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  What do Baptists believe?

  by quellycatface in

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  i'm thinking about going to church again because i'm really interested in god (today)!!.

  sometimes i'm so confused and feel like there is no god, other days i do and want to try and get to know him.. i guess i'm scared because of all the bs that went on in the kh.. there is a local baptist church near me that seems nice.

  i'm in the uk.

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  garyneal

  Baptists are varied in their beliefs so it is difficult to nail down one particular set of doctrines. But, most baptist churches I attended believe in believer's baptism (that is only people who accept Christ can get baptized and not infant baptism), some believe in the gift of tongues but most do not, baptism by immersion as opposed to sprinkling, the Holy Trinity (though most cannot explain it), Sola Scriptura (the Bible as final authority), Sola Christus (Christ is the only way), Heaven, and Hell.

  Beyond that, it tends to vary on other things. Some do not support women pastors while others do for example. The Independent Baptists and the Independent Fundamental Baptists tend to be downright wonky as they believe in a young earth (less than 10,000 years old), the KJV as the only correct translation, and favor a very 19th century type "Little House on the Prarie" type of lifestyle.
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  Recently converted JW 15 yr old girl runs away from home...(news)

  by EndofMysteries in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chilliwack-family-blames-rcmp-for-failing-to-return-their-daughter-1.2501557.

  a chilliwack, b.c., family is furious with the rcmp for failing to return their 15-year-old daughter after police found the runaway teen at a downtown vancouver hotel.. jeff wier and candis mccarville-wier are the legal guardians for cassidy mccarville; candis is also her biological mother.

  the teen became a jehovahs witness two years ago but her parents are not followers, and that has been a point of strife between cassidy and her parents.. candis says her daughter has taken the religion too far preaching door to door instead of doing her school work.

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  Funny, I remember being sucked into my church because I wanted to be a good person and believed church going people were of a higher calibre than regular people. Especially my family since they use to have drinking parties when I was little and I wanted to 'rise above' that so to say. My parents were cool with my church going activities and a good thing too.

  We had a good relationship and I was able to trust them, even when they encouraged me to leave the church because I never felt I was measuring up for God. Many similarities I saw between the witnesses and the IFBs that I began feeling those same bad feelings when I began attending the meetings with my wife. Now I know why, they're both cults.
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  Thank you Jehovah for JW Library App! - Food at the proper time ... actual comments from users

  by wannabefree in

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  warning!

  awesome!

  so thankful for all the amazing provisions jehovah has given us.

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  garyneal

  How about free wifi at the Kingdumb Halls.
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  i wish more churches would preach truth like this

  by unstopableravens in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cncehcvrvgq.

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  garyneal

  I am loving this discussion.

  http://youtu.be/kLBDFe3mDtk
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  Do you think JWs know what apostates really are?

  by KateWild in

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  2. experiences

  my friend was slagging off one of my other friends saying they have been known to say apotate things.

  she does apostate things herself without realising it.

  she meant well because she fears the word apostate as i once did, but she openly says to me my jc was lacking in holy spirit.. she doesn't have a clue what apostacy really is she just wants me not to mix with ones who have been known said "apostate things".

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  garyneal

  According to my wife, I am an apostate. Yet, I was never a Jehovah's Witness.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/262736/1/I-told-my-wife-that-she-was-in-a-cult
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  No more doubts for me! Good-bye JWN! We have THE TRUTH!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i could go on and on about my personal journey over the last 2 years or so, but i don't need to.

  everything i needed to hear to finally lay my doubts to rest happened on one meeting night.

  it could only be divine providence.

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  garyneal

  Um, okay...

  Yet another one goes back to the bOrg.
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  The True Church Cannot Be Seen

  by maccauk11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the true church is one not made by human hands it cannot be seen or touched nor is it made with bricks and mortar.

  it is a living breathing entity made up of believers in messiah.

  all earthly representations of it are counterfeit and a delusion to stop you from entering into the new spiritual covenant started after the destruction of jerusalem and the temple in 70ad.

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  garyneal

  is there a connection between bad grammar/punctuation and religious fundamentalism?

  Yes, it is called a lack of a real education. Years of homeschooling followed by enrolling in bible colleges.
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  So done with expectations and waiting for 'when it happens'...

  by Bruja-del-Sol in

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  2. friends

  ok, i haven't introduced myself properly.

  sorry for that, but i just never feel like i've got something really interesting to say.

  so i rather respond on topics of other people.

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  garyneal

  My wife is a "in the moment" kind of girl when it comes to everything. For many things I agree for the moment is all we can control. I just think it goes too far when she uses that outlook to justify going in credit card debt and not trying to save money for big purchases and emergencies. Sometimes I think she uses shopping and spending to compensate for something she feels she lacks in her personal life.

  Like you, I had expectations that never materialized "on my timetable." I had to finally just learn to enjoy life as it is. We can try to look forward to some imagined perfect day and overlook all the good things we miss on this day doing so.
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  JW's DO celebrate Xmas!

  by PrincessCynic in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm finding it really funny how many witnesses celebrate christmas without actually 'celebrating christmas'.

  i'm just looking at facebook and seeing how many got together with family on christmas day or boxing day and had a big roast dinner, often with turkey, ate too much, drank too much, played some board games etc.

  then a few days later i'm seeing photos from all their 'family present days' where the kids get a ton of gifts to open.

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  garyneal

  My sister-in-law likes to say "Happy Born Day"

  Totally lame cover in my opinion.
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  JW's DO celebrate Xmas!

  by PrincessCynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm finding it really funny how many witnesses celebrate christmas without actually 'celebrating christmas'.

  i'm just looking at facebook and seeing how many got together with family on christmas day or boxing day and had a big roast dinner, often with turkey, ate too much, drank too much, played some board games etc.

  then a few days later i'm seeing photos from all their 'family present days' where the kids get a ton of gifts to open.

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  garyneal

  My wife would just say, "They are just getting together because it is the one day they have off, so why not take advantage."

  Regarding the "yearly gift" thing, she just tries not to do it saying, "...it's like getting as close to the fire as possible..." kind of thing. She tries very hard to an extent but does not kmow other witnesses well enough to see their hypocrisy. Also she is obsessed with the idea of taking trips, a Jehovah's Witness trait that appears to be a mechanism to compensate for all those enforced rigid rules of their's.