She simply needs to hear the gospel of Christ's unfailing love and forgiveness of sins which are past, reiterated.
Encourage her to read the gospel of John over and over again.
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Waking Them Up When They Feel Safe
by KerryKing ingood morning all, i would love some genuine advice please.. i have an old friend who is still in the org, but has never been the very staunch type.
however, she is going through a very rough patch in life, (past deeds from youth caught up and now is in prison) and i reached out to her by old fashioned snail mail.. by her reply she sounds more pimi than ever and finding some sort of comfort in the literature.
would i be wrong to attempt to wake her up, would that actually be a cruel thing to do right now?
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Disaster preparedness
by ElderBerry inas your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.
also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.
please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.
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Vanderhoven7
Are go-bags also recommended because of the expected upcoming tribulation. Aren't JWs thinking about fleeing without time to prepare for their flight?
Matthew 24:16-17
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The self-appointed "slave" said this - in 1935
by BoogerMan inwatchtower august 15th 1935 - "...the greatest of all tribulations mentioned in the scriptures must come after the great multitude appears and must be that which is mentioned by christ jesus as “tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time.” that tribulation period began with the “day of jehovah”, to wit, in 1914, when the war started against satan’s organization in heaven, and reaches the great climax at the time of the battle of armageddon, the great day of god almighty.
110 years - and counting!.
other denominations claim the great tribulation is only going to last for 7 years.
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Vanderhoven7
The Great Tribulation Jesus spoke about occurred from AD 66 to AD 70 after which the surviving Jews were dispersed among the nations.
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The Hell of the POMI!
by The Bethelite ini called a jehovah's witness friend of mine a couple weeks ago, yes i still consider him a friend though he would not say the same of me.
i've known him for almost 40 years.
our families went on many vacations together including my only trip back to bethel in 1996. this trip was made with 40 other "brothers and sisters.
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Mark Jones was in hell for 32 years
I’ve been to hell.
In fact, I went three times a week, every week, for 2 hours each time.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a Jehovah’s Witness meeting in one of their Kingdom Halls.
The same narrative: Armageddon is just around the corner!! They’re all going to die except us because we peddle magazines like Jesus told us to!!
Day after day
Week after week
Month after month
Year after year
Sat on orange plastic seats in the middle of summer with no air-con, while the speaker drones on and on in a monotone voice.
I did 31 years. An eternity with Satan would be a walk in the park.
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Random thoughts of an ex-JW on a coffee break
by StarTrekAngel inlately i have been finding myself doing a lot of thinking.
not that i am smarter than the keurig coffee maker in my office, which lately has made me reevaluate the perception of my professional career.
somewhere along the way between winding down my relationship with my now ex-boss and starting a new one with my current boss, i noticed that the machine complaints with a message on a touchscreen….
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Vanderhoven7
Mark Jones writes
I’ve been to hell.
In fact, I went three times a week, every week, for 2 hours each time.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a Jehovah’s Witness meeting in one of their Kingdom Halls.
The same narrative: Armageddon is just around the corner!! They’re all going to die except us because we peddle magazines like Jesus told us to!!
Day after day
Week after week
Month after month
Year after year
Sat on orange plastic seats in the middle of summer with no air-con, while the speaker drones on and on in a monotone voice.
I did 31 years. An eternity with Satan would be a walk in the park.
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Q about Jesus' sacrifice
by oncebitten ini have several jw family members.
i have been shunned many years now.
i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.
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Vanderhoven7
Yes, and even unbelieving Bart Ehrman admits there are no significant variations in the many ancient copies of New Testament documents. The New Testament is reliable.
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Q about Jesus' sacrifice
by oncebitten ini have several jw family members.
i have been shunned many years now.
i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.
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To my knowledge, as with the Old Testament manuscripts, there are no significant variations in the many ancient copies of New Testament documents.
Bart Ehrman writes: We have more manuscripts for the New Testament than for any other book from the ancient world—many, many more manuscripts than we have for the writings of Homer, Plato, Cicero, or any other important author. We have something like 5,700 manuscripts of the New Testament—from small fragments of tiny parts of a single book to complete copies of the entire New Testament – in the Greek language in which they were originally written, along with manuscripts in many other ancient languages (for example, Latin, Syriac, and Coptic). That is good news indeed—the more manuscripts you have, the more likely it is that you can figure out what the authors originally said.
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Q about Jesus' sacrifice
by oncebitten ini have several jw family members.
i have been shunned many years now.
i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.
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There is no original copy of any New Testament document.
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A Real Man
by Vanderhoven7 inthe meaning of true love from a man.. by elizabeth rossi, freelance writer .
i hate to say this but most women will go their entire lifetime and never experience the meaning of actual true love.. it's even slightly depressing to think that most people will never understand how powerful this picture actually is; a prime example of how men should be treating their partner with everyday that passes.. we unfortunately live in a generation with men who have no idea what it takes to be a real man.. let me give you a couple examples of a real man ....... a real man asks about your day and genuinely cares about the answer.. a real man respects your boundaries and never forces you to anything you're not ready to do.. he makes time for you, and takes that time to learn and understand who you are as a person.. a real man consistently shows you the definition of effort with every day that passes.. he will call you randomly throughout the day just to check on you and your mental health.. a real man is undeniably committed to you and looks for new ways to fall in love with you with every day that passes.. he makes protecting your heart a number one priority.. a real man never makes permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.. he never confuses you on where you stand in his life.. a real man apologizes when he is wrong and stays true to his character.. he doesn't mind hurting other people's feeling to protect yours.. a real man gives you affection without sexual expectation.. a real man refuses to entertain any women that isn't you.. he has genuine intentions with you from day one and shows you how it truly feels to be a priority rather an option.. a real man will help you heal from the trauma that nobody apologized for.. a real man values you and would never put themselves in a position to lose you.. take my advice and wait for the man that never let's you fall asleep at night questioning your own self worth.. .
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Yes it does sound like she she has been wounded.
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A Real Man
by Vanderhoven7 inthe meaning of true love from a man.. by elizabeth rossi, freelance writer .
i hate to say this but most women will go their entire lifetime and never experience the meaning of actual true love.. it's even slightly depressing to think that most people will never understand how powerful this picture actually is; a prime example of how men should be treating their partner with everyday that passes.. we unfortunately live in a generation with men who have no idea what it takes to be a real man.. let me give you a couple examples of a real man ....... a real man asks about your day and genuinely cares about the answer.. a real man respects your boundaries and never forces you to anything you're not ready to do.. he makes time for you, and takes that time to learn and understand who you are as a person.. a real man consistently shows you the definition of effort with every day that passes.. he will call you randomly throughout the day just to check on you and your mental health.. a real man is undeniably committed to you and looks for new ways to fall in love with you with every day that passes.. he makes protecting your heart a number one priority.. a real man never makes permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.. he never confuses you on where you stand in his life.. a real man apologizes when he is wrong and stays true to his character.. he doesn't mind hurting other people's feeling to protect yours.. a real man gives you affection without sexual expectation.. a real man refuses to entertain any women that isn't you.. he has genuine intentions with you from day one and shows you how it truly feels to be a priority rather an option.. a real man will help you heal from the trauma that nobody apologized for.. a real man values you and would never put themselves in a position to lose you.. take my advice and wait for the man that never let's you fall asleep at night questioning your own self worth.. .
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Vanderhoven7
More advice for real men and women
1. Focus on you.
2. If you don't control your mind, someone else will.
3. Loneliness is the price you pay when you start to improve yourself.
4. You survived the days you thought you couldn't.
5. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
6. Being alone gives us an opportunity to reconnect with ourselves.
7. Sometimes you need to stop seeing the good in people and start seeing what they show you.
8. Learn to heal without venting to everyone.
9. Everything comes to you at the right time, be patient and trust the process.
10. Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
11. Your deepest darkest moment may be the best thing that ever happens to you.
12. Memories are sweet, cherish them.
13. Not everyone will like you, that's life.
14. Be kind but don't let people use you.
15. It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
16. Stay away from people who make you feel lonely.
17. No company is better than bad company.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. Don't pretend to be better than you are.
20. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
21. Envy is a waste of time, you already have all you need.
22. Expect nothing, appreciate everything.
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