It has come to my attention, that some of the Witnesses at my
parents' congregation have read some things on here about the religion and grew
a little upset. I feel I need to explain myself for my words and feelings. My
feelings do not fuel what I say on here. I say what needs to be said. Anything
that seems to be bashing the Witnesses is not bashing, it is just observances
made from the time spent with them. I ask questions and have received many
answers to questions that upset and bother me. They do not agree with being a
Christian. I know that I am the farthest from being able to even fit into this
role that God has given me, but he chose me for a reason, and I do not question
it. I hold nothing against anyone who is a Witness. As far as people go some of
them are the nicest people I have ever met. And there are some who give me that
feeling that says stay away. They are people and some people of my own faith
make me feel the same way. Some are the nicest people I have ever met and some
also give me that feeling that says stay away. A close person of my father's
who is a Witness gives me this feeling especially. I cannot like him no matter
what. But, I am sure that I have friends that my parents can't stand, so I keep
feelings on this to myself. I am always polite, though shy and quiet around
him. Everything that I have said about the Witnesses is truth. It has nothing
to do with feelings, only what I have seen. I never meant to hurt anyone's
feelings, and I never said anything to make anyone feel anything bad. I am
sorry for making anyone feel bad for anything I said, but I cannot take
anything back that I did say. It was the truth. I know it seems like I have a
vendetta or something, and I guess in a way I do, after all this religion has
robbed me of my family, and I can never enjoy the closeness with them that I
once did. I can never feel the trust and acceptance. My own family views me
differently because of my thoughts and feelings of things. I choose to remain
in my faith, and with my father especially, this causes much strain. I never call
God by name, my father doesn't understand my choice to not use his name. I do
not say grace, well I was never raised to say grace before eating. And, the
fact that at the table, mom and dad do it individually, does not encourage much
out of me to begin. Every Christian home I have ever been in, grace was said
aloud by a member and everyone listened. I am not as Christian as I would like
to be, but I try to be the Christian God wants me to be. I should be mindful of
the way I choose to word and compare things. I do not sit down and write down
these things beforehand unless I am giving a "sermon." Those I spend
a lot of time working on wording and writing out before typing them on here. I
feel they are the essence of what I am supposed to do as a Christian, and at
the moment, they are my only witnessing tool. I do not remember anything of
what I have said over the past few months, but I was told that I compared the
Witnesses to Satanic cults. If I did, I am sure I explained that very well. I
do see the Witnesses as a cult, the rules and things that are laid out show
that. I have noticed that they took certain Scriptures in the Bible way too
literally. This isn't about the blood, but about their views on Christ's reign
and the resurrection, and the destruction of Satan and those who choose to
remain lost, separate from God for eternity. To support their views, they use a
verse about time in relation to God like a thousand years is like a day to God.
That is not literal. That verse says that time to God is different than time to
us. Time to God does not move as fast as it does for us. Time for us moves by
fast, but time for God is very slow. He is eternal, and we are short-lived. I
stand behind what I said. There is nothing that I have said that I regret
saying. I said everything that needed to be said, and always will. I take my
faith seriously. And, no the Witnesses do not say anything bad or negative on
their websites about other religions, but they do a fantastic job of it. No,
the Bible does not make mention of the Trinity, there may not be any verses
showing the Holy Spirit being God, but there are plenty of verses showing Jesus
as God. I have come across more than I can keep track of, both in the New
Testament, and the Old Testament. Yet, they choose to ignore this. I agree that
television Evangelists, do lead people astray, but not all of them do. And, I
assure you that most of them do not even know that they are doing it, so to
call them all apostates and such is wrong. The Watchtower Study on this topic really
opened my eyes to their views and ideas on Christianity, more so than the
literature. I do not belong with the Witnesses, and wish my family didn't
either, but they believe what they teach, and no amount of
"preaching" will change their minds. However, I do not wish to lose
the friendships I have made with some of the Witnesses. I just do not know how
to keep them, and I fear that they can never look at me the same as they did
before reading this blog. I try to focus more on the mission God has given me,
for that is what matters, but I do not feel I can properly do that without
discussing other matters in religion as well. I am sorry that the Witnesses are
taking all the hits, but I haven't observed other religions to talk about them.
I know things I could say about the Mormons, but I have not been around any to
even say them. I have not singled anyone out to "bash" on here, I
just have to present all the facts that I can about things. This includes other
religions. How can anyone choose what is right for them, if they do not see
what other religions are like? Let's face it, there are a lot of people who
cannot make up their minds about what to believe that they will follow through
with the first religion presented to them. They will eventually fall away from
it and go through with the next one. It is a constant pattern with them. I am
only interested in the people who truly wish to serve God and worship him and
praise him and live a life according to how he wishes us to. I still struggle
with that, but as a human, I always will. It is my faith and determination to
never fully give in to those times I fall that show where I truly lie.
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