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Heb 9:27 Everyone has to die once, then face the consequences. Christ's death was also a one-time event, but it was a sacrifice that took care of sins forever. And so, when he next appears, the outcome for those eager to greet him is, precisely, salvation. Can Angels die? Are angels called son of man? Thus can angels become men (not justtake the form of one)?

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My Bishop shreads the "Salvayion is by works" bit in less then 5 minutes.

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just came in from wednesday service, as we are going through the entire book of james.

this week, we are in chapter 2, and around verse 14, he mentions that "several people' got the following mixed up because they choose to focus in on one verse, but ignore everything around it.

anyways...starting at verse 14.....using the message version: (all emphasis are mine( .

A-Team

Just came in from Wednesday Service, as we are going through the entire book of James. This week, we are in CHapter 2, and around verse 14, he mentions that "several people' got the following mixed up because they choose to focus in on ONE verse, but ignore everything around it.

Anyways...starting at verse 14.....using the Message Version: (All emphasis are mine(

14-17Dear friends, do you think you'll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, "Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!" AND WALK OFF without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?

(My comments: Sounds JUST like a JW eh?)

18I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, "Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I'll handle the works department."

Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove.

19-20Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That's just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? Use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?

21-24Wasn't our ancestor Abraham "made right with God by works" when he placed his son Isaac on the sacrificial altar? Isn't it obvious that faith and works are yoked partners, that faith expresses itself in works? That the works are "works of faith"? The full meaning of "believe" in the Scripture sentence, "Abraham believed God and was set right with God," includes his action. It's that mesh of believing and acting that got Abraham named "God's friend." Is it not evident that a person is made right with God not by a barren faith but by faith fruitful in works?

25-26The same with Rahab, the Jericho harlot. Wasn't her action in hiding God's spies and helping them escape—that seamless unity of believing and doing—what counted with God? The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse. Separate faith and works and you get the same thing: a corpse.

***What it says here is that your works is BECAUSE of your Faith...AND your Love towards other men. You just don't just minister to them, you help them out. The WORKS in this passage is HELPING OUT THE OTHER FELLA in a time of need**

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Now Witnesses saying "Gas Prices" show we are in the Tribulation!!

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yes it's not offical but witnesses here are saying that gas prices and increased cost of living show that armagedon is sooooo close.....haven't they heard of world war 1 and 2 when people didn't have sugar, gas, coffee or anything?

armagedon didn't come....we bounced back.

china in the 1920's and ukraine during the war people "hunted" children to eat!

A-Team

...I won't even recognize how close we are until there is a 7 year peace deal in the Middle East......

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Dubs out in full force today...with no one answering the doors.

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..except for me, and boy did i shock them with only 3 sentences.

many on this board know that i am not a jw, never intend to become a jw, but yet i am a christian and my hearts longs for jws to get the real truth.

they did their little spiel about the world ending, troubling times, etc...i let them finish this spiel then they asked "do you agree with it?

A-Team

..except for me, and boy did I shock them with only 3 sentences.

Many on this board know that I am not a JW, never intend to become a JW, but yet I am a Christian and my hearts longs for JWs to get the real truth.

They did their little spiel about the world ending, troubling times, etc...I let them finish this spiel then they asked "Do you agree with it?"

I told them, Paraphrasing: "I do agree that we are near the last days...but I'm not worried about it because God is my provider. The more you worry about what you see here makes you start worrying and causes unneeded stress. As long as you keep yourself in The Word, you shouldn't be shaken by what you see."

All they could say s "Wow, you're right, I never thought about that" then just offered me a track and left.

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What do JWs usually do on the 4th?

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it seems like they are not big on the big family holidays.

also, as a jw, what did you think people did on the 4th?

A-Team

It seems like they are not big on the Big Family Holidays. Also, as a JW, what did you think people did on the 4th?

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What are the JW arguments of Matt 1:23 and Heb 1:8?

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the virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name imman uel, which means, when translated, with us is god.

(matt 1:23, nwt) .

"...toward but the son, the throne of you, the god, into the age of the age..." (hebrews 1:8a, kit)

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23 “Look! The virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Im·man´u·el,” which means, when translated, “With Us Is God.” (Matt 1:23, NWT)

"...toward but the Son, The throne of you, the God, into the age of the age..." (Hebrews 1:8a, KIT)

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Ok, this is a little odd for me...just need a little advice

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...there is a young lady at my workplace, who is a jw, and is sending the obvious signs that she at least has interest in me...even know that i will be a minister 'of the devil's church', as jws call it, as of june.

i'm not going to lie, i think she's cute, and if she wants to talk, i would do it.

one of my major questions is this: if i am not a jw, why would she have any intrest in a person that is apart of 'satan's system'?

A-Team

....good point. Find out her true intentions before I make any moves. Why I didn't think of that?

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Ok, this is a little odd for me...just need a little advice

by A-Team in

...there is a young lady at my workplace, who is a jw, and is sending the obvious signs that she at least has interest in me...even know that i will be a minister 'of the devil's church', as jws call it, as of june.

i'm not going to lie, i think she's cute, and if she wants to talk, i would do it.

one of my major questions is this: if i am not a jw, why would she have any intrest in a person that is apart of 'satan's system'?

A-Team

...there is a young lady at my workplace, who is a JW, and is sending the obvious signs that she at least has interest in me...even know that I will be a minister 'of the devil's church', as JWs call it, as of June. I'm not going to lie, I think she's cute, and if she wants to talk, I would do it. One of my major questions is this: If I am not a JW, why would she have any intrest in a person that is apart of 'Satan's System'?