Posts by jula71

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Who has lost a mate as a direct result of leaving WTS?

by ljwtiamb in

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how many of your mates married or otherwise chose to stay with the wt than with you?.

who has been kicked to the curb when they spoke against the borg?.

jula71

I'll keep you posted....but I could be in the mix. Seems I'm not a good spiritual head.............go figure.....

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JW Video Game

by RichieRich in

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you know friends, as we struggle to stay strong in the truth it is with great pleasure that we present to you:.

not trying to steal jh's position as the master of photshop, but i got some tricks up my sleeve too.

What happened to Babylon the Great? Why is it still here?

by truthseeker in

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have you seen bab-el-on the great?

she was here just a few minutes ago.. seriously, i was thinking back to the days of 1988 - when we first received the copy of the penultimate revelation book.

you know, the one with the red cover and the scary dragon pictures inside.. at that time, jw thinking was heightened to expect the imminent destruction of false religion.

Beware of the internet......from the meeting last night

by JH in

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they took 15 minutes to remind us of the dangers of the internet.

be careful to whom you chat with.

make sure it's with "good" jw your chatting with, they said.. what they didn't say was, where the heck do you go to chat with a jw online?

jula71

Opps, I missed the meeting last night. I'll have to get the latest here...

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May KM, You've got to read this

by doinmypart in

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the may 2005 km (us branch version) is a bunch of tripe.. in the first article, jehovah's day is near, the writers are feeding the r&f more gloom-and-doom-the-end-is-near.

the 3rd family article is family schedule-family field service.

the 4th family article is family schedule-the family study.

Interesting..so, which is it, 7 kings or 8 kings? This could be "new light" remember, the UN was never thought of as a world power. The world powers made up the "wild beast" and the UN was the "image of the wild beast" appearing to be but not a power. Waiting for the WT fluff to try to cover that one, but the R & F will just eat it up..."new light, we must be close!!"

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un thingy

by zaphod in

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i've been looking at past posting about the un scandal and was wondering what the r&f dub knows about the situation.. have they all been fed the line about the library card or has there been no official announcement and been dealt with only if particular publishers bring the subject up?.

is it an issue that has caused disquiet in the congrgation or is it still not known to a great extent by members?.

zaphod

jula71

I'm in the US. Here pretty much no media coverage on it.

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un thingy

by zaphod in

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i've been looking at past posting about the un scandal and was wondering what the r&f dub knows about the situation.. have they all been fed the line about the library card or has there been no official announcement and been dealt with only if particular publishers bring the subject up?.

is it an issue that has caused disquiet in the congrgation or is it still not known to a great extent by members?.

zaphod

jula71

zaphod....I have been a JW my whole life, started to fade this year after much research, study, reflection, ect.... I can honestly say the rank and file knows nothing about it. To know about it, you would be admitting you visit "apostate" site or read the books. This has been carefully hidden.

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Thinking about Matt 4:21......

by jula71 in

i was sitting and thinking of what to write in a da letter, as i've been inspired in a way by a letter i read today.

and one thought i am putting in, is that i have a clean, clear conscience because i believe a loving and understanding god would know that i choose this path due to honest and sincere feelings about the organization.

and i believe a loving god would not destroy a person based on that.

jula71

One must do what God wants as expressed in his Law and as explained by Jesus; those who don't do so, including both Jews who follow the Law incorrectly and Christians who don't follow the Law at all, are destined for destruction.

Interesting thought, seems to be a hold over from the days of ancient Israel. Times when God seemingly would kill thousands of "law breakers" in one fatal swipe. I have seen many conflicting verses, for example, Jesus said, to be saved, one only had to believe. Meanwhile many in the 1 st century still held onto pretty rigid laws held over. Which is the proper course of action? One problem I feel is trying to equate the ancient language, cultures, and customs into modern terms. This is why many of us have a hard time understanding or believing the bible. For example scourge brought onto Israel by God. Modern evidence is pointing to an outbreak of disease possibly smallpox or a form of Ebola. Both could be common to the area, spread fast and kill fast. But even we, today are taught they were brought by God to punish. I can see that a primitive culture without modern medical advances would think that, simply not knowing any better. But are we supposed to believe that in today's age?

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Thinking about Matt 4:21......

by jula71 in

i was sitting and thinking of what to write in a da letter, as i've been inspired in a way by a letter i read today.

and one thought i am putting in, is that i have a clean, clear conscience because i believe a loving and understanding god would know that i choose this path due to honest and sincere feelings about the organization.

and i believe a loving god would not destroy a person based on that.