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  Religious Experience/Being Saved

  by choosing life in

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  i have read on this board that several posters have had a religious experience or were saved.

  i am curious about such experiences.

  how did you know it was from god?.

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  reneeisorym

  I was told once your saved you cant be unsaved. So I guess I'm good to

  That's true that we believe once saved always saved. But we also belive that some seeds are planted on rocky soil and whither and die. So only if you are genuinely saved can you always be saved.

  This logic then will never bite you in the butt. If someone gets saved and then acts like a heathen then we will just say that those were only words they said and they weren't really one of the elect.

  And I don't know about this money thing. I get envelopes mailed to me but no one ever asks me for any money. I heard more about money as a JW by far. All churches are different though.
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  Blood issues and Foundation of Doctrine

  by Iforget in

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  i have read many wonderful letters here that specifically point out the foundation of the blood doctrine along with the innoculation issue and how the measurement of the pyramids were how the dates were chosen.

  can anyone link me to some of those posts that will point out scriptures and the flow of the changes.

  the search button tells me to go to google.

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  http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/DannyHaszard/5445

  There is a DA letter on this one and it has some good info about Blood transfusions and details of the history of it all. I thought it was very well written.
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  When is it 'going too far'?

  by nekone041 in

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  2. relationships

  i'm new to the forum (in fact, i just joined about 10 minutes before starting this post), and am a new jw (i began learning and attending meetings since about november of '06).

  i have a question involving my girlfriend and i, and i'm hoping to find a moral answer.

  my girlfriend and i fell in love two summers ago, and we're still pretty young (we're turning 17 this year).

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  First of all, you need to forgive yourself. If you have asked Jehovah to forgive you, he has and you need to forget about it.

  Now as the guy you should know how far you can go without loosing control. Its not about JW standards or about what the organization says. Its about what your conscience says. If your intent is to wait until marriage, you should know if you can handle french kissing and not having to do more.

  Try kissing with a door open where someone could come in at any time. Or ask a friend to check on you every now and again. That way you won't do something you don't wnat to be caught doing.

  Again let me emphasize: Its not about what rule the organization has set for you. Use your own brain and figure out the best solution.

  Renee
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  Just got the weirdest "Clippy" message from Microsoft Word!

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  2. humour

  i was typing up a post and trying to sound sort of like a watchtower writer, intending to mock them.

  i guess microsoft must be in bed with the watchtower or something, 'cause this message popped up: .

  weird, eh?

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  reneeisorym

  ROFL
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  Religious Experience/Being Saved

  by choosing life in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have read on this board that several posters have had a religious experience or were saved.

  i am curious about such experiences.

  how did you know it was from god?.

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  reneeisorym

  I had an emotional time when I was saved. It was a big deal to me. I got baptised on the fourth floor of a huge sanctuary overlooking 2,000 people. The minister told my story to the group and then dunked me. I can't say it was spiritual though. It was just emotional.

  Now I have had times when I just knew God was there. I do evangelism once a week. Its a lot different from JW door knocking. We actually go where people are, wear plain clothes, and do not offer books or even take donations. We only give them a tract and that's if they will talk for a bit.

  I know that God was there because things just worked out. We found people we knew we just needed to be with that night time and time again. For the past few years, our group hadn't found any JWs but I actually ran into 8 JWs at two different times and a family of Mormons. Another group also talked with a JW and I am supposed to go speak with her soon. I have just found that these visits really seemed like divine appointments. A lot of the time people were brought to tears. They hugged me and we found people that were in need of financial support and we were able to give them food and clothes. It was just a dramatically different experience than it was door knocking with JWs.

  I never remember finding someone that gave me a hug like I was just in the right place at the right time for her in the JW field ministry. I never remember finding every single time worthwhile like I did with this group. I promise you, I can just feel the Holy Spirit. And that is the reason for my faith.
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  The Watchtower Official Page of Hypocrisy

  by Vinny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this link is directly from the "official" watchtower website.

  it's a short reading.

  now, imagine somebody trying to apply this very same advice to their own jehovah's witness faith.

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  reneeisorym

  That was too funny. Thanks for that. I hadn't seen it before. Renee
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  THE WAGES SIN PAYS

  by Dansk in

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  the bible tells us that the wages sin pays is death.

  therefore, when we die our debt is paid.. however, in the bible there are a number of cases where people got resurrected.

  as their debt was paid, this means they couldn't die again.. ah, but some might say that these ones merely went on to live the average length of time and then died again.

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  reneeisorym

  So if I said to you "The wages mowing my grass pays is $50"

  You would expect to get $50 after mowing my grass.

  SO ... if you sin, you should expect to get death.

  Now how on earth does this translate into your sins being paid for by death?

  Don't forget the rest of the verse: Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus or Lord."

  So God is saying that you earned death but he's going to GIVE you eternal life.
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  Question for the Ladies?

  by avidbiblereader in

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  what do you find physically sexy or hot on a man?

  i need this info for my wife's sake, as she doesn't think 6 pack abs are that sexy.. .

  abr.

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  reneeisorym

  His eyes are sooo beautiful. They aren't contacts either. I love them!! He's just so cute/handsome/sexy. Just makes my butterflies flitter.
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  Another jw story I got

  by dedpoet in

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  i received this in an email from a jw today.

  i know the person who sent it, i used to be in his congregation, and he suggested i put it on my site.

  i assume he was joking, it certainly isn't going on there, but i thought i'd share it with you guys.

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  reneeisorym

  BARF!

  PUKE

  AAAHHHHH....

  I forgot how nuts these people are.
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  Question for the Ladies?

  by avidbiblereader in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what do you find physically sexy or hot on a man?

  i need this info for my wife's sake, as she doesn't think 6 pack abs are that sexy.. .

  abr.

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  reneeisorym