satans dirty deed in 1914
the poster bjc2012 got me a little perturbed, not much, but a little.
he wrote:.
Yep Yardif, like you said "Good story, not true".
Also, have you ever stopped to consider that if the number 144,000 is a literal number, then the 12 tribes out of which they come is also literal. Do you believe that the so called annointed can trace their lineage back to one of the 12 tribes?
i just realized this today.
i started doubting the witnesses teachings about 16 years ago.
being raised a witness made it difficult to believe that this was not the truth.
Musky: What you are feeling is a result of your upbringing in the WT. I know because I too was raised as a witness and was taught to believe they were always correct and if everything was not going okay, then it was invariably Satan's fault. We have to stop thinking like that. Sometimes things just happen. We have to be strong, go forward, not look back and live our lives. Try not to doubt that you did the right thing by walking away from the organization. You may need to seek confirmation from others that you are indeed on the right track. Being on this forum will help, but independent study will alo assist you. Good luck!
a new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak.
after mass he asked the monsignor how he had done.
the monsignor replied, "when i am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, i put a glass of vodka next to the water glass.
Hilarious!
i'm pretty new here (five minutes old!
) and i'm curious: how many have left the organization and, in time, become athiests.
i was raised in the organization, so growing up, my thinking was -- of course -- stifled.
Amen, Larc!
just when you think your immune to the pain from family members shunning you get a surprise.
my sister hasn't talked or communicated with us for nearly 2 years.
in november my mom bought her granddaughter ashley a beautiful doll.
I feel sorry for your parents. It's their granddaughter and they love her and they want to show it. They can't just ignore her and I guess they have to keep trying. Its crummy, I know. Hopefully, when your niece grows up she will come to appreciate that she has an aunt and grandparents who always loved her. I hope so.
i just got the newest copy of the watchtower and in it there's new light!
as it turns out they have a new understanding of the scripture at psamls 156;23 and because of it accepting blood transfusions is now a matter of conscience.
their reasoning behind it is that apparently it was revealed to the gb that to keep numbers up it would be best to allow this matter to be a conscience decision because too many of the current members were dying off because of this and they want to keep their numbers up.
Gosh, I was completely taken in. I'm tired of April Fool's Day now.
happy april fool's day everyone.... it was someone else's idea.... .
lostmyself
Tatiana already fooled us with that one! Nice try though.
my name is jessi, i am 24 and new to this site.
i spent the last hour or so reading some of the posts and wow!
i think i am in the right place.. a brief bio, i was raised as a "full" second generation witness (my grandmother converted) but always knew that i didn't want to be a witness.
Jessie, I enjoyed reading your post. I hope you'll be back and share some more with us. I am also glad that you were never baptized and now won't face being shunned by those you consider your friends.
i know that jw's say only 144,000. however, i just read a book called "as time runs out" by robert jeffress and he claims that all christians who have received jesus will be picked up at the rapture.
but, he says, we will not all have the same rank in heaven.
he claims that different responsibilities will be assigned.
Hi Misty, well everyone has an opinion of heaven, who is going there, how many are going there, when they are going there and now your book tells you that there are even classes in heaven. The truth is that no one knows for sure if there even is a heaven. If you believe in heaven, it takes faith because no one has been there and come back to report to mankind what it is like. However, if your idea of heaven gives you peace, then go with that, for peace with our beliefs is really all we poor humble humans can realistically expect.
got the shit test results back from the doc.
it said "test result within normal limits".
sooooo, i guess nothing bad.. tr.
I can imagine the relief you feel. Now you can start to breathe easier. Good luck to you.
