It was used to take care of him and the family during there stay in Egypt while Herod was still alive.
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Gold Frankincense and Myrrh
by uwishufish inwhere did joseph invest jesus' trust fund?.
cuz we know jesus saves.
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Jehovah is like a dead beat dad
by MsMcDucket inthe kids don't know what he looks like or what he's like at all.
other men step in and run the family and you get treated like a stepchild or abused.
you want your real dad to come and get you; he's supposed to be so good; but he never comes.
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While everyone is giving their opinion, I DISAGREE. He has given us a home which we are destroying, he provides more food than we can eat except man's greed prevents the distribution of it. He has promised us something far greater but we must wait on Him. He has given us life and didn't have to. He has given us color, taste, senses and much more. Just because we don't recieve somthing as soon as we want, as spoiled children we shouldn't say that he isn't there. If anyone is a parent who reads this post or replys, do you give to your children as soon as they requests something, I can only imagine a spoiled child pulling on the skirt, give me, give me, give me until they get it. I sure hope not. To me He is a loving Father and has been there and will be there in the future, I am willing to wait.
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need help...really....
by crazito inshort story:.
never had a real religious formation until i met the witness in my teenage years.. not everything has been bad but most of my friends there and exwife have been cheaters, liars and hypocrites.... i called it quits this year as i could no longer swallow their truth.
i remarried a supposedly "christian" 23 yr old woman that has shown me how bad things are 'out here'.... regarding her i have a question... those of you that continue to uphold bible's principles and love for our dear creator please advise on the following situation:.
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avidbiblereader
I agree with mouthy and want to add this point, it doesn't sound as if you KNOW who you are yet being able to KNOW someone else from either marriage material or otherwise. Take time to get to know yourself and pray about it. Remember the saying "Haste makes Waste"? It might apply here in your circumstances.
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A "stumbling" question for a JW
by changtech ini posted my first topic a few months ago, asking people for advice because my boyfriend is a jw, and will not understand why i will not convert.. we are currently not together, but friends.
he still insists on me staring another bible study.
i have asked him questions about 1914, and the 144,000, but he keeps avoiding them.. anyways, he continues to say only his faith has "the truth".. so finally, i asked him, "if you have the truth, why does the organization continue to update their beliefs (for example, the new revelation book coming out has something like over 50 'updated' things in it), yet claim each time, their new beliefs are definite, and the truth/light?".
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No you asked it and explained it right
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PLEASE WELCOME DERECK
by yesidid inthis is what dereck said:.
i'm a new member here and it is my first time come here ,i'm from china and want to be good firend all of you!thanks!.
welcome dereck!!!!!!.
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Welcome derek and I hope to find you as a friend and that you find other friends
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Watchtower & Christmas
by Outaservice inactually, there is great benefit to not celebrating any holidays by the watchtower.
all the bethel workers worldwide have to work on them days and so the slavery goes on with no one questioning it!.
oh for a day off!.
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No he doesn't, in reading the NT you cannot escape the role Christ has and how important he is and it is from Jehovah God. He has been replaced.
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How much did you sleep at the conventions/assemblies?
by avidbiblereader ina lot!!!
i have done my share of sleeping at conventions with the elbow in the side, same ol same ol.
you would know which scripture was coming before they ever said it.
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With all this sleep, it makes you wonder what was all the clapping about and who did it? Do you remember sitting there and clapping like a seal?
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Why can't I just SHUT UP?
by evetteto ineach jw mtg my husb has to attend is a burden for me cuz he always says i start an argument.
i know its the demand that the wts has on its followers that they cant seem to deal with.
he'll ask me a question and i will give him my undoctrinated answer and he goes off, then announces i'm starting an argument b4 he leaves for a mtg.
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Evvetteto, Will Rodgers said "The difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and religion". Peter said in 1 Pet 3:15 15 But sanctify the Christ as Lord in YOUR hearts, always ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of YOU a reason for the hope in YOU , but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect.
It is one thing to make a defense but another thing to become defensive. Always act if you were making your defense with Christ right there in front of you, and remember is for our hope not every point in life. The witnesses have trained people to argue until you are right and prove that what you have to say is more valuable than others. Even when an argument is lost they will walk away feeling vindicated. I have the truth mentalilty, I know that I am right because I am taught the truth.
Peter said to make a defense for what you believe and that is it. If you have stated what you believe, leave it there and be done with it. Being a Christian doesn' mean forcing our beliefs on others whether they like them or not. The most accurate person who ever lived gave us a perfect example of how to deal with people when coming under attack. Saying less is better than saying more until there is an argument, Notice what our Lord did when brought under trial in Matthew 26:62,63b 62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” 63 But Jesus remained silent.
Our obligation to God isn't proving we are right but rather we are Christlike, then they are glorified and nothing else needs to be said. It isn't about our vindication rather theirs. Let your husband think or demand that he is right, give it time, his very actions speaks otherwise. Pray for wisdom, pray for strenght to keep yourself quiet. Remember the proverb, in the abundance or words there is error. The less said and the more actions like Christ, the better. Prove to yourself what is right is what the Bible says, don't worry about his actions or attitude, in due time all things will be corrected but it doesn't alleviate our obligation to act Christlike.
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Why I'm mad at god.
by Abandoned inthe past couple of days, i've been posting a lot about how disappointed and even disgusted i am with god and how he runs his universe.
i guess that probably offends some people.
i don't intend to make people feel bad, but here's what's been going on in my life lately:.
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Hey Abandoned, this is my first view on the thread and I want to say something helpful as I am sure most wanted to but many times we don't know what to say. We can feel your pain but I know at least with myself I don't have a degree hanging on my wall and always feel the trepidation of giving advise no matter what it is. However I feel compelled as a fellow human being, a part of the family here on earth to help my brother in need. I went through many difficult times and committed myself to a hospital for depression for two weeks about 15 years ago and went through extensive therapy for 6 months. That doesn't qualify me a an expert in mental health or depression but it does qualify me a fellow human that knows life is not always fair and I can feel your pain even if it wasn't the same circumstances. Talking to people going through depressing times is like trying to find the right words for a person who just lost a love one in death. There isn't any right words and many times we are afraid to say something because of a variety of reasons. I learned in therapy which was painful that many times we may hear things that we don't like. However as difficult as this may be. In reading your post, which I read twice to try and understand the chain of events, the underlying factor that I see, is this, you only mentioned God in the introduction and then in the very end. All the events of the situation and the last year or so, He was never mentioned except to blame Him for allowing this to happen. I believe in my personal opinion that God is the most blamed person who has ever lived. Just because he doesnt respond as fast as we like Him to, doesn't mean that he cares or caused it. I believe the thing that drew most of us to the witnesses is the need for a higher being and a love of God tempered with a love of life and being sick of the way things are in this world. The witnesses disillusioned us because of looking at men instead of God, I know that my personal attitude and actions for the first two years out I took it out on God and now I realise He had nothing to do with it. Satan was successful no matter what the religion was. It was easy to take it out on God, He didnt respond to my prayers as a conversation, He didn't do anything about it, at least right away, so it must be His fault and He doesn't listen. Nice way out for me, right? No. I can honestly say that all the things that happened to me He may have seen but it wasnt His fault just because He didn't interfer and stop it. I have three grown children, I have seen them rebel against wisdom and rules and avoid my suggestions, they have made their mistakes and didn't want my advise in life. I had to sit back and watch, it hurt me and still does, but their choices and failures are not and were not my fault. It also didn't mean I wasn't there or cared. As smaller children of a much bigger Father, He likewise watches us make our mistakes and failures. But that is the key, we made them and many times we had no control as the people around us, caused it, fabricated it, instigated it, it is life. It may suck but it is life. Obviously I believe there is a God, I don't believe He causes or stops ever event around us, but I also don't feel in any way it is His fault, we think with small minds as we obviously don't know everything and why it happens. There is another life coming, that He will ensure that the pains of this life don't happen again. I am not going to urge you to do anything about searching for Him. I just feel it is a shame that the witnesses have jaded so many people to turning from God because of their actions. I may not have any or all the answers for you and this post may be hogwash for you, but know that I and others care about you, the fact that many opted not to post doesnt mean that they dont care any more than God not posting everything in our life, doesn't mean that He doesn't care or exist. Many of the posts here and the ones you have recieved in the past and the ones you will recieve in the future may be God moving the hands of a person trying to communicate His love for you. We care about you Abandoned, and even though your sign in may say you feel that way, dont, there are many here who appreciate all the words of encouragement you have given and truly wish only the best for you my brother. Remember the words of Jesus when life gets you down whether monetarily or otherwise Luke 12:15b Life is not measured by how much you own.” Applied to money but the principle goes much further, look at what we have, not what we don't have. If you feel abandoned, think how much more the thousands and perhaps millions who have no source of talking this out who don't have a computer or know of this site. Be assured God sees our situation and one day He will change it all, it wasnt His fault and He will make the appropriate changes. Your friend and brother.
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there is apparently rampant apostacy in my ex kh
by unbeliever inmy friend called and told me there were 3 announcements last night at the kh saying x, x, & x are no longer jw's.
they all da'd themselves.
all 3 sent letters out to a select group of friends and family before they gave their letters to the elders.
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The witness, the elders, the CO's and the org in general has always equated a lack of enthusaism, a lack of growth, a lack of cleaneess in the congr, ect... as testiment that the HS is missing. They should take heed to their own rule of thumb.
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