Posted by Antique [Antique] on October 25, 1999 at 08:40:01 {DjTI9F5X/Y6ii1RkHmng.lGYl4oc5Y}:
In Reply to: *****Question to GB Member posted by Bibleman on October 24, 1999 at 19:34:13:
Bibleman,
Wheeww!! A lot of info to chew on. I really appreciate your time. I have the Franz books but have to admit that I have not read them all the way through yet. Most of what you say makes a lot of sense. I will keep following and watching.
The only thing that sent up a red flag in me was the part where you mentioned angels materializing. Was that not done away with with the flood? If so then how do you coordinate with Scripture for today?
In my research I have come across many uncannonized books such as Enoch. Do you think they have a roll in what is happening. Should they be read? I have read Enoch and find it very interesting.
As far a H2O, all the ones still her from almost the start of the board know me. I have taken some time off to reset myself. I was reading but not posting. Sometimes your mind gets bogged down from so much information and you need to back off. But I seem to be back posting. The board actually saved me spiritually and maybe even physically. When I first came here I was very much confused and I truly found refuge here. Different ones here have sent me on many journeys and places they have sent me have sent me out even further. It has helped me a great deal in my search.
When you mentioned the sort of "Jedi", "witchcraft" thing I did know where you were coming from. I have felt that "something" since I was 12 years old but I don't know what it is or why it is there. Of course I blocked it all out when my Mom started studying and became a JW. Demons, ya know. Since I left the Congregation my oldest daughter has told me some things about herself and what she believes and she has this "thing" in her big time since she was 2 or 3. I hesitate to even say this because it sounds so strange.....but I know it is very real and I know at times it is very frightening. And you mentioning this brought it back to my mind. Any light on this?
Messianic Judaism, an interesting thought but in all it may be right. God brings back what was lost but includes all others also. I will follow this.
It is good to think that all including nonChristians will have a part in this and it is individual. I always felt a void and that god was very unloving and detatched when the WTS taught that the Organization, not the individual was to be saved and the God would save that and not necessarily "us".
As far as being clean I now, after leaving the Congregation, have a control on my own morals and behaviour and am much "cleaner" than I ever was when I was "In". I just know that everyone thinks I must be leading a very "worldly" life. As JW's we are tauught that when you leave most go on to lead a very immoral and unclean life. But I was more "worldy" when I was "in". Funny isn't it?
Well enough....
As Always,
Antique