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  On the move to real Kingdom truths!!

  by trustsinJah in

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  my fellow brothers and sisters!.

  i feel compelled out of gratitude and love to write this little tale, not because i have lost my faith, but because i realize i am not alone, and as heb 10: 24, 25 states: and let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, 25 not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you behold the day drawing near.. i have never felt nor would i ever think that that scripture applied solely to meeting atendance.

  the form of true christian love displayed by many here on this board affirms my faith in jehovah and lets me know i am not alone!.

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  VoidEater

  Welcome. And, wow.
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  Still coping with physical and emotional abuse..

  by ColdRedRain in

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  VoidEater

  How did other survivors of physical and emotional abuse learn how to cope with the abuse?

  I never learned to cope with the abuse, but I have overcome a great deal of it:

  Years of therapy
  Focus on breathing - when your mind goes spinning, bring yourself back to your breath, your body
  Notice that you are not being beaten in the present moment
  Speak about your fears to someone willing to listen and who can understand

  ...and break off contact with all abusers until you are strong and ready to tell them off.
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  I have changed sides

  by AK - Jeff in

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  almost imperceptible over time in some areas.. almost everything i ever believed, i have proven to be false.

  almost every bit of my deep seated faith is uprooted by reason.. i am not bitter.

  but i am quite reflective these days of how much i have changed.

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  VoidEater

  Belief is the enemy of truth.

  Nice post, Jeff.
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  Enjoy it.........Daniel Sydlik telling us to get back at "Jehovah's table"

  by sspo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  but it's a new king in israel.

  "and david proceeded to say is there anyone left over from the house of saul that i may exercise loving kindness to him for the sake of jonathan?

  >>>david said: that's the man that i am looking for.

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  Could not make it all the way through, but two thoughts arose:

  1) Why did David have to find someone specific to offer kindness to? Could he not give undeserved kindness to, like, everyone?

  2) We're supposed to take it for granted that we are "messed up" at birth. Frankly, I know exactly who and what messed me up, and it had nothing to do with Adamic sin.
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  "IF"

  by acolytes in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  most christians assume that the gift of salvation is free.. but gods promises are very conditional and the word "if" is used nearly 1600times in the bible.. the bible is an "iffy" book and the promises of god very conditional.. i would be interested in a christian perspective as to why they think salvation is a free gift-.

  acolytes.

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  VoidEater

  I think much of the Bible is a lovely way to make God over into Man's image.
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  If You're Married Or Have A GF, BF,Do You Still Have Friends Of The Opposite Sex?

  by minimus in

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  i'm curious if you are "allowed'' to have "friends" of the opposite sex?

  or is that a no-no?.

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  I have freedom and trust from my spouse to have all my old friends and make new ones of both genders.

  I extend that same freedom and trust.

  To be honest, sexual fidelity doesn't mean an awful lot to me. It is important to my spouse, though, and it's easy to give that to them.

  Perhaps it helps that I'm not sexually attracted to any of my friends.
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  Don't give up

  by wheelwithinwheel in

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  im a longtime fader.

  a fellow i work with is married to a dfd sister who had divorced her jw husband.

  a couple of weeks ago this work companion came to me visibly quite uncomfortable and said he needed to talk.

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  VoidEater

  Nice...
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  Is this our fate?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  is there fate?

  if so, are we fated to be the bad evil slave?.

  if the bible prophecies that there will be an 'evil slave that falls away and beats his fellow slaves because the master is delaying' doesn't that mean that someone has to fulfill that prophecy otherwise the prophecy would be false?

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  VoidEater

  Glad to see you with us here, and thank you for letting us know you're OK.

  With love and respect for your journey -ve
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  the RV just became a DNC!!!!

  by highdose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some of you may remember me posting a few days ago that my shop had become some jw's magazine route.

  well today the staff who was supposed to man the shop has called in sick, which meant that i had to go in and open up.

  who should i find waiting for me on the door step with a big beaming self righteous grin on his face but a jw!

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  VoidEater

  Good for you.

  I have not seen hide nor hair of them since I asked last year that they Do Not Call.

  It's coming up on the one-year mark. We'll see if I have to renew my Do Not Call status.
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  In your own words ... what is the truth?

  by sacolton in

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  2. beliefs

  in one sentence, can you define what the real "truth" is?

  not the watchtower version (we all know what that is)..

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  VoidEater

  That there are many truths.