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  Light Getting Brighter

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  hello, maybe someone on here can make some sense out of this:.

  one of the reasons why jws are so quick to believe any changes from the gb is that they believe the light is getting brighter.

  now there have been some teachings that to my knowledge changed at one point but then were reverted back to the original teaching.

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  awokenjw

  Hello, maybe someone on here can make some sense out of this:

  One of the reasons why JWs are so quick to believe any changes from the GB is that they believe the light is getting brighter. Now there have been some teachings that to my knowledge changed at one point but then were reverted back to the original teaching. The one that comes to mind is the Superior authorities mentioned at Romans 13:1.
  

  So then would it be safe to assume that the light got dimmer when the teaching was first changed and stayed dim before it was reverted back to the original? I can't think of any more teachings that were changed twice or more ending up at the original but I'm sure there are more.

  Thanks,
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  Newest blog post on www.jwawoken.com

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  please like, comment, subscribe, or offer point of view.. thank you.

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  awokenjw

  Thanks wannaexit
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  Newest blog post on www.jwawoken.com

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  awokenjw

  Okay so I wasn't aware that there are free copies available of those books. I will try and find them and change the links.

  Also I apologize for just posting a link.
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  Newest blog post on www.jwawoken.com

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  Please like, comment, subscribe, or offer point of view.

  Thank you
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  www.jwawoken.com

  by awokenjw in

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  i am a new member to this forum.

  i am a current jw who is currently struggling to leave or stay, depends on how you want to look at it.

  i have created a new blog, www.jwawoken.com to allow me to have an outlet for the cognitive dissonance in my brain.

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  awokenjw

  I could use it as a potential blog topic
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  www.jwawoken.com

  by awokenjw in

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  i am a new member to this forum.

  i am a current jw who is currently struggling to leave or stay, depends on how you want to look at it.

  i have created a new blog, www.jwawoken.com to allow me to have an outlet for the cognitive dissonance in my brain.

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  awokenjw

  Thank you. I will be sure to take a look.

  Take care
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  www.jwawoken.com

  by awokenjw in

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  i am a new member to this forum.

  i am a current jw who is currently struggling to leave or stay, depends on how you want to look at it.

  i have created a new blog, www.jwawoken.com to allow me to have an outlet for the cognitive dissonance in my brain.

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  awokenjw

  No plans at the moment. It doesn't help that I am also involved with a pioneer sister in my congregation but hopefully I can sort all of that out.
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  www.jwawoken.com

  by awokenjw in

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  i am a new member to this forum.

  i am a current jw who is currently struggling to leave or stay, depends on how you want to look at it.

  i have created a new blog, www.jwawoken.com to allow me to have an outlet for the cognitive dissonance in my brain.

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  awokenjw

  Thank you Kate. That was actually the first book I read. Interestingly I had a Gilead graduate friend at the time and I asked him if he had ever hear of Franz. He told me to ignore him as he was crazy and an apostate. That was what triggered in my mind that he must have something important to say if he has been labeled as an apostate.
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  www.jwawoken.com

  by awokenjw in

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  i am a new member to this forum.

  i am a current jw who is currently struggling to leave or stay, depends on how you want to look at it.

  i have created a new blog, www.jwawoken.com to allow me to have an outlet for the cognitive dissonance in my brain.

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  awokenjw

  Oh and yes thank you for your concern about the domain. I purchased the domain under an alias with a different address.
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  www.jwawoken.com

  by awokenjw in

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  i am a new member to this forum.

  i am a current jw who is currently struggling to leave or stay, depends on how you want to look at it.

  i have created a new blog, www.jwawoken.com to allow me to have an outlet for the cognitive dissonance in my brain.

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  awokenjw

  Thank you all for your welcome replies. For those who asked to know more:

  I moved to the eastern USA when I was 11 with my mom and 2 brothers. We are all MS in our current congregation but about 3 years ago one of my brothers was reproved which made me question the whole process and it brought a lot of sadness to my mom. There are other things that are still going on in my life that also helped me to see the control that Witnesses have over people. Over the years, being an MS and seeing a little bit of what goes on backstage have just added to that doubt. So I started doing research outside of WT literature and even joined jwrecoveryforum. I found that having a discussion with ones who have left or are trying to leave helps to affirm in my mind that I am not crazy for have those doubts.

  So I created the blog to have just one more place where people like me can go and have those doubts freely. I just want to encourage free discussion of topics without WT literature so people can see the other side.