Posts by Sosteros

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Let JWD find the true number of partakers!

by cultswatter in

i've heard stories that most congregations have no partakers at all.

if there are approx 9000 partakers in 90,000 congregations then 81,000 congregations don't have partakers.

i just don't believe that - how bout you??

Feeling sorry for the old time witnesses...wishing it were the "truth".

by integ in

it's really pretty sad.

i think of my parents, my aunt, and a lot of the old timers that have been in this thing for so long, and i can't help but feel sorry for them.

i mean, how devastating it would/will it be to find out they have been duped all along.

Sosteros

I share your feelings: Liars and fools.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg-ofebG3x8&mode=related&search=

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SacrificeforSin?

by R.Crusoe in

how many of you believe that jesus died for our sins?.

i got to thinking today about this!.

came about after i heard a witch story about a guy sacrificing two girls in a ritual!.

Although I left the borg because of their twisted doctrine and hypocrisy, I believe and confess that Jesus/Yeshuah is the Messiah, the Saviour of this creation!

His sacrificial death doesn't only ransom Adam (and thus his children) but I believe that he also sacrificed his angelic body before he came down to enable humans to become spirit sanctified sons of YHWH.

Sosteros

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Why did jesus say not to touch him after the resurrection?

by sinis in

it can't be due to uncleanliness as the law ended when he died.

john 20:17. jesus saith unto her, touch me not; for i am not yet ascended to my father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, i ascend unto my father, and your father; and to my god, and your god.. .

http://www.scripture4all.org/onlineinterlinear/ntpdf/joh20.pdf.

Sosteros

John 20:1-10 They return with Peter and John who went into the tomb and saw the bandages lying there and the cloth that had been upon his head rolled up in another place. Then they went home...

11 Mary, however, kept standing outside near the memorial tomb, weeping. Then, while she was weeping, she stooped forward to look into the memorial tomb
12 and she viewed 2 angels in white sitting one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been lying.
13 And they said to her: Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them: They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have laid him.
14 After saying these things, she turned back and viewed Jesus standing, but she did not discern it was Jesus.
15 Jesus said to her: Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for? She, imagining it was the gardener, said to him: Sir, if you have carried him off, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus said to her: Mary! Upon turning around, she said to him, in Hebrew: Rabboni! which means Teacher!
17 Jesus said to her: Do not touch me. For I have not yet ascended to the Father. But be on your way to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.'
18 Mary Magdalene came and brought the news to the disciples: I have seen the Lord! and that he said these things to her (John 20).

So Mary, once she turned towards Jesus, recognised him. So he was in his normal body. But he did not want her to touch that body until he had ascended to 'the father'. Then having told Mary to go to his brothers and tell them about his ascension he then intercepted her again before she reached them!

8 So, quickly leaving the memorial tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to report to his disciples.
9 And, look! Jesus met them and said: Good day! They approached and caught him by his feet and did obeisance to him.
10 Then Jesus said to them: Have no fear! Go, report to my brothers, that they may go off into Galilee; and there they will see me (Matthew 28).

This time Jesus did not mind that they caught him by his feet. So why the change of heart and why did he intercept them before they could do what he had asked them to do?

8 So when they came out they fled from the memorial tomb, for trembling and strong emotion were gripping them. And they told nobody anything, for they were in fear (Mark 16).

Jesus knew that these women were terrified and that they need to touch him and be consoled, but he could not permit it until after he had ascended. But as soon as he had done this he returned to them to permit them to touch him and believe and be comforted, such was his love for them. So this body, which he had promised to raise up, would have been defiled had it been touched by these faithful women!

Well, there are a few more detail but this should do for now.

Sosteros