christians: is military service wrong?.
imho, there are times when individuals/famlies/communities/states/nations must take up arms to defend themselves.
otherwise, they will cease to exist.. .
Well, the NT is pretty silent about the subject.
I could of swore I read something about turning the other cheek, loving your enemies, and not taking revenge.
How many are living in a country that would exist if nations hadn't fought?
This is a foolish argument. Every country that exsist today would still exsist without war just under a different name. For example the United States would still be a part of England and would be doing a lot better.
first of all, lets head off some potential problems before they start.
i am not doing this thread to argue.
if you would like to, thats fine.
Christianity as a percentage is somewhere in the 12-15% range depending on the numbers you choose to use. Hardly an overwhelming number for the one true religion.
Actually there are 2 billion professed "Christians" worldwide so the number is closer to 30%.
While on the one hand, they feel their way worship is best, their god superior.
So why believe that you have the best religion, the best god, ...
I just want to point out that "Christians",Jews, and Muslims all believe in the same God. Which means 53% of the world's population believe in the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.
sorry if i'm late on this........... http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2010/02/16/22125881.aspx.
allhiphop.com: what scares you the most?.
omarion: i am not afraid of anything.
It's because usually in black culture, critical thinkers are seen as being "too white thinking".
I have no idea who told you that BS. What the hell is the "black culture" anyway?
in genesis, the two stories of "the flood" have been combined into one.. each story was created by separate groups for their own theological purpose, and with very different attitudes towards god.. i have provided a scan from a book that untangles these two accounts.
http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=160b02654b38df6311d38f4932294874.
you need to wait for 20 seconds before the "download" button appears.. doug.
Even the gentile Luke was a convert to Judaism.
I hear people all the time say Luke was a gentile, yet I see nothing in the Bible that implies this.
in genesis, the two stories of "the flood" have been combined into one.. each story was created by separate groups for their own theological purpose, and with very different attitudes towards god.. i have provided a scan from a book that untangles these two accounts.
http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=160b02654b38df6311d38f4932294874.
you need to wait for 20 seconds before the "download" button appears.. doug.
Damn you Doug!!! That sample you posted was so interesting I just purchased the book from amazon.com. I was trying so hard to save money but there goes $15.19 sucked right out of my already slim checking account.
has any one heard what happened or if there will be more?.
He's still an active witness so he might of had a change of heart and is a believing witness again. Either that or his cover got blown. Or worse case scenario he could be dead, and sense no one knows his true identity, we would have no way to confirm if he's dead or alive.
P.S I just checked his YouTube page and hasn't logged in in over 9 months so I'm starting to lean more towards him being dead.
the cover article is "the bible-is it really god's inspired word?"..
this has got to be a new low in watchtower superficiality.
how do we know that isaiah and daniel were authentic despite the claims of critics?.
It doesn't matter when they were written, they are both part of the Bible.
Apparently you don't know what a compilation is so there really is no need for me to argue with you.
the cover article is "the bible-is it really god's inspired word?"..
this has got to be a new low in watchtower superficiality.
how do we know that isaiah and daniel were authentic despite the claims of critics?.
When one character (Jesus) from the Bible says another character from the Bible (Daniel/Isaiah) existed and someone uses that as proof, that is circular reasoning.
You completely missed my point. The gospels and Daniel/Isaiah were not originally part of the same book. They were written hundreds of years apart by different authors. Just because they were compiled into one book hundreds of years later doesn't change the fact that they are historically two different writings.
the cover article is "the bible-is it really god's inspired word?"..
this has got to be a new low in watchtower superficiality.
how do we know that isaiah and daniel were authentic despite the claims of critics?.
This has got to be a new low in Watchtower superficiality. How do we know that Isaiah and Daniel were authentic despite the claims of critics?
Because Jesus says so. (pg 6). That's it! If any of you have trouble understanding the idea of circular reasoning, this is an astounding example.
I understand where you're coming from, but when you consider the fact that the gospels and Daniel/Isaiah were written hundreds of years apart and were not originally contained in a single book, the example you posted isn't circular reasoning. The gospels and Daniel/Isaiah are technically two different sources of information and using one to confirm the other isn't circular reason.
hey everyone.
another idea came to me tonight while discussing the pew forum survey about how only 37% of jehovah's witnesses remain in the religion from childhood.
the recent watchtower article where it says the majority of people who leave the religion do so in order to commit sin was brought up predictably.
Are all the faders on this site 24 years old?
