paul from cleveland

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  Do you still want to live forever?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  do you still have the desire to live forever on a paradise earth?.

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  Do you still have the desire to live forever on a paradise earth?
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  If Adam hadn't sinned, where would he be right now?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  if it wasn't god's purpose for us to live forever on the earth, where would adam be right now?.

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  No, this is seriously a question that I have. It was directed toward those that still believe the Bible is God's word. Many here still do believe that but contend that the bible only offers a heavenly hope. If that's true, it raises questions in my mind about what God's original purpose was for the earth. If he didn't want us here, why did he create us here in the first place. Was death part of his original plan? Did God change his plan for the earth because of Adam's sin?

  Of course I knew I'd get a lot of silly answers. Some are hilarious. (especially the video) That doesn't mean I'm still not waiting for an answer that makes sense to me.
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  idolatry

  by paul from cleveland in

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  is the attention directed toward the accomplishments of the organization really a form of idolatry, as some contend, or is it simply following jesus' admonition to "let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven"?.

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  Is the attention directed toward the accomplishments of the Organization really a form of idolatry, as some contend, or is it simply following Jesus' admonition to "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven"?
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  Who Really IS the Faithful and Discreet Slave?

  by AGuest in

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  to the household of god, isarel... and those who go with... may you have peace!.

  when among those loyal to the wtbts, i recall having conversations with those of "the great crowd," who believed that, while perhaps christ led "the anointed," it was the ""faithful and discreet slave" who led them.

  certainly, the wtbts teaches this lie.

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  Dear AGuest,

  If it weren't for that "stack of bound paper pages with words written on them", where would you have learned about Christ? You quoted that "OBJECT" to justify your entire belief system and discredit the source of that belief all at the same time. Your reasoning does not make sense to me.
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  Creation - struggling

  by wantstoleave in

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  i am in the process of leaving, and those of you who have followed me will know i spoke to my family briefly the other day about my doubts, but not since.

  my dad has offered the occasional prayer for various things in the past week, as well as say he wants to study with my preschoolers.

  he has also added in the extra tidbits to do with jehovah being the only true god etc.

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  I believe In God because of the nature of our consciousness. Our consciousness is apparently the result of the electrical rhythms within our brain. The universe is composed entirely of energy. Is it inconceivable that the dynamic fluid energy of the universe, given enough time, couldn’t, by sheer chance, replicate a pattern of energy similar to that which creates consciousness within our own mind? To me this seems more plausible than our consciousness arising first from energy in the form of lifeless matter.
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  If Adam hadn't sinned, where would he be right now?

  by paul from cleveland in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if it wasn't god's purpose for us to live forever on the earth, where would adam be right now?.

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  If it wasn't God's purpose for us to live forever on the earth, where would Adam be right now?
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  What is God's will for the earth?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  what did jesus mean when he said 'let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven'?.

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  What did Jesus mean when he said 'let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven'?
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  Creation - struggling

  by wantstoleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am in the process of leaving, and those of you who have followed me will know i spoke to my family briefly the other day about my doubts, but not since.

  my dad has offered the occasional prayer for various things in the past week, as well as say he wants to study with my preschoolers.

  he has also added in the extra tidbits to do with jehovah being the only true god etc.

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  solipsism?
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  "Stone the infidels", erm ... I mean apologists (IMPORTANT)

  by Simon in

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  i've noticed a trend lately which is becoming annoying and is definitely something we want to address and put a stop to.. we'll see topics or get pms about some 'evil poster' that is making abusive posts or harrassing someone, driving people from the forum, yada yada and so we look ... and find nothing.

  we ask for examples of their behavior where they have harrassed people and it goes rather quiet.

  in fact, we find just the opposite - people being respectful and in return getting abusive posts directed towards them.. and why the hostility?.

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  Question: How many moderators are there? Can they shut down a thread arbitrarily?
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  Do Jehovah’s Witnesses shoot their own wounded?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i was disfellowshipped when i was going through my first bipolar episode.

  several months before being disfellowshipped, i started to develop the symptoms of bipolar disorder: rapid thoughts, sleepless nights, etc., until i finally started having delusions.

  i began to think i was jesus (literally) so i was disfellowshipped for apostasy.

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  I laugh about it now. It's all so ridiculous.