Posts by actage

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What's the meaning of 1 Peter 2:11

by ldrnomo in

beloved, i call upon you, as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,.

1) didn't god give us fleshly desires?.

2) isn't it the fleshly things that give us pleasure?.

actage

maybe this will help from blue letter bible, David Guzik Study Guide for 1 Peter 2 .

a. Abstain from fleshly lusts: We can only abstain from fleshly lusts as we live as sojourners and pilgrims, as those who recognize that this world is not their home, and that they have a home and a citizenship in heaven.

b. Which war against the soul: Peter understands that these fleshly lusts . . . war against the soul. To be a Christian means to fight against the lusts of the flesh, and the battle continues as long as we live in this flesh

i. It is easy for us to see how the pursuit of fleshly lusts can destroy our body physically. Just ask the alcoholic dying of liver disease, or ask the sexually immoral person with AIDS or one of the 350,000 people on this earth who contracted a sexually transmitted disease in the last 24 hours. But Peter reminds us that fleshly lusts also war against the soul. Some escape disease in the physical body when they sin, but the disease and death of the inner man is a penalty that no one given over to the flesh escapes.

flesly lusts should also be understood in consideration of the list of fleshly sins in Galatians 5:19-21

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Santa Claus

by Joshnaz in

jw
friends

i was thinking about if i should start telling my 2 year old about santa claus.

after realizing that i've been lied to my whole life from all the jw bullcrap should i lie to my child about santa claus?

do you think its ok to say, "be good or santa wont bring you any toys this christmas.

actage

you could always tell the kids, "If you don't believe in Santa, you get underware"

this is also available as a shirt from The Lighter Side catalog.

http://www.lighterside.com/product/tshirtssweatshirts/holidayseasonal/christmas/christmas+underwear+tee.do?search=basic&keyword=santa&sortby=newArrivals&page=1&WT.svl=68911#

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a thought about copyrighted materials

by actage in

i am very new to this board and have already have ready a post mentioning copyright laws in japan.

and have seen the full text of a non-watchtower book be made free to users here.. now i don't mind watchtower magazines being made free here because jws give away their literature all the time anyways.

but when i see a book being offered that must be purchased normally on amazon or waldenbooks i get a little mad.. say someone who visits this board works at a book seller or printer/publisher.

actage

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/182812/1/Dictionary-Of-Biblical-Imagery-PDF

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a thought about copyrighted materials

by actage in

i am very new to this board and have already have ready a post mentioning copyright laws in japan.

and have seen the full text of a non-watchtower book be made free to users here.. now i don't mind watchtower magazines being made free here because jws give away their literature all the time anyways.

but when i see a book being offered that must be purchased normally on amazon or waldenbooks i get a little mad.. say someone who visits this board works at a book seller or printer/publisher.

actage

There is a diference between quoting "a small amount of third party material" and offering the whole book.

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a thought about copyrighted materials

by actage in

i am very new to this board and have already have ready a post mentioning copyright laws in japan.

and have seen the full text of a non-watchtower book be made free to users here.. now i don't mind watchtower magazines being made free here because jws give away their literature all the time anyways.

but when i see a book being offered that must be purchased normally on amazon or waldenbooks i get a little mad.. say someone who visits this board works at a book seller or printer/publisher.

actage

I am very new to this board and have already have ready a post mentioning copyright laws in Japan. AND have seen the full text of a non-Watchtower book be made free to users here.

Now I don't mind Watchtower magazines being made free here because JWs give away their literature all the time anyways. But when I see a book being offered that must be purchased normally on Amazon or Waldenbooks I get a little mad.

Say someone who visits this board works at a book seller or printer/publisher. Then by downloading that book free through here is essentially stealing gasp

That being said, you folks are free to do whatever you want with this information....even without a Bible verse thrown at anyone.

http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Biblical-Imagery-Leland-Ryken/dp/0830814515/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258139110&sr=8-4

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Are we saved by WORKS or by FAITH?

by UnDisfellowshipped in

saved by works or by faith?.

what does the bible teach?

and what do jehovah's witnesses teach?

actage

this cartoon summarizes my understanding of Works vs grace