when the world shuns jws because of difference of opinion, it is described as the action of satan.. when jws shun others because of difference of opinion, it is described as theocratic action.. such confused mind is at the root of getting wrong teachings.
jws shun anything what anyone would rate as the best of the bible or christian traditions:.
1)cross (with a longer descending arm) is the symbol of controlling the less powerful (“acts of the flesh”) with the more powerful (“spirit” within)—galatians 5:17, 19, 25.
God of the Universe who is begging help from his fallen/weak children so that God Almighty may be empowered to give an answer to the taunt of Satan.
That does not sound like an Almighty GOD the Creator of the Universe to me.! More like a weak insecure being seeking validation from a failed human experiment that he tried .and is now appealing to them to get him out of the mess he created ?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/victims-advocates-abuse-not-just-a-catholic-problem-20180625.html.
victims' advocates: abuse not just a 'catholic problem' .
by peter smith, pittsburgh post-gazette .
"They are the only ones left to join the redress scheme of the ARC"
Not meaning to be pedantic LTPF but they are not "the only ones left to join the re-dress scheme" though your point is taken that they haven`t joined as yet . and maybe they wont to their shame .
In my personal view I think it may be better if they don`t as they will come under greater scrutiny .and judgement with all the publicity that goes with it if they have to defend their stand in a court of law as the Govt. minister rightly points out.
And hopefully a far bigger cost to them $$$$ wise.
videos from the summer jw conventions ("be courageous) show the "urgency" about the end racheted up several notches.
paranoia rules supreme!.
curiously, though, very few, if any, statements in the convention program about 1914 and the overlapping generations.
They stopped mentioning 1914 on the inside cover of their magazines Watchtower and Awake as to why those magazines were published many years ago so it should be of no surprise that it gets less attention nowadays.
if you are a pimo who has to go to the convention from june 29th to july 1st, send me a message!
i can’t say the location because i don’t want to give away my identity lol, but please send me a message and we can find out if maybe we’re going to the same one.
it would be so comforting to know i’m not alone, i know out of 7,000 a 9,000 people i defenitly won’t be, but you know what i mean, thanks!
pimo ,physically in mentally out , and welcome Cjgcjc we look forward to getting to know you better just remember not to divulge too much info about yourself if you want to remain under the radar .
after almost a year of thinking and eh feeling, not sure... i decided to throw a small birthday party for my son.
this feels so strange, i have never been to a birthday party.
my husband doesn't feel comfortable with it but he decided to play along lol.
It gets easier and easier every year demonizing ,birthdays are just another example of the G.B./J.W. straining at the gnat and gulping down the camel with their pettiness.
I hope your son has a great day and that both parents do also .
And don`t forget to give him a few presents also.
over the years i have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of israel and the jewish religion of today with the "old testament" viewed "satan" and how the many of christendoms religions including the jehovah`s witnesses view satan in the bible .. they seem to be at odds with each other ?.
does the christian greek scriptures " new testament" contradict the hebrew scriptures of the "old testament " about who or what satan is ?.
the israelite`s /jews were gods chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about satan than the christian religion that usurped the jewish religion ?.
One line of thought that intrigued me was that since GOD was Almighty the Alpha and Omega evil is just another part of his makeup .He is the the GOD of good in the world and he is also responsible for evil.
That`s why he put the tree of the knowledge of good and bad in the garden of Eden to test Adam and Eve.
However like Christendom`s disunity of beliefs , their is no unity of belief in Jewish thinking regarding Satan.
Thanx for that link Whynot.
over the years i have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of israel and the jewish religion of today with the "old testament" viewed "satan" and how the many of christendoms religions including the jehovah`s witnesses view satan in the bible .. they seem to be at odds with each other ?.
does the christian greek scriptures " new testament" contradict the hebrew scriptures of the "old testament " about who or what satan is ?.
the israelite`s /jews were gods chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about satan than the christian religion that usurped the jewish religion ?.
Bobcat ,My understanding is that the Jewish religion does not recognise Satan as a personal being as taught in the New Testament.
"my Jewish Learning" Beliefs and practices of Jews is a site to look up regarding Satan.
Maybe one of our Jewish friends here can articulate the thought better than I can
over the years i have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of israel and the jewish religion of today with the "old testament" viewed "satan" and how the many of christendoms religions including the jehovah`s witnesses view satan in the bible .. they seem to be at odds with each other ?.
does the christian greek scriptures " new testament" contradict the hebrew scriptures of the "old testament " about who or what satan is ?.
the israelite`s /jews were gods chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about satan than the christian religion that usurped the jewish religion ?.
Over the years I have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of Israel and the Jewish religion of today with the "Old Testament" viewed "Satan" and how the many of Christendoms religions including the Jehovah`s Witnesses view Satan in the Bible .
They seem to be at odds with each other ?
Does the Christian Greek Scriptures " New Testament" contradict the Hebrew scriptures of the "Old Testament " about who or what Satan is ?
The Israelite`s /Jews were Gods Chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about Satan than the Christian religion that usurped the Jewish religion ?
i found this photo on a facebook group--just had to grab and share.......look at the name sign in the background!.
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Classic ....I wonder how long its going to take him to realize he is also a nutter .For his sake I hope it doesn`t take him too long .
i read and replied to a post today about weather there were any benefits in been a jw.
as much as i now dislike the religion, i had to agree that there was an up side, due to their strong stance on alcohol, gambling, smoking, and sexual practice.
we would all agree that these can be terrible vices that can get out of control.. i was at one point a true believer, who believed in these rules, and to a point have benefited from abstaining from these practices.
Do the reasons for leaving and the age at which an individual leaves affect the out come in their lives. ?
I think it probably does
.Older people who leave generally have a much better understanding of the scriptural reasoning`s for their once long held beliefs.
And the publications of long ago that seemed to give credence and validate these beliefs.
Not so for the younger generation today who do not have any publications that relate to this period in history that resonate with any Bible prophecy and so have no relevance to today .
And of course their is the Internet today for which I am most thankful for .
In the 1950`s -60`s we had "Your will be Done On Earth " and Babylon The Great God`s Kingdom Rules " which seemed to fit in with what was happening on the world stage at that time in history .
Their is nothing comparable with what is happening now in Watchtower-land or the world scene that is comparable to those days in the 60`s and 70`s .
