He either doesn't care for people there as much or......
just maybe.....
Satan's working harder in those parts of the world!
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if only witnesses have the truth and only them will be saved, i guess that god doesn't care much for people in india and china (who represent together about half of the world's population).. out of the 2.5 billion people in both countries combined, how many witnesses can there be?.
a rough guess: 1 witness per 100,000 population
He either doesn't care for people there as much or......
just maybe.....
Satan's working harder in those parts of the world!
who is this defd guy?
he keeps insisting that my being df'd is a good thing.
understand this--i don"t believe that s@#t anymore!
Maybe your'e right Defd.
Now I can celebrate Xmas, hit on women, smoke whatever I want and talk with apostates w/o looking over my shoulder.
I guess it is a good thing!
who is this defd guy?
he keeps insisting that my being df'd is a good thing.
understand this--i don"t believe that s@#t anymore!
Who is this defd guy? He keeps insisting that my being df'd is a good thing.
Understand this--I DON"T BELIEVE THAT S@#T ANYMORE! How is shunning me going to make me believe it?
Anyway here's a story from a year ago when I was working my way out.
At the last CO's talk he was droning about humility and used as an example an occasion when Rutherford predicted Armygeddon and got it wrong (apparently). So what amazingly humble thing did the Judge do when all the facts proved he was wrong?? He admitted he was wrong!
Wow! talk about humility!
I mentioned to many afterwards that I thought true humility would prevent someone from stepping out ahead and make a prediction that would lead people astray. Everyone I talked to about it defended Rutherford and insisted he was being humble.
"What else could he have done?Deny it?" I would ask. And--"What if you went making predictions about the big day? What would happen to you?" No answers.......
The worst part is,is that you had the CO highlighting the fact that false prophecies were made and no one seemed to care!
PS --I just put up my 1st XMAS tree today,it looks great!!!!!!
it's been 2 months since i was df'd and 4 months since i've talked to anyone in my family.
for the most part i'm doing real well but every now and then it catches up with me.
ran into my dad today and when i tried to say hi he could only ignore me.. i think the pain and hurt i feel now is more for him, he's in his own world of misery and doesn't even know it.. anyway, i'm a little drunk and depressed and just felt like getting it off my chest.. hope this doesn't bring anyone else down.. namaste'
Well it's now Wed. am and I've slept off the rum and Cokes. With a little help from Capt. Morgan and seeing all of your supportive messages I feel better.
Thanks so much to everyone who posted. Everyone at JWD becomes more valuable to me all the time.
So onward and upward--I'm going to live large and joyful today!
it's been 2 months since i was df'd and 4 months since i've talked to anyone in my family.
for the most part i'm doing real well but every now and then it catches up with me.
ran into my dad today and when i tried to say hi he could only ignore me.. i think the pain and hurt i feel now is more for him, he's in his own world of misery and doesn't even know it.. anyway, i'm a little drunk and depressed and just felt like getting it off my chest.. hope this doesn't bring anyone else down.. namaste'
Hi everyone,
It's been 2 months since I was df'd and 4 months since I've talked to anyone in my family. For the most part I'm doing real well but every now and then it catches up with me. Ran into my dad today and when I tried to say hi he could only ignore me.
I think the pain and hurt I feel now is more for him, he's in his own world of misery and doesn't even know it.
Anyway, I'm a little drunk and depressed and just felt like getting it off my chest.
Hope this doesn't bring anyone else down.
Namaste'
today, i had a phone message from the husband of my former study conductor/friend!!
he (they) were calling to see how we were doing.
they were like brother and sister to me.
Hi Lonelysheep,
I hope the best for you and them but I wouldn't get to excited yet. I don't want to sound negative but it's VERY difficult to get them to open their eyes. I've been let down with similar hopes before. I thought your letter was excellent, hopefully it made them think!
Please let us know what happens.
in order to get to the core of the wts belief system, one must get to the foundation of all of its teachings.
that basis is the belief that the fds gives, from jehovah god, all the "spiritual food at the proper time".
if the "slave" gets all it's light" from jehovah god and jesus christ, the head of the congregation, why are their continued "refinements"?
It was examining and doubting the FDS that caused the rest of it to fall apart for me.
Without "Divine" authority nothing else matters.
how many of you have been on a collision course with the society because of what you have researched about them.
this is an inescapably situation for some, how about you?
blueblades
I was on the collision course--collided, and now there are about a dozen others in my former cong. leaving or in the process.
we are blessed to have another jw in our midst.
he/she has jumped in and already made 2 posts.
give jahs child a hearty howdo!
Hellooo and welcome!
kingdom ministry for october under: how can we help?
..."when donations are earmarked specifically for a certain disasters, it is necessary in some countries to use such funds only for the purpose specified by the donor and within a certain period of time, whether the needs of out brothers have been cared for locally or not.
(is this true and if so, isn't that the whole point of donating to natural disaster victims?
I recently read (it might have been on this sight) that when the Borg goes in to help someone they require that they sign a document agreeing to turn over any and all insurance money they receive.
Anyone know if this is true-- if it is they're making $ with free labor ect.