It's not a fearful thing according to WT doctrine. Jehovah doesn't burn people in hell right? So what is left? Death. The WORST thing that can happen to us is death. Guess what? Liz Taylor died today and probably millions more. Did they fall into the hands of the living God, or did they just die?
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Apostate Psychology
by Spade init's only fair that the psychology of apostates be assessed as they're intent on analyzing the psychology of jehovah's witnesses.
http://www.freeminds.org/psychology/mind-control/mind-control-or-brainwashing.html .
understanding mind control among jehovah's witnesses.
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Can someone explain to me why it's good for the U.S. economy to collapse?
by Botzwana ini don't get it.
they are printing money knowing it will hurt the economy.
i don't get the benefit of a destroyed america..
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what was the worst meeting you ever attended ?
by man in black inhere's mine :.
back in the early 90's we went to the sunday talk and wt study.. lo and behold, a friend from the 70's who was df'ed ( he had just been reinstated) was there along with his parents.
i had no idea that they would have been there.. one of my kids was getting sick, so my wife and i were up-down the entire meeting walking him around.
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The worst one? My last one.
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Witness conversation stoppers...
by Botzwana inthis was forwarded to me by a witness....what are some witness conversation stoppers though?.
field ministry conversation stoppers.
***the householder said, "only those who have accepted jesus in their lives will be saved.
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Botzwana
This was forwarded to me by a witness....What are some WITNESS conversation stoppers though?
Field Ministry Conversation Stoppers
***The householder said, "Only those who have accepted Jesus in their lives will be saved." The brother responded with, "We certainly agree with that, but where does that leave Abraham, Moses, Job, King David and all the others in the Old Testament who never knew of Jesus?"
***A brother was talking with a householder about being saved. The householder said, 'I have accepted Jesus in my life, recognize that he died for my sins and I'm now saved.' The brother responded with 'Well, if that is the case, shouldn't the Bible be one paragraph long? What is the rest of it for? That's why we go door to door - to offer people Bible studies to learn about all the requirements from God. '
*** This is from a brother in the Spanish Dover congregation in New Jersey --- The householder usually will ask, "What religion are you?" In most cases we would answer, "Jehovah's Witnesses," and the conversation would normally end there with the words: "Sorry not interested!" But, reply in this manner: "Jehovah's Witness, and you?" This mandates a reply from the householder, thus allowing us to continue the conversation.
*** This came from a Regular Pioneer sister in the North congregation in Anchorage, Alaska --- I would like to relate one that our District Overseer/Branch Overseer is known for: When the householder says, "I'm not interested" at the beginning of the conversation, he sometimes (when the time is right) replies: "I don't blame you, I haven't said anything interesting yet."
*** This came from a Sister in the Franklin, Illinois congregation --- One circuit overseer suggests leaving a question with the householder whether or not they are too interested in listening to us: We were asking our neighbor's opinion of this, "If Jesus was to return to the earth, what church would he attend?"' It is amazing how many don't automatically say their own. I have used it occasionally and it has allowed for continued conversations.
*** This is said to be a modified statement of Brother Russell's: There are over 10,000 religions in the world. If God set these up for us to learn to worship Him properly, learn to love one another, and have useful, peaceful lives, we can only arrive at one of two conclusions: Either he failed miserably, or he didn't set them up in the first place and something else is behind them. Do you agree?
*** In a discussion with a householder, the householder made the statement: 'The King James Bible is the only true Bible from God.' The Brother said, 'Oh, is that the one the apostles used? Or, did the apostles have the wrong Bible?'
*** This is from a Circuit Overseer in pioneer school: The householder stated that he believed in the Trinity. The Circuit Overseer then said, 'Oh, then you have the latest information on it?' The man asked what that was, and the Circuit Overseer brought out the Trinity brochure!
*** This is from a Circuit Overseer: When talking with someone who believes in the Trinity, they seem to focus on John 1:1 for some reason. This Circuit Overseer says to them, "I'll tell you what, You take your best Scripture for the Trinity and throw it out and I'll take my best Scripture against it and throw it out, and then let's talk about the Trinity from the Scriptures." Great idea!
*** From a brother in the Dominican Republic: Trinitarians usually start off with some "proof texts" and then launch into some Greek words they know. I have learned now instead of trying to "duke it out" with them, I bypass all of that by saying, "Let's suppose you are right, the Trinity does exist and we are wrong, then please show me from the Bible what I should do to find the right religion." This usually stops them cold, as they have never thought about guiding someone to the truth, only about stopping JW's on the Trinity.
*** This is from a brother in the Cortez congregation in Connecticut --- A brother was talking with a householder about the immortality of the soul. The brother turned to Genesis 2:17 and read it to the householder and said, 'Here God states that you will positively die.' Then he turned to Genesis 3:4 and read it to the householder and said, 'Here Satan said you will positively not die. Which do you choose to believe?'Witness comes to door...Householder says so...Tell me about 1975...
Can you guys think of more?
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Is Satan actually a liar?
by Scooby-Doo inyou positively will not die.
for god knows that in the very day of your eating from it your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like god, knowing good and bad.".
did satan actually lie to eve?
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Botzwana
Startingover, RoadRunner never talks in the entire series except for Beep beep.
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Is Satan actually a liar?
by Scooby-Doo inyou positively will not die.
for god knows that in the very day of your eating from it your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like god, knowing good and bad.".
did satan actually lie to eve?
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Botzwana
What I dont get is that Adam and Eve hid from God because they were ashamed. That shows a contrite heart right there. That they were sorry for what they did. If they were SUCH hardened sinners then they would've given God the finger right there. IF they were true rebels etc. IF they were true rebels they would never have taught their children about God. But yet they did. They molded Abel to be a great servant of God. Does that sound like someone who chafed under God's rule?
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Are JWs the worst restaurant customers?
by Alfred in(a little background info before i ask my question...).
my sister-in-law (non-jw), who manages a popular chain restaurant near a kingdom hall, just found out that my wife and i have recently faded, so she decided to get something off her chest the other day... you guessed it: she wanted us to know that jws are the worst customers ever!
she then told us some really embarrassing stories about how jws would request a table for 15 to 20 people (after a sunday meeting) and then (when the bill came) some of the jws would start deliberating amongst themselves on whether or not the waiter was diligent or not (to justify the low tip he was getting anyway).
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Botzwana
Revealing some private info about myself here....I OWN a restaurant. What I can't stand is 30 will come in....ORder just coffee's or something small like that and then INSIST on seperate checks! Pisses me off.
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Why God keeps silent to somebody even after intensive cry?
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Aguest, What is your view on the Malawi brothers? They thought they were being tortured for Jah and Jesus.
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To the theists: Your reaction if God hypothetically changed the standards of right and wrong
by simon17 ini have more to say on this and its implications, but i'll keep this short to get some initial discussion.
to those that believe in god, suppose he were to hypothetically change various standards of right and wrong, suppose with the new scrolls to be opened.
things such as rape, theft and immorality are now perfectly fine and acceptable.
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I probably wouldn't do rape. The other two I would definetely do!
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Am I the only one who felt sorry for adam and eve?
by Joliette inthe witnesses always blame everything on adam and eve (besides satan).
for some reason, when i used to look at the my book and bible stories when i was little, i used to feel bad for adam and eve?
its kinda like getting mad at a baby for making a mistake.
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Botzwana
On the Jehovah's Witness organization video you get to meet the woman who did the voice to Jezebel! She looks just like her!