Hey average joe:
The best place view the new understandings would be right here on jehovahs-witnesses.com!
i keep seeing new light everywhere its hard to keep up with the latest is there a spot where someone is keeping track of it all for everyone to see?.
Hey average joe:
The best place view the new understandings would be right here on jehovahs-witnesses.com!
the watchtower november 2016, page 16, par.
"some may feel that they can interpret the bible on their own.
however, jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only* channel for dispensing spiritual food.
Each one of us does well to ask himself, ‘Am I loyal to the channel that Jesus is using today?'
Translation: ‘Am I loyal to the governing body?’
remember that this is humor.
rape is wrong.so really, i would rather go to bill cosby's home for an evening (and to be fair, even a gay version of bill cosby) than go to the kingdom hall.. at both, you would know that your hosts would keep the conversation clean.
bill stays on the high road (while speaking).
Just like Bill Cosby has a pill for everything, the dubs have an answer for everything.
if you, knowing ttatt, could go back in time and speak to your former jw self, what would you say to wake yourself up from the wt religion?.
i would speak to my unbaptised publisher self.
at that stage, i believed.
Right before I get baptized, I would say to myself:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONT DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S A TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ALL A LIE!!!!!!!!!!! NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
Splash
the scripture quotes aside, i was always told that we don't celebrate birthdays because that is a celebration of the self, which has no place in jehovah's organization.
then why celebrate anniversaries?
anniversary celebrations are about the joining of two selves, isn't that twice as selfish?.
"Why are anniversaries allowed but not birthdays?"
I have been trying to get a good answer to that question for a long time.
hi, i just signed up.
i'm 35, i've been baptized 20 years, married 15 years.
it seems like the wife and i are going in opposite directions spiritually.
@ samj:
Welcome to the forum!
"It seems like the wife and I are going in opposite directions spiritually."
You too huh?
a quick summary of my situation: i have known ttatt since at least 2010. my wife and teenage son are still in.
i only mention that because it is relevant in this situation.
you can see some of my previous posts for additional details.
Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. I have good news. Yesterday, I came home from work and asked him to come with me for a talk. His mother gave little resistance. We went to get some refreshments and had an very enjoyable discussion. He told me that he will get baptized when (and if) he is ready and that no one will pressure him. He understands that to survive in this world you almost have to go to college. He said that that will be his focus. He also acknowledged that there have been many changes in the last few years with the org. (Wow! He is only in his teens and understands that!)
All of this was relief to hear. He is a bright, charismatic boy and I don't want those qualities to go to waste. I don't want him to EVER get baptized. I reminded him that he is my only child and that I love him. I want the best for him and I do not want him to make the mistakes that I did. I can't stop him from getting baptized if that's what he wants to do at some point. But, for now, it seems that he has other priorities.
a quick summary of my situation: i have known ttatt since at least 2010. my wife and teenage son are still in.
i only mention that because it is relevant in this situation.
you can see some of my previous posts for additional details.
It is my understanding that when he goes off to college, everything is on the table.
a quick summary of my situation: i have known ttatt since at least 2010. my wife and teenage son are still in.
i only mention that because it is relevant in this situation.
you can see some of my previous posts for additional details.
I have a relationship with my son. That is one of the few good things that has come out of this marriage. I love him; he is my only child, stepchild or otherwise. It could be so much more if she was just reasonable.
a quick summary of my situation: i have known ttatt since at least 2010. my wife and teenage son are still in.
i only mention that because it is relevant in this situation.
you can see some of my previous posts for additional details.
You better believe that I am paying for everything. She has a good job. She says that there is more to being a father and husband. I agree, but I don't get any credit. If I would become "spiritual" again, most of this goes away. That's not gonna happen.