Posts by garyneal

angus jones has been baptised a sda in a end times conspiracy theory sda church and is telling people not to watch two and a half men because its filth..

garyneal

He says his family tried to tell him he's in a cult.

Bad move on the part of his family.

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Angus Jones becomes a Seventh Day Adventist

by barry in

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angus jones has been baptised a sda in a end times conspiracy theory sda church and is telling people not to watch two and a half men because its filth..

garyneal

I remember being like this kid when I was in my early 20's and newly attending an IFB church. Very zealous. I guess we will see how he turns out in 20 years or so.

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Do JWs Still Feel The Need To Understand Their Teachings Or Have They Pretty Much Abandoned That Idea?

by minimus in

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i think most jws do not know how to explain their religious beliefs.

i don't think they could explain their views of 607 b.c.e.

, 1914, any prophetic bible books, the old vs. the new fds understanding, the blood fraction reasoning, etc.. do you think the average witness is able to explain from the bible why they believe things as they do?.

garyneal

My wife just goes through the motions simply because she does not want to die.

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"He who loves me will OBEY my commandments...

by AGuest in

to the household of god, israel, that is on jw.com, and all those who 'got with' them:.

may you have peace!.

because israel has, at this 'season' fallen asleep with regard to many 'things' that our lord, the son of god, jah-eshua mischa-jah ("jah saves"; messiah - "chosen of jah"), 'commanded' us to teach others (matthew 28:20), i am compelled by the spirit of my father, the holy one of israel, jah of armies (psalm 68:4), that is in me, by means of my lord, to remind israel of one of such commandments.. on the night that he was put to death in the flesh, our lord gave a commandment, to which he stated "keep doing this in remembrance of me.

garyneal

I miss Shelby.

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SECRET SANTA 2012

by finallysomepride in

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secret santa 2012. with only 7 weeks to go until christmas, should we start to do something now, especially for those posting overseas.

just a thought.

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I am in, and willing to help out in whatever way I am needed.

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Would doubting Thomas be an atheist today?

by yadda yadda 2 in

how could it be reasonable for jesus to condemn skeptics today when one of his own apostles, who had witnessed jesus pre-death miracles, refused to believe in the resurrection until he had physical proof?.

doesn't the fact that jesus willingly gave thomas the requested proof set a precedent for all other skeptics down through time?

isn't the burden of proof on jesus to provide indisputable evidence that he is now alive given that so much time has passed since his claimed resurrection, and until he does that, it would be immoral for jesus to judge anyone?.

garyneal

Isn't that especially also the case since God took no action to prevent numerous religious "artfully contrived stories" and other claimed holy scriptures to be invented with their millions of adherents?

I've wondered about that a lot lately. For me, it would seem that if the whole doctrines of Christianity are so concrete, why so many different teachings based on it? Why are new religions emerging all the time and why does it seem like we are always reaching out to the 'lost' especially in areas of the world where Christianity dominates? I never understood, for example, why missionaries from the U.S. are sent to places like Europe. Didn't Christianity spread to the North and South American continents from Europe? It is as if, our brand of Christianity is better than their's even though ours originated from them.

No, believers will say you have all the proof you need but refuse to see/hear it. The burden has shifted.

Doubting Thomas was shown the evidence and then he believed but Jesus called the ones who did not see but still believed blessed. That verse (John 20:29) would be immediately referenced by believers posing these questions. That, along with the things Tammy is saying.

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So the Governing Body alone is now the Faithful and Discreet Slave?

by garyneal in

i'm just catching up on the latest buzz here and it appears that there is a lot of buzz on the 'new light' coming from the watchtower concerning the governing body and the faithful and discreet slave.

if true, i can really use this to trick my wife and in-laws (who are coming in this weekend) to contradict the new light.. at first i was going to say that this can answer moshe's question regarding who really is the fds but i understand that the change simply means when the body meets on doctrinal matters is when they are collectively the fds.

is that correct?.

garyneal

Knowing JWs, I expect the new light will go over just fine in the KH- nary a peep of discontent will be heard--

Sadly, I would have to agree with you there. I do, however, recall Brother Hero telling me that when Paul and Silas had to confirm what rules needed to be followed which ultimately led to the boundaries established in Acts 15:29 they went to the governing body that existed then. Under this new light, those men were not amongst the FDS.