Thank you again. I think it will probably be better NOT to go but to explain to the JW's who visit us WHY we can't go - that we believe in partaking of the bread and wine, etc. and why.
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Should I attend a Lord's Evening Meal at local Kingdom Hall?
by ttw1981 ini am not a jehovah's witness but have been talking with a few jehovah's witnesses for about two months now, about once every week or every other week.
on saturday they came and we had 'bible study' (actually starting to go through what does the bible really teach?
), and as they left they gave us a list of their meeting times at the local congregation and invited us to observe the lord's evening meal with them on march 22.
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One easy question to stump a JW
by drew sagan infor quite some time i have been tossing around the idea that there has to be a question out there, a question that can cut straight to the heart of what it means to question the watchtower.
last night while doing some mindless tasks i think that question may have come to me.
the question is: .
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ttw1981
That's a good question!
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Should I attend a Lord's Evening Meal at local Kingdom Hall?
by ttw1981 ini am not a jehovah's witness but have been talking with a few jehovah's witnesses for about two months now, about once every week or every other week.
on saturday they came and we had 'bible study' (actually starting to go through what does the bible really teach?
), and as they left they gave us a list of their meeting times at the local congregation and invited us to observe the lord's evening meal with them on march 22.
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I think what would happen is that I would feel like I was supposed to partake of the bread and wine because I believe it is a symbol of my salvation, but I would wonder if I should do so in that setting, and then I think it would all be quite a circus... with the JW couple I know being praised for bringing us and then scolded because we, not even being baptized as JW's, thought we had some right to partake of the food. I'm thinking maybe now we won't go? Or maybe I'll go and stay outside across the road and pray for all of them the whole time. My sister and I were friends with a local JW family (the children in that family) growing up, and I've seen first hand what the 'love' offered can do. One of our friends had to go before the entire congregation and confess her wayward sins and be mentored by a lady in the congregation if she wished to remain. She's so confused now that she doesn't know what she believes.. I feel such a burden on my heart to reach JW's, and I've felt that almost since I was saved I think, but it's a discouraging business.
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Should I attend a Lord's Evening Meal at local Kingdom Hall?
by ttw1981 ini am not a jehovah's witness but have been talking with a few jehovah's witnesses for about two months now, about once every week or every other week.
on saturday they came and we had 'bible study' (actually starting to go through what does the bible really teach?
), and as they left they gave us a list of their meeting times at the local congregation and invited us to observe the lord's evening meal with them on march 22.
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I also like the recipe for communion bread. I would love to make some... I think actually it would be awesome to observe communion in my HOME with my family like Jesus did with his disciples.
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Should I attend a Lord's Evening Meal at local Kingdom Hall?
by ttw1981 ini am not a jehovah's witness but have been talking with a few jehovah's witnesses for about two months now, about once every week or every other week.
on saturday they came and we had 'bible study' (actually starting to go through what does the bible really teach?
), and as they left they gave us a list of their meeting times at the local congregation and invited us to observe the lord's evening meal with them on march 22.
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I do attend a local church and take communion there. I'm not worried so much about how I will be affected by the JW witness religion because I know that I will not be affected. I know that the teachings of the WS are strongly contrary to what I believe. I am already going through a Bible study with some local JW's in my home. I think it may reach a point where they realize that I'm not going to change my mind about my beliefs (and neither is my husband) before we reach March 22. So are you saying at a Lord's Supper at a Kingdom Hall, everyone passes the bread and 'wine' around but only people who believe they are one of the 144,000 partake? That sounds like a waste of bread and grape juice to me. I guess the really interesting thing if I did go would be that I do believe that I will be with God in Heaven or on a NEW earth one day, and I know I am forgiven of my sins and belong to His family, so I would feel completely comfortable taking communion anywhere, except I'm not sure it's REALLY communion in this case. Would my going to this observance and watching (whether I partake or not) in any way benefit these JW's or would it in fact move in the other direction so that I was pushing them further away from the REAL truth by leading them to believe I was beginning to think of converting, garnering praise for them from fellow JW's when what I want is to raise DOUBT in their minds?
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New and Curious
by ttw1981 ini'm trying to read through some posts on this board to see what the central focus is, who comes here, etc.
it looks like many people here are ex-jw's, but are all?
or is it a combination of both?
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ttw1981
I appreciate all the response so much! I am visiting the links and looking into the passage in 1 Thessalonians. And thanks for the welcome. I'm learning a lot of JW terminology here... I had no idea what FADS was, but I know now.
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New and Curious
by ttw1981 ini'm trying to read through some posts on this board to see what the central focus is, who comes here, etc.
it looks like many people here are ex-jw's, but are all?
or is it a combination of both?
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I thought the perspective of ex JWs would help me a lot. We've been having studies lately with some current JWs, and I really want to find out what works best to help them get to a point of opening their minds to the possibility that the Watchtower Society might not be the end all and be all without coming out and saying, "The Watchtower Society is wrong," because I know I won't get very far with them if I start out criticizing the WS. What puzzles me is why they're even still COMING to talk to us, but I figure as long as they keep coming, I'll keep trying. My husband and I don't feel we are being led to stop speaking with them anyway. So I guess I have a question for X Witnesses... What made you decide to leave?
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Should I attend a Lord's Evening Meal at local Kingdom Hall?
by ttw1981 ini am not a jehovah's witness but have been talking with a few jehovah's witnesses for about two months now, about once every week or every other week.
on saturday they came and we had 'bible study' (actually starting to go through what does the bible really teach?
), and as they left they gave us a list of their meeting times at the local congregation and invited us to observe the lord's evening meal with them on march 22.
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ttw1981
I am not a Jehovah's Witness but have been talking with a few Jehovah's Witnesses for about two months now, about once every week or every other week. On Saturday they came and we had 'Bible study' (actually starting to go through What Does the Bible REALLY Teach?), and as they left they gave us a list of their meeting times at the local congregation and invited us to observe the Lord's Evening Meal with them on March 22. I'm thinking there's no harm in going - that I will get to see who the Jehovah's Witnesses in our community are, get to see how they observe this practice, etc. etc. I think we're probably going to go, but I guess I'm looking for opinions. It can't hurt anything to go, can it?
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New and Curious
by ttw1981 ini'm trying to read through some posts on this board to see what the central focus is, who comes here, etc.
it looks like many people here are ex-jw's, but are all?
or is it a combination of both?
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ttw1981
I'm trying to read through some posts on this board to see what the central focus is, who comes here, etc. It looks like many people here are ex-JW's, but are all? Or is it a combination of both?
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The problem with this question and the Watchtower answer to it is that pets don't HAVE souls. The WTBTS believes that the soul is in the blood, but if pets have no souls, what does it matter if they get blood?