Posts by Confusedalot

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Shoud individuals be held responsible for their INACTION?

by nicolaou in

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friends

if you see someone about to be struck by a car or otherwise step into harms way but choose not to call out a warning or act in some way to prevent disaster, are you responsible for any harm caused?.

what defence, if any, can be offered for choosing inaction?

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Confusedalot

If we believe god's aim is happiness on earth, we will be disappointed, because his aim is to rescue us from here and raise us to unity with him in spirit. If his aim was happiness on earth his son would not have been crucified and he would have stayed as a physical king forever.

People do not understand this and attribute worldly good things to him, then neglect to do the same with bad things. Very troubling.

He did not even save his own son's earthly life, because his focus is on spirit - because he is a spirit.

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Analysis of 2017 vs 2016 Yearbook reports for Europe

by Splash in

so these countries roughly constitute europe.. here's how well they did in 2017 vs 2016:.

2017 peak pubs.

2016 peak pubs.

Confusedalot

Well, an increase is normally attributed to god blessing the kingdom work. When a decrease is noted then it is explained as 'cleansing' before the end. GB always has an answer.

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What could be other alternative names for the Jehovah's Witnesses ?

by Finkelstein in

how about .... the international brotherhood of stupidity.. the righteous zombies club .

Confusedalot

The Brood of Vipers

Keepers of the Secret Shame

Mythic Spawn

The Deludenati

The Callous Crusaders

Order of the Rising Shun

Vampires Annonomous

Ordo Infernum

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Uncovering "GOD"

by Doug Mason in

with self-righteous indignation, the watchtower society (wts) points to its restoration of the hebrew tetragram (hwhy = “yahweh” = = = > “jehovah”) wherever the english translator renders it as “lord”..

the wts complains that the use of “lord” hides the fact that the name (“jehovah” for the wts) is intended.

however, with its call of “look over here, look over here”, the wts diverts attention, probably unintentionally, from related information that it, in turn, does not reveal..

Confusedalot

The spirit draws people, but they hear what they want, or what their flesh needs to hear, and in the process create many gods, even from objects. Thus I AM THAT I AM became Jehovah or Yahweh, because the people wanted them, a almighty god of war that could save. They wanted the same when the anointed one came, but he showed people could not 'make god' who they wanted him to be, and he was rejected.

Flesh is darkness, and spirit is light; we seem to love the darkness and its chaos.

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JW Stumper Questions - List You Best Here

by pale.emperor in

hi guys.

sooner or later we're going to get a jw knocking on our door.

just like when we were jw's doing the knocking, it's good to have a question prepared to get them thinking about their own beliefs.

Confusedalot

Do you know the original pronunciation of the name of God?

Why has the holy spirit not revealed the original pronunciation to you?

How do you build a religion and bible translation (inserting said name thousands of times) with a name that is likely false? (Hebrew scholars suggest Yahweh according to your publication 'Insight')

Who are you praying to when you use your translation/pronunciation?

See JWdotorg Insight Volume 2 Heading 'Jehovah'

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Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

by James Donalds in

i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

we are not mindless automatons.

Confusedalot

The first thing a mindless automaton is programmed to say is: "I'm not a mindless automaton.....beep"

P.S The fact that you are having a nice time does not mean everyone has or had the same experience. Some have suffered terribly due to this org and I find that your arrogant, highly subjective comments bring the quality of your "masters degree" into question.

You cant start an open discussion by claiming our suffering did not happen, BTW.

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The soteriology of Revelation

by Doug Mason in

my draft chapters on the book of revelation is available at:.

http://www.jwstudies.com/the_book_of_revelation_s_nature_and_its_soteriology.pdf.

i am seriously seeking corrections, criticisms, and advice.. thanks,.

Confusedalot

I like what you have done, but I must admit that I was hoping to see more about the symbolism.

You say much of Revelation is influenced by the OT, and you say that many things in Revelation are symbolic. My personal study involves how this implies that some OT books we take literally may have had symbolic meaning to NT writers, and that we miss some spiritual insight because of this. Especially the books that are seen as less prophetic and more literal like Genesis. Early chapters of Genesis and Revelation 12 for example; where we see all the same actors: sun, moon stars, woman, snake/dragon etc.

Any plan on addressing the symbolism and its meaning and resulting impact on the rest of the bible? If that is not the scope of the project that's fine, its just of personal interest. Other than that I'm not a writer, so I could not offer much advice, sorry!

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Strange

by Jrjw in

a couple of times at the meetings this year we've been told that in the future we might get some strange directions from the society that might not make any sense to us.

then they've said will we show our loyalty to jehovah by still obeying?

seems a rather unusual thing to say.

Confusedalot

I get the feeling it is preparation for the great tribulation - which is imminent (according to them). The abomination of desolation may be in, or closely approaching the holy place (according to them), and they may be preparing members for something similar to the 1975 disaster (which they claim was not their fault.)

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Why do Jehovah`s Witnesses believe everything will be Hunky Dory after Armageddon ? I have news for them.

by smiddy3 in

they seem to think that all they will do is enjoy a carefree life with little or no concerns problems or worries whereas nothing could be further from the truth... according to the bible.. without trying to speculate on these concerns or problems during this one thousand year reign of christ jesus ,lets hear what the bible has to say about the end of his thousand year reign.. rev.20:7-10 satan is to be let out of his prison {as if he hasn`t done enough damage in 6000 years of roaming about in the earth at the same time fraternizing with jesus and jehovah in heaven} i digress.. and the reason he is let out of prison ,lo and behold ,is to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth gog and magog to gather them together for the war.

{ here we go again ,armageddon didn`t solve anything we have to go through another one.

} 1000 years later.. now get this it`s not just some isolated little skirmish with a few hundred or even a few thousand dissenters ,as the bible states they number the sands of the seashore and they advanced over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp {not a nation but a camp} of the holy ones.and the beloved city.. with that description it would seem the holy ones are in the minority and the opposes apparently were spread over all the earth.. so that description of the bible to me about jc 1000 rule does not appear to be one of living in a paradise , that is not on the agenda until after jesus christ 1000 year reign and only if you are lucky enough to survive another test/war of your loyalty after all you have gone through previously.. i wonder if this realization is one of the reasons why so many now are claiming to be of the anointed because as one of the other sheep you have to pass another test after the 1000 years of christ jesus rule whereas of one of the anointed on death now you go straight to heaven ..

Confusedalot

I remember reading parts of Revelation 21 to people to show them what life after Armageddon would be like. No tears pain etc. This is so sad, and one fiery death and judgement too early.

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The wife told me I think too much...

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

please tell me how not to think too much and get a good night sleep.

when i was a jw i didn't think too much because i knew everything, but now my mind works overtime.

how in the hell can i shut it down and stop the anxiety???

Confusedalot

I experience similar issues, falling asleep late and waking up very early. The mind just doesn't switch off. In my case avoiding caffeine made it a little better. If I only drink a small amount of coffee my mind goes into overdrive and I don't sleep a wink.

Hope this helps.