i remember hearing rumblings of a few that had gone "apostate" and feeling absolute dread of the dark world they had stepped into.
i would re-double my studying efforts.
to me, "apostates" had gone over into the "dark side".
I don't know if I was afraid of apostates, per se. It was as you said "the dark side".
I think i was cautious, much like a jedi would be cautious of a sith.
They were "Dangerous" and I considered them skilled in the ways of the Watchtower.
Therefore, they were like my equal; only they no longer had "jehovah's approval".
according to the jehovah's witness book called insight vol.
"authenticity.
some critics question the authenticity of daniel, assuming the position taken by a third-century heathen philosopher and enemy of christianity, porphyry, who contended that the book of daniel was forged by a palestinian jew of the time of antiochus epiphanes.
My first guess would be that the book of enoch says there are more than one archangel.
Whereas the JWs teach there is but one: Michael / Jesus
how long were they able to stay?
what conversation or other things did you do together?.
When my mom had the CO over for lunch, that is all they stayed for.
Just ate, talked while eating and then left.
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by candice corinne bertram on monday, october 29, 2012 at 12:42pm .
what a load...
sorry for being a pessimist, but there is no way any of the "he knew the guy so privacy laws were ignored" crap happened.
What bank manager would put his job on the line because his friend wants to look at another person's account activity?
it's happening!.
disney compra lucasfilm y fija 2015 para el estreno de 'star wars: episode vii'!.
http://www.elseptimoarte.net/bombazo-disney-compra-lucasfilm-y-fija-2015-para-el-estreno-de--star-wars-episode-vii--15973.html.
By default, it will be better than The Phantom Menace. So, theoretically, it could only become the 2nd worst movie if things go horribly wrong, right?
Have you ever seen The Return to Oz?
question on yahoo answers.
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=anclzlcycbuplqjrk3y_iw3sy6ix;_ylv=3?qid=20121025091418aazgvbn.
Wow, those JWs really hawk on questions about their religion.
Surprising, in a way, considering the "Internet is satan" stand the WBTS has.
matt 24:48-50: "but if ever that evil slave should say in his heart, 'my master is delaying,' and should start to beat his fellow slaves and should eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards,the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocrites.
there is where [his] weeping and the gnashing of [his] teeth will be.".
notice, the slave only has to say it "in his heart.
I agree leaving, they have shown themselves to be the evil slave.
However, I think they have shown it for a while. Between their views on "apostates", and "questioning the fds". I would consider their actions beating their fellow slaves. And I don't know when it happened, but the slide of Elders and MS turning from serving the congregation to being their overlords.
id like to know what personally convinced you jws are wrong about a particular doctrine/practice, that they are not gods true.people and/or what made you leave emotionally/physically.
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Id like to know what personally convinced you JWs are wrong about a particular doctrine/practice, that they are not Gods true.people and/or what made you leave emotionally/physically.
As listed in my "life and times of Metaspy" I was put in the distrust mood by the actions of the elders.
However, I was convinced by FACTS that the JWs were wrong. (587/607, Child molestations, Jehovah being inserted into the NWT).
our friend, oompa, has passed away.
just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.
it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.
Has anyone verified this?
Called his number?
our friend, oompa, has passed away.
just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.
it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.
Oompa called me when I was having troubles about fading.
He spent probably 3 to 4 hours consoling me and helping me through it.
There is no words to convey the loss of Oompa. He was an amazing man.
