with the situation, thats their problem - let them dwell on it because I certainly am not.
if none of you believe in organised religion then who is the "faithful and discreet slave" mentioned in the bible?
The scripture to which I refer is the one in acts 20:20, evangelizing was done from door to door in this example. Also various scriptures suggest the Jehovah was a God of organization, setting up priests to keep order among the people.
Aud8
if you remember, i've been inquiring about how to discuss jw issues with my boyfriend's sister.
it appears she is accepting the watchtower driven interpretations of the bible, but we are still not giving up.
if you are willing, would you respond, in a nutshell, to the question, "what is the doctrine or belief that the jw's hold that was most instrumental in leading you to abandon this religion?
gsark-
"Shunning. Not in the Bible. Not in there. Period."
I don't have my bible with me now, but what about the scripture that says that for unrepentant sinners " you must not even eat a meal with them"???
