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Jehovahs spirit on decision to disfellowship

by chezza in

jw
friends

hi all i was thinking about this the other day and how the elders say that they have gods direction when they have judicial meetings, if that is the case and gods spirit is directing their decision then why do they have the allowance for an appeal, after all if god is supposed to be directing them there would be no mistake in the decision right?

any thoughts people?

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Bible study

by radar in

jw
friends

do you remember the times when you felt so good because you had done your bible study for the week.

that you not only had pleased god but you were obediant to the faithfull and discreet slave class.. that you thought that you belonged to a wonderfull organisation and you would do anything to show your loyalty, even if it meant death?.

well these poor women are under the very same cult mentality.

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C. T. Russell Must Be Rolling In His Grave

by KD in

jw
friends

years ago i remember reading an old book about the life of charles t. russell.

as a young man, russell was indignant with the major churches and at night used to write scornful letters and placed them on the buildings for the public to see.

he used harsh phrases such as "off spring of vipers" and "harlots".

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CO sheparding call today!!

by mole in

jw
friends

thats right, the co along with one of the local elders paid an unexpected visit to my wife and i this morning.

i was just busting at the seam to bring up the un fiasco but i refrained as they do not know i have made my journey to the darkside.

my wife just glared with the "looks that kill" as they spewed the usual "time is near better not persue a career" line and i should be providing "spiritually" for the family.

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The three reasons we leave the "Truth"

by sleepy in

jw
friends

seems to me there are mainly three roads most of us have taken.

1.we did something "wrong" and were disfellowshipped and after felt able to look at the society in a different light.. 2.we didn't like the "truth" and were looking for a way out.. 3.we wanted it to be the truth but were overcome by the mountain of evidence against it.. which is the most common i wonder.. also do our motives play a large part in how we deal with information criticising the org.. without a reason to act information seems useless.. for instance if a person feels he has nothing to gain by leaving the org will he read different things into the same info as us?.

i think so and that all who leave must have a reason to do so, something to gain.. this does not make their reasoning wrong or prove they we are looking for just excuse.. but is a normal way in which humans deals with information.. two humans can have the same information but if they want or desire different things they may use the information differently.. maybe thats wht so many say "where else is there to go?