This seems to be the only scripture I hear that supposedly supports the whole "new light" thing?? Does the society use anything else to back themselves up here? cos this excuse is just looking waaaay to weak to me!
Notreadytorun
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is anyone else sick of hearing Prov 4:18??
by Notreadytorun inthis seems to be the only scripture i hear that supposedly supports the whole "new light" thing??
does the society use anything else to back themselves up here?
cos this excuse is just looking waaaay to weak to me!.
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1975 And The Life Everlasting Book.
by Bangalore infound these on perimeno's site.. .
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bangalore.
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Notreadytorun
in the interests of being completely impartial.... the WT did print this in WT 3/15 1980. And before anyone calls me a troll or whatever, I'm trying to be as critical of both sides of the issue (JW org being Gods organisation or not) so that I make a good decision for me and my kids. Personally I think 1980 was too little too late and to have just have these two little paragraphs buried in an article about "choosing the best way of life" wasnt enough for those who were hurt and disappointed by the societies failed predictions.
5 In modern times such eagerness, commendable in itself, has led to attempts at setting dates for the desired liberation from the suffering and troubles that are the lot of persons throughout the earth. With the appearance of the book Life Everlasting—in Freedom of the Sons of God, and its comments as to how appropriate it would be for the millennial reign of Christ to parallel the seventh millennium of man’s existence, considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975. There were statements made then, and thereafter, stressing that this was only a possibility. Unfortunately, however, along with such cautionary information, there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones and contributed to a buildup of the expectation already initiated.
6 In its issue of July 15, 1976, The Watchtower, commenting on the inadvisability of setting our sights on a certain date, stated: “If anyone has been disappointed through not following this line of thought, he should now concentrate on adjusting his viewpoint, seeing that it was not the word of God that failed or deceived him and brought disappointment, but that his own understanding was based on wrong premises.” In saying “anyone,” The Watchtower included all disappointed ones of Jehovah’s Witnesses, hence including persons having to do with the publication of the information that contributed to the buildup of hopes centered on that date.
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Be Honest---Describe your most prevalent feeling as a witness in ONE WORD!
by MsGrowingGirl20 inlets's go!!.
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suffocating.
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unworthy
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JW World Record - Youngest Baptism
by soiledumpling inplease let me know the age of the youngest child getting baptised.. i knew of a girl of 11 years.. .
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Notreadytorun
i was 10
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Guilt Trips From Family
by EmptyInside inmy mother is the top queen when it comes to guilt trips.
she recently mentioned to me,seemingly casually,"now,your brother has a talk this sunday.
it would be so nice if you went with me to hear it.
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Notreadytorun
zeb, i am a mother too, and i hope never to feel the pain that you must feel. They werent my words, they were WTs, and i am sorry to upset you with them. just needed help picking the crap apart.
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Guilt Trips From Family
by EmptyInside inmy mother is the top queen when it comes to guilt trips.
she recently mentioned to me,seemingly casually,"now,your brother has a talk this sunday.
it would be so nice if you went with me to hear it.
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im back, thanks for the advise... ive been really sick, need to do more research but head is pounding - sorry for posting so much and crashing your thread "empty" I have a lovely big brother who never got baptised and left at 15 and Im afraid there were times back when i was a teenager that i was very self righteous, unkind and condescending to him. So im very very sorry to hear what youve gone through and are going through with yours
everyone else, Ill start a new thread when im 100% well again. excuse me i have to...
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REAL life of a JW!
by Silent_Scream inborn into jw family.
5 years old - you are told celebrations and gifts on those days are from satan.
therefore, in school, your an weird outcast.
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Notreadytorun
sounds like me! Im waking up from what i thought was a lovely dream and slowly realising it wasnt real, and i really want to fall back to sleep again. because of the reasons you mentioned (family, friends) its so much harder to leave than it it is to just ignore what i know and stay "in"
was feeling so lonely today (husband has gone from being so supportive to being self righteous hypocrite!) but now not so much.
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Guilt Trips From Family
by EmptyInside inmy mother is the top queen when it comes to guilt trips.
she recently mentioned to me,seemingly casually,"now,your brother has a talk this sunday.
it would be so nice if you went with me to hear it.
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Any suggestions on what question I could ask her black sheep? Thank for replying. Is that a kiw or Aussie flag? I'm a kiwi :) living in aus.
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CRAZINESS!!! I'M BEING 'MARKED' FOR GOING TO COLLEGE!!!
by MsGrowingGirl20 inohmygosh!!!
one of my friends who is a ms told me today that the elders have 'marked' me because i'm a reg.pioneer and i've decided to go to college next semester???!
he said he can't tell me anymore but to be careful---what the hell does 'mark' mean?
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OMG that sucks
funny what they decide about you without telling you
but good on you for starting college!! how exciting!! what are you going to study??
congrats anyway xx
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Guilt Trips From Family
by EmptyInside inmy mother is the top queen when it comes to guilt trips.
she recently mentioned to me,seemingly casually,"now,your brother has a talk this sunday.
it would be so nice if you went with me to hear it.
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ps "empty inside"... if youre mum is the queen of guilt trips, then we must be cousins!