in a recent effort to entice me back to meetings, an elder friend gave me the example of his dad.. he said that his pioneer/elder/ex-missionary dad went through the anticipation and disappointment of 1975 and yet, he kept going faithfully for decades afterwards.
the obvious point was that, if his dad can deal with disappointment, then, surely a nobody like me could do the same in regards to the scrapping of the 1914 generation doctrine, and all the other changes.
his 'encouragement' was to tell me that it was only me that felt like this, everyone else is fine and have no problems with the changes.
Disappointment over 1975?
Was something expected to happen in 1975?
Seriously, investing years of your life and burning all your other bridges is a powerful motivator to keep going down the same path in the hopes that it really will lead to somewhere nice.
We probably all know people who don't really believe it any more but fear that if they left that would be even worse and that they would be totally alone.
i've just been introduced to this site by a pimo friend of mine.
this will be my first post on this website.
i need help, and he told me you guys are a very supportive community.. i'm a female in my mid twenties.
First, DON'T commit suicide.
If those thoughts recur, get professional help.
The USA has suicide hot lines you can call to talk with someone and get help. I don't know about other countries.
Second, your life has NOT been wasted. You've accomplished a lot and learned a lot.
Third, even if your whole life HAD been wasted so far, you're only in your mid-twenties and you have a college degree. You probably have 55 or more years ahead of you during which you will be free from WT control.
Fourth, cultivate non-JW friendships. Stop thinking of them as worldly. Use discernment in developing friendships. Focus on people who will build you up instead of tearing you down.
If you would like to discuss anything privately, feel free to PM me. I'll let you set the agenda. If you don't want to... no problem.
are jehovah`s witnesses guilty of committing the unforgivable sin ?.
“i am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of christ.
but even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
JWs certainly preach a different gospel than the one Paul preached.
That's not an unforgivable sin in that there is still time for them to wake up and correct course.
hey oldsters, remember the tv series from the sixties?
david janssen was born to play that part.
i was 7 when it first aired.
I agree.
I watched them in the 1960s and I'm watching them again on MeTV.
David Janssen was perfect as Richard Kimble.
Barry Morse was also superb as Lieutenant Gerard.
I heard an interview with Morse years ago. He said, "Off camera, David was very friendly and relaxed, but as soon as the director called, 'Action,' he was instantly in character, looking back over his shoulder and looking worried that I was hot on his trail. He always liked it when I was in the episode, though, because I was in a lot of the scenes, which meant he didn't have to carry as much of the load."
i can think of two to start off with .
john 1:1 and luke 23:43 ,what others can you come up with ?.
A whole book could probably be written on this subject, but the one that comes to mind is Colossians 1:15-17, inserting "other" into the text 4 times so it wouldn't look like Jesus is uncreated, i.e. God.
the most powerful love in the universe is unconditional love.. a love that has no requirements or conditions.
no actions are necessary to receive it.. this love is all around us and can be easily seen.
watch any mother with its new born baby.
As we know, in the WT world, it's all a loyalty and endurance test-- us versus them, where you constantly have to choose whose side you're on.
what is the watchtower's current study book?.
is it what does the bible really teach?.
is it what can the bible teach us?.
What is the Watchtower's current study book?
Is it What Does the Bible Really Teach?
Is it What Can the Bible Teach Us?
Is it something else now?
hi folks.. i put this in practices as i thought that appropriate.
perhaps it should be in scandalous behavior.
not a big deal but an example of the cult-ish intimidation and behavior.. at the end of this mornings short wt review prior to the convention brainwash by jackson, ( melbourne australia) the elder stated "brothers we have a resolution to present to the congregation".
"All those in favor, say aye."
"Everyone else, say aye anyway..."
as time goes on, i keep rethinking this whole thing about states' rights here in the us.
the more i think about it, i think less states' power may be a way to reduce some of the craziness going on.. as mentioned on another thread, you can't even drive now into some states without them checking your license tag where you are from so you have have to be quarantined.
states such as georgia are pretty much wide open.
Historically, it's not a matter of the States being "given" powers.
The States existed as separate sovereign countries until they ceded specific, limited powers to the federal government in 1787 in the Constitution.
The Tenth Amendment makes clear that all powers not ceded exclusively to the federal government nor explicitly denied to the States by the Constitution belong to the States or to the people.
Instead of saying, "Where does it say in the Constitution that the federal government can't do such-and-such?" the real question is, "Where does it say in the Constitution that the federal government CAN do such-and-such?"
the watchtower—study edition | august 2020. study article 32. walk humbly and modestly with your god.
jesus is depicted in the heavens.
next to him stand some of his co-rulers.
What happened to Jesus being Michael the archangel? Where are his wings?
