they excuse it by saying, it's ok since at least they were on the watch.. i believe they should think about god's view of watchmen who constantly gave false pronouncements.
they would be judged accordingly by god!.
"Jehovah's Witnesses have had wrong expectations about when the end would come."
Not a huge point, but notice they don't say the Faithful & Discreet Slave or the Governing Body got it wrong. Jehovah's Witnesses got it wrong. That could include individual JWs with their own unofficial timetables.
Again, not a huge point, but it does have a subtle effect on the meaning of the sentence.
om
i believe i posted on this before.
but,i was recently thinking back when i was still regularly going to meetings.
and how sometimes,just the thought of having to start to get ready to go,sent me in a panic.
I'll never forget attending a meeting shortly after my wife awakened a few years ago. Due to JW guilt programming she felt compelled to at least "answer up" (as the Brits & Aussies say) at least once. The easy way out is to read a scripture. She raised her hand to read Romans 2:15 about non-Jews still being influenced by their conscience.
"They are the very ones who demonstrate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts, while their conscience is bearing witness with them and, between their own thoughts, they are being accused or even excused."
My wife must have felt like Saphira and that Jehovah's Holy Spirit was peering into her wicked heart the whole time. Her voice started tightening up half-way through the verse and quite a few people wondered what was wrong with Ms. OM.
That's the last public comment my wife ever gave at a KH.
om
she wraps me in her cold embrace,.
a hold that will not let go .
.. i welcome her with half a heart, .
Always wonderful to read your latest creation CoCo.
Many, many times I have felt that these lyrics could just as easily have been meant for you:
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you.
Keep on writing, we'll keep on reading.
If the pain is ever too much, please send me (us) a PM or e-mail.
You are VERY much appreciated.
om
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it wasn't a feeling of rebellion; it was the feeling of love and care i desired.
Sorry I missed the first JWN coming out party here.
Very happy to hear things are going well for you Timmy.
om
folks, i am beside myself!.
mrs. called the jws a cult!
i, for certain, couldnt believe my ears at first.. quick background info first: mrs. is a second generation successfully faded jw.
Thanks for sharing the excellent news!!
om
this happened about last week here in florida.
a bus carrying 32 jehovah's witnesses driven by a hired bus driver got lost on the way to west palm beach and crashed at the entrance of miami int'l airport.
dozens were injured and 2 passed away.
Chaserious:
Thanks for trying to help keep it real.
And, of course, Blondie, thanks for always helping to keep it accurate.
om
i'm not talking about any gb members, either!.
I met Mr. Deity, Brian Keith Dalton, a few months ago at the Freethought Fair in Sacramento.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Deity
He even posed for a picture with my dog.
I call it "God meets Dog".
om
wonderful news!
my sister in law started attending mass almost two months ago, and stopped bringing their two young children to the kh.
my brother lingered and attempted to bring them back into the fold.
Enhorabuena to LMSA's brother and family!!!
Thanks for sharing your joy with us.
om
this is an expensive bed.
i've slept on it twice and have gotten sick!
eyes begin to water, i have difficulty breathing.
First one probably had Demunz and you just didn't know it.
om
i have been "lurking" for about four years now.. it was an incredibly weird experience just to look at a site like jwn or freeminds.
he came off very loving.. so, i decided that i would talk to one of my elders about the things i read.
if any of you have time to read this, thank you.
Welcome to JWN Toweragent!
Lots of great advice here. The hard part is actually applying it. Biting your tongue when the one you love isn't seeing what you can so clearly.
I'll send you a PM shortly.
Best regards,
om
