Posts by lancelink

when i look back over the years, I learned much about living a decent, moral life which I believed was from the wt.

yet, when I honestly look at the years, it was the bible principals that made a difference, not the wt.

so the credibility has gone down in my estimation.

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Why exactly do you come to this board?

by R.Crusoe in

i wondered if anyone, after starting to post here after so long being worried about doing, now just does it because they acn and hasn't stopped to ask why the still feel the need or even pleasure.. so why do you come here?.

do you know?.

it's not easy to completely explain what it is substiruting for imo!.

lancelink

because I'm trying to figure out why i remaned in this religion for so long, put up with all the
hypocracy.
But yet there is a weird feeling ( probably from being a witness for 30 years)
that I'm doing something wrong, and so many comments posted here help me to see the reality of this religion,
and move on in a positive way.

So in answer to your question, it is the encouragement i get from the comments !!

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joke of the day - hope you havent heard this one

by MOG in

pastor's business card .

a new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners.

at one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door.

lancelink

very nice, thank you for sharing it.

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Car Problem / A womans ulimate fantasy/If Men were made by Kodak

by Hope4Others in

looking around the net and came across a few sillies.

car problem.

one day, a mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, chemical engineer, and computer engineer were driving down the street in the same car when it broke down.. .

lancelink

Ha,

these are really funny !

I'm going to share them at work tomorrow, we could use some laughs !!

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It looks like I will become an elder this week!

by outofthebox in

jw
friends

that's right guys.

as i told you before, they boe have been considering me for the eldership.

which i don't care for, but since my family is stuck in this cult, i guess i can use the new position to help them see that the holy spirit has nothing to do with me being an elder.

lancelink

And your willing to accept a position of 'authority" in this religion as a joke?

I can't decide which is worse, your judgment or the JW's who are going to appoint you

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A strange situation ?

by lancelink in

jw
friends

my wife has started to study/associate with another religion while being a full blown jw.

they come over 1-2 times a week, study, discuss matters and she goes to their church for special occasions.

i got a little disturbed that this was going on for so long, and suggested that she discuss this with the elders at the kh.

lancelink

Mormons / yes

I wonder if all of the story was told. or if some was held back.

i gave you the whole story, it seems that her cong. is very "uninspiring" and the spiritual
uplifting that she claims to need is really evident within the other religion.

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A strange situation ?

by lancelink in

jw
friends

my wife has started to study/associate with another religion while being a full blown jw.

they come over 1-2 times a week, study, discuss matters and she goes to their church for special occasions.

i got a little disturbed that this was going on for so long, and suggested that she discuss this with the elders at the kh.

lancelink

My wife has started to study/associate with another religion while being a full blown JW.
They come over 1-2 times a week, study, discuss matters and she goes to their church for special occasions.
I got a little disturbed that this was going on for so long, and suggested that she discuss this with the elders at the kh.
Well, they just came to the conclusion that as long as she is producing "good spiritual fruitage" this side study-association must be a good thing, and god is allowing it.
I just heard the results of this meeting yesterday, does this sound like a typical answer from the people who are entrusted with the
"true religion"? (I'm referring to the jw's here)

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when is armageddon coming at the moment ?

by looloo in

jw
friends

when i used to go there was a spoecial campain because it was so close , what happens now is it still any minute now or is there talk along the lines of that it may not happen for quite sometime yet ?

has anyone ever said at a talk that it may not happen in our lifetime ?

has anyone who is still in ever heard anyone question it coming very soon, considering the golden oldies must of being saying that all of their lives

lancelink

Thanks to Dan the man for this post,
You might find it interesting :

The current recruiting book that is in use What Does the Bible Really Teach? has just one brief paragraph in the main part of the text that mentions any chronology related to 1914, with a note in parentheses referring the reader to a section in the Appendix for a further explanation (my guess is that there's no formal consideration of the Appendix material with persons who are studying).

Here's the paragraph from the main part of the text:

23 For how long? During the 19th century, sincere Bible students calculated that the waiting period would end in 1914. (Regarding this date, see the Appendix, pages 215-18.) World events that began in 1914 confirm that the calculation of these sincere Bible students was correct. The fulfillment of Bible prophecy shows that in 1914, Christ became King and God’s heavenly Kingdom began to rule. Hence, we are living in the “short period of time” that Satan has left. (Revelation 12:12; Psalm 110:2) We can also say with certainty that soon God’s Kingdom will act to cause God’s will to be done on earth. Do you find this to be wonderful news? Do you believe that it is true? The next chapter will help you to see that the Bible really does teach these things.