okay?i?m 14 years old.
my father has been a j.w for all of my life.
my parents got divorced when i was 6, and then my mom was later disfellowshiped.
telling me that Jehovah doesn?t approve of questioning faith.
Blink - this is a lie, told to keep control of you. Read up on the Bureans in the new testament - they did not accept what the apostle Paul was teaching them without first researching it for themselves. And Paul commended them for doing so.
Never accept anything as FACT if you can not verify the basis on which it stands. Truth lives in the light - question, research, shine a light on it - there is where you will find real truth.
am i correct in thinking that the gb members are unpaid for their role on the board?
how, then, do they survive?
I am curious to know what the unmarried ones do for sex......
That's what they do WITH all that cash
Really though - Simon is correct - if everything is provided to you then you can get by with a small amount of cash.
from mathew 27:50-5350and when jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
51at that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
the earth shook and the rocks split.
I have read that scripture before and wondered about it myself. Personally, I don't think it's addressed much because there just isn't much written about it in the bible - and it leaves too many questions unanswered...
1) Who were the "saints" that came out
2) Did they go up to Heaven with Jesus?
3) Did they walk around for 3 days waiting for Jesus to return from preaching to the fallen ones?
4) Where were they before they came out of the grave? Were they "asleep/soul sleep" or were they waiting somewhere?
5) How come the entire city didn't go into panic and more isn't written about it in other historical references - seems this would be a HUGE deal!
It's almost like some major miracle that was completely covered up.......very weird! Hey - maybe that WAS Armageddon and that WAS the resurrection - and all of us are now in hell?? Hmmmmm
i was wondering if jws have to buy their wt & awake magazines that they distribute door to door?
also, are they required to sell them or do they just give them away at the door?
if they sell them, do they keep the money....or have to give it to the (b)org?.
elders specifically pointed out someone that I was not supposed to give literature to.
That's funny..."We alone have the life saving message......but you didn't give us enough money so YOU can't have it!" Hmmm I wonder what Jesus thinks about them selling his "free lifegiving water".........well - I guess we already know - look what he did to the money changers in the temple!
What makes you think we have 30 years left? Did you get a vision from somewhere? Have you been smoking too much?
Just having a little fun with the 2034 discussions that have been floating about JW world. I'm so glad not to live under the worry about the big "A" any more - it's nice to just live my life and enjoy it - enjoy whatever time I have on this earth - the past few years have been terrific and I can only hope it continues this way!
i remember the 1994 prophecy that failed!!
i was in the shower just standing there (i have a wierd way of thinking), and i was 10 years old.
i remember my mom never reading the awake!
Carmel......that is hillarious!
My son just turned 18 - of course we have had the "safe sex /or no sex (yea right as he rolls his eyes)" talk with him a few times in his life. I care about him and his health so even though it's embarassing - hubby and I have both talked to him about that subject. We have NOT however approached the subject of masturbation....nor do I care to! That's just not something a mom wants to know
This morning I told him that I wasn't prepared to be a grandmother for at least 15 more years, and I said "Don't forget - it's all about ME!" - he thought that was funny and laughed - glad I could break the ice with him in a way that still gives a gentle reminder to be safe.
But leaving an Awake for him to read AT the kitchen table....in front of me...geezzzzz.....
Gerard - I like your post! Very good comment.
if i have someone's email address - how can find out who they are?.
it is an aol address.. thanks,.
closer.
Try a search of the e-mail address in Yahoo (put the address in parenthesis) - often times people use their e-mail address when registering for things on-line and this search can bring back all kinds of info - like their name, pages they've registered on, etc.
Also - check out the search/people functions like switchboard.com - on some of those sites you can do a search by e-mail.
in 30 years I will be 83
Well now - that's not very old at all! In fact, with the advances in medicine I think it is quite feasible that we could live past 100 and be in fairly good health to boot!
So.......you just might be around to witness the big "A" after all!
I think I'll learn the guitar.....start a band.......get lots of gigs.....drink & party.....then repent in 29 1/2 years.
