hey guys it's been about three months since i've been on here, since then a lot has happened.
i left my family, moved in with my boyfriend and i am free of the cult.
my dad still talks to me but my other relatives haven't said a thing to me.
You sound happy considering that your family does not express your feelings.
Did you know there were no contracts for marriage in bibical days. Hope that helps!
So if you are one on one and both happy in love it is good with God, your married in his eyes.
i know i rarely if ever read the magazines that i used to promote and place with householders (besides the watchtower study).
hypocritical no?.
It must be the super moon!
I was thinking the same thing!
I only had to read one article just enough to explain it at the door and I was a child.
Long standing overseer said we would study WT at the KH.
when i first was appointed as an elder, i could not wait to be on a judicial committee.
it semed like most hearings invovled middle age men and women cheating on their mates because either they had married early or felt that were being neglected by their mate.
most times i felt i need to take a long hot shower after a hearing.. the toughest part was seeing these sweet young children grow up in "the truth", and now you are about to judge their future based on their repentance.
"Since my deletion over my son's DFing, I feel like Paul in this weeks Bible reading, the "scales" have fallen off my eyes."
I am sure you will have plenty more of those moments. Like every thing you read from the WTBTS. Soon you will just have notes proven them wrong.
Are you considered a former elder? Your right about JW children and baptism. However, other churches and their elders are taught to help and pray for their children as well as members. They want their children baptized without the threat of getting dfd. Most churches practice disfellowshipping without shunning. Not to make a public shamming on the disfellowshipped. The church I visited said they have not disfellowshipped in 30 years. Did your son confess his sins? Where does it say in the bible that people who confess their sins should be disfellowshipped? I would like to know if you are an elder at this time? I hope you and your wife will fade together. Welcome
when i first was appointed as an elder, i could not wait to be on a judicial committee.
it semed like most hearings invovled middle age men and women cheating on their mates because either they had married early or felt that were being neglected by their mate.
most times i felt i need to take a long hot shower after a hearing.. the toughest part was seeing these sweet young children grow up in "the truth", and now you are about to judge their future based on their repentance.
Hello
Welcome, I can see that your searching for answers.
for me this is a new topic of interest.. doubtless may on jwn will be able to fill in the many blanks regarding parousia, adventism, and date setting.. in matthew 7:15, 16 jesus warned: "be on the watch for the false prophets that come to you in sheeps covering, but inside they are ravenous wolves.
by their fruits you will recognize them.".
can one conclude from the fruits of adventism, that it is antichrist apostasy?.
Anti Christ go against Jesus. At one time I did think of the JW,Mormons, and Adventist as all anti Christ because they teach another Jesus.
I no longer think as them as anti Christ because they use the bible and teach about Jesus. Granted it is mixed with doctrines I do not agree with.
Good scriptures to figure out false prophets.
Mathew can be apply to all churches because none of them have it right.
for me this is a new topic of interest.. doubtless may on jwn will be able to fill in the many blanks regarding parousia, adventism, and date setting.. in matthew 7:15, 16 jesus warned: "be on the watch for the false prophets that come to you in sheeps covering, but inside they are ravenous wolves.
by their fruits you will recognize them.".
can one conclude from the fruits of adventism, that it is antichrist apostasy?.
Seven Day has a prophet Ellen White. Her writings should be thrown into the false prophets.
Not sure if they are antichrist because they speak about Jesus and the bible. So I struggle with what you would call them.Antichrist are people who do not believe Jesus Christ. Muslims and Jewish do not believe in Jesus as the Messiah with many others. Christians are to preach to them.
those watchtowers and awakes took forever to burn.. the neighbour's kid put her head out the window and said, "why is there a fire?
" to which i replied,.
"i'm burning junk.
LOL There you have it! Demons do not die by fire their unleashed!
No wonder they keep coming back!
JO best thing you will ever do! Now you will not waste anymore time.
so i read somewhere that the 1914 date came from bourbor and that russell used the pyramid to confirm his belief in 1914. its this accurate?
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so i read somewhere that the 1914 date came from bourbor and that russell used the pyramid to confirm his belief in 1914. its this accurate?
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Not too sure about Barbour coming up with anything. His books really lacked.
1914 would be an easy date considering the daily head lines.
Russell borrowed everything and it is not like he prdicted anything.
As far as Jesus invisible presence came from Ellen White as there excuse for failure.
Pyramids was like a gold rush everyone was trying to discover new science because some famous English college was going to pay the winner money.
Pyramidology was rejected as a science. Laugh at!
People like Smyth was rejected and Russell agreed with Smyth writings then did his own.That is what I remember.
You can order the Chart to put on your wall. That will show you how crazy they were back then.
But if you read some of Rutherford's writings they are worse.
Considered the times Russell probably already had his dates outlined then placed them in some obscured book to make it appear like it was from God. How can you take a ruler apply years for each inch then go measure a pyramid come up with dates mankind. All made up.Although the nut did visit the pyramids.
He just banked that people were interested in reading anything about Egypt.
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Interesting but how do you know there will be a talk with that title? Are assembly dates posted on JW org.
I will print the letter and do my best.
