letter from a close family member... need help responding.... what a powerful illustration of the affect that our choice of friends can have on us, especially if we leave jehovah after being 'raised' by him from infancy!.
pack of wolvesthere was a farmer who raised sheep and had trouble with wolves stealing his sheep.
he loved his sheep and didn't want to lose even one of them.
Well, if I received this kind of mail I would just play ignorant dumbass not understanding what they are trying to tell me. I would not respond but next time I would meet them I would thank them for sharing this nice little story and still look like I did not catch their real agenda.
But that just me.
CP
i feel like jehovah has cursed me some days and others i feel he is using me to direct others out the front and back door of our kingdom hall.
here's my update on our perfect congregation, we are losing publishers monthly with meeting attendance down below one hundred during the weekday meeting.
should i feel guilty for mistreating the miserable mentally ill and chronically ill publishers who are milking the public welfare system, nto because they do not deserve anything better but because they bring only their appetite to our spiritual banquet while we elderettes study the watchtower and wow the publishers with our thirty second polished comments to bring praise to jehovah.
"What's the best advice to avoid the majority of the publishers who don't publish but whine about their lot in life?"
It is very easy and actually built-in within the system of things. There are clear directives how to be afraid for those that are weaker in spirit, how you can consider them as marked and dangerous for your own spiritual welfare. It is just activating the shunning-mode and treat them like they were dead.
This shouldn't be problem at all.
CP
is it possible to be friends with a woman, text her, call her, etc and not be physically attracted to her?.
Yes, as long this lady is not at all in any manner physically attractive.
No, if there is even a hint of physical attractiveness on her.
CP
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http://www.eldritchdark.com/tributes/poetry/235/the-stoick.
a beautiful way of putting the truth .
I truly hope so
CP
did you get baptized without being dedicated?.
why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.
why were you serving jehovah at all?
Awatcher said "We can't send JW's into hardline Islamic countries. They would be slaughtered. Is that what you want?"
For some unknown reason early christians were brave enough to go to whichever false gods serving country even with their lives in stake. If I recall it still right it was said the good news was preached everywhere. What makes this continuum of gods people (WTS) so much weaker and more afraid to do good work than their predecessors from 2000 years back.
CP
did you get baptized without being dedicated?.
why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.
why were you serving jehovah at all?
Awatcher said "
Heaven and jookbeard, the Bible plainly states that most people will refuse to serve Jehovah.
"Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it." (Matt 7:13,14)"
Excuse my french but in my humble opinion there is quite significant difference between refusing to serve or few are the ones finding it.
Question is ofcourse why on earth is it so difficult to find the narrow gate.
CP
did you get baptized without being dedicated?.
why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.
why were you serving jehovah at all?
1. Yes
2. Don't get that question
3. I couldn't at the time do a thing that I knew would have hurt people very close to me. Wasn't just mature enough to understand that I need to get my head and actions fixed foremost.
4. So I lied when the questions were asked both in the prestudy and from podium. Does it make my vow invalid? No idea, but I know now that I did not stand there for the right reasons.
CP
for me .... 1).
last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).
last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..
joe You are entitled to feel it is the bullshit but it really isn't, this was really the feature in conventions until the food service was abolished. It was not considered an alcoholdrink as it was just small amount of alcohol in it. Even the smallest child would been able to buy the stuff in shops those days. But boy the beer was appreciated as the appropriate drink for lunch.
If you don't believe it it's fine for me, but I cannot change my memories.
CP
for me .... 1).
last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).
last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..
gma this was in Europe obviously
CP
for me .... 1).
last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).
last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..
It was the happy seventies
CP
