unbelievable.... matters presented were really disturbing and hurting... not that information presented in this book is new, but i didn't think it could be this bad... .
especially thins one.. a letter written by the society to all circuit and district overseers.
(p.293)keep in mind that to be disfellowshipped, an apostate does not have to be a promoter of apostate views.
I dunno if i want to read in search of christian freedom..
I think I already had enough of JW.. don't know if I need more proof that this is NOT the truth...
but if anyone is having hard time leaving JW like me, reading crisis of conscience may open up the eye~
unbelievable.... matters presented were really disturbing and hurting... not that information presented in this book is new, but i didn't think it could be this bad... .
especially thins one.. a letter written by the society to all circuit and district overseers.
(p.293)keep in mind that to be disfellowshipped, an apostate does not have to be a promoter of apostate views.
Unbelievable...
Matters presented were really disturbing and hurting..
Not that information presented in this book is new, but I didn't think it could be this bad...
Especially thins one.. A letter written by the society to All circuit and district overseers. (p.293)
Keep in mind that to be disfellowshipped, an apostate does not have to be a promoter of apostate views. As mentioned in paragraph two, page 17 of the august 1, 1980 watchtower, the word 'apostasy' comes from a Greek term that means 'a standing away from,' 'a falling away, defection,' 'rebellion, abandonment.' Therefore, if a baptized Christian abandons the teachings of Jehovah, as presented by the faithful and discreet slave, and persists in believing other doctrine despite Scriptural reproof, then he is apostatizing. Extended, kindly efforts should be put forth to readjust his thinking. However, if, after such extended efforts have been put forth to readjust thinking, he continues to believe the apostate ideas and rejects what has been provided through the 'slave class', then appropriate judical action should be taken.
I always felt horrible for leaving 'the truth'.. Thought I was a really foolish person for not believing the truth and disobeying Jehovah.
Now I am so glad I came to this board, and got to learn more about this religion...
I guess that's all i wanted to say.. heh.. just wanted to share this scary feeling I feel inside after reading the book...
Anywya, have a nice weekend everyone!
hello, it's lynne again... how's everyone doing?
um..i have a quick question.. haha.. .
one of the most distinguishable doctrine(?
jwfacts! I'd love to read it.. my e-mail is [email protected] Thank you! Lina
hello, it's lynne again... how's everyone doing?
um..i have a quick question.. haha.. .
one of the most distinguishable doctrine(?
Thanks, Etude..
I did bit more research on trinity today.. and I can't seem to accept any of the 'theories' that are present..
Trinity... um.. seems really awkward in a way that Jesus prayed to God when he was on earth, and yet he was praying to himself?
My catholic friend told me that Jesus wanted to set an example for people so that they will pray to God or something, but was weird..
Hopefully, someday.. I'll be able to find some answer to these questions.. and figure out what i'm going to do with religion..
Anyway.. thank you and thank you 9th wonder and zagor!
i have posted a few subjects here and am new.
i have received a lot of support here and encouragement to post.
it has affected me in ways i didn't think possible.
Yeah.. I agree.. having strong moral values.. learning to smile and greet everyone at the meeting even if I didn't want to (social skills? hehe).. and many other good stuff I appreciate..
Now that I'm stepping towards the exit.. I'm bit confused and bit scared..
Hopefully.. leaving this organization doesn't mean the end of my relationship with my mom and family... and with God.. heh..
hello, it's lynne again... how's everyone doing?
um..i have a quick question.. haha.. .
one of the most distinguishable doctrine(?
Hello, It's Lynne again..
How's everyone doing?
um..I have a quick question.. haha..
One of the most distinguishable doctrine(?) of JW is the thing about trinity.. right?
Since I grew up in the 'truth'.. I was learned that trinity is all b.s. and Jesus is son of Jehovah and holy spirit is.. um.. I forgot.. anyway something else, right?
before I thought that made a perfect sense.. no doubt what so ever..
These days, I read over stuff from other religion, and I'm really confused..
Is it another stuff WTS misinterpreted, or does non-trinity doctrine (?? lol) have valid reasoning?
I'll look forward to hear some comments on this matter..
Thank you for reading my post!!!
Oh, and have a wonderful weekend everyone!
hi, i'm lynne.. i was wondering about religion for months and found this website.. i was hoping to get some feedbacks... almost everyone in my mom's family is a witness, and i was born and raised as a witness.
and yet, i never really wanted to get baptized, maybe because my father left the truth(?
although i don't like the expression, the truth, i don't know what else to say.. heh..).
Thank you everyone for all your wonderful comments!!
And Urbanized, must have took you forever to write that.. heh.. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.
I am still bit confused, since it's not just about a religion but it's about a relationship between my mom and me...
I was never able to tell my friends/co-workers about my religion, and was really ashamed of it.. yeah.. I don't wanna use this word, but I felt like JW was some kind of cult.. who claims to be a christian but doesn't really belong in any category of religion...
I guess I'll have to do some more research and convince myself it's okay to leave JW and eventually tell my mom about it, the hardest part...
heh.. anyway.. thanks again for your posts!!!
Lynne
hi, i'm lynne.. i was wondering about religion for months and found this website.. i was hoping to get some feedbacks... almost everyone in my mom's family is a witness, and i was born and raised as a witness.
and yet, i never really wanted to get baptized, maybe because my father left the truth(?
although i don't like the expression, the truth, i don't know what else to say.. heh..).
Hi, I'm Lynne.. I was wondering about religion for months and found this website.. I was hoping to get some feedbacks..
Almost everyone in my mom's family is a witness, and I was born and raised as a witness. And yet, I never really wanted to get baptized, maybe because my father left the truth(? although I don't like the expression, the truth, I don't know what else to say.. heh..)
I'm 22 yrs old and I'm not baptized yet. People who went to meetings will know how much pressure i am under. A girl born and raised in the truth is not baptized until the age of 22? heh..
Yet, I'm not so sure if this is "the True Religion". My mom always tells me this is the only thing that will save me from this wicked world.. but every time I try to convince my self that this is the truth, I always come up with doubts, and end up arguing..
If you don't mind answering, (um.. how should I word it, ex-JW?), when you left JW, did you find something else that you thought was true? Or did you left JW because you didn't agree with/ disappointed by JW?
Also, I live away from home and I haven't gone to the meetings for about 2 yrs. Yet, I didn't have guts to tell mom that I'm not attending the meetings anymore. I think I should let her know sooner or later, but I'm worried that mom will be deeply hurt.
I'm going back to mom's place for a month. Should I pretend i'm still going to the meetings and attend meetings with her for that month, or will it be better to confront her and let her know how I feel? I think many other people had to go through similar steps when they decided to leave JW when their family still had full faith in it..
Can you please help me out? Thank you!
