Posts by EverApostate

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Scriptures they use to justify disfellowshipping

by Lynnie in

does someone have a list of the scriptures the jw's use to justify shunning and disfellowshipping?

i know there are only a few..

EverApostate

Add "Who Questions the Watchtower" to that.

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J.W's and " but that is Pagan !".

by Phizzy in

there have been a number of threads touching on this before, leolaia for one, back in the day when we had many an erudite poster, showed the pagan origins of many things, including the passover , and by extension, the jw " memorial".. what prompted my thought on this was a conversation i had the other day with a young lady, never a jw, who said the jw stance on birthday celebrations, was groundless and cruel.. i thought later that jw's do a " pick and mix " as usual, as they do with so many other things, on what they condemn as "pagan" and what they accept and practice.. the institution of marriage itself is pagan, marriages were performed long before the bible was written, and long before the nation of israel was formed.

yet jw's perform marriages, use the veil, and the ring, all pagan.

the names of the days of the week, the months of the year, all pagan.. i guess you guys can think of many more things ?

EverApostate

All days of the week and months are pagan, named after ancient Gods.

Celebrating wedding anniversaries are pagan. Baby shower celebration is pagan. Many restaurants offer a prayer before starting their business every day. Another Pagan thing. And JWs dont have a problem supporting these

Jws should work on their so called "Worldy holidays" because they are Pagan. Have you ever seen a JW go to his work on a pagan Holiday ?

Allowing a JW to die by refusing blood is a good thing

But making a person feel good on his birthday is evil and Pagan. WHAT A CULT

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John 5:28,29.

by Lost in the fog in

we used to use this scripture to show that there was going to be a future resurrection.

but recently i got to thinking about it.

if the apostle paul was right in saying that the righteous on death would be changed in the twinkling of an eye from earthly life to heavenly glory why would there be a future resurrection needed for the righteous?

EverApostate

@ JoenB75
EverApostate, Lazarus was not transformed into immortality in John 11 ☺️

Is there sometihing like mortal resurrection and immortal resurrection in the Bible. Anxious to know that

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John 5:28,29.

by Lost in the fog in

we used to use this scripture to show that there was going to be a future resurrection.

but recently i got to thinking about it.

if the apostle paul was right in saying that the righteous on death would be changed in the twinkling of an eye from earthly life to heavenly glory why would there be a future resurrection needed for the righteous?

EverApostate

It’s absurd to the core, to believe in resurrection. Just take one Example:

When Lazarus was resurrected, why did he die again? He should be alive now. Because the Bible says, the wages of sin is death and whoever dies is cleared of their sins.

If Lazarus is still around, that would be an irrefutable proof that the Bible is true.

The Biblical beleif of resurreuction is just as good as the Egyptian belief of an afterlife.

In ancient tiimes, the Egyptians spent a lot of time, Energy and money to build pyramid tombs to support afterlife

JWs and christians do the same now

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Aren`t These Two Scriptures At Odds With Each Other ?

by smiddy3 in

romans 13 ,1-7 contrast with 2 cor.4 : 3-6 ,on the one hand the faithful are to be obedient to the superior authorities ,worldly government ,law enforcement ,etc, as its gods arrangement and to go against it is to go against god ?.

then 2 cor .4 : 3-6 states that the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one satan the devil and if you are obedient to that you are supporting satan`s system of things and going against gods arrangement ?.

what sort of mental gymnastics do you need to acquire to accept both of these scriptures and keep your sanity ?.

EverApostate

One cannot be a christian without practicing Mental Gymnastics

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Gorby has to admit

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

for the first time in my life, i have to admit that the world is rapidly deteriorating.

first i saw a decline in democracy worldwide.

elections were a tough battle every time, unfair too.

EverApostate

Even the Quran says about Qayamat ka Din. Means, the last days would be torublesome. Is this a warning that everyone should become Muslims to be saved ?

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Hello everyone 😊

by SuperMarioDiMaggio in

i was a jehovah's witnesses for 15 years (1983-1998) in pietermaritzburg and durban, south africa.

i was baptised in 1985; appointed a ministerial servant in 1987 (aged 21); refused military service on religious grounds in 1989 (served a three year community service sentence) and was appointed an elder in 1993 (aged 26).

i wrote to the governing body in brooklyn four times between 1992-97, respectfully questioning the nonsense they were publishing about science and evolution (you can see all my correspondence and their hilarious replies here: http://bit.ly/jw-md-letters ).

EverApostate

@Kosonen
Unfortunately at that time because of Jehovah God's kindness and generosity and liberalism

Jehovahs Kindness ?? What about his genocides all throughout the old testament

In addition God allowed angels to go against His will and come down to earth and live here.

Why. TO create more trouble for humans ?

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Hello everyone 😊

by SuperMarioDiMaggio in

i was a jehovah's witnesses for 15 years (1983-1998) in pietermaritzburg and durban, south africa.

i was baptised in 1985; appointed a ministerial servant in 1987 (aged 21); refused military service on religious grounds in 1989 (served a three year community service sentence) and was appointed an elder in 1993 (aged 26).

i wrote to the governing body in brooklyn four times between 1992-97, respectfully questioning the nonsense they were publishing about science and evolution (you can see all my correspondence and their hilarious replies here: http://bit.ly/jw-md-letters ).

EverApostate

@Kosonen

You say that you are a thinking person. What convinces you that the Noah flood occurred?

Do you believe that Noah got all the species of the world into an ark ?

So, Noah and only 8 of his family were righteous in the whole world ?

Is a global flood an efficient method to wipe out the Evil people of the earth? Its like flooding the house to kill the bugs.

Why doesn’t the Scientific community accept that a flood occurred some 4000 Years ago. But they do admit that an ice age happened some 40,000 years ago.

Sorry SuperMarioDiMaggio , your topic got diverted. But I am just curious why people who left a cult still believe in a most improbable story

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Reject Plasma Injections for COVID-19

by Rattigan350 in

jehovah’s witnesses reject plasma injections for covid-19.

https://www.newsintervention.com/jehovahs-witnesses-reject-plasma-injections-covid-19/.

the jehovah’s witnesses have issues with modern medical information because this is seen as against the tenets of the religious faith.

EverApostate

Another lethal, twisted, ridiculous, Pseudo Scientific non sense.

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Lingering doubts and internal debates

by Huxley1979 in

jw
friends

hello, i am in the beginning stages of a slow fade.

over the years i have become more and more dissatisfied with the beliefs, teachings, and organizational practices of the organization.

i no longer have faith in it.

EverApostate

Still believe in Jehovah and want a relationship with him

First you should prove to yourself that Jehovah Exists and Next prove that a relationship with him Exists. Neither is possible

This "relationship with God" is a Christian Fantasy. Nothing tangible or real. You should do some research and a lot of open minded thinking friend