o. k. how do i start ?
i will preface the start of this first by saying this happened many years ago - in 1985 when i had just become a new father myself to my dear son flipper junior, i'll call him.
when i explain this to you, some of this may appear comical, in fact, now that i overcame it years ago, i can laugh at it, but when you see the totality of the story- when it happened then to me- it was no laughing matter.
I think that could be a criminal charge of indecent assault if it had happened over here flipper - not to mention, as you saw yourself, they'd want to investigate why it was done in front of minors.
Glad you recovered from the ordeal. You seem to have proven that you're the better person than they.
a tribute to a wonderful woman, who is all our "granny"!!.
we love you grace!
have a wonderful mother's day!!.
don't worry, it's not for brainiacs, i only scored 3/10 yesterday!
there are just 10 questions on a different topic each day.
you don't have to play every day but if you've got a ruthless need to win it probably helps (unless your name is duncan is which case you can take a week off, stroll back to the quiz and still take top spot .
lol - they'd have a better chance too coz most of the questions are American based!
a tribute to a wonderful woman, who is all our "granny"!!.
we love you grace!
have a wonderful mother's day!!.
i was raised episcopalian.
thus i am quite fascinated with my roots in the church of england, who in turn has its roots in the roman catholic church.
many of the church buildings and cathedrals that exist in england today date back to the first millenium after christ and thus were roman catholic at the time they were built.
Do different Episcopal churches have different worship styles like the Anglican church over here FHN?
Here it falls into 3 broad categories called low, middle and high - generally, how close they are to RC practice. So if you go to a high Anglican church, you might even think you'd walked into an RC church - they have the 'bells and smells' type of service, they have robed choirs, acolytes (altar servers) etc and the clergy are very anti-female clergy. Some of them 'defected' to the RC church when the laws were first changed. Having come from the RC church myself, I think these guys are actually more Catholic than the real ones lol!
The 'low' end tends to be the 'evangelical' wing (NOT to be confused with the US type!!) - in these, the Anglican service structure and rules are broadly adhered to. They are more concerned with adhering to Bible teaching than rules (although because church and state are linked here, some rules HAVE to be obeyed).
The 'middle' basically covers everything in between - some have straightforward services, no bells and smells, others are slightly freer in their worship styles, they might have a mixture of styles - this is what the church I attend does, it would probably classed as the lower end of middle church! Middle churches are where you find the eccentric clergy who might have 'odd' theological views on specific issues!
mothers day can bring up many issues for some of us.
for some their mothers have passed away and the opportunity to say i love you in person is forever lost.
for others, our mothers are lost to the wts.
Mum,
It's ok, I know you'd be worried about me right now if you were still here, but everything will be ok
i looked in the mirror this morning and noticed i look somewhat middle eastern with the longish curly head and facial hair.
then it hit me.
i was detained for a few minutes by an american (dont know what he was) before bording an international flight back to the us.
Nah you don't look Middle Eastern at all Ippy - unless you have a tan, then you might - but you look far too white/pink in your avatar.
The security forces nearly didn't let me back out of Israel 10 years ago cos they don't like single travellers - plus I was trying to speak Queen's English rather than Yorkshire which they wouldn't have understood at all! So they asked if I had a problem speaking English. Sometimes you can't do right for doing wrong!
this is my first time posting.
i have been a loyal servant for over 25 years.
2 years ago my "elder" husband announced that he would never attend another meeting.
oompa - you never know.
maybe red_spice got the reply she needed to go and take some positive action ( and there were some good replies) maybe she lurked/still lurks - I note her first post was that she had problems logging in - maybe she was unable to again.
I hope you and your wife can somehow sort things out too.
a new poster inspired me to take a look at the memorial talk and the way that the witnesses honor (dishonor) jesus' memory.
i had mentioned that the form is, from this christian's point of view, an abomination.
the participant is encouraged to look and not partake.
My brief (ish) observations:
(1) The vindication of Jehovah’s name
By his faithfulness to death, Jesus proved that a perfect human could keep perfect integrity under severe pressure, thus showing that Jehovah was just in requiring perfect obedience from Adam
Begs the question who is Jehovah that He should have to prove Himself to us in any way?!
(2) The sacrificial basis for the new covenant (Luke 22:20)
Those who are brought into new covenant are to be with Christ in heavenly Kingdom (John 14:2, 3; Hebrews 9:15)
If you aren't in the new covenant then surely you're still either under the old one or completely outside as the gentiles were considered to be - if the latter, then there is no sacrificial system at all for your sins and you stand condemned in your sins.
I know they say that the other sheep benefit 'by association' with the anointed - but it just ain't quite the same is it?! Those non-Israelites who lived in the Israelite camp were SLAVES, they had no rights and no benefit from the Law - what does that say about the other sheep in this 'New Israel'?
Also on the 'saved by association' point - what about 1 Timothy 2:5-6? Does it not mean that the anointed are setting themselves up as mediators? Christ's ransom sacrifice provides direct cover for every individual - no go betweens (and yet the WT is happy to condemn the RC church for doing this via confession!)
5For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time.
Why should commemoration of his death be observed annually?
I don't buy the WT reasoning that its because Passover was only celebrated annually.
a) The Passover was part of the OLD covenant (Law) - this NEW covenant replaced the Old
b) Jesus said "Do this as often as you eat it..." I would see this as removing the time restrictions, as well as mention elsewhere in the NT that it was being celebrated more often than annually.
VALUE OF JESUS’ SACRIFICE IS AVAILABLE TO ALLAll in attendance need faith in Jesus’ sin-atoning sacrifice to get life
But WT doctrine flies directly in the face of these two statements. Because Christ's sacrifice of the New Covenant only covers the anointed, the other sheep can not and do not benefit from the sacrifice.
I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. (John 10:16)
How this verse has been abused! Why don't they get it - the other sheep are being brought into the same sheep pen. Then they might get the one flock and one shepherd part.
Christ's bones not to be broken, so his 'breaking' bread was just to pass it to disciples around the table.
And yet the actual breaking of bread was obviously significant to the first believers as a reminder of Jesus (eg Luke 24:30-35) - and hence his sacrifice.
BENEFIT FROM THIS MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
Should be rephrased "Reminds most of us what Jehovah hasn't done for us" lol!
Followed by a bunch of hope destroying "do more anyway" statements supposedly in honour of what Jehovah hasn't done. May as well do it all for the WTS instead then!
don't worry, it's not for brainiacs, i only scored 3/10 yesterday!
there are just 10 questions on a different topic each day.
you don't have to play every day but if you've got a ruthless need to win it probably helps (unless your name is duncan is which case you can take a week off, stroll back to the quiz and still take top spot .
You knocked me off top spot free
Ah well - I was top and bottom when I played this morning
Edit:
ONE second????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!
