i always found the account of the "woman at the well" to be particulary interesting.
this unknown shunned woman of ill-repute was specifically sought out and chosen by jesus.
why?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7dzonv3iy&ab_channel=michaelpapale.
Hi Fisherman,
The mere fact that she was alone in the heat of the day suggests that she was not appreciated or accepted by the other women in her community.
I'm sure if the Samaritan woman was appreciated, she would have been with the others in the cool of the morning to fetch water from the well.
Perhaps, like Jehovah's Witnesses, these women felt ostracism was a loving provision to motivate sinners to repent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mze2woi4sng.
Welcome to the forum SweetSketcher!
Interesting testimony. What takes away from its impact is the robotic question and answer presentation. I would have liked to have been there when this was produced. The male voice was obviously computer generated. Her responses were stilted and I suspect computer generated as well.
Here is an example of a more natural testimony
i always found the account of the "woman at the well" to be particulary interesting.
this unknown shunned woman of ill-repute was specifically sought out and chosen by jesus.
why?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7dzonv3iy&ab_channel=michaelpapale.
<<She was not an outcast in the Samaritan community>>
What makes you think she was not an outcast in her community before she met Jesus at the well?
i always found the account of the "woman at the well" to be particulary interesting.
this unknown shunned woman of ill-repute was specifically sought out and chosen by jesus.
why?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7dzonv3iy&ab_channel=michaelpapale.
In Jesus day, Samaritans were shunned by the Jews because they (ten tribes under Jeroboam) had apostatized from the faith around the time of the death of King Solomon. See I Kings 11 & 12
i always found the account of the "woman at the well" to be particulary interesting.
this unknown shunned woman of ill-repute was specifically sought out and chosen by jesus.
why?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7dzonv3iy&ab_channel=michaelpapale.
I've watched this video a number of times previously. I can't stop the tears that flow every time I see this woman liberated by Christ. Because you see, that was me,
I posted an article which I later discovered was old news. Sorry. Should learn not to post at 2 am.
i think we produced this by group think and bears reiterating.. if you don’t want to be thrown under the bus in jw land, you best not.
1. verbalize disagreement with any official teaching of the society.. 2. celebrate your child’s birthdays.
3. celebrate christ’s birthday on december 25th or any other date.. 4. socialize with others who have already been thrown under the bus.. 5. take up smoking.
I think we produced this by group think and bears reiterating.
If you don’t want to be thrown under the bus in JW land, you best not
1. verbalize disagreement with any official teaching of the Society.
2. celebrate your child’s birthdays
3. celebrate Christ’s birthday on December 25th or any other date.
4. socialize with others who have already been thrown under the bus.
5. take up smoking
6. sing the national anthem
7. salute the flag.
8. join the military
9. vote in municipal, state or federal elections.
10. take a job as minister of finance in the government
11. have blood transfusions when you need them.
12. start attending other Christian churches
13. hand in your letter of disassociation
https://cne.news/article/2827-court-case-jehovah-s-witnesses-norway-kicked-off.
norwegian jehovah's witnesses are in court this wednesday and thursday.
they are fighting the government's decision to remove their registration as a religious community.. .
Yes but governments have a right to withdraw taxpayers money to organizations they believe are harming children and adults and unnecessarily breaking up families in the process.
They might even use the money they save to inform the public about the dangers of associated with certain groups, religious or otherwise.
in 2008 i was baptized into the truth after leaving a trinitarian faith.
during my eight years as a jehovah’s witness, i strived to keep the standards set by the bible, wt and the faithfull and discrete slave.
but unfortunately, the congregational elders from the kingdom hall i attended were not keeping to jehovah’s standards, hence, wrote my letter of resignation.
As it stands my status is that of a disfellowshipped apostate ostracized from close family members.
Unfortunately injustices like this happen when you are in a cult.
