new member here so don't attack :d here is a couple questions i have been contemplating lately.. .
if jw isn't the right religion, then which one is?
or is it basically believe in god, the bible and you'll be fine?.
1) if jw isn't the right religion, then which one is?
Why does there have and need to be a religion?
2) That is true, to some extent.
3) Because there are so many that are just followers of the cult, they need to be woke up.
4) Why make a reply other than: So what?
5) Because they can't think, they are just followers.
you need to think for yourself and what is good for you, not religion.
i have been looking and finally saw the logo on the kh sign............. .
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I drove by the one that I haven't been to in 6 months and it has a small sign on it. But three others west of here do not have anything.
http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/are-jehovahs-witnesses-christians/.
the third bullet point there claims they baptize in jesus name.
i know the baptism questions never mention jesus once.. .
" baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"
I believe that Jesus never said that and that was an added text. Jesus never placed those three together prior so why and how could he do so here without explanation.
So, the answer is that no one needs to baptize in the name of any of those.
i know a couple of jws in my town that are both very wealthy.
one has upscale retail stores and owns a property development company.
the other has a large service company and owns a lot of real estate.
What kind of stupid question is that?
I agree with Phizzy, the amount of money is not the issue.
Isn't that the goal, to have money? What else is there and how else can things get accomplished?
I would love to have millions and I don't need a free pass for anything.
I don't do meetings or FS or contribute because it is a total waste, not because materialism is the factor.
Bill Gates contributes 100 million to combat polio. JWs contribute millions for nothing.
the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.
but i would say it's hard for brothers also.
i was talking to a jw last night.
"ARE YOU REALLY THAT SHALLOW?"
How is looking at appearances shallow?
It is part of the whole package. If one does not like the appearance, then what is inside won't matter. It is the same with everything else in life.
If one does not like the appearance, then the eyes will roam to find one, one does like. Satisfy that.
the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.
but i would say it's hard for brothers also.
i was talking to a jw last night.
""compatiblity" with the person you marry is based only on: they go to meetings, they go door-to-door, they read WT literature. That's it."
That is exactly the problem. Do not become unevenly yoked. But what if one does not like meeting or the service or other facets of the JW life?
Find someone who is also like that. The problem is that people are encouraged to look for ones on a 10 on a spiritual level. But people don't advertise that they are a 2. People need to find ones whom they are compatible with and be happy, not focus on the things Shirley listed.
i found an article on the dr. sears website about the benefits of breasfeeding.
according to the article it says: "a drop of breastmilk contains about one million white blood cells.
" it also says "colostrum also contains higher amounts of white blood cells..........than mature milk.
That is not the discrepancy. All meat has some blood in it. It is to be expected.
The discrepancy is their saying that Jehovah values life, but he won't allow them to save it. They say they will be resurrected.
And that has not happened.
jehovah's witnesses teach worldwide that jesus arrived in 1874 1914.. i think i must have missed the wt explanation: why do we still celebrate the memorial of jesus if he returned already?.
1 corinthians 11:26 "for as often as you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the lord, until he arrives (erchomai).".
let's break this down.. 1. jesus christ 'returned' arrived in 1914 (cause).. 2.
The problems are:
Who cares what Paul wrote? What makes him an authority on what we do?
Where did he get his info?
It seems that what Paul was saying is that they do this until they are with him. That is until they are resurrected to spirit life in heaven with Jesus.
People back then had the misconception that Jesus arrives or returns, but in reality, those who are anointed, die and get resurrected to be with Jesus.
They go to him, not he goes to us.
He means that they celebrate the memorial until they go to be with Jesus.
to paraphrase a well known saying.
is it true, in a judicial committee, if you can fake repentance, then they are likely to let you off being disfellowshipped, almost regardless of the "severity" of the sin involved?
can former elders and perhaps victims of the process shed light on the matter?
The USA is divided into 3 branches of government. Legislative, Executive and judicial. That is because any one branch can not be trusted with the power to do more. Balance of power and checkes and balances.
However Jehovah is all three things. Lawmaker, King and Judge. That is because he can be trusted to be perfect.
The elders are the lawmakers in that they make the rules on what can get one disfellowshipped.
They are the executive in that they are the police and investigators of the "crimes", and then the prosecutors.
They are the judges in that they decide guilt or innocence and then repentance within a JC.
Those elders have no balance of power. Nothing to check their power.
They have usurped Jehovah's position in being all and all powerful.
a close family member just informed me what happened during their last c.o.
visit.
this occurred 3 months ago.
Indecisive does not mean too lenient. Not Dfing one is making a decision.
