hey blondie, thanks as usual. i always look forward to seeing your posts. i have tried to get a subscription of the mags but they don't even speak to me anymore so it is a joy to see your notes. they are full of so much info on w/t articles. freddi ex j.w. (now a born again Christian)
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 3-26-06 WT Study (Gathering)
by blondie ingathering things in heaven and things on earth.
the christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth.
" (1 corinthians 10:16) in what way do those partaking of the wine `share in the blood of the christ'?
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apostatefest?
by freddi ini would like to know if there are going to be any of these fests in the n.y. metro area.
i am from bklyn and the j.w.
's do hold conventions in the bronx.
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thanks lonelysheep. i will certainly look that up
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apostatefest?
by freddi ini would like to know if there are going to be any of these fests in the n.y. metro area.
i am from bklyn and the j.w.
's do hold conventions in the bronx.
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freddi
thanks diamond. i will keep looking on the forun for the info. if there is drinking so be it. i can remember when i was at a friend's house back in the day and the family was inviting some bethelite over. they had a six pack ready to offer the brothers and they said that there was nothing wrong with it. i find nothing wrong with it. i am not to judge.
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apostatefest?
by freddi ini would like to know if there are going to be any of these fests in the n.y. metro area.
i am from bklyn and the j.w.
's do hold conventions in the bronx.
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freddi
hi all! i would like to know if there are going to be any of these fests in the n.y. metro area. i am from bklyn and the j.w.'s do hold conventions in the bronx. i sure would like to find out how to be a part of those who are standing out there with the picket signs. i can remember when i was a j.w. and i was told that these ones are apostates. i want to join the club or at least go to a fest. God Bless, freddi
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Charasmatic Churches (Pentecostal, Assemblies of God, Foursquare, etc.)
by kristyann inthis might sound stupid to some of you... and i hope that i do not offend anyone that is a member or regular attender of a charasmatic church... but i am really confused by them.
i grew up in a nondenominational christian church... it is basically your typical nondenominational, protestant church.
the thing is, most members of charasmatic churches that i have talked to also told me that a true christian must be "baptized in the holy spirit" according to their definition of being "baptized in the holy spirit"... and if you aren't, you're not really a christian and not really "saved.".
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freddi
hi! it is not true that most of us here do not believe in God or the Bible anymore. i most certainly do. after leaving the k.h. i was baptized at a baptist church. i don't consider myself to be baptist though. i have a personal relationship with Christ. don't rely on what others tell you about gaining salvation and being a Christian read God's Word for yourself. there are many gifts of the spirit and God doesn't give any particular one to prove that we are His. last i read is that believing in Christ and accepting Him as your personal savior gives you the right to earn the inheritance as being one of God's children. in my church my pastor doesn't go for those who cry out in this tongue speaking thing and he was raised a pentecostal. if you speak in a tongue there should be one who can interpret what you are saying. who are these ones edifying? only themselves. they only want people to notice them. what displays you as a true believer in Christ is the love that one displays to one another. what sense is it to speak in tongues and still to spiteful and worldly like those who don't know Christ. you are a Christian just for believing in Him and if you feel uncomfortable in the church that you attend pray to God and ask Him to direct you to a church that is based on the Bible and not on some theory that any denomination has made up. God will lead you. focus your eyes only on Jesus and not on those who try to full your head with triffling matters that definetly not lead you to eternal life. God Bless, freddi
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Are a lot of your relatives starting to exit the Witnesses?
by free2beme inbasically in my life i have a handful of relatives that are still in.
my mother and sister, my in-laws and my sister-in-law.
over the last ten years of our exit, they have actually been pretty supportive of our decision.
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freddi
unfortunately, no. they are all still blinded and continue to march to the sound of the piper.
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I might be going back to the kingdumb hall !!
by boy@crossroads ini'm thinking about going back to the meetings.
hopefully just sunday meetings for awhile.
not because i want to or that i feel any inward guilt to return.
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freddi
oh man! please, please, please don't fall into the snare of satan. this is his trick to pull you into a situation so that you can be totally blinded once again. it's your house and Jehovah is your God. pray to Him to give you the strength to do what you know is right. go look for that job and stand strong! peace, freddi
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Getting married in the kingdom hall ( ..."have you had sex?")
by slimboyfat in.
we plan to get married in the kh in the autumn.
will the elders quiz us as to whether we have had sex beforehand?.
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freddi
you don't have to get married in the k.h. it is not mandatory. when i was still a witness, my ex hubby and i got married at city hall. maybe that is why we were not asked if had sex before marriage. i do know that my ex and i had sex before we were married. we were even living together. this was totally unknown to anyone at the k.h. , but it doesn't make it right. as a result, our union was not blessed. then again, how can you be blessed in an organization that is not of God in the first place. rely on your bible, your personal prayer life and not some organization that flip flops and gets new light every time it suits their needs. 1Timothy 2:5 says that there is only ONE mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus God Bless, freddi
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BLACK IS WHITE: the FAILED prophecies of the WATCHTOWER Society
by Terry inthere is only one way to tackle the issue of failed prophecy as regards watchtower publications and their own public response to the failure of their predictions and pronouncements to come true.
miller was wrong, there was no doubt about it.
but, when the watchtower does it --it means just the opposite!
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freddi
WOW!
That was great Terry. I am going to use that info the next time I go out to do outreach work with my church. I am an ex JW and I am always running into them on the street. My approach to them is not discussing doctrine but I try to open up their eyes to the WT Society and their beginning. They often want me to prove where they ever predicted things and this is a good start.
Give us some more facts from their own words. This is truly great material to use when speaking with them.
Freddi
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New Ex-JW Books to Check Out
by Cocoon in(1) "out of the cocoon: a young woman's courageous flight from the grip of a religious cult" and (2) "have you seen my mother?".
i'm the author, brenda lee, of the first book and i just finished reading the latter book by bryan lee mcglothin (available at www.haveyouseenmymother.com ).
(bryan's book was very well written and thought provoking.
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freddi
i am also happy to see anytime that ex j.w. literature comes out. being an xjw myself, i love to hear the encounters of those who have been left borg.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
freddi
p.s. where can i get the bk?