Posts by defd

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Surgery Sucks!

by whyamihere in

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oh my god............. i know what pain is and this sucked.

i have war scars now...sniff..i hope i will get over the sadness of how it will look.

i just want to thank everyone who was giving me well wishes.

How do you defend your god's inaction?

by AlmostAtheist in

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this is a question for those that believe in a god or gods, particularly those described as "all knowing" or "almighty".. how do you defend to yourself that your god has not in any modern situation saved his people from anything?.

people of all faiths are regularly killed by various natural elements.

of course, if you knew such a thing was going to befall a person and you could do something to protect them, you would.

defd

but god would still be seeing all these things and doing nothing about them. If I did that, they'd put me in jail for "depraved indifference". If that's ok when god does it, then it is. I'm not questioning the rule, I'm just curious about how you personally reconcile it in your own mind.

Dave

And thats where we differ. Jehovah HAS done something about it. He has put a plan into motion and it will come true. In the mean time He does offer RELIEF from this worlds sorrow.If you had ever been a witness you already know the biblical reason why God PERMITS suffering and what He has done to eliminate it forever. I cannot tell you anything different. I truely and wholeheartedly BELIEVE it. That is what drives me.

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Why is the "end of times" prospect attractive...

by Narkissos in

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or, perhaps, why was it attractive to you at some stage of your life?.

intense suffering might be the right answer in exceptional cases, but hardly for vast numbers (such as most early christians or modern-day cult members).. what then?

fear of life?

defd

Because just as the word END times indicates...............................Its the END of the way things are now as we know it. New and good times follow. The END comes first, followed by............................Good times.

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How do you defend your god's inaction?

by AlmostAtheist in

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friends

this is a question for those that believe in a god or gods, particularly those described as "all knowing" or "almighty".. how do you defend to yourself that your god has not in any modern situation saved his people from anything?.

people of all faiths are regularly killed by various natural elements.

of course, if you knew such a thing was going to befall a person and you could do something to protect them, you would.

defd

How do you defend to yourself that your god has not in any modern situation saved his people from anything?

People of all faiths are regularly killed by various natural elements. Of course, if you knew such a thing was going to befall a person and you could do something to protect them, you would. But no one's god ever does.

How do we KNOW that he hasnt saved anybody? Besides, his word says that He would help us THROUGH, make a WAY OUT of temptations.

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A question for former jw: Should renewed zealotry be feared?

by Check_Your_Premises in

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i was able to ring some pretty loud bells in the mind of a witness by asking difficult, thought provoking questions.

the person obviously was troubled and was having a hard time rationalizing the items discussed.. now i see a renewed effort and zealotry.

it is obviously the "pendulum" swing i hear so much about.

defd

zealotry

Is that even a REAL word? If so what does it mean? Never mind I just look it up. It is a real word.

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Why is it so hard for me to say good bye and go on with my life?

by ConFuseDnStresSed05 in

defd

Newbie thier is a simply answer to your dilema. Go to school and get a degree and at the same time serve the true God. Just do not allow school to cause you to put Jehovah LAST.

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I wasn't even my choice...should it count?

by findingmyway in

i can't help thinking that if i had never gotten baptized out of loyalty and fear of disappointing my parents (and fear of having my flesh eaten by birds of prey after being destroyed in armageddon), i would not be in this situation.

i have several family members and former friends who were raised as jws, but never got baptized, and they never have to experience the angst and pain that i have to experience.

i was baptized and never dedicated my life.

defd

well said jill

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Is God's name Jehovah, Yaweh, or simply Lord?

by pr_capone in

i am sure that most of you here are familiar with psalms 83:18. .

so, whats the skinny?

what is the christian god's name?

defd

Following on from Didier's question (Narkissos) which has a scriptural answer in its own right; Which is the "name above every other name?" (There's a scriptural answer for that one, too ).

Dont forget WHO GAVE Jesus that name. Philippians 2:9 "For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every [other] name,..........

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Why is the month of October Special to JWs

by skin in

who else has been told that the month of october is a special month because in the past jehovah has fulfilled many prophecies in that month.. we have been told this twice in the last 2 book studies.. examples are: hand writing on the wall in daniels book happened on 5/6th october 539 bce, .

jesus was born in october 2 bce,.

kingdom rule started in october 1914, but the most interesting one is that ww1 started in october of that year.has anyone else been told this?.

defd

not true

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Is God's name Jehovah, Yaweh, or simply Lord?

by pr_capone in

i am sure that most of you here are familiar with psalms 83:18. .

so, whats the skinny?

what is the christian god's name?

defd

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