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  What was your first public bible reading? And when?

  by Mandrake in

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  2. experiences

  i perfectly remember that, rehearsing with mom, trying to read with enough emphasis and in a proper tone.

  i was 5 years old, back then in 1996 i think, and the portion was james 5:1-13.... i found today that i still know the first verses by heart!!!

  it's actually a cherished memory for me, i came to memorize those because mom had me starting the reading all over again until i got to read it properly... and in time!!!

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  I was nine years old and just joined the school, I got assigned a portion of 1 Corinthians, went pretty smoothly except I left off a verse at the end. If I remember correctly in those days you had to do a small introduction before you began your reading which later they dropped.
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  Mid Week Meeting. The book of Job....what does this teach me about Jehovah

  by tor1500 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is it me or are you having a hard time commenting on what does this week's bible reading teach me about jehovah & what points from this week's bible study reading can i use in the field ministry ?

  i'm having a hard time commenting because what does job show about jehovah....well, # 1 he allowed job's suffering, but he didn't let satan take his life.

  # 2 what scripture could one use in the field ministry regarding the book of job...talking to a householder, see if you don't behave, god's gonna get you....or allow satan to get you.

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  I like how Job gets tested by having all his family and livestock perish. In the end it's okay though because he's blessed with double the amount. LOL What did his kids do to deserve that? Just another tip off that male heads of the household were the only ones not thought of as possessions in those days.
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  Would you have done what Adam did?

  by thinker11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  every religious group know the story of adam & eve.

  for me, i understood what they did was wrong but i never felt they were bad people and considering that they never murdered anyone and seemed to live normal lives after being kicked out, i found it hard to accept that they deserved to die forever and that we would be responsible for suffering for their mistakes.

  i personally feel like i might have done the same thing adam did when eve offered him the fruit.

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  There were 2 choices that Adam was faced with in that moment:
  1) Reject Eve’s fruit and live forever on a paradise earth without your soul mate that you grew to love and respect.
  2) Take the risk and live another 900 or something years with the love of your life.

  Choose #1 and see what other perfect creations God can make LOL
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  The Perfect Ones...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  with the rc coming i was wondering if anyone else noticed how some jws seemed to have everything somehow?

  you would see these attractive young couples who clearly were well off.

  the brother had privileges though so you know he was at the meetings and fs regularly.

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  With the RC coming I was wondering if anyone else noticed how some JWs seemed to have everything somehow? You would see these attractive young couples who clearly were well off. The Brother had privileges though so you know he was at the meetings and FS regularly. The Brothers would show up early for their assignments and the wife would come later with Starbucks. Always sitting in a big group of family and friends. How do they do it?
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  Things JWs Say VS What A Normal Person Would Say...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. social
  2. humour

  when someone says "merry christmas" or "happy holidays".... a normal person: responds in kind.

  a jw: says "thank you" or launches into a speech about christmas' pagan roots.

  when a couple is celebrating their wedding anniversary... .

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  That's not what I meant. Even tho I no longer believed, and was happy in my 'worldly' life, my ability to make future plans was disabled.

  Sorry, I guess sometimes I like to make things about ME instead of listening to what is really being said
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  Things JWs Say VS What A Normal Person Would Say...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. social
  2. humour

  when someone says "merry christmas" or "happy holidays".... a normal person: responds in kind.

  a jw: says "thank you" or launches into a speech about christmas' pagan roots.

  when a couple is celebrating their wedding anniversary... .

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  they need to say how they enjoyed "time off from work."

  LOL I always said this exact same line but never launched into the pagan roots thing. I would just say "Thank you" and then if asked how the holiday was I'd say "Anytime time off is great".
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  Higher Education - is it really the end of the WT?

  by OutsiderLookingIn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as a non-jw, before i started looking into things, i must say i only encountered intelligent jws.

  so i was quite surprised to read here and in the pew report about their low overall educational achievement.

  granted, my exposure was limited (less than a handful of people over a lifetime) but i met two of them in post-college education (graduate school) at a very good school.

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  Yes, you would be surprised that some very educated people do stay JWs. I think some like the challenge of "defending the truth" against the non-believers. Some can even argue points better than the WT does using their own reasoning.

  You also have to remember that there are many who know there are issues but fall back on "This is the best way of life" or "Where else would we go?" type thinking.
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  Things JWs Say VS What A Normal Person Would Say...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. social
  2. humour

  when someone says "merry christmas" or "happy holidays".... a normal person: responds in kind.

  a jw: says "thank you" or launches into a speech about christmas' pagan roots.

  when a couple is celebrating their wedding anniversary... .

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  dub: "Retire? Yea right!! The new world will definitely be here by then. Every penny I get now I spend!"

  A JW: I'll be able to retire if I move to a small apt. in a really bad neighborhood and never have any extra money for anything enjoyable. Then I can pioneer!
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  Things JWs Say VS What A Normal Person Would Say...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. social
  2. humour

  when someone says "merry christmas" or "happy holidays".... a normal person: responds in kind.

  a jw: says "thank you" or launches into a speech about christmas' pagan roots.

  when a couple is celebrating their wedding anniversary... .

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  yes! Even though I had shed the cult persona, I had a hard time planning for the future. Inside, for many years, I could not see a future. Great point.

  That one is one of my wife's favorites, she always talking about how she "hates this system" and how she can't wait for it to end. I understand her somewhat but then I think "What other system has there ever been?" Even if you believe the bible God's system didn't even last one lifetime before it failed.
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  Things JWs Say VS What A Normal Person Would Say...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. social
  2. humour

  when someone says "merry christmas" or "happy holidays".... a normal person: responds in kind.

  a jw: says "thank you" or launches into a speech about christmas' pagan roots.

  when a couple is celebrating their wedding anniversary... .

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  If you say you want to go back to school for your career...

  A normal person: That's good, sometimes you need more training if you want to advance

  A JW: Do you think that's really a good idea in the times we're living in?