Posts by carla

To most Christians that is one of the hard parts of Christianity, loving those who are difficult to love. Love them anyway. But then jw's define love far differently than most.

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How to jw's handle Luke 6:32?

by carla in

all or nothing said this in a previous thread, "we were told the "identifying mark of true christians is this love among the brothers".

it was said in the thread about not being invited to things.. i have seen it many times in re: to jw's.

how do jw's handle luke 6:32 then?

carla

All or nothing said this in a previous thread, "We were told the "identifying mark of true Christians is this love among the brothers". It was said in the thread about not being invited to things.

I have seen it many times in re: to jw's.

How do jw's handle Luke 6:32 then? This is from the NIV - (maybe they took it out of the NWT?) This scripture alone should make a jw think, in my opinion. From shunning, cliques, judging others spirituality, etc.. etc... and generally finding excuses to treat their own (and non jw) people like crap. So what would the current light be on the scripture below?-

“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

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Congregations That May Dissolve Soon!!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

from a member of the board asking for this to be posted.. hi.

i'm pimo.

could you please let people know about this?

carla

If congregations are being forced to merge with other cong's then what about trying to keep congs to less then say 140-120 people or so? I know that they allow different congs in each kh at different times but some must have to overlap (lol). Would some jw's see this as the 'religion' becoming like the mega churches? Yes, I realize that a cong of 200 would not be considered 'mega' by normal standards but we are talking about jw's here.

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Good Scripture to Show Watchtower = Pharisees

by truth_b_known in

i read something today that immediate brought the watchtower/jws to mind.

something to share with jws the next time they come knocking at your door.

i'll even quote it from the nwt - luke 18:9-14.

carla

" ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like everyone else..."- I have used that on my jw often. It only gives pause for a few moments then quickly fades away into self/jw justification . Then again, mine wasn't a born in so perhaps he still has some sense of shame when sitting on the jw judgement seat. The brainwashing kicks in quickly so any moment of normal reasoning is just as quickly forgotten or brushed aside as evil thinking?

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FOLLOW THE MONEY !!

by Phizzy in

this from j.w survey :.

https://jwsurvey.org/we knew they did this to a degree, but this is a blatant way of siphoning money to where the leaders want it, with no control, no transparency, and no way for anyone to be able to see where it has gone.

jehovah’s witness uk headquarters dissolves kingdom hall charities, seizes full control of property and finances.

carla

What would happen if a cong said no? or should I just revisit the Menlo park fiasco?

I understand a cong saying no is not likely. Just a what if question.

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Watchtower hires Satanism author & Dracular society member Massimo Introvigne to defend them in Dutch CSA

by Diogenesister in

hi guys...well watchtower gets wackier and wackier!.

so watchtower has hired the author of several books on satanism & self proclaimed 'vampire' society member(!

) vlad...i mean massimo introvigne to defend them against a report by two academics recommending the dutch govt investigate jws.

carla

Is there an article about this on any news source in English?

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Things we should not have said,

by Phizzy in

do any of you remember things you should never have said to a fellow j.w ?.

two of mine come to mind, one was when we were out in field circus one day and my companion was complaining of knee pain, he explained, " it has a crack in it ", i replied " that explains why my bum hurts, that's got a crack in it", the other one was when a guy showed me a chef's knife he had bought for chopping, and i said " i always wanted a big chopper ".. you ?.

carla

I used the f word a few times when my jw first joined up and I had to meet with a jw or two. It is not a word I use often, for extreme emergencies! I feel kinda bad about it because the one jw had no clue I was so against them in the first place. The elder I used it on? pfft, no guilt there! he was a pompous ass. Oddly, I just found out he has apparently disappeared from jw land or maybe to some other cong? I hope he has left all together and my words haunt him. (I'm not being mean, it involved a case of sexual abuse) It was righteous use of the f word in that case. lol

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Providing salvation is not that important

by pixel in

the washtowel has a crazy obsession with diminishing the important of jesus' sacrifice for humankind.

i find this so antichristian.

i mean, how can you ignore scriptures like john 3:16?.

carla

My mind is just boggled by the wt quote. For mainstream Christians, there is nothing more important than the salvation offered to all through the blood of Christ upon the Cross.

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Ask yourself why you don't DESERVE "kindness" (A look a the Watchtower's struggle against "Grace."

by Terry in

graceyou won’t find any in the new world translation!no no no.you only find “undeserved kindness.”(ask yourself why you don't deserve kindness.

?isn’t kindness basic decency?

?if you are one of jehovah’s witnesses you have a reason.jehovah’s witnesses are never on firm standing with their god.

carla

It has been my experience that you can't even have a conversation with a jw about Grace, they have no concept of it. Just when you think they may be agreeing with you they come out of left field with some wacky analogy that shows you are clearly talking about 2 different things all together. Might as well be having a conversation in Greek and Japanese where neither one knows what the hell the other one is talking about.