you know the organization is slowly going down.
not as fast as we would wish, but nevertheless it is crumbling.
five (5) year old child baptisms, smaller magazines, child sexual abuse exposed, smaller annual growth, no one wants to reach out, young ones leaving.
I'll make a few predictions:
to all congregations in the united states branch territory .
re: jw congregation support .
dear brothers: .
so i've noticed lately that my wife seems to think that in order to have a good marriage both people must be "spiritual".
she thinks being close as a family is all about family worship night, field service and praying together.
i know where these ideas are coming from but it is very hard to combat them.
it will come as no surprise to many here that the jw approach to interpreting the bible is greatly flawed.
the reason that it is so flawed is that before anything is examined there are already some false assumptions that are made.
jws believe the following about the bible without evidence:.
so i've noticed lately that my wife seems to think that in order to have a good marriage both people must be "spiritual".
she thinks being close as a family is all about family worship night, field service and praying together.
i know where these ideas are coming from but it is very hard to combat them.
back in the day, when the co came to the congregation, it was quite stressful for the elders and often, the rank and file.
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is it as big a deal as it used to be?.
it will come as no surprise to many here that the jw approach to interpreting the bible is greatly flawed.
the reason that it is so flawed is that before anything is examined there are already some false assumptions that are made.
jws believe the following about the bible without evidence:.
the target is converts.. why does it seem such an outrageous aim for a congregation to recruit new converts?.
in my old congregation, the enthusiasm was there but the knocking on doors produced zero " baptisms" in my final years.. a) why so little interests?.
b) was it the internet ?.
it will come as no surprise to many here that the jw approach to interpreting the bible is greatly flawed.
the reason that it is so flawed is that before anything is examined there are already some false assumptions that are made.
jws believe the following about the bible without evidence:.
It will come as no surprise to many here that the JW approach to interpreting the Bible is greatly flawed. The reason that it is so flawed is that before anything is examined there are already some false assumptions that are made. JWs believe the following about the Bible without evidence:
Since many of these assumptions aren't true JWs must come up with convoluted and complex explanations for Biblical doctrines. Many times just outright ignoring more obvious simple explanations. One instance that comes to mind is Gen 3:15. The book of Revelation speaks about a woman who bears a child whom Satan tries to devour, because of this Gen 3:15 gets interpreted as a prophecy regarding Satan and Jesus. By assuming that the Bible is harmonious and has a clear theme the obvious explanation of Gen 3:15 is missed. God was talking to Adam and Eve about the relationship mankind would have with snakes. When God says "The Woman" he is talking about Eve, "The Seed" is all her offspring.
ok we all say stupid things (probably on a daily basis in my case) but my mother (a jw) was told by another member that she doesn't have a conscience because anyone who smiles as much as she does simply can't have a conscience.
i bet you can guess the person who said it to her has a face like a wet weekend.. i guess the reasoning is: if you had a conscience you wouldn't have much to smile about because you'd be overwhelmed with guilt and worry.
what a load of old bollox that cult is eh?.
