EXIT-MAKERS
&"CHRISTIAN FREEDOM TRACTS" WITH
SCRIPTURES TEACHING JW FRIENDS AND
FAMILY TO NOT SHUN SO RIGIDLY ETC
|
|
| CLICK THIS PHOTO FOR HELPFUL ITEMS! |
|
EXIT-MAKERS! (Here you find items proved able to greatly help JW
family and friends lighten up about shunning, leave Watchtower mentally and sometimes totally, get
to enjoy life and happiness)
|
|
| FREE FRIENDS & FAMILY FROM WATCHTOWER MISTEACHINGS |
1 Samuel 14:31-35 (read it please) shows God forgave Saul’s men who ate meat
with blood to stay alive and Matthew 12:7 says God wants Mercy not Sacrifice! Some 200,000 JWs including kids (David
A. Reed's Blood On The Altar) have died since 1945. Blood substitutes don’t work fast enough
for those bleeding fast.
Christ orders us to protect our Little Ones first (Lu 17:2) yet ALL “JWs in good-standing" (even so-called
"repentant" pedophiles) are to preach at homes along with unsuspecting women and children. Christ
is the MOST Faithful and Discreet Slave of God so shouldn’t we listen to Christ more than any group of men in Brooklyn? You are told the Good News is many now living will never
die but Paul teaches all sin and so all die (1Cor 15:22). The actual “Good News” of God’s Kingdom is the
Christian hope of resurrection brought by Christ. Ecclesiastes
1:4 says Earth will never end but other verses say heaven and Earth will pass away then a new heaven and Earth come. (Mt 24:35;
Lu 21:33, Re 21:1) Revelation 19:1 says the "great crowd" is where? In heaven.
The heavenly hope is also noted at Jn 14:2, 3; 1Co 15:20, 2Co 5:1, 2; Ga 1:8, Philippians 3:20, Jas 1:17.
Heaven’s gorgeous
and yearning to be with Christ is natural for Christians. Elders often pressure “anointed”
partakers to quit partaking at Memorials. A traveling Watchtower rep has estimated 50% of JWs stay in Watchtower
only to not lose JW family ties due to the Watchtower’s severe cruel shunning. At that such shunning is unBiblical for Paul at 2 Corinthians
2:6 says a “majority,” so many but not all had shunned a serious wrongdoers as he had suggested.
He could order Timothy in their relief work but not lord over other Christians, only suggest. Major
proofs against “shunning” are: James
2:4, 4:12 and 1 Corinthians 6:1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 says people naturally warn others when someone is a dangerous influence
but, still, we are not to overly or formally judge. Luke 6:37 says "Do not judge, and you will not
be judged." In late 2009 four elders at the London
branch were disfellowshipped for teaching when 1 Timothy 2:5 says Christ is the Mediator between “God and men,”
the word “men” applies to all humans. Watchtower’s stand against Christ being Mediator
for all humans goes back to the April 1, 1979 Watchtower magazine in its “Questions From Readers.” Most
JWs try to overlook this point or hope in vain it might be reformed but in fact if you teach Christ is the Mediator for all,
Watchtower will disfellowship you too. Where can
those leaving go? Many read the Bible itself, some have house churches (Romans 16:1) or have gone to safer
Christ-oriented churches. Please consider passing along copies of this.
|
Besides the severe shunning (disfellowshipping) that the
Watchtower Society over JWs uses, the Watchtower heads have caused many JWs to bleed to death from not taking a transfusion,
sheltered so-called "repentant" pedophiles among unsuspecting JW women and children, etc. As said, they also
keep destroying countless families and lives via their disfellowshipping/harsh shunning policy. For active JWs
to see clearly that despite some cherry-picked scriptures, the Bible also has scriptures against the Watchtower policies and
misteachings, it is necessary to fight fire with fire, scriptures with scriptures, false facts with real facts, which is what
is done here.
Remember that even if some of you who read this may no longer be
as religious, still, these effectively help those who do still think the Watchtower Society over Jehovah's Witnesses goes
by Bible "Truth," and so it is that these items can quickly help JWs un-study or de-program as they
use scriptures to counter what they have been going by, having the misinformation drummed into them year after year.
As said, you fight fire with fire; misapplied scriptures with accurate counter-balancing scriptures. Doing nothing,
would be to do exactly that, nothing. So, these, on the other hand, do something!
Some of the following are
long, others short. Some do and some don't mention the name of any specific group such as Jehovah's Witnesses
or Mormons, etc, etc. Just read until you find one that you feel would work best for your own situation and needs.
Modify any if and where you feel the need.
It's very true that Watchtower-appointed Elders and official
publications try to discourage people from distributing these and similar items by mail and email by mis-informing their
members to get them to either (1) throw away the items when they come upon or are given copies of them, and (2)
untruthfully claiming that the items don't work.
Contrary to the Watchtower's propaganda to
discourage Ex-JWs and others from providing the material to active JWs such as family members, the items do work.
Otherwise why would Watchtower be so insistent that they not be read, and keep warning members to not read them?
That's common sense, and it better to go by that than what Watchtower has mistaught about it.
Many, not
just this author, can tell you from experience that they work so long as kindly worded, accurate and with some scriptures
etc for reference. I've personally used them and guaranteed you they work. Sometimes, for example, with
the blood issues lives have been quickly saved. I can honestly tell you that's true because I was
told by an internet posting that I had saved a person's life this way.
As briefly said, it's been unfortunately
that a lot of ExJWs, doubtlessly including some reading this, although leaving Watchtower have kept in their minds
the Watchtower-planted idea, propaganda or brainwashing that it's a waste of time and effort to mail items exposing Watchtower
misteachings and wrongs. For emphasis, again, just recognize that this is what they want people to think, not the Truth
about it any more so than with their misteachings on many other things like the false date-settings including 1975.
People in general as well as JW family members and friends still in Watchtower do read the material when it comes in the
mail. Yes, if you stick it in their hands JWs will likely throw it away in such a situation when at a
householder's door, but when they get a letter from someone in the privacy of their own homes, it gets read.
In fact the more JWs are told by Watchtower and the Elders it appoints not to read informative letters, the more eager
most are to do just that.
JWs who get these items are immediately helped to start making some changes you'll
like. They may stay in "nominally," but quickly move to mentally leave it by doing
less for such a cult, giving it less or nothing at all for monetary donations, ignoring the Watchtower's orders
to "strictly" shun family and friends who quit them. If not a "knock-out" punch, an
Exit-maker item(s) at the least causes many to soften up and encourages them to leave later. Also, the more
seeds you sew, the more chances that some will sprout.
Some ExJWs and other friends find it good to not mail items
directly to family members and friends still in it, but to start by mailing to other JWs connected closely to the loved ones.
Those get softened and weaned off Watchtower, then the still-JW family members and relatives, seeing these others have left
or stopped so much support of Watchtower, feel better about doing the same. The real, lovingly presented truth definitely
does set people free.
Please also note that letters mailed in Canada need a return address, unlike with
letters mailed from within the United States. If in another land such as the Phillipines, the U.K. etc go by whatever
is right in your own location. -- Thanks for reading this, and now here's some Exit-makers!
|
DEAR JEHOVAH’S
WITNESSES: Did you know 1 Samuel 14:31-35 shows God forgave all Saul's men who ate un-BLED meat to stay alive; Christ
at Matthew 12:7 says God wants Mercy not Sacrifice. So why die or have others die unBiblically? The Watchtower Society over you orders All JWs including so-called
"repentant" pedophiles to preach at homes along with unsuspecting JW women and children despite Christ warning to
protect Little Ones first. (Lu 17:2) Pedophiles are statistically almost 100% likely to re-offend; sometimes commit other
crimes like peeping-Tommery and bedroom wiretapping etc. Since 1972 a Watchtower directive has let “repentant”
pedophiles stay Elders. There are other ways to witness. Christ and apostles often preached informally; went from a house
in one town to one in another, never door-after-door. Watchtower's own New World translation (Luke 10:7)
says don’t be transferring about. Hands-on kindness beats words; Christ literally fed with fish and bread not just words.
Paul says don’t let others judge us as Christians or not
over celebrating holidays (Col 2:16), but Watchtower says do just that. Not only did angels and shepherds celebrate Christ's
birth but Job 1:3 and Job 3:1, 3 show Job's children also celebrated days of birth, that is birthdays. Happy times
build happier families.
Watchtower’s teaching “many now living will never die” is the exact opposite of
Paul's teaching all sin and therefore all will die (1Co 15:22). The “Good News” is instead the resurrection
hope. Earth will never end (Ec 1:4) but the Bible adds heaven and Earth will pass away although a new heaven and Earth
will come. (Mt 24:35; Lu 21:33, Re 21:1) So it's in the sense of being recreated that Earth remains forever. Revelation
19:1 says there will be a "great crowd" in heaven not that only a “Little Flock” go to heaven. Read
the Christian hope for heaven at Jn 14:2, 3; 1Co 15:20, 2Co 5:1, 2; Ga 1:8, Philippians 3:20, Jas 1:17. Unlike Watchtower
Christ says his all followers must partake of the wine and bread. (Jn 6:53, 54).
Note that regarding Watchtower’s style of shunning, James 4:12 says “There is only one Lawgiver and Judge,
the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?” 1 Corinthians 6:1 say judge
only "trivial" things as in business here on earth though the Bible says at resurrection some will even judge angels.
Still, this is the earth. James 2:4 tells judgers “Have you not discriminated among yourselves and
become judges with evil thoughts?” Verse 13 calls judging harmful. We naturally warn others when
someone is a danger (1Co15:33) but, still, we are not to overly or formally judge. (Lu 6:37) Paul says
the "MAJORITY" followed his saying shun a wrongdoer (2Co2:6), meaning a MINORITY chose not to, yet he nowhere condemns
that minority.
Christ visited and ate with imperfect people; Pharisees acted too righteous
to and they condemned him for it. Modern Pharisees say shunning is tough love meant to shame others, but rigid, harsh-style
shunning is anti-Christ as it causes not shame but depression, sometimes suicide. Christians must follow
Christ, scriptures and common sense not those who write they know the Bible but don’t. (Re 14:4)
Scriptures say there are three who are different (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) but one in what various
translations at Romans 1:20 call Godship (New World), godhead, divinity or divine essence, meaning they and only they three
are 100% totally holy. Watchtower men falsely tell JWs and others trinity means the three are one same God person or a three-headed
God. Christ shows himself, not Watchtower heads is the MOST Faithful and Discreet Slave of God (Mt 24:45): "I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jn 6:68; 14:6) Lovingly told truth (Jn
8:32) sets free so please make and share copies of this.
|
|
HARSH
SHUNNING IS UNBIBLICAL AND CRUEL
Doesn’t James 4:12 say “There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the
one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?”
Doesn’t 1
Corinthians 6:1 say judge only "trivial" things as in business here on earth though the Bible says at resurrection
some will even judge angels. Still, this is the earth.
James 2:4 tells judgers “Have you not discriminated
among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?” Verse 13 says mercy beats judging.
1 Corinthians
15:33 says people naturally warn others when someone is a dangerous influence but, still, we are not to overly or formally
judge. Luke 6:37 says "Do not judge, and you will not be judged."
At 2 Corinthians
2:6 Paul says the "MAJORITY" followed his saying shun a wrongdoer, meaning a MINORITY chose not to, yet he nowhere
condemns that minority.
Isn’t it true that Christ visited and ate with imperfect people, while Pharisees
pretended they were too righteous to do so and condemned him for doing so?
Modern Pharisee types say their shunning
is loving or tough love meant to shame others, but rigid, harsh-style shunning is anti-Christ as it causes not shame but depression
and sometimes suicide. Finally, isn’t it true that a true Christian considers Christ himself as the MOST
Faithful and Discreet Slave of God, and it’s better to follow Christ and the scriptures themselves than those who pretend
they know the Bible better than others but don’t. Mt 24:45) Please make and share copies
of this. John 8:32 says people who learn the real truth really are set free.
|
KNOWING THE REASON WHY A PERSON JOINED OR STICKS WITH
A CULT CAN HELP YOU GIVE HIM/HER SAFER WAYS TO OBTAIN WHAT S/HE WANTS OR NEED THAN THE CULT
in
the hope that doing so and sticking with it will cause God to give them better health, restore their eyesight or mobility,
relief from depression etc
to please family or friends who are already in it,
for friends
because lonely after a divorce or coming to live in a new country,
for influence or power over
other people,
thinking that it really is backed by the Bible and so is pleasing to
God,
out of disappointment with previous religious experiences, etc a sense of belonging
and self-worth as a means of support during hard times whether somehow economic, spiritual, emotional or physical
|
DEAR JWs AND THOSE STUDYING WITH JW'S,
HOW MANY OF THESE DO YOU KNOW
1 Samuel 14:31-35 shows God forgave all Saul's men who ate un-BLED meat
to stay alive; Christ at Matthew 12:7 says God wants Mercy not Sacrifice. The senseless shedding of even one life means blood
guilt.
Paul says the "MAJORITY" (2Co 2:6) followed his saying shun a wrongdoer, meaning a MINORITY
chose not to, yet he nowhere condemns that minority. Watchtower actually has formal “Judicial Committees”
of JW Elders although 1 Corinthians 6:1 tells Christians to only judge "trivial" things as in business, and James
2:4-13 calls judging harmful. Those on Judicial Committees need to note James 2:4 says “Have you not discriminated among
yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?” It's natural and scriptural to warn others of really evil association
but Watchtower goes beyond the scriptures, is way too harsh and rigid; its type of disfellowshipping has destroyed lives,
caused depression and suicides.
Watchtower pressures "all" JWs to preach door-to-door, again: ALL JW's,
and all includes their sending so-called "repentant" pedophiles preaching along with unsuspecting JW women and children
to unsuspecting home of the Public and the Public's children. In contrast Christ says protect the Little Ones. Read Luke
17:2! Pedophiles are statistically almost 100% likely to re-offend. There are alternative ways to witness. Christ and apostles
often preached informally; they went to a house in one town then walked to another in another town, didn’t knock door-after-door.
In fact the New World translation says at Luke 10:7 to not be transferring about; and besides, witnessing by hands-on loving-kindness
beats words. Christ also literally fed with fish and bread.
Paul says do not let others judge us as Christians
or not over celebrating holidays (Col 2:16), but JWs are mistaught to do just that. Not only did angels and shepherds celebrate
Christ's birth but Job 1:3 and then Job 3:1, 3 (please read) show Job's children celebrated days of their days of
birth too.
Scriptures say there are three who are different (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) but one in what various
translations at Romans 1:20 calls Godship (New World), godhead, divinity or divine essence, meaning they and only they three
are 100% totally holy. Watchtower falsely tells JWs and others it means the three are one same God person, like a three-headed
God.
The teaching that many now living will never die is the exact opposite Paul's teaching all sin and therefore
all will die (1Co 15:22). The “Good News” of God’s Kingdom is not a coming Paradise Earth with eternal life,
but the Christian hope of resurrection with Christ. Although Ecclesiastes 1:4 says Earth will never end, Christ and the Bible
further say heaven and Earth will pass away although a new heaven and Earth will come. (Mt 24:35; Lu 21:33, Re 21:1) It's
in the sense of being recreated that Earth remains forever. Revelation 19:1 says there will be a "great crowd" in
heaven but JWs mis-teach only a “Little Flock” go to heaven. Christian hope of going to Christ in heaven
is also noted at Jn 14:2, 3; 1Co 15:20, 2Co 5:1, 2; Ga 1:8, Philippians 3:20, Jas 1:17. Christ says followers must partake
of the wine and bread. (Read John 6:53, 54) but Watchtower has pressured JWs so much that 99% don't do so.
To truly follow the Lamb and only the Lamb wherever he leads means to know that Christ himself, not Watchtower heads, is
the MOST Faithful and Discreet Slave of God. Christ tells us "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.” (Jn 6:68; 14:6) So when asked “where” you would go if you left Watchtower,
remember Christ said it's not To Where but to Whom you will go. For Christians the answer is Christ himself.
Christ says you will know the truth and it will set you free. It can help free others as well. Please make and share copies
of this. (John 8:32)
|
|
Dear Jehovah's Witnesses: This is brief, truthful and meant in loving-kindness. Some of you will find it very hard
although you sense or know that it is 100% true.
To begin, did you know the Watchtower Society over you has
ALL "JWs in good-standing" including so-called "repentant" pedophiles to preach at homes along with mostly
unsuspecting JW women and children despite Christ warning to protect Little Ones first. (Lu 17:2) Pedophiles are statistically
almost 100% likely to re-offend; sometimes commit other crimes like peeping-Tommery and bedroom wiretapping etc.
Since 1972 a Watchtower directive has let “repentant” pedophiles stay Elders. Yet there are other ways
to witness. Christ and the apostles often preached informally; went from a house in one town to one in another, never door-after-door.
The New World translation (Lu 10:7) says don’t be transferring about. Hands-on kindness beats words; Christ literally
fed with fish and bread not just words.
Feel free to make and mail along copies of this.
|
|
SHARE
COPIES ABOUT JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES DISFELLOWSHIPPING/SHUNNING ETC: JWs used the word “disfellowshipping” for their formal practice of severe shunning, cutting off normal
ties with one’s family. Although older Christians
naturally warn others when someone is a dangerous influence to avoid (1 Corinthians 15:33), JWs go against Christ who
at Luke 6:37 says "Do not judge, and you will not be judged." (Lu 6:37) Similarly James 4:12 says “There
is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?”
James 2:4 tells judgers “Have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?” Though Christ
said families would split over doing right or wrong things he never said destroy families by shunning. (Mt 10:34-36)
JWs actually have formal “Judicial Committees” of Elders although 1 Corinthians 6:1 tells Christians to
only judge "trivial" things as in business, James 2:4-13 calls judging harmful. Paul says the "MAJORITY"
(2Co 2:6) followed his saying shun a wrongdoer, meaning a MINORITY chose not to, yet he nowhere condemns that minority. Christ
visited and ate with imperfect people. JWs don’t disfellowship just over evildoing as some claim but also over
weaknesses like smoking; brand “apostates” those dissenting from Watchtower’s misteachings. They claim it’s
loving and produces righteous fruitage though tough, but it has caused and worsened depression, caused suicides.
Christ associated with the imperfect, showed us to rejoice over return of the prodigal son. BAD FRUITAGE: There are good regular JWs but in 1972 the Watchtower Society over JWs sent Elders a directive that
fellow Elders who confess to pedophilia need not be deleted as Elders if several years (later defined as 2-3 years) had passed
and they appeared to still “enjoy Jehovah’s blessing,” that is their “sin” (“crime”)
had not become widely known. So pedophiles and their protectors grow in numbers, %, power, hidden among
JW men, women, kids. Few regular JWs know of the directive. Some head up kingdom halls,
preach at the public’s doors although Department Of Justice statistics show they almost always re-offend.
Christ says protect Little Ones not pedophiles. (Lu 17:2) The internet is full of 100% reputable news of cases
and convictions. Worried insiders tipped off that Watchtower has a database of some 23,000
pedophiles it shelters among JWs in the U.S. (lovenorris.com) For example Phillip and Nancy Garrido who victimized Jaycee
Lee Dugard were long-time JWs. There are also so-called “repentant” peeping Toms, wiretappers,
murderers etc endangering other JWs, their kids, the public. Some mentally unstable Elders have interpreted
the vacillating bedroom laws to mean married JW couples having other than missionary-style sex are to be sifted out for having
"dog sex." (Rev 22:15) Nuts misuse Acts 5:29 saying obey "God rather than men" to justify
internal detective work, witch-hunt. (Contrast Ro 13:1; 1Pe 2:13) BLOOD
TRANSFUSIONS: JWs say it’s right for themselves
and their kids to die rather than take an emergency whole blood transfusion; but God forgave all Saul’s men who ate
unbled meat because it was for them to stay alive. Read 1 Samuel 14:31-35. Christ
at Matthew 7:12 says God wants Mercy not Sacrifice. Some 200,000 may have died from 1945 to now. (David
A. Reed. Blood On The Altar) THE DIVINE NAME: Christ says use “Father.”
(Mt 6:9) Paul says use “Abba” meaning Dad or Pappa. (Ro 8:15, Ga 4:6)
JWs say use Jehovah, a common formal name for God in King James at Psalm 83:18. They say
Romans 10:13 saying “call on the name of the Lord” to be saved means use “Jehovah” though it refers
not to a literal pronunciation of name but to calling on the person of God to save us. FUTURE:
The main JW teaching is that “many now living will never die but live forever on paradise earth,” the exact
opposite of the apostle Paul who says all
sin and therefore all will die (1Co 15:22). The “Good News” of God’s Kingdom is not a
coming Paradise Earth with eternal life, but the Christian hope of resurrection with Christ. JWs stress that Ecclesiastes 1:4 says Earth will never end, but they also ignore
that Christ and the Bible say heaven and Earth will pass away although a new heaven and Earth will come.
(Mt 24:35; Lu 21:33, Re 21:1) In the sense of being recreated, Earth remains forever. Revelation
19:1 says there will be a "great crowd" in heaven but JWs mis-teach only a “Little Flock” go to
heaven. Christian hope of going to Christ in heaven is also noted at Jn 14:2, 3; 1Co 15:20, 2Co
5:1, 2; Ga 1:8, Philippians 3:20, Jas 1:17. TRINITY: Scriptures say there are three who are different (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) but one
in what various translations at Romans 1:20 calls Godship, godhead, divinity or divine essence, meaning they and only they
three are 100% totally holy. JWs are falsely taught it means the three are one same God person,
like a three-headed God. BIBLE: Revelation 22:19 says anyone adding to or deleting from
the Bible is accursed and looses eternal life. Though 5,000+ early manuscripts exist in whole or part,
none have the word Jehovah or Yahweh in the New Testament, but JWs’ Watchtower heads added it there in their New
World Bible translation that they claim experts laud though most criticize it. MISPREDICTIONS:
JWs have mispredicted when Armageddon would occur destroying the world as we know it but Christ says beyond God “no
one knows” when that will be! (Mt 24:36) HOLIDAYS. Paul says do not let others judge us as Christians or not over celebrating
holidays (Col 2:16), but JWs are taught to. They say don’t celebrate birthdays though angels and shepherds
at Luke 2 celebrated Christ's, many believe Job 1:3 and then Job 3:1, 3 clearly show Job's children
celebrated days of their birth, and Jude 12 says the earliest Christians enjoyed balanced merriment at "love feasts."
JWs denounce holidays as of pagan origins yet use names of days and months, wedding rings and money, all from pagans.
Holidays form positive memories and affection for stronger families. Mental health experts note much higher
mental depression among JWs. JWs teach Thanksgiving is super-nationalistic but God granted Jews an annual
day of thanks (also a New Year’s day) and many other nations such as Canada, the Philippines and Germany celebrate Thanksgivings.
JWs do not teach Halloween began when Christians costumed kids like faithful Bible figures tortured and martyred for
staying faithful, though some Christians have freedom not to or to substitute other parties since modern Halloween also has
negatives about it. JWs insist only a literally numbered
144,000 anointed people go to heaven, the other 99% of JWs, unscripturally denied Christian communion, meaning not to partake
of the wine and bread. (John 6:53, 54) This is symbolically denying the body of Christ. Though Christmas
may have come from the non-Christian Saturnalia as JWs say, other sources say it may be from Jewish Hannukah which
first began December 25, but the date varies yearly now as based on
the moon. In the winter Christ, himself a rabbi, was at the Feast of Dedication (Jn 10:22), another term for Hannukah,
with its special lights, foods, gifts. JWs say Santa Claus came from a pagan god or wizard but he came from Saint Nicholas,
a famous actual Christian gift-giver. They say the Christmas tree began in pagan tree worship, but research
says it began as the Paradise Tree in Eden in medieval church plays. Though JWs
like to say most encyclopedias and dictionaries say the name Easter is from an ancient non-Christian
pagan goddess Eastre, they ignore the name may also have come from the Old English or Anglo-Saxon word for East or Eastern,
the direction Christianity came from into Europe. Matthew 24:27 indicates Christ may return from the east to resurrect.
JWs say eggs and rabbits used during Easter are from pagan fertility rites but they have always been used to symbolize
new life as in resurrection. JWs claim Christ didn't die on a cross but an upright stake or pole
and the cross is a horrible murder weapon. The word “stauros” can mean cross or stake, but archaeology
and forensics show it definitely was a cross. Paul says boast of the cross because Christ made it
a symbol of resurrection hope. (Ga 6:14, 1Co 1:17-18)
SLEEP OR JUSTICE: JWs teach that all people, therefore even truly evil persons just sleep in peace forever after death.
If so, how would that be justice for victims? Would getting to peacefully sleep be justice from
God regarding violent, wicked people? The body of a dead person is dead, asleep as scripture
says (Ec 9:5), but there is a spirit that remains after a living soul (body with spirit) passes. That spirits
survive is biblical not pagan as JWs mis-teach. (Ps 90:10, 1 Ki 17:21-22) PREACHING
“DOOR TO DOOR.” Christ and apostles
preached at a house in one town then walked to another, didn’t knock door-after-door. (Lu 10:7)
Witnessing by kindness beats words. ONE FAITH: Paul said there’s “one faith”
(Eph 4:5) meaning general Christianity, JWs not even existing till the late 1800s, yet JWs say theirs is the only
true faith, “The Truth.” WHERE TO GO: Christ answers: "I am the way and the truth
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jn 6:68; 14:6) So
Christ says the answer is not to “where” one will go after leaving Watchtower but as he said, to Whom one will
go: himself. False friends may speak badly of those who leave for him, but he blesses those who do. (Mt
5:11, Re 18:4), Please use copies.
|
|
THIS EXIT-MAKER IS SHORT
AND MAKES A FEW QUICK POINTS
AS SINCERE CHRISTIAN WITNESSES, not Jehovah's Witnesses, we believe
it is loving and right to truthfully expose grevious wrongs. For example, 200,000 Jehovah’s
Witnesses including some children (David A. Reed's Blood On The Altar) have died since 1945 mistold by the Watchtower
Society over them that God doesn't allow emergency blood transfusions even though 1 Samuel 14:31-35 (read it
please) shows God forgave Saul’s men who ate meat with blood to stay alive! Also, since
1972 Watchtower has told JW Elders they don't have to delete as fellow Elders those confessed to child molestation
if 2-3 years have passed without the molestation becoming widely known. This causes the number of pedophiles
abusing JW children to accumulate! Pedophiles are almost 100% likely to harm more kids, sometimes commit other
crimes such as stalking, peeping-tommery; harassing, wiretapping etc to try to intimidate child victims and outspoken
adults! See news reports from CBS, NBC, BBC etc at silentlambs.org.
JWs, as also the case with some other groups,
for example the FLDS, are not themselves able to freely speak out or they get shunned by those blindly obeying their organizational
heads who say theirs is God’s only true organization on earth. JWs thus lose normal association
with family members, and families are destroyed. Christ spoke of families divided over some doing right,
others wrong, not destroyed by religious dictatorships, and James condemned formal judging of other Christians such as by
Watchtower Judicial Committees. 2 Corinthians 2:6 says a "majority" hence not all Christians at Corinth went
along with Paul's recommendation to not associate with a wrongdoer and they weren't shunned for not agreeing even
with Paul. Today, although feeling they have to be quiet about it many who are still JWs definitely do appreciate
our efforts to inform the public and other JWs, are pleased too that this is done out of a spirit of loving-kindness, tough
for some to hear, true, yet helping to save lives, bring more safety and joy. So, by all means, please
do freely make, mail and leave about copies of this informative letter. If you know JWs please mail them
copies.
|
HERE IN THE LONG BOX FARTHER BELOW IS AN EXIT-MAKER HANDY FOR EXTENSIVE DE-PROGRAMMING:
MANY OF THE Babyboomer generation born 1945-1952 converted to being Jehovah's Witnesses during the 1960 and 1970s
because they studied The Truth That Leads To Eternal Life, nicknamed the little Blue Bomb. The
book or booklet was short and provided plenty of scriptures to "prove" Watchtower doctrines, thus making it highly
effective as a programming tool for those with a Bible interest and respect. So the following is also brief but
full of scriptures that prove, though, that Watchtower's doctrines are shakey, unbalanced, dictatorial, and even
gravely false. Those who were studied into the Watchtower can similarly be reverse-studied (deprogrammed) out
of it even faster.
|
MAILED
WITH CHRISTIAN LOVE FOR ACTIVE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES TO STUDY & GET COPIES OF TO OTHER JWs INCLUDING ELDERS: 1.
WHAT THE GOOD NEWS IS. Friends, you have heard it said to teach as good news that "many now living will never
die but live forever in paradise on earth" but Paul tells us that all sin and therefore all
will die (1 Cor 15:22), Adam and Eve were falsely told by the serpent or Satan the devil that they would never die but
live forever in paradise, (Genesis 3) and the entire coming of Christ is about the hope of the resurrection,
the true Good News.
2. THE FUTURE OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. Although it sometimes noted that Ecclesiastes
1:4 says Earth will never end, Christ and the Bible say heaven and Earth will pass away although
a new Heaven and Earth will come. Read Matthew 24:35; Luke 21:33, Revelation 21:1 to see this. So precisely
as Ecclesiastes says, even as generation of humans have come and gone our planet Earth will also vanished but then be recreated;
and in this sense that the Earth definitely remains forever. Also doesn't Revelation 19:1 say a "great
crowd" is in Heaven, not on earth. Read it to see for yourself. You may also read and reflect upon John
14:2, 3; 1 Corinthians 15:20, 2 Corinthians 5:1, 2; Galatians 1:8, Philippians 3:20, James 1:17. Earth returned
to paradise will be gorgeous, but the starry heavens are even more stunning and our Father has "many mansions,"
including many other lovely planets, vast systems of stars and galaxies.
3. OUR DEAD LOVED ONES.
You have it stressed Ecclesiastes 9:5 says "the dead are conscious of nothing at all," and indeed
when you are dead you are dead (with brain non-functioning, unconscious) but balancing are scriptures saying Christians
are resurrected as spirits instantly upon death, in heaven being as angels fully conscious praising God. Bodies die;
but the Bible speaks of human spirits resurrected and continuing. Read 1 Corinthians 15.
4. BLOOD.
Please read 1 Samuel 14:31-35. It shows God forgave Saul's men who ate unbled meat with blood to stay alive. Also
read and discuss with us Matthew 12:7; Christ says God wants Mercy not Sacrifice. Acts 15 says abstain from
blood and although originally referring to meat markets, it is not unreasonable to normally go by today due
to micro-organisms at time in blood, but for emergency life-and-death situations, read and note these other verses.
Blood expanders like saline solution don't act fast enough to stop women with rapid bleeding from giving
birth, people gushing blood after car wrecks etc. Since 1945 an estimated 200,000 JWs have unnecessarily bled to
death, some children and babies. (David A. Reed's Blood On The Altar) 5. THE TRINITY.
Read Titus 2:13 and see for yourselves who it says Jesus is. The Bible speaks of God, Christ, Holy
Spirit as three different persons but one in perfect holiness or what Romans 1:20 calls "divine essence" which some
translations call godship or godhead. The Father is greatest in relative position but all three are equal in
being uniquely holy, sharing together eternity, power and substance (holiness). Watchtower has said the
trinity belief is the three are the exact same person. The truth is that only a very few churches
teach belief the Father morphs into Christ etc, a belief that is not trinitarian but called Oneness or
modalism. Some Christians do call the Three or Trinity by the word Divinity or God but with the understanding
that they are three distinct persons. Again, read Titus 2:13 etc.
6. GOD'S NAME.
Read Matthew 6:9, Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, and Galatians 4:6. Christ says pray to not a formal guessed at name
of God but to "our Father." Other apostles similarly say use "Abba" which means Papa,
Dad or Daddy. We are to call on God's name to be saved in the sense of calling for God's help, not uttering
some pronunciation like an incantation. Those preferring to use formal guessed at names like Jehovah
or Yahweh are free to do so, but why not use "Father" more for closeness and because Christ
and Paul tell us to.
7. PREACHING. At Luke 10:1-7 Christ says go from a house in one location to a house
in another location, and that's what he did. Nowhere in the Bible did Christian go to door-after-door selling or
asking donations for Bible literature. They got freely and gave freely. Bible examples show preaching not only
in homes but outdoors for example in the Ethiopian eunuch's vehicle, from a boat etc, where God's Holy Spirit prompted.
Conversions were swift, long studies not needed, the quickly imparted Good News being that Christ came and died to bring us
hope of the resurrection.
8. PROTECTION OF OUR LITTLE ONES. Please read Luke 17:2. Contrast
what Christ says there to Watchtower's ordering Elders to keep sending "repentant" pedophiles,
murderers, etc, to our doors, letting them be around to endanger Little Ones among JWs and the Public. If
someone harms a little boy or girl, turn him into the police. Don't protect such a criminal for the sake of the group's
"image" or tell parents to "wait on Jehovah" saying nothing or else be disfellowshipped; obey the
officials God allows to rule. (Read Romans chapter 13)
9. BIBLE TRANSLATION. Don't you know
God condemns that although no early manuscript has guessed at, formal names like Jehovah in the New Testament, (Read
Revelation 22:18, 19) yet the Watchtower has deliberately put it there.
10. HOLIDAYS. Colossians
2:16 says we're not to let others judge us as Christians over celebrating holidays. Note that
angels and shepherds at Luke 2 celebrated Christ's birthday. Thanksgiving has been celebrated in many lands
even before the USA. God started an annual harvest festival as Levitcus 23:33 and Deuteronomy 16:13 show,
and also started a New Year's celebration for ancient Israel. (Leviticus 23). Job 1:3 and then Job 3:1, 3 believe
it is clear the banquet days Job's children celebrated were birthdays, and Jude 12 says the earliest Christians enjoyed
balanced merriment at "love feasts."
CHRISTMAS: Christmas may have come from the non-Christian Saturnalia
as many encyclopedias suggest, but others point out that it may also have come from the Jewish celebration
of Hannukah. The date of the first Jewish festival of Hannukah was December 25 but the date varies yearly
now because based on the moon. In fact John 10:22 says in the winter Christ, himself a Jewish rabbi, was at the
"Feast of Dedication," another term for Hannukah, which is also called the Festival of Lights because it has Menorah
lights, also special foods, gifts etc remindful of Christmas. Christmas has always been used to honor Christ, not some
ancient sun god such as for the Saturnalia etc. So for Christians it is definitely Christian not pagan.
The names of days and months came from ancient gods' names such as Thursday which is formed from the name of the god
Thor- and the word -day as well as June which is from the god named Juno. For that matter wedding rings and money
came from pagans but are used. Not doing celebrating holidays works against positive memories and the normal ties
of affection among family members. The celebrating of holidays helps build strong Christian families. Mental health
experts have noted a much higher incidence of mental depression among anti-holiday groups including JWs who
are taught and say they are the happiest of people on the earth.
Although Watchtower teaches the Christmas
tree came from the worship of trees the truth is that it began in Medieval church plays as the Tree of Paradise
in the Garden of Eden; also Santa Claus is not from a pagan god or wizard but from the famous Christian gift-giver, Nicholas, later
called Saint Nicholas, who quietly left gifts at night to help the poor. In Dutch his name was "Sinter
'Claus," in English becoming the name "Santa Claus." A bishop at Myra, he wore red
and carried a miter cane, quietly dropped small bags of gold through open windows at night where they fell near the chimney
hearth at homes with poor girls. The next morning the girls went to get clothing they had laid to
dry by the hearth, found the gold, and used it as dowries for marriage instead of being sold as slaves or concubines.
EASTER: Some encyclopedias say the English name for Easter is from an ancient non-Christian pagan goddess
named Eastre, but others say it may be from the Old English word for East or Eastern. Christianity came
to Europe from the East, more precisely the Middle East. Also many Christians believe Christ may return
from the East to resurrect people basing the possibility on Matthew 24:27 etc. Watchtower teaches early
Christians began using Easter eggs and rabbits as vestiges of ancient pagan fertility rites, instead of noting
that eggs are symbols of new life or resurrection, rabbits not only frequently bear new life but appear
first here then there as Christ did being resurrected.
11. PERFECT LEADER. Matthew 24:45 shows Christ speaking of a faithful
and discreet or loyal and wise servant over Christians. Christ himself is God's MOST faithful and discreet
or wise servant ever. Those who deny Christ's being first are denying Christ. Those upset with
any religious or other group can go straight to Christ anytime and always should instead of giving absolute
obedience to misleading, abusive human leaders.
12. PERFECT ORGANIZATION. God's Kingdom organization including
the angels is still safely in heaven although through training from Bible reading and the conscience God gave us
it has beeb guiding as Christians upon the earth for some 2,000 years. When Paul said there's "one
faith" (Ephesians 4:5) there was and still is the one general faith of Christianity. It is not
any one group such as Watchtower or Mormons who popped up in the 1800s, but Christianity in the universal or general
sense. Different branches of the one faith differ some in non-essentials but Colossians 3:14
says that Christian UNITY is based on Love, not on sameness. "Uniformity" is not "unity,"
and it can only exist where there is coersion such as shunning that often results in the destruction of families
and sometimes suicides. If sameness were good, God would not have made different flowers. The allowing of
some variety is evidence of what is good and godly.
13. FREEDOM IN CHRIST. Christ grants
us great Christian freedom as is seen reading all of Romans 14 and John 8:32. Christians are to not be judging
so much but allowing freedom to differ in non-essentials. To see some essentials read Hebrews 16:1. Paul
says at 2 Corinthians 2:6 a "Majority" not all at Corinth had agreed to punish a wrongdoer as Paul had suggested.
Paul could "order" Timothy as a worker in relief ministry, but not even Paul could tell all the Corinthian
Christians or Timothy what to do as if he, Paul, were some manner of religious overseer.
14. STAYING
LOYAL TO CHRIST: So there was and is freedom of conscience for Christians who are to stay faithful to Christ instead of
the misteachings of men. Let us obey Christ, the Most faithful and discreet slave of God, not be donating time
or money to men harming ourselves and others. Instead we need to help our families and obey Christ who says
his yoke is light and gentle, refreshing and joyful. Those leaving Watchtower mentally, as an estimated 30% already
have (related from Brooklyn), or who will do so outright, are urged to not fall into wrongdoing, atheism etc but
to draw closer to our beloved Father in heaven. May Holy Spirit come upon, anoint, comfort and guide you now and
forever, Amen.
15. FINAL NOTE ABOUT ASSOCIATION: Those who will become or already are independent and wish
to associate with some other Christian groups, form independent Bible Study groups etc, certainly have important
decisions to make. Please do make and share copies of this letter, Friends, which comes to you as an
expression of loving concern from your fellow Brothers and Sisters in the Christian faith.
|
|
THIS ONE ALSO TELLS ABOUT
OUR FELLOWSHIP:
GOOD
NEWS PLUS TWO GRAVE CONCERNS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC: No, we’re not Jehovah’s Witnesses
(JWs) who are headed by the Watchtower Society, who distribute magazines etc, asking donations at doors. Led
overall only by Christ, the most faithful and discreet or wise of all who ever served God (Mt24:45, Mt23:10), our own until
now mostly internet-based fellowship is Christian Witnesses. Thousands associate already. Our
fellowship promotes joy regardless of different beliefs (Ga 5:22), although our own beliefs are freedom to differ united by
love (Ro 14:1-5; Co 3:14); resurrection to heaven or earth; the inviting of friendly people to home Bible readings (Mt 28:19,
Ro 16:1), praying, sharing meals, helping the needy (Ga 2:10); a group of two or more can appoint reputable elders (older
ones) to do desired services (1Tim 3; Ac 6:5), groups may voluntarily work together etc. We rejoice that although
Paul points out that no human alive today will live forever as all sin (read 1Cor15:22), thanks to Christ there is the resurrection
hope. We also note that Christ said God alone knows the day or hour of the end (Mt24:36) when the heavens
and Earth will pass away; but happily a new heavens and Earth will come (Mt24:35;
Lu21:33, Re21:1) so that
our Earth will remain forever as Ecclesiastes 1:4 says. Christianwitnesses.com emails free newsletters to those signed in.
Although not JWs we are highly
concerned about their Silentlambs and BleedingLambs crises involving the safety of JWs and sometimes the public.
One estimate is that 200,000 JWs (David A. Reed's Blood On The Altar) have died since 1945 mistold
by Watchtower that God doesn't allow emergency blood transfusions even though 1 Samuel 14:31-35 (read it please)
shows God forgave Saul’s men who ate meat with blood to stay alive! If that bothers you too, mail JWs a copy of
what you are reading to inform them more correctly (Watchtower sure doesn’t); also, send donations made out to
the trust fund called Watchtower Lawsuit to: Lawrence Hughes; P.O.B 20161; Calgary Place, RPO; Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
T2P 4J3. Your donations will help him
pay debts incurred through court actions against Watchtower since his daughter Bethany’s death and enable him to keep
assisting others who have also lost and stand to lose loved ones.
Most JWs don’t know that since 1972
Watchtower has told JW Elders they don't have to delete as fellow Elders those confessed to child molestation if
2-3 years have passed without the molestation becoming widely known. This causes the number of pedophiles
to accumulate! Watchtower shelters all pedophiles it deems "repentant sinners," keeping their “sins”
(most people would say crimes) secret from unsuspecting JW women and kids, as they go with Bibles to the public's
doors where even more kids and unsuspecting parents are. Pedophiles are almost 100% likely to harm more kids, sometimes
commit other crimes such as stalking, peeping-tommery; harassing, wiretapping etc to try to intimidate child victims
and outspoken adults!
There have been some decent JW Elders such as Bill Bowen, founder of the non-profit
Silentlambs, now shunned by JWs. Read what Christ says at Luke 17:2 of "Little Ones," and the kids’
safety coming first. See news reports from CBS, NBC, BBC etc at silentlambs.org. Donations can be
by Paypal or sending a check to Silentlambs, PO Box 311, Calvert City, KY 42029. JWs themselves aren’t
free to speak out or they get shunned by those blindly obeying Watchtower which says it is God’s only true organization
on earth. They stand to lose all normal association with JW family members, their families be destroyed.
Though quiet many definitely do appreciate our efforts, pleased too that this is done out of a spirit of loving-kindness,
tough for some to hear, true, yet helping to save lives, bring more safety and joy.
So, by all means, please do freely make, mail
and leave about copies of this informative letter. If given a copy at your door, JWs, who usually come
in two’s, are told by Watchtower to not read it, but when in their own homes most will gladly read a copy that is mailed
to them. May all readers of good-will enjoy the many blessings of our Father in heaven. Sincerely
And From christianwitnesses.com.
|
EXIT-MAKER NOT MENTIONING JWs BUT INFORMING ABOUT JW BELIEFS:
Again, remember that you have freedom to modify the Exitmaker items; for example, some might prefer to drop off the
"christianwitnesses.com" at the end, feeling that it too much "promotes" this particular fellowshipping
arrangement. On the other hand, others like to keep it, glad that it draws attention to the fellowship rather than the
guesses of JW family or friends that they originated it. Do as you feel best for your own situation, brothers, sister,
friends. You no longer need feel that your hands are tied or that you are helpless! You have the shield of Love
and the sword of Truth.
You are equally welcome to darken the font letters, increase their size, etc.
|
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW THE REAL TRUTH? These correct some common misteachings. Freely and lovingly distribute
copies.
1. THE GOOD NEWS. You may have had some come tell you at your doors their Good
News that "many now living will never die but live forever in paradise on earth." Look up 1 Corinthians
15:22 where Paul tells Christians there that all sin and therefore all will die. The Bible shows not
only Paul, but Christ and others said the Gospel or Good News is the resurrection hope, not living forever on earth. 1
Corinthians 15:42 says “So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is
raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it
is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.” Genesis 3 says Adam and Eve were told they
would never die but could live forever in paradise (Eden in their case) and this false information came not from God but the
serpent. People were resurrected on earth and possibly some might be latter, but the Bible directs Christians
to strive for and focus on the glories of the starry heavens in fellowship with Christ. 2. THE FUTURE OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. Some note that Ecclesiastes 1:4 says Earth will never end, but not
that it is also true that Christ and the Bible say heaven and Earth will pass away although a new heaven
and Earth will come. (Read Matthew 24:35; Luke 21:33, Revelation 21:1) So precisely as Ecclesiastes says, even
as generations of humans have come and gone, our planet Earth will also vanish but then be re-created; and in this sense
remains forever. Read to see that Revelation 19:1 shows a “great crowd” (not a little flock) of resurrected
humans are in heaven, not on Earth. For even more understanding read John 14:2, 3; 1 Corinthians 15:20,
2 Corinthians 5:1, 2; Galatians 1:8, Philippians 3:20, James 1:17. Earth returned to paradise will be gorgeous
but remember that the starry heavens are even more stunning and our Father has “many mansions,” including many
other lovely planets, vast systems of stars and galaxies.
3. BLOOD. Read 1 Samuel 14:31-35 which shows God forgave men who ate unbled meat with blood to stay alive. Emergency
transfusions of blood are scriptural. At Matthew 7:12, Christ says God wants Mercy not Sacrifice.
God does not want anyone to bleed to death. Acts 15 says abstain from blood and although originally
referring to meat markets, it is not unreasonable to normally go by today due to micro-organisms at
time in blood, but for emergency life-and-death situations, read and note these other verses. Blood expanders
like saline solution don't act fast enough to stop women with rapid bleeding after giving birth, people gushing
blood after bad accidents etc.
4. OUR DEAD LOVED ONES. Some stress that Ecclesiastes 9:5 says
“the dead are conscious of nothing at all,” and indeed when you are dead you are dead with the brain non-functioning
or unconscious, but balancing that are other scriptures saying Christians are resurrected as spirits instantly upon death
as when 1 Corinthians 15:51 says “Listen, I tell you a mystery:
We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For
the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” Revelation 19 tells of people
in heaven as angels conscious and praising God. 5. GOD'S NAME.
Read Matthew 6:9, Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, and Galatians 4:6. Christ says pray to not a formal guessed at name
of God but to our Father. Other apostles similarly say use "Abba" or Dad/Daddy. We are to call on God's
name to be saved in the sense of calling for God's help, not uttering some pronunciation like an incantation.
6. GOD'S NATURE. Read Titus 2:13 as to who Jesus is. The Bible speaks of God, Christ,
and the Holy Spirit. They are three different persons one in perfect holiness or what Romans 2:10 calls "divine
essence," or in some Bibles “godship” or “godhead.” The Father is greatest in relative position
but all three are equal in being uniquely holy, sharing together eternity, power and substance (holiness).
Some mis-tell that the trinity belief is that the three are the exact same person. The truth is
that only a very few churches teach belief the Father morphs into Christ etc, an idea that is not trinitarian
but called Oneness or modalism. Some misteach God is a person of flesh, but John 4:24 says God is Spirit
not flesh. 7. PREACHING. Luke 10:1-7. Christ says go from a house in one location to a house in another
location, not door-after-door. Note verse 7 closely.
8. PROTECTING LITTLE ONES. Luke 17:2. Contrast
what Christ says to any group that for example sends so-called "repentant" pedophiles along with unsuspecting
innocent colleagues to preach at our doors endangering all our little ones. If someone harms a Little One,
turn him into the police, not any religious groups’ clergy elder heads who for the sake of the group’s "image"
quite possibly will tell you not to do so. (Ro 13:1) Though polygamy is illegal some groups say after death their men
followers’ spirits get to have multiple wives, other groups hold secret “spiritual” weddings to live polygamously
now. God made Adam only one wife. Paul told Christian men to have one wife not wives. (1Co 7:2)
9. BIBLE TRANSLATION. Read Revelation 22:18, 19 which shows God condemns, for example, when a group adds a guessed at,
formal name of God in hundreds of places where no early manuscript has it in the New Testament. 10.
HOLIDAYS. Colossians 2:16. It says we're not to let others judge us as Christians over
celebrating holidays. Note that angels and shepherds at Luke 2 celebrated Christ's birthday. Thanksgiving
has been celebrated in many lands even before the USA. God started an annual harvest festival as Leviticus
23:33 and Deuteronomy 16:13 show, and also started a New Year's celebration for Israel. (Leviticus 23).
11. PERFECT LEADER. Matthew 24:45 shows Christ speaking of a faithful and discreet or loyal and wise servant over Christians.
Christ himself is God's MOST faithful and discreet or wise servant ever. We can go straight to Christ at anytime
instead of a misleading or abusive group of human leaders. 12. PERFECT ORGANIZATION. God's Kingdom
organization including angels is still safely in heaven although by Bible-training and conscience it’s been ruling
in the midst of Christians for some 2,000 years. Paul said there's "one faith" (Eph 4:5) and when he said
so there was and still is the one faith. It’s not some group that began in 1800s or 1900s but
Christianity in the universal or general sense. Different branches of it differ some in non-essential beliefs
but Colossians 3:14 says that there is perfect UNITY from LOVE. Absolute robotic sameness in all same beliefs is
not unity but unChristian Uniformity. 13. FREEDOM IN CHRIST. Christ grants us great Christian freedom.
Read all Romans 14 and John 8:32. Instead of being judgmental we allow freedom to differ beyonds basics
like at Hebrews 16:1.
14. DISFELLOWSHIPPING. Christians
naturally warn others including their children when someone is a bad influence (1 Cor 15:33) but scriptures also
say it’s wrong to formally or unduly judge others. (Jas 2:4-13, 4:12; Mt &:1-5; Lu 6:37) Christ said
families would be split by some doing right or wrong things, but never called for destroying families by severe, lasting shunning.
(Mt 10:34-36) Christians while on Earth can judge "trivial" things as in business, not formally judge each
other or destroy families. (1Cor 6:1) Paul says the "MAJORITY" at Corinth followed his advice to shun
a wrongdoer, meaning that a MINORITY chose not to, and yet he nowhere condemns them. (Read 2 Corinthians 2:6) 15. SHARING
LOVINGLY: Freely leave about or mail copies of this as truth sets people free. (John 8:32) christianwitnesses.com
|
|
GOOD NEWS AND ALSO TWO GRAVE CONCERNS TO INFORM
THE PUBLIC
Led overall only by Christ, the most faithful and discreet or wise
of all who ever served God (Mt24:45, Mt23:10), our own until now mostly internet-based fellowship is Christian Witnesses.
Thousands associate already. Our fellowship promotes joy regardless of different beliefs (Ga 5:22),
although our own beliefs are freedom to differ united by love (Ro 14:1-5; Co 3:14); resurrection to heaven or earth; the inviting
of friendly people to home Bible readings (Mt 28:19, Ro 16:1), praying, sharing meals, helping the needy (Ga 2:10); a group
of two or more can appoint reputable elders (older ones) to do desired services (1Tim 3; Ac 6:5), groups may voluntarily work
together etc. We rejoice that although Paul points out that no human alive today will live forever as all sin (read
1Cor15:22), thanks to Christ there is the resurrection hope. We also note that Christ said God alone knows
the day or hour of the end (Mt24:36) when the heavens and Earth will pass away; but happily a new heavens and Earth will come
(Mt24:35; Lu21:33, Re21:1) so that our Earth will remain forever as Ecclesiastes 1:4 says.
We also believe in exposing wrongs.
For example, 200,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses including some children (David A. Reed's Blood On The Altar)
have died since 1945 mistold by Watchtower that God doesn't allow emergency blood transfusions even though 1 Samuel
14:31-35 (read it please) shows God forgave Saul’s men who ate meat with blood to stay alive! Please
send donations made out to the trust fund called Watchtower Lawsuit to: Lawrence Hughes; P.O.B 20161; Calgary Place,
RPO; Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 4J3. Those will help him keep assisting others who have also lost and stand to lose loved ones. Also, since 1972
Watchtower has told JW Elders they don't have to delete as fellow Elders those confessed to child molestation if
2-3 years have passed without the molestation becoming widely known. This causes the number of pedophiles
to accumulate! Pedophiles are almost 100% likely to harm more kids, sometimes commit other crimes such as stalking,
peeping-tommery; harassing, wiretapping etc to try to intimidate child victims and outspoken adults! See news reports
from CBS, NBC, BBC etc at silentlambs.org. Send a check to Silentlambs, PO Box 311, Calvert City, KY 42029
which helps victims and exposes this.
JWs, as also the case with some other groups, for example the Fundamentalist
LDS, are not themselves able to freely speak out or they get shunned by those blindly obeying their organizational heads who
say theirs is God’s only true organization on earth. Members of such groups stand to lose all normal
association with family members, their families be destroyed. Though quiet many definitely do appreciate
our efforts, pleased too that this is done out of a spirit of loving-kindness, tough for some to hear, true, yet helping to
save lives, bring more safety and joy. So, by all means, please do freely make, mail and leave about copies
of this informative letter. christianwitnesses.com.
|
|
A THIRD VERSION
COUNTERING MANY WATCHTOWER AND SOME OF THE MORMON BELIEFS:
This explains politely why nice-seeming and well-dressed people preaching at our
doors, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses and various Mormon groups do not, as they assert, have The Truth. For
example 1 Samuel
14:31-35 shows God forgave men who ate unbled meat with blood to stay alive. Emergency transfusions of blood are scriptural.
At Matthew 7:12 Christ says God wants Mercy not Sacrifice but yearly thousands of JWs and sometimes JW kids bleed to death. Acts
15 says abstain from blood and although originally referring to meat markets, it is not unreasonable to normally go
by today but for emergency life-and-death situations, other verses about mercy and being
reasonable weigh even more. Blood expanders like saline solution don't act fast enough to save women
from rapid bleeding after giving birth, those gushing blood after bad accidents etc. Isaiah 25:6 says
God will give a banquet including marrow which is the blood part of bone. JWs say "many now living
will never die but live forever in paradise on earth" but at 1 Corinthians 15:22 Paul says all sin so
all will die. The Bible shows not only Paul, but Christ and others said the Gospel or Good News is the resurrection
hope, not living forever on earth. 1 Corinthians 15:42 says at the resurrection the body that was sown
will be “raised a spiritual body.” Genesis 3 says Adam and Eve were told they would never
die but could live forever in the paradise of Eden, harmful false information from the serpent. People were resurrected
on earth in the Bible but if some might be latter, still the Bible directs Christians to strive for and focus on serving
amid the glorious starry heavens in fellowship with Christ. JWs also preach Ecclesiastes 1:4 says Earth will
never end but don’t note it is also true the Bible says heaven and Earth will pass away although a new
heaven and Earth will come. (Read Mt 24:35; Lu 21:33, Re 21:1) So precisely as Ecclesiastes says, even as generations
of humans have come and gone, our planet Earth will also vanish but then be re-created; and in this sense remains forever.
A “great crowd,” not a little flock, of resurrected humans are in heaven, not on Earth. (Read Re 19:1;
also see Jn 14:2, 3; 1 Co 15:20, 2 Co 5:1, 2; Ga 1:8, Phillipians 3:20, Jas 1:17. JWs stress Ecclesiastes 9:5 says “the dead are conscious
of nothing at all,” and indeed when you are dead you are dead with the brain non-functioning or unconscious, but balancing
that are other scriptures saying at least some Christians are resurrected as spirits instantly upon death as when 1 Corinthians
15:51 says “…..For
the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” Revelation 19 tells of people
in heaven as angels,
conscious and praising God. JWs need to not just read but meditate on the fact
Christ and Paul say pray to not a formal guessed at name of God but to our Father or "Abba" meaning Dad
or Daddy. (Mt 6:9, Mk 14:36, Ro 8:15, Ga 4:6) We are to call on God's name to be saved in the sense of calling
for God's help, not uttering some pronunciation like an incantation. Read Revelation 22:18, 19 which shows
God condemns, for example, when a group adds a guessed, formal name of God in hundreds of places where no early
manuscript has it in the New Testament. JWs Bible translation does this. Definitely read Titus 2:13
as to who Jesus is. The Bible speaks of God, Christ, and Holy Spirit. They are three different
persons one in perfect holiness, what various translations (Ro 2:10) cals "divine essence," “godship”
or “godhead.” The Father is greatest in relative position but all three are equal in being uniquely
holy, sharing together eternity, power and substance (holiness). JWs mistell that the trinity belief
is that the three are the exact same person but few churches teach belief the Father morphs into Christ
etc, an idea that is not Trinitarian but called Oneness or Modalism. Mormons teach God is a person of flesh,
but John 4:24 says God is Spirit not flesh. LDS Mormons and JWs preach at house after house but Christ says go from
a house in one location to a house in another location. (Lu 10:1-7) Contrast
what Christ says to any group, not just JWs or Mormons about the endangering of our little ones. (Lu 17:2)
No Elder who has ever harmed a child, no matter how so-called "repentant" he seems, should be
allowed to along with unsuspecting innocent colleagues to preach at our doors, much less allowed to get near them.
Judges, Justices, Legislators etc allow freedom to preach at doors, but Laws denying pedophiles access to kids need
to be ruled first! If someone harms a Little One, turn him into the police, not any religious groups’
clergy elder heads who for the sake of the group’s "image" quite possibly will tell you not to do so.
(Ro 13:1) Though polygamy is illegal LDS Mormons say after death men followers’ spirits get to have multiple wives,
other Mormons have held secret “spiritual” weddings with multiple women. Genesis proves God made Adam only
one wife. Israel’s kings were told to have only one wife though Solomon broke the law. Paul
said have one wife not wives. (1Co 7:2)
Colossians
2:16 says we're not to let others judge us as Christians over celebrating holidays, though JWs do so wrongly
all the time. Note that angels and shepherds at Luke 2 celebrated Christ's birthday. Thanksgiving has
been celebrated in many lands even before in the USA. God started an annual harvest festival and also
started a New Year's celebration for Israel. (Lev 23; Deu 16:13) Matthew 24:45 shows Christ speaking
of a faithful and discreet or loyal and wise servant over Christians. Christ himself is God's MOST faithful
and discreet or wise servant ever, not the men over JWs. We can go straight to Christ at anytime instead of to
a misleading or abusive group of human leaders. God's Kingdom organization including angels is still safely in heaven
although by Bible-training and conscience it’s been ruling in the midst of Christians for some 2,000 years.
Paul said there's "one faith" (Eph 4:5) and when he said so there was and still is the one faith.
It’s not some group like Mormons or JWs who began in 1800s or any group begun in the 1900s but Christianity in the universal
or general sense. The many branches of Christianity differ some in non-essential beliefs but Colossians
3:14 says that there is perfect UNITY from LOVE. Absolute robotic sameness in all same beliefs as done with JWs and
Mormons is not Unity but unChristian Uniformity enforced by duress of severe shunning. Christ says Christians are
to enjoy great Christian freedom, not burdened but made happy. Read all Romans 14 and John 8:32. Instead
of being judgmental we are to allow freedom to differ beyond basics like those listed at Hebrews 16:1.
Christians naturally warn others including their children
when someone is a bad influence (1 Cor 15:33) but scriptures also say it’s wrong to formally or unduly
judge others. (Jas 2:4-13, 4:12; Mt &:1-5; Lu 6:37) Christ said families would be split by some doing right or wrong
things, but never called for destroying families by severe, lasting shunning. (Mt 10:34-36) Christians while on
Earth can judge "trivial" things as in business but must not formally judge each other as with JW Judicial Committees
or destroy families. (1Cor 6:1) JWs are mistold it’s “loving” to shun family members who disagree
with JW teachings, told to hate them as wicked. Many Mormon groups etc also cold-shoulder and call those who disagree by names
such as apostates or sons of perdition. Paul says the "MAJORITY" at Corinth followed his advice
to shun a wrongdoer, meaning that a MINORITY chose not to, and yet he nowhere condemns the minority who did not go along with
his suggestion. Read 2 Corinthians 2:6. Thanks for reading this.
Freely leave about or mail copies of this as truth sets people free. (John 8:32) Our christianwitnesses.com is an online
fellowship encouraging Bible reading in homes. If you want to hear denials and spins from the Watchtower
Society heads over JWs, you can contact them at (718)560-5000.
|
|
PHOTOCOPY AND USE: Why Do Friendly-Seeming Jehovah’s Witnesses Say Wrong Things?
Because Mistaught To By The Watchtower Society Men Over Them. Per Watchtower Society heads, JWs say die rather than take an emergency whole blood
transfusion; but ignore scriptures showing God forgave all Saul’s men who ate unbled meat in order to stay alive.
(1Samuel 14:31-35). JWs say “many now living will never die but live forever on paradise earth,” but the Bible says all
sin so all will die (1Co 15:22), the real Good News being the Christian hope of resurrection with Christ in heaven.
JWs have formal Judicial Committees
that “disfellowship” (order severe shunning of) not just evil men but those peacefully dissenting. Paul says the
"MAJORITY" (2Co 2:6) followed his saying shun a wrongdoer, meaning a MINORITY chose not to, yet he nowhere condemns
that minority. James says leave judging to God for human judges about religious matter act unfairly and
evilly. (Jas 2:4-13; 14:12) JWs say call God Jehovah, that Romans 10:13 says call on God’s name to be saved
(Ro 10:13) but Christ (Ro 10:13) says call God “Father,” (Mt 6:9) Paul says use “Abba”
meaning Dad or Pappa, (Ro 8:15, Ga 4:6), and calling on God to save isn’t pronouncing some name but calling on the person
of God to save us. JWs say Earth will never end (Ec 1:4), but the Bible says heaven and Earth will pass away although a
new heaven and Earth will come. (Mt 24:35; Lu 21:33, Re 21:1) In the sense of being recreated, Earth remains forever.
JWs say only a Little Flock of just 144,000
go to heaven but Revelation 19:1 says a "great crowd" is in heaven. JWs say non-JW Christians believe the trinity is Father, Son, Holy Spirit are one same God, a three-headed God,
but Christians say the three are different but one in what various translations at Romans 1:20 calls Godship, godhead, divinity
or divine essence, so only the three are 100% totally holy. JWs say holidays are wrong and pagan. Paul says don’t let others
judge us as Christians over holidays. (Col 2:16) Angels and shepherds celebrated Christ's, many believe Job
1:3 and then Job 3:1, 3 show Job's children celebrated days of their birth. JWs do use names of days and months, wedding rings and money, all from pagans. JWs say Thanksgiving is
a U.S. nationalistic day but other nations such as Canada, the Philippines and Germany celebrate Thanksgivings.
JWs denounce everyone who celebrates Halloween as satanistic ignoring early Christians costumed
kids like faithful Bible figures tortured and martyred for staying faithful in order to encourage similar loyalty to God. JWs say Christmas is pagan though it may
also be from the Jewish Hannukah which first originally was December 25, celebrated as the Feast of Dedication by Christ (Jn
10:22), includes special lights, foods, gifts. JWs say Santa Claus came from a pagan god or wizard but he came from Saint Nicholas, a famous actual Christian gift-giver.
JWs say the Christmas tree began as pagan
tree worship, but it began as the Paradise Tree in Eden in early church plays. JWs say the name Easter
is from the pagan goddess Eastre, but it may also be from the Old English for East or Eastern the direction from which
Christianity came into Europe. JWs
say Easter eggs and rabbits are from pagan fertility rites but Christians have always used those to symbolize new life in
resurrection. JWs
say Christ didn't die on a cross but a stake or pole and the cross is a horrible murder weapon, but the word “stauros”
means not just pole but also cross; archaeology and forensics show it was a cross. Paul says boast of the
cross as Christ made it a positive symbol of resurrection hope. (Ga 6:14, 1Co 1:17-18)
JWs teach
all people, therefore even truly evil persons just sleep in peace after death but if so, how would that be justice for
victims? The body of a dead person is dead, asleep as scripture says (Ec 9:5), but scriptures say there is
a spirit living after a living soul (body with spirit) passes. This is biblical not pagan as JWs mis-teach.
(Ps 90:10, 1 Ki 17:21-22) JWs say the true faith knocks door-after-door
but Christ and apostles preached at a house in one town then walked to another. (Lu 10:7) Witnessing
by kindness beats words. JWs say Paul said there’s “one faith”
(Eph 4:5) and that’s their beliefs but JWs Watchtower organization didn’t even existing till the late 1800s while
general Christianity has existed over 2,000 years. JWs say people can only go to the Watchtower Society
for true Christianity but Christ answers: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me.” (Jn 6:68; 14:6) True Christianity is found in Christ rather than Watchtower.
Christ himself, not Watchtower, is the MOST Faithful and Discreet Slave of God. JWs say their organization is a spiritual paradise. Unknown to most
regular JWs, in 1972 Watchtower sent Elders a directive saying fellow Elders who confess to pedophilia need not be deleted
as Elders if several years (later defined as 2-3 years) passed and they still seemed to “enjoy Jehovah’s
blessing,” that is their “sin” (“crime”) had not become widely known. So
pedophiles and their protectors grow in numbers, %, power, hidden among JW men, women, kids. Please mail copies of this to others and also put them
in the hands of visiting JWs. Keep some copies for yourself too.
|
|
SOME FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
FOR YOU
If you are a reader who may be fading out of the Watchtower Society but
still in it, you are in a unique position to help others. For example you likely have or can quickly get the addresses
of many other JWs to mail to.
A consideration for some is if to mail, say, a hundred letters at once or just a
few here and there. Experience shows that it's generally usually best to mail a hundred suddenly, although do what
you feel is best for your own situation. Some do a mass mailing then wait until the Watchtower-appointed Elders
try to counter by telling their "sheep" to not read anything coming from the "evil apostate/s," (usually
at a Wednesday or Thursday night meeting) then after a while send some more, re-seeding time to time.
You are to
be congratulated for your loving concern and action to help inform others. Christ certainly did so, too.
|
|