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  DID JESUS LOSE HIS FAITH?

  by plmkrzy in

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  in god?.

  jesus spent close to 20 years convincing people he was the savior and the son of god.. .

  he did such a good job of it that 2,000 years later a large portion of the world still believes it.. .

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  Dawn

  Jesus was speaking/singing a hymn - Psalm chapter 22 - it was a prophecy about him. He was in fact witnessing to those that still had an ear to listen.

  1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
  Why are you so far from saving me,
  so far from the words of my groaning?
  2 O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
  by night, and am not silent.
  
  3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
  you are the praise of Israel. [1]
  4 In you our fathers put their trust;
  they trusted and you delivered them.
  5 They cried to you and were saved;
  in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
  
  6 But I am a worm and not a man,
  scorned by men and despised by the people.
  7 All who see me mock me;
  they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
  8 "He trusts in the LORD ;
  let the LORD rescue him.
  Let him deliver him,
  since he delights in him."
  
  [edited to add verse]
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  You Should Feel Guilty If You Don't Pioneer Even If You're Retired or Young

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  per the june km, if you just got out of school and are young and decide to get a great paying job, you should feel guilty.

  and if after you finally can relax a little and enjoy retirement in the last few years of your life, you are expected to pioneer as soon as possible.

  the articles were designed to produce major guilt in any that might want to do otherwise.

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  Dawn

  When the elderly person has no money to support themselves because they spent so much time in meetings and field service, who is going to help them out?

  I'll tell ya who - the disfellowshipped daughter who did go on to get an education and her "wordly" educated husband. The other children that are still JW's are too busy shepherding and doing quick builds to take care of such trivial things!
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  Truth about JW Anointing - Part 3 of 3

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this deals with two aspects, that of life as a jw anointed, and then as an ex-jw:

  first: i began associating in the late 1960s and was baptized in 1970. i believed i had the heavenly calling almost from the beginning of my jw life ... but like most newbies, i refrained from partaking due to the jw culture created by the society.

  when i chose to first take the emblems, i was serving as an ms in richland, washington.

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  Dawn

  Great article. I always wondered how someone decided they were "annointed" and why.

  I dropped you an e-mail - I think you and I may have shared the same congregation!
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  All hell has broke loose

  by Yesterdays Child in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i got home from work last night my son was there and i was suprise to see him because it was meeting night and everyone else was gone.

  then his mother comes in hmmmmmm "did your son tell you what he has done?

  " nope well he has been having sex with his girlfriend the baptized pioneer elders daughter yikes my son (not baptized) and her were girlfriend and boyfriend untill her daddy stop them from seeing each other.

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  Dawn

  In fact - you could refuse for your son to appear at a JC at all! Since you are the head of the household and your son is a minor - by their own teaching he is under your headship and MUST obey you.
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  How Screwed Up Are You Because You Were A Jehovah's Witness???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after reading so many experiences about how being a jw affected a person's life, i wonder how your life has turned out because you were at one time a witness.

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  Dawn

  Like a number of other posters here - my problems are a mixture of growing up a JW in addition to an alcoholic and abusive father. The fact that my father held an esteemed position in the kingdom hall and was seen as a "wonderful and supportive brother" didn't help - it just made me view religion and God as a total hypocrite.

  I have my share of problems now - but not any more than the average Jo. In fact, most people tell me I am their "mentor" - they admire me for putting myself through college as a single parent, being successful in a career, and breaking free from a cult. Hey - come to think of it - I'm pretty damn good!

  The biggest hurdle for me has been trying to open my heart up to God again and gain a relationship with him - it's hard to overcome those old feelings even though I now realize that the God of the 'dubs is NOT the the true picture of God.
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  What Aggravates You The Most About The Jehovah's Witness Religion?

  by minimus in

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  well??

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  Dawn

  This religion separates people from God and puts them under a heavy legalistic burden - one they can never fully carry and one that eventually breaks them. What aggravtes me the most is how the "sheep" are treated.

  Jesus said he came to give life to the fullest. The JW's take life away.
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  Are ALL JW families like this??

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am the only df'd person in my family of brothers and parents.

  my father was an elder, my brothers are all elders or ms and pioneers (........yea for me........... anyways.....seems that when some crisis occurs like a death in the family everyone rushes to help - but only during the crisis.

  when the crisis is over and we're just left with the day to day maintenance of things (like taking care of our elderly parents) they're no where to be found.

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  Dawn

  Wow Blondie - that's amazing! Thanks so much - I'm going to do some more research on this - you're right - it's eerie how much my family (and I ) match this list!
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  A Common Mistake

  by DJ in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as a jw, i was taught the wrong idea of what the trinity is.

  the concept of the trinity does not teach that the father is the son.

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  Dawn

  Hamas,

  You must be muslim - am I correct? I believe that they teach that Jesus is not God's son but was a prophet of God and that the bible has been mistranslated over the last few thousand years - so much so that it can not be relied on any further.

  I'm only asking out of curiosity - it seems to me that many JW's when they leave either decide (1) to be athiest, (2) go to a different non-christian religion, or (3) stagnate at the "what if they're right" phase and never move on at all. I wonder how many are able to suffer the disillusionment of the JW awakening and yet remain a Christian.
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  Are ALL JW families like this??

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am the only df'd person in my family of brothers and parents.

  my father was an elder, my brothers are all elders or ms and pioneers (........yea for me........... anyways.....seems that when some crisis occurs like a death in the family everyone rushes to help - but only during the crisis.

  when the crisis is over and we're just left with the day to day maintenance of things (like taking care of our elderly parents) they're no where to be found.

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  Dawn

  Thanks for the response Prisca. I also wonder how much of my family's problems are a result of my father's alcoholism.
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  Replacing what was stolen

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been heartbroken for many years because of the way my family treated me (brothers and parents) - not only because of my df'ing but even before that.

  i come across as a pretty strong person to most everyone - but my closest friends and my husband know the truth because i can't really talk about it without starting to cry.. i had a revelation this week.

  my old family was stolen from me.

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  Dawn

  I have been heartbroken for many years because of the way my family treated me (brothers and parents) - not only because of my DF'ing but even before that. I come across as a pretty strong person to most everyone - but my closest friends and my husband know the truth because I can't really talk about it without starting to cry.

  I had a revelation this week. My old family was stolen from me. But God has replaced them, he replaced them a long time ago and it took me a while to open my eyes and realize it. When I met my husband years ago his family welcomed me in with open arms - I lost a relationship with five individuals - but I gained 11 new family members - plus my husband, son, and daughter making my new family of 14 almost three times the size of my old one.

  Pretty cool hu!

  PS - and they won't shun me unless I do something to deserve it...like forgetting their birthday