Hi Awakening....WELCOME. You are starting on a journey that will be difficult at times but once you start learning about the real truth you will feel freer and your mind more clearer that it ever was as a JW. When it comes to your wife, the thing that we have discovered that helps is you have to fight fire with fire. If they like the preaching work then kindly and calmly tell them that householders are stumping JW's at the door and putting it on Youtube to teach people how to humiliate Witnesses. Then show her the Reasoning book pg 89. The WTS quotes there from the Imperial Bible dictionary. The [...] is some missing information and they end it with '...to have been an upright pole'. {Period] when the ACTUAL book has a [,] and continues to say "and this always remained the more prominant part." [Meaning not the only part] Imperial Bible Dictionary pg 376 Under subheading 'Cross, crux" http://archive.org/stream/theimperialbible01unknuoft#page/376/mode/1up Then ask them, your own Reasoning book quotes from this book, but they leave some information out, so they are actually MISQUOTING this book. How would you deal with that if a householder does this? Peace on your journey.
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Newbie - I need advice!
by awakening inwell here it is, my first post!
it feels like a huge step like the point of no return.
i am a born in, still in wanting to get out ms. i have refused eldership, used to pioneer and have sooo many stories.
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New Girl
by excitesinceredetermination inhello to everyone :) i wanted to introduce myself as a newbie.
i was raised in and i am currently on active status due to most of my family being very much in, but i am so ready to be done and have felt that way for quite some time.
internally i know this is not the right religion without a doubt.
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Welcome. Don't be afraid to learn and research The truth will stand up to scrutiny but a lie will always fail. It will be difficult but I honestly feel that Jesus is calling his sheep out of organized religions.
Peace on your journey.
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Funny JW photos & cartoons
by sacolton inplease share funny jw cartoons and photos.
i would love to see what you have..
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Newly Enlightened
I think this one is one of my favorites, JW's are at the bottom with Mormon's:
http://www.holytaco.com/flowchart-determine-what-religion-you-should-follow/
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Yehowah, the divine name known by the Watchtower, but not used.
by nibbled in(yeho?wah); gr., ?
the participle ho?weh is from the root verb ha?wah, related to the divine name, yehowah.. .
heb., yehowah.
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Nibbled: I know how you're feeling. My husband & I would start researching something and it would take us 6 different ways that was unexpected. But like you, we did not want to use a name that literally means "lord of mischieve' . So we started using 'Heavenly Father' , Most High and praying for guidance. Like you said it's been quite the journey and we feel that it is not over yet. We're still learning, re-learning from the bible. But we did believe when we started this journey that the truth can stand up to scrutiny so what the hell is the GB & elders so afraid of? Now we know. The lies crumble like crackers.
We also got about 12 other bible translations that really helped alot in getting rid of the NWT biased beliefs.
I honestly believe that Yeshua [Jesus] is calling his sheep and they are heaqring his voice and coming out of Christendom. I know I sound like one of the religious fanatics, but for the first time in my life, I actually feel the Holy Spirit.
I wish you the best on your journey. peace be with you.
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Your worst store accident?
by Apognophos inmine: i was walking around a grocery store with one of those snapple iced tea boxes dangling from one hand, looking for the other thing i ran in to buy.
suddenly the flimsy cardboard side of the box came unglued, and bottles dumped out, smashing open on the floor.
a river of iced tea began to run down the aisle.
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Newly Enlightened
Little bottles of seltzer water [a 4 pack] fell off the top shelf and broke shooting glass shards everywhere, cutting my leg in the process. A trip to the emergency room.
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Yehowah, the divine name known by the Watchtower, but not used.
by nibbled in(yeho?wah); gr., ?
the participle ho?weh is from the root verb ha?wah, related to the divine name, yehowah.. .
heb., yehowah.
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Newly Enlightened
You might find this interesting.... It even mentions Jehovah's Witnesses by name
http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/is-gods-name-yahweh-or-jehovah
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What is the most valuable thing your mother taught you?
by usualusername inwhat is the most valuable thing your mother taught you?.
as an aside was she a witness or not at the time?.
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Newly Enlightened
She was a JW- Taught me that I didn't want to raise my daughter like she raised her's and to be the opposite of her and not be a 'gung ho' Witness.
My little brother [ Who was never baptized] came out of the 'closet' in the 90's and because my mother & siblings shunned him, and called him 'demonized' he committed suicide.
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Hi! I'm New Here
by alecholmesthedetective inhi there, as was suggested to me, i'm starting this thread to say hi to everyone.. my awakening began recently, after the new light on the 'slave'.
i felt it didn't add up and went to check and found out ttatt.
for a while i tried to find evidence of whether the wt might still be god's organization, i needn't say i couldn't.. i had already resigned as a ministerial servant and a pioneer, had already had several issues with the elders and did not put up with their nonsense for a long.
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Welcome Holmes! I was also a JW my entire life [49 yrs] and have also been recently enlightened. For my husband & I it was the Reasoning Book under 'Cross' they quoted the Imperial Bible Dictionary and it appeared to be pro-stake, but when i found the IBD on-line and actually looked at the quote it was an OMG! moment for us. If they lied about this, what else have they lied about. You will find JWfacts very helpful. Everything you will learn can be checked out and you will see who really is telling 1/2 truths & lies. Peace on your journey and it will be difficult and at times you will feel like you just can't take anymore truth but hang in there, once you come thru the fire, you will realize tht Jesus is truly calling His sheep and not everyone is hearing His voice.
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A new JW here!
by Taken ini am a jw (still active).
i like discussing with others and i think this is a great place to do so.
hopefully this can be fun and a learning experience for all of us.
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Newly Enlightened
Welcome to the board. I am technically a current JW, but am trying to fade. Just take your time, relax, breathe and start your journey to find the 'real' truth. jwfacts.com is a good place to start.
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The 24 Elders in Revelation are NOT the anointed......
by EndofMysteries intoday i just thought of this.
i had written a thread about the false teaching of the anointed being resurrected already.
anyway, the wt assumes the 24 elders in revelation are the 144,000, and the assumption is merely because both sit on thrones.
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Newly Enlightened
AGuest: According to Rev 11:15,16 the 24 elders could not be humans [Abraham, Noah, Moses, etc] from the Earth. The Book of Enoch mentions at least 7 or 8 Archangels by name.