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  what to believe now?

  by christopherceo in

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  this is my first time posting here or on any ex-jw forum but i want to know if anybody else is not sure what to believe anymore.

  paradise on earth sounds great and it was drilled into me for 11 years, it's just kinda hard to shake.

  what about armageddon?

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  catchfire

  Dear Chris,
  First let me introduce myself. -- Hi! I'm Catchfire. I'm 18 and a follower of Jesus. I do not subscribe to the theory that Jesus second coming happend roughly 89 years ago. Anyway, since you didn't say what made you become an ex-JW, I don't fully understand your situation, but even so I have some recommendations: check out http://freeminds.org/index.html and read about Randall Watters. But remember: always keep an open mind when anyone teaches you something-- even me. I am not God (far from it.) and I don't have all the answers. I believe that God does and He can teach you... Read His Word. I see them as the Basic Intstructions Before Leaving Earth. B.i.b.l.e. As God's love letter to his creation. As a roadmap on your journey in this life. (but don't take my word for it, read the Bible on your own! If you don't have one, try an online Bible such as: http://www.biblegateway.com/
  He says that "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..."
  In the NT book of James it says,"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to him." Pray to God for wisdom and for the truth! If you want some extra prayer check out http://theprayerroom.com Remember -God thinks good thoughts for you and loves you! "For God so loved the world..." because God is "...not willing that any should perish, but thal all should come to repentance."
  "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."
  Jesus says He is the Truth, the Way, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by him. Jesus said, "As it is written, man should not live by bread alone but every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." In other words, reading the Bible is essential to figuring out what God has to say to us and what our purpose is... etc. Humans may be deceptive, liars, confused or at the very least deceived, but God is not a liar. "God is not a man, that He should lie: neither the son of man, that he should repent; hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?" God's Word will show you the way, "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God... The Word became flesh and dwelt among us."
  In 2 Timothy it says "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."
  So anyways I hope you will find Peace and confidence to know that you know the Truth.
  If you want to write, my email is [email protected]
  (Scripture references: Hosea 4:6, James 1:5, John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:9b, Jeremiah 29:11-13, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 119:105, John 1:1,14, 2 Timothy 2:5)
  God bless.
  -catchfire