i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
the house I purchased many years ago has changed over the years but when people ask ir I'm still in the same house I say yes still looks the same from the road fundamentally its still the same house.
as they seemed to believe that teachings could be changed but it was Gods organization then I dont see the religion has changed. Just my view.
i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
which seem to me to be a fundamental set of beliefs
the primary thing I thought was them fulfilling matt 24:14
i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
yes I know the link didn't work my computer is old.
besides the view that it is Gods organization that has changed things at times I think a witness accepts them as the faithful slave and needs to study witness and be baptized and in order to gain Gods approval support the anointed in the preaching. Which in my view is the same religion I was part of.
i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
in this thread it mentions about unity even if someone doesn't agree and the teaching was wrong it was still Jehovah's organization. this was in 1954. (not that i am supporting the view) but i don't think it has changed.
i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
i see it differently
i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
i never stated that
i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
to gain salvation as a witness you still have to do the same things. i think religion is defined as a particular system of faith and worship
i am not sure how you all feel as we all left at different times for different reasons.... but this new bible seems to have put some final nails into a coffin that was once my jw life.
the religion is so far and so different to the religion i grew up in that it has become something i feel no affiliation with anymore, no bond, no shared ideas or even sentimental views.
different teachings on when the end is coming.
I mean that there has been changes made, but it is still the same religion believing in the same God preaching the same message and doing the same things.
i think the resurrection hope really really messes up people.. .
at some funerals i have not seen a tear shed.. .
could grieving be interpreted as a lack of faith?.
ive never felt the need to cry at funerals even when it was a close relative.
i would have been sadder when i was a witness but i changed.
The two funerals that i have made the arrangements for didn't have any religious talks.
how many times did we hear that if we dont attend meetings we will leave the truth because satan will get ahold of us?
that always bothered me.
i thought, "if my faith isn't able to stand alone what good is it?
Blondie mentions hypocrisy.
Some elders missed meetings due to work. One was appointed as an elder and couldn't attend the meetings regularly due to his job. My father gave his good paying job up twice in his life so he could attend meetings.
Another relative who was poor gave his job to be able to attend the District Convention.
