Posts by AlphaOmega

...another problem is that as soon as we start personifying God, we lose sight of the fact that he simply "IS".
Are you saying He's not a personal God?

Not at all, we all have our connection to him and we all interact with him on a personal level, I mean that if we start pretending that he is a human with "magic powers", then we immediately limit him. I am specifically thinking of the example where many see him to literally be a fluffly white-haired old man sitting on a throne. As soon as one does things like that then they are not only limiting God in their minds, but they are in effect creating their own object of worship - not a million miles away from the Golden Calf experience. By "simply" thinking of him AS, or by considering him "To BE", we are not trapping him within the confines of our minds. In accord with "I Am" or "I Am who I Am" or "The unmoved mover", "The Alpha and the Omega" etc etc

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Email being circulated among JWs regarding the Golden Compass

by The Oracle in

jw
friends

thought i would share this warning email that is circulating among hundreds of jws.... -----------------------------------------------------------------.

just wanted to inform you all of a children's movie that is coming out in december, during the christmas season, which is entitled "the golden compass".

the film stars nicole kidman and is based on the first of a trilogy of books for children called "his dark materials" written by phillip pullman of england .

AlphaOmega

It's daft... just another version of the emperor's new clothes.

One dubbie shouts "fire", so they all see it.

Whatever happened to freedom of thought ?

What kind of a spiritual connection are these people ever expected to make if they get fed some sterile over-processed Watchtower version of the truth ?

How is anyone ever expected to chew life and pick the meat from between their teeth days after the meal - if they are only fed pureed Watchtower slop ?

There you go, I'm grumpy and tired... it's 2:30am, and I'm off to sleep. Night all.

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The Photo-Drama of Creation (1914)--Scanned PDF format!

by cabasilas in

the photo-drama of creation (1914) in scanned pdf format (117 mb).

info on the book and directions on how to download it below:.

most of the material from the scenario of the photo drama of creation is online in various formats by various bible student groups, but this pdf file consists of scanned images from the original volume as published by the watch tower society.

AlphaOmega

Thanks for providing this Cabasilas - it's excellent... so a warm flat beer for you :

...and one for you Mr Atlantis

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Email being circulated among JWs regarding the Golden Compass

by The Oracle in

jw
friends

thought i would share this warning email that is circulating among hundreds of jws.... -----------------------------------------------------------------.

just wanted to inform you all of a children's movie that is coming out in december, during the christmas season, which is entitled "the golden compass".

the film stars nicole kidman and is based on the first of a trilogy of books for children called "his dark materials" written by phillip pullman of england .

AlphaOmega

#3 Luna said on November 9, 2007:
I'm 13 and I heard about this from my dad, who received a warning email about the movie. I looked into researching the entire movie and what Pullman said, and I'll say it myself - I am ENGRAGED with this horrid man and his intention on killing God. For Pete's sake, how idiotic is this man? His "Adam and Eve kill God" is a misinterpretation on the book of Genesis. Adam and Eve did NOT choose to not believe in God, they just chose wisdom over Him. This man once believed in God, it's evident, if he knows the book of Genesis. That means he's not atheist...he's SATANIST!
My friend and her brother handed out flyers advising people NOT to see this movie and saying what it's about and what it's propoganda for. We met together and we've decided that she, another friend, and I are convincing three local youth groups (two of which we attend) to do a "Golden Compass" protest outside a local theater on the date of its release and the day after. The Lord is an important part of my life and anyone who criticizes or tries to destroy belief in Him is dead to me.I understand that the protest will just bring more attention to the movie but if we phrase our posters right and such, we CAN and we WILL encourage people to boycott!
GOD IS KING ABOVE ALL!

http://www.danzfamily.com/archives/2007/10/the_golden_compass_movie_by_philip_pullm.php

There's none so blind as those that cannot see.

Who are they to shout their mouths off about something that they haven't even taken the trouble to read for themselves ???

Puppets !

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Can God's love be demanded?

by Deputy Dog in

can god's love be demanded?

if so where would grace come in to play?.

can your love be demanded?.

AlphaOmega

A&O
I think another misconception is that God is subject to His own law, which is given for man. Seeing Him as God of good and evil (sovereign over both), is not the same as characterizing (or judging) Him as being evil.

I don't consider him to be evil. ...another problem is that as soon as we start personifying God, we lose sight of the fact that he simply "IS". We are the ones that are "being"... he simply "IS". However, we may be God "being" God.

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Can God's love be demanded?

by Deputy Dog in

can god's love be demanded?

if so where would grace come in to play?.

can your love be demanded?.

AlphaOmega

Deputy Dog,

Thanks for that quote. It's a complicated game that we play - a bit like spiritual "hide and seek".

Acts 17:24-28 CEV
[24]
This God made the world and everything in it. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and he doesn't live in temples built by human hands.

[25]
He doesn't need help from anyone. He gives life, breath, and everything else to all people.

[26]
From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be.

[27]
God has done all this, so that we will look for him and reach out and find him. He isn't far from any of us,

[28]
and he gives us the power to live, to move, and to be who we are. "We are his children," just as some of your poets have said.

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Can somebody make a copy of this video??

by horrible life in

http://www.jw-media.org/vnr/2122827332/717263.htm.

can somebody make a copy of this?

is it legal to put on you tube with an introduction?

AlphaOmega

Yes Fatfreek... that is spot on !

I'm sure that it will pop up on many websites

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Can God's love be demanded?

by Deputy Dog in

can god's love be demanded?

if so where would grace come in to play?.

can your love be demanded?.

AlphaOmega

Gregor said :

"In this bigger picture, God exsisted, he just "was"... he was everything.
...he then created us... where ?
The only place that he could create us would be inside of him - as there was nowhere else to create us.
Hence, we are all apart of God..."
I rest my case. Belief in God is a self imposed mental illness.

However, Gregor missed :

Just a suggestion.

I don't have any answers... only suggestions.

I live my life the way that makes the most sense to me... and that by coincidence happens to be in line with the "two commandments"... "love your neighbour and love God". Hence, I am drawn to the Bible as it "gels" with me. I don't insist that everyone believes the same as me, likewise I don't damn those who don't believe. I could just as easily dismiss your non-belief as a mental illness. ...but I don't ! I prefer my way of being as opposed to making sweeping judgments on people.