A broad answer l think is that the WT side lines Jesus as much as possible because the Org. wants to be seen as the only intermediary between man and Jehovah . Thus keeping its power over people.
Posts by jhine
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10Why the Lord's Prayer and Not Stephen's?
by Sea Breeze inother n t prayers:.
the lord's prayer.. .
the tax collector's prayer.. .
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The Bible speaks of the "Unforgivable Sin" ? What is it ?
by smiddy3 indo any jehovah`s witnesses or ex jehovah`s witnesses even know what that sin is ?.
why is such a statement in the bible if its not identified what that sin is ?.
were the authors of the book just playing with peoples heads ?
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jhine
I have been meaning to ask , what happened to Smiddy2 ? Did the prototype not work ?
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The Bible speaks of the "Unforgivable Sin" ? What is it ?
by smiddy3 indo any jehovah`s witnesses or ex jehovah`s witnesses even know what that sin is ?.
why is such a statement in the bible if its not identified what that sin is ?.
were the authors of the book just playing with peoples heads ?
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jhine
I don't think that it's one particular sin , after all Jesus starts by saying " every kind of sin CAN be forgiven , but anyone who speaks out against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven ."
However to have a sin forgiven you have to repent and ask for forgiveness . In 1 John 5 : 11- 12 we are told " God has given us eternal life , and this life is in his Son . Who ever has the Son has life , who ever does not have the Son does not have life "
As many have pointed out Jesus made his statement to the Pharisees who were accusing him , basically, of being in league with the devil .
Therefore they WILL NOT listen to his teaching , repent of their sins , ask forgiveness and receive Him into their lives as saviour . So they are rendering themselves unforgivable.
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What Are Reasons You Are Happy Not Being A JW Any Longer?
by minimus infreedom!
not having to adhere to man made rules and regulations.
not being afraid of maybe “stumbling “ someone..
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jhine
I am so pleased that you approve Sigfrid . 😂 . You are welcome to one of our services at any time to see if they live up to expectation.
Jan
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What Are Reasons You Are Happy Not Being A JW Any Longer?
by minimus infreedom!
not having to adhere to man made rules and regulations.
not being afraid of maybe “stumbling “ someone..
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jhine
Cheers LongHairGirl .
Jan
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What Are Reasons You Are Happy Not Being A JW Any Longer?
by minimus infreedom!
not having to adhere to man made rules and regulations.
not being afraid of maybe “stumbling “ someone..
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jhine
Albatross , so who's this neighbour ? 😂
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What Are Reasons You Are Happy Not Being A JW Any Longer?
by minimus infreedom!
not having to adhere to man made rules and regulations.
not being afraid of maybe “stumbling “ someone..
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jhine
LongHairGal , l appreciate that your time in the Org has has given you a very negative view on ' religion " .
However when l read rather sweeping statements about all religions l do feel that l want to set that record straight . I have said time and again on this site that not all faith groups are the same .
I do bang on about this l know but my experience as an Anglican is light years away from your experience in the WT .
You say " these people don't know what boundaries are not acquainted with the phrase ' non of your business '
I have never found that to be the case among my fellow church goers . Also we , Anglicans , have female lay readers. vicars and bishops . I regularly do readings at services ( online now ) . There are lots of differences between the WT and other groups.
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What to say? Death of an adult child.
by jwundubbed inmy father married b when both her children and his children were grown adults.
b had two children, a son d and a daughter m. my sister db, my brother rh, and myself got along well with m but not at all with d, who was a very christian person but not a jw.
my siblings and i do not have much to do with our stepmother though we are civil and we don't have any hard feelings between us.
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jhine
Something that meant a lot to us was a poem that someone wrote in a sympathy card . This man was a work colleague of my husband's , and was an ex soldier a man's man . He took the trouble to find this poem and hand write it out inside the card . It begins
" Do not stand at my grave and weep "
It moved us so much we had the first four lines on the headstone. There are lots of very good poems out there and that can be a way of showing empathy / giving comfort without using your own words .
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What to say? Death of an adult child.
by jwundubbed inmy father married b when both her children and his children were grown adults.
b had two children, a son d and a daughter m. my sister db, my brother rh, and myself got along well with m but not at all with d, who was a very christian person but not a jw.
my siblings and i do not have much to do with our stepmother though we are civil and we don't have any hard feelings between us.
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jhine
jwundubbed , sorry l only just saw this . I am sure that all of us hope that us sharing our experiences have helped you to have a better understanding of how to reach out to anyone who suffers the loss of a child , of any age .
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If only someone had kicked my a$$.. (This is post is not for theists)
by HowTheBibleWasCreated ini think back on the 30+ years of bs as well as my fading almost a decade and even now being low key in person to hopefully save my nieces from the wt.
i'm a wreck in some ways.
i'm other days i'm stable however when it comes to theism i depart quickly and with anger!
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jhine
Blues , though I'm a never JW because of being on here l do know quite a lot about the real WT stuff that the average person doesn't know.
I have used that knowledge when chatting to JWs on the doorstep but it has never helped. One incident that really sticks out is when l talked about 1975 . I pointed out to the lady that the time had come and gone without anything happening . I then quoted the verse about false prophets and how the Lord didn't look kindly on them . Hence the WT was a false prophet and not in God's favour .
She literary ran from my door in tears . She just couldn't cope mentally with that accusation. She must have realised that it was correct but couldn't admit it.
I found out a few days later that she had shared the encounter with some other JW ladies , one of whom l chatted to at the school gates. She wasn't at all pleased with me and as far as l know it made no difference whatever, l just felt awful .
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