Posts by TTWSYF

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James 2:26 - "faith without works is dead"

by leaving_quietly in

i was contemplating this verse this morning... what did james mean by "works"?

and it hit me like a bolt of lightning.. now, wts would have us believe these "works" are preaching and meetings.

however, could that be what james was referring to?

TTWSYF

Farkel, you are right on the money!

Works are clearly defined in the scriptures as to giving alms to the poor, the destitude, widows, orphans, elderly, etc. You know, love your neighbor the same as you'd love yourself.

This notion of going to prisons to increase memebership is in no way 'works'. And that really sucks because many witnesses believe they are doing the Lord's work by handing out Watchtowers and Awakes and NOT helping the poorest of souls with the material needs that WE all need.

The sermon on the mount proves [to me anyway] that people may have believed that THEY were living in the end times [remember that this generation shall not pass....], yet these people gave alms to the poor.

respectfully,

dc

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Early church fathers

by Rattigan350 in

in a post by leolaia she stated:.

then the trinity brochure came out and i almost immediately became upset at its intellectual dishonesty, as by this time i was very familiar with the early church fathers and recognized that the brochure distorted heavily their views.. .

early church fathers and their views?

TTWSYF

ha ha...I did it again.....sorry

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Early church fathers

by Rattigan350 in

in a post by leolaia she stated:.

then the trinity brochure came out and i almost immediately became upset at its intellectual dishonesty, as by this time i was very familiar with the early church fathers and recognized that the brochure distorted heavily their views.. .

early church fathers and their views?

TTWSYF

My quoting of Thessalonians confirms the catholic church's teachings that go back some 2000 years and changes very little.

The WTS goes back less than 150 years and is always changing.

respectfully,

dc

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Another Cardinal Falls

by designs in

the top cardinal of britian has resigned, cardinal keith o'brien, the archbishop of edinburgh, has given notice amid accusations by three priests that he made 'inappropriate contact' with them.

he will not be able to vote in the upcoming selection of the new pope.

the current pope has accepted his resignation.. like cardinal mahoney of the los angeles archdiocese, cardinal o'brien will be allowed to 'retire' receiving a nice pension and home paid for by hard working catholics.

TTWSYF

Come on Cofty. I almost don't even want to reply.....

The catholic church is NOT responsible for the spread of poverty or aids, contrary to the beliefs of some.

Their teachings DO promote respect of life and marraige. They do promote the spreading of the true gospel.

Multiple partners and contraception is obviously at odds with the gospel.....sorry, I know that is not politically correct, but maybe it is correct anyway.

respectfully...even if it doesn't sound that way,

dc

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Another Cardinal Falls

by designs in

the top cardinal of britian has resigned, cardinal keith o'brien, the archbishop of edinburgh, has given notice amid accusations by three priests that he made 'inappropriate contact' with them.

he will not be able to vote in the upcoming selection of the new pope.

the current pope has accepted his resignation.. like cardinal mahoney of the los angeles archdiocese, cardinal o'brien will be allowed to 'retire' receiving a nice pension and home paid for by hard working catholics.

TTWSYF

Core teachings of the RCC are oppressive

Dear Cofty, Please, an example of these oppressive core catholic teachings if you may.

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You know you can trust a man when...

by usualusername in

jw
friends

he wears a belt and has clean shoes... .

TTWSYF

when he doesn't take your last beer

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Early church fathers

by Rattigan350 in

in a post by leolaia she stated:.

then the trinity brochure came out and i almost immediately became upset at its intellectual dishonesty, as by this time i was very familiar with the early church fathers and recognized that the brochure distorted heavily their views.. .

early church fathers and their views?

TTWSYF

Sorry, I don't know where those question marks came from. I copied and pasted that from the WTS website.

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Another Cardinal Falls

by designs in

the top cardinal of britian has resigned, cardinal keith o'brien, the archbishop of edinburgh, has given notice amid accusations by three priests that he made 'inappropriate contact' with them.

he will not be able to vote in the upcoming selection of the new pope.

the current pope has accepted his resignation.. like cardinal mahoney of the los angeles archdiocese, cardinal o'brien will be allowed to 'retire' receiving a nice pension and home paid for by hard working catholics.

TTWSYF

There are also many wonderful people in the Watchtower, in Scientology, in the Church of LDS, in Islam. They are all despicable organisations.

Cofty, I know of no orphanages, food pantries, hospitals or any other volunteer institutions that help the poor that are organized by the WTS, Scientologists , Muslims or Mormons. Perhaps you do.

I know of many sponsored and supported by the [Catholic] Church and it's members. Ordaned and lay people.

Respectfully,

dc

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Another Cardinal Falls

by designs in

the top cardinal of britian has resigned, cardinal keith o'brien, the archbishop of edinburgh, has given notice amid accusations by three priests that he made 'inappropriate contact' with them.

he will not be able to vote in the upcoming selection of the new pope.

the current pope has accepted his resignation.. like cardinal mahoney of the los angeles archdiocese, cardinal o'brien will be allowed to 'retire' receiving a nice pension and home paid for by hard working catholics.

TTWSYF

Cofty, I respectfully disagree. There are many wonderful people in the Church who help the poor, the widows, the orphans and the destitude. One out of twelve is more than enough to bring ruin to anys' reputation.

respectfully,

dc

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Early church fathers

by Rattigan350 in

in a post by leolaia she stated:.

then the trinity brochure came out and i almost immediately became upset at its intellectual dishonesty, as by this time i was very familiar with the early church fathers and recognized that the brochure distorted heavily their views.. .

early church fathers and their views?

TTWSYF

I agree that way too many people think of the bible as the only authority.

My brother the [devout]JW will argue that the [catholic] church does not follow the bible and that they fell away from Jesus's true teachings by the early 3rd or 4th century. No specific date because the WTS has not given him that info.

When I tell him that the bible is a catholic book that was confirmed around 392 ad, he just has a very confused look.

The early church fathers [and their writings] were and are a treasure. Their teachings are confirmed in 2Thessalonians 2:15

NWT 2Thess 2:15 So, then, brothers, stand firm and maintain ? YOUR ? hold on the traditions that ? YOU ? were taught, whether it was through a verbal message or through a letter of ours