Posts by Ding

the final talk of the saturday afternoon online convention is given by lett, sporting a creepy looking combover, which for some reason, looks creepier than normal.

he talks about how those resurrected will need to come into line with a new moral code otherwise they will be destroyed.

he uses an example of gay people having to turn away from their inclinations even though they may feel that they are perfectly acceptable.. this demonstrates that the gb feel that being gay is a taught behaviour rather than an imperfect unnatural desire, otherwise they would be growing out of that desire as they develop towards perfection, as they teach.

Ding

"Now in the case of one raised from the dead to earthly life, the sinful record for which he was condemned to death no longer stands against him. Like one released from imprisonment, he has the opportunity to conform to law. Nevertheless, the resurrected one is still the same human. His death produced no change in him as to personality and sinful inclinations. By resurrection he did not become a perfect human, free from all effects of sin and imperfection inherited from Adam. He was not declared righteous because of dying. As in the case of an ex-convict, he must put forth diligent effort not to succumb to his fleshly weaknesses. He must start in, as it were, where he left off in life and take full advantage of God’s provisions for everlasting life on earth." -- WT 10/1/1974, Questions from Readers, pp. 607-608

So the WT teaches that those who are resurrected will be raised with all the same sinful inclinations and desires they had the moment they died.

This would include not just things sexual but also things like lying, hypocrisy, pride, greed, covetousness, selfish ambition, and the like.

This would seem to me to mean that the millennial kingdom as described by the WT would hardly be a paradise.

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JW.org Focus on the Past - Have Always Wondered?

by JWTom in

just curious of others thoughts.....while watching the latest round of convention videos with my pimi wife it was highlighted again in the content how much the wt org.

has always focused on the past (in my opinion).

many of the historical events that are highlighted as significant are from 100+ years ago in some cases.

Ding

Maybe that's because every time they try to predict the future they get it wrong.

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No more hour requirements for pioneers

by solomon in

it was announced at the meeting.

do what you are able to because of covid.. i think i should sign up as i’m able to meet the hour requirements.

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Ding

0 hours works for me!

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New Disfellowshipping Procedure

by Anna Marina in

disfellowship but never, ever announce it.. this new procedure is to be confirmed - anyone else come across it?.

for this record these are jesus' actual instructions in relation to this matter:-.

(matthew 18:15-17) 15 “moreover, if your brother commits a sin, go lay bare his fault between you and him alone.

Ding

How would active JWs know to shun them if no announcement is made?

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What's Wrong with the Watchtower?

by Vanderhoven7 in

not sure who wrote this list a while back but i think it is worth a repeat....to be added to or subtracted from or modified...whatever.. what's wrong with the watchtower.

"overlapping generations" - this teaching makes no sense.

the word used by jesus is in the singular, not plural form.. .

Ding

Applying the 2 witness rule to child molestation

Covering up pedophilia

Claiming to be God's sole channel of communication (except for Geoffrey Jackson when engaging in "theocratic war strategy" before the Australia Royal Commission)

Mistranslating Bible verses to match their doctrines (such as John 1:1, Colossians 1:16-17, Romans 6:7)

Requiring JWs to die and let their children die rather than take blood transfusions

Banning organ transplants and vaccinations as required by scripture and then dropping the bans without explanation

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Post your experiance with JWs who did not save for retirement and had to work or live off off SS till death

by wolverines in

but one i remember was a full on dyed in the wool believer how was a farmer.

around 1975 he sold his farm moved his family to a very rural place and waited for the end to come.

he ended up working for his brother in law hanging drywall.

Ding

You're "spiritually weak" if you don't wholeheartedly buy into the latest false prophecy.

So you give up your home, your job, and your savings so you can go where the need is greatest and pioneer.

But after the prophecy fails and you're left without a job, without adequate insurance, without savings, and without retirement income, the whole thing was YOUR idea and YOUR failed expectations.

You're at fault for running ahead of Jehovah's chariot.

And now you're in danger of becoming an apostate if you entertain forbidden thoughts that the GB was at fault.

The false date, the hype, and the exhortations to give up everything to focus your entire life on field service right before the end of this wicked system of things were "merely an expressed opinion." (Rutherford, 1926)

"In its issue of July 15, 1976, The Watchtower, commenting on the inadvisability of setting our sights on a certain date, stated: 'If anyone has been disappointed through not following this line of thought, he should now concentrate on adjusting his viewpoint, seeing that it was not the word of God that failed or deceived him and brought disappointment, but that his own understanding was based on wrong premises.' In saying 'anyone,' The Watchtower included all disappointed ones of Jehovah’s Witnesses, hence including persons having to do with the publication of the information that contributed to the buildup of hopes centered on that date." (WT, March 15, 1980, pp. 17-18)

"...persons having to do with the publication of the information..."

This is probably as close as the WT will ever get to saying, "The GB's understanding was based on false premises. They believed their own hype and led many sincere JWs to financial ruin."

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Post your experiance with JWs who did not save for retirement and had to work or live off off SS till death

by wolverines in

but one i remember was a full on dyed in the wool believer how was a farmer.

around 1975 he sold his farm moved his family to a very rural place and waited for the end to come.

he ended up working for his brother in law hanging drywall.

Ding

This thread is a good reminder of the devastating consequences the GB's erroneous teachings and policies can have on the people who trust them the most.

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Useing unhealthy fear to force people to obey.

by Yomama in

jw
friends

fear of being shunned.

do you have any stories?.

Ding

The whole WT system is driven by fear, especially JWs' fears of not proving worthy even after years of dedicated service.

Faithful for so long and now maybe blowing it right before Armageddon...

Obey, obey, obey!