Posts by TTWSYF

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Jehovah's Witnesses ARE Christians, why do so many ex JW's deny this?

by nicolaou in

jehovah's witnesses accept jesus as christ, the son of god.

they try, in their own way, to live by his teachings and imitate him.

they pray, read the bible and meet together regularly for worship.. i won't minimise any of the harm and damage they cause but for the life of me, i can't see how anyone can credibly deny that they are christians.. why do so many former jws have a problem with this?

TTWSYF

Being a Christian is not about specific beliefs about details that may or may not be correct.

Being a Christian IS about the teachings of Jesus.

Love one another, this includes EVERYONE including your enemies. That is what defines a Christian.

When you love one another, you respect all humanity from the womb to the tomb. You wouldn't lie or bear false witness, you would promote real fruits for all.

I've met plenty of JWs,many were looking for anwers and truth and were sincere in their search, but I have never met a Christian JW

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Jehovah's Witnesses ARE Christians, why do so many ex JW's deny this?

by nicolaou in

jehovah's witnesses accept jesus as christ, the son of god.

they try, in their own way, to live by his teachings and imitate him.

they pray, read the bible and meet together regularly for worship.. i won't minimise any of the harm and damage they cause but for the life of me, i can't see how anyone can credibly deny that they are christians.. why do so many former jws have a problem with this?

TTWSYF

JWs are not true Christians" says the person celebrating Jesus' birth with pagan rites.

That was my go to when I was a believer. Now that I'm an atheist I still feel the same about the issue.

Not to pick on this statement, but...Christians are not hung up on Christmas, Easter, or any other holidays that folks may not agree with.

Christians take care of everyone, not just Christians. That is what makes a Christian a Christian.

Hospitals, food banks, orphanges, schools, homeless and battered family shelters, old age homes, etc, etc were all started by Christians.

If your faith {or lack of} adds nothing to these fruits for the whole of humanity, then you, as a defensive mechanism may want to think

Ya, ..that's what the false pagans do..

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Jehovah's Witnesses ARE Christians, why do so many ex JW's deny this?

by nicolaou in

jehovah's witnesses accept jesus as christ, the son of god.

they try, in their own way, to live by his teachings and imitate him.

they pray, read the bible and meet together regularly for worship.. i won't minimise any of the harm and damage they cause but for the life of me, i can't see how anyone can credibly deny that they are christians.. why do so many former jws have a problem with this?

TTWSYF

Christians without Christ? Christ is the savior for all Christians...hence the name CHRISTians

It's my understanding that in JW land only the 144k are Christians and everyone else is saved by the org.

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Who has the authority to decern what the bible really teaches?

by TTWSYF in

so i ask because of all the books, mags and testimonies that the wts promotes.

not only the wts, but many other christians attempt to speak about the bible with authority.

how do we measure who is an authority if we don't know that much?.

TTWSYF

Thank you, Very thoughtful answers. More thoughtful than I was writing the op topic.. lol

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Who has the authority to decern what the bible really teaches?

by TTWSYF in

so i ask because of all the books, mags and testimonies that the wts promotes.

not only the wts, but many other christians attempt to speak about the bible with authority.

how do we measure who is an authority if we don't know that much?.

TTWSYF

So I ask because of all the books, mags and testimonies that the WTS promotes. Not only the WTS, but many other Christians attempt to speak about the bible with authority. How do we measure who is an authority if we don't know that much?

just asking

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JWs ----( fill in the blank)

by minimus in

jw
friends

what say you?.

TTWSYF

JWs think that they'll never die, never mind that everyone who has ever lived in the past has died. Those poor, ignorant people...

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JWs ----( fill in the blank)

by minimus in

jw
friends

what say you?.

TTWSYF

JWs are...intellectually dishonest for the obvious reasons that the WTS has a long and well documented history of false prophesy, lying and manipulation, yet the R and F just lap up lies and call it 'The Truth'

Sorry if that sounds harsh...

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What they don't tell you what was left out of the Bible.

by Crazyguy in

in the newest bible the gb took out the scriptures found in the last chapter of mark verses 9 on.

they say these scriptures were added later.

what they don't tell you in in the oldest bible the septuagint the assention of christ to heaven was also not in the book of luke nor mathew!

TTWSYF

What was left out of the bible? Well, Jesus used the septuagint, so I think that it is right that those books be included in the bible. Many protestants will assert that the catholics added books to the bible, but the truth is that many protestants took out books that they didn't like.

Book of Tobit is a good book removed from the NWT

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How to Irritate JWs: The Catholic Way

by Hernandez in

what's the greatest advantage in becoming a roman catholic after leaving the jehovah's witnesses some 17 years ago?

why, it's the way it totally irritates people and really pushes their buttons...that is, if you are one of the unfortunate jehovah's witnesses who happens across my door during field service.

i have developed several techniques to make it very frustrating to the unwary witness who hopes to make headway at my house.

TTWSYF

There's a show called 'The Journey Home' on EWTN where catholics tell their tale of conversion.

There was a former JW who said that if you want to stump an JW at your door, simple ask them

"Why do you go door to door with a Catholic book?"

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What is the biggest hypocrisy you have seen as a witness?

by HereIgo in

i have far too many to name, but ill start with obscene music, gambling and cussing like a sailor.

all the while preaching to "worldly people" about their impending death at armageddon.

thoughts?.

TTWSYF

I was never a JW, but my uber elder brother still regrets ever uttering the words to me that I still can't believe... even to this day

"Lying for the Truth" later changed to Theocratic Warfare.

talk about a hypocrisy