No One Should Be Made to Choose…..LIES from July 09 Awake

by Hopscotch 216 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • AwSnap
    AwSnap

    LoL, my "wordly" cousin is checking out this article and I'm sending him the link

  • Pistoff
    Pistoff

    The WT is increasingly pursuing 2 tracks, one for the public, as in this Awake article, and one for the rank and file, via talks, demos, CO visits, and conventions/assemblies.

    NOTE please that this is one of the identifying marks of a cult: insider doctrine vs outsider doctrine, that what really is taught is hidden, at least partially, until one is a member.

  • Pistoff
    Pistoff

    Any witness knows that ONLY JW's will be saved during the great trib; but look at this from the Society's website:

    Do they believe that they are the only ones who will be saved?
    No. Millions that have lived in centuries past and who were not Jehovah's Witnesses will come back in a resurrection and have an opportunity for life. Many now living may yet take a stand for truth and righteousness before the "great tribulation," and they will gain salvation. Moreover, Jesus said that we should not be judging one another. We look at the outward appearance; God looks at the heart. He sees accurately and judges mercifully. He has committed judgment into Jesus' hands, not ours.

    So they answer NO, technically true but FALSE in the true sense of how the question was asked, will they be the only ones SAVED, as in saved from death during the tribulation, not resurrected or brought back. The correct answer is YES.

    But they happily misrepresent their position to appear more reasonable.

  • baltar447
    baltar447

    idk if this has been brought up before but maybe this is what they mean: No one should be MADE to choose. Meaning, well WE (org) don't make anyone choose anything!

  • Mr Fool
    Mr Fool

    This Awake is great! Are there more stuff like this (awkae and wt in recent years) hiding in this forum?

  • BU2B
    BU2B

    bump

  • cognisonance
    cognisonance

    Bumping for those new to this site.

    Also, anyone have success with pointing this out to family members? Any accusations about quoting out of context (a valid concern since if out of context that poses a problem, something often complained about when it comes to the evolution vs. creation articles JWs publish). One might argue the context is written about the general public changing religions (among false religion to false religion, or false to true, but never true to false [or no religion]). Still, any such argument about out of context would only be an implied context, an unwritten meme amongst JWs. So saying it's out of context is a bit of a stretch. Also consider the article is written for the general public primarily and as such gives the impression JWs are open minded and reasonable (then bait and switch when one wants to leave...).

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