First, You atheists on the board, I'm not trying to start a debate, so don't engage me in one....lol...Dinah, you ask about God's permitting wickedness, suffering, etc. Just because he PERMITS it, does not mean he causes it or that he is unloving. would you deny a child a painful operation or medical care if you thought it was in the interests of their long term good health of that child to have it? of course not. I admit, sometimes it is difficult for us as puny humans with puny human brains to comprehend why wickedness and suffering has been allowed, but I believe we have to assume a Higher Power is in control...
owenfieldreams
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Jah VERY Merciful -delaying the end
by stillajwexelder init struck me like a thunderbolt at 4.00 am this morning while tossing and turning in bed.
i used to say "isnt jehovah wonderful -he is being especially merciful by delaying the end so more people can come in the truth and be saved" the wtbts representatives have said the same.. problem here is that earths population grows about 20,000 per day (reference needed here) .
not even close to that come into the truth.
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Jah VERY Merciful -delaying the end
by stillajwexelder init struck me like a thunderbolt at 4.00 am this morning while tossing and turning in bed.
i used to say "isnt jehovah wonderful -he is being especially merciful by delaying the end so more people can come in the truth and be saved" the wtbts representatives have said the same.. problem here is that earths population grows about 20,000 per day (reference needed here) .
not even close to that come into the truth.
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owenfieldreams
Those are both understandable ideas, crusoe and Dinah, but, again, we only have our imperfect human minds to come up with these ideas. We are greatly limited in what we know and can even understand, IMO. My point was, I don't think we know enough to make a definite conclusion on the issue and timing of armageddon.
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I know it's early...but can we talk football??
by dinah inrecruiting, and all that.. sec is gonna be bad again.. did dj hall get drafted?
i haven't looked.. .
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owenfieldreams
Huge college football fan here. Dinah, nice to see there is another tide fan here to keep me company. Dawg, you guys WILL BE EXPECTED to win the SEC this year, so all the pressure is on you guys. Right now, I would have to agree that jawja will be huge favorite over us in Athens, but something tells me we will give you guys a good game, just like our lousy team that we had this past season almost beat you 24-26 in T-town.
Dinah, what do you think our year end record will be for 2008? I am predicting 8-4. Nick brought in the no 1 rated recruiting class in the country this spring, but I still think it will take several years to get our program back to the level where we win 9-10 games/yr.
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CONCERED WITNESSES ARE SIGNING UP FOR LIVE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
by kool aid man06 injehovah's witnesses, if it was proved to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that you have been lied to, would you care?
deny it?
make excuses for it?
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owenfieldreams
Dont buy into this, folks. His website is nothing new(it's been around a while), and is nothing but a cut and paste job.
When in doubt, follow the money...
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Jah VERY Merciful -delaying the end
by stillajwexelder init struck me like a thunderbolt at 4.00 am this morning while tossing and turning in bed.
i used to say "isnt jehovah wonderful -he is being especially merciful by delaying the end so more people can come in the truth and be saved" the wtbts representatives have said the same.. problem here is that earths population grows about 20,000 per day (reference needed here) .
not even close to that come into the truth.
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owenfieldreams
I still think there is too much that we do not know. Every explanation given here about the delay of the Big A seems understandable, but it is the result of imperfect human reasoning and thinking. EXJWELDER, I agree, I think the teachings of the WTBTS are subject to change, that's why I take everything they publish or put out with a grain of salt. But I think the basic premise is correct--Almighty God will at some point step in and intervene in this world, whether it is ten years from now or a thousand years from now, I don't know...
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do christians really understand what it means to be a satanist?
by bigdreaux ini think most people are ignorant of what being a satanist is.
this questions for the christians, what do you think it is?
i'm just curious and am not looking for a heated debate, just curious if people even know what it means.
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owenfieldreams
BD,
I merely made a statement and stand by it. Satanist= a follower of Satan. What Satan is or what he stands for is a whole other debate that I don't wish to get into.
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do christians really understand what it means to be a satanist?
by bigdreaux ini think most people are ignorant of what being a satanist is.
this questions for the christians, what do you think it is?
i'm just curious and am not looking for a heated debate, just curious if people even know what it means.
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owenfieldreams
satanist=follower of satan.
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owenfieldreams
HB, Dinah, from a fellow Alabamian. RTR!!!!!!
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Hi guys, I'm new here.
by spanteach ini'm a former jw or joho as one of my sister's schoolmates used to call us.
(reminds me of the hojos we used to stay at for assemblies :d) i was raised as a witness, baptized at the age of 14 due to my father's constant pressuring.
i'm in my mid-30s now and i stopped attending meetings three years ago.
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owenfieldreams
Great post, Span..Sounds like you and I are in the same category--not ready to renounce all doctrine and everything we've been taught in the org, but resentful of the heavy-handedness and self-righteousness of many individuals in positions of authority within it, and that thinks that the overwhelming majority of people that make up the JW religion are good, sincere, well-intentioned folks. Like my grandfather would probably say, sounds like you've got "your head screwed on straight"--Look forward to more posts from you. PM me some time!!
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How did you spend the memorial?
by sinis inpersonally, i stayed at home (my wife went), made steaks, drank beer, and watched several vulgar/demonic movies in the world of the jw's (halloween, the eye, hitman, no country for old men, saw iv).
i later went over to my mother in laws house to meet up with some other in laws - who i saved from the jw's - and talked about how the memorial was a waste of f@cking time... then drank more beer waiting for my wife to come back...
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owenfieldreams
I attended.