i am currently having a study with a pioneer couple to try to reactivate me and get me back into the congregation.
they have asked me to really think about the provision of the ransom sacrifice.
in doing so i have gone back to basics and have already hit a few questions i am thinking of raising.
Yeah it's just like the Noahs flood story, everyone gets killed because some angels came down and had sex with woman, somehow the animals were complicit in this so they too had to die? Another point to bring up is since they don't believe in evolution and there are no scriptures stating Satan has the power to create, then God must be the creator of Ebola, all plagues, all viruses etc.
I would love to see them try to answer these questions.
as of this june (i've already given my may contributions which are substantial) i am no longer giving money to support useless building projects that serve no good purpose.
i am no longer giving money at conventions or assemblies.
i am no longer giving money toward the circuit overseers upkeep.
seems like they can't spend money fast enough these days.. the france bethel at louviers is having a construction and renovation project.this has become necessary "due to the acceleration of the kingdom work".. this branch constructs 20 new kingdom halls each year across 2000 congregations sharing 1055 kingdom halls in 13 countries with a population of 150 million.. the project involves a top to bottom renovation and construction of a 35 apartment residents building.part of the former printery will become a car park and the building itself will be converted for use as a bethel laundry, offices, new audio/video studio, and a translation department.a former warehouse building will become a mechanics garage.. this will be completed by summer 2018.. they are seeking volunteers, and the graphic of caleb happily dropping money into a box tells us we can also help with our contributions.. jw tv link.
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12-15-66: investigating house and household objectsone under demon attack should calmly, not in hysteria, investigate his house and household articles.
in some few cases the house may be the cause of trouble and the best thing to do is move out.
i've been reading many of the postings on this forum for a couplefew years, finally joined today.
i think reading cappytan, and others like that, compelled me to share, it seems i might have a bit of a different outcome than many i have read, perhaps it will be hopeful/helpful to someone.. i was a born-in, 3rd gen jw, my entire family (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and most all of my childhood friends) were in.
some dropped by the wayside as the years went on, but many stayed in, and if they didn't, they still acted/talked as if they believed it was "the truth" and it was their weaknesses/failings that made them stop attending.
I too was on my way to becoming a true Christian with a much better understanding of what the teachings of Christ were all about. Then I ran across a quote about the god El being a cannaanite God. From that point on I became immersed in ancient religions, archeology of the areas in the Bible, language, etc. I'm no longer a believer in the gods/God of the Bible. Welcome and I hope you'll tell us your Dfing story.
have you seen this?.
http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/social-network-smart/#?insight.
the july 15, 2015 study watchtower article entitled "your deliverance is getting near", along with the jw broadcasting video entitled "gerrit losch: fortified by "the prophetic word," and chapter 21 of the god's kingdom rules!
book presented a large amount of new light or clarified understanding of the events of the great tribulation.. here i am presenting it in chronological order -- this is the governing body's updated chronological order of events for the time right before the great tribulation through armageddon:.
the final sealing of the anointed occurs just prior to the outbreak of the tribulation.
after leaving the organisation 10 years ago i fought with everything i had to stay in my marriage and with my three children.
after a tumultuous number of years trying to maintain a happy family life while living in a divided home, it's finally over.
the religion is single handedly responsible for destroying my marriage and my family.
i know one of the former members of the writing department and i think he believe the people at the writing department and the gb are just ignorant of what the bible really teaches.
but i say that someone knows better and they are just liars.
here is just one example of why i can confidently state this.
i know one of the former members of the writing department and i think he believe the people at the writing department and the gb are just ignorant of what the bible really teaches.
but i say that someone knows better and they are just liars.
here is just one example of why i can confidently state this.
I know one of the former members of the writing department and I think he believe the people at the writing department and the GB are just ignorant of what the Bible really teaches. But I say that someone knows better and they are just liars. Here is just one example of why I can confidently state this. The 1989 January WT said clearly that the end of the system would come before the 20th century ended but by the time this WT was reprinted and put in the bound volume of watchtowers for that year only a few months later this comment was changed and the mentioning of the 20th century and the end of the system would come before it was over, was eliminated. Proof that they are liars and they know they are liars.
