Crystal
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Happy and/or Wise
by StinkyPantz in"the believer is happy.
the doubter is wise.
"- hungarian proverb
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Crystal
We all have wisdom or we would'nt be here.
wisdom Pronunciation Key (wzdm)
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The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight.
Common sense; good judgment: It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things (Henry David Thoreau). -
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It takes to much effort to hate
by kenpodragon inin my life i have learned that in order to truly hate someone or even to hate something.
i have to spend so much time carrying around all the files of memories that give me the reason to fill that way.
i have to think about the person, the thing or the place.
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Crystal
I did'nt feel insulted at all.Thought it was a great question.
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It takes to much effort to hate
by kenpodragon inin my life i have learned that in order to truly hate someone or even to hate something.
i have to spend so much time carrying around all the files of memories that give me the reason to fill that way.
i have to think about the person, the thing or the place.
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Crystal
Oh no..quiet the contrary!!
If you notice he hated the "Action" not the "Person"
Our Savior is said to have hated the deeds of the Nicolaitanes; his language shows that he loathed the lukewarmness of the Laodiceans; he detested the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees; he abhorred the suggestionsof the tempter in the wilderness.
I think it is very important for us to hate evil actions..it keeps us from crossing any lines.I do not however believe we should hate a person.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. --1 John iii. 15.
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It takes to much effort to hate
by kenpodragon inin my life i have learned that in order to truly hate someone or even to hate something.
i have to spend so much time carrying around all the files of memories that give me the reason to fill that way.
i have to think about the person, the thing or the place.
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Crystal
Usage: Hate is the generic word, and implies that one is inflamed with extreme dislike.
We abhor what is deeply repugnant to our sensibilities or feelings. We detest what contradicts so utterly our principles and moral sentiments that we feel bound to lift up our voice against it. What we abominate does equal violence to our moral and religious sentiments. What we loathe is offensive to our own nature, and excites unmingled disgust. Our Savior is said to have hated the deeds of the Nicolaitanes; his language shows that he loathed the lukewarmness of the Laodiceans; he detested the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees; he abhorred the suggestions of the tempter in the wilderness.
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Are you afraid to die?
by kenpodragon ini was about 12 years old when this happened, but i remember it like it was yesterday.
it was a late evening and i was by myself in our home.
i grew up in a country home far from most any thing.
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Crystal
Anticipating death is worse than death itself.
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Do You Believe Any of "The Truth"?
by XBEHERE ini've been lurking for several months, its my first post here.
i am currently an active jw.
i have a very jw family so i have to be careful.
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I guess you could say I believe in some of the same things. On the most part now that I have been reading the bible on my own...I realise they have twisted alot of the scriptures for their own selfish benifits
I think it's great that you are doing your own research.
Welcome!!
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Is all religion wrong?
by Crystal intitus;.
[10] a man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;.
[11] knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.. subverted, subverting, subverts .
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religion
- A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
- denomination A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name and organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
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Is all religion wrong?
by Crystal intitus;.
[10] a man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;.
[11] knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.. subverted, subverting, subverts .
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Titus;
[10] A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
[11] Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.subverted, subverting, subverts
To destroy completely; ruin:
To undermine the character, morals, or allegiance of; corrupt.
To overthrow completely:"Hereticks are the ones who start denominations over doctrines!"
Christians today, especially Protestants, act as if "Denominations" must be one of the Books of the Bible. They act as if a hair trigger for spotting "false doctrines", which require separation of entire groups of believers from one another, is one of the Fruits of the Spirit. But perpetuating denominations is what a "heretick" does, according to the Greek definition of the word. This age, by contrast, defines "heretic" as someone with really, really unacceptable doctrines, whom we must speedily excommunicate.
At least the present age changed the spelling, too, along with the definition. To reduce confusion, we will use the modern spelling, "heretic", when thinking of the modern definition, (someone with excessively imperfect doctrines), and the KJV spelling, "heretick", to refer to God's definition (someone who divides Christians).
The "hereticks" we are supposed to "separate" from are the "hereticks" who separate from "heretics" because of their "heresies".
"ONE WHO PERPETUATES DENOMINATIONS" IS GOD'S DEFINITION OF "HERETICK"
Nowhere in the Bible will you find words like "Methodist", "Episcopalian", "Catholic",Jehovahs Witnesses or even the word "Denomination". There is another Bible word which is defined the same as "denomination": "divisions". But the Bible doesn't praise people who start them. In fact, the Bible says that anyone who causes them should be "avoided"!
Romans 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid [Gr: "shun"] them.
Isn't a church split a pretty serious division? And isn't a denomination the grandaddy of all divisions? Doesn't this verse tell us to shun those who cause such divisions?
And yet, this verse is popularly quoted to justify causing new denominations! To justify splitting churches and keeping them split! The founders of entire denominations are hardly shunned! They are modern day heroes!
[Not that many founders of denominations shouldn't be regarded as heroes of the faith. Many of them had no more intent to start a denomination than Paul did, 1 Corinthians 1-4 (See chapter 8). But they are venerated, today, for "founding" the very divisions which grew despite their best efforts. (See Appendix, "Example: Luther Was Not Divisive")]
Preachers today even claim support for their praise of founders of denominations in this very verse which condemns denominations!
How is this possible?
By making a case that a "false doctrine" is an "offense", which causes "divisions". Thus "false doctrines" is substituted for "divisions and offenses", giving us the translation, in effect, "mark them which PREACH FALSE DOCTRINES contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them." Thus we conclude that Paul meant to split a church, rather than remain in communication and fellowship with those who teach the Fundamentals of Faith imperfectly. We must not worship with people who teach "false doctrines".
Such interpretation is actually fairly sound logic, until we notice that divisions of Christians within a city are absolutely contrary to the doctrine which the Romans had learned! And until we notice that Romans 14 lists some of the greatest doctrinal disputes that divide Christians to this day, and yet Paul said the only thing to worry about was that we not use doctrinal differences to put "offenses" in the way of our brothers! (Romans 14 is analyzed verse by verse in Chapter 13.)
With this context, we must read Romans 16:17 as:
Mark them which cause divisions [church splits] and offenses [obstacles on the path to Heaven] contrary to the doctrine [Romans 14 portrays judging others, for honest theological disagreements, as a burden to those "weak in the faith"] which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Edited by - Crystal on 26 September 2002 10:34:46
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Ignoring trauma may be healthier
by MegaDude ininteresting article on yahoo news today that suggests repressing your emotions may be healthier than venting them.
i have my doubts about this, but here's the article below that i found at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=570&ncid=753&e=1&u=/nm/20020924/sc_nm/health_stress_dc
stressed out?
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Crystal
Why relive a nightmare over and over again?