Srecko Sostar

Aren't JWs told to look to the leadership comprised of men, for guidance? Haven't they told JWs they must trust them because God does?  Who are you fooling but yourself?  It is a wise person that gets off a crooked path.  Prov 2:11-15  It is a wise person who can see how such a leadership has ridiculed the word of God.  (Eccl 1:15; James 1:17)
The same men continued to lead JWs down a crooked road, after 1975. 
 If the wicked system of this world survived until the turn of the century (the year 2000), which is highly improbable in view of world trends and the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, there would still be survivors of the World War I generation. However, the fact that their number is dwindling is one more indication that "the conclusion of the system of things" is moving fast toward its end. (The Watchtower, Oct. 15, 1980, p. 31)
Those JWs who picked themselves up after the 1975 debacle, straightened their shoulders and prepared again for the of the world to come to an end, by the year 2000.  This is oppression to lies; it is an emotionally draining captivity to false expectations. Do you really think Jesus meant that this is how he would feed his sheep, when he said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest"?  Matt 11:28  
The Wt. continually creates situations that call for a spiritual adrenaline output, which runs people into the ground.  Any who realize this, have every right to reject what the leaders tell them - not in secret as JWs do here, but by standing up against lies, as Jesus Christ and the apostles did.  Since when did that change? When did it become a rule that a person cannot speak out against false teachings?  It became a rule when the Wt. was born. That type of "restorationism" is false doctrine, being "restored".   Matt 15:9
Adrenaline - "The secretion of adrenaline is a part of the human “fight or flight” response, the acute stress response to fear, perceived threat, or panic."      "...over time, persistent surges of adrenaline can damage your blood vessels, and elevate your risk of heart attacks or stroke. It can also result in anxiety, weight gain, headaches, and insomnia."
Isa 59:8 - They have not known the path of peace,
and there is no justice in their ways.
They have made their roads crooked;
no one who walks on them will know peace.
 
 
 

Take for example one of the most important doctrines; The last days began in 1914. Jesus ’return is tied to 1914 because there was a war in heaven against Satan. It is a doctrine, derived from several "mysteries" contained in biblical passages about; 2520 days, 1260 days, day for year, seven times and the like, and  built with the help of "stellar minds".
Doctrine/s emerges from the "mystery" explained by some people. From the doctrine arises the "prophecy" foretold by Armageddon in this or that year, this or that period of time. How did the "overlapping generation" doctrine come about? In a similar way. What does the doctrinal interpretation of “generation” predict? Same again, Armageddon. 
Two "separate" things can't stay alive without each other..... in WTJWorg World.

Take for example one of the most important doctrines; The last days began in 1914. Jesus ’return is tied to 1914 because there was a war in heaven against Satan. It is a doctrine, derived from several "mysteries" contained in biblical passages about; 2520 days, 1260 days, day for year, seven times and the like, and  built with the help of "stellar minds".
Doctrine/s emerges from the "mystery" explained by some people. From the doctrine arises the "prophecy" foretold by Armageddon in this or that year, this or that period of time. How did the "overlapping generation" doctrine come about? In a similar way. What does the doctrinal interpretation of “generation” predict? Same again, Armageddon. 
Two "separate" things can't stay alive without each other..... in WTJWorg World.

The notion of unity and uniformity has unusual consequences for JW members.
The interpretations of one group of elders in one congregation may differ significantly from another congregation in the same city.
This was often seen in the summer months around the insistence that speakers wear a jacket while speaking point. Well then if he can without a jacket, does the shirt have to have long sleeves or can he with short ones and the like. The absurdities of spiritual maturity in the JW brothers come to the fore.
Well then for example, can an assembly trip be organized or not. Some elders allowed it, and some were against it.
In the former Yugoslavia, we were often amazed by the directives from America, because there is HQ. Because the JW brothers on the old continent in a communist country did not have such a mindset as their “capitalist brothers”. :))

The notion of unity and uniformity has unusual consequences for JW members.
The interpretations of one group of elders in one congregation may differ significantly from another congregation in the same city.
This was often seen in the summer months around the insistence that speakers wear a jacket while speaking point. Well then if he can without a jacket, does the shirt have to have long sleeves or can he with short ones and the like. The absurdities of spiritual maturity in the JW brothers come to the fore.
Well then for example, can an assembly trip be organized or not. Some elders allowed it, and some were against it.
In the former Yugoslavia, we were often amazed by the directives from America, because there is HQ. Because the JW brothers on the old continent in a communist country did not have such a mindset as their “capitalist brothers”. :))

The notion of unity and uniformity has unusual consequences for JW members.
The interpretations of one group of elders in one congregation may differ significantly from another congregation in the same city.
This was often seen in the summer months around the insistence that speakers wear a jacket while speaking point. Well then if he can without a jacket, does the shirt have to have long sleeves or can he with short ones and the like. The absurdities of spiritual maturity in the JW brothers come to the fore.
Well then for example, can an assembly trip be organized or not. Some elders allowed it, and some were against it.
In the former Yugoslavia, we were often amazed by the directives from America, because there is HQ. Because the JW brothers on the old continent in a communist country did not have such a mindset as their “capitalist brothers”. :))

Yet being a fool for displaying (suggestive) brilliant art work after a particular conviction. When people say, as you age, a person gets wiser, too many disprove the logic. 😏
I guess the intelligence gene is in the hair. 😮

That “broken phone” game has a bunch of written text. So, your argument and illustration is meaningless.
Are you trying to say that people today are less prone to naivety than in the 1970s? And that today’s JWs think more with their head than their predecessors, so they’re more careful and don’t listen to GB enough? Today’s JWs have a unique circumstance compared to their 1970s predecessors, and that is; more information about WTJWorg. And an increasingly rich history (and present) of failed doctrines.

It often takes a hundred years.

That “broken phone” game has a bunch of written text. So, your argument and illustration is meaningless.
Are you trying to say that people today are less prone to naivety than in the 1970s? And that today’s JWs think more with their head than their predecessors, so they’re more careful and don’t listen to GB enough? Today’s JWs have a unique circumstance compared to their 1970s predecessors, and that is; more information about WTJWorg. And an increasingly rich history (and present) of failed doctrines.

Sometimes …. delusions about the beauty of our incredibly ugly babies keeps us from drowning them at birth.
It’s more important if we are the baby.

No, not the leadership, but I'm sure many were disfellowshipped after its failure, for speaking out against the leadership's folly, as well as their organization. They had "had it up to here", severing all devotion to Wt's "empty philosophy" (Col 2:8); yet received the lowest demotion possible, for rejecting delusions.  Jer 23:16  
Funny thing isn't it, those who leave become the bad guy; while the instigators, the planners of the deceptive boondoggle, remain the good guys.  
So, in other words, the leadership was practicing deception; a crime against God's decrees.   (Lev 19:11,12; Prov 19:9
"Whenever a sentence for a crime is not carried out swiftly, the human mind becomes determined to commit evil."  Eccl 8:11
God knows the end from the beginning. (Isa 46:10;Rev 22:14,15)
"A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear."   2 Tim 4:3
Ahhh, so is this the scripture Fred Franz thought of, which enabled him to put the guilt on the rank and file?  
"'Do you know why nothing happened in 1975?  Then, pointing at his audience, he shouted:  'It was because you expected something to happen'" (Apocalypse Delayed, Penton, 1986, p. 100)

Some of us do not learn about sharks, until we get a leg bitten off.

Sometimes, the “Elephant in the Room” has to be there for 40 years before people will admit he is really there, after denying it for 38 years.
That does not take humility.
It takes inevitability, in the face of hundreds of thousands of people that will not drink the Kool Aid.
I was there before, during, and after 1975, and was paying attention.
It was a deliberate attempt to scare the Brotherhood artificially.
What the GB LEARNED, is that you cannot fool all of the people … all of the time.….. and that loss of credibility has serious consequences.….. but that’s OK, the GB never missed a meal, or slept cold.
…….. and NOBODY GOT FIRED or demoted.
 

That “broken phone” game has a bunch of written text. So, your argument and illustration is meaningless.
Are you trying to say that people today are less prone to naivety than in the 1970s? And that today’s JWs think more with their head than their predecessors, so they’re more careful and don’t listen to GB enough? Today’s JWs have a unique circumstance compared to their 1970s predecessors, and that is; more information about WTJWorg. And an increasingly rich history (and present) of failed doctrines.

Then you learned nothing with true worship in this long argument. 

Ah, I understand now. :)) Since no religion today bears the title the Apostolic Church, not even WTJWorg because they call themselves JW, that means there is no one true church today. According to you, the Biblical Unitarian is not true either because they are called BU and not AC.
I get it now this too. It is important to strive to follow (even in wrong way and with plenty of errors) to be true church. :))
 

Ah, I understand now. :)) Since no religion today bears the title the Apostolic Church, not even WTJWorg because they call themselves JW, that means there is no one true church today. According to you, the Biblical Unitarian is not true either because they are called BU and not AC.
I get it now this too. It is important to strive to follow (even in wrong way and with plenty of errors) to be true church. :))
 

@Srecko Sostar
Also, don't rely too heavily on Wikipedia. Anyone can edit those posts.

Watch SM.  
A) I am not the author of this video so I am not misleading anyone. It can only be the author of a video who explaining his faith to the public and causes your anxiety.
B) Fact is, there is no single religion on this Earth that is not the cause of delusions and deviations and misleadings.

Watch SM.  
A) I am not the author of this video so I am not misleading anyone. It can only be the author of a video who explaining his faith to the public and causes your anxiety.
B) Fact is, there is no single religion on this Earth that is not the cause of delusions and deviations and misleadings.

You're wasting your time, Srecko. A person who is mentally challenged can't give you a direct answer. They have a need to misdirect the commentary like magicians go in magic. It is all an illusion. However, to some, this might seem clever.
Those that have a weak mind usually do, since they tend to accept those type of games just like @Thinking. No, reasoning, rationale, nor wisdom. Just female emotion like @Arauna, compulsion. A fruitless service as a Jehovah's Witness.
In this case, I find @Witness more compelling to Christ message, Only if she would remove herself from disparaging and slandering her former institution, she would be a better Christian than these Jehovah's Witnesses here.

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Roman Catholic.