If I were them and had some savvy I would have brought the book Make Sure of all Things: Hold Fast to What is Fine which is a compilation of Bible quotes arranged by topic. It is the best way to frame a Biblical conversation, from their point of view, and is useful even for dunces who have only a vague idea of what they believe.
Village Idiot
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Witnesses called for a bible study
by umbertoecho inhello all.. i haven't been here for some time to post as mainly i read the comments and such.
yesterday was a really interesting, unnerving experience though.
two sisters had called last week when i had an abscess on my tooth and was sort of sick from it.
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EA916
First, we must recognize that the Bible does not say God supports slavery. In fact, the slavery described in the Old Testament was quite different from the kind of slavery we think of today - in which people are captured and sold as slaves. According to Old Testament law, anyone caught selling another person into slavery was to be executed:"
You are obviously not reading the scripture citations I have provided. The Bible does promote permanent slavery of captured non-Israelites. You are avoiding that by mentioning laws that applied to Hebrew slaves and even then there were provisions for permanent slavery for Hebrew women. I'll quote once more what has already been quoted here:
44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly. - Leviticus 25:44-46 New International Version
You may claim that the scriptures somehow mean something else but basic sense says otherwise.
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Do You Remember The Days When The Society Would Say Everything Pictured Something About Them?😇
by minimus inwhen you look at the society's literature, it is pretty comical to see how important they believed they were.
it seems to be not as bad under the new regime but they certainly believe they are a special people.
lol
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I remember reading somewhere that a creek mentioned in a Bible verse represented the organization. This creek was described as splitting into two creeks which meant, of course, that it represented the 144,000 and the Great Crowd.
Such nonsense inspired me, in a moment of silliness, to write a letter to an elder which said: "Typically typical, this type is full of type and even anti-types."
I was disfellowshipped for writing that.
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Village Idiot
It's past my bedtime.
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Village Idiot
Viviane + Village Idiot
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Village Idiot
EA916,
"Like I said, you should show everyone PROOF (Bible texts for what you are saying)"
I already gave you the Biblical citations.
"1. Maybe you need to re-read your Bible. (Exodus 20:3) Read it a couple of times just so it can sink in that brain of yours
"I already read and re-read Exodus 20 and 34. You have yet to acknowledge chapter 34.
"2. Give me a text that shows that Jesus endorsed slavery and rape?"
It's in the Old Testament which Jesus, as part of the triple headed God-committee, inspired.
Here are some of the many texts concerning rape and slavery:
Slavery:
1) Non-Israelites could be taken as slaves for life and their children be passed of as inheritance: Leviticus 25:44-46 compare to Leviticus 19:33-34 where it says the exact opposite.
2) A Hebrew slave was obligated for only six years of slavery but had to leave behind the wife his master gave him along with his children: Exodus 21:2-6.
3) A master was allowed to savagely beat his slave so long as he or she did not die within a day or two: Exodus 21:20-21 compare to Exodus 2:11-12.
Rape:
1) Virgin girls after killing their relatives: Numbers 31:14-18.
2) Women after killing their mother and father: Deuteronomy 21:10-14.
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I can finally admit it... I love The Creator
by Viviane inthe video will explain, or at least , hopefully, allow you to understand why i have finally admitted that i do love the creator.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucoihdhp9ym.
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Village Idiot
Viviane,
I asked him that earlier. Curiously, he completely ignored it.
I guess we have to keep reminding him every time he makes a post.
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Village Idiot
EA916, "The 10 commandments are to protect us. They show the love of God. Lets view them one by one."
As I previously brought up, which 10 Commandments? Exodus 20 or Exodus 34?
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Jesus taught repentance and forgiveness not stoning. It makes perfect sense then that the Ten Commandmentsbeing eternal do not include stoning.
Viviane,
Slow down there, turbo dog. Jesus taught that the whole of the law, ALL of it, was perfect and would not pass away. That means the stonings, too.
32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses. - Numbers 15:32-36 New International Version
Question about the above scripture: Didn't Jesus write the Old Testament? Didn't he also write this:
23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26 In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”
27 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:23-28 - New International Version
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