Posts by Sweetp0985

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What day was man created?

by Gadget in

according to the bibles account of creation, there seems to be a contridiction as to when man was created.

the theory accepted by most people i've spoken to is that, according to gen 2:7, 7 and jehovah god proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul, stating that man was created on the seventh creative day.. however, genesis 1:27 states that on the 6th creative day, 27 and god proceeded to create the man in his image, in god?s image he created him; male and female he created them.. so were man created on the 6th or 7th creative day?

and if god created man on the 7th day, then later created woman from man why does the bible state that he created man and woman at the same time on the 6th day?

Sweetp0985

Very interesting link Startingover.

If Gen 2:17 says: Nevertheless of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you are not to eat, for on the day you eat of it you shall most surely die."

And if Adam lived for 930 years, doesn't that go along with the 1000 yrs = 1 day in Jehovah time?

For some odd reason after reading that link....Aliens seem a little bit more realer to me....I don't know why...Just does...ET did heal Eliot.....thinking...thinking....Adam and Eve heard God "walking" through the Garden and was talking to him......Moses saw God's "glory"(his back).....God said,"No man can see me and live".....thinking...thinking...How did Chinese, Africans, all other races periods come from 2 people that everyone assumes were white?.....thinking...thinking...thinking....OOOWWWWW shoot...my head hurts now....

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Why Does God Permit Wickedness?

by undercover in

how many times did we, as jws, see that question?

how many times did we read or recite the same ole bs about allowing wicked people to try to rule themselves and failing?

god's soverienty was brought into question and now he'll give satan and man so many thousand years to give it a try.

Sweetp0985

Sorry so lazy but I remembered what I had put on another thread and in agreement with robhic...i will paste the following....

One day when talking to my brother about biblical things he said in layman terms (hoping God doesn't strike me down right now as I type this) that God made "a bet" with Satan to see if Job would weaken and "curse God and die". We all know Job didn't do this but God knowing all things already knew Job wasn't going to weaken but allowed him to go through all this anyway. He did get his blessings in the end, but my question is, if God already knows who's going to make him happy and who he is going to have to destroy in the end, WHY NOT GO AHEAD AND GET IT OVER WITH???

It's like a scene from a movie where the person is tortured until he gives some info or dies or escapes. God already knows how the end is going to be, just go ahead and kill the evil ones, and let the meek possess the earth. Kill Satan and be done with it. When he got mad with the people during Noah's time he caused the flood. Then Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. Ok then he sends Jesus Christ to die for all sinners. So if all sinners are accounted for by Jesus Christ death just go ahead and KILL SATAN or lock him the abyss or where ever he's going after the 1000 yrs of peace. Why does God test us imperfect humans like this and he knows we are weak? To win a bet with Satan just like with Job. He wants to prove to Satan that with all the tricks and temptations he gets people with some are still going to remain faithful to God. So why keep this going? I feel in my heart that I may not make it into this "new system" or "paradise" or even have the "heavenly hope" so for those that are going to be in those places go ahead and end it for their sakes. Why continue to let new lives(babies) enter into this wicked world everyday to suffer with all the evilness thats only getting worse and worse everyday?

And if JW's are the only true religion approved by God go ahead and wipe out everybody else or make everyone be a JW. I mean when they were building the tower of Babel(sp) didn't he confuse the languages so that the tower could stop progress? So if he was able to do that, he could make everyone be a JW if he wanted to.

This may be a bad example but its like Kingpin dealer letting lil pip squeak dealer get all the sales he can and Kingpin knowing full well he can get rid of lil pip squeak whenever he wants too but allows him to continue making his lil sales until finally he gets tired of lil pip squeak and then sends his "right hand man" to go get rid of him.

It's times like this when I just sit back and look at the world and the situation its in and wonder why do I want to stay here? Why do I want to continue here? But I have to stay here and suffer along with everyone else until Jehovah sends Jesus to get rid of lil pip squeak.

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How can an 'impersonal force' feel hurt?? (Isa 63: 10 NWT)

by Tyre in

but they themselves rebelled and made his holy spirit feel hurt.

he now was changed into an enemy of theirs; he himself warred against them.

*how can an 'impersonal force' feel hurt??

Sweetp0985

How CAN he feel any hurt from us if he already knew we were gonna hurt him/be sinners before we were even born???Before we were even thought of for that matter...SO like I asked on another thread...why does he even allow children to continue to born to sinfulness if he already knows how its going to turn out.

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What is your Favorite Scene from a Movie?

by Sweetp0985 in

i thought about this topic last night for the board when watching one of my favorite movies.. 1. the man from snowy river- the part when they are going after the expensive colt and they get to the edge of the cliff and all the other riders stop and "jim" keeps going and leaps down the cliff after the wild horses.

i absolutely love that part of the movie...everytime its on i have to watch it, if not just to see this part only.. 2. love and basketball- when she tells him she will play for his heart...awwww first time i started crying.

and then the music they had playing in the background made it even worse.

Sweetp0985

I know this is a bit off subject but someone mentioned James Calivel(sp) and I thought about his role in Passion of Christ. I recently saw the movie The Four Feathers with Heath Ledger (I think as the coward for those who saw it) When I saw that movie and when he had the long hair, out of all the pics of Jesus that people had said how he would look, I think Heath with the long hair would be the perfect person to cast in a Jesus movie. Either that or that movie just really made me notice how cute he was. And with the dirty look...Oh my goodness....I wanted to save him myself from the bad people...forget about them damn feathers.

Bttt, I loved the scene in The Four Feathers when they drank the lil potion that paralyzed them and they put them in the "dead" pit and the prison warden thought it strange that both British prisoners "died" on the same day and went to the pit and they were gone...I thought that was soo funny....

Almost forgot Dijmou(sp) Hanson "the African dude" is also very damn fine in that movie.....Not too cute but very sexy body....Ok I'm going to stop now

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Keep On The Watch!! Who Are They Referring To In This Article?

by Sweetp0985 in

my mom will not stop leaving her jw mags around my house everytime she visits.

she says she's leaving them for my brother.

i just happened to come across the new magazine/brochure whatever the hell it is.

Sweetp0985

Sick ass dude...What could a grown ass man possible want with a 6 yr old...I see why the parole officer didn't want him going door to door.

Not speaking bad about it because some prisoners do really find God when in prison because they don't have much more to do than read. But how many of them use that they've found God as a reason to go on parole only to return to the same way of life. I don't know this person's situation personally but I can only imagine with the congregation putting him up on the pedestal like that his wife was probably also fooled into thinking he had changed until he started kissing her with his fists....

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Were You Ever Really "On The Watch"?

by minimus in

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jws are told to always be on the watch.

always be ready.

be alert in the "time of the end".

Sweetp0985

For some odd and paranoid reason (I guess because it was the only thing that stuck out in my mind after hearing it and it sounded so gruesome) I always got panicky when I saw alot of birds. No not from seeing the movie and getting panicky but because it was alway said that after Armageddon the birds of the heavens would eat all the deceased bodies. I always got a little freaked when I saw a large amount of birds within a close time frame because I was thinking OH OH they getting gathered together to eat the dead people....That's all I was on the watch for...

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What is your Favorite Scene from a Movie?

by Sweetp0985 in

i thought about this topic last night for the board when watching one of my favorite movies.. 1. the man from snowy river- the part when they are going after the expensive colt and they get to the edge of the cliff and all the other riders stop and "jim" keeps going and leaps down the cliff after the wild horses.

i absolutely love that part of the movie...everytime its on i have to watch it, if not just to see this part only.. 2. love and basketball- when she tells him she will play for his heart...awwww first time i started crying.

and then the music they had playing in the background made it even worse.

Sweetp0985

I thought about this topic last night for the board when watching one of my favorite movies.

1. The Man From Snowy River- the part when they are going after the expensive colt and they get to the edge of the cliff and all the other riders stop and "Jim" keeps going and leaps down the cliff after the wild horses. I absolutely love that part of the movie...Everytime its on I have to watch it, if not just to see this part only.

2. Love and Basketball- when she tells him she will play for his heart...awwww first time I started crying. And then the music they had playing in the background made it even worse. Then when he wins and tells her its all or nothing....It's so nice to be in love and have that person love you back. Too bad I don't have that...Oh well I still love that scene.

3. You've Got Mail- I love at the end when she finds out that Joe F-O-X is the her love from the Internet. I have cried about 4 out of the 7-8 times I've seen this movie. (Am I always that emotional...Hell no) It's just this movie and just a select few others brings out the tears.

These are just a few of the best scenes from movies that I wanted to start off with for now....Please add to the thread with your fav scenes.

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Keep On The Watch!! Who Are They Referring To In This Article?

by Sweetp0985 in

my mom will not stop leaving her jw mags around my house everytime she visits.

she says she's leaving them for my brother.

i just happened to come across the new magazine/brochure whatever the hell it is.

Sweetp0985

My mom will not stop leaving her JW mags around my house everytime she visits. She says she's leaving them for my brother. I just happened to come across the new magazine/brochure whatever the hell it is. "Keep On The Watch!" I asked her if this was a new Watchtower but she said no. Anyway I was scanning through the book and came across this. I thought it was rather interesting because it seems to me they are blatantly referring to the "molesters" within the congregations and still upholding them because of a little "sin"..I couldn't find the article online anywhere and if it's been posted on this board before sorry for the repost...

from page 28

"Above All Things, Have Intense Love"

13 Love moves us to overlook the shortcomings of others. Recall that when admonishing his readers to "have intense love for one another," Peter gave the reason why this is so important: "Because love covers a multitude of sins."(1 Peter 4:8) To 'cover' sins does not mean to 'cover up' serious sins. Such matters are rightly reported to and handled by responsible ones in the congregation. (Leviticus 5:1;Proverbs 29:24) It would be most unloving--and unscriptural--to allow gross sinners to continue hurting or victimizing innocent ones.--1 Corinthians 5:9-13.

14 In most cases, the mistakes and faults of fellow believers are minor in nature. We all stumble in word or deed at times, disappointing or even hurting one another. (James 3:2) Should we be quick to publicize the shortcomings of others?(Silent Lambs perhaps?) Such a course would only serve to create friction in the congregation. (Ephesians 4:1-3) If we are governed by love, we will not "give away a fault" of a fellow worshiper. (Psalm 50:20) Just as a plaster and paint cover the imperfections of a wall, so love covers the imperfections of others.--Proverbs 17:9.

The lettering in red is what I added by everything else is verbatim except for my typos. So they want you to let love cover a multitude of sins and not let gross sinners continue hurting or victimizing innocent ones, but at the same time they say don't publicize it. So does that mean don't go out in the public with it or just tell the elders and don't warn others in the congregation, or to keep from creating friction don't tell anyone and let Jehovah handle it???

What is your opinions on this?

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Are you folks familiar with this website? Bethel propaganda

by BONEZZ in

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http://www.jwnews.co.nr/

it seems to be run by a bethelite and has some fairly up-to-date info on it.

some of the stories crack me up because i heard them years ago, just in a different context...like the one by george couch and the "famous" person that was called on...and the story from garrit losch and the "crime boss.

Sweetp0985

Did anyone click on the little cartoon with the car at the bottom of the home page??? Where they trying to place literature with the CAT????

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Would you have accepted THIS response from the Watchtower. Re: U.N

by integ in

dear brothers,

it has been brought to our attention that certain brothers have had questions regarding the societies' membership as a non governmental organization with the united nations from 1991-2001. rest assured that we are no longer members, having removed ourselves from this organization over 3 years ago.

it was only in our undaunted zeal to proclaim the good news to "all nations" (as was jesus' admonition), in these critical last days, that the faithful slave class approved membership as an ngo.

Sweetp0985

I guess they forgot about what they said in the 1/79 Awake or Watchtower about not joining YMCA because you were agreeing to their rules. I'm quite sure the UN had some membership rules also that they had to agree to to even join. I know Blondie posted all that on another board. They just trying to cover their ass because more and more people are finding out they were a member.

And like the brothel example which was funny yet true. That's just like a group of elders going to a local church, sitting through the whole sermon, and then trying to recruit some of the parishoners(sp). That wouldn't quite float with the preacher or other JW's so even though it was a different scenerio, that's what basically happened with the UN. They had to satisfy the regulations of the UN which meant not talking so bad about them in the magazines. And they had to keep the other JW's happy by NOT LETTING THEM KNOW that their "only true" organizations was a part of the UN.