Posts by kevinbothma

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How much longer until more people believe the earth is flat?

by Crazyguy2 in

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how much longer until more people believe the earth is flat then there are jws?

with these youtube channels using propaganda and the bible i believe over a million people now believe the earth is flat.

it maybe not much longer.

kevinbothma

I found myself in a conversation with a young man who was being sucked into flat-earth thinking.

As i spoke to him I thought about JWs. The whole flat earth thinking rests on the same foundation as JW religion.

This is their compelling thing that catches vulnerable peopke:

'You have all been lied to, we are the only ones that really know the truth'.

Its all about creating distrust in everyone, EXCEPT THEM.

Flat earth requires the most unimaginable conspiracy and cover up. Every international pilot, astronaut, or cosmologist, etc is in on the cover up.

But isnt that what the WT espouses.

Jehovah, tested all the religions and only one stood the test.

I suppose Jehovah is having to revise the answers to His test because of all the new light.

It would be funny if it wasnt so sad for all those who have been deceived.

I found Jesus 34 years ago and He hates religion. He is a friend of sinners but resists the proud and self-righteous. He is looking for us to come into a real relationship with Him. Something the WT has tried to stop at all costs.

When people were turning from following Jesus, He said to his disciples, "Will you also go away?". They replied, " Who will we go to?" You have the words of life.

Yes, Jesus is the one we go to. He has the words of life. Not an organisation.

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Just peeking in for a bit...

by Jidders in

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friends

i rather apprehensively would like to say hello.. i've been raised somewhat in the truth,one of my parents is rather rather strong in the beliefs but could honestly be considered pomi with how active they are and their side of the family comes from a line of witnesses, the other parent was but faded a long time ago.

as such i was taught quite a bit of jw teachings between family and off and on again bible studies.

recently i had a serious emotional break down over a few months after said pomi parent had advised me that they would not attend my wedding should that day come (i also had recieved a text from my bible teacher i hadnt heard from in a year or two giving a scripture) and it sorta all sank on me that my activity over the last few years was not really jw material.

kevinbothma

My father (who I Iove dearly) has been a witness for more than 50 years. I was made to go to meetings as a youth,but never became a witness. In Matthew 28, Jesus said, "come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest....". I makes me so sad that he is not allowed to respond to that invitation. I have faced huge challenges in my life, but have found incredible rest and joy through my relationship with my Lord and Saviour.

As Paul, said about 30 years after his first encounter with Jesus, in Philippians 3:7-9 (NWT)

7 Yet, the things that were gains to me, I have considered loss* on account of the Christ.i8 What is more, I do indeed also consider all things to be loss on account of the excelling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have taken the loss of all things and I consider them as a lot of refuse,* that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in union with him, not because of my own righteousness from following the Law, but because of the righteousness that is through faithj in Christ,k the righteousness from God based on faith.

We are encouraged to abide in Him, and then we will bring forth true fruit. I have discovered that my abiding in Jesus and being in communion with Him causes the life that he promised in John 10:10 to be given to me. I have never experienced such love, and joy, and peace. Its wonderful. Exactly as promised. Not works and guilt and condemnation, which comes from dead works. Therefore, those in union with Christ Jesus have no condemnation (Romans 8:1 NWT)

John 15 (NWT)

4 Remain in union with me, and I will remain in union with you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in union with me.c 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in union with me and I in union with him, this one bears much fruit;d for apart from me you can do*nothing at all.

You are very precious to God. May you find the rest that comes from Him.

a friend

Kevin