Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

Joined

• started 16 topics
• posted 1,133 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

• 
  24

  By what authority does the Watchtower declare itself biblical interpreter?

  by TTWSYF in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we're god's reliable mouthpiece, but not prophet?

  jesus inspected all faiths in 1914?.

  does everyone agree or is it more convoluted than that?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  @BluesBrother "If we pray for his spirit and work in harmony with our prayer..."

  That is so neat. Last night I prayed to become a doctor, and today I carefully administered some Panadol to my kid. This prayer stuff is really working. Who needs an Ivy League education when you can listen to the voices in your head telling you that you have God's blessing?

  Now if you'll excuse me, I have a bunch of books to write instructing everyone how they MUST live their lives from a medically-sound perspective.
• 
  33

  New, but needed to vent- thank you :-)

  by Danni Jackson in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i discovered your website this morning as i was trying to find some information about 'marking'.

  you see a very close friend of mine was 'marked' earlier this week and as i know the ins and outs of the situation (as we are close friends) i disregarded the talk immediately as i know my friend is obviously having issues but is no way a 'danger' to anybody else's spiritual health.

  basically they are dating a non-believer- hence the talk.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  @Danni Jackson, hey sweetie. I'm a single mother too and have faced the ugly, cold, indifference of the elders and the organization as a whole. It's a source of great anxiety when you begin to wake up and realize what a tangled web we've gotten ourselves into. Backing out of the Watchtower is no easy feat, and often the repercussions on our network of friends AND family are devastating. It takes someone with true integrity, an inner sense of justice and above all, HUMANITY, to actually entertain the thought that all is not right with the organization. I can see you have these qualities. These are the traits Jesus demonstrated for humankind. The Watchtower is a far cry from the essence of true Christianity, but I think you've already figured that out now. Chin up. We're in this together.
• 
  24

  By what authority does the Watchtower declare itself biblical interpreter?

  by TTWSYF in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we're god's reliable mouthpiece, but not prophet?

  jesus inspected all faiths in 1914?.

  does everyone agree or is it more convoluted than that?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  @TTWSYF The May 1, 1997 Watchtower answers your question on where the "authority" comes from:

  "Jehovah God is the Grand Identifier of his true messengers.He identifies them by making the messages he delivers come true. Jehovah is also the Great Exposer of false messengers. How does he expose them? He frustrates their signs and predictions. In this way he shows that they are SELF-APPOINTED PROGNOSTICATORS, whose messages really spring from their OWN FALSE REASONING - yes, their FOOLISH, FLESHLY THINKING!"

  Thank you for clearing that up for us, WT.
• 
  37

  Protect Your Family??

  by Tech49 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here is an article in the current study copy of the wt.

  tell me your thoughts and i will tell you mine.!

  this is a topic that i am very sensitive about, as i could never see not protecting my family, even if that meant using whatever means at hand to do so!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  You know, the Bible is enough of a weapon on its own ;). Comedian, Anthony Jesselnik proved this with an amazing story about his uncle. He said, this man has always carried a copy of the Bible specifically in his breast pocket for as long his he could remember. And Anthony would always tease the uncle for it. One day, his uncle got caught in the crossfire of an armed robbery when a bullet struck the God-fearing man in the chest. "And MIRACULOUSLY, my uncle... had something to read while he bled to death."
• 
  18

  The Challenges and Benefits of Home-Schooling

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a pro jw forum.

  interesting reading, very one sided of course:.

  https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/23726-the-challenges-and-benefits-of-home-schooling/.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  Oh gosh, what were the JW questions they screened you with?!
• 
  15

  Just a story to share

  by sinboi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  guy a and guy b were in bondage for a long time.

  during this period, they have endured a lot of suffering and hardship.. somehow, they managed to escape from their captors.. guy a was very happy that he regained his freedom.

  he put everything behind him, work hard and succeeded in building up a career.. 10 years later, he met guy b. he asked guy b what he has been doing for the past 10 years.. guy b replied :" i can't forget how we suffered while in bondage.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  "When persons are in great danger from a source that they do not suspect or are being misled by those they consider their friends is it an unkindness to warn them? They may prefer not to believe the warning. They may even resent it. But does that free one from the moral responsibility to give that warning?"

  -Watchtower, January 15, 1974

  While I do understand the need to forgo "revenge" in order to attain inner peace, I do have strong admiration, appreciation and a sense of indebtedness to the activists who wore their chains of former bondage openly and clanged them loudly enough for me to wake up.
• 
  17

  JWs Reveling In The News Of Hurricanes And Earthquakes

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as you know, this week the human race has been hit with hurricanes and earthquakes.

  natural disasters which happen almost everyday, but this month we've seen them cause massive damage and a huge loss of lives.. as you can imagine, theres a whole host of jws positively wetting themselves with anticipation over this.link here: https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/25884-earthquakes-in-one-place-after-another/.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  @Diogenesister Would totally visit Warwick with you, lol. It is, after all, the second biggest tragedy to ever hit New York.
• 
  23

  youngest baptised.

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is the youngest you have seen someone baptised?

  i recall seeing a 9 yo girl baptised..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  @Slidin Fast, I was hot on your tail. At age ten, like all other children, you're operating under the quaint assumption that mommy and daddy will always love you, no matter what, and that you'll be a part of their family forever.

  How dead wrong we were.
• 
  23

  youngest baptised.

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is the youngest you have seen someone baptised?

  i recall seeing a 9 yo girl baptised..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  A seven year old. At the time, it was so "heart warming". Now that I'm awake, my blood runs cold at the implications of a minor being locked into this sickening, life-long contract.
• 
  10

  What would be most likely...

  by The freewheeling in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what statement to the elders would get you disfelloshipped fastest?

  saying.... a) that you don't believe in god anymore.

  or saying ... b) that you don't believe that the governing body is god's canal and mouthpiece anymore.. what opinion is most serious in there eyes?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

  Saying you don't believe the GB is God's colon canal is the ultimate, cardinal sin. No matter how much you protest that you love Jehovah, believe in the Ransom and cherish the scriptures... the second you speak against these Guyanese leaders, you're an "agent of Satan".