I was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that Russia’s military would indeed subdue Ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening. Seems that Russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be. No guess how it will all end.
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Will Ukraine win?
by Fisherman ini was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.
seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.
no guess how it will all end..
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Letter to a JW
by TheOwl inso my grandparents got a letter from a jw.
they have gotten these kind of letters over the years and they always give them to me and this time i got fed up and i wrote the guy back.
just wanted to post my reply letter in case anyone could use a chuckle on a sunday morning.
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Replacing God?
by punkofnice inwe seem to be if a more secular society here in the west, these days.
i'm speaking from the uk.. with the lack of belief in god/s, i'm wondering if all the seeming (note: i said seeming!
), deification of people like greta thunberg, george floyd and celebs amongst others, if people who have no real belief system, are filling the gap left by god with people?.
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Replacing God?
by punkofnice inwe seem to be if a more secular society here in the west, these days.
i'm speaking from the uk.. with the lack of belief in god/s, i'm wondering if all the seeming (note: i said seeming!
), deification of people like greta thunberg, george floyd and celebs amongst others, if people who have no real belief system, are filling the gap left by god with people?.
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Fisherman
I was just going to start a Topic along the same lines: Religion without God.
Many Jews for example that are active in Judaism profess to be atheists and they wear a skull cap, keep kosher, keep the sabbath and the whole ball of wax because that is what identifies them with the Jewish community. Same as participating in church rituals such as the sacraments without any belief in God whatsoever.
Why go through all that trouble? Because they like it. It is part of their heritage and culture and custom, etc. — but not to please God.
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Where did Enoch go - God transferred him?
by Fisherman ingod did not take the lives of the wicked contemporaries of enoch, instead he took the life of enoch.
and that seems like a great injustice to deprive innocent enoch of life instead of killing the wicked.
—i said seems.. a man goes to get surgery but first they give him an opiate like narcotic and he falls asleep gladly and with pleasure and euphoria.
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Where did Enoch go - God transferred him?
by Fisherman ingod did not take the lives of the wicked contemporaries of enoch, instead he took the life of enoch.
and that seems like a great injustice to deprive innocent enoch of life instead of killing the wicked.
—i said seems.. a man goes to get surgery but first they give him an opiate like narcotic and he falls asleep gladly and with pleasure and euphoria.
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According to the Bible, God did not end Enoch's life. The WT is wrong
Compare Hebrews 11:5 with 11:13
I have also noticed similar coincidences in regards to other topic threads and in other experiences in my life. Such is mystifying to me.
After lighting striking multiple times on the same point, you should be able to conclude that it is no coincidence at some point.
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Where did Enoch go - God transferred him?
by Fisherman ingod did not take the lives of the wicked contemporaries of enoch, instead he took the life of enoch.
and that seems like a great injustice to deprive innocent enoch of life instead of killing the wicked.
—i said seems.. a man goes to get surgery but first they give him an opiate like narcotic and he falls asleep gladly and with pleasure and euphoria.
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Fisherman
God did not take the lives of the wicked contemporaries of Enoch, instead he took the life of Enoch. And that seems like a great injustice to deprive innocent Enoch of life instead of killing the wicked. —I said seems.
A man goes to get surgery but first they give him an opiate like narcotic and he falls asleep gladly and with pleasure and euphoria. He wakes up after a long time and didn’t even feel time pass. With Enoch it was the real thing. He saw paradise and then he died. Imagine seeing an angel or even a vision of God or God talking to you and reassuring you—the ecstasy. He will open his eyes and time did not exist.
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Is This New?
by Lost in the fog init is a very long time since i was an elder and the elders textbooks have changed multiple times since then.
going back to when i was an elder, to the best of my knowledge the only way a spouse could divorce from his/her partner was porneia, if that person had sexual relations with a man, woman, child, or beast.
but it had to be proven and that's the dubious 2 witness rule.. in fact, if it was not proven and the innocent party divorced and married someone else, then they could be hauled up in front of a judicial committee and be charged with committing adultery and disfellowshipped!
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Fisherman
cannot see why dating or touching someone you are not entitled to marry should be treated any differently judicially.
And you can see it that way if you wish but inside the JW community members are required to abide by JW rules. And that’s that.
Academically speaking though, scripturally married the person is viewed as married. Obviously if you are married you are not free to go around dating as I explained in my previous post.
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Is This New?
by Lost in the fog init is a very long time since i was an elder and the elders textbooks have changed multiple times since then.
going back to when i was an elder, to the best of my knowledge the only way a spouse could divorce from his/her partner was porneia, if that person had sexual relations with a man, woman, child, or beast.
but it had to be proven and that's the dubious 2 witness rule.. in fact, if it was not proven and the innocent party divorced and married someone else, then they could be hauled up in front of a judicial committee and be charged with committing adultery and disfellowshipped!
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Is This New?
by Lost in the fog init is a very long time since i was an elder and the elders textbooks have changed multiple times since then.
going back to when i was an elder, to the best of my knowledge the only way a spouse could divorce from his/her partner was porneia, if that person had sexual relations with a man, woman, child, or beast.
but it had to be proven and that's the dubious 2 witness rule.. in fact, if it was not proven and the innocent party divorced and married someone else, then they could be hauled up in front of a judicial committee and be charged with committing adultery and disfellowshipped!
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Fisherman
God has said
From the narrative, God said it to Adam but nothing in the narrative shows either God or Adam speaking to her telling her telling her not to eat or touch. But obviously she believed the command applied to her because Eve articulated the law to the Serpent. (Both JW and Jewish commentators write that it was Adam that told his wife and added the part about not touching.) Also, the death penalty was not pronounced upon Eve by God. But although nothing in the narrative articulates the command to Eve, it shows the consequences upon her for her eating from the tree. —Or was it because of Adam eating —because nothing happened to her until Adam ate. The animals and the entire earth did nothing wrong but suffer along too. God asked Eve: “What is it you have done” and Eve replied: “I ate.” so you can conclude that it was wrong for her to eat because God pronounced a penalty upon her even though God did not say to her what she did wrong. To Adam, however, God told him that he ate from the tree commanded by God not to eat from and then pronounced the death sentence upon Adam for listening to his wife and not obeying his command and God cursed the ground because of Adam. According to the narrative It is clear why Adam is pushing up daisies but not Eve.
If a man’s wife is brazenly going around dating and touching other men or females even though she is not having se€ual relations with them is wrong because she is married, and the congregation can sanction her.