i love the book lists on amazon; i get lost in them for hours.
recently someone asked me for book recommendations, and i thought it would be fun if we shared our lists of top ten books that helped us think our way out of the jw dogma.
im putting aside the obvious ones, like crisis of conscience and apocalypse delayed.. heres my list, in the order i discovered them as best i can recall.. ginny.
My 10 favourite books:
01] The Bible
02] The Internet
03] Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
04] Restaurant at the End of the Universe
05] Life, the Universe & Everything
06] So Long and Thanks for the Fish
07] Mostly Harmless
08] Adrian Mole
09] Argos Catalogue
10] Cooking instructions on food
i have read the various posts here an i have my own story to tell i amstill a witness not as active as i used to be but stillfaithful i think the main problem that jws have is that they put c.o's m.s's elders and the like on pedestals and when you do that you set yourself up for a letdown and when that person does something you dont think is right you are letdown but one should not let this block his/her relationship with jehovah.
Hello new
it's been a long time since i've visited this site.
the last time that i was here i was not allowed to participate in this forums discussions for as it was explained to me, "you dont share in our beliefs, therefore your comments, ideas, and expressions would cause conflict, and disunity among those of us who do share in the truth.
" the day i recieved the denial, i broke down in tears and prayed that jesus christ would bring down the walls of hatred and mistrust among those here and that he would allow me the blessed opportunity to some day share the joy that i have found in him.
It's been a long time since I've visited this site. The last time that I was here I was not allowed to participate in this forums discussions for as it was explained to me, "you dont share in our beliefs, therefore your comments, ideas, and expressions would cause conflict, and disunity among those of us who do share in the truth."
Maybe you have this site confused with WOL or Greatcrowd.com
it's been a long time since i've visited this site.
the last time that i was here i was not allowed to participate in this forums discussions for as it was explained to me, "you dont share in our beliefs, therefore your comments, ideas, and expressions would cause conflict, and disunity among those of us who do share in the truth.
" the day i recieved the denial, i broke down in tears and prayed that jesus christ would bring down the walls of hatred and mistrust among those here and that he would allow me the blessed opportunity to some day share the joy that i have found in him.
I dissagree on one point. That is although the WTBTS is a billion
dollar affair and it is sustained by the literature placement in
particular, you cannot make the statement that money is its motivation
unless you can show some individuals that get wealthy from it.
MDS made some comments that show that in the "She lives in shameless luxury" and "Babylon the Great" threads
i'm new around here please be kind to me.
i have been lurking for a while and finally figured out how to post.. my question to you is.
is jesus the mediator for everybody or just the annointed?.
Younger Tom:
The 144,000 doctrine is riddled with flaws. I posted a while back on this showing that the Great Crowd are indeed in a covenant relationship with Jehovah, and Jesus is their mediator.
It all boils down to the greek work "naos" in Revelation 7:15, check the footnote. I'll find the link to the other post for you.
is good a part of god or is god a part of good?
which is the bigger thing which contains the other?
most people would say that god is the container of good and not the other way around.. if this is true, then good comes from god.
as all true christians know, jehovah is a "god of love.
" his boundless compassion for all mankind is reflected in the spiritual food which his faithful slave provides at the proper time.
wise are those who take to heart the loving reminders contained in the february 15, 2001 watchtower!.
Comment,
Now, open your Bible, read the scriptures apart from the WTS literature, in the proper context.
You will find most of the prophecies are aimed at ISRAEL, and guess who Israel is?
Yep, JW's.
Do you really think that a God of love will destroy 6 billion people? The god you worship is the WTS and they are evil. You dont know the Father, you dont even know Jesus, so you cannot know the Father, you REJECTED him no doubt, along with 6 million other JW's and even more "interested" on Sunday.
So before you start preaching your out-of-context evil twisted WTS literature at us, find out what it really means.
hullo everybody i'm new here, even though i've been lurking now for several months.. i have to say how afraid i am to post, afraid and ashamed but i feel if i dont tell my story, i honestly dont know what may happen to me or my children if they lose me, right now i feel like i've got nowhere left to turn and have my doubts about this place as well.. i know my story will shock you but i cant keep it in any longer.
i am recently disfellowshipped for immorality, the subject of a kingdom hall witch -hunt and subsequent congregational humiliation, .
during the process of the judicial committee meetings and proceedings no consideration was given to my real human circumstances nor to the spirit of survival nor human nature nor that of a mother seeking to protect her children from lack of basic fundamentals such as food, shelter and clothing.
Hi,
PLEASE dont let the WTS destroy you. They've made a pretty good job of that so far, dont let them finish it.
Your kids need you. They could go and be raised by other women, but they need YOU, their natural mother. Just give them the love they deserve. They are your gift. Treasure them.
God will help you, go to Him in prayer and ask Him for your help. Im sure you will also find support you need on here, there are some nice people.
Take care
today's remarks about the wts's 1985 baptismal vows reminded me of.
an incident an elder recently told me about.
seems a man was still.
Therefore, I rate my baptism as fully legal and acceptable to God. (Not that it means much to me anymore. Time will tell.)
Read Ecclesiastes 5:4-6
brits v yanks.
this is just for laughs, but let's be honest us brits are most definately ahead of our 'cousins' across the water in the credibility stakes.. i'll kick us off and see where we go;.
[1] the beautiful game.. it's called football.
OI Lisa you cheat, I already deducted points for me being in the UK
