Posts by GOrwell

As noted, these are for new versions; there are plenty of used options on Amazon and Abes Books for ~$30. I just picked up a 'good' condition copy on Abes Books for $38 shipped.

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Will Jehovah himself kill me, or will Jesus, Satan, or someone else?

by InterestedOne in

i've heard people here say jw's believe that jehovah will slaughter non-members of the jw religion when armageddon comes any day now.

does the watchtower teach that jehovah himself will do the killing, or is it delegated to someone else like jesus, satan, angels, or humans killing each other?

who is the actual killer in the picture?

It doesn't matter if you're of Babylon the Great or not; the only thing that matters is if your a faithful JW or not. If you're not, you will be killed at Armageddon, guaranteed (or at least, that's what the brother on the DA podium said a few years ago).

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Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

by Bangalore in

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red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

bangalore.

GOrwell

I eat at least 2 LB's of bacon a week, and am losing weight. Thanks be to the Lord for low-carb!

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WT Sunday march 16

by bobld in

i cannot believe how stupid jw are and their reasoning.they miss the point that the lord jesus christ done away with the mosaic law.they live in the o/t of ritualistic practices of worship which is daily sacrifices of killing animals for sins=to wbts practices of going from door to door.that was just a shitty article.. why did the old foggie waste their resources of offering the best fat sheep for their sins.why not obey and not sin,they new the law.i know not to drink and drive so i do not have to pay the price because i obey the law.. and the wt comments like we have make sacrifices and it costs us something for our service to god,ie car,gas effort going from door to door..

GOrwell

Speaking of those who are born-again/regenerated (only the 144,000 in WTS theology) and those who are not (only 2 options), Romans 8:8 says : "Those who are in the flesh cannot please God." (ESV). This verse says so much in so little.

The worship of the average JW and the attempt to 'render acceptable service' to God is worthless to God. It means nothing at all, and the average JW is just like every other sinner and unsaved person in the entire world.

In fact, in reading Isaiah, Yahweh hates sacrifices and worship like this.

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What a shame - but fortunate for the org

by Mickey mouse in

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as referred to in this thread, ray franz's book crisis of conscience, arguably the most important book for ex jws to read - has been out of print for months but is available from amazon at $100+.. internet explorer, probably the most commonly used internet browser - is not compatible with this website.. most young jws probably access the internet via a smartphone but good luck trying to post to this website on one.. .

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GOrwell

Great post - thanks Randy for the insight.

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Attended 2-Day Circuit Assembly--Highlights

by Cadellin in

since my spouse is an active elder, i accompany him to sads, cas and das, at least for the time being.

anyway, i thought i'd share some of the more odd/disturbing bits from the latest "sanctify god's name" ca.

there wasn't anything particularly new but the tone toward porn, higher ed, bad assoc, "habitual" murmuring and harmful gossip is definitely hardening, as are the cautions against social networking.

GOrwell

A pretty fair generality is that the less educated you are, and thus the poorer you are, and the less 'stuff' you have, the closer to God you will be, and the more you have to trust in Him. Of course, I don't think that this applies to JW's, since most are as white-washed graves, clean on the outside, but full of rotting bones inside.