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All Christians Should Accept EVOLUTION
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it is time for christians to accept evolution, in my opinion.. there are many reasons why i think it is long overdue for all christians to finally accept what science says about evolution.

below i will show these reasons.. .

the bible tells people to pay attention to nature to see the glory of god (psalm 19; romans 1:19-20).
FusionTheism

opusdei1972,
How do we know Jesus or the disciples viewed Adam as a literal person who actually existed?
Jesus always spoke in parables. A parable is a fictional story with fictional characters and is used to teach deeper moral truths.
Since Jesus was so accustomed to speaking about fictional characters, why should we assume that when it came to Adam, He must have viewed him as literal?
Plus, in Galatians, Paul says Sarah and Hagar are allegorical characters foreshadowing the two groups in his day:
1. Early Christians.
2. Jews who opposed Christians.
It was common for First-Century Christians to interpret the Old Testament as allegory.
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Watchtower now Proudly Promoting the DIVINE Jesus
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the revised nwt has a footnote on john 1:1 showing that "a god" means "divine.".

also, their other publications are now much more boldly referring to jesus as divine:.

jesus--the way, the life, the truth (2015), page 306-307:.
FusionTheism

The Revised NWT has a footnote on John 1:1 showing that "a god" means "divine."
Also, their other publications are now much more boldly referring to Jesus as divine:
Jesus--The Way, The Life, The Truth (2015), Page 306-307:
"Thomas exclaims:'My Lord and my God!' (John 20:26-28) Yes, he now has no doubts that Jesus is alive as a divine being who is Jehovah God’s representative."
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Awake, April 22, 2005, Page 9:
Jesus is a god in the sense of being divine
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Why are Battle Against Faith
by Jonathan Drake in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if any are willing, share your fact based reasons for viewing faith as dangerous.

viewing faith as dangerous is the reason for almost all of my posts recently.

what seems constant is that theists are too focused on there own little world to realize how and why faith is so damaging to society.
FusionTheism

The only point I would add is that whether something is dangerous has nothing to do with whether something is true, at least not necessarily.
Take, for example, the atomic bomb:
The science behind the atomic bomb is the truth, yet, it is the most dangerous thing ever invented in all of history.
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My Way of Interpreting the Bible is the ONLY Right Way!
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
whether you are a christian, jew, undecided, agnostic, or atheist, isn't having the attitude that only ***your*** interpretation of the bible could be correct, or only ***you*** know what the bible means, -- .

isn't this a form of closed-mindedness, arrogance, and a superiority complex?.

in addition, isn't trying to force someone to conform to ***your*** interpretation of the bible the opposite of "freethinking?
FusionTheism

Nicolaou,
Depends what you mean by that?
Do you mean child rape and the Holocaust are not really wrong, it's just subjective opinions of some people that says those things are wrong?
In any case, if you are correct, then there's no way an atheist or a Christian can claim to have "the truth" for anyone beyond yourself.
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My Way of Interpreting the Bible is the ONLY Right Way!
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
whether you are a christian, jew, undecided, agnostic, or atheist, isn't having the attitude that only ***your*** interpretation of the bible could be correct, or only ***you*** know what the bible means, -- .

isn't this a form of closed-mindedness, arrogance, and a superiority complex?.

in addition, isn't trying to force someone to conform to ***your*** interpretation of the bible the opposite of "freethinking?
FusionTheism

Whether you are a Christian, Jew, undecided, agnostic, or atheist, isn't having the attitude that ONLY ***your*** interpretation of the Bible could be correct, or ONLY ***you*** know what the Bible means, --
Isn't this a form of closed-mindedness, arrogance, and a superiority complex?
In addition, isn't trying to force someone to conform to ***YOUR*** interpretation of the Bible the opposite of "freethinking?"
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God loves Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered People
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
god's view of gays and lesbians.

why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?

i am not a priest.
FusionTheism

Freemindfade,
But isn't your belief that people cannot legitimately view the Bible in a way different from the way you view it -- isn't that a form of close-mindedness and also trying to make people conform to your way of thinking instead of actually thinking for themselves, and having different views than you do?
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God loves Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered People
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
god's view of gays and lesbians.

why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?

i am not a priest.
FusionTheism

Jonathan,
That old covenant, as the rest of Hebrews makes absolutely clear, included the Commands given to Moses, and the Priests.
This would mean Hebrews 8:13 is declaring that the Commands found in the Mosaic Covenant in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers have been made obsolete and replaced.
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God loves Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered People
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
god's view of gays and lesbians.

why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?

i am not a priest.
FusionTheism

Freemindfade,
How is it "freethinking" if I'm forced to conform to YOUR atheism?
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God loves Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered People
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
god's view of gays and lesbians.

why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?

i am not a priest.
FusionTheism

Jonathan,
Go ahead and explain the meaning of Hebrews 8:13, I'll be waiting right here.
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God loves Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered People
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
god's view of gays and lesbians.

why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?

i am not a priest.
FusionTheism

Hebrews 8:7-9: If that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second.
For he does find fault with the people when he says:
“‘Look! The days are coming,’ says Jehovah, ‘when I will make with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their forefathers on the day I took hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not remain in my covenant, so I stopped caring for them,’ says Jehovah.
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Hebrews 8:13: In his saying “a new covenant,” he has made the former one obsolete. Now what is obsolete and growing old is near to vanishing away.