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"For as OFTEN as you eat it...."

by AGuest in

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may you all have peace!.

i posted the following to a request on another forum regarding where to partake of the "memorial.

" although that is not quite what *we* call it, i wanted to share with you my response, for those who are wondering.

nowisee

hi gumby --

i wasn't singling you out as "the advocate". indeed i think questioning, scrutinizing are a good things and should ultimately serve to strengthen faith, if indeed that faith is based on truth. i think a lot of problems come from NOT questioning, searching, seeking, and in fact i think that this is what happens with new jws in the conversion process: at one point they simply give their minds over to the wts to dispense "truth", instruction, rules of conduct, etc. and ultimately they become victims of brainwashing. again, acts 17:ll. it's up to each one of us to do this, but unfortunately many abdicate this responsibility. how sad. so often when some eventually discover the lies, they equate the wts with God and so turn their back on God as well, as i did for so many years.

it only seemed to me that some of the responses to aguest/sf had the tone of mockery. i also looked back into her posting history a bit, and i also discovered that some would even like to censor her. questioning, joking, lighthearted teasing i think are fine. mockery and censorship, on the other hand, seem not to be in the spirit of this forum. we should all be able to express ourselves freely.

thank you again aguest/sf. i will continue to watch for your postings with interest.

my very best to you, your sister, nowisee

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Did I turn my back on Jehovah's True Organization?

by sandy in

i was wondering as i have been lately; did i turn my back on god and am i wrong for turning my back on the organization?.

are there any of you out there that feel like you have a real personal relationship with god with or without religion in your life?

do you still call god jehovah?

nowisee

dear sandy,

the mistake jws (and many other adherents to various religions) have made is that they have given over their own responsibility to learn, to search, to pray, to question, to an organization or a leader, or someone who is only too willing to lead in a direction in opposition to the Word of God. we CAN'T rely on someone else to prove to us what is truth. we must search for ourselves, we have to keep asking, seeking, knocking. we can't just sit back and wait for divine guidance. we have to do as the bereans did, checking up on the apostle paul, "they received the message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if what paul said was true." --acts l7:ll we have to, "test everything. hold on to the good." l thessalonians 5:2l

jws have given up their responsibility. they rely on what "the faithful and discreet slave" tells them to do. they believe blindly. when faced with a choice between bible or watchtower, they choose watchtower. this is absolutely wrong and contrary to what scripture tells to do.

we know there will be false prophets and wolves in sheeps clothing. so we cannot blindly accept what anyone tells us. we have to examine everything. you can't be lazy. it takes work and diligence. but if you do your part, the Lord will certainly do his. He will be there to help you.

my best to you, sandy. nowisee

where do pets come from?

by nowisee in

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adam and eve said, "lord, when we were in the garden you walked with us every day.

now we do not see you anymore.

we are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us.".

nowisee

adam and eve said, "lord, when we were in the garden you walked with us every day. now we do not see you anymore. we are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us."

and god said, "no problem! i will create a companion for you that will be with you forever, and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as i do, in spite of yourselves."

and god created a new animal to be a companion for adam and eve, and it was a good animal. and the new animal was pleased to be with adam and eve, and he wagged his tail. and adam said, "lord, i have already named all the animals in the kingdom and i cannot think of a name for this new animal."

and god said, "no problem. because i have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my love for you, a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."

after a while it came to pass that an angel came to the lord and said, "lord, adam and eve have become fiilled with pride. they strut and preen like peacocks, and they believe they are worthy of adoration. dog has taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well."

and god said, "no problem! i will create for them a companion who will be with them forever and who will see them as they are. the companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration."

and god created cat to be a companion to adam and eve. and cat would not obey them. and when adam and eve gazed into the cat's eyes they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings.

and adam and eve learned humility. and they were greatly improved. and god was pleased. and dog was happy. and cat didn't give a (expletive) one way or the other.

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where do pets come from?

by nowisee in

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Alternative pets?

by DanTheMan in

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well, i don't have the most active or exciting life, so i've been thinking about getting a pet to liven things up a little around the homestead.

dogs?

too much commitment, also high ownership expenses.

nowisee

i have known people who have had ferrets, iguanas, tropical fish, monkeys. the ferrets get good grades, but also are known to become vicious. iguanas grow to become too big and can be unhealthy (their skin has some kind of bacteria), not too much interaction with fish although they are beautiful and peaceful to watch. monkeys also as they age become vicious - too risky. birds can be great, although i had two and didn't like the mess they made. i think you're right about dogs, the very best pets but you have to do the time.

for me it comes back to cats. totally independent, yet also loving, no work at all (well hardly). friends of mine had the greatest male cat named tinker. he was huge, of course had been declawed and neutered, but he had no clue. he swaggered around as if he still had 2 big ones. i don't think you'd be a wimp if you got a cat.

let us know what you decide.

(razor and i must be keeping the same schedule. - just a coincidence!!)

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Is it bad?

by Elsewhere in

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i remember when i was a jw how everyone was constantly wondering whether certain things were bad or demonic or generally unacceptable to a true christian(tm).. it seems like they are completely obsessed with things like that... like the luau that minimus brought up in another thread or the smurfs.. when you were a jw, what were some of the "critical" things that everyone was obsessed with?.

nowisee

whether there was lecithin (possibly derived from blood) in chocolate. all of a sudden nestles, hersheys, etc. were deluged with letters from jws asking if the lecithin listed on ingredients labels was derived from blood or soy. we got the answered we wanted appeasing all the jw chocoholics.

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"For as OFTEN as you eat it...."

by AGuest in

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may you all have peace!.

i posted the following to a request on another forum regarding where to partake of the "memorial.

" although that is not quite what *we* call it, i wanted to share with you my response, for those who are wondering.

nowisee

dear aguest/sj,

thank you for your welcome and words of encouragement. yes, you have been verbose, but i have loved reading your words because they are obviously words of LOVE and based on a diligent search and study of the Lord. you have inspired me and spurred me on, and i only hope that my own new and relatively elementary studies will continue to find new pathways. He has given us so much, and the Word is so rich, we can really go on forever learning new things about Him and as we do, grow in Love for Him, knowing that it only is possible because He loved us first unsurpassingly.

i see there are many devil's advocates here speaking with you. i am so glad for the witness you are giving. i hope that there are true seekers here, and that they will heed the spirit of Acts 17:ll as we all need to do.

my very best to you, may the Lord continue to be with you.

your sister, nowisee

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I said: 'Thank you for planting ur seed; I know I've planted mine'...

by sf in

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...as two nice jws (woman and her grandson, about 13 it appeared) just departed my property (i've got to get that fence soon!).

i am so proud of myself!!

{{{{{{{ hugs skally }}}}}}} .

nowisee

...and may that seed take root. thank you for being so equipped.

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What to do, what to do!

by Bendrr in

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today is a highly unusual day for me.

it's a saturday and i'm not at work.

the last saturday i had off was in september of last year and that was because i was sick.

nowisee

im sort of in the same situation. my husband just started a job which will take all of his saturdays.

so here i am with you. this is not a bad way to spend some time.

this morning i went to some tag/garage sales. got a few little things, ran into an old friend. rented 2 movies for tonite (the panic room & moonlight mile).

since my art studio is in my home i will probably do some special orders that iv been putting off, maybe some paperwork.

nothing too exciting. enjoy your day!

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What do they call stuff like this

by JT in

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nowisee

michael jackson??