Searcher, that is beautiful! Thank you for the research!
paradisebeauty
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For Active Jehovah's Witnesses
by The Searcher inthis is a reminder for some, and fresh bible guidance for new arrivals to this site.. have you been "witnessing" today, or are you planning to?.
revelation 12:17 - ".......and have the work of bearing witness to jesus.".
acts 8:16 - ".......been baptized in the name of the lord jesus.".
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Guess I said more than I should have about "the truth"
by paradisebeauty ina sister came by my house today.
not to see how i was or why i have not been to meetings for the past months - she needed to borrow some money for the upcoming convention.
we chatted a little, and i cound not keep my mouth shut about some questions i have and some discoveries i made about the doctrine.
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paradisebeauty
A sister came by my house today. Not to see how I was or why I have not been to meetings for the past months - she needed to borrow some money for the upcoming convention.
We chatted a little, and I cound not keep my mouth shut about some questions I have and some discoveries I made about the doctrine. I thought she was more open minded ....
She told me "we" need to talk to a brother in charge ... I told her I do not feel I need to talk to anyone in charge, that I need to do some more research by myself and I do not think they can tell me more than the wt library can...
But I have the feeling she will talk to one of them...
And I am thinking ... this kind of behavior reminds me of the comunist era in my country when you had to be careful of what you say, to whom, and you were always afraid someone might tell of you if you dared to say something not in compliance with the party's policy ...
Why do they view having your own opinions / different opinions on the same level as imorality, idolatry or other big sins. They somehow feel obliged to tell on someone who has different opinions like that person committed a sin or something....
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WHAT JESUS REALLY MEANT Vs the GOVERNING BODY'S VERSION OF THE BIBLE.
by skepticSam ini found these contrasts incredible, anyone who claims that following the watchtower's bizarre aloof teachings is a "insurance policy" needs to have their heads examined.
these people were once in line with the watchtower's leaders until they got tossed out of the organization during the great purging of anointed jws in 2012.. the more i am around the worldly people, the more i see how insane jws are and the lack of love they have.
their selfish, always wanting to mooch off each other, steal from their brothers and sisters, evade taxes, cheat and hate playing by the rules.
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paradisebeauty
*** ws chap. 1 pp. 10-11 par. 16 The Desire for Peace and Security Worldwide ***the Greater Moses, Jesus Christ, is not the Mediator between Jehovah God and all mankind. He is the Mediator between his heavenly Father, Jehovah God, and the nation of spiritual Israel, which is limited to only 144,000 members. This spiritual nation is like a little flock of Jehovah’s sheeplike ones.
1 timothy 2:5 - For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus -
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What Would Happen if the Watchtower Loses Their TAX EXEMPT STATUS?
by John Aquila inwould it really affect them?
how would it affect volunteers at any construction project since that work would now be taxable.
any materials they buy would be taxable.
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paradisebeauty
it would be a disaster!
And I think it will happen soon in Great Britain. They have an investigation from the charity commission there going on.
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One hope for ALL christians - interesting video on heavenly hope
by paradisebeauty inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n7qe6fqac4.
a short video with proof from the bible that the ones going to "heaven" are not meant to stay there forever, but just to meet jesus there (at the rapture) and be with him forever, on earth, not in heaven!.
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paradisebeauty
@ Clambake
For a few weeks now I've been reading a lot on their website and saw notheing on unitarians or that guy you mentioned.
Actually from what I see I they do not promote any particular church. They mention it is good to have fellowship with other Christians but from what I understand they mean the church / group you already are part of, or just other christian friends.
They say the church of God are all true Christians on Earth, no matter the denomination - this is something I believe, too.
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What is God Asking Back of You?
by berrygerry inthis was going through my mind last night.. reviewing 2 key scriptures - james 1:27 - orphans and widows.
and micah 6:8 - what is god asking back?.
so, i start looking for this verse on www.biblehub.com, but every translation says "requires.".
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paradisebeauty
JW's preach salvation by works, but after Jesus' sacrifice, salvation is by faith. This is what they do not get, but it is very simple and clear explained in the Bible. And this was a part of the Sacret Secret that God revealed only after Jesus' sacrifice. They do not fully get the meaning of Jesus' sacrifice.
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One hope for ALL christians - interesting video on heavenly hope
by paradisebeauty inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n7qe6fqac4.
a short video with proof from the bible that the ones going to "heaven" are not meant to stay there forever, but just to meet jesus there (at the rapture) and be with him forever, on earth, not in heaven!.
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paradisebeauty
The audio book is free on their website.
The kindle edition is 2$, so I do not believe he's preaching for the money.
I believe what he says, it makes sense. And it makes the whole bible logical.
One hope - all will have eternal life on earth, all christians will be raptured to meet Jesus in the sky but after they come with Christ when he conquers the Earth. There will be a 1000 Millennial Kingdom on Earth, after there will be a new earth and new sky, everlasting, given by God to humans (the city coming out of heaven).
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One hope for ALL christians - interesting video on heavenly hope
by paradisebeauty inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n7qe6fqac4.
a short video with proof from the bible that the ones going to "heaven" are not meant to stay there forever, but just to meet jesus there (at the rapture) and be with him forever, on earth, not in heaven!.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n7QE6fQaC4
A short video with proof from the Bible that the ones going to "heaven" are not meant to stay there forever, but just to meet Jesus there (at the rapture) and be with Him forever, on earth, not in heaven!
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The Weed AMONG the wheat ..NOT.."the weed overgrowed the wheat" Misunderstood parabel about anointed and about Gods patience
by TheWonderofYou inreferring to tim3l0rd who posted 12 days ago following message (see below) and the postings in which the "scattered" non organised anointed from 100 ce - 1900 ce are discussed, and the parabel of the weed among the wheat, i found out that it is not necessary at all that a "slave class" of anointed does itself distincts frome the weed , founds a new separated church,declares itself clean and holy, and begins a denunciating and destructive unnecessary harvesting.
the slave class of anointed should have better remained in the church and waited for jesus judgement.basis: .
tim310rd wrote: this goes along with the 2013 wt that changed the definition of the fdsl.
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paradisebeauty
Interesting.
I suppose it is not ok for us to criticize the wt, too. Or maybe just worthless use of our time ....
I've been thinking lately: should I stay in the org and just believe what I believe?
What bothers me about them is their exclusivism, interdictions to visit other churches / christian meetings, and other unbiblical interdictions. (And the fact that if you suddenly start partaking they think you are crazy)
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Small details...
by Garrett ina witness friend wanted to meet up recently and talk.
since this person was a close friend and who i thought had a level head, i'd go ahead and speak with him.
our conversation actually helped me figure a few things out not only for myself but also about the witnesses.. so we're talking and i'm telling him my experience and the doctrines that i disagreed with as well as the scandals that made me disgusted with the organization.
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paradisebeauty
Most of them do not want to wake up and here is why.
This religion gives them a sense of importance. The rest of the world does not understand "the truth". Only they do. The rest of the world will be destroyed, only them will survive.
I talked to a friend who does not go to meetings anymore and has waken up. Her sister is a devoted jw. She said that if her sister would see and accept all the facts about this religion and understand that it is not the one and only religion chosen by God, she would probably die in the same day. Her life has no meaning and no sense outside of this religion.
I also tried to talk to some jw's to reason that people will not be judged by the simple fact that they are a part of this organization or not, that other christians in other religions will be saved.
They can not and do not want to accept this. Most of jw's think like this. TheY can not cope with the thought of other people in other religions being saved.
All their feelings and thoughts of self identity and self-esteem are linked to this religion.