I agree ozzie and what made Jesus such a great teacher is, He not only taught them with words but also showed them how to act by example. Something that we all need to be aware of constantly.
agapa37
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Are witnesses Christians?
by KW13 in.
i know that all religions have their flaws, so do you agree that witnesses should call themselves christians or are they 'too un-christian'?.
the baptism, i think proves its different, they are baptized into an organization, that forms part of the questions...agreeing that the society is god's earthly representation.. personally i feel they are not christians.
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Are witnesses Christians?
by KW13 in.
i know that all religions have their flaws, so do you agree that witnesses should call themselves christians or are they 'too un-christian'?.
the baptism, i think proves its different, they are baptized into an organization, that forms part of the questions...agreeing that the society is god's earthly representation.. personally i feel they are not christians.
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agapa37
First of all the idea that you can "teach" someone to be Christian is totally ludicrous to begin with. Christianity is a faith in Christ and comes from within
Well I think Jesus would have something to say about that statement. As a matter of fact he has addressed it. Notice:Matthew 28:19-20
"Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things."
It sounds as if to me that teaching people to be Christ like is a commision from Jesus himself.
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Are witnesses Christians?
by KW13 in.
i know that all religions have their flaws, so do you agree that witnesses should call themselves christians or are they 'too un-christian'?.
the baptism, i think proves its different, they are baptized into an organization, that forms part of the questions...agreeing that the society is god's earthly representation.. personally i feel they are not christians.
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agapa37
Incidentally, you may be interested to know that many christians make a personal decision (note I said "personal"- no-one told them) to avoid military servicer in a war zone. I have also seen that the differentiation between christians and dubs in moral areas is not so large as the dubs would pretend that they are I agree.
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Are witnesses Christians?
by KW13 in.
i know that all religions have their flaws, so do you agree that witnesses should call themselves christians or are they 'too un-christian'?.
the baptism, i think proves its different, they are baptized into an organization, that forms part of the questions...agreeing that the society is god's earthly representation.. personally i feel they are not christians.
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agapa37
Matt. 26:52: "Jesus said to him: ‘Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword.’" (Could there have been any higher cause for which to fight than to safeguard the Son of God? Yet, Jesus here indicated that those disciples were not to resort to weapons of physical warfare.)
Isa. 2:2-4: "It must occur in the final part of the days that the mountain of the house of Jehovah will become firmly established above the top of the mountains . . . And he will certainly render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. And they will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore." (Individuals out of all nations must personally decide what course they will pursue. Those who have heeded Jehovah’s judgment give evidence that he is their God.)
2 Cor. 10:3, 4: "Though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage warfare according to what we are in the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things." (Paul here states that he never resorted to fleshly weapons, such as trickery, high-sounding language, or carnal weapons, to protect the congregation against false teachings.)
Luke 6:27, 28: "I [Jesus Christ] say to you who are listening, Continue to love your enemies, to do good to those hating you, to bless those cursing you, to pray for those who are insulting you.
Just from those few scriptures and there are more it is quit clear to me that Jesus does not condon Christians to go to war and kill thier enemy.
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Are witnesses Christians?
by KW13 in.
i know that all religions have their flaws, so do you agree that witnesses should call themselves christians or are they 'too un-christian'?.
the baptism, i think proves its different, they are baptized into an organization, that forms part of the questions...agreeing that the society is god's earthly representation.. personally i feel they are not christians.
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agapa37
Well just take for example "WAR"! Killing your enemy is something that Jesus spoke out against and encourage his disciple not to do.
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Weird crop circle sighting...
by troubled mind inmy husbands cousin lives in a small rural area in illinois and over the weekend crop circles appeared in their soybean crop .
i just talked to his cousin , and she is beside herself from all the publicity .
she said the phone started ringing at 6am this morning .
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agapa37
I dont know what to think about crop circles but I do believe in and have seen "CRAP CIRCLES" I am sure anyone who has done laundry have seen them. Weird circles left behind not by aliens but by children with bad wiping skills! I have seen some pretty weird "CRAP CIRCLE " formations in my life. Heck I have even formed some a time or two. I swear one looked like the face of Abraham L.
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Men, women and toilet seat etiquette
by Gregor ini've never quite understood the big deal about men leaving the toilet seat up but since i hear so much about it i try to comply.
i do have a pet peeve.
sometimes when i lift the seat there are obvious signs on the underside that a female has used it and not bothered to 'tidy up'.
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agapa37
I personally have found a way around the whole thing. Whenever I pee I just sit down. Maybe it is because im lazy but regardless the toilet seat problem does not exist in my house
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Are witnesses Christians?
by KW13 in.
i know that all religions have their flaws, so do you agree that witnesses should call themselves christians or are they 'too un-christian'?.
the baptism, i think proves its different, they are baptized into an organization, that forms part of the questions...agreeing that the society is god's earthly representation.. personally i feel they are not christians.
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agapa37
In my opinion I believe that they are taught to be more Christlike then any other religion. Notice i said taught. The reality is that many do not adhere to the teachings which is not uncommon for any religion.
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"Mole" Elders
by Alligator Wisdom inhave any here had one in their congregation?.
an elder is assigned to a congregation, usually by the co, in order to clean it out.
especially in regards to the elder body who may be going off tangent by wts accordance .
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agapa37
I rather find this type of action rather encouraging. Especially in regards to the elder body who may be going off tangent by WTS accordance. Are you 100% positive that is the reason? Could it be that it is for the reason of getting "Bad Shepards" out from the flock for the benefit of them. From my experience in the Org. that is very much needed. That is a positive action on the part of the Org in my opinion.
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agapa37
TY crumpet.