by prophecor 17 Replies latest jw friends
Am I mistaken, or did we as Jehovah's Witnesses have the belief that we were the only people who could pray to God, and that it was regarded as a privelege that exclusively belonged to us, alone?
Is that not the height of all arrogance?
I've been vanished for over ten years, but is this still Watchtower dogma?
Was I mistaken in what I thought was taught or was this ridiculousness really real?
I know that if you have a 'secret sin' then your prayers are supposedly blocked.. so your conclusion sounds about right.
GBL
They're arrogant enough to say that only they know how to pray to God, and given that they're God's chosen people, God only hears their prayers.
DY
My question refers to Witnesses alone, whose prayers were deemed worthy of God's paying attention to. Anyone who was not a witness, say a Catholic, Baptist, Episcopalian for example, these individuals were not even listened to by the Almighty, as if we had the market cornered on having exclusive contact with God.
Oh yeah, it's still taught. When studying, I had plenty of discussions about other religions I was a part of, and being told everytime: "Jehova doesn't listen to them" and "they don't pray properly". I was told he only hears prayers of his people, the one true religon.
I know that if you have a 'secret sin' then your prayers are supposedly blocked.. so your conclusion sounds about right.
I was brainwashed into believing that, too.
I kept on even though I thought jhov was deaf when it came to me!
I don't believe there is a God who actually cares about listening to my prayers. I feel he abandoned me long ago. I haven't prayed in about 4 years. I really don't plan on praying ever again. Even when I'm old and on my deathbed I will refuse.
Crucial, Dustin!
Yeah, so the all powerful being Jehovah won't hear a prayer if your not square with the Organization..... so who is all powerful Jehovah or the Organization? Since the org. is dictating which prayers God will hear.
Presents quite a quandary there Bigbro, oh yeah, welcome to the wonderful world of JWD!
