I'm sure those of you who've gone through this before (on either side) will be able to help immensely.
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Posts by Perry
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22Help me help my DF'd friend
by OneEyedJoe inso i got a text from a friend of mine today telling me that he'd been df'd.
since i'm still nominally a witness, this puts me in a tricky spot.
i intend to tell him in no uncertain terms that i will not shun him, but i'm not sure where to go beyond that.
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Perry
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Just wanting to hear experiences.
by joe134cd init's funny how my mind works since walking out of the hall just a bit over a year ago.
for some reason i just can't seem to bring myself to go to the jw.org site.
i find it just to painful.
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Perry
Well I guess that gives away how long I stayed to check it out.
Oouch, nasty stuff.
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New Testament Words : Sermon of the Mount ,Persian couriers and enforced slavery in one word?
by raymond frantz inwhat does the word compel mean in matthew 5:41?jesus said on the sermon of the mount :" if someone in authority compels you into service for a mile, go with him two miles.
how could anyone compel you to do such a thing ?
read about the fascinating history of the word "aggareuein" and how that connects so diverse things such as persian couriers ,romans councelors and enforced labour.
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Perry
Perry, please stay with birds. I got the message.
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New Testament Words : Sermon of the Mount ,Persian couriers and enforced slavery in one word?
by raymond frantz inwhat does the word compel mean in matthew 5:41?jesus said on the sermon of the mount :" if someone in authority compels you into service for a mile, go with him two miles.
how could anyone compel you to do such a thing ?
read about the fascinating history of the word "aggareuein" and how that connects so diverse things such as persian couriers ,romans councelors and enforced labour.
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Perry
Didn't you just post this exact same thing somewhere else?
Didn't get the response you felt it was deserved? I understand. Recentlly I posted an absolutely amazing video of people sorting cobras for a snake show. Not one post.....can you believe that?
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Just wanting to hear experiences.
by joe134cd init's funny how my mind works since walking out of the hall just a bit over a year ago.
for some reason i just can't seem to bring myself to go to the jw.org site.
i find it just to painful.
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Perry
I just went there for the first time after reading your opening post. Almost all of the images of people on the Home Page were from African descent.
Is this their new target demographic?
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Veneration of the jw.org logo is as the cross is to Catholics
by EndofMysteries injw.org pins, on the kh's, etc, how soon before they are making jw.org altar pieces, necklaces, etc to hold and pray with?
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Perry
It is a phallacy.
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About Living Forever.... It wouldn't work.
by HowTheBibleWasCreated ini often download open yale courses audio for my mp3 player.
i work repatative in the morning so get 3-4 hours of courses,.
one done today on the philosephy of death made a point.. if you lived 300 years you might might still remember childhood.. 500 year childhood might be gone and by then you are not the same person you were at 50. in fat you might not even rmembe you were that person!.
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Perry
Of course it will work. There is nothing you or ANYONE can do about it. Your CONSCIOUS soul is eternal. It was created that way to fellowship with its eternal Creator. Imagine a best case scenario of being bored in "outer darkness" forever.
Facing this reality FORCES us to deal with HIM.
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Give me a reason not to go back
by chukky 594 inbeen out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.
starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.
why shouldn't i consider going back?.
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Perry
Amen to what Honesty said.
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Give me a reason not to go back
by chukky 594 inbeen out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.
starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.
why shouldn't i consider going back?.
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Perry
I understand. My life got worse while I was still in. After leaving it still went downhill. After sorta surrendering to Jesus, and going to a traditional bible-believing church, I totally surrendered to Christ. I just could not do life on my own anymore. I gave it my best shot and in reality it just wasn't enough. It was difficult in admitting that. But that was the turning point.
No more running faster, jumping higher & trying harder. I got born-again - the real deal, & left the rest up to Jesus. Life steadily got better and better, but slowly at first. It's now been 9 years and it still is getting better in every area: personal ethics and morality, found a nice wife - had two kids later in life, family life is awesome, finances, happiness etc.
The difference was a personal relationship with Jesus, not Jehovah.
This has been my experience.
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About Living Forever.... It wouldn't work.
by HowTheBibleWasCreated ini often download open yale courses audio for my mp3 player.
i work repatative in the morning so get 3-4 hours of courses,.
one done today on the philosephy of death made a point.. if you lived 300 years you might might still remember childhood.. 500 year childhood might be gone and by then you are not the same person you were at 50. in fat you might not even rmembe you were that person!.
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Perry
Nope, it has a beginning, no end. The design was needed for an eternal fellowship with God.