SFPW at the start of the 20th century JW's didn't have the truth as they do not have it today...This is why they have false expectations. Dangling the end is near carrot is what keeps JWs slaving for the cult.
Posts by NVR2L8
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32Overheard some JWs on the train today- going to be interesting this year
by lrkr incruising down to the city this afternoon we were behind a group of j-dubs on the train.
part of the conversation centered around the "generation" teaching.
all of them clearly trying to wrap their heads around it.
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All those times Jehovah answered my prayers...
by Julia Orwell in...and granted me strength, friends, a job, whatever...was all either through my own effort alone or sheer luck.. i wanted a government job so i prayed for one and went out looking for one every day for ages and made a heap of applications...and got one.
my own effort.. i wanted a friend and prayed for one, crying myself to sleep with loneliness.....and after 6 months in the new congregation someone reached out to me.
chance.. i prayed to be able to stand up to my family when they put pressure on me about christmas etc...my own cult conditioning so strong.. i prayed to find a nice husband...luck when i moved congregations and one of those sisters who just has to match make introduced us.
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NVR2L8
At one time I was fevently praying for a close friend who was battling cancer...at the same time I was also praying to find a job after the company I worked at for almost 3 decades was shutting down...Guess what? I found a new great new job and never missed a day of work but my friend died a few months later...I wonder how God decided whichof my requests he should fullfil? I would have very much preferred he saved my friend as I could have gone without a job for a few years after receiving a large severance pay...Nope...I guess it was easier for God to get me a job.
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Meeting for those wishing to be appointed
by PrincessCynic ini heard recently that a nearby congregation which some of my family attend are having this.
basically the elders are arranging an open meeting with all those who would like to be appointed.
is this happening everywhere?
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NVR2L8
I attended one of these meetings and soon after was asked to take care of the grounds surrounding the K HALL including operating and maintaining the equipment. This was the first step in showing myself reliable for more responsibility...I had served before in another congregation but it took the elders 5 years to find me worthy of mowing the lawn and plowing the snow...After a few CO visits I was made a MS...I was given the accounts, book study conductor and soon was giving public talks. The TATT hit me before I made elder which made my fading easier.
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JW Preaching Work Ends in 20th Century ?
by Scorpion inpage 12 of the january 1,1989 wt original magazine paragraph 8 ends with the statement that the apostle paul's missionary activity laid a foundation for a work that would be completed in our 20th century.".
(a subtle prophecy that 'the end' will come by the year 2000 a.d.).
this sentence is changed in the bound volume reprint to read "a work that would be completed in our day.
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NVR2L8
Thanks for reviving this post.
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JW's supposedly at Mall shooting
by zound inthe following is from annointedjw - a website i dislike the more i read from them.
this reeks of total bs to me, but interested if anyone else has heard about this.. the part that gets me, is how the hell they could know what these jw's did or said if they were killed - who witnessed this?
and the other thing that makes me rage is that these guys are martyring these jw's to further their own 'ministry' - very watchtower-like.. opinions?.
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NVR2L8
Since when JW claim sonship with God or to be sons of the kingdom unless they have the heavenly calling? Especially when the WT says some recently "chosen ones" are emotionally troubled?
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Hello, how are you, see you, good bye
by Gorbatchov inyesterday i was at a supermarket and i walked right in the arms of a nice jw couple.. they are so nice, they could be our family friends, if we went to the congregation.. how it went: mr nice walked by and said "hello" and walked straight on, without looking to me.. his very nice wife smiled and looked surprised to see me, a look only a jw can have, looking to a poor fader like me.. she said "hello, how are you?
see you, good bye?
how can these nice people so cold?.
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NVR2L8
Emeth...you don't even have to hate what they love! All you have to do is to disagree with the smallest teaching of the WT and they are programmed to hate you without giving you a chance to explain. You could be right and they will still hate you. Who needs friends like that? I'm married to one of them and what makes it tolerable is that we avoid all conversation about her cult. This will work until her cult leaders realize that I am never coming back. If they pull her away from me I will not hold her back...she will have made her choice.
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Hello, how are you, see you, good bye
by Gorbatchov inyesterday i was at a supermarket and i walked right in the arms of a nice jw couple.. they are so nice, they could be our family friends, if we went to the congregation.. how it went: mr nice walked by and said "hello" and walked straight on, without looking to me.. his very nice wife smiled and looked surprised to see me, a look only a jw can have, looking to a poor fader like me.. she said "hello, how are you?
see you, good bye?
how can these nice people so cold?.
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NVR2L8
Remember that they only loved the JW you used to be not Gorbachov the man. You are no longer a friend of their God so you no longer qualify to be their friend. I stopped going to the meetings over 3 years ago and "friends" still send their regards to me via my wife but not a single one ever called at my door or by phone. They loved the JW I was but not the person NVR2L8 is.
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Jehovah just wants the Deaf to stop Masturbating
by Watchtower-Free inone vid with over 100,000 views thanks to jw.org.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jehovah%27s+witnesses+masturbating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5f_yghhiss.
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NVR2L8
It's for real...and good translation include facial expressions. If masturbating was acceptable for the JWs the translator would smile warmly while signing the word, but since it is considered bad, he frowns in disgust.
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Will Generational Teaching Affect Recruitment?
by bemused inthis is my first post, so let me introduce myself briefly.
i am not, nor ever have been, a jw but i have a close family member who has been a witness for many years.
i have been curious about my relatives beliefs for some time but have only recently looked in any detail at what witnesses actually believe, which led me to this site.. i have seen references to changes to generational teaching but have not really understood what it was all about until i read the article let your kingdom come but when?
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NVR2L8
The generation teaching is part of the deeper knowledge of god and is only understood by spiritually mature JWs...once baptized one continues to learn and acquire a better understanding of God's purpose...so don't worry about things you don't understand...just dedicate your life to God and he will provide you understanding in the appropriate time.
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A child that DIDN'T want to die ... a blood experience you won't read in Awake! or on JW.ORG
by wannabefree inwhile doing work for a client in her office recently, we got into a light discussion about religion.
she knew i was one of jehovahs witnesses as our business relationship started while i was still a loyal and believing jw.
anyway, i said something that she knew didnt quite fit and she said ... i thought you were one of jehovahs witnesses ... i shared my story ... she felt comfortable to confide in me a story as to why, even though she has had dealings with jehovahs witnesses who she thinks are good people, she would never even consider listening to them about their religion.. i asked her if she would write it down for me so that i could share ... she agreed.. this is her experience.. .
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Adam
When I said that this exactly the case with this boy I was referring to your previous comment on how doctors estimate the success rate of treatments based on thousand of similar cases. The parents knowingly chose a treatment offering a lower success rate to avoid the usage of blood. They lost their gamble... the boy died after a year of chemo...as for your request for more details to prove my credibility, you are free to believe what and who you want. Haven't we both believed the WT bull crap for a time?