For 2000 years men and women have been living wondering if it would come in their lifetime and even fighting to the death following their interpretation of their faith. Why should we overload ourselves with this crushing fear of imminent danger. What could we do to prevent it if it occured. Like a tsunami, or earthquake, or a traffic accident or a heart attack - if it's gonna come it's gonna come - so in the meantime look out for love and smile your face off coz you aint gonna get another one lest you can afford the surgery!
It's not bad, it's good. ....no, really.
by ozziepost 33 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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The Dragon
What HS.....? Do you think I am wrong?
Although neither of us can prove anything...we are merely guessing...but who has more experience...wait......we don't even know what the One True defition of the word wicked even is to our Creator..perhaps babies are most wicked in His eyes....and older people are more innocent the more mistakes they make?
Hell...I don't know for sure...only God does...and I am not God...but it would be nice if He would answer some questions and end the arguing and fighting....but if He did....the person who gave He the answer(s) to would probably be seen by others as God.(just guessing)
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zack
It is so patently unfair to compare human beings with God. "We are not as good, not as righteuos, not as pure, not as holy.....etc"
How does anyone know that? How can anyone KNOW that?
If God created everything and If GOD wanted us to be JUST LIKE HIM he would have made us JUST LIKE HIM. We BECOME like Him in that with
all the shit that He has allowed to happen, with all the shit evil people throw our way, with all the unfairness and injustice and lies from people who come
in HIS NAME, we somehow manage to figure out that loving one another and being decent human beings and good neighbors and not totally screwing up
our children are the things that matter. We learn the things that are important and discard all the other ritualism that enslaves us.
God is more like us than religion will ever admit. Religion just can't control the masses by teaching that. He would be too reachable and understandable. And if we
could reach Him and understand Him, then we would need religion, right? So they keep Him a mystery, veiled, his thoughts inscrutable, his dwelling an infinity, his essence
unknowable---- unless you go through the priest, pope, FDS, GB, whoever------
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The Dragon
Intellectual suppression for power over others...creates dependance upon you and your services.
That is what it is all about when you get down to it....the very thing the serpent accused God of doing thousands of years ago.
Is it right or wrong?
Do parents withhold information and knowledge from their children so they will always be needed and paid by their children....or do they want them to have independance and freedom...so they themselves can rest and enjoy freedom as well?
As long as the children remain dependent..there is no freedom or rest from responsibility....2 edge sword ladies and gentlemen.....
Was the serpent right or wrong...or niether>?