Posts by Fernando

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What is the key to free yourself from the Organization?

by suavojr in

they key to free yourself from the organization is having mental clarity of what is happening in relation to the watchtower, inside and out.

their basic concept is that they are god's sole organization on earth.

there really is no basis for anyone to make that statement.

Fernando

For our family the key was the liberating gospel (or Good News) according to Paul (and others).

Isaiah 61:1:

"The spirit of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah is upon me [Jesus], for the reason that Jehovah has anointed me [Jesus] to tell [the] good news to the meek ones [sheep or wheat]. He has sent me [Jesus] to bind up the brokenhearted [spiritually deprived and unregenerated], to proclaim [spiritual] liberty to those taken [spiritually] captive [by religion/ists] and the wide opening [of the spiritual eyes] even to the [spiritual] prisoners [of religion/ists]".

Seeing the Pharisees ("elders") deep contempt, hatred and fear of the unabridged gospel of grace was the final clincher.

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"Probably You Might be Saved" - Somewhere in Zephaniah As I Recall

by Perry in

the watchtower (and old-timers in the org) love to quote old testament passages that were directed toward israel.

however, the new testament is "a better covenant based upon better promises".. in the following verses, salvation is not described as a possibility, but as a certainty, as a present possession for the original christians:.

justification is a present possession (rom.

Fernando

I would like to know how a Jew views those verses, designs.

http://biblehub.com/text/isaiah/61-1.htm

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Reverse Shunning

by mrhhome in

jw
friends

ok. now i find myself in an odd situation.

my wife's family, who has let the witnesses walk all over her for 30 years, is trying to play nice.

(mother-in-law is a witness.

Fernando

What WingCommander said.

What must one do with relentlessly abusive, extremely toxic, and extreme destructive family members, except take note of just how poisonous the food is that Watchtower followers are being fed?

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My sister is getting df'd.....

by Blttex in

just found out that my little sister is getting df'd next week.

her husband left her about a year ago got df'd and recently got a girl pregnant.

my sister has had a hard time with the whole situation as you can imagine.

Fernando

What a great way for the Pharisees to respond to a request for spiritual help.

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I hope this is the right place for this...

by moSIS in

please don't attack me if this is the wrong place!

i know that i definitely shouldn't be on this website, but i am to embarassed to ask anyone at my hall!

everyone would be so nice, but i just feel like i should know the answers already.

Fernando

Welcome moSIS.

It is quite easy to ignore the small handful of unfriendly posts and posters, and have a blast on JWN, if you put your mind to it.

Please keep coming back and sharing whatever you are conmfortable to.

Another website you definitely should (not) visit is JWfacts.com

Best wishes on your life journey

Fernando

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The Unwitness has a positive experience Sat. 11am at McDonalds

by RayPublisher in

interview with joel the unwitness:.

http://youtu.be/bpwylueul44.

an outstanding experience of unwitnessing occurs when a former jw happens to find himself at a mcdonalds around 11am on a saturday.... does pandemonium ensue?

Fernando

exwhyzee:

http://www.youtube.com/user/theunwitness/videos

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"Probably You Might be Saved" - Somewhere in Zephaniah As I Recall

by Perry in

the watchtower (and old-timers in the org) love to quote old testament passages that were directed toward israel.

however, the new testament is "a better covenant based upon better promises".. in the following verses, salvation is not described as a possibility, but as a certainty, as a present possession for the original christians:.

justification is a present possession (rom.

Fernando

Hey designs.

If we could put Paul aside for a minute, I'm wondering how you would respond if asked if the Good News or gospel according to Moses, Isaiah and Psalms was in your heart and on your lips? (Isa 61:1; Ps 68:11)

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"Probably You Might be Saved" - Somewhere in Zephaniah As I Recall

by Perry in

the watchtower (and old-timers in the org) love to quote old testament passages that were directed toward israel.

however, the new testament is "a better covenant based upon better promises".. in the following verses, salvation is not described as a possibility, but as a certainty, as a present possession for the original christians:.

justification is a present possession (rom.

Fernando

Thank you for sharing and highlighting the "present possession" observation and supporting scriptures Perry.

I love it.

The Watchtower being physical/religious/carnal is not able to discern the spiritual.

So their truncated version of the Good News consists only of "future physical".

They miss and hide the "present spiritual".

And that is how they keep millions captive, addicted and blind.

It is no accident that their followers know nothing of the "Good News" according to Paul.

And yet more than half the Bible's roughly 152 references to "Good News" are by Paul.

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GAD amongst JWs and/or ex-JWs.

by tenene in

jw
friends

i have been following the oscar pistorius trial, and as some of you would know, the way he grew up is said to have affected his psychy.

he's said to traumatised and disturbed by his past.

do we know if there are any ex-jws who were also diagnosed with the same or similar kind of mental illness/disorder?

Fernando

I suppose every Watchtower exiting person experiences some level of "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" (GAD) as they abandon the supposed security of their sometimes lifelong "cult identity" and try to discover their suppressed "authentic identity".

When you did not think the ground under your feet could move it is a great big shock when it does.

For current members, one imagines Cognitive Dissonance (CD) can create GAD.

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June issue of Canadian Living

by berrygerry in

did anyone read margaux's story?.

Fernando

Hopefully it might encourage a few more to come forward and tell their "human interest" stories.