That is definitely true. And I apologize for seeming rude. I think what I really mean is that, if you believe it is important as a Christian to observe the ritual then its very importance is somewhat nullified by the fact that the details of when and how to observe it are found incomplete. If it were really important the bible writers would have focused more on recording the information than passing it down orally.
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How often should the Lord's Supper be celebrated per year
by avidbiblereader ini have always had a problem with this from the scriptures, i understand the old law and replacing the passover but those laws did not apply to the new covenant and my question centers around pauls words to the 1 cor 11.
1 cor 11:17-20 .
17but, while giving these instructions, i do not commend you because it is, not for the better, but for the worse that you meet together.18for first of all, when you come together in a congregation, i hear divisions exist among you; and in some measure i believe it.19for there must also be sects among you, that the persons approved may also become manifest among you.
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Where's God?
by Billzfan23 ini was baptised in a freewill baptist church about 15 years ago, and then i became a witness and was baptised about 11 years ago.
what my experience has taught me having delved deeply in both (served as a servant and later an elder in wts) is that i don't really believe that there is a god.
why won't he answer me?
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I agree with what Abandoned said. I can identify with your situation as I’ve been through the same emotions and movements. One thing I’ve learned from coming away from the Witnesses is never question yourself, always trust that you can see what is real and what is not. There is nothing wrong with you. Enjoy life based on what you know. You know God isn’t answering you, so why does he have to? Maybe that means there isn’t a God that makes replies and that the people who say he does are delusional. Enjoy life for what it is. You don’t need God to be happy. If you aren’t happy in THIS life, you won’t be happy in the next, if there is an afterlife and you happen to pass judgment. Since you can’t prove God is real, act as though this is your only shot a life and don’t waste it on constantly worrying about approval. If he is real, and it is important, he will contact you. It is something difficult to do, I know. I have personally come to face the fact that religions are a waste of time and religious thinking produces more negative things than positive. This has allowed me to enjoy life for what it is and take my own path to understanding our life here, which has been more fulfilling than I ever thought.
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WHY GOD CANNOT FORGIVE YOU
by Terry init is little understood by christians what a difference there is between themselves and judaism; especially on the matter of whom god forgives and why.. a christian expects to sin against many people in the course of their life, but; proudly boasts that they aren't "perfect just forgiven.
" this is wrong by judaism's ethical, moral and theologic standards.. let me explain why.. in judaism; only the person you sin against can forgive you!.
if you steal from bob; only bob (the injured party) can forgive you.
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Great topic! It makes absolute perfect sense.
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How do I have everlasting life?
by soulfinder inhere is a scripture that explains just that.. john 5:39-40.
39you are searching the scriptures, because you think that by means of them you will have everlasting life; and these are the very ones that bear witness about me.. 40and yet you do not want to come to me that you may have life.. jesus clearly explains that it is not through the scriptures that we have everlasting life.
it is only by going to him..
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I'm not asking if you're a capable Christian, what I'm asking is how do you know that Christianity and what it is based on is not controlled by the Devil? And, no offense, but you DO have all the answers -- since you know the creatures that do. Ask God to solve my question for me and get back to me when He responds to you. By the way, foretell my future and you can brag to God that you personally saved a lost soul. If you can see the future, why aren't you out saving peoples' lives instead of shooting pool and chatting online?
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Why animals die?
by EzroJP ini know why human beings die, but why animals die?.
did they commit anything wrong according to the laws of god, so they have to die?.
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Nathan Natas said something that hit me like a kick in the teeth : “The doctrine that the "wages of sin is death" fails upon close examination, doesn't it?” Holy crap. If animals die because they too sinned, then by that logic they are just as sentient and just as sacred as humans, speaking in the spiritual/soul level. So... if God has no qualms about mandatory, regular animal sacrifice, what does that say about his respect for his own creations – or us humans!?
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How often should the Lord's Supper be celebrated per year
by avidbiblereader ini have always had a problem with this from the scriptures, i understand the old law and replacing the passover but those laws did not apply to the new covenant and my question centers around pauls words to the 1 cor 11.
1 cor 11:17-20 .
17but, while giving these instructions, i do not commend you because it is, not for the better, but for the worse that you meet together.18for first of all, when you come together in a congregation, i hear divisions exist among you; and in some measure i believe it.19for there must also be sects among you, that the persons approved may also become manifest among you.
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it sure is a good thing that God, in "his word" doesn't leave anything to guess work -- it is probably not important, if it was it would have been explicit like the mosaic law where even taking a crap was dictated
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What will they do when the blood ban has no meaning ?
by A Paduan inpeople will invent ways of making blood, eventually, no doubt.
they will probably have synthetic substitutes for the short term and be able to grow or clone it off our own dna or something before too long.
so what will the org do for martyrs and publicity then ?
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Well, now they allow fractions of fractions of fractions of frac-- ugh, if you let a little water in the Boat of Dogma it will eventually sink itself. If you keep quiet on the issue for enough time it will disappear. *GB crosses their fingers*
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Lurkers! Proof that the Organization is not "Clean"!
by metatron inthe greatest proof that the organization is not "clean" by its own definition, is this website!.
consider the number of people - elders included - who post here, thereby associating with "apostates" or expressing their own disbelief.
in whatever nonsense the watchtower is teaching.
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angels -- rofl! ^_^ But seriously... you're just a silly apostate shmuck trying to smear the good name of the Glorious Ones who serve the GB. (BARF) :)
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Help !
by defective light inhelp.... i need to information what the official position of the wbts is regarding the general use of the internet for active jehovah witness's, is it approved only for jw sites only, or for all sites.....i am in an argument about it, thanks for any information you can provide....
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Nailing down the Jehovah's Witnesses official doctrine is like trying to nail down pudding. There isn't much solidity because they give themselves plenty of contradictory material to cherry-pick from. The internet issue is a tough one to prove, I've tried. The only thing I can suggest is cracking open the Watchtower Library CD and using any information that "frowns upon" the use of internet sites. It is really more suggestive than official. Good luck tho.
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Oops! An Atheistic Belief in Witness Doctrine?
by Morocco ini was reading the god delusion by richard dawkins.
in chapter one he states: .
an atheist in this sense of philosophical naturalist is somebody who .
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I suppose the Atheist needs to be covering his answer sheet calling out "no cheating, no cheating" --omg can someone please draw that for me?