When I was 5 it was one of my goals to be on the TMS. I thought it was everything. I was a householder by age 6 and have my first talk soon thereafter.
LeftBehind
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When i was a JW
by KW13 ini remember i was in high school and i really wanted to get on the theocratic ministry school.
i was making progress, started getting responsibilities like the microphones, helped do little jobs e.t.c and slowly i was being brought into the center of the congregation.. i went for my "interview" to get on the theocratic ministry school and...... they knocked me back.
told me 'someone' had told them i was swearing and even if it wasn't true they wanted me to spend more time upbuilding my faith.
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Something I want to tell you apostates part II
by LeftBehind into those that remember me i came here to tell you something.what i want to tell you is that you guys were right.
i have been researching the wt since i briefly posted on this board and i have come to the conclusion that the wt is nothing but a man made organization.
i have been researching the wt non stop since december.
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LeftBehind
I'd read a bit more on how to go about throwing all this at your family. If you do and they are not receptive, don't push them......it won't do any good and only alienate you from them much worse. Many are sauccesful at getting their families out...don't get me wrong....just make sure you read the situation well and do some reading on "how to witness to witness families" as there is much on this subject.
I am being very tight lipped for now so i won't be df'd. All they know is that I no longer want to go to meetings. I plan to wait.
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In your family, how many of the grown up children are still in?
by els ini am the youngest of 6 children (the only on that is out)and between us we have 12 kids.
the last i knew only one was still attending meetings.
two others were never baptized and see my parents once in a great while.
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LeftBehind
There is 5 of us. My brother and I are the only ones out. I am not officially yet.
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Something I want to tell you apostates part II
by LeftBehind into those that remember me i came here to tell you something.what i want to tell you is that you guys were right.
i have been researching the wt since i briefly posted on this board and i have come to the conclusion that the wt is nothing but a man made organization.
i have been researching the wt non stop since december.
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LeftBehind
Hi there. To those that remember me I came here to tell you something. What I want to tell you is that you guys were right. I have been researching the WT since I briefly posted on this board and I have come to the conclusion that the WT is nothing but a man made organization. I have been researching the WT non stop since December. It's become almost an obsession. I even used my vacation time from work to research. I decided if I was really going to find out the truth I could not use the WT literature as a guide. At first I used only secular resources when it came to researching 607. I cannot believe I never saw it before but the WT does not have it right. I tried and tried so hard to make it work with my calculator. Then there is the man made rules that have no scriptual backing. Like having to turn in time. Something as simple as that. I could go on and on for hours. What was a real turning point for me is when I finally accepted the faithful and discreet slave really does not speak for Jehovah. I am no longer sure what I believe anymore where God or the Bible is concerned. I am seeing everything is a whole new light now and now that my eyes are open so to speak there are some very disturbing things in the Bible particulary the old testament. That is a whole other topic though. The best part to come out of all this is that my brother and I are back in each others lives. I am so ashamed that I ever shunned him. I let mere men tell me who to associate with. I have quit the meetings and I have not been in nearly a month. Family, friends, and elders are coming by the house nonstop. My brother has coached me on how to act as to avoid being disfellowshipped. Still its just a matter of time before I am. I am not going to attend the memorial and it's just a matter of time before someone sees me associating with my brother. I think they suspect me of apostacy already. I slipped up once and asked an elder where it says in the Bible we should turn in time. After what went down with my brother they know what to look for and have apostate radar. I am getting it from all sides but I am holding up surprisingly well. At first I thought I was going to lose my mind but I have adjusted. I am not ready to get disfellowshipped yet. Hopefully I can fade but I am not going to hold my breath and I am not sure how much longer I can keep my month shut. I want to share everything I have learned with my family. If I can see the light about the WT then anyone can. So that is what is happening in my life. I no longer consider myself to be a Jehovahs Witness. It's been a very short time but I cannot imagine going back. I credit this board with opening my eyes. I read every post to me and am extremely glad that I did.
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It Seems That My Children Are Not Trained
by Gary1914 ini just returned home from the kingdom hall.
i am an elder.. after the meeting all the elders were called to the back room.
i thought this was an impromptu elders' meeting.
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LeftBehind
Having loud children does distract others but I do feel that your fellow elders were out of line. Can you take them to the library and sit with them so there is no distraction?
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Something I want to tell you apostates
by LeftBehind ini want you to know that you have destroyed a family because of your lies about jehovah and his organization.
a family member went apostate and has turned his back on jehovah.
he told us he is never coming back and i know he went and visited internet sites.
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LeftBehind
There is no way I can read all this stuff in the time alloted on the library computer. I am not comfortable coming to this website in my home but I will print it off and look at the UN issue and 607 here at the library. It will take a while but I will make my comments on it after I have researched this in more depth.
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Something I want to tell you apostates
by LeftBehind ini want you to know that you have destroyed a family because of your lies about jehovah and his organization.
a family member went apostate and has turned his back on jehovah.
he told us he is never coming back and i know he went and visited internet sites.
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LeftBehind
Legolas you sound like my brother. As long as the links are not apostate I will look at them.
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Is there any hope of you coming back to Jehovah?
by LeftBehind inmy brother is a self proclaimed apostate.
i see now that there is a wide variety of posters here.
so to those that have left the witnesses what would it take to get you back?
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LeftBehind
My brother is a self proclaimed apostate. I see now that there is a wide variety of posters here. So to those that have left the Witnesses what would it take to get you back? My brother finds all kinds of fault with the organization. I want him to come back for Jehovah not because he wants us to be a family again. If it's not in his heart there is really no point. What happened to you that made you leave? I have thought and thought for months if something bad happened. If he was stumbled some how that Satan was able to get to him when he was vulenerable. I know he "researched" on the internet but it had to be more than that. Is their anything your family could do to get you back?
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Something I want to tell you apostates
by LeftBehind ini want you to know that you have destroyed a family because of your lies about jehovah and his organization.
a family member went apostate and has turned his back on jehovah.
he told us he is never coming back and i know he went and visited internet sites.
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LeftBehind
I said I would not come back. I tried for 4 days but I had to read the responses. After I posted my thread I felt really good for telling you guys off. Still some of what you have to say makes a lot of sense. No one on this board made my brother leave. He made his decisions. He was influenced by a former Bethelite turned apostate. I guess I should have e-mailed him instead of posting to a crowd of strangers. All I know is that until my brother got mixed up with apostates our whole family was serving Jehovah. We are very tight knit. Then out of almost nowhere he starts talking nonsense. A couple of the posters talked about the UN. I know all about that. They joined for a library card. It's as simple as that. Apostates and my brother made it out to be this huge deal. I don't know my brother anymore. He's proud of the fact that he's an apostate. I guess not all of you consider yourselves apostates. I feel that my brother left us, his family, behind. He turned his back on everything he ever knew. I know that someone mentioned why would he do that unless he felt he had the truth. As far as I am concerned the "truth" he believes is lies. You will not convince me that the Jehovah's Witnesses do not have the truth anymore than I can convince you they are not a cult or hypocrites like I read in that one thread. I am trying to figure out of there is any hope for my brother coming back to the witnesses so I am going to post another question. I only post from the public library so I will not be able to get back online until tomorrow.
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Something I want to tell you apostates
by LeftBehind ini want you to know that you have destroyed a family because of your lies about jehovah and his organization.
a family member went apostate and has turned his back on jehovah.
he told us he is never coming back and i know he went and visited internet sites.
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LeftBehind
I want you to know that you have destroyed a family because of your lies about Jehovah and his organization. A family member went apostate and has turned his back on Jehovah. He told us he is never coming back and I know he went and visited internet sites. For all I know he could be on this one. It does not matter anyway. I wanted to let you know that Jehovah still loves you and to please stop trying to actively take Jehovah's sheep out of the organization. You don't know how this has wrecked our family. I will not come back to this board but you apostates need help. If you want to stay out fine, but stop trying to take witnesses out.