Good question Oh Minimal One, and one of my biggest personal difficulties while in the jw religion - Jehovah didn't feel "real" to me. I couldn't come to grips with whether a "relationship" with him was a creation of my own mind or whether it could indeed be real. Prayer has always been a problem - communicating with someone who is invisible and with whom I had trouble relating was extremely problematic for me.
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Was Jehovah God Ever Real To You?
by minimus inwe were supposed to "love" jehovah god.
we were taught how wonderful a god he is and how fortunate we were to be his people.
of course, you can't see jehovah god.
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JWs growing in numbers despite opposition and criticism from apostates and other religious commentators. Why?
by african GB Member ini believe there are now over 7 million jws worldwide(correct me if i am wrong).
what makes this growth possible despite all the exposure on the internet and other media?.
not forgetting court cases and lawsuits.. is this not a sign that perhaps this is the true religion?.
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rocketman
Mary mentioned reproduction (and of course, we saw those Internet rabbits) - that's the ticket. JWs are simply having kids (despite the fact that back in 1985 they were discouraged from doing so). At Assemblies, check out the baptism - almost everyone getting dunked is a jw by birth.
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Tell me about your avatar(not the Gravatars)
by asilentone inmy avatar is a pic of a cool car, obviously.
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rocketman
The Gravatars are ugly and detract from this site. I think we need an option for loading our own avatars, as was the case in the past.
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Congregation "Bible Study" Comments - Week Commencing 18 January 2010
by LUKEWARM in*** lv chap.
15 see good for your hard work ***.
keeping a balanced attitude toward work.
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rocketman
""Looking back on my career in full-time service, I realize how blessed I have been. My decision led to a life of joy and contentment. I wouldn't exchange the experiences I've had and the friendships I've made for anything."-Zenaida."
All well and good, she had some nice experiences. But what will do when it comes to making a living and then eventually retiring? (Oh, that's right, this system of things will end before she has to worry about retirement).
"23 Many of us have to spend long hours in secular work to provide materially for our family."
Well, the less you're paid, the more you have to work. Yet, the WTS strongly discourages getting the type education which usually leads to being better-paid.
And the Ray Franz quote speaks for itself. Excellent quote.
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NEW GENERATION DEFINED -- April 15, 2010 Watchtower
by Ultimate Reality infrom jw.org, here is the new definition of the generation from the april 15, 2010 watchtower.. .
article: holy spirits role in the outworking of jehovahs purpose.
13 third, holy spirit is at work in bringing bible.
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rocketman
As already mentioned, keeping the application of Jesus' words to the generation of people in the first century (among them those who actually heard his words) is the only way (or at least the easiest way) to make it work.
The only other way is to abandon the link to 1914.
Who knows, that could "evidently" be next; but I think they've dug themselves into too deep a hole in regard to 1914.
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Favorite Watchtower words or short phrases
by darthfader ini have seen these words/phrases used frequently by the wtbs and rarely elsewhere.
** warning, this may become a barf inducing list.
your mileage may vary.. faithful and discreet slavefield servicemodern day antediluvians (pulled that one out of my hat)what words or phrases strike you as uniquely "watchtower"?.
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"Reaching Out for Privilages" in the congregation. (Alternatively, can include "in the congregation" in the quotation).
"The brothers" as a term for all in the congregation, or of course just the males.
"The work" and "the preaching work".
"Prominent" - some elders were referred to as "prominent".
"The friends" - for some reason, I never liked this one. I guess it implied everyone else was the enemy.
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Agnostics/Atheists, To Whom Do They Give Thanks?
by african GB Member inchristians thank god/jesus when things go well for them,.
muslims thank allah,.
jws thank jehovah,.
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rocketman
Original Poster, I'd thank God if you changed your freaky avatar.
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It feels like the Ice Age and not Global Warming
by MsDucky init's cold!
are the ice caps still melting?
idk?.
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rocketman
No one can take one cold snap or one heat wave and say it's indicative of gloobal (spelled intentionally) warming or gloobal cooling. What this latest cold snap means to me is simply that there's still (and likely always will be ) a heck of a lot of cold air on earth.
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Will WT Announce the Feminine Side of Jehovah?
by cameo-d injust read an article in the oct. 2008 awake!
and it appears seeds are being planted to announce jah's feminine side sometime in the future.
i suppose this will align with the land conservation--mother gaia eco-religion that is falling into place behind the scenes.. on pg.
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rocketman
I had been under the impression that God does have some male and female qualities; I had based this on the idea that, since he is the Originator of masculine and feminine charactaristics, he would likely possess them in some measure.
Of course, since in humans male and female qualities are mainly the result of hormones, one does wonder, since God most likely doesn't have testosterone flowing through his anthropomorhic veins. :)
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Edmonton Journal Article: Doomsday prophecies a centuries-old obsession
by AndersonsInfo inwe'd best mark apocalyptic predictions for 2012 in pencil doomsday prophecies a centuries-old obsession by scott mckeen, edmonton journaldecember 31, 2009 10:31 am .
scott mckeenphotograph by: supplied, edmonton journalthe world did not end as the clock ticked ominously past midnight and into the wee hours of january 1, 2000.. computers and their networks did not crash.
satellites did not fall from the sky.
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rocketman
This guy makes a lot of good points, especially the one about jws learning to use a pencil when making their predictions.