Posts by RosePetal

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Why was I disfellowshipped?

by pes0210 in

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i needed to get this off my chest for awhile back i confessed to the elders in my hall that i had sexbfm, i was dating a sister for 2 years and she wouldnt marry me until i became an elder like her dad.

so i fell into some sin and did the deed, one night stand with a stranger.

i felt bad for it and told the brothers, well they recommended me for dfing, i told them i wasnt sure where i was in life spiritually and they said i need to go on my own and figure it out...well 7 days or so later i went and called the po and asked him if he would hear my repentance, he said it was too late (one day past the alotted time) and they already sent the letter to the society...well i asked what can i do and they recommened a judical comittee of like 8 brothers from surrounding halls to hear my case, well i sat in a massive circle of 10 or more brothers in a back room and opened up all of my repentance and tears and confessions, they all were in an agrement that i was worthy to stay in the organization becuase as they stated "you are a good fine brother that loves jehovah" but.... they recounted that they have to go with the first decision they 3 elders in my hall made, then told me to work my way back in no time.....this was a turning point of craziness, my mother father brother sister all stopped talking to me imeddiatly not a word, they were from the old school 70's witnesses (not like the ones today) they were taught to be strickt!

RosePetal

Pes0210 I am so sorry, that is a heartbreaking story, like etna hubby and I are 54 and we have been out for a few years now and have come to the same conclusions. The witnesses have no idea what the true Gospel of Grace is and the true extent of Gods Love and mercy.

You have been bullied and harshly treated, for Christians the new covenant is a way of life, the true Church is people, cults however, promise much and deliver very little but claim to have to have the answer to all the questions of life and ask you to leave to them to think for you, they completely miss the point of Christian freedom which encourages us to seek the Holy Spirit ourselves and associate with those who feel the same.

There are no deadlines for repentance with God, he sees the heart, if you leave it to men and confess your sins to them knowing full well that they do not have the spirit of Christ, and you know how policies and procedures work with the JW org. it is not suprising the outcome is what you experienced was not comfort or forgiveness but was fear, torment, and certainly not love. Just procedure. The body of elders fear the organisation and they want you to fear it.

As you rightly said God is Love. "There is no fear in Love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in Love. We love him because he first loved us." 1John 4 v 18 & 19 NKJ.

I am glad you have not let go of the most important thing that is not 'what we go to' organised religion but ' Who we go to Christ Jesus our Lord, ' he is the only one who can save and forgive us.

Wishing you well in your new life Gods blessings RosePetalxxx

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Cuppa, anyone?

by laverite in

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friends

what kind of tea do you drink?

what is your favourite way to drink it?

personally, i've never even tried coffee.

RosePetal

I drink PG tips I always use a teapot and I drink it in a china cup, I like it nice and strong I can't abide weak tea. I love tea with home made scones with real butter and Jam, for a treat a [cream tea] real dairy cream with Jam and scones.

RosePetal

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What does love mean?

by Lozhasleft in

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friends

a little light relief for our weekend..... .

what does love mean?.

a group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8. year-olds, "what does love mean?".

RosePetal

Thank you Loz and stephen you have warmed my heart today,

RosePetal

43

Favorite Quotes

by brotherdan in

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friends

we all talk about the negatives about the ugly face of the watchtower that i thought i would start a 'happy' thread.. what are some of your favorite non-wt quotes?.

here's a good one to start:.

you cannot be, i know, nor do i wish to see you, an inactive spectator.

RosePetal

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away. Sir Arthur Helps [1813-1875]

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can we talk "public apostacy" for a moment?

by chickpea in

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how public have you been as an apostate in your community, where your activities.

that are decidedly contrary to the bleatings of the b0rg and publicized?.

i am about to commit a humdinger of a display of worldliness, with potential for.

RosePetal

Hubby and I are starting a workshop at our Church to help them when witnesses call. Also my hubby is hoping to go on sky revelation tv to give his testimony in a couple of months, He is also writing a book about living with OCD and mental illness as a JW.

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I love my hair

by mrsjones5 in

i saw a story about the following video on the news last night and thought it was cute.

i then showed the video to my daughter and she smiled.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enpfde5rgmw.

here's the tv story: http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/sesame-street-teaches-self-esteem-22512445#video=22520085.

RosePetal

I am hoping that when my hair goes grey that a perm will finally take. This is what some have told me anway.

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I love my hair

by mrsjones5 in

i saw a story about the following video on the news last night and thought it was cute.

i then showed the video to my daughter and she smiled.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enpfde5rgmw.

here's the tv story: http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/sesame-street-teaches-self-esteem-22512445#video=22520085.

RosePetal

Most people I have met are never happy with their hair, people with curly hair want it straight, people with straight hair want it curly, people without hair, like my hubby wouldn't care what their hair was like as long as they had some. LOL

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Oompa

by palmtree67 in

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friends

he was in a very bad motorcycle accident on tuesday and is in the icu.. i think we could all send our oompa good vibes, prayers and healing angels.. .

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RosePetal

OOMPA I am so sorry to hear this news, we are praying right now for your healing and full recovery, thank you crazy blondeb we hope our messages can get through to him.

RosePetal xxxx

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I was wrongfully Disfellow shipped out...help

by pes0210 in

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friends

in 04 i was brought before a comitee of 3 elders and admited to sex before marriage, given my situation at the time i fell short, i showed repentance for it and they said they were going to recomend i leave for awhile to find myself spiritually...(wow the only time they got one right) i did find myself spiritually through other means.

now i have a question since i no longer want to be a part of this organization and i was cast out from it, shouldnt my records with my personal information be destroyed?

if its in a file that i do not want to exist?

RosePetal

Baltar447 You took the words right out of my mouth, the organisation does not even begin to understand the extent of Gods mercy, Jesus message, the true Gospel of Grace, repentance and forgiveness and [no condemnation]. I am so sorry you were treated so harshly pes021. Their decision has backfired and has woken you up. You are no longer under their control and are free, now you can leave it all behind.

When hubby and I came to realise what the watchtower really was we started to fade and had mentaly walked away as we had family still in, however as we realised that we wanted to serve the Lord and had not lost our faith in God, only in the organisation of [MEN], we thought why should we play their game and walk away with our tails between our legs, but rather go with our heads held high, particularly when we realised that we would need a different tactic to get our family out, so we decided to send a letter of resignation in for what it was worth, and we stated that any information on us be disposed of but we did understand that the contents of our letter may need to be shown to relevant parties and requested that tact and consideration of the data protection act and the data protection policy be adhered to as the organisation seems to be very keen on policies themselves.

Welcome to the board.

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I love my hair

by mrsjones5 in

i saw a story about the following video on the news last night and thought it was cute.

i then showed the video to my daughter and she smiled.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enpfde5rgmw.

here's the tv story: http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/sesame-street-teaches-self-esteem-22512445#video=22520085.

RosePetal

I have very fine hair and I always wanted curly hair and tried to have perms, but the perms just would not take and fell out. I was told this had something to do with the structure of my hair. I use hot curling tongs to curl it, I have even slept in painful curlers when I was younger and suffered for my vanity and woken up with headaches. Autumn time my hair falls out in bunches, do any of you have this problem, I hate it as my hair is thin enough already.

When I complain hubby says at least you've got hair. LOL

RosePetal