Posts by smiddy

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Is Jehovah God guilty of the Sin of Omission ?

by smiddy in

in genesis ch.1&2 god warns adam that if he ate of the tree of knowledge of good and bad he would die .theire was nothing said about anything else.. you would expect humans would just die of old age like adam and eve did.. the wages of sin is death the bible tells us .so if he disobeyed jehovah god he knew he would die .. what he never knew and neither did any other human to come after him was just how many ways death would come to humans.. death by creatures that were created by god venomous creatures ,snakes spiders etc.,marine creatures sharks etc., bacteria /viruses etc.,insect carrying diseases such as the mosquito that causes thousands of deaths to children under 5 years old even today with malaria.,wild animals etc,.leprosy that even existed under theocratic rule in the nation of israel.. then their is the indignties humans go through in old age ,loss of bodily functions , mental capacity ,alzheimers ,neurological diseases that effect young and old.that reduce people to almost live not much better than a vegetable .

natural disasters not to be excluded because these are in the control of god to afflict mankind or not.. the list of afflictions that humans have to suffer through before they die , from a loving god just boggles my mind.. and i have only scratched the surface of indignities humans have faced before they die.. so i ask the question is god jehovah guilty of the sin of omission ?

or did he act out of vengeance for their disobedience and wanted to inflict greater punishment upon them.for disobeying him.. what are your thoughts ?.

smiddy

Thats a good point Finkelstein , so true.

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If you had the opportunity to create religious doctrine from scratch,what rule would your church or nation have?

by Chook in

would you teach a heaven , hell, jesus , paradise.

what rule structure for discipline ect ,ect,.

smiddy

I would have ten Commandments .

1. Do not follow an imaginary God

2.Shed your superstitions that a GOD exists .

3.You do not have to follow anybody.

4.Their is no priesthood or clergy class

5.Follow your dreams and aspirations.

6. Live life to the full .

7. Be theire for friend and neighbour

8.Dont think too much of yourself

9.Be forgiving

10.Be honest and true to yourself

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Picture worth 1000 words

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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(matthew 25:41-46) 41 “then he will say, in turn, to those on his left, ‘be on your way from me, you who have been cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42 for i became hungry, but you gave me nothing to eat, and i got thirsty, but you gave me nothing to drink.

43 i was a stranger, but you did not receive me hospitably; naked, but you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, but you did not look after me.’ 44 then they also will answer with the words, ‘lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to you?’ 45 then he will answer them with the words, ‘truly i say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of these least ones, you did not do it to me.’ 46 and these will depart into everlasting cutting-off, but the righteous ones into everlasting life.”.

smiddy

That is CLASSIC ,

Gods greatest Gift ? ignore the plight of the homeless /destitute /beggar , we want people who can donate to our cause and promote our Kingdom interests , stuff those who cant /wont help themselves , he`s got no money, so no value to us ,we just refuse to see him..

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Is Jehovah God guilty of the Sin of Omission ?

by smiddy in

in genesis ch.1&2 god warns adam that if he ate of the tree of knowledge of good and bad he would die .theire was nothing said about anything else.. you would expect humans would just die of old age like adam and eve did.. the wages of sin is death the bible tells us .so if he disobeyed jehovah god he knew he would die .. what he never knew and neither did any other human to come after him was just how many ways death would come to humans.. death by creatures that were created by god venomous creatures ,snakes spiders etc.,marine creatures sharks etc., bacteria /viruses etc.,insect carrying diseases such as the mosquito that causes thousands of deaths to children under 5 years old even today with malaria.,wild animals etc,.leprosy that even existed under theocratic rule in the nation of israel.. then their is the indignties humans go through in old age ,loss of bodily functions , mental capacity ,alzheimers ,neurological diseases that effect young and old.that reduce people to almost live not much better than a vegetable .

natural disasters not to be excluded because these are in the control of god to afflict mankind or not.. the list of afflictions that humans have to suffer through before they die , from a loving god just boggles my mind.. and i have only scratched the surface of indignities humans have faced before they die.. so i ask the question is god jehovah guilty of the sin of omission ?

or did he act out of vengeance for their disobedience and wanted to inflict greater punishment upon them.for disobeying him.. what are your thoughts ?.

smiddy

In Genesis Ch.1&2 God warns Adam that if he ate of the tree of knowledge of good and bad he would die .Theire was nothing said about anything else.

You would expect humans would just die of old age like Adam and Eve did.

The wages of sin is death the Bible tells us .So if he disobeyed Jehovah God he knew he would die .

What he never knew and neither did any other human to come after him was just how many ways death would come to humans.

Death by creatures that were created by GOD venomous creatures ,snakes spiders etc.,Marine creatures sharks etc., Bacteria /viruses etc.,Insect carrying diseases such as the mosquito that causes thousands of deaths to children under 5 years old even today with Malaria.,Wild animals etc,.Leprosy that even existed under Theocratic rule in the Nation of Israel.

Then their is the indignties humans go through in old age ,loss of bodily functions , mental capacity ,alzheimers ,neurological diseases that effect young and old.that reduce people to almost live not much better than a vegetable

Natural disasters not to be excluded because these are in the control of GOD to afflict mankind or not.

The list of afflictions that humans have to suffer through before they die , from a loving GOD just boggles my mind.

And I have only scratched the surface of indignities humans have faced before they die.

So I ask the question is GOD Jehovah guilty of the sin of omission ? Or did he act out of vengeance for their disobedience and wanted to inflict greater punishment upon them.for disobeying him.

What are your thoughts ?

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Doctors visit for postrate

by smiddy in

my friend related to me that when he went for a check up at the doctors he was advised to get his prostate checked at first he baulked at that prospect thinking no man is going to put his finger up where the sun dont shine,.

his doctor reasoned with him that it is better for him to find out if something is wrong early because it can be dealt with a good chance of recovery however leave it too late and it can be fatal.. my friend being convinced agrees to the examination .. doctor : drop your dacks get up on the examination table and assume the position where i can examine you.. my friend : turns his head round to the doctor and asks doc why are you using two fingers ?.

the doctor replies ,i want to get a second opinion ..

smiddy

My friend related to me that when he went for a check up at the doctors he was advised to get his prostate checked at first he baulked at that prospect thinking no man is going to put his finger up where the sun dont shine,

His doctor reasoned with him that it is better for him to find out if something is wrong early because it can be dealt with a good chance of recovery however leave it too late and it can be fatal.

My friend being convinced agrees to the examination .

Doctor : drop your dacks get up on the examination table and assume the position where I can examine you.

My friend : turns his head round to the doctor and asks doc why are you using two fingers ?

The doctor replies ,I want to get a second opinion .

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What not to say...

by joey jojo in

hey guys.

i was recently talking to a old friend who is a very active elder.

i was talking about ' the truth' and he suggested i sounded like an apostate because i used terms like ' the society' and ' watchtower '.. i am aware that ' dubspeak ' has changed over the years and i am pretty sure that someone posted about it here but i can't find the thread.

smiddy

If they know your connections with the "truth" by family then why not use JW.Org. if however they have no idea of any connection with JW`s then use terms like the New Testament or Old Testament that gives the impression you are part of christendom.

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Are they studying the Truth book in Sunday's photo?

by berrygerry in

this got buried in a thread, so i'll ask in a new thread.. in the 2017 convention program is this photo for sunday.

can someone with better eyes tell me if those are truth books?.

https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/1102017403/univ/art/1102017403_univ_lsr_lg.jpg.

smiddy

What failed "Truths" are their in "The Truth That Leads To Everlasting Life" ? Wasnt that the book that was to be studied with interested persons for only 6 months ? and then terminated if they weren`t baptised by then ? and you were then to move on to another interested person ? (if you could find one )?

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The Danger of Settlements

by Tech49 in

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i was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.

conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.

i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).

smiddy

Though I find it hard to believe that any victim would settle for money.

I agree it would be Ideal for victims not to settle however

I think we have to appreciate the strain and stress that is put on these victims for a very long time and not knowing when or if a judgement in their favour is ever going to eventuate '

Remember court cases cost money and if they should lose they could be decimated whereas the WT organisation has any amount of financial $$$$$$$ at their disposal

It could be quite daunting for victims.

I think we should be more sensitive to the mental stress that victims go through.

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Was looking at my childhood book "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained" I found something interesting.

by Still Totally ADD in

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i was showing a friend of mine what kind of books my parents allowed me to read when i was very young.

no children books that was age related but the so called orange paradise book was my only children book i had.

she was taken back on how violent it was and showing little kids being killed by god was just unspeakable.

smiddy

Notice also how the "little girl" has breasts. I fear we are all mistaken.

You can see breasts on this little girl ? You have far better eyesight than I have. And what did the poor dog do to deserve this fate.?

I was 19 when I converted and the Bro,gave me that book to study because I was pretty ignorant of the Bible.

Obviously I was just plain IGNORANT

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One million dollar reward offered...

by Jafox in

for information leading to the arrest and imprisonment of.

smiddy

This guy is still on the run and not been caught yet ? unbelievable.!

When was the last Wanted poster put out for his whereabouts ,what date ? Are those links current ?

Is he really one of the most wanted ?