The local food pantry offers FREE FOOD to the needy. What is that FOOD free of? I don't understand the question.
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Blame the designer and not the product: God and the lame Free Will argument
by Terry inthis is the one thing nobody is ever able to explain to me!.
if a genius designs something to operate in a specific way in order to obtain a precise outcome and it doesn't work---tell me again why we don't blame the genius designer/manufacturer??.
oh--that free will maguffin!.
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Is there ANY JW belief/doctrine that has remained the same from start to now?
by journey-on ini was trying to think of one teaching or doctrine that has remained consistent from the society's inception to now, and couldn't.
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can you give me one?.
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journey-on
I was trying to think of one teaching or doctrine that has remained consistent from the Society's inception to now, and couldn't.
Can you give me one?
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Watchtower Career Brochure
by Alfred inwatchtower careers.
would you like to have the most fulfilling career available on earth?consider the great privilege of becoming one of jehovahs witnesses.
we have many titles and classifications* that you can aspire to as you work towards your salvation.
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Very creative. Remember, however, women may occasionally fill in temporarily under very certain circumstances if...and only if....they own a small lace doilie they can place on top of their head.
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Blame the designer and not the product: God and the lame Free Will argument
by Terry inthis is the one thing nobody is ever able to explain to me!.
if a genius designs something to operate in a specific way in order to obtain a precise outcome and it doesn't work---tell me again why we don't blame the genius designer/manufacturer??.
oh--that free will maguffin!.
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1. Wrong (imo).
It's evolution, Terry. Man evolves not only physically (within his species), imo, but spiritually, as well. They work hand in hand. Religion and holy books serve as guides showing where we have been and where we are now. Evolution takes those things and puts us on a path we will follow for our future as a race, a people, a species. Free Will is the ability to make planetary choices among many that will set humankind on a better (or not) path toward survival and growth...physically and spiritually. It makes our destiny our own. Since I believe in the flow of Divine Consciousness, it is my belief that if a critical mass is reached that will cause man to totally self-destruct, Divine Consciousness intervenes. A Christ will enter the picture and reset the vibration. I believe we each individually can choose to resonate with that flow or not. Our choices add to the planetary consciousness overall.
Free Will allows the Divine One to experience "other".
2. Wrong/Right (imo).
What is inferior? Is a baby inferior to an adult? Is a star cluster inferior to a galaxy? As above, so below. Evolution is limitless and eternal.
3. Wrong/Right (imo).
God (not the skydaddy kind) initially created Man dependent, but with potential to reach a stage in his development to receive the gift of Free Will, upon which such time he would be removed from the "nursing" stage and be allowed to choose his evolutionary path based on individual and collective choices.
So, the common way of interpreting Biblical "free will" does sound a lot like what Terry has laid out in his post.
It is difficult for some people to see beyond themselves. Especially if you believe you are the center of the Universe and can't imagine that the world goes on without you. You are but a blink of the eye. However, IF you believe that that little spark of divinity, your soul, your true nature, can take all that you have gathered---all the choices you made in your brief life---all the pain, suffering, joy, love, achievements, learning, etc. and add it to the Greater Consciousness, then you are not so troubled.
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Died and came back with memories !
by oldflame infriends,.
i have a story to share with you and i hope that it does not bore you as it did just the opposite for me .
after hearing what i was told i was so pumped up with holy spirit i thought i was going to crawl right out of my own skin .
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I remember someone telling me, that when you are close to death, your life flashes before your eyes, supposedly these are your memories being uploaded to your new "body", rather like packing and unpacking a suitcase.
truthseeker I know someone that had this experience. That is exactly how he described it --- like memories being uploaded. It was fascinating to listen to him describe it in detail. It forever changed him.
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Died and came back with memories !
by oldflame infriends,.
i have a story to share with you and i hope that it does not bore you as it did just the opposite for me .
after hearing what i was told i was so pumped up with holy spirit i thought i was going to crawl right out of my own skin .
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journey-on
Oh...gotcha...
When I saw Bakersfield, Dwight popped into my head:
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My son is having a birthday party today
by mrsjones5 inone of his friends can't come because his mother is a jw.
i told my boy he shouldn't have said to the mother what kind of party it was.
he's just having a few friends over for food and video gaming, something his friend has done before at other "worldly" kids' house along with my son.. there will be no beheadings at this party..
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No beheadings?! Not even a pinata bashing? Happy b'day to your boy! Feels good to give them joy, doesn't it.
Berengaria: My dad would have been 93 this month, too.
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Died and came back with memories !
by oldflame infriends,.
i have a story to share with you and i hope that it does not bore you as it did just the opposite for me .
after hearing what i was told i was so pumped up with holy spirit i thought i was going to crawl right out of my own skin .
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I have to go out on a limb here and guess that OldFlame lives in the Central Valley of California. Bakersfield is my guess.
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Blame the designer and not the product: God and the lame Free Will argument
by Terry inthis is the one thing nobody is ever able to explain to me!.
if a genius designs something to operate in a specific way in order to obtain a precise outcome and it doesn't work---tell me again why we don't blame the genius designer/manufacturer??.
oh--that free will maguffin!.
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journey-on
Everytime mankind comes to a crossroads in their spiritual evolution, Free Will tips the scales and we journey on down the path we (as a species) have chosen. Each individual (simple will) choice is part of the weightiness of the total.
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Died and came back with memories !
by oldflame infriends,.
i have a story to share with you and i hope that it does not bore you as it did just the opposite for me .
after hearing what i was told i was so pumped up with holy spirit i thought i was going to crawl right out of my own skin .
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I read something one time that postulated that your consciousness might actually create your after life based on what you believe, consciously or subconsciously. If you believe in a fiery hell and you know you have lived a debauched life, when you die, your experience is what you believed.
If you believe in nothing after life, that's what you get....nothing.