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Questions for those who know...

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went to jw "memorial talk" for a friend.

i'm not gonna give too many details, because i don't want to lose connection i have with our friends.

i have done a little research on jws, and now i am confused.

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To All: It's late, maybe that's why all this is confusing to me. No where in the Bible does it say there is a class of "other sheep". My DH tried to talked to them 3 yrs. ago and got nowhere, so we've dropped that and witness by showing love and compassion. If you know Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Savior, then you are going to heaven, works don't get you there. If you are trying to live the life God want's and you are seeking His direction, then yes, you will do good works but not to get into heaven.

How, just how do they brainwash these people? I will have to check out websites above that were recommended. Thanks so much. Nothing is any clearer to me, though. Toodles for now....... I'll check back tomorrow.

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Questions for those who know...

by newholland in

went to jw "memorial talk" for a friend.

i'm not gonna give too many details, because i don't want to lose connection i have with our friends.

i have done a little research on jws, and now i am confused.

newholland

Justin: I guess I should clarify. We were told it was a "memorial talk" for a close friend of our's father who passed away. They are JW and the father was an elder. I was not aware that there was a memorial where communion took place. Oops, my son just stopped by.... I'll check back in later. I have lots of questions....

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Questions for those who know...

by newholland in

went to jw "memorial talk" for a friend.

i'm not gonna give too many details, because i don't want to lose connection i have with our friends.

i have done a little research on jws, and now i am confused.

newholland

All: Thanks for the answers. So far, everyone is saying the same thing.

Gumby: I just went to the memorial talk yesterday.

Sooo, do they believe he was born of the Virgin Mary? I agree, that although I think the trinity the truth, It's hard to wrap your brain around. It's a faith thing. I try not to be too judgmental about others beliefs, but they seem way off on alot of beliefs. They never graced the doors of a church until maybe 3-4 yrs. ago. Then everything was hush-hush, although we new something was up. There one child, just left and this child is still in school, living with some else. I think going from holidays, but no church to "this is the way it is" and you will go and there will be no more birthdays, etc. has effected their children in different ways. One is depressed and doing the JW thing, the other got the heck away from it. Child who left was there yesterday and seemed better than I'd seen in a long time.... This seems to be a paradoxial type of cult almost. I don't want to offend anyone....

Oh, one more thing, is the JW Bible different? and how so? Do they read it on their own, or only what they are told to read by an elder?

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Questions for those who know...

by newholland in

went to jw "memorial talk" for a friend.

i'm not gonna give too many details, because i don't want to lose connection i have with our friends.

i have done a little research on jws, and now i am confused.

newholland

Went to JW "memorial talk" for a friend. I'm not gonna give too many details, because I don't want to lose connection I have with our friends. I have done a little research on JWs, and now I am confused. The elder who gave the talk closed in prayer saying something to the effect of "in the name of Jesus Christ the Son of God". I thought JWs believed Jesus was a man or angel who became a man and that they did not believe He was the son of God. ... Also, he said the 144,000 would be the governing force over the rest of those here in Paradise on Earth. I thought 144,000 was the entire amount and no more. I really wanted to flip through my friend's Bible and see how it compared to my NIV Bible but that would have been very obvious. Any insights would be appreciated. I felt like this elder was saying what he did to make us "others" feel comfortable and that it was a lie. ?? I was listening very carefully, so I know I did not misunderstand. When we left my friend that I went with stated the same thing. What's up??