Posts by carla

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Covid19 deaths in the Jehovah's Witnesses

by yalbmert99 in

in a video on the jworg website, governing body stephen lett says that as of december 20, 2020, 7,500 jws have died from covid-19.

strangely enough, the cult never mentions the number of jws who die from refusal of blood transfusions each year… hypocrite..

First Day of Winter

by frozen2018 in

jw
friends

here's a drone video shot not far from my house (not taken by me) to brighten the day:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbn_be38fhy.

Being Reinstated

by azl0058 in

so my brother recently became df.

he has full intentions of being reinstated, but it is going to take at least a year.

if the end times occurs while he is df, will he still be allowed in the kingdom of god?.

carla

Yeah I know, every now and again I hit my head against that wall to see if anything changes. I must be insane.

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Being Reinstated

by azl0058 in

so my brother recently became df.

he has full intentions of being reinstated, but it is going to take at least a year.

if the end times occurs while he is df, will he still be allowed in the kingdom of god?.

carla

https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/disfellowship-shunning.php

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Being Reinstated

by azl0058 in

so my brother recently became df.

he has full intentions of being reinstated, but it is going to take at least a year.

if the end times occurs while he is df, will he still be allowed in the kingdom of god?.

carla

Romans 10:13 "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." NIV

Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.” NLT

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. KJV

hint, the Lord is Jesus. (not what the perverted jw doctrine says inserting jehovah where it doesn't belong)

'Everyone' and 'whosever' doesn't seem to imply anyone is left out does it?

you might find it helpful to check out jwfacts.com

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Adultery, Divorce, Remarry

by azl0058 in

my brother (who is a witness) has been married for 8 years.

he and his wife (also a witness) got married young, but he never really tried in the marriage, but she also lost his trust early on.

he says that it was his fault though because he pushed her away.. anyways, he met this new girl (not a witness) and told his wife that he wanted to separate.

What do I know? I am not a jw but all the stories over the years it seems to me to go this way- guy commits adultery, gets df'd, sits in the back of the kh with his new honey for a year, gets reinstated and all is good again. Unless, the guy is not liked or has no standing in the kh, then he will remain a leper for years and his new honey will also be a leper and they will have no real friends in the kh. That's how I see it happening over the years.

If they both know how to turn on the crocodile tears that would be really helpful for them in the long run.

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Merry Christmas

by jhine in

i don't think that it is too early to wish everyone a merry christmas and invite you all to join with me in sending festive greetings to everyone .

.

jan .

carla

Merry Christmas!

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Steps to Salvation: JW vs. Bible

by neat blue dog in

this sunday's watchtower:.

1.study every weekdevote the needed time and effort to study regularlyif possible, study twice a week2.prepare for each study sessionread the lesson beforehandhighlight key words or phrases that answer each study questionthink of how the material applies to them3.communicate with jehovah every daylisten to jehovah by reading the bible dailythink of what the bible is teaching about jehovahspeak to jehovah by praying each day4.develop a personal relationship with jehovahsee jehovah as a real personappreciate jehovah’s beautiful qualities and personalitylearn to love jehovah from the heart5.attend congregation meetingsaccept this as part of the bible study programsee the benefits they can receive by attending the meetingsmeet others whose good example they can imitate.

vs. bible:.

carla

What?! did they just overlook 10:9 and forget to pervert it?

For those who may have forgotten or choose not to look up every other Bible translation on the planet, 10:13 reads-

13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

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Goodbye yhwh-Goodbye jesus

by fulltimestudent in

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friends

interesting report in a oxford university blog - the world is becoming less religious, (hurray!!!).

quote: "an analysis of religious trends from 1981 to 2007 in 49 countries containing 60% of the world’s population did not find a global resurgence of religion—most high-income countries were becoming less religious—however, it did show that in 33 of the 49 countries studied, people had become more religious (norris and inglehart, 2011).

but since 2007, things have changed with surprising speed.

carla

I hear a lot of people say they are not religious but they are spiritual and have strong belief in God & Jesus. They do not adhere to man made religions anymore. I think it was C. S. Lewis who said something to the effect that just because you stand in a garage it does not make you an automobile, sitting in a church week after week does not make one a Christian either.

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Announcement December 3, 2020 FOR CONGREGATIONS

by pixel in

announcement.

december 3, 2020. for congregations.

1. covid-19 vaccine information: several covid-19 vaccines may soon be approved and.

carla

I have not seen any reports from the wt about using aborted fetal cells in vaccines, do they have a stand on this? just a few quick google links in case you were unaware of it-

https://www.verywellhealth.com/do-vaccines-contain-aborted-fetal-tissue-260337

https://www.health.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/COVID%20Vaccine%20Page/COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Fetal%20Cell%20Handout.pdf

( I also do not understand how they can use bovine or other animal blood/cell products considering their view on blood transfusions, but I suppose that should be a separate thread....)