Posts by Frenchy

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by Frenchy in

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the views expressed here are my own and i state them as such.

perhaps some will agree with me, for a certainty others will not.

i invite comment and discussion regardless of your viewpoint.

I thank all of you for reading and responding to the posts here. Most of you here have been very complimentary and I thank you for that. The primary purpose of this thread was not necessarily about what is taught about salvation (although I think that we have pretty much established that beyond reasonable doubt) but more a discussion on the 'double talk' that is used in this particular instance.
There are plenty more and I invite anyone here who is so inclined to present to us YOUR pet issue in which one thing is said for the sake of the public and yet another thing is preached to the flock.

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Logic Problem Number 3

by Seven in

the following could be used to pass the time if one should ever find oneself stuck in an elevator[lift-to you simon] with friend[just kidding].. star chambers.

luckily, there are four star dressing rooms at the.

variety theatre, because this week's show has four big stars.

Frenchy

Hey Simon, that's my kind of problem. BTW, when are you going to post the answer?!

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Runaway Train

by Seven in

whenever i am stressed out i either paint or play guitar.

today was a guitar day.

runaway but it always seems the same.

Frenchy

Yes, Red that was great!

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The River of Dreams

by Seven in

the river of dreams .

in the middle of the night.

i don't know why i go walking at night.

Frenchy

Exceptional!

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If You See Me Cry

by Frenchy in

if you see me cry .

if you see me cry, just walk away, .

leave me be and don't ask me why.

Frenchy

Thank you for sharing that, waiting. Although I have never done this, I can certainly relate to it. As a matter of fact, as I think about it I do have a tendency to TRY to do that with my dreams at times. I don't ever get back into them but I relive that dream a thousand times during the day, twisting it and making it come out right in my mind. I don't know why I'm doing this because I obviously can't change the dream, it's already happened! Still with a lot of my dreams I simply cannot accept the ending. I die. So I fight it in the conscious world until it finally loses its intensity and then I can put it out of my mind.
I've talked to other people (though not many) about this business of knowing that I'm dreaming while it's happening and I've never run across anyone who's had this experience yet. It is an unusual feeling not at all unlike writing a story or poem where you create a world and mold it into what you want, or try to, at least.
I'm going to try just going back into time and explore those corridors you talked about. Thanks.

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WHY does God fail to...

by Martini in

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...attain unanimous support from his creation of free moral agents?

from the majority at least.. apparently according to the wt interpretation of god's own book...a prominent spirit creature who made himself satan became unsatisfied and left god.later untold numbers would join the devil.. now the only solution for the future of these 'rebels' would be for god to destroy them.. then the very first human creatures apparently also felt unsatisfied and withdrew from god.they got destroyed.. later god had to confuse the language of all humans because they were unanimously opposed to god.

those people too are history.. then god had an ark built because all flesh had left god's way except for a handful of people.. evidently god was not expecting any great number to actually join noah, otherwise god would have had noah build several arks!

Frenchy

I agree that this is an interesting subject and it has been an interesting discussion. I cannot but feel that some very important elements of this whole (what shall I call it, project? Affair? Experiment?) business are missing. I can't help but feel that if the account of the Garden of Eden is a literal account and not an analogy then there are some critical elements that have been witheld from us.
The illustration that the Society once gave about why God permitted wickedness seems absurd to me. Do ya'll remember it? It's the one about how if a neighbor accuses you of not being a good father and husband that instead of retaliating with violence it would be 'better' to let your family speak for itself in refuting the false charge. On the surface that sounds very noble but that is not what happened!
A more accurate illustration of what has happened would be instead of telling your neigbor to mind his own business or just plain ignore him, you invite him into your household instead and allow him to rape, plunder, and murder your family just to prove that you are better than him.
Like I said, some pieces of the puzzle are missing here.

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The faithful slave cares about our taxes

by Maxee in

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this link has a scan of a printed by the society brochure planned giving to benefit the kingdom.

the faithful and discreet slave has a fund to enable us to contribute stocks and saving to the kingdom preaching work whilst both we and them enjoytaxation benefits.or if we want to bequest our properties etc to the preaching work via this fund.

we can get it out before hand if we want too.

Frenchy

It didn't work for me either but I am aware of the brochure's existence. The elders were given a letter a while back letting us know of the brochure for those who wanted to make such an arrangement. It just details the procedure for willing the property to the Society.

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It's the brunette's turn

by Seven in

having had to endure the plethora of dumb blonde jokes over the years i felt compelled to share these with you all.. 1. why do brunettes sleep on their stomach's all night?

2. what do brunettes miss most about a great party?

a. the invitation.

Frenchy

Very cute.
Yet another: Why are blonde jokes all one-liners?
So brunettes can remember them!

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IT'S NICE TO BE A GUY BECAUSE:

by Seven in

1. chocolate is just another snack.. 2. you can wear a white shirt to a water park.. 3. car mechanics tell you the truth.. 4. if you retain water, it's in a canteen.. 5. people never glance at your chest when you're talking to them.. 6. new shoes don't cut, blister or mangle your feet.. 7. one mood, all the d**n time.. 8. no maxi-pads.. 9. you can do your nails with a pocketknife.. 10. you have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.