Topics Started by Spectrum

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JW answer to why Jesus was tortured to death...
by Spectrum in
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.. and not just quickly executed with a sword.

their answer is, "jehovah to show that a perfect person can withstand temptation under the harshest circumstances thereby proving that adam was not under undue duress when he took the fateful decision to follow lucifer".

so the more that christ was tortured and resisted the more this statement must be true.
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If you hadn't ben a JW how would your life be different??
by karter in
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???????????????????????

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I'm getting sucked back in.
by moonpie in
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TURIN SHROUD/ Has anyone found a faith after leaving??
by chuckyy in
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2. friends
hi.. ive recently been reading some really interesting stuff about the turin shroud, how it could be authentic after all, and the evidence that points to its authenticity.

of course, this gives me reason for thinking that "what if the gospels are true after all?

has anyone else here looked at the subject of the turin shroud??.
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There is so much evidence around us to prove an Intelligent creator.
by nicolaou in
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that's an 'ever so slightly' adapted quote from tophat on another thread; http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/108341/2880755/post.ashx#2880755.

i've been really dismissive of god/s, religion, faith and the abandoning of reason but when it comes to the 'argument from design', well you just have to give it a bit more .

respect?
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Redemption of sin by Christ. OT support or made up?
by Spectrum in
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does the ot support the christian doctrine that a heavenly messiah would come and redeem us of our sins, due to adams fall, hence the advent of jesus christ?

or was it a made up doctrine by the early followers of christ to give credence and purpose of existence to their faith?

if the latter is the case then it is understandable why the muslims believe that the christians are so wrong in belief in christ as a heavenly figure.
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Acts 1:24 - Kurios
by TheListener in
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acts 1:24 in the nas reads "and they prayed and said, "you, lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen".

the nwt says jehovah instead of lord.. the greek word translated lord or jesus (in some translations) or as jehovah by the wts is kurios.. can someone with the wts cd at hand tell me which manuscripts they state support this rendering?.

i have read the context and quite frankly it makes sense that it was jesus who they were talking to.
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Anyone from London? Help
by Wordly Andre in
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i just booked a trip to london, also booked some theater tickets, but now i am looking for a good stonehenge 1-2 day tour, any suggestions?

this is not my first trip to london, but i've never been to stonehenge and my wife really wants to go.
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Logically consistent theories of ID exist.
by hooberus in
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the following is one theory that comes from the id book the biotic messagehttp://www1.minn.net/~science/contents.htm by walter remine.

"an intelligent designer is necessary for the origin of life from non-life.

" the biotic message page.
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This just tears too deep into my gut...
by Van Gogh in
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as i am struggling with maintaining my own sanity and very fundaments of existence after recently swiftly cutting all ties with with whatever i held to be dear, sacred and true, for what will have been most of my life...; .

after learning about some disturbing developments in someone else's life, i reconnected with somebody from my past through the amazing internet again, telling i had left for ever and for good.

this is a former elder, somebody i considered to be very successful in life... despite the borg.