thats somthing i see thats asked in my kingdom hall if you want to go get more than 2 years in collage.thing in some one asking that to me or etc i cant say any thing or that would show that i dont believe.. i hate when some one askes me that when i try to plan ahead when it comes to what job i want.what job would help me hold my own but no god will give if you put him first.i dont believe in god even when i did i never buyed into that.. it seems you cant get away from the question im only 13 and i get that question theres no getting away from it..
Next time someone asks you that question, just nod and say, "It's got to come some time, but the Bible says that even Jesus didn't know when the end would be. Didn't he give us the principle at Luke 14:28 that we should be prepared in life? Shouldn't I apply that and prepare for my life? I don't want to live off other people like some do."
Take it easy and keep learning. You've got your thinking skills developing.
some years ago, i attended a jw wedding.
marriage speaker said something which changed my life for the better, and it helps me even now.
he told the couple: “the very make up of man and woman is such that conflicts can often arise between you.
october 2, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: contributions received at the 2017 annual meeting.
just wanted to say a big hello to everyone, my first post on here was actually yesterday but it was deleted.. so will keep this one short to save my precious time just in case its also deleted or lost.. got fed up with years of persecution from within the congregations.
the lack of genuine friendship & lack of 'christian love'.
having personally seen many a scandalous behaviour i began doing some research online some years ago.
Welcome London Underground. Look forward to hearing your stories.
Mill Hill "underground" is nice - because it's above the ground and in the fresh air.
copied from a facebook post :.
"heard on a youtube channel that " a purge " is taking place disfellowshipping quite a lot of witnesses in both hull and plymouth area,s ?".
anything to add ?.
The elders in Hull who are mentioned in the YouTube video, don't seem to be aware of the warning which Jesus issued to such self-righteous hypocrites;
(Matthew 6:15) ".....whereas if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
a friend of mine has contacts to a family with several circuit overseers and special pioneers.
they have good connections to bethel.. he told me that the latest rumor from bethel states that the cos should be abolished in their present form.
they have also recently begun to take cos back to bethel.. over the same channel i have already heard of the car fleet program and that the dos should be abolished.. has anyone else already heard of it?
What is the expense of an CO for the org? ZERO!
The publishers pay for everything - cars, accommodation, living expenses, allowance.
But it's money which the org would rather keep for itself.
each gospel has a scripture i believe that says that jesus only spoke in parables so this must mean that mathew chapter 24 about the end times is really just a parable.
ok so if that's the case what does it mean??
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Millions upon millions of Christians in various denominations (and others) have been hoodwinked and convinced by their "divinely chosen" leaders into believing that every environmental/political/military/social upheaval indicates that the "last days" are here and that "judgement day" is just around the corner.
From a strictly scriptural perspective, they are ignoring & ripping up every Bible verse where Jesus told Christians it was none of their business, (Acts 1:7) it would come as thief in the night, (Revelation.3:3) and it would come at a time when they (Christians) didn't think it would occur. (Matthew 24:44)
There will be many people around the world who get out of bed this morning, but won't go to bed tonight. Live your life well.
although i consider myself completely "cured" from watchtower brainwashing, guilt tripping and propaganda, i realised today that there's not a day that goes by without me thinking of the cult we left.
i think of my former family and what i'd like to say to them, what i'd try to explain and how i'd say it without them switching the "ignore" button and running away.. today on my instagram account my little step-brother "liked" a picture i posted.
i didn't even know he was still on my friends list.
You're not alone P.E. As long as any of us have loved ones still chained in the WT prison, we can't blank it out of our minds totally.
EAGLES lyric so applicable, as highlighted by Moreconfusedthanever:
"You can check out any time you like but you can never leave." (Hotel California)
I like this EAGLES line too: "So often times it happens, that we live our lives in chains, and we never even know we have the key." (Already Gone)
apparently i'd been in prison, gone to wife-swapping parties and consorted with fortune tellers.
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i guess they have to demonise those who leave less others too are tempted to stray.. what did they say about you?.
snugglebunny - I haven't heard any slander about myself yet. Gossip, yes, slander, no.
If I did, I would make every effort to have the slanderer dealt with - by their elders or by the law.
Beat them with their own stick or an even bigger stick.
virtually every j.w.
will gladly tell you that matthew 24:14 proves that only they are god's true people/religion, because they are the only people preaching the good news worldwide today.
crucially, they double-down on this lame bet by adding that their worldwide preaching proves another wtbts teaching, namely, that we are living in "the last days.
@ Bobcat - Good one, thanks for that.I'll add it to my file.
