the bible states that :.
"faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for"...." the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld" heb.11:1. looking at the "true" history of the wtb&ts and not the sanitized version jehovah`s witnesses like to portray nowadays ,nothing the jw`s put faith in ,in over 103 years of their prophecy`s , expectations ,whether it related to the world powers , the king of the north or the king of the south ,the united nations (which they joined for 10 years ) as the disgusting thing that causes desolation,their now acceptance of things they accused christendom of doing such as using atm`s for donating funds,(they never solicit for money){ excuse me while i puke} .all of the failed prophecy`s of the the end/armageddon/great tribulation and the end of false religion babylon the great and the list goes on and on and on.. 1914 , 1919, 1925 ,1975 ,the year 2000 ,and of course since 1914 any day soon , just around the corner ,its imminent ,in our day ,it cant be any more than 5 years away .. 6000 years of human history ended in the late 18th century .
oops sorry ,6000 years of human history didn`t end till 1975 and that is a date that would be appropiate for jesus christ to start his 1000 year reign.. excuse me , faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for ?.
Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for ?
Actually I agree about their definition of faith (to some extent). I believe that faith is necessary and part of being human. What I don't believe is in having faith in what them or any the the crap they preach.
one of the things that helped me in my awakening and fading process from jwland was something that i call "random failures".
let me explain it.
it happened like 4 years ago.
What do you think???
I think that what you explained is only one of many ways in which that idea of paradise doesn't make sense. That entire concept of people living according to what they preach is just nonsense from any perspective that you look at it.
a friend of mine called last night we will call him tom.
he is df now for 2 yrs for associating with a a df person non relative.
anyway he arrived at the meeting this week and was informed by 3 elders that he was no longer welcomed at the hall.apparently he was caught greeting someone in the parking lot after meeting.
...can they legally do that?
Thanks for sharing about that. Actually, I'm not sure how legal that is since KHs are supposed to be public places and he's not violating any law.
i saw this on facebook: "i would like to thank the lord i am ok. had a serious fall yesterday from my garage landing to the cement floor and landed on my back.
i suffered a closed head wound, severe cervical sprain, 2 broken ribs and multiple contusions on hand and arm and shoulder.
could have been a lot worse.".
It just gets me when people who have accidents and are injured are thankful to God that it wasn't worse.
I agree. However, as silly as it sounds, that's how some people get comfort and let the anxiety go. If it works for them, for as long as they don't try to shove that mentality down other people's throats, I'm ok with them.
Using their own rationale, I am thankful that I know better.
last memorial i found an invite on my door for the memorial.
on it was quoted, "truly i tell you, you will be with me in paradise".
in growing up that phrase was a big deal because the discussion was where the comma was placed.
I forgot about that comma thing. Brings some memories. Thanks for sharing.
hello everyone!it has been quite some time since i've posted, but a lot has happened.
i am still with my boyfriend (mentioned in my past and very first post!
) life is going well.
I'm glad to hear that you're doing well, and it seems like you're taking everything with good spirit. Happy to hear more, plus this is a great place to vent.
Thank you for sharing. Who knows how many others may be going through similar situations.
nasa will upload the registered names to a dime-size chip and secure it to the insight lander deck, the last day to submit your name nov. 1st 2017.. enjoythesilence.today/2017/10/03/nasa-offers-program-send-your-name-mars/.
yes i will send in my name and when i get to paradise i can tell those that are resurrected, you see that planet there my name is up there.i know it's hard to believe but our buddy adam didn't have a clue what was out there,the poor guy didn't realize there was a large village two miles down the road.. ok maybe i won't make it to paradise but a guy can dream crazy thoughts.....but seriously you can send your name to mars..
I'd prefer to take my name there myself. Thanks, interesting.
a man can be a father .
a man can be a son.
a man can be a husband.
A man can be a father
A man can be a son
A man can be a husband
He is the same man but three different aspects of him
Who fucking cares.
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Nice.
the change has begun.
my jw friends that came to my house months ago finally have figured out i am in no way going to become a jw (how it took them that long i have no idea).
now the change to them wanting to have nothing to do with me has begun.
A nice friend to the enemy. Not a very good Org model, makes the Org look bad.
Or you just come across as a perfect jerk. JWs may not be the only ones.
