Doug wrote: "JWs have not been told what God's "Good News" is and they have not been told what God's "Kingdom" is. They have been fed the line that the good news is about a government.
Mad writes: At least you were smart enough to avoid putting your OTHER foot into your mouth by saying anything more, Doug!
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Jgnat wrote: "I don't know how much clearer I can be. I believe the Gideons and the distributors of the Jesus film are doing a far better (in volume and quality) in sharing the good news than the JW's."
Mad writes: Thanks for finally answering the question- but now I'm sorry I asked! I thought you FAR more intelligent than THAT, Jgnat. ( That was NOT sarcasm.)
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OntheWayOut wrote: "They did go to the synagogues in each city, and the marketplace. If you want to say they went door-to-door, because they went into the private homes of those who invited them in, or went to private homes to have meetings instead of the synagogue, then fine. They went from the synagogue or marketplace with someone who invited them into their home, and went from his door to the door of someone else who had asked them to stop in for an exchange of the good news.SO- they did not bypass the door itself, and they did go from leaving one door to arriving at another.That's quite a bit different from the door-to-door salesmen of the WTS that knock at every door to wake up strangers on Saturday morning, asking them if they would like to read the WT and Awake or have a home bible study. When the Bible says "house to house" or "in private homes" the context of the discussion reveals that this was the private part of a public/private ministry. If you want to go door-to-door, the bible doesn't condemn you, and if you don't want to go, that's okay too. JW's tell people that only JW's will survive Armageddon. Only door-to-door salespeople of the WT and Awake can become JW's. Therefore, if you want to survive, if you want God's forgiveness of your sins-
you MUST go door-to-door. I still think you know all this, and are using pretend ignorance to goad comments. That's alright.I enjoy the process.Mad writes: Outstanding, OTWO! I enjoy the process. too ( Altho I don't pretend- I resort to SARCASM!) !
I actually AGREE with you! What you don't seem to understand is that we WANT to go from door-to-door. We WANT to reach as many as possible.
Consider what Acts * says- Acts 8 (King James Version)
1- And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2- And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3- As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4- Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5- Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Notice verse 4? They preached EVERYWHERE. They didn't wait till they found a city with a synagogue! Know of any such place today? Modern synagogues won't let you OR I come in and preach. And we JWs ALREADY preach (or hold our magazines up-yeesh!) in the 'marketplaces'!
Bottom line: If Christ really IS your Lord, King & Savior- you will actually OBEY his commands, which included preaching the Good News - and not JUST to synagogues! If our coming to your door disturbs you so much- DON'T answer it- HIDE as most do! LOLOLOLO! (Pardon my 'pretend ignorance!)
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If the bible is from God then explain this!
by Anti-Christ innu 31:17-18 moses, following the lord's command, orders the israelites to kill all the midianite male children and "... every woman who has known man ...." (note: how would it be determined which women had known men?
one can only speculate.
dt 21:10-13 with the lord's approval, the israelites are allowed to take "beautiful women" from the enemy camp to be their captive wives.
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LtCommand wrote: "Have you noticed that there has not been one single attempt to justify anything that was mentioned so far? You know what that indicates to me?A: Plenty of Christians have an answer but have no desire to stand up for their gods name.B: Not a single Christian happened to click on this topic.Or C: Lots of Christians have read this topic, but not one of them can think of a single justification.I'm a little disapointed that nobody has anything to say in the bible's defence. I was kind of looking forward to it.
Mad writes: Don't be diasppointed; a lot of people actually HAVE a life, and don't spend every waking hour reading these endless posts. Ask ME your questions, oh Humble One! ( Just allow me a few days to get back to your posting- or e-mail me at [email protected] - the address I use to collect spam!) I enjoy playing your games!
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If the bible is from God then explain this!
by Anti-Christ innu 31:17-18 moses, following the lord's command, orders the israelites to kill all the midianite male children and "... every woman who has known man ...." (note: how would it be determined which women had known men?
one can only speculate.
dt 21:10-13 with the lord's approval, the israelites are allowed to take "beautiful women" from the enemy camp to be their captive wives.
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Freewilly wrote: "Oh Mad one... Please count me worthy to receive you bounteous provisions. Feed me, like a young anxious puppy, those tastey morsels dropping from Jojjoba's glorious table. Flash me, like an intoxicated spring breaker, this brilliant light to illuminate my way. Oh Mad one, hold back no longer I beg of thee."
Mad writes: Kiss the Feet of this statue, as so many Believers have-
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If the bible is from God then explain this!
by Anti-Christ innu 31:17-18 moses, following the lord's command, orders the israelites to kill all the midianite male children and "... every woman who has known man ...." (note: how would it be determined which women had known men?
one can only speculate.
dt 21:10-13 with the lord's approval, the israelites are allowed to take "beautiful women" from the enemy camp to be their captive wives.
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Terry wrote: "The bible is an exquisite corpse. Know what that is? It is a story begun by one person which is continued by a second and passed on to a third without any of the participants consulting as to outcome.Anybody can build on what preceded, but, can also shape and move the narrative according to whim.The big problem all of us have (now that the bible canon has been closed a while) is pretending there is only ONE mind and purpose behind any of it. That and that alone is the source of the greatest confusion involved in parsing "meaning", "messege", "intent", or "value".The false premise that one divine mind is explaining something which is vital to us keeps us racing like a hamster in an exercise wheel.Almost everybody who approaches scripture has a go at making sense of it. There are quite literally tens of thousands of nuanced explanations, explications and analyses that have poured out of enquiring minds over the centuries. But, there is nothing behind this "exquisite corpse" other than imagination and arbitrary caprice.
Mad writes: Well, Terry- you sure have proven my opinion that people usually believe ONLY what they WANT to believe. Ever find 40 people that can agree on ANYTHING in this world- as far as what's 'right' and what's 'wrong'? That IS a rhetorical question. No. And yet, in this 'exquisite corpse', as you refer to it, there is the complete harmony of what is Right and Wrong. You have examples of explanations people of just 100 years ago had NO IDEA of; the reference to creation in Scientifically accurate stages (not to be confused with church teachings!), the Mosaic Law protecting the Israelites from germs & viruses that noone knew existed, moral codes that, if followed today, result in a rich & happy person- and SO much more! I can't know WHY you don't want to look at what the Bible says without such animosity- my GUESS is that you clearly see the hypocrasy of religion as a whole- but I encourage you to set all your opinions & feelings aside and look at it a LOT closer!
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If Jehovah isn't the true God then who is?
by unbaptized inif jehovah isn't the true god then who is?
if the jehovah's witnesses aren't god's people then who is?.
please let me know and i need current information, not outdated information regarding the origin of the organization.
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Free2 wrote: "If you want to find answers like this, your going to have to remove the JW mind set and the Christian mind set and broaden your search."
Mad writes: I don't have the time to read all these posts, Free2- please reveal the findings of your Broadened Mindset; who have YOU discovered God to be?
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If Jehovah isn't the true God then who is?
by unbaptized inif jehovah isn't the true god then who is?
if the jehovah's witnesses aren't god's people then who is?.
please let me know and i need current information, not outdated information regarding the origin of the organization.
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Outlaw wrote: "I have no idea if Jehovah even exsists..Tell me why you believe a God with a Catholic Invented Name exsists?"
Mad writes: I'll go out on a limb, and take you as serious, Outlaw! "Jehovah" is not a Catholic-invented name; ask all the 'authorities' at this site- even tho they bash us JWs (and often with good reason!), they know the Name comes from pre-Christian Israel- from God Himself. Now if you meant to say you don't know if GOD exists- it's really quite simple; One word utterly destroys the Theory of Evolution (as taught by science-NOT the churches), and utterly proves Creation (as taught by the Bible-NOT by churches), and that word is "Design". Design ONLY springs from Intelligence- even WEAK ones!
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If Jehovah isn't the true God then who is?
by unbaptized inif jehovah isn't the true god then who is?
if the jehovah's witnesses aren't god's people then who is?.
please let me know and i need current information, not outdated information regarding the origin of the organization.
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Satanus wrote: "Why limit yourself to believing in just one god? Since belief in one god prevents you from being an idiot, belief in more would make you correspondingly smarter."
Mad writes: I never THOUGHT of that, Satanus! Thank you for the enlightenment!
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If Jehovah isn't the true God then who is?
by unbaptized inif jehovah isn't the true god then who is?
if the jehovah's witnesses aren't god's people then who is?.
please let me know and i need current information, not outdated information regarding the origin of the organization.
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Poppers wrote:"From Mad: None; human stupidity! Wow! That "slave" sure is stupid, considering how many times you cite "human stupidity" to it. Have you told them that to their face? Mad- please paste your earlier words- forgot what they were. Yes- I have!