About 5 years ago at a very low point in my life, some people came to my door and gave me a watchtower magazine, or book, or whatever it's called. Anyway, they seemed very kind. However, all I ever see from JW's in here is cutting remarks about "apostates" and people being disfellowshipped! You guys don't seem as kind as the Witnesses who came to my door.
2007-09-22
05:30:25
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yes, but I really thought they might be different. i even got another watchtower and read it. now they seem so....mean.
oh well, i guess it just wasn't true.
2007-09-22
05:37:32 ·
update #1
pestie, i didn't run anybody down. i asked about the Witnesses i see in HERE, versus the ones I meet at my door.
2007-09-22
05:43:46 ·
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sugarbee, they came to my door right after my divorce, and i sort of thought it was a sign that i should consider what they were telling me. there's a kingdom hall right near my neighborhood. but maybe it's just not for me.
2007-09-22
05:46:28 ·
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Everybody has their bad moments, yes.
Is it really right to walk away from people? I have to think on that one.
2007-09-22
09:01:32 ·
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Moises Frias, if God is against war so much, why did he make the jews fight so much, and wipe out all their enemies? What do you think?
2007-09-22
09:03:37 ·
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My sister is a kind and compassionate Jehovah Witness who lives in Colorado. She's the only one I can vouch for but I'm sure many of them have kindness in their hearts. ( I don't agree with her beliefs. I'm a Christian and a Southern Baptist Church member myself.)
I have found that many of the people offering answers on YA are quite rude and attack others. I doubt that they would be brave enough to make those statements face-to-face. We never know what other people really believe, do we? My advice is to enjoy the polite answers and ignore the rest.
2007-09-22 05:41:08
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answered by Miz D 6
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No, it is true! I was a JW for 42 years, then I quit going to deal with some personal issues. No one from the Congregation came to see what was wrong. Well, a few of the elders came once or twice and told me to start going to the meetings again, but that was it! I guess the fulfilled their duty. But since I have stopped going, the others have been the rudest people towards me! I thought they were to LOVE the whole world, but that seems to be under the condition that you go the the Kingdom Hall, if not, then they do not have to LOVE you! If I ever was to go back, the attitude these people have shown towards me, would make me never want to go back!
Jeni2, they will be very pleasant and very nice, to get you into the organization, if you show any kind of interest, they will come back and keep coming back. . . but once you are baptized, you are on your own. And if you ever have serious problems, you can expect no real help from them!
Your left on your own!
2007-09-22 05:42:09
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answered by Antdak 6
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Let the Watchtower speak for itself on how much love is shown.
An article in The Watchtower, September 15, 1981, on page 29 under the heading "DISFELLOWSHIPED RELATIVES NOT LIVING AT HOME" has this to say (beginning at paragraph 18):
18 The second situation that we need to consider is that
involving a disfellowshiped or disassociated relative who is
not in the immediate family circle or living at one's home.
Such a person is still related by blood or marriage, and so
there may be some limited need to care for necessary
family matters. Nonetheless, it is not as if he were living
in the same home where contact and conversation could
not be avoided. We should keep clearly in mind the
Bible's inspired direction: "Quit mixing in company with
anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy
person . . . , not even eating with such a man."--1 Cor.
5:11.
http://www.jwfiles.com/apostate.htm
Iron Serpent: I'm glad to see one witness has the courage to take responsibility for what the watchtower publishes. Now, perhaps, you will begin to take responsibility for all the fals prophecies that the watchtower has published through the years, yes? Funny, whenever I post those false prophecies from the watchtower, Witnesses run from it like it's the plague.
2007-09-22 06:08:57
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answered by Graham 5
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Jeni, if you had seriously questioned their doctrines when they cam to your door, that friendly facade would have melted away. I'm sorry you've surrered divorce, but don't suffer the double indignity of falling into league with a cult.
These apostates 'have gone out from us because they were not of our sort.' (1 John 2:18, 19) Hence, they no longer have fellowship with loyal anointed witnesses of Jehovah and their companions, and therefore these self-seeking heretics have no "sharing" with the Father and the Son, no matter how much they may boast of having intimacy with God and Christ. Instead, they are in spiritual darkness. (1 John 1:3, 6) Lovers of light and truth must take a firm stand against these promoters of false teaching. In no way do loyal witnesses of Jehovah want to be accomplices in the "wicked deeds" of such unfaithful persons by supporting their ungodly words and activities in any manner. --The Watchtower, April 1, 1983, page 24.
In just one short paragraph - five sentences, in fact - these former members are slandered as:
1. apostates
2. self-seeking
3. heretics
4. having no sharing with the Father and the Son
5. boasters
6. in spiritual darkness
7. against lovers of light and truth
8. promoters of false teaching
9. committing wicked deeds
10. unfaithful persons
11. having ungodly words and activities
2007-09-22 07:03:33
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answered by polyman77 1
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Dear Jeni2,
They came to my door when I was going through divorce also. They also went to the doors of people in my divorce support group. I've heard from bereaved friends that they've gone to their doors as well. Going to doors is something they do.
The people who came to my door were very kind and I enjoyed visiting with them. However the material they hand out is a distortion of the Bible.
I have many Watchtower witness relatives and I've seen the cutting remarks in person when I disagreed with their positions.
I hope that you are no longer at a low point. I also hope that this experience has caused you to read the Bible for yourself.
For His glory,
JOYfilled
2007-09-22 11:13:23
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answered by JOYfilled - Romans 8:28 7
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Jeni , Jesus Christ was a perfect man but sometimes was very hard with Pharisee that always were lying, and looking defects in Jesus and his followers, JWs are not perfects but at least they accept the bible (the whole bible) as Word of God , the only religious group that is preaching what will be the benefits of the Kingdom of God as his annointed king Jesus will do in the earth,the total elimination of illness , famines and death.
the whole planet will be a great place as the original purpose of God was in Genesis 1:27.
think about that JWs never ever have been involving in wars cause the love and respect for the life is sacred, it is a shame that some other religious groups can´t say the same
(google land letter) .
2007-09-22 07:31:10
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answered by Anonymous
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People were disfellowshipped Back in the first Century.Just because the other so called christian churches dont do it, does,nt make it wrong. The Bible is the Authority and if it says " Remove the wicked man from your midst" thats the way its going to be.
2007-09-22 14:01:16
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answered by conundrum 7
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Please don't think that ALL Jehovah's Witnesses are like some that you encounter on this website.
There are a few folks on here claiming to be JW's, who are not....and are only here to give the rest of us a bad name.
Sorry about all the negative and uncaring posts that you came across on here, but please, in the future use discernment about some of what you read.....some people are just bent on being hateful.
Peace.
2007-09-22 05:42:20
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answered by sugarbee 7
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I am truly sorry to hear about the divorce, but if I were you I wouldn't worry too much about whether the JW's are nice or not. The light of God's word reveals the true wolves behind the sheep clothing. Jesus said, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." (Mat. 7:15) Don't look at their nice families, their clean-cut hair, and their friendly "missionaries." look at their doctrines (I Tim. 4:1).
2007-09-22 09:10:11
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answered by Anonymous
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I was raised as a Jehovah Witnesses and the reason they appear kind is because that is the image there trying to project. When a Jehovah Witness comes to your door you should approach them the same way you would approach a door-to-door sales person.
2007-09-22 07:04:10
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answered by jetthrustpy 4
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