Posts by stilin4now

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Thank you for being here for us.

by stilin4now in

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i havn't posted here much but have been reading this forum daily for a long time.

my husband and i started reading this site when we first started having doubts about the wts.

now it's been a couple years and we have both da and moved on.. i can't tell you how much it helped to read all your experiences and advice.

stilin4now

I havn't posted here much but have been reading this forum daily for a long time. My husband and I started reading this site when we first started having doubts about the WTS. Now it's been a couple years and we have both DA and moved on.

I can't tell you how much it helped to read all your experiences and advice. Leaving the WTS was hard, but knowing we weren't alone in this made it eaisier.

The research and information in the "best of" section has been really helpful and I almost feel like I know some of you after reading your posts for so long now.

We have come so far since we first started reaserching the WTS online, it's hard to believe how scared I was at first. I was so afraid that somehow we would be "found out". That somehow they would know that I read "apostate sites". It seems so silly now.

Well, I just wanted to thank you all. I'm sorry to see JWD go.

Vicki P.S. My screen name may be stillin4now but I'm sooo out!

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Hell Does Not Exist

by megs in

according to spong, not only does hell not exist, but neither does the divinity of christ, a theistic god, miracles, the redemptive property of jesus' death on the cross, his resurrection, his ascension, and many other things besides.

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bts.

stilin4now

Here is an interesting article about hell.

http://bible-truths.com/lake16-D1.htm

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Christians: I would like an answer, please.

by changeling in

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on another thread i asked: .

"f i do not renounce my atheism, repent and start believing in and worshipping the christian god, what will happen to me?".

i do not want your judgement or your opinion i want to know what your church/faith teaches on the subject or the fate of unbelievers.. no platitudes, please.

stilin4now

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Christians: I would like an answer, please.

by changeling in

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friends

on another thread i asked: .

"f i do not renounce my atheism, repent and start believing in and worshipping the christian god, what will happen to me?".

i do not want your judgement or your opinion i want to know what your church/faith teaches on the subject or the fate of unbelievers.. no platitudes, please.

stilin4now

check out bible-truths.com/lake16-d1.htm

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Is there a Christian message without the element of fear/perceived threat?

by nvrgnbk in

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so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.

in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?

aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.

stilin4now

I found some interesting teachings on this on www.bible-truths.com

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Great Watchtower Library Feature: No More Daily Text ;-)

by GermanXJW in

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i just started the watchtower library looking something up and was welcomed with "text for monday, january 01, 2007" and ist said: .

"no text was found for this day.".

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stilin4now

I ordered it. Should get it any time now.

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WHO'S 40 OR NEARLY 40!!!!!

by bubble in

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hi everybody and happy new year.

2007 is the year i turn 40, in fact in exactly one month's time to be precise.. i've noted that a lot of people on jwd are a similar age to me.

i think it's because it takes us this long to pluck up the courage to finally leave the borg.. i need to know how turning 40 makes you feel.

stilin4now

I'm going to be 39 this year. I hate to be approaching 40 but I look younger than my age.

But if 40 is the new 30 than I'll be happy to get a do-over of this decade. This time not as a JW.

V.