i been bouncing around different posts and there seems .
to be an xtra emphasis lately on attending meetings or .
it could be because the memorial will be here shortly .
My sister told me of a group of JWs in her congregation that were disfellowshipped for apostasy. On memorial night they all came and sat in the front row. When the emblems were passed they all partook. After the memorial they stood around and talked to people. Of course the ones that talked back were visitors. They had a lot of conversations, because the attendance usually doubles on memorial night. When I think about it "now" I laugh so hard.
Pureheart
hello room,.
websters new world dictionary defines apostate as one who have abandoned their faith.
that definition does not describe me.
Disloyal to who, Marilyn?
hello room,.
websters new world dictionary defines apostate as one who have abandoned their faith.
that definition does not describe me.
Hello Room,
Websters New World Dictionary defines Apostate as one who have abandoned their faith. That definition does not describe me. I have not abandoned my faith in God. I have dedicated my life to serve Him as my creator and God and not any man or thing.
If the WTS fool people into serving them, that is their problem later when people find out and refuse to be in their servitude. I do not speak against Gods Word. My problem is with the misrepresentation of His Word.
I am not an apostate, and will not allow anyone to label me as such.
Pureheart
monday in the usa is mlk day and many will reflect on the life and work of the great civil rights leader and the dream he set in motion.. while generally i agree with being law-abiding to the utmost degree i hope that if i had lived in the us during the 60's i would have stood up for the rights of minorities in america.
this leads me to my question.
what was the watchtower society's stance on the civil rights movement?
Martin Luther King should be held in high esteem by all. He was one of the greatest men to live on the earth. I love you!
Pureheart
sensory depravation is not new.. * .
look at the picture.
the captives are chained both at the hands and ankles.
I am so with you on this topic ISP. Sad thing is, I was like that several years ago. I was not as extreme as some, but I had my extreme areas. The enlightenment that I have received about the WTS still does not completely erase the chains of bondage from my mind. I"m working on it though.
Pureheart
sometime ago, the wtbts published.
a watchtower study article,that.
pointed to :.
Hi Mac,
According to the WT 1992
Today the remnant of spiritual Israel on earth must go on decreasing. Finally, after the demise of Babylon the Great, all 144,000 ‘sealed ones’ will be in heaven for the marriage of the Lamb. But now the other sheep must go on increasing. The fact that some of them are now being assigned weighty responsibilities under the oversight of the anointed remnant does not cause them to be presumptuous or feel self-important. This gives us confidence that as God’s people “come out of the great tribulation,” there will be experienced men—“princes”—prepared to take the lead among the other sheep.—
Let me know if more “light” has shone on this statement since 1992.
Pureheart
does the bible present god as an imperfect being who makes mistakes?.
genisis 6:6 "and jehovah felt regrets that he had made men in the earth".
2 sam 15:10,11 "the word of jehovah now came to samuel saying, "i do regret that i have caused saul to reign as king..".
Hi Sleepy,
When I look at the universe that I understand I can see that it seems to work automatically according to Gods plan or purpose, you know inanimate matter. I am about as dumb as the dumbest when it comes to science, so please people, don’t debate me.
But it seems to me that the creation that was given free will sometimes decides to do things differently than what was planned by God for them.
I think I understand the statements in the Bible that said that Jehovah felt regret at some of the things that man does. He felt regret at some of their decisions that conflict with his purpose for them. When man make decisions that does not go along with His will for them, things does not turn out right. But when they do things according to His will man fairs better.
Just my opinion.
Pureheart
love is the greatest positive force in the universe.
to demonstrate to you just how powerful the wts is:.
a loving mother raises 10 children in an almost perfect sense of love.
Responses are right on the money Folks. Fear is the tool used for control and power, people are mentally off for allowing themselves to be controlled in that way, and had I and thousands, maybe millions known about the real laws governing the WTS, they would have made the choice to pass.
The Internet is a powerful tool to inform people of the true history of the WTS, and an outlet for ones who have become trapped, to find out the true face of the WTS so they will not feel helpless under human control, and to vent their frustration and disappointment.
Pureheart
i note, in the latest km (u.s.), that certain cutbacks in.
production of the awake were announced.
specifically, that.
Money is power,huh Metatron?
Pureheart
love is the greatest positive force in the universe.
to demonstrate to you just how powerful the wts is:.
a loving mother raises 10 children in an almost perfect sense of love.
Love is the greatest positive force in the universe. To demonstrate to you just how powerful the WTS is:
A loving mother raises 10 children in an almost perfect sense of love. Her husband is a loving father and his love is equaled to the mother in every respect. Needless to say the children are happy and secure.
Somewhere in the stream of time JWs come along and teach them the “truth”. They later on become baptized. In time all of the children also become baptized.
For reasons for disfellowshipping under WT law, both the mother and father are disfellowshipped. The children, who dearly love these loving parents are told not associate with them. All of the children are grown and have moved outside of the home. The children teach their children not to associate with the parents and they comply. All of a sudden WT law has replaced the force that motivated the family “love”. Is that POWER or what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pureheart
