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  Born Again Christians

  by Celia in

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  something is bothering me.

  from time to time i watch two or three little boys, the sons of a young woman i know.

  i did again 2 days ago, as she needed to go to the mall with a friend for back-to-school shopping.

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  All christians are born again the bible says so. The problem with some born again is they beleive only they are saved because they speak in tonges. Speaking in tonges is on of the gifts but there are other gifts from the holy spirit some still insist that they need to speak in tonges. Barry
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  Arian, Trinitarian debate by the Adventist

  by barry in

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  i got a copy of the record magazine while at church today.

  the record is a magazine all adventists get weekly to promote the company line.

  looking through it while there i came across an artical people might like to know about on jw com the artical entitled 'the holy spirit and the godheadby angel manuel rodriguez who is director of the biblical research institute of the general conference.

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  The Arians certainly will quote ellen white and the pioneers because they were all Arians and we will see about the rest. Actually the Arians call the beleif of the trinity the Omega of apostacy because thats what ellen white called it. [omega there those good things is fish arent they].

  Edited by - barry on 15 August 2002 18:30:47
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  Arian, Trinitarian debate by the Adventist

  by barry in

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  i got a copy of the record magazine while at church today.

  the record is a magazine all adventists get weekly to promote the company line.

  looking through it while there i came across an artical people might like to know about on jw com the artical entitled 'the holy spirit and the godheadby angel manuel rodriguez who is director of the biblical research institute of the general conference.

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  The JWs and the early Adventists are decendant from the Arian heresy. They are called Arian because they are named after the founder a priest from Egypt called Arius who was a catalyst in the debate on the nature of christ in the first ecumenical council at Niceia in 325. Only about 5% of Adventists are Arian now. Thats a guess
  Barry
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  Temperance

  by barry in

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  one sunday a pastor preached an emotionally- charged sermon about temperancewith great passion, he said, 'if i had all the beer in the world, i'd take it and throw it into the river.

  ' with even greater emphasis, he added, 'and if i had all the wine in the world , i,d take it and throw it into the river.

  ' and finally, he exhorted the congeration, and if i had all the whiskey in the world , i'd take it and throw it into the river'.

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  One sunday a pastor preached an emotionally- charged sermon about temperancewith great passion, He said, 'If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river.' with even greater emphasis, he added, 'And if I had all the wine in the world , I,d take it and throw it into the river.' and finally, he exhorted the congeration, and if I had all the whiskey in the world , I'd take it and throw it into the river'. Amen! He sat down.
  The choit director then stood very cautiously and announced with a pleasant smile, ' for our closing song, let us stand and sing hymn no 365 'shall we gather at the river.'
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  MAY I INTRODUCE MYSELF ?????

  by Searchin50 in

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  hi to anyone that reads this post; .

  i am, an inactive j w have been for 11 years,& proud of it.

  i was baptized in 1958, therefore led a very active life involved in, .

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  Good to see you here Searchin 50 you will make some great friends here
  Barry
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  A Return to the Basics - Part I

  by Farkel in

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  every so often we get so stuck with specifics and the latest wt scandals or doctrinal nuances that it's good to get back to the basics.

  that is the purpose of this thread.

  i cannot count the times that, when dubs arguments are demolished with quotes from their own literature and practices, they resort to this statement in sheer desperation: well, at least weve got the basics right.

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  A great artical Farkel have you nolticed why people including christians of other denominations respect the Salvation Army so much , its because of there unconditional love for there fellow man.
  Barry
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  We're Moving Canberra to Sydney!!

  by Prisca in

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  ok, not literally.... .

  the australasian apostafest that was going to be held in canberra in september, will now be held in the beautiful city of sydney.. .

  when: saturday 21 september 2002. where: somewhere in sydney.

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  I wish it could be moved back to canberra I know a few witnesses I could invite like the lady "I studied with
  Barry
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  Arian, Trinitarian debate by the Adventist

  by barry in

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  i got a copy of the record magazine while at church today.

  the record is a magazine all adventists get weekly to promote the company line.

  looking through it while there i came across an artical people might like to know about on jw com the artical entitled 'the holy spirit and the godheadby angel manuel rodriguez who is director of the biblical research institute of the general conference.

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  I got a copy of the Record magazine while at church today. The Record is a magazine all Adventists get weekly to promote the company line. Looking through it while there I came across an artical people might like to know about on JW com the artical entitled 'The Holy Spirit and the GodheadBy Angel Manuel Rodriguez who is director of the Biblical Research Institute of the general Conference. The first two sentences, 'Some in our church are teaching that the Holy Spirit is neither a person nor a member of the Godhead. Is that true?
  Some Adventists have discovered that practically all of our pioneers were anti -Trinitarian and have concluded that the church today should reject the doctrine of the Trinity. The artical then goes on to show the biblical beleif of the Holy spirit as the third person of the Trinity.
  Well this may start up a hornets nest between the Trinitarians and Arians also theres a letters section in the magazine where letters from people of different persuasion will write in about this one. Anyway Ill keep you all informed on future developements
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  Should JESUS be worshipped or prayed to?

  by LittleToe in

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  i want to consider this point, free from the trinity / arian debate.

  there have been an abundance of threads that have deteriorated into these doctrine, and it clouds this issue because tempers get raised.. so, please, can we keep it simple.

  should jesus receive our worship, right here, right now?.

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  The very last prayer in the bible , 'So be it . Come , Lord Jesus.
  Barry
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  U.S. War with Iraq

  by Crazy151drinker in

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  i just wanted to get some opinions on this matter from everyone.

  support here in the states is pretty solid but very weak in europe.

  i will make my prediction (ie you know) that we will be having a little sand party within a year.

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  Richard Butler an Australian was head of the inspections in Iraq and is convinced they are building up these WMDs. Australia will be behind the US in any war we have troops in Timor , Solomin Islands, Afganistan and the Navy is patroling in the north for illegals I dunno if we can spare many more for a war. Barry