Posts by smiddy3

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Will Christ Be Ashamed To Claim P.IM.O.'s?

by IWant2Leave in

i started my fade about two years ago and at present i have no intention of writing a disassociation letter.

the pros and cons of being p.i.m.o.

have been discussed on this forum many times.

smiddy3

If any human did any of the things the Bible says God was responsible for ,he/she would be labelled a monster , and either receive the death penalty or spend the rest of his / her life in prison.

And as I have said before, many a JW may leave the religion but the religion never leaves them.

And they remain captives unless they do the required amount of research needed to completely debunk the religion.

To answer the question ,if God / Christ of the Bible don`t exist then no ,and if by some miracle they do then I rest my case.

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Watchtower January 2022 The Memorial

by Listener in

next years memorial article focuses on the two class system that they promote.. interestingly, they mention how the anointed are in two covenants.

the new covenant and the kingdom covenant.

they claim that both of these covenants opened up the way for a small number to become kings and priests in heaven.

smiddy3

However they've always said the 144000 would be "kings and priests with Jesus", I'm sure of that.

That`s what I`ve always understood as well Dio,

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Are you less judgmental after you became ex JW?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?

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smiddy3

Yes ,becoming an ex JW ,you learn .....

OK , maybe I should have said I learnt instead of you learn.

point taken.

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Pilot program for in-person meetings for the vaccinated

by Vidqun in

pilot program for in-person meetings to resume, to be launched in hong kong in nov. 2021. only fully vaccinated publishers are to be invited.

it's going to be a fader's paradise.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/q9e9pg/and_so_it_begins/?%24deep_link=true&correlation_id=fb861c4a-8c7e-4bad-b1e3-4c86b3254daf&post_fullname=t3_q9e9pg&post_index=1&ref=email_digest&ref_campaign=email_digest&ref_source=email&utm_content=post_title&%243p=e_as&_branch_match_id=936859150293933406&utm_medium=email%20amazon%20ses.

smiddy3

Why are jw's listening to 'superior authorities' if in all other things they are ruled by satan? why this? How often have the trashed governments, local authorities, etc...

It couldn`t be that the Bible ,"GOD`s WORD" speaks out of both sides of it`s mouth could it ?

On the one hand it says, 1 John 5: 19 , "the whole world lying in the power of the wicked one."

2Cor.4:4 "the God of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers"

And then again in Rom.13: 1-7 we have the other side of his mouth speaking." let every soul be in subjection to the Superior authorities -because it is the arrangement of GOD , it is GODS minister ,5 their is compelling reason for you to obey for it is GODS minister. notonly on the account of GODS wrath but also on account of your own conscience.

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses interpret the Bible properly?

by Vanderhoven7 in

do jehovah's witnesses interpret the bible properly?.

jehovah's witnesses see the bible as an organizational book which only the faithful and discreet slave (currently 8 men headquartered in warwick new york) can interpret properly.

the faithful slave was first appointed in brooklyn in 1919 and given the exclusive right and ability to understand and teach the bible properly.

smiddy3

You might as well ask "Do the Mormons (or anybody else for that matter) interpret the book of Mormon properly ?

"Do the Islamist`s / Muslims ( or anybody else ) interpret the Quran properly ?

They have just as much relevance as the Jehovah`s Witnesses .

My point being ,they are all fictitious writings that are from men and not from a supreme being called GOD.

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Dune (1984) - er, yeah, lol

by LoveUniHateExams in

so, i saw dune (1984) yesterday.

i knew it wasn't gonna be great, but deary me.

i'm not gonna lie - this film is not good, in fact it's laughably bad in places.. first, i'd like to know the thought process that went behind choosing david lynch to write/direct.

smiddy3

Not that I can remember the movie Dune 1984 ,but I do remember I liked it.

This new version ? I wasn`t impressed at all ,in fact I could see Star Wars in it in certain scenes and one on one fight scenes you just see so many times nowadays it just gets boring .

Still ,I will watch part 2 whenever it is released here in OZ land and hope it`s a lot better and more substance in it than part one.

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Are you less judgmental after you became ex JW?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?

.

smiddy3

Yes ,becoming an ex JW ,you learn to accept other viewpoints and lifestyles that were against WT/JW beliefs .

You become more tolerant and accepting of people for who they are and not what their lifestyle or beliefs are.

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Would it be correct to equate Faith and belief in any God with superstitious belief ? I believe so.

by smiddy3 in

their are millions of peoples all around the world who believe in one god or another christian and non christian.. all of them pray to their gods for this, that, and the other.

by far the majority never hear god answer them audibly ,however most assume he answers their prayers or not , by what transcribes next in their lives.. you pray for what is right according to god and he answers your prayers ,otherwise your prayers are not answered .. those few who who do claim to hear the voice of god audibly are usually found to have mental problems ,either physical or emotional.. if you do good you will be rewarded either now or in the hereafter , if you do bad you will feel the wrath of god and his judgments.

i equate this with superstitious beliefs ,what do you think ?.

smiddy3

Their are millions of peoples all around the world who believe in one God or another Christian and non Christian.

All of them pray to their Gods for this, that, and the other. By far the majority never hear God answer them audibly ,however most assume he answers their prayers or not , by what transcribes next in their lives.

You pray for what is right according to God and he answers your prayers ,otherwise your prayers are not answered .

Those few who who do claim to hear the voice of God audibly are usually found to have mental problems ,either physical or emotional.

If you do good you will be rewarded either now or in the hereafter , if you do bad you will feel the wrath of god and his judgments.

I equate this with superstitious beliefs ,what do you think ?

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Is it okay for JW to work for Df’d person?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?.

smiddy3

I would say definitely not , from my understanding of their rules.

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Why build a new movie studio when we are in the last part of the last part of the last day?

by Vanderhoven7 in

giles gray writes: .

if the end is so near as the jehovah’s witnesses leadership claims (somehow they must have special insight), why are they building a movie studio that will be finished in 2026?.

it’s not the first time something of this nature has happened in the society’s history.

smiddy3

Where is the power / electricity going to come from to run these movie studios ? Who is going to maintain and build more TV sets Movie houses so people can view the programs they are going to produce ? The movie cameras etc etc.

It looks like there is going to be a need for industries to be maintained and a workforce to be kept in operation during the thousand year reign of Jesus Christ .

It doesn`t sound like a paradise to me , same ole ,same ole.