EverAStudent

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  I LIKE Y'ALL, TOO!!!

  by snowbird in

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  this is just a note to all who have assured me of their fondness for me, on board and in pm.. i really appreciate it, and i feel the same about y'all.. this is a great site, and i do get a bit carried away at times.. blame it on too much loneliness and not enough to do on the job, but not on deliberate crassness.. ok?.

  thanks!.

  sylvia.

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  EverAStudent

  open minded wrote: "Spunky, outspoken Christian women WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!"

  What???!?!! Sylvia is a female???? Sylvia is not short for Sylvester??????? Ughhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  HELP! Future soldier looking to join!

  by megawatt in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  here's my situation.

  i scored pretty well in the asvab and now have my pickings of the available mos in the army reserves.

  pretty sure i'm shoe in, except for a minor detail.

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  EverAStudent

  Friend, a piece of general advice: look at your conscience, if it is screaming at you to be honest, then be honest without regret. Circumstances come and go all day long, but your conscience is there for a lifetime.
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  Ghost in my house?

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  weirdest thing ever just happened.. my daughters toy started playing music by itself.

  there was nothing around it that could have caused it to do that.

  and it just happened 4 times in a row and then i called out to my husband and it just stopped.

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  Oh, I just know I am going to hate myself for asking, but, why do demons like to possess Tuperware (tell me it's the burping, please......)?
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  Ghost in my house?

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  weirdest thing ever just happened.. my daughters toy started playing music by itself.

  there was nothing around it that could have caused it to do that.

  and it just happened 4 times in a row and then i called out to my husband and it just stopped.

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  EverAStudent

  Well, we can count ghosts (the spirits of dead people) as out of the question, because dead believer spirits go to heaven to await judgment and dead unbeliever spirits go to hades to await judgment. That pretty much leaves demons or living humans.

  I don't think demons are sitting in the dark snickering to each other waiting to prank unsuspecting humans with defective electronic toys. I mean really...their boss is Satan and he has this big agenda to destroy Israel, topple kingdoms, and overthrow God. I just don't think there would be time to be pranking humans..."hey Wormwood, still got that whoopy cushion...I need to borrow it...got this running prank going..."
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  When are anointed who die before Armageddon resurrected as per the Watchtower?

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  am i correct in thinking that 'the remnant' and previous anointed who die are instantly resurrected as spirit creatures?.

  any quotes from wt literature are appreciated.. thanks.

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  EverAStudent

  hmmmm....I wonder what you would call a king who rules over all other kings????

  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood-- (Revelation 1:5)

  Oh, I know! The King of Kings!!!! Since 33 A.D.
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  When are anointed who die before Armageddon resurrected as per the Watchtower?

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  am i correct in thinking that 'the remnant' and previous anointed who die are instantly resurrected as spirit creatures?.

  any quotes from wt literature are appreciated.. thanks.

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  " *** w60 8/1 p. 462 'Creating New Heavens and a New Earth' *** In a time parallel, Jesus Christ was enthroned as King in heaven A.D. 1914. "

  lol :)

  Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."(John 18:37)

  Seems Jesus thought He was a king long before 1914...

  "And so, because [David] was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh SUFFER DECAY." (Acts 2:30-31)

  Seems the prophet David thought the Christ would be enthroned as a king on the day of His resurrection...

  1914...rofl
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  Why is it so hard for Ex-JWs to make that "final step" and give up Christianity?

  by sabastious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm not sure if it's just denial on a lot of people's part, but the reason the jws doctrine is so wacky and controlling is because they are among the few religions that really try to follow the bible!.

  the bible is the culprit here in actuality, but even after someone has "wizened up" to the misguided teachings of jehovah's witnesses they still hold the bible as inspired word of god.. why don't you believe that the governing body was chosen as the faithful and discreet slave in 1918?

  because the only real evidence to that fact is that they say so.

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  EverAStudent

  To not a captive:

  With great respect, I think I must disagree with a couple things in your post.

  The "called out" refers to the "holy ones" (saints) being called out of the world, called out of darkness, called to freedom, and called out of sin to live to and for Christ (1 Peter 2:9, 5:10, 2 Timothy 1:9, Galatians 5:13, 1 Corinthians 7:22). By virtue of that calling it is a bit exclusive in so much as not everyone accepts the calling and so remains in darkness.

  I also do not think that comfort and security are "needs" but rather are "desires." What we desire is not always what we need or should have.

  Your post implies that people will sell truth for a deception if they think that deception will bring comfort. I rather doubt this is true for most Christians. Too many people have give up all comfort so as to serve Christ in the harshest and most terrifying conditions. Their motive? Love for Christ. I think that love is the most powerful of all the possible motives, as is responding to being shown love.

  Blessings.
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  Memorial Outline

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just so as you know what you are missing....this is the one that i delivered in the early nineties.

  i do not think that it has changed much...... .

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  EverAStudent

  BluesBrother, thanks for posting that! Very informative.

  I did not realize that such a significant part of the ceremony was dedicated to dissuading people from believing that they were part of the New Covenant ("New Testament ")!!!! To my mind it feels like an anti-religion. In Christianity we try to show people how the New Covenant covers them, not excludes them!

  That was an eye opener!

  And what is up with 1 2:1-2 allegedly showing "two destinies"? Does it not show that everyone, apostles, Jews, and Gentiles all share in the same identical forgiveness? Yes, that was a real eye-opener.
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  What's your plans on the JW Memorial night?

  by dissed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last 13 years, we haven't attended and didn't even care about it.

  but since we became card carrying members of jwn in september, we have an interest in what are friends here on jwn are doing.. for us?

  we will be watching 'dancing with the stars'.

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  EverAStudent

  Found Sheep, I understand. As you think about "churches" keep it in mind that the vast majority are not quite the control cults that the KHs appear to be (though I admit a few are--but once you've been through it they are fairly easy to recognize).

  Blessings and best wishes.
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  What's your plans on the JW Memorial night?

  by dissed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last 13 years, we haven't attended and didn't even care about it.

  but since we became card carrying members of jwn in september, we have an interest in what are friends here on jwn are doing.. for us?

  we will be watching 'dancing with the stars'.

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  EverAStudent

  Snowbird and others, I don't mean to belittle your emotions in any way, in fact, it makes me feel terrible that you all are hurting like this. But, would it help you to attend a "Christian" ceremony? Many churches, particularly Baptist churches, have "communion" on Easter Sunday, and a few on Passover evening. At those churches you can even drink the grape juice and eat the cracker, or not, your preference.

  For my own family and friends, each year I host a Seder (Jewish-style Passover) celebration followed by a full meal. During the Seder we explain how all the elements that Moses commanded the Jews to include in the celebration are symbols of Jesus as the Messiah. Perhaps attending something like that would also help?

  Again, this is not intended as judgmental or snotty. Just posing possible things to help you get over the emotional hump of feeling like you are missing out.