John3:3"unless anyone is born again,he cannot see the kingdom of God". This concept is not just restricted to the anointed ones,it applies to all Christians.Everyone needs to be transformed from the 'old ways' of living to one that is led by the Holy Spirit at whatever levels that one is able to attain.
cskyjw.sun
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born again
by cskyjw.sun injohn3:3"unless anyone is born again,he cannot see the kingdom of god".
this concept is not just restricted to the anointed ones,it applies to all christians.everyone needs to be transformed from the 'old ways' of living to one that is led by the holy spirit at whatever levels that one is able to attain..
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Being honest with yourself, could you have reasonably adjusted your attitude and continued on as a JW?
by miseryloveselders ini ask this question in harmony with deedub's swan song thread which i linked below.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/205902/1/time-to-say-good-bye.
to some degree, i think i understand where she's coming from.
just speaking from my own experiences since stepping into the world of anonymous apostacy, i went through a few different phases of personal outlooks.
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cskyjw.sun
hi miseryloveselders
i see your true self from this particular post(the pros outweigh the cons).dispite all the negativites there might still be some plausible reasons why people remain in this organisation.i am a mentally depressed person.it seems that "my achievements" in the organisation make me feel worthwhile which otherwise make me feel that i am totally worthless.
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Are you a fader, Df'd, DA'd, or Still In?
by brotherdan ini thought this would be an interesting poll that would show everyone the backgrounds of all of us when we left, if we have.. for myself, i am not df'd, but i am attempting a fade.
i still go to some meetings with the wife to help with kids, but that's it.
no commenting or field service.. what about everyone else?.
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i am still in
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God Seemed to Write This For Those Disfewllowshipped but Love Him
by Perry inif you ever felt that you really did love god, but no matter what you did, ended up on the outs with your family and with the watchtower anyway..... these words have comforted me.. .
66. thus saith the lord, the heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me?
and where is the place of my rest?
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hi perry
well said,but what about "my god, my god, why have you forsaken me". the pain you might experienced might be overwheming.
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Do you think you are normal?
by jwfacts ini always felt unique from everyone else.
being a jw i never quite felt like i was from the same planet as all the other school children.
as a jw i fit in, but still not quite, as i was a bit too indepentdant a thinker.
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jwfact
i am never normal whether i am in or out of the jws
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Codependent?
by maryann ini've recently found coda group and was wondering how many others have found them and have they helped?.
actually, i can't believe i hadn't found it sooner....feel like such an idiot now.
i think it could probably help anyone raised jw.. .
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cskyjw.sun
hi cjesus
e trouble is we have issues when we join e jws.but unless we work thru e problem urselves we r still trapped.e WT did not offer us e ans.
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how many in your cong had nervous breakdowns?
by highdose inof the congregation i spent my life in i would say a good 75% had nervous breakdowns at some point.
and often there was never really a obivous reason for it.
well not that we jw's could understand at the time.. even the queen bee's/ elderettes were not immune to this.. what about you?.
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the cong that i was in there are 7 depressed persons out of the 80 or more publishers
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What is the meaning of true spirituality?
by ele_lux ini was trying to figure out the answer to this question when i came across my notes of a talk by the do in the 09 circuit convention.
he said the world defined "spirituality" however it would suit them; according to their own religion.
he gave example definitions of spirituality (being in touch with nature, spiritism, going to church and reading the bible, etc.
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spirituality means the arts and the music
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JW illness
by Rosey ini don't mean an illness that makes you a jw ;) that would be scary.. i was wondering if everyone else felt that there was a huge amount of illness within the borg.......if there still is?.
when i was a jw i remember there being a magazine about cfs (chronic fatigue syndrome) and me ( mylo encephalitis?
something like that) and at the time hearing a report on the radio that said it was on the increase and particularly among people in caring professions such as nurses, home workers, and jw's.
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cskyjw.sun
yes i have depression. whether it was a genetic factor or not, my being in the org is a major contributing factor
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For those still in- why do you (really) stay, and what would it take for you to leave the org?
by serenitynow! infor the so-called conscious class, those of you who know it's all a disgusting lie, what is the real reason you stay in?
i find it hard to understand how ones who know what the org truly is would continue to be an active jw.
i'm not talking about the "faders"- those with an actual plan to get out as painlessly as possible.
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cskyjw.sun
i may have to leave if they catch me living a double life.Being marked will be unbearable