Posts by Ding

i am curious as to the various opinions on there value.. for me i have been inactive for 3 years almost 4. i still have alot of books and of course all their bibles ever produced (except a few from the 1800s.).

in my opinion i think there are four books the jws produced that are useful:.

Ding

Most of the old literature is useful for disproving the GB's claims about itself and the organization.

As ex-elder Leonard Chretien said, "The Watchtower's worst enemy is its own publications."

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''Faith in Action'' video....Jesus Disciples depicted with ''field service bags'' and preaching with ''Scrolls''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

here is a screenshot from a video on jw.org.

go to videos, our organization, history .

jehovah's witnesses—faith in action, part 1: out of darkness.

Ding

What do they think was on those scrolls?

Splane's chart about overlapping generations?

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses running a race with no end in sight?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

horse racing lengths vary from just a couple of furlongs to several hundred miles, if you count the mongolian derby.

in britain, horse racing rules state that races should be over a minimum of five furlongs, while the longest race is over 4m2½f.. .

nascar races generally last anywhere from 1.5 to 4 hours, depending on the length of the race, number of laps and track conditions.

Ding

The end is always in sight for them.

The problem is that the finish line keeps moving.

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But you told us about those dates.

by Lost in the fog in

you couldn't make it up!

saw this wt quote on a friend's page.

it is from the awake magazine of 1993, march 22nd apparently.

Ding

How times have changed!

It wasn't that long ago the WT considered the internet to be Satan's and JWs were told to stay away from it.

Now, all many Witnesses can do when you ask them a question is refer you to jw dot org.

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But you told us about those dates.

by Lost in the fog in

you couldn't make it up!

saw this wt quote on a friend's page.

it is from the awake magazine of 1993, march 22nd apparently.

Ding

How about the changed masthead of Awake?

Before Nov 8th 1995: "Most important, this magazine builds confidence in the Creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new world before the generation that saw the events of 1914 passes away."

Note: This was proclaimed -- not as the "present light" of fallible men -- but as "the Creator's promise."

After Nov. 8 1995, the reference to '1914 generation' was deleted: "Most important, this magazine builds confidence in the Creator's promise of a peaceful and secure world that is about to replace the present wicked, lawless system of things."

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Is it because of Pride or Loyalty?

by joey jojo in

in a recent effort to entice me back to meetings, an elder friend gave me the example of his dad.. he said that his pioneer/elder/ex-missionary dad went through the anticipation and disappointment of 1975 and yet, he kept going faithfully for decades afterwards.

the obvious point was that, if his dad can deal with disappointment, then, surely a nobody like me could do the same in regards to the scrapping of the 1914 generation doctrine, and all the other changes.

his 'encouragement' was to tell me that it was only me that felt like this, everyone else is fine and have no problems with the changes.

Ding

Disappointment over 1975?

Was something expected to happen in 1975?

Seriously, investing years of your life and burning all your other bridges is a powerful motivator to keep going down the same path in the hopes that it really will lead to somewhere nice.

We probably all know people who don't really believe it any more but fear that if they left that would be even worse and that they would be totally alone.

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HELP!! Just Woken Up - Fanatical Mom wants to report me

by Scarlett_Martin in

i've just been introduced to this site by a pimo friend of mine.

this will be my first post on this website.

i need help, and he told me you guys are a very supportive community.. i'm a female in my mid twenties.

Ding

First, DON'T commit suicide.

If those thoughts recur, get professional help.

The USA has suicide hot lines you can call to talk with someone and get help. I don't know about other countries.

Second, your life has NOT been wasted. You've accomplished a lot and learned a lot.

Third, even if your whole life HAD been wasted so far, you're only in your mid-twenties and you have a college degree. You probably have 55 or more years ahead of you during which you will be free from WT control.

Fourth, cultivate non-JW friendships. Stop thinking of them as worldly. Use discernment in developing friendships. Focus on people who will build you up instead of tearing you down.

If you would like to discuss anything privately, feel free to PM me. I'll let you set the agenda. If you don't want to... no problem.

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The Sin Jehovah`s Witnesses Are Guilty Of.?

by smiddy3 in

are jehovah`s witnesses guilty of committing the unforgivable sin ?.

“i am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of christ.

but even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.

Ding

JWs certainly preach a different gospel than the one Paul preached.

That's not an unforgivable sin in that there is still time for them to wake up and correct course.