Revelations 1:7 - 'Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him, and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.'
@bucksaucee Technology vs society. I think people see and expect to see the continued technological advancement. However continued social advancement is harder to define / see when many view ‘the old ways’ as a regression and just as many view our current advancement as deterioration.
@bucksaucee You missed the real challenge of life. The responsibilities of whatever work you do will never outweigh the responsibility required to create and foster new life.
Get to it 👉👌
I’ve studied with a JW for two years, I have him to thank for helping me draw close to God’s word. Their zealousness and attempted adherence to scripture is admirable imo. (Romans 10:2) Now that I have a little knowledge, I’ve stuck around with the hope in mind that I can plant a seed that will take. My angle is not to go after certain core doctrine, but rather the false prophesying of the Watchtower. Their 1914 prophecy is largely dependent upon the fall of Jerusalem being in 607bc, rather than the widely agreed upon 587bc. It denies a mountain of archeological evidence and puts everything upon Jeremiah’s prophecy of 70 years being a literal 70 years (of the land lying desolate, not just serving Babylon) and King Cyrus anchor date of 539bc. I’ve turned him to Isaiah prophesying about Tyre (23:15, forgotten for 70 years), which the Watchtower literature acknowledges wasn’t a literal 70 years, along with interpretation of what defines the 70 years. Narrowing in on this area of scripture seems like an effective tactic, I can tell because he hasn’t consulted the other elders about it yet 😆
Regardless, I’ve met many loving and wonderful people that have no ill intent, rather many authentically well-intended people. The best you can do is have a genuine conversation and bring up your concerns with them directly, avoiding argumentative or confrontational tones. Many are leaving the organization, while maintaining their search for truth and proper discernment, shutting the door on them won’t make that happen…
@collinscrypto_ Had about two months of the intense dreaming. Just hit 8 months clean after 14 years and sleep is very consistent. It’s the first two weeks that are toughest, but it’s worth it. Easy to forgot how great normal dreaming is.