Posts by Sabin

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Jehovahs Witnesses and the Name , HOW Important. ?

by smiddy in

jehovah`s witnesses place great emphasis on the importance of god`s name as jehovah .so much so that they are often accused by christendom`s religions as substituting jehovah for christ.. the old testament ( hebrew scriptures identify god as the tetragrammaton four hebrew consanants yhwh and not jhvh.

as mistakenly believed by a 13th century spanish monk .. modern scholars including the j.w.`s agree that the more accurate pronunciation of gods name would be more nearer to yahweh than the name jehovah .. so why do j.w.`s insist on the name ?

jehovah ?

Sabin

Philippians 2:9-11. For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position & kindly gave him the name that is above every other name, so that in the name of JESUS every knee should bend of those in the heaven & those on the earth & those under the ground, & every tongue should openly acknowledge that JESUS CHRIST is LORD to the glory of God the Father".

I don't think a God of love is going to be that bothered if his name is pronounced accurately or not. He gave us Jesus for a reason didn't he, isn't it his name we should be acknowledging to God's glory. JDub's go on & on about it cause they think it makes them superior to others, they have put themselves on a peddle-stool.

Mad Irishman the reason X-JDub's get annoyed isn't the name of God so much as the way active JDub's think it's their god given right to treat others like dirt then run & hide behind that name. If they use Jehovah then they can act like the Israelites of the Hebrew scriptures & psychologically stone people, whereas to use Jesus would mean they would have to drop the self-righteous act & be humble like the apostate Samaritan. They are not going to do that are they. I know this is abit off track but oh well.

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How many of you left the Org since 2015?

by Paul Bonanno in

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friends

i have noticed that many lately have left the org or are in the process of leaving.

how many of you have left since 2015?.

this month will be my 21 years out of the org into the road of freedom.

Sabin

Listened to my last meeting on the phone Sep 2014. We were due to go to the international assembly in Oct, An elder gave a talk about obedience to Jehovah, someone mentioned about the international & he said "I was just thinking that myself, are we being obedient & attending" words to that effect. I put the phone down, never listened in or attended a meeting again. I didn't go to the assembly, even though we had booked & paid for our flights (most of you know why). Any way the point is I was disgusted, there were many bro/sis who would not be able to afford to go or cope with the crowds. There will be ones that will still be paying the debt off cause they paid with credit cards & yet when they got there they were asked for contributions. The strain that would put on their everyday family life trying to survive all for 3 days, & they go on about the expence of xmas.

Can you even begin to imagine what it would be like for the ones who didn't go, how the others would have rubbed salt into their wounds & how that would leaving them feeling because they had let God down, they weren't obedient. I find the whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

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I still get emotional about the "truth" .....even though I know it's all lies...what is wrong with me????

by Witness 007 in

my mum is doing kemo and i have gone to many meetings at my old hall and brothers have said how they remember my old talks how good they were (ass kiss) and i still feel emotional even though i know 100% it is lies, funny human mind did i do it all for personal pats on the back and self esteem....yes i did i was a loser who needed some luv.

Sabin

Losers are the ones that don't need love, you need it because your a winner.

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Nice moment today

by Theburstbubble in

so it's been a few months since i last went to a meeting but i've still had lots of guilty feelings about leaving, such as am i doing the right thing, thinking about friends and family, where do i go from here etc etc.

but i think once you stop believing you can't go back.. anyway, today i had a very nice experience.

my daughter had been to nursery today and when she got home i asked her what she had done and she excitedly told me they had been doing pumpkins.

Sabin

Trick or Treat

Smell my Feet

Give me something Nice to Eat

I heard that somewhere, made me laugh. Sod the WTBTS we are giving out sweets this year. Of corse I`m being brave cause I`m on the forum. It will be my husband that opens the door.

You & your lovely family go burst that bubble.. You made me smile. have fun

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New £500 000 Kindgom hall in Chelmsford

by Aleph in

http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/jehovah-s-witnesses-open-500k-church-heart/story-27975011-detail/story.html.

Sabin

it looks uninviting & cold to me.

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Elders are a “Secret Weapon”

by wifibandit in

this just in... elders are a secret weapon (2 chron.

29:2) ha ha!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsxyd9-oszc.

Sabin

& another thing faithful & DISCREET, there is nothing DISCREET about putting yourself on a throne.

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Elders are a “Secret Weapon”

by wifibandit in

this just in... elders are a secret weapon (2 chron.

29:2) ha ha!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsxyd9-oszc.

Sabin

What a load of BULLSHIT! Total indoctrination. I will say this though the elders ive been around for the last 10 years most certainly do believe themselves to be princes. Hence why they will never wash the feet of the rank & file.

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My mom passed away yesterday....

by minimus in

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friends

thank you all for your sincere encouragement during these last few weeks.

finally, she is at peace.

i was with her , holding her hand when she died.

Sabin

Thinking of you Minimus. Big Hug.

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Impressions of the Governing Body; who's smart, who ain't?

by Room 215 in

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based on what we've seen, it seems to me that of the seven, splane and jackson are the smartest; herd, lett and morris the least intelligent; and sanderson and losch somewhere in the middle.

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what's your impression?.

Sabin

I agree with Divergent about steven let, I watched his delivery on how the Borg doesn't have a pede problem 100`s of times over, every movement in his face, licking his lips, nodding his head, his eye movements & direction. He knew 100% that he was misleading/lying. He`s the one I think they would throw to the wolfs.

Matt, Geff Jackson looked smug when in front of the RC, I wished someone could have smacked him straight round his face. His whole attitude was "you cant touch me & I know", nothing but pure arrogance.

As far as the group one of them is a psychopath, who is manipulating the others. Has to be because they are becoming more cult like every day & it will most lightly be the one we least expect. They are constantly changing which allows this type of individual to hide their manipulative personality in full sight, they have the opportunity to exert power & control over the others & the resources. His ability to get others around him to do things is often of more importance than his intellectual ability. Well that is my opinion anyway.

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Any African in here?

by sankara23 in

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friends

hello guys, i've been an off and on reader of the various discussion threads here.

i'm sankara (obviously not my real name), a third generation born-in, currently an m.s, and yeah, writing from nigeria.

discovered ttatt a couple of years back while i was in college.

Sabin

Sankara23, Hello I`m SABIN, it`s a pleasure to meet you. we are from all over on the forum but you are the 1st Nigerian I have personally known about. Exciting. Thank you for sharing what is happening in your part of the world with us, & sorry you are having such a hard time being able to make a life of your own. Look forward to reading your posts in the future.