Posts by Hamas

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Where Did God Create Man? Did Man Originate In Africa?

by Latin assassin from Manhattan in

i recently saw 'the journey of man: a genetic odyssey' on public tv.

spencer wells, a geneticist has been able to prove that all human races originated in africa.

along with this documentary, he has published several scientific papers and a book on this subject.

Hamas

was this fact hidden by the early translators of the Bible?

You will find that a lot has been hidden by the early translators of the bible.

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Receiving Holy Spirit

by JH in

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as a jw we asked god, in prayers, for his holy spirit to understand things better and be a better teacher of the good news.

did you ever feel god's holy spirit give you strength or understanding?

Ok we're top - stop the football season now ! (and predictions)

by Simon in

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3156171.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm table

barclaycard premiership table .

Hamas

Ohhh, sorry.

I'm in 1st gear today, I see what you were saying now.

Things started to go downhill for you guys when that idiot Vialli took over... introducing his new staff etc.... spent too much money.

But, it's all a game.

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The Enormity of It All

by Swan in

occasionally the enormity of it all just comes flooding back in on me.

at times it just seems so overwhelming.

at times it seems so incredibly fantastic so as to be unbelievable.

Ok we're top - stop the football season now ! (and predictions)

by Simon in

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3156171.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm table

barclaycard premiership table .

Hamas

what about Watford's fabulous 100% record so far

Didn't you lose to the mighty Sunderland last night ?

Simon, lap it up while it lasts. City need a decent defence before they even start thinking of winning anything. Then again, with the likes of Paul Dickov and Brian Deane running against you, who needs a defence at all ?

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Cell Phones VERY BAD says WBTS

by Beans in

this is hillarious, just another warning to todays youth to preach and not to send text messages during assemblies!.

http://watchtower.org/library/g/2002/10/22/article_01.htm.

a young christian girl named marja observes: "at christian assemblies many young people keep sending trivial messages to others.

Hamas

Is correct, is correct.

http://www.escapethewatchtower.com/no_mobile_phones.htm

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What would be a good age to die?

by Joker10 in

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wat do you think is a 'good' age to die?

if i'm physically active and strong, i say 74.

Hamas

Right now would be nice.

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JW's preaching about the fall of all false religion., to the US government?

by Vivamus in

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when i was having study, an elder told me this story about how witnesses witnessed to the governments as well.

and he told me this story about jw's preaching about the fall of all false religion., to the us government (?

) and how this was met with surprise, cuz the us (could also have been the un) had these plans about dealing with religions all along.

Hamas

The US claims anything anti Jew or anti Christian is false religion.

Check who this war on terror is being aimed at.

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Is there one thing that convinces you that the JW's are wrong ???

by run dont walk in

doctrines, people, elders, family, beliefs, is there a certain thing that convinces you they are wrong ???.

had a discussion with my mom the other day and she asked "how can you be so sure they are wrong ?".

i picked two topics that i had not talked to her about ( already said the pedophile, un, generation stuff.).

Hamas

Reality

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to ex-jw's specifically: with what have you replaced your belief system..

by thebeliever in

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how do you now understand the world... and your place in it?.

i personally believe in evolution... and also a "higher power"... it seems more and more people are drifting away from organized religion, but they are then left searching for meaning and purpose..... going to college/university and studying a normal curriculum, one is exposed to philosophy, the socrates and platos of history, who in many ways started widespread discussion on such topics as above.

some sort of philosophy has to be studied i believe, just so one can understand the history of man, from that point in time and how we came to christianity in the first place.. however, it is a very personal matter, as we must all find our own answers.. i believe it is natural for people to be drawn to ponderings of purpose and god, and there are many ways to seek connection to that souce.

Hamas

Hi

When I left the Watchtower, I had so many questions going around in my head and I wanted answers to them all. I placed my whole belief in the Bible as the inspired word of God; nobody could convince me otherwise. I remember downloading so many personal testimonies and searching the web for many answers that I needed. Many ex Witness sites helped me in my journey.

Maybe it is just me, but it seemed that the majority of people when leaving the Witnesses became Christians, and so many sites encouraged me to take in Jesus as my Lord and Saviour, because that was what the bible really said ! I knew that the Watchtower Society had lied to me on so many occassions, so I decided to place my trust in those that said the 'apostate' teachings of Christendom were right after all, because this was what is outlined in the bible.... you know, Triity, Hellfire, immortal soul etc.

I found that as much as the Witnesses claim to understand scripture and have the truth, no matter what argument a person could come up with there is a solution for it anywhere in the Bible. For this reason, its a catch 22 trying to understand the bible, because I could quote a verse to you that proves my point; yet you could quote a verse to me that proves your point !

So, at first, eager to gain answers to my questions, I hung on to the belief that Jesus was my lord and saviour, you know, born again style. The testimonies of Randy Watters, Ray Franz etc helped me to reach such a conclusion.

However, as time went by, I decided that this was not the case. I studied the bible, I lived as it would ask of me... but it was to no avail, my friend. After my so called 'personal dedication' to Jesus, my life turned to crap. This means no disrespect to those that decide to do this, it just means that it didn't work for me. I found it difficult accepting the fact that no matter what happened, it was all part of Gods plan. For instance, when something bad happened, I was expected to pray to the Lord, as he could give me stregnth. However, when something good happened, I was expected to praise the Lord, for it was his work ! This mentality didn't appeal to me.

I think truth is what you make it. If it works for you, then use it. If it gets you trhough your day, then use it. But if it doesn't, and it makes you beat yourself up, forget about it, because nobody really knows the truth ! This is why I am against preaching, because nobody knows the truth.

Right now, the belief that I have replaced the WT with is the belief in reality. My opinion is, just wait to see what happens.

Remember, it ain't where ya from, it's where ya @ .

www.escapethewatchtower.com

welcome to the forum, by the way.