I have been looked down upon by JWs and by 'wordly' people alike for the way I prefer to live. (I prefer not to invest in earthly possessions). In the KH where I (used to) go, it seems that most are 'well off'. It always amazes me how they try to imitate Jesus in so many ways, but they ignore the fact that he had no earthly possessions. Sometimes I think that they are trying to fill a void. The "love" they always talk about is conditional. Without UNconditional love in your life there will be a void, so why not fill it with a nice car, a great house and a bunch of useless stuff?
JW's and Material Love
by JH 23 Replies latest jw friends
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iiz2cool
In my first congregation in the mid 1980's there was an elder who refused to have a TV because he didn't want to be "materialistic". He didn't want to invite "demons" into his home either. Another elder counselled him and told him he was unbalanced. So elder1 took the counsel and bought a TV, the biggest, most expensive one he could find. He got cable with all the specialty channels and a VCR too. He even had some porn flicks. heh heh. He inadvertently put one on when my wife and I were visiting. Boy, was he embarassed!
But the elder who counselled him was right; he was unbalanced. He went from one extreme to the other simply because one person spoke to him about getting a TV.
In that congregation elders often counselled me because of what they perceived as "financial problems". I was doing ok; I just wasn't going on tropical vacations twice a year like everyone else in the hall. In my last hall I was counselled for being materialistic because I inheirited a small, modest bungalow with a mortgage when my father died.
As long as you allow people to meddle in your personal affairs you can't win. It's your life - YOU live it, and don't explain yourself to anyone!
Walter
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upside/down
As long as you allow people to meddle in your personal affairs you can't win. It's your life - YOU live it, and don't explain yourself to anyone!
And that my friend is why Jeehooba's people don't want you... You've been given up to a disapproved mental state (ugh!).
u/d (of the hates meddlers class)
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diamondblue1974
And that my friend is why Jeehooba's people don't want you... You've been given up to a disapproved mental state (ugh!).
Yep....'didnt have the right heart condition'