does the wts fit the description of the evil slave in jesus parable?.
i'd like to see everyone that cares to discuss that.
sometimes when i read that parable, it occurs to me that maybe it's the wts that better fits the description of the evil slave, the one who beat his brothers, abused them.
The constant WTS application to themselves of things that clearly apply to Jesus primarily and then to anyone emulating him is disgusting.
I would think that Christ knows who is his faithful slave, and constantly self proclaiming oneself as such is the height of arrogance.
does the wts fit the description of the evil slave in jesus parable?.
i'd like to see everyone that cares to discuss that.
sometimes when i read that parable, it occurs to me that maybe it's the wts that better fits the description of the evil slave, the one who beat his brothers, abused them.
Does the WTS fit the description of the EVIL slave in Jesus parable?
I'd like to see everyone that cares to discuss that. Sometimes when I read that parable, it occurs to me that maybe it's the WTS that better fits the description of the Evil Slave, the one who beat his brothers, abused them. Who is the "evil slave" then?
I've come to think through my own reading that perhaps the "faithful slave" is just Christ and perhaps anyone who emulates him in their teaching, ministering, and love for others. It's not that hard to figure out, is it?
hi all on this forum.. i am very confused and lost and annoyed.. i was a jw for 28 years and then left not really believing and not really sure if there was a good or not, there was just to much hypocrisy in the kh and within the society.. dont be materalistic yet some pioneers seem to be able to have three cars and go on three holidays a year and somehow still make there hours.. the other point that really annoyed me was that my sister was treated like a criminal when she was dissfellowshipped which she was forced into, a elder would not stop coming to see her to convince her to come even if it was just for my parents, he said the only way this would stop is if she was to dissfellowship herself, now she was single living alone and saw no other choice but to do this.. so she was ignored and when she moved back to the scotland to get help with a wee one she had she did get help from my folks untill a elder reported them to the co and they had to stop.
now she was getting married so is no longer going to live in sin and my folks refused to go to the wedding as they would lose there position in the kh - despite that they decided to park outside the hotel so they could see my sister and kids go into the hotel and see them in there outfits, it is just wrong my sister was so hurt by this and her husband my best mate was so angry.
due to all that has happend over the year i dont know if i believe in god now,i would love to but i dont know how and whom do i trust.. .
I'm glad your parents decided to support their daughter for a while, at least.
It's sad that they stopped not because they felt it was wrong, but because they got bullied into it by the elders.
There's no reason for families to be broken up this way by this organization. Your sister needs your love and help now that she has a child more than ever.
The hypocrisy of some Witnesses is really a problem for me, too. I got very tired of it over the years. Being "materialistic" became a favorite thing to accuse someone of in my old congregation when you were jealous of their new stuff! The PO of my old congregation was a self made millionaire, though. So, it became okay to be well off there. You were more apt to be criticized for NOT making good money in that congregation. No consistancy at all about these things, I've noticed.
My parents were horribly criticized for helping my then DF'd brother after he had a nearly fatal motorcycle accident. He couldn't walk for a year during 22 surgeries to reconstruct his legs and arms.
But, my parents ignored the elders and helped my brother anyway. They were doing nothing wrong and finally the criticism let up. The got looked down on, but nothing was done to them.
They still think of themselves as JWs but they do not really participate much now. I think that they're more soured on it than they would admit.
Someday, I hope my family sees this organization for what it is, but it's hard for people to get away from it...I know, it's still hard for me at times. Once you step outside of it, the craziness, manipulation and just plain dishonesty of it becomes so obvious though.
Someone made a comment that made me think. I do believe that many Witnesses have lost track of all the subtle and not so subtle doctrinal update and changes over the years.
A lot of the changes are couched in such subtle language that I don't think it's registering on some that "hey here's a whole new doctrine that completely contradicts the new one".
Or they really believe that this is "increasing light" rather than what it is, a contradiction of previous teaching.
You know, I wouldn't have minded so much if they'd just said, "Hey, we're wrong, we're just humans, we made a mistake. Do over! "
But, it never works that way. They have this contradictory need to appear infallible (because of their claims to be the Slave or Gods prophet on earth) while at the same time constantly scrambling to make revisions when their predictions don't happen or some moralistic nitpicking goes pear shaped on them.
Welcome!
the bible or the watchtower--by request!
request from researcher: i know i read it somewhere but can't remember exactly where.
wouldn't jehovah want those he trains to be studying his word the bible instead of a watchtower or awake!?
*applauds* I used that to post an example of how the Watchtowe indoctrinates their followers on a Christian forum I participate in.
"this is why we love old people".
a farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed.. they couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and.
the bucket.
"THIS IS WHY WE LOVE OLD PEOPLE"
A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed.
They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and
would just walk home.
On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and
a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a
couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he
now had a problem - how to carry his entire purchases home.
While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady
who told him she was lost.. She asked, 'Can you tell me how to get to
1603 Mockingbird Lane?'
The farmer said, 'Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to
that house I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot..'
The old lady suggested, 'Why don't you put the can of paint in
the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm
and carry the goose in your other hand?'
'Why thank you very much,' he said and proceeded to walk the old
girl home.
On the way he says 'Let's take my short cut and go down this
alley. We'll be there in no time.'
The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, 'I am a
lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we
get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my
skirt, and have your way with me?'
The farmer said, 'Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a
gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I
possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?'
The old lady replied, 'Set the goose down, cover him with the
bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens.'
Do they even stop to think how horrible and traumatic it will be to watch millions of people die? I mean, your average JW is squeamish about smashing a spider, much less wading up to their knees in blood and gore.
This is what happens when you take the Bible literally. Ugh.
he was responsible for the child abuse mess and voted on the blood, organ transplant, nuetrality issues which killed many faithful witnesses and left others with serious mental problems.
he was from all accounts rude, arrogant and i believe he would have sacrificed witness children an an altar if he thought it would help the "mother" organisation as he called it.
he is the ultimate brainwashed freak who would step on brothers knecks just to make sure things are "theocratic.
It's inevitable that they will all die, they're all three days older than dirt.
Let's just pray for the sake of those still in the Crotchwatcher Drivel and Crack Society that the new elite is kinder and gentler.
i wonder how many of you truly kept things confidential.
when i was growing up in 70's in a very rural community my father was the congregation overseer.
thursday nights we always had to stay late after the service meeting while my father dealt with matters in the back room.
LOL..I lived next door to the KH for about 10 years and I always knew who was getting chewed out by the elders, because they'd pull up in the parking lot on Wednesday night, the usual night the elders reserved for a meeting with someone who had been naughty.
It was such a small town, we all knew anyway...if you took a crap in that town, everyone knew what color it was the next day!
