at that time those slain by the lord will be everywherefrom one end of the earth to the other.
they will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground.
- jerimiah 25:33.
So tell me, which parts of the Bible aren't inspired?
To quote you: " Scripture is distinguished from non scripture by it's usefullness especially across generations."
Something that was useful generations ago could have been said to be inspired but now because it is no longer useful, it isn't inspired?
at that time those slain by the lord will be everywherefrom one end of the earth to the other.
they will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground.
- jerimiah 25:33.
latinthunder, there is no scientific method for discerning which Bible verses are from god and which are just the words of men.
Don't you see how you are using the same definition of inspiration that JW's use? So the scriptures that talk about god sending bears to kill a bunch of kids was inspired by god back then but it isn't inspired by god anymore just because it doesn't apply to this generation? That account was a teaching tool back then not to disrespect god's prophets.
at that time those slain by the lord will be everywherefrom one end of the earth to the other.
they will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground.
- jerimiah 25:33.
But who determines which scriptures lend to teachings that are righteous? It is all in the eye of the beholder.
Of course, I'm sure you've got it all figured out.
at that time those slain by the lord will be everywherefrom one end of the earth to the other.
they will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground.
- jerimiah 25:33.
So who defines what is for teaching?
You can use any of the OT to teach... namely to not piss god off.
at that time those slain by the lord will be everywherefrom one end of the earth to the other.
they will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground.
- jerimiah 25:33.
How do you guess which books/chapters/verses of the Bible are inspired and which ones aren't?
what will guide us in choosing the right religion?
the encyclopdia universalis is correct when it highlights the importance of truth.
a religion that teaches lies cannot be true.
Just wait on Jehovah... and wait... and wait...
compare a typical conversation with a jw to one with a random non-jw:.
run into jw in the shops.. .
jw:[surprised] julia!
Happiest people on earth.
i have a weird situation .
.. i was a born-in, and ended up dfed in middle age.
the only thing is, i had a dirty little secret, that i would like to get rectified.
Not sure blondie, that was my impression from a talk a CO gave.
its been probably five years for me.
i don't miss it a bit.
i was a slacker when it came to prayer.
I wanna say it was about 6 or 7 years ago. Since I legit prayed. It was an earnest prayer as at the time I was losing my faith. I prayed for god to help restore my faith. Either he isn't there or he gets terrible reception.
I know when I was a JW I thought atheists were evil. Just saying the word brings up thoughts of evil people with no moral compass. Of course, now that I don't have the propoganda going, I know the very idea that atheists are evil is BS. I don't tell people I know I'm an atheist unless they ask. When people I know say things like "I'll pray for you" or tell me about their church activities or their belief in god, I don't try to contradict them or battle them. They can believe whatever they want to believe and I'm not going to look at them any differently for it.
