was just pondering the mindset of the average jw.. would it be appropriate to think that many are sycophants?.
think of the way they act towards those they preach to.
or the way they act towards one another in the congregation - especially towards those taking the lead (elders).
sycophant. Very appropriate word, which I didnt know of until now.
Yes, most of JWs are sycophant. Even I had been one once. They try with all their might to please fellow witnesses ,new recruits, elders, CO and GB - believing that doing so pleases their god
.
I was labeled “Inactive” when I started to skip meetings after knowing TTATT. Words like these are cult terminologies to scare and coerce you to follow their orders without questioning.
Don’t fall for it. This advise is for people who are PIMO, reading this.
alexander janneaus ruled (and also served as high priest) in jerusalem between 103 and 76 bce.
the books of maccabees provide information for the start of this historical period, brought to an end by herod the great now archaeological evidence has emerged in jerusalem of his murderous reign.
this times of israel article diuscusses the evidence and how the story was put together.
If YHWH was real, why did he allow these atrocities?
Lets presume he is real. He himself commanded
genocides for silly and bizarre reasons. Then why wouldn’t he sit back and
enjoy yet another atrocity committed by another King.
yes, even knowing the day and hour and minute.
2000 days from now, mid morning darkness will fall over the home states of wt inc of pennsylvania and jw headquarters in ny.
( closest call the former gilead school site).
kenneth cook was a "helper" in the writing department, which is apparently a role for those of the great crowd.
watchtower 15/10/15 p.3 states that helpers are of the great crowd.
"since 1992, the governing body has appointed experienced, mature christian elders to help its committees carry out their work.
Claiming to be anointed is 100% fraud or 100% self deluded. Any guy who is in top hierarchy of WT and who claims to be anointed is a total fraudster.
bible is flooded with blood.
god is depicted as spilling blood for no reason.
to mention a few:.
Pope Francis recently compared the procedure (ABortion) to “hiring a hitman to resolve a problem.
What does the Pope say about the Catholic church that burned people alive for "Apostasy" , drowning women terming them as "Witches" and Killing people of other religions terming them as "Holy crusades"
bible is flooded with blood.
god is depicted as spilling blood for no reason.
to mention a few:.
If one doesn’t find any problem with the Bible, he wouldn’t also doubt the organization he is associating with.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”– Voltaire
This is true for the Bible also, which has absurdities from cover to cover.
i’m sure we all remember those really weird, awkward magazines we were expected to place in service.
and it was before we are had the website or the thing on the back to fall back on.
imagine being a 12 year old girl, and having to place magazines on god’s view of pornography, sex, homosexuality.
Many times I would feel so silly when distributing (Selling once upon a time) those magazines.
I would think to myself. SO the Almighty god gets Watchtower to publish these magazines and made us to distribute these to save people. And people should take them, read and get converted else they would die in Armageddon. Wouldnt god have a better plan ?
Perhaps those silly and rational thoughts later blossomed into an Apostasy in me. I commend myself for that
how the heavenly kingdom of jesus differs from the earthly kingdom of david.
had you ever wondered if there was a difference between the rulership of jesus in heaven and the promised davidic kingdom that was to come upon earth?
this earthly kingdom was to be ruled by a descendant of adam and eve as the davidic heir of this kingdom.
Jesus rules in Heaven...oh but invisible.
The invisible and Non-Existent are very much alike -- Some one said
can we rely solely on christ and his sacrifice for our sins to be forgiven, or do we have to attribute our own works upon his finished work?
this video gives an explanation of the sacrifices made for israel under the law and what it meant at that time, and the sacrifice which christ made for ourselves under the age of grace today.
the sacrifice which Christ made for ourselves
WHy cant god fix things without this horrible and gruesome death of Christ- termed as a sacrifice by Christians
I dont take that as a Sacrifice. If it was a sacrifice, what was the tangible outcome ? How did it make humans better ?
