for a while i have shaken my head after learning how jw's interpret (rather corrupt the meaning of) matthew 8:11. i thought it couldn't get any worse.
i was wrong.
the following is an extract of the march 2015 watchtower in pg 27. the writer is explaining the meaning of mathew 25:31-46. enjoy!.
Therefore, one of the primary ways that those judged to be sheep show kindness to Christ’s brothers is by supporting them [anointed brothers] in the preaching work .
BULLSHIT!
That's just another sneaky tactic to guilt Jehovah's Witnesses into buying more magazines from the society and give them away free of charge.
we live in democratic, not theocratic times.. churches no longer imprison, torture or execute.. cults have absolutely no authority over non members.
we don't have to obey.
we don't have to subject our selves.
I fear this is still playing their game of legalistic documentation.
They are all about legal requirements and ignore or don't understand the love and mercy that Jesus brought with Him from heaven.
I never received any certificate on baptism therefore i dont give one to go.
I did receive a baptism certificate.
Oh wait, that was from a Christian church after I had rejected the members of the Governing Body because they are false prophets.
But for those who have been harassed it could be a good idea.
It would probably make them feel better about themselves because the Jehovah's Witness cult strips people of their self respect and human emotions and feelings.
went to a methodist church christmas carnival today.
everyone was invited and welcome.
there was no watchtower mandated jw's in good standing only rule.
I came away very impressed by the people there, and that the Church didn't care if people were members or not. How different the way they showed love was to that of Jehovah's Witnesses. I thought several times how 19 years ago I would have been condemning this church and these people for this. Shame on the Watchtower for teaching us to hate & condemn good people and innocent fun like this.
Many churches of different denominations in my area have meaningful events during the Hannukah/Christmas season.
The other night I went outside for some cool air. A baptist church I have never heard of had left a big basket full of food, fruit, treats, pens, socks, etc. on my front deck.
The only explanation I can think of is that one of their members has been treating me at a center for people with a particular life threatening disease.
2 of the RN's there are members of my church, so anything is possible.
The love and concern Christians show others, no matter what they believe proves who Jesus' real disciples are.
The Watchtower society condemns organizations like Second Harvest for having televised donation drives during Christmas.
Those Watchtower assholes don't stop to think that such organizations can operate an entire year on what those donations bring in while the Jehovah's Witnesses are hounded year round by the Watchtower for MORE. MORE, MORE $$$$.
12 years for me and before i actually became a member, i looked at this site (jwd) for a few months..
Almost 10 short, meaningful, fulfilled years.
a dear old man, 81 years of age died the other day.
my family studied with his family in 1969 and the entire family left their beloved catholic church and became jehovah's witnesses within 6 months.the man was illiterate and unschooled.
still, he believed "the truth" and even when some of his kids left or got disfellowshipped, he persevered.
Sad.
Hello Grace!
Glad to see you posting again. we missed you, terribly.
so im at the meeting after its over and this elder says to me that god needs my voice because he, the elder, feels that my singing is not loud enough.
i did not tell him this, but singing just is not my thing.
he then went on saying how gods people are better singers than "the worlds singers".
So im at the meeting after its over and this elder says to me that God needs my voice because he, the elder, feels that my singing is not loud enough. I did not tell him this, but singing just is not my thing. He then went on saying how gods people are better singers than "the worlds singers". The elder asked me who I thought was a good singer and i told him i thought michael jackson had a magnificent voice. Then he asked me: "What if michael Jackson sung lies about your mother in his music. Would you not be upset?" After I told him of course he went on a rant about how christendom and churches sing lies about God and jesus, and that the Worst sounding voice in the congregation is better than the singers of the world in jehovahs eyes. Now what does everyone here think about this and are there any similar experiences?
He is a classic example of elders who have been drinking too much Watchtower kool aid.
What an idiot.
over the past couple years i have watched three young jw woman give up thier lives rather than accept blood.
the last was a new mother in her late 20s.
this is her story, as it unfolded on facebook:.
It sounds like she was blaming her doctor when she should have been blaming the wicked elders on the HLC.
She made her own bed and now she's sleeping in it.
i won't be there (fortunately) but perhaps my warm encouragement and hard work, in preparing these comments will help someone, who has the burden of attending the meetings, give a good un-witness.. 3. while on earth, how did jesus follow his fathers example?.
answer - jesus at john 9:4 gave us a very important reminder, he said "we must do the works of the one who sent me while it is day; the night is coming when no man can work.
" the figurative night that jesus was likely referencing was amos 5:18 where it says "woe to those who yearn for the day of jehovah!
Most JW's who heard that would bob their heads up and down in agreement without having a clue to what you were really saying.
who'd have thought it possible?
but that's a headline this morning in the canberra times.. us-cuba diplomatic breakthrough: obama and castro agree to thaw relations after prisoner exchange.
date: december 18, 2014 - 5:37am.
It's 50 years overdue.
http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/are-jehovahs-witnesses-christians/.
the third bullet point there claims they baptize in jesus name.
i know the baptism questions never mention jesus once.. .
Jehovah's Witnesses lie and say they do when asked if they baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
