Posts by Brainfloss

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Preaching is a waste of time

by konceptual99 in

before anyone gives me the "bears/wood" similarities, this is a post based on insidethekh's reply on the mormon v jw thread.

(http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/287545/1/who-is-copying-who-jws-or-mormons) i like to see wt friendly posts on here as some of the wt bashing displays the same logical fallacies as levelled against the wts and it's followers so it's good to consider reasoned debate.. on the one hand i think itkh makes a fair point if you compare the worldwide success of mormons v jws but there is an overall context to the preaching work that is completely ignored by those fully "in" and has been a major factor in my move from being an active witness to one on the cusp of getting out.

from a statistical point of view there are great headline numbers presented by the wts but if you put them in the context of the number of witnesses, conversation ratios, ratio of new witnesses to birth rates, numbers that must be leaving, growth differentials across the globe, penetration in muslim nations and so on then these numbers become meaningless.

Brainfloss

As it says in Ephesians, evangelists are only one gift that Christ gave the congregation. In the witness idealogy you must be an evangelist or cannot be fully excepted into the congregation. For example if you are considered inactive you cannot become a MS thus not a good marriage prospect. So the real question is not; Is preaching a waste of time? It should be; Are the Governing Body acting as Pharisees imposing rules about preaching that are not found in the bible?

Brainfloss

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Best scriptures for countering TOMO III's comment about "inactive ones"??

by DATA-DOG in

what do you say, bible gurus???

a relative asked me what i thought of the zone visit.

i am in the process of gathering my thoughts.

Brainfloss

ANY UPDATE?

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Interesting advice column response

by Brainfloss in

short read.

http://aplus.com/a/the-most-amazing-ask-amy-response-you-ll-ever-read.

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Brainfloss

Short read

http://aplus.com/a/the-most-amazing-ask-amy-response-you-ll-ever-read

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comic strip about religion

by Brainfloss in

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/religion.

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Brainfloss

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/religion

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To any lurkers out there--welcome

by Brainfloss in

i am sure that there are many looking at the posts on this forum that have not signed up to post.

i know i looked for a long time before i ever signed up to post.

we would love to hear your comments and perspective about the zone meeting this past weekend or any other thing you might like to get off your chest.

Brainfloss

I am sure that there are many looking at the posts on this forum that have not signed up to post. I know I looked for a long time before I ever signed up to post. We would love to hear your comments and perspective about the zone meeting this past weekend or any other thing you might like to get off your chest. PLEASE sign up and join our discussion.

Brainfloss

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My Yoke is Kindly and My load is Light! What did this scripture mean to you as a JW?

by BU2B in

jw
friends

jesus said that "my yoke is kindly and my load is light" what did this scripture mean to you when you were mentally in?

did you feel the jw load was kindly and light?

if not, what was the point in him uttering those words?

Brainfloss

My socks are glitzy and my pants are tight

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newbie to site looking for fellow DF's and DA's (or anyone else who has good conversation to offer)

by eyefell4it2 in

i am new to the site.

i started perusing it this weekend and wish i had found it 10 years ago when i was on my way out.

anyways, long story short, was df'd for you guessed it...fornication or "loose conduct" even though i had been a pioneer with an elder father, grandfather and uncle and no previous issues.