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If your not baptized in the name of the father, son and holy spirit. was your baptism official
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
matt 28:19 "go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit,.

i don't ever remember hearing at my baptism nor any other baptism of a jw.

the person giving the baptism talk or person doing the dunking saying that i/we are baptized in the name of the father, son and holy spirit.. so i have come to the conclusion that my/our baptism's are not official.
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my DF-ing letter - opinions
by raxxxx in
1. jw
2. experiences
to the body of elders in xxxxx.. .

i no longer wish to recognised as one of the jehovah's witnesses due to the fact that i no longer believe that this 'organisation' is truly representing him because :.

i have experienced greater and unconditional love/friendship with the people i am supposed to hate 'worldly people' than i did in this congregation.
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Two elders are coming to visit at my invitation.
by Wasanelder Once in
1. jw
2. experiences
the elders have been spreading lies about me to jw friends and they are panicked.

they don't know what to make of it.

i've never given them reason to doubt my faithfulness or to make them think i talk against the organization.
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State your "epiphany moment " for leaving the WT
by caliber in
1. jw
2. friends
i have found some powerful reinforcements when people have stated their " epiphany moment "... please share some.. my turning pointing began when i was badly hurt by a person i had always viewed as a literal brother.

i realized that if his.

love was conditional.... if it was the case with him , then how about those i had less affection for and trust in ?.
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What Was Meant By 'Abstain From Blood'?
by headisspinning in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have always been very hardcore about my aversion to blood and have never even considered the possibility that this was merely a dietary restriction.

i always bought into the analogy of a doctor telling a patient to abstain from alcohol... it wouldn't matter whether this individual drank the alcohol or took it intravenously... it would all be in direct contradiction to the doctor's orders to 'abstain' from alcohol.. or the other analogy is to an apple pie... if you weren't to eat the pie, it would not be okay to separate it out into the main parts (or 'components)... ie.

the flour, the apples, the sugar or the cinnamon... if they were taken from that pie, you were eating the pie.. so maybe you can see where the questions popped up for me.
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seperating anger for WT from my mom
by dogisgod in
1. jw
2. friends
i posted this earlier under the bitterness post.

how do i seperate the anger i have being raised in the borg from my mother who forced it down my throat even after i left.

she justwouldn't leave it alone.
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need help - WT Library 2010
by mksy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
anyone know where to download wt lib 2010?.

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thank you for your kindness to help :d.
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Who did you love Jehovah or your boyfriend/your girlfriend the most while you were in the org?
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. experiences
we were taught to love jehovah more than anything in the world.

right?.
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Elder got df'ed
by XPeterX in
1. jw
2. friends
he had relationship with a female jw of the same congo.now that they are both df'ed they are gonna get married and then get reinstated.his ex-wife will have to see the new happy family 2 times every week at the meetings.sweet.

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p.s:this is a classic one.
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Please help me find a scripture
by FlyingHighNow in
1. watchtower
2. bible
does anyone know which scripture says something like:.

it is better to be doing good and slapped than it is to be sinning and slapped..

?