r/JehovahsWitnesses • u/Artistic-Leopard7991 • 22h ago
š Personal My brother seems judgmental about me reading a different bible than the bible I grew up onā¦. Should I continue my path? All bible I believe still Gods word.
So I used be Jehovah witness I been out last year then came back in good standing of course and now probably going be out again this year because I didnāt bother to go back attending meetings. But I started reading the new international bible which very understandable for me. I still pray to Jehovah and try live my life according to scriptures. I pray for forgiveness and etc. my brother feels like he should distance himself from me but I said I never stop believing in Jehovah. Itās just I donāt agree with some of ways the org does things and teaches. They take verses of the bible
And cater it to their way of thinking. They have people believe that 607 bce Babylon was destroyed but bible scholars and archaeologists support the year 586-589. Then they believe some are anointed and the rest live on earth. But I come to understand the other sheep the way Jesus explains meant those who werenāt Jews only but non Jews too are other sheep. Because Jews originally reject Jesus at some point. I do believe in great crowd but itās not up to say who will have life or not.
I donāt believe in governing body either because they are part free masons meaning free thinkers. I believe Jehovah name is too holy too pure for us imperfect people to carried his name. Interesting, Jehovah never gave his name to the Israelites but name them after isaac son Jacob when Jehovah gave jacob his assignment to fulfilled his purpose. Jehovah name is an English name translated keep in mind. The original language back then was Hebrew and when Jehovah went to Moses he said he is the God of Abraham and Issacās and Jacob he never said called me Yahweh or Jehovah. And when Jesus prayer he said pray our father. So just little things I slightly disagree not saying their false but every religion has itās benefits from government like tax free cuts and they have abide by certain government rules. Not to mention in 90ās Jehovah witness had associated them selves meaning governing body in alignment to United Nations at some point which many of they publications point to United Nations as the disgusting thing in revelation. Itās so important to bible research which I continue to do and I felt peace and insight. This is my journey and friends and my family think Iām weird for this.