saved by works or by faith?.
what does the bible teach?
and what do jehovah's witnesses teach?
Neither.
Isn't having faith in something a kind of work? You're doing something... believing. What if you don't believe? What if you can't believe?
I believe God's going to save us because he loves us and he's good. Not because we're doing something or believing something.
come on everyone, let us reason on the trinity doctrine using the bible!.
you know there has to be at least 3 big long trinity threads on here per month... so i figured i'd go ahead and start one for november.. the bible says that there is only one true god who is god by nature, the only god who deserves our worship and prayer.
jesus taught that his father is god.
It is a salvation issue because the condition is that we must trust in the True Jesus
I believe the ransom is for everyone not just for those that believe in Jesus. I believe if one man's sin got all of into this mess then Jesus' sacrifice will undo all the results of that sin. (Adam's) I don't believe you have to believe anything more than a baby has to believe to receive his mother's milk.
come on everyone, let us reason on the trinity doctrine using the bible!.
you know there has to be at least 3 big long trinity threads on here per month... so i figured i'd go ahead and start one for november.. the bible says that there is only one true god who is god by nature, the only god who deserves our worship and prayer.
jesus taught that his father is god.
Understanding all about The Trinity Doctrine is not a salvation issue, but believing in the Deity of Christ (believing that Jesus is God) and honoring Him as God, is a salvation issue, as many Scriptures declare, such as John 8:24, John 5:23-24, Romans 10:9-13.
I don't believe that regardless of what the bible reads. If God is so petty as to destroy someone for not understanding some cryptic, obscure doctrine so as not to understand his true nature, he deserves no worship.
will a disfellowshipped person survive armageddon?.
will a disassociated person......?.
will an inactive person.....?.
Another question could be:
"If someone has never heard of "the truth" during the "last days" but dies before armageddon, will he be resurrected?"
If so, where is the justice in that? Another man could live the same period of time as a faithful "witness". Bringing many people into the "truth" etc. But just before his death, gets disfellowshipped and is never resurrected.
If this is true, all the questions become ridiculous... and the Witnesses could save a lot more people by NOT preaching.
come on everyone, let us reason on the trinity doctrine using the bible!.
you know there has to be at least 3 big long trinity threads on here per month... so i figured i'd go ahead and start one for november.. the bible says that there is only one true god who is god by nature, the only god who deserves our worship and prayer.
jesus taught that his father is god.
Is understanding of the Trinity doctrine essential for salvation? Jesus told the thief, impaled along side him, that he would be with him in paradise. Do you really think the thief understood whether or not Jesus was part of a Trinity?
I do. Even after 15 years. I miss my family too.
i just wondered how people feel about this?
- do some only mix with other ex witnesses a couple of my friends, and it seems that by definition, they are 'ex witnesses' almost like a religion in itself.
- i would never define myself as an 'ex employee of xxx' as you leave it behind it doesnt define you.
I hope to be xxjw one day.
us schoolboy anointed as reincarnation of buddhist high priest .
friday, 30 october 2009. adsurroundstart a us schoolboy has been anointed in india as the reincarnation of a buddhist high priest who died over 750 years ago.
jigme wangchuk, from boston, is now revered by hundreds of thousands of followers in nepal, bhutan and india after taking up residence as the rinpoche, or high priest, of the drukpa sangag choeling monastery in darjeeling, west bengal.. the 11 year old from st peter's school in boston has been given the title of his holiness the second galwa lorepa, head of the drukpa sect.
Reincarnation may actually happen... we're still here aren't we?
a number of religions ,not just the wacky dubs, claim we are in the "time of the end ".
now, leaving out silly numbers and 1914, which was blown away years ago, what do such apocalyptic doom-mongerers have from scripture to give this idea credence ?.
the only thing i can think of , apart from the "cry of peace and security " which is no proof at all, is daniels dream image in dan chap.
More and more people I talk to think the world will end in 2012 according to the Mayan calendar.
if you had a close relative or friend that told you they were getting baptized as a jw, would you try to influence their decision or just let it go.
my sister told me recently that she is getting baptized.
i'm undecided about what to do... if anything.
If you support her decision, then you will, no doubt support her shunning of you, as well.
Good point. I guess I don't support her decision.
