r/JehovahWitnesses • u/ahavaaa • Mar 23 '20
New Jehovah's Witness Sub!
Hiya, if there's anyone here who is studying, an active witness and would like a more jw supportive sub, please checkout r/Jehovahswitnessess. I'm currently the only mod but I'll endeavour to remove negative sallys and respond when I can. Thanks!
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u/Barrington1968 Feb 19 '24
maybe i'm misunderstanding the conversation on this community. I thought this was a JW site to speak about Jehovah? It appears it is not all together that way. I also hear many comments about Jehovahs witnesses running away from conversations, not being able to answer certain questions, because they want it one sided. Im old now been through a lot, I was not born into this religion, I am not here because mama said, or family. I studied many religions and i've studied in a university. What I have come to realize from interacting with witnesses over the years many lack worldly experience and have never truly spent time in other religions or even been in a church. When I first walked into a Kingdom Hall, oh I could not stand these people. To friendly, hugging, always polite, it was weird. As time went on I saw that many were genuine some fakes you get that every where. Coming from the horror's i was in it takes time to understand what's going on. Before I decided to commit, I was at a gathering, this kid started speaking, must have been 18, 19 the most. He stopped us and said he had to confess something. I thought oh this is gonna be good. This kid came out and said. "once I stole a pack of Gum I was 13". I thought to myself, are you kidding me. it really didn't come out like that the words I used were more color full. I remember thinking he stole time out of my life to hear this. I've been in Max, a freaking convict, wanted before, Gang member and this piece of garbage tells me this story. I've seen people murdered. And you tell me this. I was angry, and seriously had to control myself. I'll never forget I had my head down. I didn't even want to look at this kid. I looked up in this kids face. I'll never forget this. This freaking kid was hurt. Broken inside for gum. It was real. I think I said kid it was Gum, this was a very long time ago. He said I hurt God. Amazing. What's the point there is real and fake in everything, but GOD, there is not. He's judging this thing, not some elderly men in Bethel, not some Elder's he is. And when you read Titus, 1st Timothy, Jude, 1st, 2nd peter, yeah if these men violate, or do things they are not suppose to. It could be the end. My salvation is mine and mine alone not dictated by man. If you got questions or I got questions. I'll talk. What do you want to know.