Posts by maksym

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HOW DO YOU CONTINUE?

by angel.face in

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lately i've been finding it more and more difficult to keep up a front.. .

before i learned the tatt i was the mover and shaker of our family.

i would study with the kids.

I am happy you are taking some steps to see the Watchtower for what it is. I remember my leaving and how it affected me and my marriage. I'll save that for another time but needless to say living a life of cognitive dissidence is tuff on the body.

I studied psychology and medicine after getting out and can assure you your health is in danger.

Here are some things you can do to ease out of that world. You can talk to a therapist. Some communities have therapists that work for the public at low rates based on income. You can also find volunteer counselors at local churches. Don't worry they don't push religion on you but can be a great person to bounce ideas off of.

Do you have family outside of the Watchtower that you could confide in? Talk with them about it if you feel comfortable. Start making new friends at this point so that if you are DA'd or DF'd in the future you will have replaced those ones you currently have that are conditional based on performance.

Take up a hobby or class and network again with non witnesses and encourage your kids to do this at school. It also seems that when some people are hurt by the religion they tend to have problems relating to God. If you feel okay you might try praying to God about how you feel. Tell Him to help you and make your paths better.

Finally, if you feel your health is just going to slip I say run and come 'out' of the closet all at once. I am speaking about this because I suffered a nervous breakdown and couldn't cope. In the end I realised I could not continue. Both my brain and body said enough was enough. This was even before I read anything negative of the religion. I was physically taken out the hard way.

Peace to you and hope all goes well. I'll pray for you.

Maksym

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My Sister Died This Morning After Refusing Blood On Four Occasions.

by still wondering in

maksym

A prayer,

Lord have mercy on the soul that passed away on this occasion. May you, the great provider and giver of mercy grant peace and happiness, and a place of rest to this weary soul lost in the corruption of the great deceiver.

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers and our Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us and save us.

I will light a candle in church tomorrow.

Maksym

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Why have you remained theists?

by Silent_Scream in

i realize many on this forum are atheist, and theres many threads to show why.

some believe creationist lack knowledge or understanding and that we are too ignorant to realize there isn't a creator.. i have studied (not in depth) first year college science, and am studying medical/health currently.

i am also very interested in astronomy, and have learned a little in that area.

maksym

P.S on the subject,

God cannot nor ever will be found solely on rationalism. That is a big mistake. Dawkins and others rely on this as a philosophical god to them.

Rationalism is a western modern concept adapted after the age of enlightenment. It replaced the Roman Church and government of the time as the sole authority for others.

When God does not make sense then you are on the start to the right path.

Study a bit about philosophy and you will know.

God bless

Maksym

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Why have you remained theists?

by Silent_Scream in

i realize many on this forum are atheist, and theres many threads to show why.

some believe creationist lack knowledge or understanding and that we are too ignorant to realize there isn't a creator.. i have studied (not in depth) first year college science, and am studying medical/health currently.

i am also very interested in astronomy, and have learned a little in that area.

maksym

well,

I don't comment here often, as you can tell by my all so important post count next to my name, but I am currently in my 3rd year in college and have studied biology in many ways. I find that God puts everything in motion. I can talk about atoms and molecules and transcription and translation but the whole process must be set is motion by God himself.

The more I study biology the more I find God. For some the more they study the natural world the more they find evolution to be acceptable.

Hope this helps and reassures you that I am a theist despite the propoganda of the evolutionists.

God bless you

Makysm

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Who is WT "channeling"?

by cameo-d in

when wt claims to get their "instructions" and "holy messages" through "channeling"....who are they supposedly contacting?

do they say jesus is directing the org, or do they get their orders from the horses mouth jehovah?.

how exactly do they "channel"?

maksym

There is no evidence for this. That is why it is controversial. I claim no evidence, but only rumours and speculation.

Believe what you want but the language and history is there to support such a notion.

I'm not messing with it. Look up the similarities between what Johanne Greber wrote in his book, 'Communicating with the Spirit World' , and what the WT teaches. They are all the same, yet they had no contact.

Demonic

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After leaving the Faith, do you celebrate all of the Holidays?

by Quarterback in

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i could never understand how some who don't follow some of the moral restrictions in the jw faith, are strong against celebrating the .

religious holidays such as christmas, and easter etc.. do you celebrate the holidays knowing some of their origins?.

maksym

I celebrate all the holidays except for one. We don't believe in Holloween. We have replaced it with all Saints day like it should be.

The rest are actual Holy days. There is also some that secular society does not include but I include them as well.

The most important holiday is Pascha, or Easter as it is called in the western world. The next one is Theophany and then perhaps Christmas.

Peace to all.

Maksym

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Watchtower admits Bible Teaches Trinity & hellfire!

by williamhconley in

the wathtower admits that by reading the bible alone without their help, people will believe in the trinity, hellfire, visible return of christ, heavenly hope for all christians etc etc.. here's the quote:.

"from time to time, there have arisen from among the ranks of jehovah's people those, who, like the original satan, have adopted an independent, faultfinding attitude... they say that it is sufficient to read the bible exclusively, either alone or in small groups at home.

but, strangely, through such 'bible reading,' they have reverted right back to the apostate doctrines that commentaries by christendom's clergy were teaching 100 years ago..." (watchtower, aug. 15, 1981, p. 29).. why would people revert back to christendoms doctrines unless the bible actually teaches them!.

maksym

Farkel,

May God grant you healing and peace from the suffering you have endured from the Watchtower Corporation

I will pray for you

Maksym

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Are you an "apostate"?

by cedars in

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i'm quite new to this site, and i've noticed that many of you are more than happy to call yourselves "apostates", even though many of you evidently believe in the bible and in jesus as saviour, etc.. i'm aware that the society brands anyone who disagrees with them as being an "apostate", but just because they choose to do this, does this mean we should be comfortable with being so branded?

should we "bend over" and take it?.

here is what the insight book says on apostasy:.

maksym

An apostate can defined by various means. In its most raw form it is the abandonment of ones religous, political or idealogical ideals in exchange for another. In laymans terms it is a traiter to what one believes based on the perspective of the group that one had belonged to.

Most jehovah's witnesses are apostates because they left their belief systems and traded them in for another.

My grandpa, for example, was raised Lutheran, and eventually became a baptized JW. He, therefore was an apostate to the Lutheran church based on the above definition.

There are probably more apostate witnesses than not. The whole religion is based off of apostacy. Historically CT Russel was an apostate to the Prypeterian church.

HISTORICALLY IT IS A RELIGION OF APOSTATES only to feed off of others and perpetuate their cause.

If you don't want to be an apostate then get out and find true Christianity or life in Christ.

The label is of no importance.

Proud to be an anti-apostate of the apostates of Christ

Maksym

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Who is WT "channeling"?

by cameo-d in

when wt claims to get their "instructions" and "holy messages" through "channeling"....who are they supposedly contacting?

do they say jesus is directing the org, or do they get their orders from the horses mouth jehovah?.

how exactly do they "channel"?

maksym

Channeling is a demonic practice used to conjure up demons to give information during a session.

This practice started in the 1920's and 30's with Judge Rutherford and perhaps continues on until today.

Most of the literature is or was channneled through "automatic writing" sessions.

God's channel is a subliminal message used to denote the fact that "a" god is using them to give them information.

Nothing can be confirmed or verified in this post.

The true Church was on the contrary established on Pentecost 33 AD and is guided by the Holy Spirit. It has never faded or died out to apostacy.

It lives even today.

Maksym

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Donations to Charity

by FrankWTower in

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friends

for so many years i made donations to the wts for its worldwide work efforts.

i even factored it into my monthly budget.

i never felt like it was worthy cause.

maksym

When you contribute to the WTBTS, you only support their efforts to further the propoganda they spread.

Good for you to help others in a REAL charitable cause.

God be with you

Maksym