Another question for Smartwater...I'm sure that nobody on this forum, including yourself, are followers of Harold Camping. However, do you believe that Harold Camping was false prophet?
How to Recognize Counterfeit Christian Religions
by smartwater 86 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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mP
If Jesus is king then so am i and so is the crazy guy in the city selling strings.
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JamesThomas
Every religion is counterfeit. As is every thought and belief about Reality.
Our sensations and insignificant thoughts regarding a tree, are in no way the reality of the vibrant life we call: “tree”.
How much more so then – in regards That (God) which is infinitely beyond all phenomena?
Religion is mental masturbation, at best.
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still thinking
Welcome to the forum smartwater
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mP
smart:
Why does Jesus encourage poor people to pay taxes and be good slaves, but never condemns the greedy rich or slavery ?
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villagegirl
smartwater - Yikes - This has long been the excuse of the Watchtower for
not being involved in the community - Re-read your own post - its scary -
"Thats why we have governments' ? Did you ever read the scripture where
Jesus identifies his followers by saying " I was hungry and you fed me. naked and
you clothed me, in prison and you visited me, .... etc Matthew 25:31-46 ??
Which your masters the WT "governing body' tells you this only 'applies' to
helping THEM ??? Really ? Do you want to clear your head and get those
brain cells working??? Wake up to this selfish cold hearted self serving
interpretation that is an excuse to not help anyone. You do NOT have
"special knowledge " The WT doctrines are all second hand, copies of
late 19th Century Adventism,Restorationism,Millerite chronolgy and
Russells facination with Pyramids and numerology. The old books have
the "wings of Isis" of the covers. You are in a CULT.
(see Tater-T's chart for more info it's way better than the WT)
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mP
village:
But Jesus is dead, how can his followers feed him or give him clothes ? If he had thousands of followers back then, then he could only habe accepted gifts and charity from but a few. That would make the others unable and failed followers. A man can only a few times a day, he cant attend hundreds of dinners a week ...
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villagegirl
mP - But Jesus is dead, how can his followers feed him or give him clothes ?
You are kidding right ? Making a joke ? Read what Jesus said ; He said
when you do this for "the least" or the least in society, the marginalized,
the weak, the throw away people, the poor the street people, the widows the
orphans, when you show kindness and help to those who cannot help themsleves,
you are doing it to HIM. Do you understand ? He meant he lives in people,
and how you treat other people is how you treat the Christ. He counts it as
a personal favor. We are supposed to be God's hands and feet in this world.
We are supposed to create the paradise on earth with our actions.
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Phizzy
"We are supposed to make the paradise on Earth with our actions"
Humanists believe this too, secular Humanists believe it, but do not bring "Christ" in to it.
All Organized religion is made by men for men, even the 1st Century "Christianity" of Paul, which nearly all the 2000 plus sects of Christendom today are descended from, or copy. There is not a "true" religion, all contain falsehood.
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mP
mP - But Jesus is dead, how can his followers feed him or give him clothes ?
Village:
You are kidding right ? Making a joke ? Read what Jesus said ; He said
when you do this for "the least" or the least in society, the marginalized,
the weak, the throw away people, the poor the street people, the widows the
orphans, when you show kindness and help to those who cannot help themsleves,
you are doing it to HIM. Do you understand ? He meant he lives in people,
and how you treat other people is how you treat the Christ. He counts it as
a personal favor. We are supposed to be God's hands and feet in this world.
We are supposed to create the paradise on earth with our actions.
mP:
So why was Jesus blind and never condemned slavery, but goes out of his way to repeat stories about obedience and payment of taxes ?
Why go into such details for tax payment but never gets any more than a fuzzy love your neighbour ?
Your diatribe is longer than his total ministry about love ? He never says masters free your slaves, men treat women as equals but he wastes pages and pages of the gospels about taxation ?