from all the "annual general meeting" notes floating around, one quotation stands out in particular:.
many older ones already are telling the younger ones how they regretted not getting an education, pursuing a lucrative career, saving up money or not having a retirement plan.
the sad truth is that such ones are like the murmurers of israel when coming out of egypt.. what does this remark tell us?.
I'm tempted to post this on my FB wall:
Many older ones already are telling the younger ones how they regretted not getting an education, pursuing a lucrative career, saving up money or not having a retirement plan. The sad truth is that such ones are like the murmurers of Israel when coming out of Egypt.
"The beatings will continue until morale improves" - GB
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watch the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_gsfu6fg2u.
Question: When (what year) did they change that baptism question to what it is now?
I'm trying to figure out if I was baptized with this or the old version... I was baptized in ....err... early 90's.
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mission accomplished!
my wife and i held off the announcement and were able to attend my bil's wedding & reception this past weekend.
Thanks for the reference SweetBabyCheezits, I'll have to add that one to the list.
in an effort to get us all to lighten up and take ourselves and our beliefs a little less seriously, post your internet jokes and funnies here.. one of my personal favorites: .
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LOL @ miseryloveselders! I used that Special Olympics one today. I love it!
[click here for a little history...].
mission accomplished!
my wife and i held off the announcement and were able to attend my bil's wedding & reception this past weekend.
Don't you love when a plan comes together? Congrats on outsmarting the BOE and getting your goal accomplished.
Thoughtcrime, I love it. You should trademark that!
ok so my husband and i sat down and i told him that i never totally got it that we as jehovah's witnesses believe that jesus died only for the 144,000. i showed him 1 tim 2:5, john 6:40, john 20:31, gal 1:4, gal 2:20 where it clearly says he died for everyone.
he said jesus died because we need a new covenant and he gave me jeremiah 31:31 then he went to heb 8:6-9 where we need a new covenant and the ended at luke 22:28 where jesus is talking to his disciples and they were part of the 144,000 so clearly jesus was meaning the new covenant was intended for the 144,000. jesus did give is life clearly for all of us as long as we are in contact with his chosen 144,000. if we ever stop believing in the anointed we are toast.
now my husband has been in the "truth" since 1972 and was an elder for 32 years.
I'm sorry talking sense into your husband is sounding futile, but I honestly stopped reading when you said you are 17 years YOUNGER than your husband. Nothing against it at all, just daaaamn, talk about a generation gap (not WTS definition of generation) how do you do it! Because I want a 18 yr old wife! That would be 15 years younger. Please give advice!
Okay, back on topic, that is one of my biggest doctrinal issues atm. Jesus says clearly in the scriptures that everyone goes to him to get to the father (summation), and then WTS teaches that R&F go through FDS (aka GB) to go to Jesus for us to get to God...
What utter bullshit. Makes me sick to my stomach to hear all of this hypocrisy going on within.
i'm 19 and trying to get a job.
my dad won't pay for my college if i don't pioneer.. if i get a job, i can't pioneer while in college.. i can supposedly work and study, but i need a good way to get rid of pioneering (it was never my idea in the first place - blame the parents with their social coercion).. if i stop pioneering, i will be told by my parents that i don't love jehovah (not that i care what they say).. how can i do this as painlessly as possible?.
i want to move out someday and have enough money to do this.. by the way, if you read my started topics you will see my situation in more detail and that my dad is the coordinator of the boe..
Dude, you are an adult now. You don't need mommy and daddy to hold your hand anymore. Get out of the house, live your own life. Stop relying on your parents. I moved out when I was 17, got a job, put myself through college (granted, not Harvard or any glorious schools) and survived. Even when I had to live in my car for weeks, yes, homeless, I made it. Tough years, but the lessons I've learned couldn't have been learned under my parents wings.
The world is yours for the taking. Get started today!
to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!
as you may or may not be aware, i recently posted a thread regarding the relevancy of the name of our lord.
in that thread, and one or two others, i mentioned the language of our lord... and thus, the accurate rendering of that name.
Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics, even if you win the gold, you're still a retard (mentally challenged if retard offends you).
And I agree with Wing Commander. AGuest, your overuse of pious wording and formalities kills anything you have to say. I'm sure you could get your point across without all of that crap and make your point. Instead it just comes across as self-righteous.We have no proof that 'The Lord' whatever his name is came to you personally, saying all this stuff to convince us otherwise is no different than the WTS using their own publications to defend itself.
I don't usually comment on your threads anymore, I won't even bother coming back to this one, I have no doubt you are a good person in your heart, just chill out with the pious bullshit. Or go join a convent or start your own religion if you must continue.
Adios!
so my sister calls me and proceeds to tell me all about everything going on in her life.
all about her job and her apartment search.
tells me about my nephews demonstration at the ca this past weekend.
Congratulations! That IS an accomplishment.
I'm sorry your conversation wasn't pleasant with your sister, but if anything, you still know that the mind control tactics are as strong as ever with the JWs.
my dad read something online that i posted and told the other elders (he's the boe coord.).
they've read me articles about homosexuality and tried to coerce me to stay with the family instead of living with my uncle for a week.
i went to my uncle's anyway.
Whatever gets me out with as little stress and anxiety as possible.
Then just leave. If you want out, just do it. Don't have a place to live? Work? Think of joining one of the branches of the armed forces as moshe suggests.
