A friend of mine asked me what do they teach regarding non-believers' future. Can they survive it (Probably because of good deed of JW wife or husband)?
It should be different in case of the partner is friendly to JW and its belief or persecutors.
Appreciate your comment in advance.
windchime
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What do JWs teach about survival of Armageddon....As of non-JW spouse?
by windchime ina friend of mine asked me what do they teach regarding non-believers' future.
can they survive it (probably because of good deed of jw wife or husband)?
it should be different in case of the partner is friendly to jw and its belief or persecutors.
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Here is my story
by Annie Over ini think i was about 3 yrs when my mom started studying.
raised in a protestant religion.
she had said several times that all she learned in that religion was hell fire and damnation.
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windchime
Welcome to the board, thanks for sharing your experience.
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My Experience (become JW and DF)
by windchime inhello guys!
first let me tell you my life as jw.
i was born in 1969 at northern side of japan and started bible study with my brother when i was 10. later my mother joined and baptized when i was high school student.
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windchime
Thank you for your quick respond, itsallgoodnow!
In JP, too many sisters comparing brothers and it is hard to find her own. One sister said to one brother, sisters twice of the truck load! Of course a brother popular amongs the girls may MS, Elders or bethelites. It seemed to me sisters those who marry around me did pioneering and their husbands were MS, Elders or to-be. I have heard a parents who has daughter bought a car for bethelite brother. My brother is an active JW and stay single, I remember I wish to marry very much. -
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My Experience (become JW and DF)
by windchime inhello guys!
first let me tell you my life as jw.
i was born in 1969 at northern side of japan and started bible study with my brother when i was 10. later my mother joined and baptized when i was high school student.
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Appreciate for the comments. Ashamed of not being pioneer is one of my background. I sometimes doubt myself that I don't do all I can.
I found a man who was my superior at the office, he came my hometown far from his home, worked until midnight every day. At first, to tell the truth, I didn't want to be under his supervision. It seems that he was considered not very capable man by others. But as working close to him, he worked as much as he could and tried to protect his staff. I decided to do what all I could to support him.
As I was taking care of him too much, I love him. He did knew that I was a JW and the factory we worked for many JWs engaged in. He took my kindness because I was religious person.
Later he confessed me that he loved me and we met private some time. I was so happy that was my first exprience dating and so on, even I was in early 30's at that time. But on the other hand, I was so afraid that Jehovah should have know all the things and someday it would be opened. My conscience pricks me much.
One day I confessed my deed to pioneering sister and PO. Then my parents came to know about it. My father suddenly required me call him in the midnight. I couldn't refuse for fear he would call office to ask his flat. He came my home for me. My father preached him for a few hours and it did hurt him very much.
Actually I had Judicial Commitee twice. As first one, I could avoid DF under condition, separate him including resignation my job. I supported him very much in the office, he begged me don't quit, even he and I won't associate privately any longer. I was so scared to be cut off from my family, congregation and organization I had no choice at that time. (He still blame me about that.)
Yet I couldn't get away from him. I made second confession myself which led to another JC. My mother blamed me since my father couldn't sleep or eat for a few days. Second JC made me DF.
After DF I continued to attend every meeting because I didn't lose faith as a JW. Of course I was in love with him. My parents followed my association since they wanted me to forget him and come back to cong. I felt I lie on a bed of nails when I was at home. Finally we decided to marry and I stopped to attend the meetings because he wanted me not to. -
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Death and Ex-JWs
by Mysterious init's a long weekend so it's time to bring out a big issue, death.
i know it's something most ex-jws (at least for a while) struggle with when they exit the organization.
i think a weird moment for me was yesterday when my boyfriend's parents called.
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windchime
Last week I lost my grandmother. She was 85. She loved me very much, and I was very sad and cried some time, until her funeral's end.
From her point of view, I thought she fully enjoyed her life after her husband passing away 20 years ago. She was very outgoing and lots of friends, contributed to local activities. So her death makes me ponder about how I live until the end. -
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Circuit Overseer headcount in UK
by besty inbriefly was party to conversation between elder and ms in our cong.
our po (mts graduate) has been made stand-in co at a recent school because...
15 'older' co's have been stood down as it were
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Does it mean 15 Circuit Overseers (rather old men) are fired in UK??
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Could you or would you ever....
by beautifulisfree ingo back to the kingdumb hall??
even for someones wedding or a loved ones funeral?
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I don't want to go, but I wonder how my parents funeral would be... I don't want to go back my hometown when their funeral so far.
My brother is active JW and still single, but I doubt he won't find his own in the org, maybe his wedding won't take place! -
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My Experience (become JW and DF)
by windchime inhello guys!
first let me tell you my life as jw.
i was born in 1969 at northern side of japan and started bible study with my brother when i was 10. later my mother joined and baptized when i was high school student.
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Thank you everyone. I am very happy to be here. Still I feel my English needs to improve a lot...
Let me continue my story.
I knew I do have to go on the service, even though I didn't like it. I changed my job to a part-time to spend more time in the field or other spiritual activities and ready to go in to pioneer (yet I wasn't baptized nor publisher at that time). My conductor who was special pioneer often used to encourage me to go where demand was great. In Japan young JW who less responsibilies tend to be a pioneer and move to other places. So I felt I had no excuse to avoid, as my mother was JW and my father was unbeliever at that time, but he didn't persecute us, sometimes drove to take us assemblies and conventions.
After discussion regarding baptize, I couldn't pass it at that time, because my feelings and reply wasn't so confident. I was so disappointed and didn't want to talk about it. At the convention I should have baptized, one sister in my cong. spoke to me inconsiderately that she knew that I failed. I was really shocked.
After baptizing, I still felt difficulties to go on the service, even though I had a lot of time to spend. I worked for food factory for a few hours in the morning, there were some pioneerings JW co-workers. I didn't like my job, I couldn't do anything quickly and co-workers were so hard on me. I felt I was so alone in my cong. As I mentioned once, sisters near my age they do pioneering and find their own and marry. No boy looked at me, as I was mere a publisher and I had no close friend in the org. I couldn't had any priviledge like clerical work in the cong or Quick Build PJ, because I wasn't pioneering.
From the viewpoint of household, I felt it was natural to be cautious about JW. I wasn't happy as I belong to org. There were many things and limitation to obey. I didn't want to encourage others to join, even I took it was the very truth. And I felt pioneering is the key to blessing, God would not bless me because I wasn't pioneering with no persecution from my family.
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My Experience (become JW and DF)
by windchime inhello guys!
first let me tell you my life as jw.
i was born in 1969 at northern side of japan and started bible study with my brother when i was 10. later my mother joined and baptized when i was high school student.
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windchime
Hello guys! First let me tell you my life as JW.
I was born in 1969 at northern side of Japan and started Bible Study with my brother when I was 10. Later my mother joined and baptized when I was high school student. I ceased it for a while, seek for the truth, actually I was not sure JW has the very truth. My 6th conductor who was special pioneering helped me just give it a try and I decided to baptize in my late 20's. I really didn't like go to service, even I sometimes witness unofficially to avoid pagan behavior at my school or office no one asked me to do so. I never did pioneering (including auxiliary one)wasn't happy as society wouldn't admire without pioneering. Girls as same as my age marry MS or Elder one by one, I was so alone. My father joins as JW, assigned as a MS, including my brother, whole my family became JW then.
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Does anyone know if this article is true or not?
by Keyboard22 inclick here: u-turn on blood policy
u-turn on blood policy .
jehovah's witnesses are now allowed to accept blood transfusions without facing excommunication from their faith.
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Hi, this is first time to be here. I found PDF Option upper right of the pane, You can choose "View PDF of this file", so I got it with PDF file. When you open it, at the footer of each page, you can read "August 2000". I am just wondering if active-JWs know this policy since then?? Thanks, windchime