i find that the more i read the bible, the less i believe the wts interpretation of it. funny, they encourage more bible reading by itself now. wonder if that has anything to do with the lack of growth?
they were right about one thing: reading the bible w/o their literature and you'll never come to the conclusions they sometimes come up with!
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have you found some new band or artist that you would reccomend we listen to...for this to work we would need to know what style of music you normally listen to and then we can know if its what we would enjoy...eg.
i like pink floyd...genesis...yes...etc.....................and have just found mercury rev......brill
tool- laturalis, morphine- anything by them, the mars volta-frances the mute, ray lamontagne-trouble, the secret machines-now here is nowhere, my morning jacket-anything by them, thornley-thornley, handsome boy modeling school-white people, north mississippi all stars-hill country revue, old crow medicine show-o.c.m.s., john butler trio-sunrise over sea, a perfect circle-thirteenth step.
this should give u a good mix of rock, hip-hop, and roots music
i already heard one argument on this, that the scripture referred to (proverbs 4:18) in context was actually advice of a father to his son on how during his life he would continue to grow spiritually throughout his life.
but a closer look shows that there is no mention at all of new light, in any context.
it says "but the path of the righteous ones is like the bright light that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly estblished" [analogy: from darkness of the night gradually to the full light of the day?].
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don't know about you, but the only time i see new light is when the old one burns out! time to change the bulb!
i found an article about cults...and copied the characteristics that cults have.
you can add more if you wish... .
the group is focused on a living leader to whom members seem to display excessively zealous, unquestioning commitment.
heard an elder tell someone at a door that JW's are not a cult because cults follow a man as leader.well don't JW's follow a group of men? if a person is accused of being an alcoholic and has ALL of the symptoms except one, wouldn't he still be classified as an alcoholic? "if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, sounds like a duck, its probably a duck"
what's the best and worse beer you ever drank?
the one i hate the most is labatt 50 .
and the one i drink and like the most is labatt blue .
best: fat tire on tap at bonnaroo music festival in tennessee last summer on a warm day. can't remember the rest of the day.
worst: michelob's no carb beer is PATHETIC!
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a scripture was read during the talk i never thought of before, 1cor 11:26 which says:"for as often as you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the lord, until he arrives.".
if he arrived in 1914, why do we still "eat this loaf and drink this cup"?
even if only the "144,000" or those that are still on earth are to partake, the question still remains.
i took evelyne a copy of everyones wonderful thoughts... she cried more than once.
so, she saw the specialist just after lunch time.
it looks like, after 3 liters of iv, she has gone from 4.7 to 14!
best'o'luck to both/all three of ya!
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a scripture was read during the talk i never thought of before, 1cor 11:26 which says:"for as often as you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the lord, until he arrives.".
if he arrived in 1914, why do we still "eat this loaf and drink this cup"?
a scripture was read during the talk i never thought of before, 1cor 11:26 which says:"for as often as you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the lord, until he arrives."
if he arrived in 1914, why do we still "eat this loaf and drink this cup"?
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i've noticed there are a lot of jw's in good standing on here these days... i know its a small sample but it seems promising.. any current circuit overseers/district overseers post on here, that would be crazy.
i think its pretty cool actually
once a ms, not anymore. used to do territory, mics,and anything else asked. now i just sit there, comment occasionally, sleep a little(ok a lot)
does anyone have the fear of, "what if they?re right?
" i?ve had that nagging me then i have another voice, i?m not nuts-i?m not hearing voices-just a metaphor, tell me "they can?t be right.
" i just have this incredible inner conflict in me.
who says anybody has the "truth"? or ever will? maybe everybody"s a little right and a little wrong at the same time. the whole problem with one's relationship with god is thinking that a religion has anything to do with it.
