Posts by truthseeker

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The Resurrection - Gender-less Humans or Spirit Beings?

by Badfish in

"in the resurrection neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

" (mathew 22:30).

also, what about their offspring?

truthseeker

Consider too, the scripture that says, "he will satisfy the desire of every living thing"

If 20 billion people are to be resurrected to a future Paradise Earth, how will they not desire to get married and have children? They wouldn't be human, but rather some peculiar reincarnation of their former self and missing their gender specific anatomy.

I believe we go to heaven when we die and we keep our personality and the thought expressions associated with our gender assigned at conception - the difference is we won't have the feelings to procreate - love, however, is another matter.

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Knowing the Real Truth about the "truth" when you're stuck inside...

by OneDayillBeFree in

...sucks.

(warning: this could get lengthy but i have to vent and i could really use some advice).

i know ttatt and have known about it for almost 2 years, yet i'm still stuck inside.

truthseeker

Oneday, I know how you feel, I've been there.

Option 1 is the best option, it will allow you time to save.

I don't know how old you are, but I would suggest finishing high school/college, get a job, get your license and save up money.

Make sure you have enough for security deposit and month's rent and some over for bills, plus save up for a car.

It will take a while, but it will be worth it in the long run.

You need to look at what you want as a long term goal and work towards it.

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Is the Governing Body EVIL or IGNORANT?

by cedars in

some of you will have noticed that i've been paying a lot of attention to the governing body recently.

this is because most jehovah's witnesses venerate them collectively (even if they can't name them individually), and i feel this makes it important to understand this group of men properly and expose their mindset as individuals.

as the saying goes, i feel it's important to "know your enemy".. i realize it's very convenient to think of the governing body as being "evil" when we consider that they are ultimately responsible for all the damaging jw teachings and beliefs.

truthseeker

I believe that there is a certain maelovelence about them - they KNOW all the ISSUES that apostates and "disgruntled ones" have with their doctrine.

Yes, they preach and teach a lie because it suits them to do so and woe betide anyone who doubts. This in itself makes them evil.

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Were You Ever Comfortable Going From House To House?

by minimus in

jw
friends

because i was raised a witness, i don't think i was "uncomfortable" knocking on strangers' doors.

(weirdo).. but as i got older, i simply didn't want to bother anyone so i was at there door for no more than 30 seconds.

at the end i hated being there..

truthseeker

I hated it with a passion.

We didn't do door to door till I was about 15, my parents were not spiritually strong.

An elder took an interest in me and trained me. I never enjoyed the "life saving work", I was always afraid of knocking on my classmate's door.

I actually did once but he wasn't in.

Towards the end, I pretended to ring the door bell or knock softly.

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Did You Expect To Live Thru The Great Tribulation & Never Die At All?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i always had my doubts about that but i was at least hopeful that all would work out as they said.

i saw so many "faithful ones" who were true believers expire before they got the prize, that i started to think it probably wouldn't happen in my lifetime.. what a bunch of suckers, huh?.

truthseeker

Yes Min, I really did.

I thought the end would come between 1999-2001, simply because it was the turn of the Millenium.

I remember getting my copy of the Daniel book in the summer of '99, reading it on the way home in the coach and feeling that the end is imminent.

And that was 13 years ago!

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New girl in town here for support

by joyfulfader in

hi everyone here on jwn.

i admit to being a lurker for quite some time before joining and now i am ready to post and i want to introduce myself.

i am/was 3rd generation and daughter of the po (as it was termed at the time) for most of my life.

truthseeker

Welcome!

I was in for 32 years. It takes time to built a support network but you can do it.

Truthseeker

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Will they get rid of the FDS concept?

by Hermano in

what do they need the fds concept for?

it's a weak idea, based on one scripture which is a rhetorical question.

they've already published several articles indicating that just because you are annointed doesn't mean you have any special insight, so they've already disconnected annointed from leadership.

truthseeker

They'll never get rid of this concept, it is a core part of their doctrine and is central to everything, that they, a group of men, were chosen by Jehovah God to command 7 million followers.

If they do away with this, the whole pyramid will come crashing down.

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