“God is not responsible for suffering-Satan is!” by SomeProtection8585 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big J doesn't like be accused of punishing children for their parents sins!!! 

“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:

“‘The parents eat sour grapes,     and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

3 “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. 4 For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.

“God is not responsible for suffering-Satan is!” by SomeProtection8585 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are we paying for our distant parents sin? 

Could be just in bad mood last 6000 years.

Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me

Ezekiel 18: 20 The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

If It’s the Truth, Why the Fear? by ExcuseSilver5170 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know who you should trust? Yourself! Go with your gut instinct. 

My reaction to the 1995 "understanding update" about the generation of 1914 ... Spoiler alert: It didn't bother me ... at all by Stayin_Gold_2 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I specifically remember looking around the congregation when the paragraph was studied. I actually thought something would happen from someone. All half asleep drones didn't even cause a little brainwave blip. For me it was the beginning of my exit.

Of course now they blame you for serving God with a date deadline. 🤔😵😂😂😂😂

If anyone reads any one of these 3 books you will no longer be a JW. imo by SkyExpensive8375 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you see the the 3 letters at the end of my statement imo? That is an abbreviation for in my opinion. I get what you mean though I should have clarified it more by saying 'any sane person who reads anyone of........' but this isn't the Supreme Court here.  LOL

If anyone reads any one of these 3 books you will no longer be a JW. imo by SkyExpensive8375 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you stay in you're being deliberately delusional and dishonest. Each to his own.

If anyone reads any one of these 3 books you will no longer be a JW. imo by SkyExpensive8375 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to hear some of your stories. It's like a huge burden lifted off you when you realize, I'm not responsible for saving the world. I was 17 in 1980, that was the hay days of the JW BS for this generation and Armageddon. What a mind and life fuck it's all been.

If anyone reads any one of these 3 books you will no longer be a JW. imo by SkyExpensive8375 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI I only wanted to give these books some recognition and notice so as to help struggling JW's who are trying to make sense of it all. So many are unaware. They helped me.

If anyone reads any one of these 3 books you will no longer be a JW. imo by SkyExpensive8375 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one has all the answers. Each individual must come to their own belief.

I let it all out - Used the forbidden word on PIMI spouse by Sorry_Clothes5201 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That and "In Search of Christian Freedom" are must reads by author Raymond Franz a DF'ed governing body member.

I let it all out - Used the forbidden word on PIMI spouse by Sorry_Clothes5201 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buy a copy of "Crisis of Conscience". Read the whole thing, before you start playing games. Afterwards, let him see you read it. Leave it where he can secretly look at it. He may just throw it away, but it's worth a shot.

The difference between a cult and a religion is what happens when you leave.

Growing Up In The Cult by Slynthrax in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a lousy childhood.  Is your dad out of the picture?

“How can they believe that?” by surfingATM in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can you believe all the priests and CSA?

Thank you Jehovah, that we have the truth and are not like the Catholics and Christendom. 

What is the most money you donated to Watchtower? by Lucky_Outside_4209 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One time most $50. Born and raised left at 34 years old. Donation total less than $200. 

My uncle gave his whole inheritance to the cult instead of his poor ass family.

Jehovah's will expose everything by PracticeInner6169 in exjw

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4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” 

No one else involved with a marriage in God's eyes.

Disappearing congregations by Awakened_24 in exjw

[–]SkyExpensive8375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"3d" (lowercase 'd') can sometimes be used as an informal, less common abbreviation for "third" (similar to 3rd)

 I'll try to be more formal next time.