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  new and confused

  by michaelcabral in

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  i am stuck on amos 4:11, jehovah said he will destroy the way god destroyed sodom and gamorah, is this a misprint?.

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  Steel

  So

  No one is getting the fact that Jehovah is referring to god as a separate person in that verse?
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  new and confused

  by michaelcabral in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am stuck on amos 4:11, jehovah said he will destroy the way god destroyed sodom and gamorah, is this a misprint?.

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  Steel

  Between the old and new testament there is a 450 year period called the intertestamental period where god spoke to no one. There are a number of Jewish writing debating these odd passages in the old testament. How does god speak to speak? do we have one god or two gods etc etc. Strict monolistic Jews were not very comfortable with some of the passages in the scrolls because it made them look like pagans.

  The general idea after the new testament was written was the visible manifestions of god in the old testament were actually Jesus Christ.

  I can't put a neat little bow around it but when John wrote the word was god, that' what he meant.
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  Generation

  by Jrjw in

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  please could someone explain to me what the generation thing i keep seeing in people's threads was that had lots of people leave the wts coz it was way before i became a witness.

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  I have always thought of the generation or generations explaination as just mockery. Like there is some kind of demonic force telling individual dubs " see, you are literally some of the dumbest mofos on the planet. "
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  Anointed Delusions of Grandeur

  by Kohanic in

  1. watchtower
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  so here is something i've been wondering about.

  how do the 'anointed' come to the conclusion that they are chosen?

  is it some weird collective delusion of grandeur and how is it manifested in such ones?.

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  Steel

  The more i study the bible and especially the new testament, I don't think any sincere student of the bible can possibly accept all these dubious connections to the book of revelations.

  JW theology is basically a belief the entire new testament and Jesus dying on the cross was essentially just for anointed Christians.

  You are saved though your works and association.

  Weird people would basically believe they are your ticket.
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  Local elder dies of starvation

  by Steel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well , not really.. our hall recently had a secret collection for our head elder who is almost on the verge of becoming homeless.

  i guess he lost some cleaning contracts because his clients were just sick of his no shows because of his pioneer work.

  there is always something more important to do than earn a living.. this is the same assholes he is always shaming people to not doing enough.

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  Steel

  Well , not really.

  Our hall recently had a secret collection for our head elder who is almost on the verge of becoming homeless. I guess he lost some cleaning contracts because his clients were just sick of his no shows because of his pioneer work. There is always something more important to do than earn a living.

  This is the same assholes he is always shaming people to not doing enough. For putting their careers over handing out magazines no one wants.

  I hope my wife doesn't give this clown a cent.
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  Birthdays are Evil - so they said

  by EverApostate in

  1. watchtower
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  last week i celebrated my birthday.

  accepted well wishes from people near and far.

  had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.

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  Hitler liked cheeseburgers

  Stalin liked cheeseburgers

  Cheeseburgers are evil.

  The 1 plus 1 equals 3 mentality in the Borg is just ridiculous.
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  Annoying jws

  by Jrjw in

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  a 'concerned' jw in my congregation rang me earlier and said she's noticed my daughter sits miserable at the meetings and said she's a right miserable girl in general.

  i said she's happy and hyper when she's not at the meetings they're just really boring and she doesn't want to be there.

  apparently i'm a bad parent coz she feels that way.

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  Tell her Wal-Mart now sells vibrators, out in the open. No need to visit some slimey sex shop.

  Maybe that will get her to loosen up.
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  JW Stumper Questions - List You Best Here

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi guys.

  sooner or later we're going to get a jw knocking on our door.

  just like when we were jw's doing the knocking, it's good to have a question prepared to get them thinking about their own beliefs.

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  Ask them to read the book of Romans and ask what parts apply to the heavenly hopers and what parts apply to those with an earthly hope.

  Actually the entire new testament.
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  Are You Sure I shouldn't read that Apostate Literature?

  by zophar in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from the time i was a young pioneer, i wondered why jw’s could not accept when a householder offered to exchange literature with us /me.

  i just couldn’t picture jesus being afraid of what another might argue.

  obviously, paul was familiar with other religions.

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  Stupid question?

  Is apostate literature considered just anti wts stuff or just any Christian literature that isn't published by the Borg.
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  What Made You Decide To Finally Leave The Organization?

  by minimus in

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  was there one certain event or was it more a cumulative thing?.

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  Steel

  Sorry, never a JW here. Just married to one.

  My real WTF moment was researching that blood nonsense when my wife was pregnant and seeing watchtower documents citing planned parenthood rulings about women's rights overuling fetal rights.

  I always knew they were anti Christian to a certain point but making an alliance with baby killing assholes was just too much.