(August 23, 2016 at 9:07 am)mh.brewer Wrote:(August 22, 2016 at 6:34 pm)Won2blv Wrote: [edit] She told me that she can't respect someone that doesn't believe in god. [edit]
I could be totally off base but to me this feels like a relationship ultimatum to me. Manipulation for the upper hand. If it were me that would probably be the final straw.
Is your wife the one where all fer friends and activities are linked to the church?
Have you talked to her pastor? Alone?
Yeah she is kind of manipulative in areas. I can't judge though because I know I've done the same thing
I did talk to one of the elders and he just doesn't want me to lose faith. JW's don't believe in hell, we believe that the earth's system as we know will be destroyed and replaced by gods kingdom. Its not a matter of me going my whole life and then ending up in hell, its a matter of this system being destroyed and me being on the wrong side. I still look at the world today and worry that I am wrong for doubting. This article was put the jw website recently https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/qu...hecy-sign/
I know that in certain ways, the world is safer and more peaceful than ever, but at the same time I can see how things could be revving up for the worse disasters in history.
So basically, I know this stuff will be brought up. And its not that I don't necessarily disagree with them. I just can't process everything openly with my wife
