Hi TonusOH🙂...
The woman in the blue jacket is Robert's wife, she seemed like a really sweet person.
Hi ExBethelitenowPIMA😉...
Interesting you say you enjoy deep Bible discussions so much but you tend to avoid those threads on here.
I don't want to argue with you. I don't know why you are hiding behind a mask, but that's your business. I just don't like watching people getting lied to. I think sometimes they call people "trolls" when they hide who they are but they're selling some agenda. Trolls need love too. I hope you know that you being loved isn't dependent on whether or not you are viewed as "an ExBethel Elder" or a position or anything like that.
It's apparent to me that you're "selling" something about the organization - you think there is something redeemable about this "new clause" in the elder book thing you keep talking about. You'll throw in some comments that sound like what a JW would think an "apostate" would say or do, and then you'll turn around and defend the elder worship structure of the borg.
A lot of people on forums are not who they pretend to be, but it's easier to see through some than others. Basically, whenever you post, I just filter it and figure about half of what you say is the exact opposite of what you really think, a quarter is "fishing", and a quarter is advertising whatever it is you are "selling". I've known a lot of liars. Most of them were just scared about something.
Here's something that maybe you don't know: a high percentage of the people in this forum are some of the most honest people on earth. "Apostate" is probably the least accurate word you could use to describe them. They are looking for truth. If you come here and pretend to be something you're not, eventually you're going to be found out and whatever fake "platform" you're trying to build will fall.
The real truth about anything can stand on its own and doesn't need deceptive techniques to "sell" it.
If you were really "agnostic" or whatever about the GB/FDS, if you were really into "deep Bible study" then you would recognize that the entire business model structure of the organization from the top down is not scriptural and no amount of "tweaking" an elder book will fix it.
But you can carry on trying to sell that business model if it pleases you. Jesus is coming soon to cut those sales short, but you'll find that out soon enough.
Do you like Cake? I like this song. Even though it's called "How Do You Afford Your Rock'n Roll Lifestyle" in principle it reminds me of how the FDS/GB affords their lifestyle, and how the borg keeps "buying what they're selling"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1vOVki-a1s