i am gearing up to have "the big discussion" with my boyfriend about his witness beliefs... and i was wondering what are some good questions to ask him?
at this point, im not bent on "proving him wrong" as i think that is a bad attitude to take into a discussion of this nature, but i do plan on asking him to make sense of some of the more questionable practices of the jws... (dubs?
the questions i have so far are .
Just ask him where in the bible does it say that God has a visible organization today.This will force to use only the bible and keep him away from the mind-twisting explanations of the WT.And Matt. 24:45-47 is not talking about a visible organization,it's a parable.If you look at the official jw website under beliefs,it does not list an existant visible organization.As well the latest book What Does the Bible Really Teach also says nothing about a visible organization.
Goldminer
hello, my name is bonnie, i will start by how i came "into the truth".
my husband and i lived in dallas, tex in '72, of course we were not married at the time of our being contacted by a work friend of his, though they still befriended us and our families became close.
soon, we were married and quickly thereafter, we were invited to the kingdom hall.
Welcome!!!
Interesting story,the lack of love is typical,seems to be a common thread in many stories.I'm glad you saw the light about this religion.
Goldminer
i just got news that my boyfriend that i was going to go see in a week died!!!!
i want to be able to communicate with his family that does not speak or read english!
can someone please help me translate a letter for them?
I am also French and might be able to help.
tah dahhh!!!
i got it done friday night after work.
it's a true to life tattoo of my cat bucky.
So I take it they canned your ass to teach you a lesson? JN 12:42
Hang in there girl and keep standing up for what is right.I hope things are working out for you.
Goldminer
tah dahhh!!!
i got it done friday night after work.
it's a true to life tattoo of my cat bucky.
Hey,very nice tatto girl.You must really love your cat!
Goldminer
babylon the great has fallen god;s kingdom rules.
the above book is full of wrong dates.
i can remember studying that one.. it was studied at least twice at the book studies because the gb body said to study it again since new information had come to light and the book needed to be studied again.
I have that book but it's in French.I believe it was an earlier version of the Revelation book.
Goldminer
imagine yourself in this situation.
you are in a small group having dinner with one of the gb, preferably one of the younger new ones.
what would you do in this situation?.
Do you really believe all this bullshit?
hi - just curious about how you all are making it - you working some shitty job?
- a pretty nice job?
- a damn rocking job?
ok, i promised!
so's not to take the other thread off topic, let's start on this here.. so: what's the dubs' most ridiculous teaching?.
i'll start.the ships of kittim.. .
I'd have to go with Jesus being mediator only for the anointed.
So stupid,notice how they never refer to it anymore.
Goldminer
i believe it was paragraph 17, the one that spoke about the faithful slave and how there are those who wish to be "independent" and that this is wrong.
two comments came, both from elders.
elder 1: so what the paragraph is telling us is that instead of developing an independent spirit we actually want to be developing a spirit of dependece upon god's organization and the spiritual food they provide.
How do you put yourself through all that torture,I just couldn't do it anymore.
Goldminer
