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Is religion dangerous and do we really NEED saving?
by Morocco in
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2. beliefs
im not trying to sound haughty or god-hating, i dont even know if i believe what i wrote but tell me what you guys think about this: how are we, as individuals and a species, to grow into what we want to become unless we are first burned by the fires of lesson?

how can we see our faults unless first we experience them, then, by contrast no longer live by them?

the harsh reality is that in order to overcome ignorance we must be first fooled by it so that we may be intimate with it.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 12-31-06 WT Study (Discipline)
by blondie in
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2. bible
was he married to his own mother?

q1) why should we accept divine discipline?.

does that mean if a jw married their ex-stepmother or ex-stepfather today, they would be dfd?.
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Do you find the forum addictive?
by avidbiblereader in
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2. beliefs
how many find that they need or want to be on the forum at least once a day?

do you like keeping up with fellow posters and friends or do like being able to give your thoughts without the fear of being criticized?

i look at some of the amounts that some have posted wow and i am no better for only being here less than a month, it is a great place to talk and get loads of wisdom from others on a variety of subjects, thanks everyone for the thoughtful expressions and heartfelt posts.. abr.
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Genesis 6:2 - The "sons of God"
by rocketman in
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2. bible
while reading the niv study bible recently, i came across some interesting notes on genesis 6:1-4, concerning the situation before the flood in which the "sons of god saw the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.".

from what i had always understood (mainly by reading wts literature) these "sons of god" were angels that sinned by taking the daughters of men as sex partners.

however, the niv study bible, and some other bible commentators, mention that there were other possibilities:.
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The Kingdom of God (The "Good News" will be preached)
by Ray of Light in
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2. bible
my alias is "ray of light" and i have some information to post regarding the kingdom of god.

i will present some scriptures along with some reasonings to ponder over.

jehovah, the god of abraham is a loving god, and humans are created in his image.
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Raphael and Jesus
by peacefulpete in
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2. bible
randel helms in gospel fictions has surmised that the story of jesus' appearance to mary at the tomb is dependent upon the raphael story in tobit.

at tobit 5-12 the character encounters the archangel raphael yet does not recognize him as such.

when he identifies himself, the human characters (tobias and wife) fall upon their faces.
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Can someone explain to me the story of the tower of Babel?
by tippysock in
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2. bible
in genisis 11:6 jehovah appears to be worried that mankind will be able to do anything they desire.

did jehovah scatter men and use different languages as a controlling measure to make us dependent on him?

what happened to freewill?
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what do you read at Matthew 27:52,53 ?
by evergreen in
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2. bible
reading my bible daily ,i am enjoying what i read, especially not having to constantly refer to wt literature all the time .but simply reading what is in black and white in the holy scriptures.. i came across this portion of scripture at matthew 27:52,53 .

and the memorial tombs were opened and many bodies of the holy ones that had fallen asleep were raised up,(and persons,coming out from among the memorial tombs after his being raised up,entered into the holy city,)and they became visible to many people.. two things that come to my mind from this portion of scripture.

1/ dead people are raised ie holy ones.. the society says that these were bodies that became visible that fell out from the tombs because of the earthquake ??.