jehober told the israelites at zechariah 4:6 .
“this is the word of jehovah to ze·rub′ba·bel: ‘“not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit,” says jehovah of armies".
why in the hell did he have them form a 603,550 man army according to numbers 1st chapter vs 46;.
Jehovah was the Almighty God of the Israelites yet in battle many still died ,why ? if God was backing them up ?
And it never went down well with me that they had to hack men women and children to death with a sword .
Even commit genocide.
Can you imagine yourself doing that to another human being ? and not being affected by it ?
And he Jehovah is described as a God of Love ?
hello all, many years i have been lurking on this site.
gradually i’ve learned the real truth, gone from serving as a servant and at bethel to inactive for almost a year, barely ever wasting time going to meetings.
my family is large and very active and so is my wife’s so leaving altogether is difficult.. though it seems now that everything is about to change.
jc1985 Obviously lurking here for 10 years and posting a couple of times yourself you have made an informed decision to leave the JW`s
I`m sad to hear your wife is prepared to leave you over a religious issue ?
What does that say about the JW`s ?
The one word that comes to my mind is
CULT
so last weekend, the jw's ring the bell and my wife answers.
we live in a heavily spanish neighborhood but don't really speak spanish.
i thought my wife was quite clear that she is a "sister" to them, but maybe the one in charge of the group didn't get the message.
OTWO ,an anti-witness is the best witness to be given.And you did give them the option to walk away.
So they asked for it.
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.
Troll,troll,troll your boat gently down the stream merrily,merrily,merrily on your way.....
i am 12 years old and im confused because my mam is leaving the truth after 12 years and i want to celebrate xmas but she still doesnt believe that should do it coz even though shes realised society has lied about things she still believes in god.
im unsure whether i believe in god or not but i havent really looked into it much ..
Jrjw has identified herself as kas12`s mum so hopefully they can take the advice on here to post as a mother and daughter together when kas12 has questions she would like answered .
having said that welcome to you Kas12 for posting here but please do so with the supervision of your mom.
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
The four corners of the earth could refer to the four points of the compass from wherever you are standing .
North,East,West and South
N.E.W.S.
And that should be good news for anybody.
it`s christmas eve here in australia today and i wish all of you a very merry xmas simply because i can without being zapped , or hauled into a jc committee.. it doesn`t matter whether you are religious or not , i`m not now , however i can appreciate and respect those who do.. so whatever your views on the matter have a great day and enjoy the holidays in whatever grabs your fancy.. and if jw`s do come knocking on your door as they do this festive season wish them a merry xmas and anti-witness to them ..
Aussie Jingle Bells Christmas song,sorry I cant download it .
Worth a listen on u-tube.
Well I like it anyway
it`s christmas eve here in australia today and i wish all of you a very merry xmas simply because i can without being zapped , or hauled into a jc committee.. it doesn`t matter whether you are religious or not , i`m not now , however i can appreciate and respect those who do.. so whatever your views on the matter have a great day and enjoy the holidays in whatever grabs your fancy.. and if jw`s do come knocking on your door as they do this festive season wish them a merry xmas and anti-witness to them ..
U 2 X have a good one.
it`s christmas eve here in australia today and i wish all of you a very merry xmas simply because i can without being zapped , or hauled into a jc committee.. it doesn`t matter whether you are religious or not , i`m not now , however i can appreciate and respect those who do.. so whatever your views on the matter have a great day and enjoy the holidays in whatever grabs your fancy.. and if jw`s do come knocking on your door as they do this festive season wish them a merry xmas and anti-witness to them ..
LV101 , thank you Take care
WMUBYJH it is a special time for kids why should any body take that away from them .
take care.
i have been surprised recently to see so much support by ex-jws for the watchtower's refusal to fight and kill.
in my opinion it is a vice masquerading as a virtue.
of course war should always be a last resort but there are occasions that it has to be done.
What kind of a world today would we be living in if the USA , GB,and Australia were truly pacifists during the second world war. ?
I shudder to think
Jehovah God was never a pacifist in actual fact he was a warmonger no wonder humans created in his image like to fight wars.
Jesus Christ never came to bring peace but a sword to cause divisions in a family so by extension you divide a community and then a nation ,and then you have global conflicts.
