hello, i was reading judical com.
was really suprise to find out how some of jw's feel.
some have, like the single mom, have such a negative experience with them.
Brothers Helper,
I like your handle and your sincerity, and we all wish it was the way it should be, but it ain't necessarily so, unfortunately. I would suggest you read the experiences of others under the subject of "Judicial Committe Meetings" I think it will be a real eye opener for you.
just a thought.... in most of the publications that have pictures of people in the new order / new system / paradise earth - why do they have clothes on?
not only that, but they usually wear their national costumes !.
i guess the practical reason is that if everyone was naked then the watchtower would be classed as soft-porn and could only be sold from top shelves.... anyone have any thoughts on this?
Roamingfeline,
If Armageddon starts in Australia and you see it coming, would you e mail me? There's a mansion up the hill that I have my eye on, and I want to be first in line to move in.
after all these lo so many years, i just thought of something.
why this logic didn't occur sooner, i have no idea.
let me try this on you and see what you think.. all those folks who never heard the truth will be resurrected, right.
I'm so exicted. I have so many questions to ask the next JW that comes to my door.
1. How soon after Armageddon will we get naked?
2. Why are you at my door? I want to remain as ignorant as possible.
3. Should I burn the couch I bought at Goodwill. I'm getting impure thoughts.
4. If I sin, will you cast the first stone?
I owe all this to you folks.
after all these lo so many years, i just thought of something.
why this logic didn't occur sooner, i have no idea.
let me try this on you and see what you think.. all those folks who never heard the truth will be resurrected, right.
After all these lo so many years, I just thought of something. Why this logic didn't occur sooner, I have no idea. Let me try this on you and see what you think.
All those folks who never heard the truth will be resurrected, right.?, e.g. American Indians who lived a thousand years ago. Also, someone who dies this very day and never heard the truth will be resurrected also, right? Now, when Armageddon shows up in the neighborhood, I would have to assume that those poor Pagans in China, for example who never heard the truth will be spared. Now, if this is true, why get in a frenzy and try to find the sheep, when they will be OK if they don't know. It seems to me that in this case ignorance is bliss and it is life saving as well and the JWs could cut their quota to zero and everything would be fine.
What do you think?
Well, I suppose they could answer back that hyperactivity shows your faith. They could change the rules. Instead of going door to door, you should work overtime and use the extra money to start tything.
hello, i was reading judical com.
was really suprise to find out how some of jw's feel.
some have, like the single mom, have such a negative experience with them.
Well. we can't do anything over. The past is frozen. I still think you should keep it between you and Jehovah. As they say "anything you say can and will be used against you" in the kangaroo court.
i've been toying with the thought of starting a band.
so far it's a one-man band, for i know few in the music world where i live.
what i want to do is purchase a mixer so i can edit my own bass, drum and guitar tracts.
Ladies and gentleman,
I loved reading about your zest for music and what joy it gives you. You mentioned the artists you like, some I know and some I don't. I love music, but I don't have the talent to do anything about it like you do, so if I can't do it you have to do it!
One artist that Simon mentioned means a whole lot to me and that's Bob Dylan. I won't even go into "All along the Watchtower", because I assume you all know that one, but there are some others that come to mind that reminds me of our common heritage. I think it's in Positively Fourth Street where what he says reminds me of how we were treated. "Look out kid there's somthin' you did, God knows when, but your doin' again" Or the words to Maggy's Farm, that appies to us if you take out Maggie's Farm and put in the WT. "They hand you nickle, they hand you a dime, they ask you with a grin if your having a good time, then they fine you every time you slam the door. I ain't gonna work on Maggy's farm no more."
Another one is the name of a song. The words don't fit us but the title does "Going ninety miles an hour down a dead end street."
Another song that hit me was about hypocrisy all around us: "It's all right ma, I'm only bleedin."
Well, I don't know. I think I broke into here like a maniac, but I just had something I had to say.
I have to leave now and go back to my cave and read the Dead Sea Scrolls.
hello, i was reading judical com.
was really suprise to find out how some of jw's feel.
some have, like the single mom, have such a negative experience with them.
Struggle,
Follow your own inclination, keep as much of it as you can between you and Jehovah. Talk to him; don't talk to them.
could someone turn to revelation 9:11. i am always hearing of only two angels being named in the bible, but now i am seeing this one.
the text reads from mine:.
rev 9:11 - they have over them a king, the angel of the abyss.
Well, that would be the ideal solution, but I'm 60 years old and don't have the time to make this my life's work. I have to trust that there are Bible scholars out there who know Greek and Hebrew through a lifetime of study and can provide a good "product." Since I posted here yesterday, I also posted under the elder committee topic and responded to someone who said a scripture I quoted was bogus. So I checked seven new translations and was impressed with the effort they made to make them accurate. On my other post I list these seven translations. By the way, this is not a set up. I did not ask you two this question with information to try to trap you. I found information after I asked the question.
hello, i was reading judical com.
was really suprise to find out how some of jw's feel.
some have, like the single mom, have such a negative experience with them.
Struggle,
When you talk to the elders use tact, in other words, be evasive, tell as little as possible, and lie if you have to. You can do this; you were taught how to do this, i.e., use tact. OK, you made a mistake, you feel awful, terrible and you are so remorseful and you beg for mercy. If you enjoyed it and thought it was terrific at the time, for God's sake don't tell them. Tell them what they want you to tell them to become a forgiven sinner. They will feel good for saving you and you will feel good for not being thrown into outer darkness. Everyone wins.
i saw this interesting post on h20.
most publishers are unaware how things really work many times in the back room of a kingdom hall.
sure there are lenient elders, many do try to show mercy.
Waiting,
Thank you for having confidence in me.
One thing I did was to read the introduction to all of these versions, and it struck me that they all used considerable care, time, effort, and expertise to give a good rendering to the scriptures. I do not have this information at my fingertips, but I have read that although the NWT is one of the first readible Bibles it is not held in high regard by scholars.
