last night at my bible study group we looked at 1thessalonians ch 5 .
we have been working through the whole letter.
verses 1-11 start with .
Jesus preached that the 'end' would arrive within the lifetime of his disciples. For that reason they literally abandoned wives, children and businesses to follow him.
It turned out Jesus was a false prophet. So who can blame his modern followers for doing likewise?
the book reasoning from the scriptures was released in the 1980's, and it was used at virtually every meeting for service, every service meeting, and every theocratic ministry school meeting thereafter.
many jws had copies bound together with their bibles.
it was huge in jw land back then.. at that time, with the reasoning book, jws were trained to keep conversations going in spite of objections, to almost stick their feet in people's doors to keep conversations going, to defend "the truth," to argue doctrine, etc.. compare the situation today with that of the 80's.
I hated that book. I knew how to answer questions from the bible and objected to being told to get the book out and read the answer. I never used it.
i know that a lot of historical names have claimed to be a god.
but, jesus arguably claimed to be god.
scripture says he's the creator.
You can use the bible to prove whatever you want regarding the divinity of Jesus because the bible isn't a book - it's a library written by authors over a long period of time during which the theology of the church evolved.
The developed doctrine of the trinity is post-biblical mumbo-jumbo.
jw claim they are the true religion and they mention the love they have among themselves as proof.
i have been watching a youtube creator who had some thoughts on the subject, bringing out jw were not really christian, based upon their actions.
he made a pretty good case.
It is true that JWs have a terrible record of practical love. It is all shallow and conditional.
However it depends on how you define 'christian'. Jesus' earliest disciples were an apocalyptic sect who lived for the imminent end their own glorification. So they have a lot in common with primitive christianity.
to all those on this forum, i would love to know what your take on this vital question is..
There was no Adam and Eve.
You can of course discuss the meanings of the myths but start from reality.
richard dawkins revealed that he celebrates christmas on radio four's today programme.. here is is quoted as saying: .
'i am perfectly happy on christmas day to say merry christmas to everybody,' dawkins said.
'i might sing christmas carols - once i was privileged to be invited to kings college, cambridge, for their christmas carols and loved it.
beans ?
( human beans ).
to those of you that believe in god: do you all believe the same thing ?.
If Jesus ascended with an actual body that was raised from the tomb are there toilets in heaven?
as the title says i'm having a total hip replacement on monday.
the pain has grown over the years and now i'm using a cane to walk.
after steroid injections and physical therapy, it was decided that a total hip replacement is appropriate.
All the best for your operation. I'm sure it will go fine and you will be dancing a jig next new year x
over the years i have shared a few examples of objects i have found while metal detecting near my home in northumberland in ne england.
i live in a rural estate that was the site of a medieval village with a manor house and defensive tower.
many of the things i find illustrate the amazing history of the location.
Thanks Dagney. Maybe I will post a few more. Maybe a Roman one next
over the years i have shared a few examples of objects i have found while metal detecting near my home in northumberland in ne england.
i live in a rural estate that was the site of a medieval village with a manor house and defensive tower.
many of the things i find illustrate the amazing history of the location.
Ex-B the link between the intrinsic value of the metal and the value of the coin continued in England until the late 18th century. I have a few George III copper pennies that are gigantic.
Since then coins are more akin to tokens.
