had a meeting with elders today.
got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things.
anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?.
had a meeting with elders today. . . . got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things. anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?
Well there's your mistake. You should have gotten wasted at a witness party! You'll never get in trouble after one of those.
How did the meeting go?
had a meeting with elders today.
got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things.
anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?.
had a meeting with elders today. . . . got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things. anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?
Well there's your mistake. You should have gotten wasted at a witness party! You'll never get in trouble after one of those.
How did the meeting go?
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Naw, Jehoopla will never let that happen. Repent! How dare you look up "facts" on the INTERNET?!?
i've just finished an article for randy over on freeminds.org, which i've submitted to him for review.
hopefully it should be online soon, so please keep checking!.
the article discusses the fact that the watch tower society is already in decline, and suggests the year 2005 as the turning point.
Sorry bud, but as you continue reading and learning, there is only one way for the house of cards to fall. I can tell from your writing style that you are still a believer...
Try this. Have you ever noticed how witnesses always seem to think most scriptures are talking about ministry or the new system or how tough it is in this system? Forget all of that. Read scriptures that you have read a million times like Matt:23-24 or Daniel ch. 4 with a completely OPEN mind. Read from an objective viewpoint, not trying to apply a scripture, but to understand what it really says. Try to understand what the writer was trying to say to people IN THEIR TIME. The bible wasn't written so only people 2000+ years later would understand. You will quickly see what I am talking about. You will find that Daniel 4 had its fulfillment right there in that chapter. You will find that there is NO reason to believe that Jesus' parables were really prophecies about the governing body or "faithful slave". It will blow your mind. Plain and simple.
Enjoy
the truth (as i seen it) according to jehovah's witnesses.
written by gary busselman wednesday, 22 october 2008 14:38. warning: this is not for little jw children!
you will not find it in "my book of babble stories.
Excellent! Not sure about anyone else, but I found the lack of punctuation almost easier to read, but I read it really fast. My reading voice in my head didn't have a chance to take a breath! Haha
Nice work. So simple.
i was raised as a jw, baptized in a 1998 district convention, somewhere in portugal.. studying with jws had some positive things (not many... just a few).
i learned to read before going to school and developed this excelent skill of reading, interpreting and resuming texts.
i was an excellent student.. as a teenager my life sucked (and i considered it a "privilege" at that time) because i simply couldn't enjoy these best years of my life, because had to avoid all contact with people of my age (there were no young people in my congregation) so i lived the best years of my life as a "forever alone".
Welcome Jamir! Many people on here (myself included) are going through EXACTLY what you are right now, and many more have been there. You will find lots of good advice on here.
I hope the best for you and your wife, she sounds like she has potential. Dont forget to try and see the situation from her eyes when talking to her, that's the best thing I can tell you. That and read Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz. You won't doubt anymore.
Hang in there, PM me anytime.
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what attracts new ones into the jw fold these days, the message, the friends, someone to listen to their problems, a personal relationship with god?
what?.
It doesn't.
"what is an aha moment?
it's a moment of clarity, a defining moment where you gain real wisdom - wisdom you can use to change your life.".
(from a financial services company - http://www.ahamoment.com/what-is).
IE9 sucks... Or is it the JWN programming? Seems kind of old school..
Anyway, my empty post was about giving some attention to the things that always bothered me, or I flat out couldnt believe. Some life events pushed me to look into things further, questioning everything I KNEW.
The big ones though were the baseless blood doctrine, salvation by works, and other things that aren't in the bible. I always had a hard time taking the word and direction of MEN, especially when they are often wrong. After actually TRYING to prove the 607/1914 thing to myself, the house of cards fell in spectacular fashion. It hurt. I felt betrayed, as most of us on here can attest to.
i'm hoping to produce a new new world translation of the bible and if you have any ideas i would appreciate your contributions.
the format is thus:-.
1. the book, chapter and verse.. 2. the king james version (authorised version) of the above in full.
"what is an aha moment?
it's a moment of clarity, a defining moment where you gain real wisdom - wisdom you can use to change your life.".
(from a financial services company - http://www.ahamoment.com/what-is).
