writing is a lonely discipline that is constantly beset with self-doubt and constant self-criticism.
that is the way it needs to be.. there are times when i need to reach out for help in the form of criticism from others.
this is particularly the situation with this material.. https://jwstudies.com/second-temple_period_messiahs.pdf .
Most of us who hear the word Messiah certainly don't connect any smearing of oil to its meaning. Yet, that's at the root of Messiah.
Terry ,I wonder if it all depended on who was true and who was fake because of the oil they used ?
Castor oil ,olive oil ,Virgin olive oil ?
Doug , I look forward to reading through your work . I`ve always had the idea if you want to know how the jews think ask a jew rather than a gentile .
as always i preferece this post with a: i despise this cult!!!!
so glad the boys dispise it as well.. so, as stated...she is in a cult mode and i am trying to figure out what the trigger was.
the watchtower rag or .
Lots of speculation of how ones will be resurrected and needing to be taught God’s ways.I think ,
"Lots of speculation " sums up the Jehovah`s Witness / WT religion quite aptly.
Can you give us an example of what she is saying ? or doing ? or how she is manifesting this cult mode ?
give us something to work on here , GTTM
i've been waiting for someone to post this and i've haven't seen it yet, perhaps i overlooked it since i don't visit that often.. but here is the link to the discussion.
in it you will find letters and links to this new light.
whether it's true or not, please verify.. as of .
Has anything more frequent been published by the Watchtower publications of Jehovah`s Witnesses that diminishes the rank and file as being a Jehovah`s Witness ? and a member of the Jehovah`s Witness religion ?
Or are the rank and file now denigrated to be only friends / volunteers of the Governing Body who are the only true Jehovah`s Witnesses recognised by God .?
It has been stated officially that the rank and file are not members of the Jehovah`s Witness religion .
So where does that leave them ? Who are they ? What are they to be called ?
If true ,do the rank and file even know about this ? How would they react ?
when you think about it the jws was foundationaly created upon a single core doctrine which was created close to a 100 years ago, that is the doctrinal year of 1914 .. the leader(s) of the ibsa in 1919 proclaimed that jehovah had selectively chosen them or him as it were by j. rutherford, they also self identified themselves as the anointed class the faithful slave.. from all of these expressive endeavors a new religion sprung up eventually calling themselves the jehovah's witnesses.
years and decades followed where more and more people were lured into the faith making themselves subservient devoted members as well, some also identifying themselves as the anointed class.
the jws proclaimed through their leaders (gb) that they were true loyal witnesses to jehovah's will and purpose, but were they really ?
Thank you Doug for those links however it`s going to take a bit more time to absorb all of the things stated in early WT publications much of which I`m already aware of but putting them in such a format helps to appreciate how WT controls and manipulates their volunteers who call themselves Jehovah`s witnesses ?
Which raises the question in my mind ?
Do the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses recognise the rank and file of JW`s as Jehovah`s Witnesses ? or do they just class them as helpers ? volunteers ? friends of the GB ? who they claim are the F&DS class ? the ONLY Jehovah`s Witnesses ? that are on earth ?
I would appreciate your comment on these questions.
https://youtu.be/ribgldualbm.
my husband hadn’t seen his sister for 10 years.
we were jehovah's witnesses and thanks to their disgusting, arbitrary brainwashing, 10 years of loving our family was wasted shunning them.
Beautiful I had tears in my eyes ,then showed my wife who said WT are disgusting for causing all of these breakups of family.
world wide association of liars.
organization of delusional sociopaths.
jehovah's publishing corporation .
Jehovah`s Witnesses The Anti-Christs Of Bible Prophecy.
Why ? Because they preach a new gospel demoting Jesus and his Kingdom.
so says joe biden.. anybody agree with this?
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If Joe Biden actually said this , then I`d worry about Joe Biden`s mental capacity for the younger generation.
are jehovah`s witnesses guilty of committing the unforgivable sin ?.
“i am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of christ.
but even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
Clarkey ,JW`s GB, rationalize that since Jesus took up his rule in heaven in 1914 , Jehovah God would have given him the dates when he would act .
Apparently not .
So Jehovah God misled Jesus who informed the GB that the resurrection of the faithful men of old in Biblical times would be resurrected in 1925 .?
So Jesus as Jehovah`s appointed King of 1914 also misled the GB of Jehovah`s Witnesses when he told them that 6000 years of human history was to end about October of 1975 and that it would be an appropriate time for Jesus to begin his 1000 year rule ?
It didn`t happen.
Also when Jesus Christ stated through the GB that the New System would take place before or soon after the new millenium began in 2000.?
It didn`t happen
so here i am 44 yr old divorced and free to remarry jw sister....first time single since i was 19. but guess what no single brothers in my area.
i’ve tried those stupid jw dating sites and still no luck.
oh yes there are tons of single brothers, but guess what...they all expect a hot barbie to come running into their life.
Sorry LoveNinja but your God Jehovah says otherwise ! Phil.2: 9-11 ,Jesus should be the most important person to you until GOD say`s otherwise.
By the way , welcome to the forum LoveNinja
a plot to kidnap a governor is foiled and guess who gets blamed??
trump.. people have died because of covid.
it’s trump’s fault.. cities, businesses and property are being destroyed by antifa and black lives matter and guess who gets blamed for the destruction?
OK then , WHO is to blame ,not WHAT is to blame , for all of the Covid 19 DEATHS in America ?
How many is it now ?
