Posts by Sea Breeze

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the pope has died

by stan livedeath in

most people on the planet have heard of the pope.. most people on the planet have never heard of the governing body..

Sea Breeze

Your message is a sad display of precisely the kind of arrogant, crude, and confused rhetoric that exposes the spiritual poverty of your worldview. You dismiss not only Catholicism but every form of religion, then hypocritically wield the Bible like a weapon — as if you were its sole, self-appointed guardian... mocking the dead, and congratulating yourself for insulting people who mourn. That’s not biblical authority. That’s blasphemous pride.

I really couldn't have said it better myself. This almost perfectly describes how I felt growing up JW. Jehovah's Witnesses pionered this type blunt force mental abuse.

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Jephthah's Daughter

by cantleave in

i have read somewhere that jephthah's daughter did not really go into temple service but was a victim of ritual sacrifice.

the bible says that after weeping over her virginity that the maidens would visit her annually.

how could they visit her if she was killed?.

The Bible does not explicitly state that Jephthah sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering. Since his daughter was mourning the fact that she would never marry instead of mourning that she was about to die (Judges 11:36-37), this possibly indicates that Jephthah gave her to the tabernacle as a servant instead of sacrificing her. However, again, Judges 11:39 does seem to indicate that he did follow through with the sacrifice: "He did to her as he had vowed."

Whatever the case, God had specifically forbidden offering human sacrifices, so it was absolutely not God’s desire for Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter (Leviticus 20:1-5). Jeremiah 7:31; 19:5; and 32:35 clearly indicate that the idea of human sacrifice has "never even entered God’s mind." The account of Jephthah and his daughter serves as an example for us to not make foolish vows or oaths. It should also serve as a warning to make sure any vow we make is something that is not in violation of God’s Word.

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Curious? How many members of this group feel we are living in the "End Times"?

by Balaamsass2 in

i like to take a peek at the kids over on reddit every week or so.. this thread caught my eye:" curious….

do any ex jw or pimo, still believe the world is ending.

i see people who have never been witnesses think that the world will end soon and they say things like “jesus is coming soon”….

Sea Breeze

Since the nation of Isreal reestablished itself in1948, it is much easier to believe we are in the last days. Jesus will come into his kingdom, the one denied to him 2000 years ago. But, before that can happen, the nation had to rise from the ashes and her people had to be gathered from all over the world. We have seen that happen, just a as scripture predicted.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” - Luke 1: 32

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Blood decisions are now your problem: WT JULY 2025

by raymond frantz in

the following is from the latest study watchtower july 2025, study article 28, paragraph 17:.

each christian must make up his or her own mind about whether to accept or to reject these fractions.

we may find it a challenge to understand this matter fully, but making decisions like this is part of the load that each of us must carry.

Sea Breeze

There are no dead in heaven. Any in heaven are alive.

@Rattigan:
You do realize that Watchtower has indoctrinated you don't you? There are lots of dead people are in heaven. I'm going there when I die.

whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. - 2 Cor. 5

I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? - Rev. 6: 9-11

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Bible Study Approaching Its End

by Fallen_Winter in

jw
friends

i have been engaging in bible study with my bible study conductor for the past two years.

i am on lesson 48 of enjoy life forever book and it is only a matter of time before i complete lesson 60 which is the final lesson.

my bible study conductor informed me today that once i complete lesson 60, i won’t be receiving any more studies as i have been given all of the information that i need to make a decision.

Sea Breeze

I thought that the good news was that they were bringing Jehovah’s word.

@FallenWinter

The good news is supposed to be the literal Millennial Reign of Christ according to Watchtower. But for practical purposes, the good news is really themselves starring as God's Sole Channel of Communicatiion. They are the "word" of Jehovah in their estimation.

2/3 of Evangelicals believe in a literal kingdom of God on earth, pretty much same as JW's do. tHowever, he good news in the church age is reconciliation with God. You can join his family and become his son or daughter with promises of inheritance and eternal life.

This is the primary biblical theme WT wants to hide from you by telling you that the new covenant "for the forgiveness of sins" isn't available to you. (See Mt. 26: 27-28)

God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the ministry of reconciliation.... we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. - 2 Cor. 5

John 1: 12 - as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God

This is what you are missing.

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Bible Study Approaching Its End

by Fallen_Winter in

jw
friends

i have been engaging in bible study with my bible study conductor for the past two years.

i am on lesson 48 of enjoy life forever book and it is only a matter of time before i complete lesson 60 which is the final lesson.

my bible study conductor informed me today that once i complete lesson 60, i won’t be receiving any more studies as i have been given all of the information that i need to make a decision.

Sea Breeze

So I guess what you’re saying is that after studying with the Jehovah’s Witnesses for months on end you still don’t know (or agree) on what their good news is.

I find that very interesting.

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Bible Study Approaching Its End

by Fallen_Winter in

jw
friends

i have been engaging in bible study with my bible study conductor for the past two years.

i am on lesson 48 of enjoy life forever book and it is only a matter of time before i complete lesson 60 which is the final lesson.

my bible study conductor informed me today that once i complete lesson 60, i won’t be receiving any more studies as i have been given all of the information that i need to make a decision.

Sea Breeze

@ Fallen Winter

You said the JW’s preach the “good news”. Can you explain what that good news is ?

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Happy Easter!

by Sea Breeze in

jw
friends

wishing everyone a happy easter!

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here’s to new beginnings 🥂.

Sea Breeze

Wishing everyone a happy Easter!

Here’s to new beginnings 🥂

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philip brumley wt 7/2025 experience

by andr in

how encouraging one finds the experience of a liar.

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2025/the-battle-belongs-to-jehovah/.

philip brumley is a legal counsel associated with the jehovah's witnesses organization, having worked for about 40 years at their world headquarters' legal department.

Sea Breeze

In 2023, he was fined over $154,000 for making false statements related to the involvement of the Watch Tower

No surprise that an appeals court found him to be a liar as well.

Jehovahs Witnesses are expert liars, from the top down.

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119 Hours....

by onacruse in

...until i meet the most incredible, wonderful, fascinating lady i've ever encountered in my life!

bikerchic, you have captured my heart and make me happier than i've ever been, ever, ever, ever!

craig (of the totally twitterpated, gushing-and-blushing-all-over-the-place dufus-in-love class).

Sea Breeze

So I did the chicken thing and I left and I hate to this day that I left him alone in his time of need.
He didn't deserve to be left alone, he had helped me so much building my confidence up after years of abuse from not only the religion I was raised in but the years of life with an abusive husband who tore me down at every opportunity. I should have been there for him in his time of need and I regret so much that I wasn't.

Were yall married?

Women expect (and rightly so) that men be strong, protective, a good provider and avoid things that might damage the family or marriage.

When men appear weak, it puts women off. For the most part, men with deep emotional wounds should try to work that out in a group of other men to not overly burden their wife.

It is not practical to expect a spouse to be the primary source of healing.