i know some have thought that about me.
my family used to but i think that hope is dwindling now..
Well if they read the scriptures - they threw a party for the prodigal son. In JW land you are not even allowed to clap.
While the prodigal was a long way off, the father ran to greet him according to the scriptures.
In JW land you have to grovel and attend meetings for about 6 months then beg to be reinstated.
Surely something wrong?
they excuse it by saying, it's ok since at least they were on the watch.. i believe they should think about god's view of watchmen who constantly gave false pronouncements.
they would be judged accordingly by god!.
Yes I pointed that out to my wife. Just got our mags on Sunday but they have been on the website for a wehile. She just shrugged her shoulders and said well at least the FDS has the courage to say it was wrong.
and of course, i had some fun with them... an older, brunette woman who obviously dyes her hair and could stand to lose a bit of weight, and a slim blonde teenage girl - probably around 15 - 17.... i started out by asking them if they knew how old the bible was.... .
(and unfortunately, i think i demonstrated that i wouldn't make a very good "undercover" bible study prospect... .
but they didn't even know how old - young - the bible was!!.
and all that is neeeded in the modern world is Google and Wikipedia
i do not wish to debate anything here like i have said in the past i have much respect for most on this forum (believers and non believers) i am simply wondering if the atheist or non god believers every worry about what if your wrong?
it seems that many who were jw for so many years attach jehovah/yahweh with the watchtower and since the wt is wrong than god does not exist.
i ask this question only because i care about people and salvation thats why i want to help as many as possable come out of this cult,and since i truly believe in god i dont know what is in the cinscience of those who dont.
One thing I am 100% certain of - the WT were right when they say NO HELL FIRE . So it is no big deal if I die.
i used to listen to all the stupid comments and wonder if i could sneak out of there and scram!
even after i resigned as an elder, i went for a while and eventually began missing more and more meetings.
but while i was there, i'd listen to comments, chuckle to myself how dumb it all was and then go home with the knowledge that my days were numbered there..
I thought about all sorts of things. What was for dinner. Work. Sex. When sister silly would make a silly comment. The little hottie with the revealing dress. Sometimes I thought about spiritual things -honest!!
i like to share my picture with you and that you share yours with me.
but only if that does not represent any problem to you.
here is mine.
My frickin god flyinghighnow, you are a very pretty lady.
if you said c.t.
russell was never even part of the "slave class", what would happen to you?.
if you said the anointed on earth shouldn't even consider that they were part of the "slave", would you be considered an "apostate"??
minimus I am good. I still keep my bullshit deflectors on maximum setting when at the meetings and "pick a number" on my report and all is good. Usually put 10 hours and 5 RVs and 6 magazines when in fact I do about 1 hour- so gotta love it.
if you said c.t.
russell was never even part of the "slave class", what would happen to you?.
if you said the anointed on earth shouldn't even consider that they were part of the "slave", would you be considered an "apostate"??
now now, we must not try and out-run Jah's celestial chariot like organization.
i'd like extend a greeting to all members of jwn.
i've been a lurking by-stander of this forum for approximately 6 months.
i think this forum's best moments can be attributed to the involvement of actual jw's in doctrinaire discussions and to heated (though not always dialectic) debates.
Welcome to the board. Read the Parable of the Prodigal Son from the New World Translation only - I insist. Now compare what happens on a Judicial Committee and when someone wants to be reinstated. See if you can see the perfect following of scripture.
http://www.uproxx.com/gammasquad/2011/01/cyberdyne-is-real-and-is-making-thought-controlled-exoskeletons/.
yikes!
is skynet next?
scary, scary -- CYBORG -- Sigh - BORG - oh never mind, my attempt at humor when drunk is not good
