Posts by AlexRover

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In view of the dire straits of the JW org, what now?

by Half banana in

to use a metaphor; any tower built on insufficient foundations will sooner or later fall..

the origin of the watchtower organisation was in the announcement of ct russells pet theory, formed from adventism that christ had arrived in the heavens in 1874. within a biblical forty years i.e.1914, gods enemies he said, would be destroyed and peace would pervade the earth.

he was completely wrong.. the watchtower magazine however by this time had a large readership and trundled on after it was commandeered by rutherford who nourished its doomsday scam.

AlexRover

I'm expecting their prophecies will be 'induced' into reality.

I wouldn't be surprised they announce the start of the GT very very soon now, start selling kingdom halls and say we have to meet in private homes, while at the same time build a few strategic commercial properties for the preaching objectives. Then let the brothers know that a judgment preaching message has to begin urgently.

The expectations are way too high by the brothers and sisters. Everyone is begging for the GB to give them some light on the start of the end. You can't have dozens of WT in a row priming up obedience and BE READY and not give anything in return. How are they going to spin this massive layoff?

Attacks on the organization for things like pedophilia will be spun as the "attack of the Assyrian".

Meanwhile I'm just wondering .. where did all the money go?? It didn't go to the poor, it didn't go to the brothers and sisters. It's not going into printing like before, .. there's things we don't know but one thing is for sure: idolatry has never been this prevalent in the congregations.

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Tired of the truth... Tired of doubting

by Deltawave in

i'm reaching out here, i've known ttatt for about 3-4 years now.

sadly when i first grasped it i had a total mental breakdown as i was a hard core firm to the core pioneer and 110% believer of my faith.!

now nearly 2years on after my breakdown i still have to attend to please my jw wife.

AlexRover

Hi Deltaware,

I will put this topic on my writing list for meletivivlon.com , it's something I've struggled with personally as well. I went through a depression for about 2.5 years. During that time I suffered from Anhedonia. Life seemed pointless. During that time my wife also worried about me, but I wasn't able to express myself freely.

This is one of the things that proved most healing to me, the ability to talk freely to others about what I am going through. First online, then slowly over the years to family members as well, and finally making new friends who don't judge you for who you are.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you need someone to talk to. Keep your head up!

Christian love,

Alex Rover

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Beroean Pickets

by joe134cd in

hi i've been reading a web sight called borean pickets.

http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/.

although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, i sort of don't know what to make of it.

AlexRover

Hi Half banana, thank you for your consideration and questions.

BP sees Scripture as God's inspired word, which, along with the book of nature as inspired creation, teach us all what we need to know for salvation.

We recognize there is no true one religion on earth, observing that the sheep will remain scattered until Christ himself gathers them at his future return.

Thus we see all religions, including JW, as one and the same - mere structures created by people (however sincere or insincere) - but not truly speaking or acting on God's behalf.

That leaves us with the question .. what about ourselves? We think it's best to just call ourselves Christian, and leave judgment of individuals to Christ.

Despite this, we recognize our own need for good association and we try to share the plain and simple Good News of Christ. This is becoming increasingly difficult for us in the congregations of JW.ORG.

The very challenging line we are trying to navigate is how do we avoid becoming what appears like a religion, while at the same time conduct our Bible-mandated ministry to make disciples of Christ? We need to remain ever vigilant, and ready to reject anything that goes against our Bible-trained conscience, but with a humble Beroean attitude of seeking truth.

I've observed that throughout history, the Devil has managed to corrupt even the groups with the best intentions. Thus we would fool ourselves to think that we would be somehow special and protected from his influence.

So I see it as a generational effort. When in years, perhaps after my death, our well-intended efforts of today become corrupted, then hopefully a new generation stands up and chooses to follow Christ more than men.

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Beroean Pickets

by joe134cd in

hi i've been reading a web sight called borean pickets.

http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/.

although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, i sort of don't know what to make of it.

AlexRover

Hi, I'm Alex Rover, one of the guest writers on Beroean Pickets. Ask me anything you want, and so long it doesn't compromise anyone's anonymity I will answer to my best ability.