Posts by sarahsmile

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Where in the greek scriptures does it say that the preaching work had been finished in the first century?

by Perversion of a truth in

just what the title says.

i can't seem to remember or find it.

thanks!

sarahsmile

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

The world has heard about Jesus Christ, the end came for Jerusalem temple and the people living sufferred persecution. Abomination was placed by the temple as prophecied by Daniel.

Jesus was speaking with some his disciples, Mathew 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

JW abuse this scripture when it was for his disciples. Also, not all would be preaching yet JWs it is mandatory.

Anyhow, why would anyone need to preach door to door when now there are churches at every corner also radio,and t.v. If JW really want to fullfill this scripture none would go door to door in the USA or Europe. All these areas knows about Jesus Christ so every JW would need to move to third world countries. Basically they really do not believe this is for modern times.

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Dinosaurs.

by bobert in

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as a jw i always believed that dinosaurs at one point existed.

my whole family did, almost all the jws i knew did.

one time i was out for dinner, and one of the people with us was convinced that they never existed.

sarahsmile

Dragons you fly and dinosaurs you ride! :-)

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Taking my sister to church this Sunday!!!

by confusedandalone in

so yesterday i stopped by my sisters home and decided to just hang out and shoot the breeze... she was telling me that since she has stopped going to the kingdom hall (the last 9 months) she still looks for things to do on sunday.

she feels she should go and do something and she likes the idea of church.

it seems fun and will giove her a place to meet people.

sarahsmile

I hope the sermon is good! That makes all the difference. Many pastors just make up stuff because the church is a sleep.

Ignore the Trinity stuff that use to make me run for the door.

Enjoy!

Better to have some family!

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JWs in a frenzy!

by leaving_quietly in

anyone else get the distinct impression that jws are being worked up into a frenzy with all the changes and activity nowadays?

by the end of august, there will have been four campaigns inside of a year.

one last november, a memorial campaign, a convention campaign and an advertise jw.org campaign.. then there's the conventions with all the hooplah around that with all the video, and the aggrandizement of synchronized gb talks.

sarahsmile

Leaving"I brought up the "strange instructions" thing because my very-much-in JW mother brought it up to me recently. If you think JWs aren't paying attention, think again. The problem is, they can't really see things for what they are. They're too busy being enamored with all the activity that they don't have time to sit down and actually prove everything to themselves. The organization does NOT give them any room to breathe for normal life, let alone actually studying. Since I stepped down as an elder two years ago, I've had that time to study, and it TAKES that much time to study. My elder brother-in-law recently told me he has NO TIME for deep research like me."

Congratulations with the deep studying! Do you find it impossible to know all the WT cover-ups! I gave up on researching JW history years ago because every rock I looked under was full of worms! So I stopped reading JW bible and picked up NOV and KG bibles plus a few more. The only research I really had to do was from reading the bible from beginning to end.

Now, your JW elder brother probably does not read his bible because one does not need to do research to get to know God or Jesus!

The bible, God's WORD proves false made up doctrines by the WT. You should suggest him to read his bible without publications.

Activities are just another way to stay busy so GB can come out with more changes. Too bad the activities are so unhealthy.

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Dinosaurs.

by bobert in

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friends

as a jw i always believed that dinosaurs at one point existed.

my whole family did, almost all the jws i knew did.

one time i was out for dinner, and one of the people with us was convinced that they never existed.

sarahsmile

It allows for possibly thousands of millions of years for the formation of the earth and many millenniums in six creative eras, or “days,” to prepare the earth for human habitation.

Hmmm! It is not like I was a WT reader in the 90s! What the hell does that mean! Wt should just state that they no longer believe the creative six days and be done with it!

I really can not wrap my head around this change. Just a couple of nights,ago I was watching Cosmo and he said the earth was billions of years old. Love this program but I had a hard time with "billions" Although I am an ex-jdub I looked at my sister and stated,"We know creation took six thousand years so how could it be "billions of years old." Maybe that is one thing the WT got right!" She smiled and said, "Are you sure?" I said,"Yes." Lol!

Darn it! I give this organization just one little thing as right and they changed the dam doctrine fourteen years ago! Strange in 1999 I was too busy researches all the other major errors!

Errrrr! I am not laughing yet just smirking a little.

Happy everyone enjoyed the new movie! I was wondering if it was funny like the old version?

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Question about the anointed selection process

by FL_Panthers in

there was a sister in my hall who consumed the emblems during our last memorial.

thing is, she is 27. the elders didn't stop her and no one was like wtf.

can someone be anointed at age 27?.

sarahsmile

Yes, do your research! The WT is teaching wrong.

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Question about the anointed selection process

by FL_Panthers in

there was a sister in my hall who consumed the emblems during our last memorial.

thing is, she is 27. the elders didn't stop her and no one was like wtf.

can someone be anointed at age 27?.

sarahsmile

Hopefully,Fl_ will not be able to attend next year!

She will always be looked down upon! Wt societies has rules but then there are kh unspoken rules:

It's called gossiping and backbiting if somone that young partakes!

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Dealing with overbearing parent?

by make yourself in

how was it growing up dealing with over bearing parents being a born in?

right now i'm being guilt tripped about relationships and friendships with normal people.

it makes no sense to me, how can you tell someone who is grown not to hang out with certain individuals?

sarahsmile

I never let my mom know too much of my adult business. I learned to separate family and friends.

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New to The Jehovahs Witness Faith and need some help

by jnjburkett in

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hello there i am new to the faith and have been studying for about a month.

i am very excited and hungry for the truth and have not missed a meeting or study since the memorial.

we do about 2 bible studies a week.

sarahsmile

I want to welcome you here and hope and pray that you have found some help.

Also, I want to know if you pray for your husband,brother,and people in authority and government?

How about the kingdom hall, are they praying for government? People in office? Or do they think it is the Governing Body? See how they will twist following scriptures to mean WT Governing Body! So that is a red flag!

JW do not ever pray for presidents or officers! In fact do they pray for anyone outside the religion!

You have a problem because it goes against the bible. No matter what you are welcome here.

Romans 13:1 ESV /

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

1 Timothy 2:1-15 ESV

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ.

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OMG I'm so happy!!!!

by Julia Orwell in

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yup, the apostate is happy.

i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

sarahsmile

That is wonderful! Wish you the very best!