Posts by fluke

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How long before you stopped believing armageddon was on your doorstep?

by bubba flavel in

i was born into "the truth" back in 1964. i made the big mistake of getting baptised when i was about 14 or so, purely to please my father as i saw how proud he was when my brothers were baptised....didn't work.. we moved to a new congregation when i was about 8, he introduced all my brothers to the congregation by name, a short bio of thier endearing qualities and how proud he was of them, when he introduced me it was "and this is our black sheep of the family, steve".. i remember living in fear at the fast approaching 1975....actually, living in terror is probably a more apt desciption.

all of you will full well know how it was instilled into us at every meeting and assembly how we are living in the last days.. as a 15 year old, a brother dobbed me in for kissing a worldly girl at school.

went through the marked process, judicial committy, disfellowshipped and the shunning which continues to this day by what's left of my family.

fluke

I too was a 'Born-in' but much later at 1982...

I never went through the 75 ordeal and never had that let down...

My earliest memories are of the Yellow book (no the yellow pages, the My Book Of Bible Stories) I even had the stories on tape too, which my mum made me listen too whilst i was a sleep...

For 24 years I ate slept and lived JW... To me it was real, I had the life and had to share it, I had witnessed miracles and really tried to feel the love... But that was it, I had no love... Not really... Not for their god, not for the religion... It was for people, others...

Both in and out of JWs... And thats all I've ever wanted to do, it used to sadden me when i was the only young person doing the gardens... Making the grounds nice... Helping the elderly with theirs gardens... Making sure people were looked after...

But being scared of Armeggedon???

I lie awake at night often, sweating, thinking... "nashing of their teeth"... "worse than a man of faith"..."I do not know you"...

I am gripped still..."Bring a boy up on a certain path in his youth, and in his manhood... He will not turn away from it"

This seems to be the case... I am split... Torn...

I'm glad that it may drift...

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What Cong you from???

by fluke in

hey guys.... .

just wondering what kh you guys attended and or congregation you are from?.

me, i'm from hayes cong london and golden ash northants... spent time in others too but mostly those... oh, also a short spat in kempston cong bedford... all in england... :).

fluke

so great to read all that...

Pm me if you would like to talk more... :)

cheers for all your imput...

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God of Abraham vs God of Moses (and other gods)

by cameo-d in

many people say that the bible has contradictions.

many find that god seems to be inconsistent in his dictates, and even unjust acording to their own sense of fairness which comes from conscience.. could it be that these contradictions arise because people believe that the bible portrays a one singular true god?

if this were so then there is certainly evidence to be found that this god is neurotic and has a terrible case of ocd, what with all the rituals of "do this three times, then turn toward the east, etc.".

fluke

You can trace all biblical stories back to three main areas...

China/Asia... The yellow emporer and the Golden Aeon/Age/Era...

North Africa...

Native Americans... (though that isn't the true name for them... They live by different names throughout their land...)

They each a slightly different version of their own 'truth' or knowledge, they teach their families in much the same and for the most part the ideals they would have tought were of harmony with those around them... With the environment and in their own lives... Spirituality was their life, it wqasn't till the written word came along and then with 'law' that there was Dogma and holier than thou...

The Bible we know today, including the Kuran/Quran is from the Egyptian / Etheopian tales or religion...

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Believers: Does Jesus Personally Talk to You?

by leavingwt in

jw
friends

some of my christian co-workers have related to me how jesus has spoken to them.

one of the comments that i remember specifically, was this:.

"jesus put it on my heart to [take a certain course of action].

fluke

I've wanted it many times...

But alas, no I have never had the privelidge...

A friend of mine has had him talk to her, she is NOT xtian and will never claim to be, though her account makes absolute sense, she considers herself a 'lightworker' in essense...

I belive that the Jesus that is 'real' is a lot different to the Jesus from the 'bible' that was put together by Constintine to control the masses in the roman take over...

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Random jokes Bout JW

by fluke in

i had a man come to my house asking me about my vacuum cleaner... .

i thought thats great... all i need is a jehoovers witness....

fluke

I had a man come to my house asking me about my Vacuum Cleaner..

I thought thats great... All I need is a Jehoovers Witness...

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Armageddons Coming If You Don't Get This Right

by finallysomepride in

that got your attention, now try this.

.

fluke

Geuss I'm a little different then...

I managed it...???

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All Right I'm a Little Freak Out-> Psyhic Thread Warning!

by frankiespeakin in

jw
friends

okay here's what happened:.

my sister who i'm living with just came down stairs to tell me she was on the internet with her daughter and husband talking to this psychic and she was all nervous and excited.. she know i don't believe in the stuff, btw the last two girlfriends i had lived with on and off were both claiming to be psychic, and they were 40-60% correct but i could see that what they predicted were mainly driven by their own ego's, so i never put much stock in what they did just humor them.. so she said that this guy(psychic) was 100% correct.

she asked him questions like:.

fluke

I like that

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Witch Hunt for Apostates

by koolaid-man in

jw
friends

the watchtower organization is very much aware of what is going on in their false religion.

too many witnesses no longer believe their teachings to be biblically correct.

an intensive effort to discover disloyalty, subversion, and those causing divisions is now taking place.

fluke

Self accomplishing prophecy... "The love of the many will cool off..."

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I want to be appointed as an Elder while I am still posting here, will Holy Spirit prevent me?

by african GB Member in

jw
friends

just curious.. has anyone successfully tested the 'power' of the holy spirit by being appointed even though they were not zealous jw's?.

once i get appointed, i'd resign within a week.

'coz i would'nt stand jc's and df'ing people..

fluke

The very belife in holy spirit is a pagan ideal, it has divinition qualities to it and is reddiled through time lost tradition... So if you belive in 'energy' of people, then 6,000,000 strong (minus those of you on here ) would create a form of spirit, but really you can use it too...

The way I have seen it to be is that being in with the dubbs you are part of their energy, and you are in a sort of cage... now this cage either is a protection or a blockage... It would and does protect against a lot of nasty things... Bad energies etc, though also you are missing out on all the wonderful energy that comes from life too...

I've recently watch the new DVD from the bORG... It was great but as I watched I realised they will never know what life is or the energy around it...

Only those who look for it will...

Though to answer your question, if the holy spirit can be manipulated, which is the energy from the 6m bORG, then no it wont and yes it can.. Depending on how much energy you put into it yourself...

Hope that helps... :)

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had a dub visit tonight

by cheerios in

told him to shove off.

was pretty easy actually ....

fluke

Becaus I still live with my Dubby parents, I haven't had that experience yet...

But I dont think I would be inpolite...

If it's a new person I might trip them up over the scriptures... Dunno...