What does anyone think about the "famous people" who allegedly predicted the future? Edgar Cayce, Nostrodamus, etc...
Are they just as much whack jobs as the WTB& TS?
LostintheFog1999
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Prophets other than the FDS.
by LostintheFog1999 inwhat does anyone think about the "famous people" who allegedly predicted the future?
edgar cayce, nostrodamus, etc.... are they just as much whack jobs as the wtb& ts?.
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PIMO but to scared to talk about doubts
by Indoubtbigtime ini am pimo but too scared to talk about my doubts with anyone for fear of being shunned.
i know many now have doubts that the vaccines are safe and effective this is as good as doubting the gb.
you can it say anything in doubt about the vaccines because the gb still act like salesmen for big pharmaceuticals .
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LostintheFog1999
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Can I ask why are you still PIMO?
If you believe anything of the Bible aren't you afraid that you need to leave "so as not to share in her sins" (Rev 18:4).
Personally I would be running for the hills as fast as I could, if like you I knew that this was all a sham.
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Should Jehovah's Witnesses Trust the Governing Body?
by Vanderhoven7 inif there is evidence that jesus invisibly chose specific men at headquarters in brooklyn new york in 1919 to be his faithful slave and that mandate and ability passed on to future directors...then the answer might just be a resounding maybe.. what is the evidence for this invisible appointment and what is the evidence that this is just watchtower mythology?.
i hope jws like scholar and fisherman will explain why the trust the gb.. i must be honest, i see no evidence at all to put trust in either the 1919 selection or the current men taking the lead in warwick.
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LostintheFog1999
The other glaringly obvious flaw is that because they keep reinventing themselves and applying revisionist history techniques to what has gone before, this is not by a long chalk the same religion that it was in 1919 CE.
Even if someone genuinely believed that God chose them in 1919 - the teachings of that generation have all been consigned to the dustbin, and replaced with an entirety new set of beliefs.
If you were asked in a general knowledge quiz "when did the Jehovah's witnesses religion begin?" you might be expected to say sometime in the 1930's whereas the real answer should be - whenever they revised what their R+F have to believe. Which might be around a month ago, for all I know!
I really don't know how the PIMI can keep abreast of all the changes...
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LostintheFog1999
Apparently the pair of them had speaking parts at the last Gilead graduation streamed on JW(dot)org a friend said.
I looked at it and nope I don't think I have ever seen them before at any time.
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New Book by an ex-jw
by LostintheFog1999 inamazon is showing that i could pre-order this book based on my previous purchases.
another ex-jw memoir.. hoax: a woman's journey to reveal the indoctrination of the jehovah's witness cult, addiction, and mental health diagnoses..
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LostintheFog1999
Amazon is showing that I could pre-order this book based on my previous purchases. Another ex-jw memoir.
Hoax: A Woman's Journey to Reveal the Indoctrination of the Jehovah's Witness Cult, Addiction, and Mental Health Diagnoses.
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Love - the Identifying Mark of Real Christians?
by LostintheFog1999 inthe jws are fond of quoting john 13:35 that love is the identifying mark of the true religion claiming that only they have this love among themselves.
they love each other.. i was reading the gospel of luke today and thought about the words of jesus luke 6:32-35 niv, “if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
even sinners love those who love them.
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Punkofnice
William Barclay is one of my go to writers. His "book of Acts" commentary was one of the finest accounts I ever read.
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Love - the Identifying Mark of Real Christians?
by LostintheFog1999 inthe jws are fond of quoting john 13:35 that love is the identifying mark of the true religion claiming that only they have this love among themselves.
they love each other.. i was reading the gospel of luke today and thought about the words of jesus luke 6:32-35 niv, “if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
even sinners love those who love them.
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LostintheFog1999
The JWs are fond of quoting John 13:35 that love is the identifying mark of the true religion claiming that only they have this love among themselves. They love each other.
I was reading the gospel of Luke today and thought about the words of Jesus Luke 6:32-35 NIV, “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that."
It made me think what is so special then about this mark of love in John 13:34, 35? Big deal, Jesus says in Luke, everyone - good, bad, or indifferent - all show love to each other.
So I looked at some church commentaries and settled on this one as an explanation - "Maybe the primary way to live out the meaning of John 13:34-35 is to SERVE. If we want our love to be visible then we have to serve people. We have to place others over ourselves. If Christians stay centered on themselves and their own needs they will leave Jesus behind. They will miss out on the incredible life that God has and will fail to make any meaningful impact. The heart of the Gospel centers around service.
If you want to live out this verse seek ways you can serve the people around you. It doesn’t have to be something huge; often small gestures make big impacts. In a world that is increasingly self-centered a selfless people will stand out."
Now that makes sense to me. And it is a million miles away from the restricted JW thinking of only loving the people inside your religion. I mean, come on that isn't about service.
Service is things like - feeding the hungry, helping the homeless with warm clothes and hot food, helping people who have to choose whether they can afford to heat their homes, telling people about the gospel of Jesus, etc. Service is about practical christianity in action. That sort of love DOES identify Christ's followers. People we can see busy in the community helping their neighbours and strangers without the proviso that they must study books before they're going to be offered any meagre help.
It clearly isn't pointing towards the insular selfish witnesses who center everything around themselves only... and have clearly left Jesus behind.
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Sunday January 15 is my 76th birthday. I answer some of your questions.
by Terry inhappy birthday 2 me!!.
sunday is my 76th birthday and i know that you want to know how it "feels" to have outlived my usefulness, to have lost my natural beauty (being reduced to wrinkles and flab), and constantly walking into a room not knowing why i'm there.
you also are curious as to how i can continue to find a reason to live since none of my kids think my opinions have any possible value, most of my facebooks friends i wouldn't recognize if i tripped over them on my way into starbucks, and my monthly expenditure on bird treats exceeds u.s. spending on the military.
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LostintheFog1999
Hi Terry
Happy birthday to you.
You make a difference and the world is better for you being in it. Keep feeding the birds.
LitF99.
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"Beyond the Wound" - Healing from Religious Trauma.
by LostintheFog1999 inthe symptoms of religious trauma are similar to those suffered by people who have lived in a war zone or in abusive environments.
beyond the wound is a new online conference on religious trauma that begins sunday (jan. 15).
including, but not limited to, jehovah's witnesses.. https://religionnews.com/2023/01/12/religious-trauma-conference-beyond-the-wound-equips-survivors-for-recovery/.
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LostintheFog1999
The symptoms of religious trauma are similar to those suffered by people who have lived in a war zone or in abusive environments. Beyond the Wound is a new online conference on religious trauma that begins Sunday (Jan. 15). Including, but not limited to, Jehovah's Witnesses.
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News Report about CSA.
by LostintheFog1999 inhttps://www.lowellsun.com/2023/01/09/editorial-jehovahs-witnesses-abuse-scandal-is-a-reminder-to-end-cover-up-culture/.
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