I think I'm going to keep an eye out for them and then actually answer the door (for once, I usually hide) and tell them "I converted to Christianity, so I'm not going, instead I'll be going to my church for Easter to see Handel's "Messiah" being performed and the Stations of the Cross" then watch their eyes get all huge. LOL.
lilbluekitty
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Memorial Invitation official first day today
by OneDayillBeFree inwell it's that time of year again and the invitations to another pointless memorial aka reject jesus party is now in full swing.
even though it's only the first day i'm already more than sick of it!
this is the first year i am fully mentally awake for the memorial season, and honestly i'm so sick of it all!
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And another one
by Inisc innewbie here, been reading jwn for a while now, and i'm so glad i found this forum.
so many thoughts i had about the org i thought it was just me!
so nice to find out there are others!
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Welcome!
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If Jehovah's Witnesses Were Right...
by lilbluekitty inif they (or the governing body) were right: (fill in the blank).
- the bible (even their own) would have lies in it, which would mean the whole bible would be a lie.
- jesus' blood wouldn't really save anyone (so what would be the point of him dying for us).
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lilbluekitty
Jesus would just be a lowly servant of God or just be Michael the Archangel and not the Holy Son of God.
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If Jehovah's Witnesses Were Right...
by lilbluekitty inif they (or the governing body) were right: (fill in the blank).
- the bible (even their own) would have lies in it, which would mean the whole bible would be a lie.
- jesus' blood wouldn't really save anyone (so what would be the point of him dying for us).
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If they (or the Governing Body) were right: (fill in the blank)
- The Bible (even their own) would have lies in it, which would mean the whole Bible would be a lie
- Jesus' blood wouldn't really save anyone (so what would be the point of him dying for us)
- There would be no such thing as God's grace (undeserved kindness)
- The end would have come multiple times already
- Only 8 million or so (is it 8 million yet or still 7.5?) people alive right now would be saved
- Heaven would be small (because only 144,000 people would fit)
Add your own!
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People coming in VS. People running out...
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There did seem to be fewer people getting baptized last time I went to an assembly...(dang...that was probably a year ago by now, as a sidenote, hooray!)
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What would WTS do if a KH with a loan didnt pay them back ?
by mP inwhat if the brothers and sisters at a cong ran into bad luck and couldnt afford to pay for a while.
what happens ?.
yes i know about the menlo park thing in california, but this is a slightly different case..
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Maybe they'd disfellowship everyone involved...
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I think the WTS is going to get crazier over time: more controlling, more restrictive, more insane, with crazier ideas and "commandments." I think at first people will stay in (esp. born-ins who've never known the outside) but eventually the whole thing will start to slowly, and then more and more quickly fall apart and probably splinter some more, i.e. smaller, even wackier groups.
OR...it may get bigger and stay exactly the same. Only time will tell.
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Common JW phrases that aren't in the Bible
by biometrics ini'm interested to know common phrases jehovah's witnesses use, but don't actually apear in the bible (even the nwt).
especially phrases most jw's would assume are in the bible.
e.g.. "paradise earth".
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Anything with the word "class" like John class, Jonadab class, faithful and discreet slave class, etc. I never understood what the hell that all that was growing up.
Technically "this system" because most Bibles say "present age"
The "new order"
return visits
going door to door (only once in the Bible, Jesus didn't go door to door, he went from town to town and synagoge to synagoge.)
field service
circuit overseer (and any other type of overseer)
render sacred service (only in NWT I believe)
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They don't think you can truly be happy "outside"
by lilbluekitty ini was on the phone with my mom last night (she's an uber-dub with a don't ask, don't tell type policy where we basically just don't discuss the fact that i celebrate holidays and go to church regularly etc.
) and she said she was talking to one of my old friends from the hall there.
the friend asked my mom how i've been and my mom said she made a face and kind of went "ehhh..." and talked about my lack of meeting attendance (she doesn't know it's way more than that) and my friend shook her head and said, "aw, that's too bad, but i've been in ruts like that before" as though i'm just depressed and don't feel like going lately.
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I don't know how to quote on here but MrsJones, my mother does the same thing about my "walking corpse" husband. She already brainwashed me (when I was still a dub) to leave him once, then I got my head on straight and he thankfully allowed me to come back and I won't listen to her anymore about the things she says about him. Every time I'm sick she tells me he's not taking care of me properly, she thinks it's all his fault we're poor (though she isn't rich herself and I try not to seek riches) and so on. I keep telling her it's wrong to talk about him behind his back, and really to talk about my husband that way at all but I guess it's a JW thing. I'm glad I married that "worldly" guy, he was one of the things that helped me out of the JWs. :)
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If you've left JWs for Christ - will the end still come?
by flamegrilled insomething i don't see supported much on jwn is the notion that the end of this system is indeed coming, even if later than wts has predicted over the years.. now for those that have left and become complete non-believers (in the bible) that is understandable.
you guys are welcome to comment of course, but i'm far more interested in some feedback from the people who have left jws and pursued a christian course.
are you still convinced that there will be a war of armaggedon or do you now interpret the scriptures a different way?.
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tornapart, I agree with what you said.
I do still believe Armageddon is coming, but I believe Jesus is coming literally, that you can see him like the Bible says. I don't believe anyone can know the date except God and that anyone who predicts a date is a false prophet. I don't know about the whole thing JWs believe about the UN being the eighth king and the dual world powers of the US/Britian...I've never heard another religion say that. I have heard some Christians speculating that it could be China or North Korea, but who knows. I try not to focus on that. If I truly am saved by Jesus' blood he shed on the cross, then what do I have to worry about, except to keep myself from deliberate sin and from rejecting God or Jesus. I think everyone overthinks THE END...and if you're a true Christian, it won't be the end.
Oh, and I do sometimes find myself watching for "Peace and security" but I know from reading the Bible that certain things have to happen first, JWs forget that and flip out if anyone comes even close to saying that. JWs live in fear because they have something to fear, true Christians don't live in that fear because they know they will be saved, because otherwise we'd have no faith in Christ's sacrifice.