Just kidding.
Hey Lurkers, you blew you chance.
notice to lurkers: this sunday is lurker solidarity day.
during the watchtower study, when the reader begins reading paragraph 10, rise from your seat, gather your things, and silently leave the premises.
this will give you an idea of who in the congregation is of like-mind.. future meeting attendance is, of course, up to you..
Just kidding.
Hey Lurkers, you blew you chance.
notice to lurkers: this sunday is lurker solidarity day.
during the watchtower study, when the reader begins reading paragraph 10, rise from your seat, gather your things, and silently leave the premises.
this will give you an idea of who in the congregation is of like-mind.. future meeting attendance is, of course, up to you..
This just in: My mother said that half her congregation packed up and left in the middle of the WT study this morning. "Very odd," she said.
i dont get it ... one minute we're all mooching along happily and then we get a big wave of insulting horrible behaviour....?.
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loz x.
You can take the boy out of the Kingdom Hall, but you can't take the Kingdom Hall out of the boy. [But I repeat myself.]
notice to lurkers: this sunday is lurker solidarity day.
during the watchtower study, when the reader begins reading paragraph 10, rise from your seat, gather your things, and silently leave the premises.
this will give you an idea of who in the congregation is of like-mind.. future meeting attendance is, of course, up to you..
It was just a random number. I have no idea what the paragraph is about (though if I had to guess, it's about staying loyal to the Organization and the Governing Body).
if you decide not to continue telling your story, that is totally understandable to me after the comments from yesidid and dontplaceliterature.
however, the majority of us would love to hear the rest of it and i think you would love (even need) to write it.
i'm sure you are well aware that the majority of us on this board have a certain kind of affection for you and respect, and we value your point of view and your opinions.
Farkel, you should tell your story not because anyone wants to hear it, but because you are compelled to tell it.
the view held by christian theology is that god did not create evil.
you may argue this point using scripture to support either side.
however that argument is but a symptom of a much larger problem which is choice and free will.. the concept among christians is that sin, suffering, and evil deeds began with the original sin.
The bible shows... <-- this is where you lost me.
God is very busy in punishing the wicked. <-- where is the evidence for this?
notice to lurkers: this sunday is lurker solidarity day.
during the watchtower study, when the reader begins reading paragraph 10, rise from your seat, gather your things, and silently leave the premises.
this will give you an idea of who in the congregation is of like-mind.. future meeting attendance is, of course, up to you..
Notice to Lurkers: This Sunday is Lurker Solidarity Day.
During the Watchtower Study, when the reader begins reading paragraph 10, rise from your seat, gather your things, and silently leave the premises.
This will give you an idea of who in the congregation is of like-mind.
Future meeting attendance is, of course, up to you.
somebody know the theme of this years district convention or is still top secret?.
Official 2011 Theme: "Millions now...oh, nevermind."
i haven't always understood how christ could have carried our sins for us, and had them forgiven.
i've sort of understood because that's what people say he did, but the ransom (in a legalistic adam/jesus way) never held weight for me.
but something recently happened that allowed me to understand.
This whole "sacrifice" thing has always bothered me (as I've posted before).
It seems to me, when you make a sacrifice, you are actually giving up something that you really want or value. For instance, I might want to go to a much anticipated one-time-only event tonight, but my wife wants to go to a movie. In the interest of marital harmony and my wife’s happiness, I decide to sacrifice my event in favor of her movie. I can never go to that particular event again.
Now Jesus, we are told, gave up (sacrificed) his life as a ransom for our sins. But what did he really give up? He knew he would be raised on the third day, and to an even more exalted position.
Wouldn’t you or I do the same thing?
But would you or I (or Jesus) agree to make that sacrifice if we knew we wouldn’t be resurrected, that in fact we’d be dead eternally?
Maybe it died along with music in that plane with Buddy Holly.