This WT just keeps getting better and better, OK well the start of it was the worst the generation change but man this whole WT is really ticking me off. I must just be in some mood right now. It has taken me the whole week to listen to it. Most of the time I just fly through it to get it over but this one is just loaded with sickness.
OK here is another point that pissed me off. On page 25 the study article is titled Find Refreshment in Spiritual things. It starts off by talking about the Law covenant being inaugurated at Mount Sinai and the weekly Sabbath arrangement. In par 2 it asked the question "was the Sabbath just a day of relaxation? No, it was an integral part of the Israelites' worship of Jehovah. Keeping the Sabbath allowed family heads time to teach their family to "keep Jehovah's way to do righteousness." (Gen. 18:19) It also provided an opportunity for family and friends to get together to reflect on Jehovah's deeds and to have joyous association. Most important, the Sabbath prophetically pointed forward to a time when true refreshment would come through Christ's Millennial Reign. (Rom. 8:21) But what about our day? Where and how can true Christians who are interested in Jehovah's ways, find such refreshment?
OK so here is where the part comes in that pisses me off. The end of par 3 says "Likewise today, Jehovah's Witnesses find genuine refreshment through upbuilding Christian fellowship. You know from experience that congregation meetings are a source of great joy. There we find an "interchange of encouragement......each one through the other's faith." (Rom. 1:12) Our Christian brother and sister are not mere passing acquaintances, superficial associates with whom we casually meet now and again. They are true friends, people we love and respect. We receive much joy and comfort by regularly assembling with them at our meetings.-Philem. 7."
Then in par 7 it talks about getting together with family and friends of social gatherings and at the end of the paragraph it says "Social gatherings not only refresh the soul but also strengthen our bond of love with fellow Christians as we get to know them better. To help contribute to a memorable and upbuilding occasion, it is best to keep social gatherings small and to make sure that they are properly supervised, especially if any alcohol is served."
So what are we to the Faithful Slave. Teenagers who need rules added to our lives, that we as adults with a clear mind need to be told how to have social gatherings. And did I miss something with the meetings where is says I "know from experience that congregation meetings are a source of great joy." I have been in four major hall in my life where I have spent two or more years in them. One I was raised in and then came back to it, I was in that hall a total of about 20 years and I do not truly have one friend in it. My God I passed out once due to stress of trying to pioneer and work and also being in a hall of people who hated me. I was on a Bible study with this sister had and she heard me fall when I passed out on my way outside because I was getting sick from stress and she did not even come to check on me. I crawled out on my hands and knees to the car. It is like some sick joke. She told me latter I heard you fall. Really I felt such love at that moment. I felt the love that they just talked about.
I have never felt love or friendship in any hall. Even being an elders wife when my husband would give talks out so many halls we went to the woman would all get in little groups and stare at me. I felt like I was in jr high school. I mean these people are truly stunted in their social skills and this shows why.
The more I am away the more I see the craziness of this religion. It is so restrictive and controlling.
LITS