Jehovah will not answer our prayers if we practice sin. That is certainly so if we are living a double life, concealing our wrongdoing while pretending to serve God faithfully.
This is one watchtower study I should have attended. I'd have raised my hand and asked the following questions:
Am I right in assuming that he WILL answer our prayers if do dont practice sin? Or because we all sin, no prayer is answered? Are our prayers not answered if we conceal our wrongdoing from the elders, but ask forgiveness from God? Are these wrongdoings as per the Watchtower , the bible, or our own conscience? If we pray as a collective (ie at the end of a meeting) does gods response depend on the speakers sinful standing or of individual members of the congregation? When you say "Concealing our wrongdoing", whom are we concealing it from, god, elders, members of the congregation, family members? When will the writing department start publishing material that is not imcomplete, condecending, full of half truths, dull and non-repetitive? When will all you idiots realise that the same matrial covered in this article is churned out every 12 months? Is it considered a sin if I set light to my copy of the watchtower and scatter the burning pages over everyone who is wearing clothing containing no less that 99% polyester? Have I gone too far?
Blondie, as usual, a great post (sorry for the rant, but I cant read these posts without thinking about my family members lapping this crap up)
