Posts by forzaitalia

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I think circuit overseers should have a job like the apostle Paul

by forzaitalia in

am i being mean, thinking that travelling overseers should get a part-time job like paul did, in order to not be a burden to the congregation?

i wouldn't put my hand up when we were asked to raise it if we were happy to give £50 from congregation funds to the c.o.

so that he could take his wife out for a meal.

forzaitalia

Am I being mean, thinking that travelling overseers should get a part-time job like Paul did, in order to not be a burden to the congregation? I wouldn't put my hand up when we were asked to raise it if we were happy to give £50 from congregation funds to the c.o. so that he could take his wife out for a meal. crazy perks

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What do the Org. And the Catholic Church have in Common?

by Vanderhoven7 in

"the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses are like the pope is to the catholic church.

they too claim to be god’s mouthpiece or the voice of jesus.

they also demand unquestioning obedience for their members salvation.

forzaitalia

slander whistleblowers as the troublemaker until they get suicidal and leave the congregation

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Disfellowshipped ones who die before the "last minute repentance"

by jonahstourguide in

hi all.. i've posted this in humour given that most of jw doctrine changes and flip flops are just so.. as stated, if there is now to be a 'last minute redemption'.what happens to the aforementioned folk?.

cannot wait for a explane-ation.

am i the only one giggling at this??

forzaitalia

take every new or revised teaching with a pinch of salt. let's just wait and see. plus i am sure that many have been unfairly disfellowshipped by imperfect men who have their own agendas - God is merciful

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I received Blood...What are the JW's going to do to me?

by smoky21 in

i haven't posted on here for years.

i also don't frequent this forum like i used to.. i have posted my story before, like 8 years ago.

i have been a baptized witness for the last 30+ years, but have not attended meetings in the last 15 years.

forzaitalia

i hope you are feeling well and strong after your time in hospital. i am sure your family love you very much, and dont have an issue seeing as you have not attended meetings for many years. i, personally, do not feel comfortable even with the thought of transplants, but many JWs look to them for survival.

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Real reasons behind this change?

by Gorb in

jw
friends

just a good conversation at home about the hour report change.. we think the change was not impmemented because the gb are such a lovely bunch of old grandpa's having the best in mind for us individuals.. there will be only, and we say only, an organizational reason for it.

a legal reason, to protect jw.org and it's officials and wealth.. next step?

maybe selling more kh and when jw hollywood studio's in rampoo are ready a change to tv subscription.. what do you think?

forzaitalia

I really don't like the way the organization is run like a business. Titles, targets, deadlines. Pioneers will think even more of themselves from now on - yuck

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"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"

by Diogenesister in

can anyone remember the reasoning the watchtower gave for jesus speaking these words?

if you have a reference that would be even better!.

forzaitalia

Many people say those words when they are suffering in a terrible way. Proves Jesus was fully human at the time.

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If you could pick out critical errors to the JWS religion what would it be ?

by Rocketman123 in

many that have come to this forum have left the jws religion and moved on with their lives but from a outsider's viewpoint what do think makes the jws religion wrong or incorrect as a active christian faith ?.

somethings come to mind such as its long continuous end times/armageddon soon doctrine which has really been a core doctrine for decades going right back to its beginning .. maybe they should have adopted the stance as other christian based faiths and adhered to jesus's own words when he said " no one knows of the time not even he ".

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forzaitalia

Not enough disfellowshipping or reproving of perverts. New ones need to know if any in the congregation have perverse traits, so that they can steer clear and protect themselves.

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | June 2021

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

study article 24. you can escape from satan’s snares!.

2 two of satan’s most effective snares are pride and greed.

* for thousands of years, satan has successfully used these undesirable traits.

forzaitalia

You have confused yourself with misinformation.

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Are You Enjoying living in Jesus Christ`s Paradise after 40 years of his reign ?

by smiddy3 in

it has been 40 years since 1975 when 6000 years of human creation took place according to wt theology,when jesus christ was supposedly to begin his 1000 year reign in which earth was supposed to be turned back to an eden like paradise.. 1975 was the second attempt of the wt to predict when 6000 years of human creation took place,the first time it was supposed to have occurred was in 1872 .. so by that reckoning we should be living 40 years into jesus christ`s 1000 reign .. on the other hand wt theology states that jesus returned in 1914 to do what ?

sit at his fathers right hand until 1975 ?.

of course this all hinges on jehovah`s witnesses / watchtower belief that a creative day was 7000 years long that they taught for decades .. do they still cling to this belief ?

forzaitalia

wouda, coulda, shoulda

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"Not Bringing Reproach on Jehovah's Name" is a Non-Sensical Excuse for Shunning

by truth_b_known in

for whatever reason i was thinking on the topic of jehovah's witnesses' practice of disfellowshipping its members based on the concept of preventing "bringing reproach on jehovah's name".

follow me if you will -.

over 20 years ago a friend of mine did something rather crazy; he committed a major crime.

forzaitalia

He probably did the same crime once before and was forgiven that first time.