*Grace* According to JW's. Your thoughts will be appreciated.

by Lily Pie 272 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • designs
    designs

    Lily, I like it, I'll look for a window decal and put it on the back of my work truck. Thanks

  • Ding
    Ding

    Designs,

    Thank you for your reply.

    I am very glad that you broke free from the Watchtower.

  • designs
    designs

    Thanks Ding, its good meeting you to.

  • possible-san
    possible-san

    debator.

    Hi possible San

    I did not feel quoting the whole article was needed for just getting meanings and the articles were simply quoing named sources so I cannot see how you can say this is dishonest? There was no pretense that I am a greek lexicon.

    I do not need your "excuse", and I advised that you should "correct/improve" that style/manner of writing of yours.
    Can't you comprehend the intention of my writings exactly?

    In that "style/manner of writing" of yours, many people cannot distinguish "the sentences written by you" or "the sentences written by others."

    Usually, in this forum, this forum has a function in which you can distinguish "the text written by you" from "the text written by others."
    That is, it is "Blockquote", or "quote" in styles.

    For example,...

    This is "Blockquote."

    And this is "quote" in styles.

    And, the reason you should show links/address is it's for you to show that you did not write those texts.
    For instance, I would quote the same text from "Wikipedia", too.

    "St Paul's agape was not primarily about good works and giving to the poor (And though I feed the poor with all my goods, and though I give my body, that I be burned, and have not love [agape], it profiteth menothing - 1 Cor 13:3, Geneva translation, 1560), although in English the word "charity" has steadily acquired this as its primary meaning, wherein it was firstused in Old French at least since the year 1200 A.D.."
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_(practice)

    Probably, nobody misunderstands this quoted passages as "possible-san wrote this."

    Please compare with your style/manner of writing (your post No.547).
    http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200266/1/Grace-According-to-JWs-Your-thoughts-will-be-appreciated

    possible

  • possible-san
    possible-san

    debator.

    Well, in my country (Japan), it is stipulated in a Copyright Law, that when you quote from books/materials, you have to make a clear distinction between the "quoted passages" and the "texts written by you."

    Doesn't your country have such a law?

    I think that you should respect such a law, if you are an active JW.

    But, the Governing Body of JW would not show the sources clearly.
    http://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-footnotes.htm

    You also bear a strong resemblance to those leaders/GB. (I think)

    possible

  • braveheart
    braveheart

    Hello and Welcome LilyPie...thanks for starting a GRACE discussion...

    I now feel I have a better undestanding of the WT view of GRACE....ah er I mean undeserved kindness...yuk!

    Hey...if I go to my local KH and ask ...can we sing "Amazing Grace"...what will they do to me....

    just wonderin...-BH

  • possible-san
    possible-san

    debator.

    I would like to tell you an interesting information.
    On my website, I have tried to translate the Bible from Greek.
    http://godpresencewithin.web.fc2.com/pages/possible/possibleyaku.html

    There, that Greek word "charis" is always translated into "Kawaranu Ai" in Japanese.

    If that Japanese word "Kawaranu ai" is translated into English, it is "unchanged love" "constant love" "unfailing love."
    For instance, "Ephesians 6:24." (In Hebrew, that Greek word is "Chesedh" mostly.)
    http://godpresencewithin.web.fc2.com/pages/possible/ephesians06.html

    That is telling us that God's "unfailing love."
    And that is "Grace."

    possible

  • caliber
    caliber

    designs ... I've had a few hours to think about your post addressed to me .... I appreciate you educated style , I am certain your education level exceeds mine.

    You appear to be an very honest straight forward thinking person .

    I have appreciated your posts here... thanks have a wonderful evening

  • possible-san
    possible-san
    "unchanged love"

    Sorry,
    "unchanging love" is correct.

  • Chalam
    Chalam

    braveheart Hey...if I go to my local KH and ask ...can we sing "Amazing Grace"...what will they do to me....

    They will crucify you and put you to death in the WT program called "disfellowshipping".

    Mark 14:63-64 (New International Version)

    63 The high priest tore his clothes. "Why do we need any more witnesses?" he asked. 64 "You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?"

    Great version here BTW!

    Kristene Mueller - Amazing Grace

    Blessings,

    Stephen

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