The way I see it, laying things on the line is what's said and done between you two, and it's not about ultimatums or the values of those outside. Anyone else (such as counselors, well-wishers, and spectators) has got just a two-bit part. This talk therapy thread might be just what you need to find the missing pieces, each other. I look forward to a lot more glue (kind things [thoughts, words, actions], hugging, moving forward together). I wish your relationship all the best. It's nice to see love and reconciliation in action. It's encouraging for the rest of us, too.
Q. Bert
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My plan--fully revealed
by Junction-Guy ini think most of you already know what i have been planning.
i have mentioned it somewhat already.
i have sent bits of pieces of my story to several christian ministries, and they want to know more.
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Does this amaze you or am I the only one????
by avidbiblereader ini will try to make this brief but how can you abbreviate love and kindness?
this is truly amazing!!!!
as many you have seen i ran into a small glitch on the forum the last couple of threads, without going into detail and really not necessary as there have been plenty of comments and views on both threads, i was willing to walk away from the forum because this is my nature as paul said in .
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Feel the unconditional love. Wherever you can find it. It's warms you up while it lasts.
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Who really killed Goliath?
by nvrgnbk inwho really killed goliath?
before answering "david, of course" look at 2 samuel 21:19.
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The killer of Goliath has been resurrected, according to LovesDubs. Must have been. Tell me more about the deputy, etc, etc.
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If Christ the Mediater Only For the Annoited
by lighthouse19something inif jeseus is only the mediater for the 144,000, and wts now says the 'system' may outlast the remenent, then the earth would be without a mediater between man and god?
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"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Pet 2:9
A "royal priesthood" refers to priests that are kings as well. Surely, these king-priests are trained to be such, and are given power over many, even able to forgive sins. I don't recall getting such a call, nor would I be interested in such. Life here on earth makes much more sense to me. Just without the pain, sorrow, sickness, and death. I think of Psalm 37:11, 29.
— Q. Bert
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My plan--fully revealed
by Junction-Guy ini think most of you already know what i have been planning.
i have mentioned it somewhat already.
i have sent bits of pieces of my story to several christian ministries, and they want to know more.
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Now that we know who/what we've discarded, we can choose who/what has held us in good stead. We'll likely show our appreciation by inviting them back in our life if we can.
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My plan--fully revealed
by Junction-Guy ini think most of you already know what i have been planning.
i have mentioned it somewhat already.
i have sent bits of pieces of my story to several christian ministries, and they want to know more.
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Sorry, I was so slow in putting my thoughts down. They're now 3 posts above.
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My plan--fully revealed
by Junction-Guy ini think most of you already know what i have been planning.
i have mentioned it somewhat already.
i have sent bits of pieces of my story to several christian ministries, and they want to know more.
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"Decent" itself is an interesting, value-loaded word. So, too, are words like "average", comfortable", "normal", and "guilty". A look at one dictionary shows the following range in meanings for each, in alphabetical order we find: "Average": generally prevailing; ordinary; medial [in the middle] estimate. "Comfortable": such as to obviate [clear away, neutralize] hardship, save trouble, & promote content, ministering to comfort; at ease, free from hardship, pain, & trouble; tranquil [calm, not agitated], with easy conscience. "Decent": seemly, not immodest or obscene or indelicate; respectable; passable, good enough, tolerable; kind, not severe or censorious [fault-finding, over-critical]. "Guilty": criminal, culpable [blameworthy]; having committed a particular offence. "Normal": conforming to standard, regular, usual, typical. Choice is about whose standards and values you take; one person's ideals may be the next one's discards.
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Acts 5:42 (from house to house) OR (in private homes)
by rassillon in***i believe i have the correct scripture here but if i don't please correct me.
i have thought a great deal on this topic since i first read it in one of ray franz books isocf.. he had a section that dealt with the greek term translated "house to house" and compared it to other scriptures which contained the same greek phrase and showed that it was likely that it should be translated "in private homes".. now i know that some will make the point that "house to house" is a valid translation and from what i know (which is very little) cannot disagree.. what i can say though is that from my knowledge about life in this period and this area of the world and from my traveling to ruins of ancient citys i would have to agree with franz that the phrase "in private homes" makes more sense because preaching from "house to house/door to door" at that time period would have been extreemely ineffective.
preaching in a public square and then returning with interested ones to their "private homes" for further discussion would make more sense if one was to be effective.. from those with a knowledge of the time/place/culture that this scripture applies to, do you agree with me?
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See my earlier post.
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Acts 5:42 (from house to house) OR (in private homes)
by rassillon in***i believe i have the correct scripture here but if i don't please correct me.
i have thought a great deal on this topic since i first read it in one of ray franz books isocf.. he had a section that dealt with the greek term translated "house to house" and compared it to other scriptures which contained the same greek phrase and showed that it was likely that it should be translated "in private homes".. now i know that some will make the point that "house to house" is a valid translation and from what i know (which is very little) cannot disagree.. what i can say though is that from my knowledge about life in this period and this area of the world and from my traveling to ruins of ancient citys i would have to agree with franz that the phrase "in private homes" makes more sense because preaching from "house to house/door to door" at that time period would have been extreemely ineffective.
preaching in a public square and then returning with interested ones to their "private homes" for further discussion would make more sense if one was to be effective.. from those with a knowledge of the time/place/culture that this scripture applies to, do you agree with me?
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The "public" in the phrase "public preaching", as JWs use it, means non-JWs. In that updated context, preaching in the Kingdom Hall is on JW turf, versus the preaching done on non-JW turf (public preaching).
House-to-house witnessing is one form of public preaching. Others include "business-to-business witnessing", "telephone witnessing", and "informal witnessing".
Even today, preaching for JWs is predominantly in their Kingdom Hall, given that 5 hours of instruction may be received at the Kingdom Hall, which is more than the average of what JWs spend in the public ministry.
— Q. Bert
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My plan--fully revealed
by Junction-Guy ini think most of you already know what i have been planning.
i have mentioned it somewhat already.
i have sent bits of pieces of my story to several christian ministries, and they want to know more.
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Your religion is your value system in action. You'll modify it as you see fit. The controls are within you, thankfully, not in anyone else. Therapy comes in several forms. Even this JWD exchange is a form of talk therapy. Keeping an open mind allows the journey to continue. I don't know that anyone was born conflicted, unless their parents' conversations and life-styles directly had such an impact. I suppose it could happen. That would be a way of being forced, for sure. Sometimes we feel that we have only bad choices in front of us; that's forced, in my mind. Abused humans must learn that we can find good choices. It seems to happen only after we've experienced when others treat us well, with respect and dignity and the clear freedom to choose. If you have had better in years back, you may need to find others who were around then, who were part of the good. If any of them has died in the intervening years, you may still be grieving and may need to share in other activities that relieve you of that grief without being a burden on those around you.