Ok now, I've never thought about that scripture like that before. Sort of takes the evil face off of those who killed Jesus if they were ignorant of their actions.
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Don't get me wrong, I like Jesus
by stillin infont of wisdom, anti-corruption, moral type of man who stood up for his beliefs.. in today's watchtower study, the illustration of the weeds sown among the wheat was expounded upon.
it occurred to me that one thing that jesus never mentioned, but that any farmer/gardener would have thought of right away, was that leaving the weeds among the wheat would have, at best, diminished the quality of the harvest.
that's what weeds do.
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PACMAN
by stillajwexelder inanybody get addicted all over again to pacman - free on google at the moment.
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Hell yeah! Sooooo much fun!
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My Parents First Taste Of Being Shunned Since They DA'd.
by mentallyfree31 inmy parents sent their da letter back in march.
my mom bumped into a jw who has been a friend since 1985, in fact they were baptized the same day at the same convention.
this particular jw quit attending meetings in 1996. my mom saw her in a grocery store.
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The other thing about it MF31 is that even when they aren't doing what they are supposed to be doing, they think they are still righteous if they just show one act of faithfulness, like going to the memorial or giving a witness. They feel that they have a weakness that Jehovah can work with but how can he work with someone who voluntarily leaves the org?
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My Parents First Taste Of Being Shunned Since They DA'd.
by mentallyfree31 inmy parents sent their da letter back in march.
my mom bumped into a jw who has been a friend since 1985, in fact they were baptized the same day at the same convention.
this particular jw quit attending meetings in 1996. my mom saw her in a grocery store.
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My dad had been inactive for a bit when a sister in our home congregation got married. At the wedding the mother of the bride asks "how is your dad?" I said he was fine. She says "We would have invited him but we haven't seen him in years." I didn't respond. Shortly after that a young lady came up to us and the sister introduced her to me, "Cult Classic this is jane doe, we used to call on her until she moved away for college." She turns to the lady and says, "Jane we are so happy you came. We weren't sure you'd come since we haven't seen you in years. So glad you could make it."
WTF?
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Is the GB setting up to dump 1914?
by karter inwith the "generation change" and them changing it all the time it would make sence to dump it all togeather.. lets face it ,it can be disproved easly.. they dumped 1975 in a heart beat .. this would buy them all the time they wanted as they would just find another date to start the generation from ie: "the u.n year of peace and sercurty'',1986 i belive or whatever else they could think of.. they could sell it to the r&f as easly as they sold 1975,then dumped it when it did'nt happen .. anyone questioning them would be told they are running ahead of jehovah or lacking faith in his earthly org that feeds us food at the proper time .. what do you think?.
karter..
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There is not a JW around today who is not aware of the "importance" of 1914. Unlike the other "prophetic" dates that passed. It would be extremely difficult to dump. They will of course continue to work around it and downplay it but they can't drop it anytime soon.
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Now a college graduate!!!
by Doubting Bro inwanted to let everyone know that i've finally graduated college with a bachelors degree!
ended up earning magna cum laude.. it's difficult to describe the sense of accomplishment.
i still kick myself for listening to the wts when i was a kid and forsaking "higher education".
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Congrats - Well Done Bro!
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How Were YOU Treated In Your Hall?
by minimus inwere you a fish out of water?.
were you popular in your congregation?.
were you a "marked" person?.
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Unfortunately they treated me too well. And when they treat you well it's because you're all too good at dancing the Watchtower shuffle. I wish they had dogged me so that I would have had reason to move on.
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Does anyone here work out?
by XPeterX ini do since 2007,bulking 6'220 19yo can hit 300 in a few years.
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I have been biking 30 min and doing tae bo. Just took up running and added weights. Starting out slowly I want to be able to run a mile without stopping. I've never been athletic. But I really want to get in shape this year. You guys workouts are awesome! Maybe one day that will be me.
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Why Doesn't Armageddon Freak Them Out ?(Why didn't it freak us out ? )
by BluesBrother inon t v i recently saw some of the film "knowledge" starring nicholas cage .
the idea of the film was that the main character had knowledge of coming disasters .
he was distraught - desperate - panicking to try and stop it happening.
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"Why did we not feel the trauma of the terrifying prospect and "freak out " about it?"
I think on a real level we did feel the trauma of it all. I have always had anxiety problems which I now know stem from fear of the Great Tribulation and Armaggedon. Those fears were constant in my life from childhood. As a born in that's all you know so you do have a huge degree of acceptance of the whole thing. Also we're taught to focus on the glorious prospects of the new world to counteract all that destruction. God's wrath is for them, not us.
There is a huge disconnect emotionally. Probably a coping mechanism.
edited to add: I have always had nightmares about the GT and big A for as far back as I can remember. They lessened as I moved through adulthood but even now I'll have a dream where people are running in the streets from some catastrophe. It's not as often as when I was a kid but I do have them.
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Is the Tide Turning For the Watchtower Organization? What Do You Think?
by mentallyfree31 ini would like some thoughts on this issue.
as we well know the wts has been going strong for 130 years.
and they are still making large increases.
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My family has an almost desperate mood about them over the changes. It is sad to listen to them grasping at straws about the changes concerning the generation and the sealing of the anointed. These were core teaching points back in the day and I am amazed at how they are downplaying the significance of them now............ sigh