Scoobie,
Welcome to the board...DON'T SIGN ANYTHING YET!
.)What is dud or DUD?
Actually, it's DUB, short for Double U (W) from JW.
2.) I still don't understand or fully agree with the whole God's kingdom coming in
1914 can anyone explain that theory? I am just finding it hard to grasp.
it seems rather far fetched.
They have done the math for me more than once and it's something I still don't get.
That's because you're an intelligent person. The belief is that Jesus returned to earth INVISIBLY in 1914, even though the bible CLEARLY tells us that on Jesus second coming EVERYBODY will know. The date was originally arrived at using some mental gymnastics and the length of one of the tunnels in the Great Pyramid....and an insistence of using the wrong date for the destruction of Jerusalem. It is rather far fetched, as is their insistence that in 1918 Jesus looked over all the churches in the world and appointed the JW's as HIS ORGANIZATION.
3.)The "small flock" is something else I don't get. Some of us are going to heaven and some
aren't? I can understand, grasp, and see in the bible that there is a good chance that we are
not meant to live in heaven. But no one has been able to exlain to me how this "flock" knows
that they are one of the one's going to heaven. The only explanation is that "they know" They
can't explain how, they just know.
You're accepting a JW premise here that just doesn't stand the test of scripture. Jesus went to PREPARE A PLACE FOR US so that where he is, we might be. In reality the "small flock" refered to the apostles, who at that time were indeed small in number. Then you do some scriptural gymnastics and go to another place in the bible to hear about the "other sheep" If you read that with the concept that Jesus came not only to the Jews, but to the Other Sheep of the gentile world...that scripture then makes more sense than the dubs do. Further...that same scripture goes on to say that there will be ONE FLOCK and ONE SHEPHERD...no where does the bible speak of two different salvations. ALL who trust in Jesus salvation are annointed and will join him in heaven...we also see in Revelations that God's very thrown will be in the New Jerusalim...where God is, there is heaven. Also note in Revelations that the Great Crowd, is before God's throne and therefore are ion heaven.
4.) What are the views of sexual activity with in a marraige? And I know what some of you mean
about the sex issues. We went to Kingsom Hall one Sunday and the topic of the disscussion
was on fornication. They got very specific, talking about anal and oral sex. My children have
NEVER heard those terms. I was cringing when they words actually came out of the mans
mouth. I didn't want to have to esplain that to a 6 and 8 year old. They didn't ask. Honestly, I
think the poor kids were clinging to the last threads of consciousness. Anyway...I came right
out and asked. Because they made it sound as if any kind of sex other than good ole miss-
ionary was wrong between a married couple. Is this true? I asked and they said no, they
were just making a point that many kids today think that sex is intercourse, and that oral
or anal sex are not included in fornication. I feel that what a couple does in the confines of
their bedroom is nobody's business. So long as it's with each other, and there is no adultery
abuse, or fornication being committed.
This dear heart is a crock of B.S. from whoever said it was NOT true. The Society view both anal and oral sex, even within marriage, as sinful. Their enforcement of this varies from place to place and from time to time. There are people who have been DF'd for oral and or anal sex.
Scoobie,
Do a LOT of reading...look up the UN issues and the hypocrisy of the Society in that regards. Also...with all the money the Society takes in...where are it's charities? What do they do with all that money...and it's a LOT. Where are the JW food banks? Where are the JW hospitals and clinics? Where are the JW outreach programs...disaster relief programs, etc....I'll tell you where...THEY DON"T EXIST. Don't you find it strange that a group that claims to be God's organization on earth, isn't doing God's work?
OH, I almost forgot, on this DF issue, yes, if one of your kids was DF'd and lived outside the house you would be expected to shun them...or if you were DF'd you kids would be expected to shun you. You personally would be marked in the congregation as a bad association because your husband isn't a JW.
The LOVE BOMBING you're getting right now...that will come to an end...trust me.
You'll be expected later on to do this door to door ministry that the bible does NOT talk about and turn in a time card for the amount of time you spend doing this.. THIS will be the sole judge by the elders of your spiritual worthiness. You will NEVER be doing enough...even if you're putting in 75 hours a month...you'll always be pushed to "do more" even though the members of the Governing Body do NOT go door to door..(do as I say, not as I do).
WARNING: If you suspect one of your children were molested by a JW in good standing but don't have two witnesses to the abuse YOU will be in trouble if you try to warn other JW's about it...and in some cases if you go to the police. Ask around on this board, it's happened. The whole reason my wife is no longer a JW started with the issue of the Elders being told of an abuse case and restricting the family from warning others or going to the police because there were not two witnesses to the abuse. (When does an abuser EVER have two witnesses?) Even after the police arrested the man, and the kid he sexually assaulted was seen in the KH with the bruises and bite marks visible, the man was not DF'd...no two witnesses.
