The lady who came here for Bible study told me I was no longer allowed to talk about the supernatural experiences I had in my house because I was bringing forth the demons that were surely targeting her and the other sister that were here. Satan was talking through me. Meanwhile, I was in MY house, serving them coffee and had studied for over a year.
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What Is The Most Ridiculous Thing You Have Heard From A Witness?
by minimus ini remember an elder questioning a woman who had admitted to giving and receiving oral sex from her unbelieving mate.
he asked her the most intimate questions which clearly flustered her.
interestingly, she “confessed “ to the elders because her conscience bothered her.
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Have you ever "partaken" at the memorial
by NikL init's that time of year again.. trying to decide if i should or shouldn't.
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I have studied for over a year and recently stopped (not baptized, nor will I be.....) and I can't figure this one out. I know the push to get me to the Memorial Service is on the horizon with my (former) study conductor, but I can't see where the Scriptures tell me I can't partake in the JW equivalent of Communion. I would like to have the backup for this when I finally (once and for all ) completely disassociate myself. On the contrary, didn't Jesus say to eat this bread and take this cup in memory of me ? I didn't get the memo where I needed to be one of 144,000 men. -
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Am I losing my mind or am I being stalked?
by Michigan22 inhi everyone, this is my first post.
i studied the bible weekly with a wonderful jw.
i suddenly stopped because things just seemed to be getting stranger.
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Thank you for all of your thoughtful comments and your encouragement. I have to say, I am grateful for the opportunity in my life that I set aide to have a relationship with Christ and God, and bringing my spiritual growth to the forefront. However, it was heartbreaking to me that this came down to me literally waking up one night in cold sweats with the overwhelming thought that something wasn't right. Quite frightening to go down the path of being so joyous about something and then all of a sudden flipping a switch and thinking "What is happening to me". I had about a month of nonstop anxiety around the holidays (which coincided with my birthday) thinking Satan was guiding me to put up a Christmas wreath. I have a business which is open 7 days a week, and when it required more of my time recently, I was told that Satan delights in keeping me away from the truth and Jehovah will bless me even more from shutting down around meeting times. My study instructor told me early on to stay away from looking at anything on the internet portraying JWs in a bad light as the people who posted were disgruntled, etc. (I am sure everyone here knows that drill....) The hilarious part of this is that I was told on numerous occasions of various internet videos of the Pope where he was completely un-Christian and the head of a church that was a "whore". I mentioned the word disfellowshipping and my study conductor was beyond alarmed. I was told it was the most loving act you could do to a loved one to show them Jehovah's love and that bad association was not Biblical. After attending meetings, I started to notice really strange dynamics as well. My instructor's family would not acknowledge nor sit with their daughter's mother-in-law despite the fact they shared grandchildren. I was introduced to everyone but her and her husband did not go to meetings anymore...... Likely disfellowshipped. Wow, what a shining example of true Christian love and acceptance of family...... Sorry for the long explanation, because my question is really "what do they gain from converts? Does a study conductor get rewarded for baptisms? "
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Am I losing my mind or am I being stalked?
by Michigan22 inhi everyone, this is my first post.
i studied the bible weekly with a wonderful jw.
i suddenly stopped because things just seemed to be getting stranger.
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Hi Everyone, This is my first post. I studied the Bible weekly with a wonderful JW. I suddenly stopped because things just seemed to be getting stranger. Almost all of the study was focused on Who is Doing Jehovah's Will rather than the study, and I was always being touted to others who were brought along as the "star" student / potential convert. Insults to my church, non JWs, etc. I got very overwhelmed and freaked out. Now that I have stopped responding to texts, calls I feel almost stalked. Today, a random car sat at the end of my driveway for well over 15 minutes with a lady looking at me. I came to my door, she waved, and then made a call and drove off. Maybe I am paranoid, but it seemed to get very cultish. Is this a common experience?