i finally came to the realization that i am ugly.
i'm 28 years old and never had a girlfriend.
women pay me absolutely no attention when i'm in public.
if you "project" a negative image of yourself to others it is that which will push them away. its easier said than done, but you need to find value in who you are as a person and project that.
even physically attractive people lose their looks eventually. We all see our looks fade over the years and we will all have to cope with that.
look at this guy...
do you think he cares that he's ugly? but he projects confidence. And as rediculous as this guy is, guarenteed he gets with woman ;)
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/jail-jehovahs-witness-elder-jonathan-6258814.
oct 31 2013. .
a jehovah's witness elder who was exposed as a paedophile on facebook has been jailed.. jonathan rose was branded a hypocrite as he was locked up for molesting two little girls he met through the church.. manchester crown court heard that rose, of new moston , won the trust of his victims families before targeting their daughters.
If not, then what reason could they possibly dream up of allowing peole to be destroyed in this manner?
They beleive they are protecting Jehovah's name from reproach.... as if Jehovah somehow needs to be protected. The elders will do whatever they are told by big brother. The responsibility for such crimes fall squarely on the GB
january 2014 watchtower study article.
let your kingdom comebut when?.
this generation will not pass away.
They were not simply alive during the lifetime of those in the first group, but they were anointed with holy spirit during the time that those of the first group were still on earth. Thus, not every anointed person today is included in “this generation” of whom Jesus spoke.
so we have closed the call again? you are only part of the second group if you were anointed during the lifetime of the first group huh?
so why would there be a continuation of anointing if they are no longer part of the "generation"? Are these ones the new "replacements" that were spoken of for so many years after 1935? Or are these "mentally unstable" losers?
so ironic, the reducing number of anointed was the hallmark of how close the end was, the aging of the generation was another side of that same coin.
Now they are talking about how old the 2nd group are in years now. These guys are so god dam lame
while doing work for a client in her office recently, we got into a light discussion about religion.
she knew i was one of jehovahs witnesses as our business relationship started while i was still a loyal and believing jw.
anyway, i said something that she knew didnt quite fit and she said ... i thought you were one of jehovahs witnesses ... i shared my story ... she felt comfortable to confide in me a story as to why, even though she has had dealings with jehovahs witnesses who she thinks are good people, she would never even consider listening to them about their religion.. i asked her if she would write it down for me so that i could share ... she agreed.. this is her experience.. .
I would presume that the story is true with the omission that the hospital did in fact step in, forced treatment and yet the child died anyway.
many said how they removed the bracketed words, etc.
here is an example, an older bible in exodus 18:16 would say this....."i must make known the decisions of the [true] god and his laws.".
the word "true" is not in the original manuscripts, it's inserted, hence the [ ].
Franz professed his NWT was as close to the original as possible, so he bracketed insertions to (in effect) acknowledge a non ooriginal word .
the silver sword" is not professed to be a literal translation but an easily readable translation. The whole bible would be brackets.
true story.
so was cleaning out an old storage unit on family property.
i happened upon an old audio casette case full of audio watchtowers.
IveOnce been told bound volumes don't burn.
As much as you may want to read into that, it's true. It's very hard to get bound volumes to burn without constantly stirring them up in the fire
when i was an elder, i had a few couples approach me to confess that they either played around or went all the way.. i suspect there were many more that did not admit to it, though..
MANY OF THEM HAVE !! I have had several confess this to me over the years
after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.
thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.
i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.
he'll be back!
when i first heard about the new "generation" explanation i was confused because i didn't see clearly how they were explaining it.. now it looks like they finally figured it out for themselves and it is no longer confusing.. it is now a simple, ignorant, bold face lie.. this is from the january 1st watchtower.
(and i hope to hell someone from writing gets wind of this).
paragraph 15 page 31 blue stands for the exact words in the watchtower.
the term "generation" is only ever applied in a general context. A general period of time or a general group of people as Yadda Yaddo showed.
The WTS applies the term to both time (very broadly) AND people (very spefically).
I am not a linguistics scholar but to me, grammatically, their application breaks many grammatical rules which at the very least shows what a STRETCH one has to make in order for this interpretation to make any sense.
I have said all along that the 1914 generation has come full circle with no need for a Reasoning Book reprint, we just now read into the word generation the WTS's new eisogetic definition.
So long as the J-dubs can swallow the "overlapping generations" lie, they will be happy to brag about the generation of 1914 again. "how exciting!!"
I just wish the GB had just said back in 1995 - "hey, we know we always said 'one generation', but since they are all dead it MUST be two generations. So from now on instead of expecting the new system in 70-80 years, it might take as long as 140 - 160 years. Sorry for the confusion"
This would have eliminated the need for the 18 years long song and dance that just occured
the wts sometimes turns the "stumbling" concept into a manipulative weapon.. the biblical concept of "stumbling" is that if you know someone else has a weakness you shouldn't do something that will cause him to cave in to that weakness.
for example, if you have a friend who is trying to fight alcohol addiction you shouldn't invite him to go somewhere where everyone else will be imbibing.. i think it's perfectly legitimate for a friend to tell you that he has a drinking problem and that he'd really appreciate it if you would refrain from serving alcohol while he's over.
but i think it crosses a line if the friend tries to manipulate you into swearing off alcohol altogether because the mere thought of you drinking booze will stumble him.. but some jws try to get others to refrain from doing things "so you don't stumble me.
"My faith is so weak that if it will be your fault if I falter." Yet such people often see themselves as the strong ones. They think they are keeping you from error.
exactly!
