For those who still see the Creator YHVH (Yahveh, Jehovah) as worthy of contact,
a church or sect isn't the only way.
Adam, Noah, Abraham and Isaac had NO CHURCH to go to.
Somehow they "qualified."
I think we can too. :)
stop referring to it as "the truth".. "the world" is not going to turn on you because you are all great shining examples of human beings.
if "the world" turns on you, it's because you are a dangerous cult.. taze russell and rutherford were both nuts.
but "the light gets brighter"...the light was already bright, it's called the christian greek scriptures.
For those who still see the Creator YHVH (Yahveh, Jehovah) as worthy of contact,
a church or sect isn't the only way.
Adam, Noah, Abraham and Isaac had NO CHURCH to go to.
Somehow they "qualified."
I think we can too. :)
this was some of the most blatant , aggressive , controlling information i've seen in awhile in the " witness only " version of the wt.
of course, it's always blatant, but the manner that was used in this article was so authoritative and demanding - it's apparent the wt society is losing members and they are amping up the control tactics to keep members trapped.
the article in discussion is on pg.
Oh my goodness. I feared you're not kidding; I wish you were.
I think and feel Yahweh (YHVH/Jehovah) is larger than the life of a single hierarchy.
Yahweh didn't establish a hierarchy, only a King and a Priesthood, in Israel.
Jesus didn't establish a hierarchy, only sending out disciples to use their own judgment. I don't mind being counseled about behavior that affects other people; but -- I guess I have a very very bad attitude, when confronted with a hierarchy trying to tell me what to think. It's not going to happen.stop referring to it as "the truth".. "the world" is not going to turn on you because you are all great shining examples of human beings.
if "the world" turns on you, it's because you are a dangerous cult.. taze russell and rutherford were both nuts.
but "the light gets brighter"...the light was already bright, it's called the christian greek scriptures.
In this generation, anyone who dares to claim they know what is true is subject to ridicule and defamation.
"Truthers" WHO DO NOT stay in their walled-off Forum enclaves adhering to safe topics are hounded and cut off.
There is no way to carry on a dialogue or conversation being granted ten posts a day.
It all becomes a waste of time.
the religion business watchtower is no exception .
today i loaded a new article to my blog.
it comments on the roots and products of the religion business.
That's what the Governing Body turned it into when they abandoned Prophecy and leadership.
Buncha sheep is all they are now, cowering in the Barn.
Shech-- :(
many of us needed time to get away from this religion.
i took the course of fading and it's worked pretty well for me.
after i saw sooooo many silly rules being enforced, i needed to get out!.
They never told me WHY I was disassociated.
No charges, no accusations, no nothing.
I was just history.
Shech--
:Leaving for good: was never a destination for me.
I wanted to know more than the Society dishes out; and so I never stopped seeking.
Wouldn't trade the Seeker role for all the tea in China.
Shech--
i am curious as to what you first did when you left the watchtower society's mind control cult.. did you try to find friends who had gotten out also?
did you go to school (college/university)?.
how different was the "world" you now found yourself in compared to living in jw-land?.
There's even a place in the universe for the Errant.
SheCHAIYah :)
gah!
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You can't say you're not being warned ... by professionals ... not by ideologues.
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Shech--
i am curious as to what you first did when you left the watchtower society's mind control cult.. did you try to find friends who had gotten out also?
did you go to school (college/university)?.
how different was the "world" you now found yourself in compared to living in jw-land?.
Matthew chapter 18. If you want to keep your relationship with Jehovah, you do it HIS way in order to NOT SLANDER the Good and the Sincere.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
SheCHAIyah
i was inspired by a recent thread i know i aint gunna crumble the wt, but a girl can dream to look at the effect we as individuals are having on the watchtower society.. 3dogs1husband quoted a story to show that even helping only one person is worth it.. it is encouraging to note that the one person you may have helped has lead to millions being helped, due to the power of compounding growth.. compounding growth is well illustrated by the rice on a chessboard problem.
if you start with 1 grain of rice on square one, and double it to 2 on the second, 4 on the third, 8 on the fourth, by the last (64th) square there would be 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of rice.. likewise, if you help one person out of the grip of the watchtower this year, then next year you help one more and they help one, in a few years that is going to have a formidable result on the number of jehovahs witnesses.
look at the following statistics.
There's no point in kicking a sick horse; this thread is devastating
WTBTS Leadership is lacking due to excessive timidity among the Brothers in charge.
And they won't let women-in-the-know speak up at all, just follow along in the readings.
Lately I'm with Mennonites (and Anglicans), and they're doing better than this; their leading men have balls.
And they don't virtually silence their women from speaking from the heart.
For those who believe in the efficacy of prayer, there is plenty to pray in hopes FOR.
I pray that Jehovah may correct this Governing Body.
sheChaiYAH