they guy i have seemingly fallen into the closest my little teenage mind can to love has decided that he can't be in this relationship anymore and is leaving me. he is my number 1 confident so i'm turning here to write down a few thoughts.this guy i've grown so close to, closer to anyone i've ever been in my life; this guy who's had such an impact on my life, who's helped me become a person i never thought i could be, who's loved me unconditionally, who's forgiven me numerous times, who's never left my side (even if he didn't agree with me),who's never lied to me,who's looked me in the face just about ever day for the past 8 months w/nothing but love in his eyes...is leaving me because:
1)On December 25, for the past 16 years, i've woken up and opened presents
2)On February 14, for the past 16 years, i've given many valentine cards, received many, and lots of candy
3)On Easter, for the past 16 years, i've gotten candy and whatnot, and mourned/celebrated my Lord and Savior dying on a CROSS and raising from the dead for my sin
4)On St. Patrick's Day, for the past 16 years, i've worn green and been proud of my Irish heritage
5)On July 4th, for the past 16 years, i've shot fireworks from my front yard and enjoyed every minute of it
6)On July 31, for the past 16 years, i've gotten "happy birthday" sang to me, blown out candles, ate cake, and opened presents
7)On October 31, for the past 16 years, i've dressed up as something i'm not and more often than not gone trick-or-treating
8)On Thanksgiving, for the past 16 years of my life, i've been surrounded by loving family i usually dont get to see and eaten a wonderful meal
9)I've always believed that Jesus was crucified on a cross, not a stake
10)I've always believed that theres a chance in heaven for everyone, not just 144,000(thats the number of completion)
11)I've always believed that you don't have to be a certain denomination or religion to be truly saved
12)I've always believed in the Trinity
13)The leaders of my church have titles
14)We also sprinkle, not immerse
15)I also, personally, believe we are in no position to suspend(disassociate) someone from a church because of their sin,a sin is a sin(this one really gets me); you want to encourage someone to come to church especially when their sin is getting the better of them
16)I more often than not refer to God as "God" or "Lord" or "Heavenly Father", though i have nothing against the name "Jehovah" and have used it before
17)I don't think it is wrong to date outside your religion,as long as you don't ge to caught up in the opposite person's
18)I dont think you should disassociate yourself with a person because they got kicked out
of a church
These are the reasons my emotionally drained, sleep deprived brain can come up w/at the moment...there are more i'm sure.I probably stepped on a few toes, comment as you wish, i want feedback, lots of it. This is just all i have on my mind right now.
I'm sorry for.... every time he blatantly lied to his parents to hide the fact he was with me, the fact he's lead a double life to be with the person he loves, every guilt trip he was put on for being with me, any/every way i've led him astray....
I'm not sorry for...every day we spent together, every glance, every touch, every kiss, every promise, every laugh, every tear, every whisper, every yell, every "i love you"
11 comments:
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substance
Ummm... i dont know what to comment....
Told ya so (joking... dont kill me)
o i'll kill you...time stamp that, bitch
Has Josh ever once explained most (if any) of these things on your list and why we do not participate them? I understand your frustration, and the fact that all of this has been a part of your life for so long, but we don't just believe these things just to make people think we are weird or crazy. We have a reason behind each thing that we do and believe, and all those reasons are scriptural as well as historical. I also celebrated Holidays and stuff until I was about 7, when I was taken into custody by my grandparents. Knowing what I know now, even if I were not a Jehovah's Witness, I would still chose not to partake in those Holidays, simply for the fact that their origions are actually anti-christian. Now, if you don't believe in God or christianity, then I can understand why you wouldn't care about a holidays pagan origions. But as someone who believes in God and claims to be a Christian, I cannot understand why you are not at least a little bit cureous as to why we don't celebrate most of these holidays.
i didn't say i agreed w/them, i just said thats how its been all my life...he's gone into a littl detail about very few(he doesn't remember alot of them, i've asked before), but those he has, has made sense for the most part.those are just contributing factors,stating how i was raised; the more important ones are near the bottom.
Well I'll address the last 6.
This explanation is directly from the bible. So therefore, if some of you don't believe in what the Bible says, don't bother trying to argue these points.
13) I dont understand the point
14) There are no accounts in the bible of a "sprinkled" babtism. All babtismal canidates were completely immersed under water. Also, they were babtized only after they were mature enough to fully comprehend the concept of serving the rest of their life for God. This is why we don't babtize babies, nor encourage adolecents to get babtized right away.
15) The act of disfellowshiping is not just a suggestion, but a commandment in the bible in order to keep the flock clean. It's not meant to discourage those who do wrongdoing, and is often times only done to those who are not truly repentant. Yes a sin is a sin, and the bible instructs us to discipline those who do them. Depending on the severity of it, it could mean a loss in certain privelages, disfellowshipping, or even just a "talkin' to".
16) Nothing wrong with that. I call him all of those too. But Jehovah is his name. Much like I call you "Madison" instead of "Girl" or "Woman" or "Testicularly Challenged Being", I call Jehovah by his name most of the time.
17) According to Bible standards, we are not supposed to date for recreation without the intention of looking for a possible marriage partner. And if we are looking for someone to marry, the Bible says to only marry in the Lord, so we would not want to marry someone with believes that severly contradict that of ours. Like, it wouldn't be biblical for you to marry a Budhist or something.
18) I think this is the same thing as #15.
I'm too lazy to find all the scriptures to support these right now, but I will be glad to give put them on here later if you'd like. I'm not trying to diss you with any of this stuff, I'm just backing up my believes. I hope this may explain at least a little bit some of your concerns. If not I'll be happy to go further into detail with you about them (or any other questions you have about my wacky religion).
Paul is a good defender...
i can't thank you enough paul.scriptures would be awesome, but you've contributed so much that i couldn't make you do that.
13 was referring to how ya'll don't have like designated positions, much less ones that pay; that we do.
14,i've always understood baptizing a baby as more of a commitment from the parents and congregation saying they're going to raise the child in the truth.we can choose immersion if we want(always made more sense to me anyways, because of the fact it was in the Bible),we had a kid baptized in the lake by your house a few months ago.i agree w/the not encouraging adolescents for it; we do that,but i opted not to though because i didn't feel ready.
15 was referring to the part where the difelloshipee can't go to the church and 18 was referring to the part where the non-disfellowshipped is not supposed to even talk to disfellowshipee;same category.
17, i didn't mean something extreme like buddhism, lol...i was referring to more of a different denomination,i always swore to myself i'd date someone in the same though(haha see how well that worked).
i'm not offended or anything of the sort by anything you've said, trust me, you're only helping, in this case i think i'd be the one dissing your religion, lol; but know that it wasn't written to offend, its merely my take on all that is happening.
and o paul, you have no idea what you're saying referring to answering any questions i have about your religion, the list is endless....lol
The disfellowshipee CAN go to the church and is ENCOURAGED to do so. The more they get involved in spiritual activities and go to church, the sooner they can be
re-instated back into the congregation. Disfellowshipment isnt' a permanent thing.
And anytime you need some questions answered, I'll be happy to explain whatever you want to you.
oooooooooooooooo wow, i totally thought that meant they coudln't come to the church at all.geez louise i feel retarded.thanks!
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