im not sure if this has already been asked here but i have some questions about 1914. if jesus arrived "invisibly" in the year 1914 why do the anointed partake of the emblems?
why didn't they stop in 1914?.
if jesus is ruling in heaven then why are the anointed still on earth?
1 Thessalonians 4 :15-17
When the Lord returned invisibly in 1914, every remnant of the 144,000 should change within the twinkle of an eye and join christ in the sky.
But you know according to the organization the 144,000 is not even enough or complete to fill the 144,000.
Their teachings are based on assumptions, speculations and eisegesis
i started my fade about two years ago and at present i have no intention of writing a disassociation letter.
the pros and cons of being p.i.m.o.
have been discussed on this forum many times.
For this reason I remind you to stir up like a fire the gift of God that is in you through the laying of my hands on you. 7 For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but one of power and of love and of soundness of mind. 8 So do not become ashamed either of the witness about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but take your part in suffering adversity for the good news by relying on the power of God.
Me accepting that you still follow the Bible. This is one of Christ ambassador speaking above.
Very much less judgemental after getting to see the real picture of the organization and deciding to exit. After all, all the standards used by the organization as criteria to judge they hardly follow them and are chief culprit in going against those standards.
There is always a ready made answer to every situation.
What they always miss is the DEGREE as long as the degree can't be stated categorically or precise. There will be enough room to manipulate all these laws or policies set up by the organization.
i might do it one day.
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@Op whatever you choose. I did write and submit my DA letter. Those who received it, were shocked. It was unexpected and the timing was a crazy one too. I stated emphatically, I am disassociating. Just as silentbudha placed it.
Make sure you have your reference copy.
You are just living or leaving by their rules
Whenever I see the words in bold above, when an organization is lawless or carry on lawlessness it is not a way or rule for one to be lawless or carry on lawlessness like them.
here is a 'killer' question for jw's.
which description best describes how you see yourself and how you feel?which would you choose?
are you: 1. a christian 2. a jehovah's witness here's the scenario.
It's a pity they don't have the option to choose
Christian congregation of Jehovah's witnesses
looking for a laugh.... listen to this gal's response to tony's encouragement to donate.. https://youtu.be/mvjv__r7xaw.
After watching the video I can only LOOOOL! The spirits are running out. Tony needs money and more money to build ramapo to house these spirits. Looool!
.... just 5 years after they wrote this, they started doing what they condemned!
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They find it difficult to dodge this whenever I use it as means of showing them how they have become whatever the CATHOLIC was in their +/- 140 years history.
Trying to refute and write a rebuttal on Raymond Franz 2 books about the JW organisation.
I got into what was bigger than what I thought. I was out 2+ years after.
back in the late 80s i can remember my local cong.
pass around a paper that had a place for head of house hold name and how much they can afford to give every month for one year.
but i remember the elders said they needed to know what they can bank on to know what they can afford to borrow to remodel ect.
Happens with the congregation I was in while still in. It is always a sorry sad situation because everything lives and die on that paper. The congregation hardly meet up with the resolution despite deciding to pay 1/7 of even what was collated from the paper resolution
