Posts by stillin9

day number 2 is done.. there was an audio drama, sure, it adds some excitement, hey, its different.. final talk "stay close to jehovah, as jeremiah did" ended with the release of the book ... god's word for us through jeremiah ... not a verse by verse consideration of prophecy, rather, what we can learn from jeremiah's life as a prophet, considers information from jeremiah and lamentations.

(of course informed readers of this site knew of this release already.).

noticibly missing ... jesus christ ... to me it was painfully obvious.. one talk i think was numbing our mind to accept the generation bomb tomorrow.. i couldn't help but realize that throughout the convention so far, the vast majority of scriptural references are from old testament (yes, it was hard not to say hebrew scriptures, so i just did).. i didn't realize it so much in the past, but it seems like jehovah's witnesses are trying to accomplish what the nation of israel couldn't, follow laws.

stillin9

what was the drama about?

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Holy spirit making its first mistake

by stillin9 in

well, it seems like that the holy spirit is making its first mistake!

they want to appoint me as a ministrial servant!

i wonder if that means that apostasy while being apointed as a ms is okay?!

stillin9

Well, it seems like that the holy spirit is making its first mistake! They want to appoint me as a ministrial servant! I wonder if that means that apostasy while being apointed as a MS is okay?! This really puts me in an uncomfortable situation though, what would you do if you were in my situation? Being aware of the truth about the truth, should I tell them that I am not yet ready to serve as a MS or should I accept the offer and see what's on the other side of the wall?

Stillin9

P.S.: o crap! Isn't talking against the holy spirit an "unforgiveable" sin or something in that nature? I don't quiet remember.

P.P.S: Sorry if I sound bitter, I am just really fed up.

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Phone Territory!

by stillin9 in

well, couple days ago i got stuck with a brother doing phone territory!

man, i hated that!

i kept on wishing no one picks up the phone or it's a disconnected phone number or something.

stillin9

I guess it is much easier than going door-to-door, depending on who your partner is and the kind of people you do phone witnessing (aka telemarketing) with. But all in all, it's all the same bull!

HA! I love the term "phone witnessing" LOL...why don't they just call it telemarketing? Is that too worldly?

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Phone Territory!

by stillin9 in

well, couple days ago i got stuck with a brother doing phone territory!

man, i hated that!

i kept on wishing no one picks up the phone or it's a disconnected phone number or something.

stillin9

Well, couple days ago I got stuck with a brother doing phone territory! Man, I hated that! I kept on wishing no one picks up the phone or it's a disconnected phone number or something. Since I don't do phone territory that often, I found it pretty weird calling strangers and offering "Bible Literature." Heck, it's probably not any wierder than going to stranger's homes and offering them WT but because I have done it so much I guess I don't feel the wierdness anymore.

What about you guys? Did you prefer phone territory to door-to-door? OR did you just hate it ALL? LOL

stillin9

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How did they spread?

by stillin9 in

considering the truth about the truth, how the heck did they manage to spread around the world and at least have a witness in most of the countries/lands???.

i hope my question makes sense.. stillin9.

stillin9

Interesting comments! I agree with all you guys but specially Homer.

Thanks all,

Stillin9

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How did they spread?

by stillin9 in

considering the truth about the truth, how the heck did they manage to spread around the world and at least have a witness in most of the countries/lands???.

i hope my question makes sense.. stillin9.

stillin9

Considering the truth about the truth, how the heck did they manage to spread around the world and at least have a witness in most of the countries/lands???

I hope my question makes sense.

stillin9

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Is the Governing Body looking down on the R&F?

by cattails in

there's an interesting thread at:.

http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php?topic=8247.msg119745.

it raises the question that the point of view of many society illustrations is from above, a kind of bird's eye view, looking down on to the scene.. and since the society spends so much time mulling over every detail of their illustrations the point of view from above has to be chosen on purpose.. if this is the case then it speaks volumes about the way the governing body wants to be perceived as being higher, looking down on things.. and it would give the r&f the feeling that they are being watched.. what do you all think about this?

stillin9

"The WT does plenty of stuff that they can be easily criticized for without making us Apostates look like a bunch of nut jobs."

I strongly agree with you Black Sheep. This one is just ridiculous.

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What do most ex-JWs "believe" after leaving?

by EverAStudent in

has anyone done a survey to determine what faith system, religion, or set of religious beliefs ex-jws tend to settle into after leaving the organization?

if not, would you care to post what you presently consider to be your own personal religion (e.g.

protestant, catholic, baptist, jw but not in the organization, agnostic, atheist, ...) and especially what you presently believe about jesus (was he a real historical human, is he god, is he an angel, ...).. thank you!.

stillin9

As a person who is mentally out but physically in, I just believe that there is a god. That's all. Honeslty, I don't even blieve in the Bible or Jesus or ANY religion out there.

Peace out!