so i'm out doing some shopping at the supermarket and as i'm walking to the checkout, i see my so and his wife (in full fs attire) talking to someone just past the checkout registers.
i am looking for the furthest checkout at this point making sure not to be noticed by the so or his wife.
well, just my freakin luck, there is only one checkout open.
LOL! If they asked me, "how are you doing spiritually?" ..I think I'd say, " Much better now that I've left the Jehovah's Witness Organization. It's so much better following Christ than a handful spiritually sick men, but thanks for asking".
I hope one day I'll run into one or all of the elders who brought me to their JW court Hall.
i've seen a few threads/posts where some of y'all have heard from jw contacts and how they've stepped up their 'the end is close' rhetoric because of the earthquake/tsunami in japan.
i usually take those things with a grain of salt.
there's always some jw whose cheese has slipped that reads prophecy into every little thing that happens.
Day of the LORD
18 Woe to you who long
for the day of the LORD!
Why do you long for the day of the LORD?
That day will be darkness, not light.
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
only to meet a bear,
as though he entered his house
and rested his hand on the wall
only to have a snake bite him.
20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light—
pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?
21 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals;
your assemblies are a stench to me.
( Amos 5:18-21)
Is it really wise to long for 'the Day of the Lord'( Jehovah)? According to this scripture it isn't.
this from channel c..... .
"a nice older lady dropped off a couple of magazines the other day.
i hadnt read wt material recently, so decided to have a quick read of the march 1/11 wt, the good news of the kingdom what is it?.
I found this to be of interest:
1883 "Christian is the only name we need to be called." {WT Mar-Apr 1883 458}
[12:17:18 PM] 1881
[Close of "high calling" to be among the 144,000 .. Fall of Babylon] {HIS2 632}
[In 1922 "1881" replaced by "1918", later to "1935", see WT Jun 15 1992 23, HIS2 166]
this from channel c..... .
"a nice older lady dropped off a couple of magazines the other day.
i hadnt read wt material recently, so decided to have a quick read of the march 1/11 wt, the good news of the kingdom what is it?.
I would say, I disagree .... I say this because what is most evident is that the Gov body has tightened it's strict control on it's members. In the past, brother Russell could go into nearby churches to give talks. He actually opposed organized religion, for he could see the tendancy of men to dominate over other mens faith.
C. T. Russell was against organizing his own religion, or at least he said so (see The Watchtower, 1895 p.216; also 1894 p.384 & 1893 p.266). He also noted,
"The endeavor to compel all men to think alike on all subjects, culminated in the great apostasy and the development of the great papal system, and thereby the gospel, the one faith that Paul and the other apostles set forth, was lost - buried under the mass of uninspired decrees of popes and councils. The unity of the early church, based upon the simple gospel and bound only by love, gave place to the bondage of the church of Rome...Each new reform movement (like Protestantism) has made the failure of attempting to make a creed just large enough for its prime movers." --WT, Sep. 1893, p. 1572 ( see also Watchtower 1893)
I find various articles in Watchtower publications to be humerous. For instance, in the 1987 Watchtower, there is a study article entitled,"Setting Matters Straight Between God and You" and on page 13 , a picture of a mule and a donkey with a photo caption beneath it which says," Isaiah said that 'an ass knows it's owners manger.' What lesson is there in this?
Later on page 15 they quote the full scripture Isaiah 1:3 "A bull well knows it's buyer, and the ass the manger of its owner; Israel itself has not known, my own people have not behaved understandingly." the Watchtower article goes on to say, "None of us would like to be depicted as less knowing or appreciative than a bull or an ass. That description would apply, though, if we felt that we did not need to work at learning about our Life Giver and his requirements and earnestly trying to live accordingly."
It is interesting: "out of their own mouth!" This religion has taught for decades 'the heavenly door is closed", and continues misleading it 's members to believe they cannot get life unless they are 'in this religious organization' and must keep in step with it.' One of the main reasons I left is because of their 'closed door doctrine.' Christ himself said, "I am the door: by me if any man enter in he shall be saved, " And Christ said, "Follow me!" He did not say, follow your favorite religion of men. Ironically, they soon afterwards decided the door may still be open after all. But this does not make them less guilty for the decades of turning men from reaching out for the opportunity to reign with Christ.
No religious organization has the authority to 'close this door against men'! Compare: Revelation 3:8
"I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name." see also Rev. 3:20
This religion has the gall to accuse other religions for their errors, yet they don't examine their own teachings to see if they are in error. I feel this is one of their greatest errors of all time! and also; their teaching on the Blood covenant! They have been successful in drawing men to follow after themselves instead of Christ. In my opinion, this makes them a 'false Christ'.
WT-On page12 on paragraph 10 it says,"Isaiah frankly proclaimed:"Woe to the sinful nation, the people heavy with error, an everdoing seed, ruinous sons! They have left Jehovah, they have treated the Holy One of Israel with disrespect, they have turned backwards....The whole head is in a sick condition, and the whole heart is feeble. From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no sound spot in it".
WT-Par. 12-" Now compare that with the situation today. Within a month's time, the press in the United States reported: A leading presidential candidate withdrew in a scandal over reports of his "womanizing"; a prominent clergyman was replaced after confessing to adultery and being accused of homosexuality, wife swapping, and misusing funds to pay hush money. You probably could give other examples of such leaders. What do you think God's view of them is?
WT-Par. 14- If a nation, a religious group, or a person is not acting in accord with God's revealed standards, any religious displays are pointelss.
WT-page 14, verse 16 says,"There is a tendency, however, to note such counsel but to think that is applies to others.
"What they say in these paragraphs is exactly what they, themselves, are doing!
i have witness friends telling me, that this is the end right now!
that this globel issue of the nations of egypt, libya and others ... is the sign they looked for.
now with what is happening in the usa, wisconsin to be exact, more trouble is rising and this is it.
God does not desire any to die, but seeks their repentance. He is long suffering and is patient with us. He is angry with those who desire the Day of God's wrath. The Jehovah's Witnesses need to be aware of the scipture below:
Amos 5:18
Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you?
It will be darkness, and not light.
It will be as though a man fled from a lion,
And a bear met him!
Or as though he went into the house,
Leaned his hand on the wall,
And a serpent bit him!
i have witness friends telling me, that this is the end right now!
that this globel issue of the nations of egypt, libya and others ... is the sign they looked for.
now with what is happening in the usa, wisconsin to be exact, more trouble is rising and this is it.
9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.
No one knows the day or hour
ive heard time and time again that the gb does its best because "as we all know" god doesnt talk to us anymore.. so my question is this...is there and scriptual evidence that god has said he will be cutting off all communication to us.
all prophecy is done and the bible is the end all be all?.
unless the bible specificly states that god and the angels are silent then thats a huge game changer.. how is the food gonna be fed to us at the propper time unless we get new communication..
Our God is near to those who trust in him and who, with their whole heart, seek him. And he will make all men know his Word eventually. He does this by his holy spirit. - Compare: Proverbs 1:22-24 (Isaiah 26:9 and Isaiah 59:21) ( Ezekiel 36:27)
His spirit is helping us make sure of all things. 1 Corinthians 2:9-11
Without God's spirit, we could not be believers in God or the Chosen One he sent with his WORD.
God's spirit helps us wake up, and opens the eyes and ears toward the sayings of Christ. I see evidence of God's spirit working in our day.
1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit."
the path of the righteous ones is like the.
bright light that is getting lighter and lighter.
until the day is firmly established, states.
Isaiah 28: 13-
"And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken"
Sound familiar?
the path of the righteous ones is like the.
bright light that is getting lighter and lighter.
until the day is firmly established, states.
Oh my gosh! I'm wiping the tears off my eyes ~ You people are making me laugh so hard!!!!!
I need to hang out here more often.
i have been out of the jw's for about 18 yrs.
of course i'm still interested in what's happening (news, changes, etc) with the religion, but i am very far removed from it and busy living my life.
i've been going to a non-denomination type church and this particular church's format is to go through the bible in a consecutive manner, scripture by scripture.. in doing so, i always come across scripture and wonder how the jw mindset can explain away or mentally accept the material.. i understand that much can be lost in the new world translation and jw's never touch upon some scriptures.. recently, at church, we have been going through colossians.
"once they accept that the FDS organization speaks for Jehovah, it doesn't matter what the Bible really says; what matters is what the WTS says it means."
BINGO!
2 Corinthians 3:16
"But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away"
The JW are still following men even though they deny it, that is why the veil remains. If only they would follow Christ and not the GB self anointed who make over 1000 rules that they themselves cannot even follow. Who gave them authority to add to God's word anyway?
