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Ucantnome
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Anybody have any "REAL" experiences of spirit/demon activity? I'll explain.
by runForever ini know there is a lot of people on here that will say it is pure make believe but i am interested if anybody has had any real concrete things happen such as something moving or something appearing in the mirror etc.. anything just post it up here even if it wasn't much.
please give a little context as to the situation..
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True believers never save their money
by stillin init's an article of faith.
either god is going to save them or he is not.
since one local elder proudly told me that he never saved a nickel until just before his retirement, i've given this subject some thought.. savers are worldly..
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Ucantnome
True believers never save their money
I think it can depend on how you define 'true believers'. I think my father was a true believer as a JW.
He served as an elder and raised his family in the truth etc. However he did save money. He was frugal. He also was not a person to do overtime at work unless he felt he had to help out. He gave up employment on two occasions because it conflicted with the meeting times. He also turned down a good job opportunity as it meant travelling and he felt he needed to be their for the family particularly for there spiritual well being. He also downsized. Took less so he could devote more time to the ministry.
Since one local elder proudly told me that he never saved a nickel until just before his retirement,
I maybe wrong but I think the anointed JW got their commission in 1919 and in 1920 were preaching millions now living will never die.
My parents believed that they would never grow old and die based on the teaching that the generation that saw the events of 1914 would not pass away before the end came although they accepted the truth in the late 50's. i understand.
and so he wasnt tooo concerned about his pension and didn't have a pension, as it would have shown a lack of faith. (he died in his 80's)
So. True believers never save their money i don't think i would agree with this statement.
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The Paranormal
by Peony ini'm interested to know if anyone has been to see a medium/clairvoyant since leaving jw's.
i must admit now i can make my own choices i seem to have a fascination with it although haven't acted on it as a) am i just jumping into believing another load of rubbish?
and b) what if it really is the demons pretending to be loved ones!!
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my brother saw two clairvoyants after he left the witnesses. he told me that the first one wasn't much good but the second one was different, seemed to know quite a lot about him. he was surprised. -
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What does your baptism mean to you now?
by GiftsinMen ini was baptised on 1st sept 1990, 25years ago today.
it is still a date with deep meaning for me.
i never dedicated my life to serving any man or any organisation, this was my choice - as a grown adult - to serve my god through jesus christ.
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Help me Out Here
by vinman ini've been out about 9 months.
and yes i am still obsessed with anti-watchtower material.
i've been married 23 years.
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Ucantnome
But after leaving the organization, did you want to experience new things with your time but didn't know exactly what? No -
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How many here believed, down deep in your heart that the end would come in 1975?
by James Mixon ini was straddling the fence on that one, just in case they were right.
i don't recall.
telling anyone this is your last chance.
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Ucantnome
I think I believed that the anointed JW's were commissioned to preach and that Matt. 24:45-47 was fulfilled in 1919. I also believed that they were virgin class that was part of the 'sign'. I also believed that the Great Tribulation could start before 1975 and that 1975 ended 6000 years of the 7th creative day and adjusted my life in accord with that belief.In 1976 I did not feel any disappointment. -
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What woke you up?
by Israel Ricky Gonzales inin march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.
so what woke me up?
an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.
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Ucantnome
I'm not particularly keen on the expression 'woke up' i think it may suggest that i was sleeping which i don't believe I was. I was raised as a witness and baptised accepting the good news of Matt. 24:14 and it's fulfilment as preached by those who said they were commissioned to do so. As long as I was convinced of this I remained a witness. When there was a change in the understanding of scriptures associated with this verse and I no longer felt convinced, I could no longer participate in the witness work and so I stopped engaging in it.
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FAVORITE DRINK....
by brandnew inme personally.....i think....if it was meant to be mixed ...it would come in the bottle that way.. that said...bacardi gold.
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Ucantnome
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What were you favorite book in the organization? I know what you're thinking...LOL!
by BashfulAshG inwhat were *your favorite *books in the organization?.
out of all of those books, i liked "mankind's search for god.
" however, it appears to me that this book is incredibly obscure and no one recalls studying it during the old book study format.
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Ucantnome
I asked my wife and she said Rebecca and I said no it has to be a WT publication and she said oh no. -
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What were you favorite book in the organization? I know what you're thinking...LOL!
by BashfulAshG inwhat were *your favorite *books in the organization?.
out of all of those books, i liked "mankind's search for god.
" however, it appears to me that this book is incredibly obscure and no one recalls studying it during the old book study format.
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Ucantnome
The front cover of "God's Eternal Purpose Now Triumphing" For Man's Good is orange with blue type such a great combination