yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
Eden: "You can start by answering this: Who decided what books would be considered "canonical", when, and why? What were the criteria used? This should get you started."
My OPINION is that God USED the RCC to help preserve the scriptures- even tho they also helped preserve some counterfeit books. In the meantime, copies were being made in other lands, too.
yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
First there were the ASSemblies, that became GB 'Talk' Read-fests.
Then the parroting "Benefit, benefitting, benefit, you do well to ask yourself, benefit...."
Then inviting unbelievers to the Memorial- the OPPOSITE of what Christ did.
Then door to door invitations to those dumb assemblies.
Then turning the #2 talk into a Bible reading where you can't say a PEEP to explain any of it.
Now the near-constant praise of the Self-Proclaimed "Faithful and Discreet Slave Class"!
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yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
LoveUni- my own WIFE sometimes wonders if I am still a real JW! heh
But I is---altho it's getting quite embarrassing- for the first time in my life!
yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
Finkle- we JWs DO preach the real gospel, but most add the opinions.
I go to meetings (bored most the time), go out in service (LOVE it), and was once in a show-down with dishonest elders who WANTED to DF me- and was 'saved' by the C.O.!
sad but true; i've yet to be at a meeting where the org/ 'fds' isn't praised....
yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
I would say the same thing.
I would LOVE to be called to the back room for this- and would plop down a Recorder and say- is this because I take Jesus's words about a SINGLE generation as true?
churches: jesus switched bodies for you and has risen!.
jw org: jesus has been ruling for 100 years!.
both equally ridiculous!~.
Simon: Christians believe Jesus gave up his earthly life / human body (the sacrifice) ... but was immediately given a new one. I'm not sure what that means for the alleged sacrifice - it makes it look more like swapping a rental car than giving something up.
>> True! They say he had an 'IMMOIRTAL SOUL'- thus he only switched forms.
According to the scriptures Jesus was resurrected again as a man (body missing from tomb), but was raised to heaven as, once again, a SPIRIT being, not a man of flesh & blood....
churches: jesus switched bodies for you and has risen!.
jw org: jesus has been ruling for 100 years!.
both equally ridiculous!~.
So, what's the answer, atheism or agnosticism?
Neither in the OP, OR your question!
yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
Shirley: Aren't you going to answer my question Re: why you defend the WT when they have marginalized you and your type as rebellious ne're do wells??
>>I'm not DEFENDING them, but telling you how I view them.
LoveUni: At one of these he hears about the overlapping generation teaching and asks about it in the following week's study. What would you say to him? Would you parrot the party line or give your own opinion?
>> I would tell him/her it is their OPINION- a MISTAKEN one, since Jesus referred to a SINGLE generation.
yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
Ecc 1: 4- One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.- ASV
