how do you explain david's graphic portrayal of jesus' death by crucifixion (psalm 22) 1000 years before christ lived?.
how do you account for the odds (1 in 10 to the 157th power) that even just 48 (of 300) old testament prophecies were fulfilled in jesus christ?.
in what sense was jesus a "good man" if he was lying in his claim to be god?.
*sigh* Perry, did you even read any of the answers offered? You're not here to "preach from the pulpit" you are here to engage in a two-way conversation.
If these questions are supposed to be rhetorical, why not mention that at the beginning, instead of wasting our time on a mind that has already been made up?
how do you explain david's graphic portrayal of jesus' death by crucifixion (psalm 22) 1000 years before christ lived?.
how do you account for the odds (1 in 10 to the 157th power) that even just 48 (of 300) old testament prophecies were fulfilled in jesus christ?.
in what sense was jesus a "good man" if he was lying in his claim to be god?.
What about the thousands of interdependent parts and chemical processes of a single cell? All the parts and functions must be there simutanously in order for it to function. What possible explanation could there be other than design and purpose?
What about the interdependent organisms that constitute earth's ecosystems, that are based on predation/parasitism? All the parts and functions must be there simutanously in order for it to function. What possible explanation could there be other than design and purpose?
i've talked with a number of jws who have commented that they feel like failures -- that they're never good enough.. if that resonates with someone reading this post, please realize that you are by no means the only one who feels like that.. in fact, the whole wt system depends on keeping jws feeling that way.
the gb wants you to feel that way.. think about it.
you are always reading or hearing about someone who puts in an extraordinary number of hours in field service or someone who goes out more than you do despite having twice as many challenges and responsibilities.
I'm sorry Ding, but perhaps the "you're never good enough" also comes from the Bible? Always having to please an angry God? Never measuring up because we were born "sinners"?
I'm repeating this for emphasis, and adding scripture to support the claim. How many evangelical videos have I seen that use this text to support our "need" for Christ's sacrifice?
Isaiah 64:6
6 All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
No matter what we do, unless we accept Christ, we are worthless in God's eyes, according to Christians.
a naughty attention grabbing heading i admit - i'm sorry, just couldn't resist.
obviously we all know atheists and agnostics have nothing in common with psychopaths.
in fact i would hold that atheists and agnostics generally have better functioning consciences than religionists.
Fernando, let's look at this medically first, shall we?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy
According to some, there is little evidence of a cure or effective treatment for psychopathy; no medications can instill empathy, and psychopaths who undergo traditional talk therapy might become more adept at manipulating others and more likely to commit crime. [ 6 ] Others suggest that psychopaths may benefit as much as others from therapy. According to Hare, psychopathy stems from as yet unconfirmed genetic neurological predispositions and as yet unconfirmed social factors in upbringing. [ 7 ] A review published in 2008 indicated multiple causes, and variation in causes between individuals
Another interesting site, and if you have a chance, read at least a portion of The Mask of Sanity.
i've talked with a number of jws who have commented that they feel like failures -- that they're never good enough.. if that resonates with someone reading this post, please realize that you are by no means the only one who feels like that.. in fact, the whole wt system depends on keeping jws feeling that way.
the gb wants you to feel that way.. think about it.
you are always reading or hearing about someone who puts in an extraordinary number of hours in field service or someone who goes out more than you do despite having twice as many challenges and responsibilities.
Knowsnothing
I thought God was "unchanging in his righteous ways."
God may be unchanging. How people present him isn't.
Did any of the points I made sink in? Are you aware of the huge change OT to NT God made?
a naughty attention grabbing heading i admit - i'm sorry, just couldn't resist.
obviously we all know atheists and agnostics have nothing in common with psychopaths.
in fact i would hold that atheists and agnostics generally have better functioning consciences than religionists.
I thought psychopathy is defined, in part, by a physiological abnormality in the brain. The brain doesn't have access to the "punishment/rememberance" area.
Psychopaths are hard to train, because they don't remember pain. They seem to have little empathy for others, if at all.
i've talked with a number of jws who have commented that they feel like failures -- that they're never good enough.. if that resonates with someone reading this post, please realize that you are by no means the only one who feels like that.. in fact, the whole wt system depends on keeping jws feeling that way.
the gb wants you to feel that way.. think about it.
you are always reading or hearing about someone who puts in an extraordinary number of hours in field service or someone who goes out more than you do despite having twice as many challenges and responsibilities.
God is unchanging. Therefore it is man's understanding of Him that changed.
You can't back that up, at least scripturally. OT=Law. NT=mercy/grace.
OT=eye for an eye/captial punishment. NT=forgiveness of sins.
even before awakening from the mind control my mind would plague me with doctrine defying logic.
i'd like to share some of my self explanatory questions here.
every time i'd ask jw's these questions they would give me bs answers like we will have to wait on jehovah to tell us in the new system or some other lamo thinking stopper.
Chariklo, I have a strange sense of humor.
i've talked with a number of jws who have commented that they feel like failures -- that they're never good enough.. if that resonates with someone reading this post, please realize that you are by no means the only one who feels like that.. in fact, the whole wt system depends on keeping jws feeling that way.
the gb wants you to feel that way.. think about it.
you are always reading or hearing about someone who puts in an extraordinary number of hours in field service or someone who goes out more than you do despite having twice as many challenges and responsibilities.
That's the Old Testament God, isn't it, Knowsnothing?
JW's excel in emphasising that side of God. They ignore the New Testament, or rather, they twist it round to say the same as the Old, whereas Christ brought a new message of a loving father in heaven.
God went from being one of the most punitive, rancorous, petty beings to love, because he sent Jesus Christ? I don't buy it. I thought God was "unchanging in his righteous ways."
I also don't buy that we don't measure up since the minute we are born, because we are "sinners".
i've talked with a number of jws who have commented that they feel like failures -- that they're never good enough.. if that resonates with someone reading this post, please realize that you are by no means the only one who feels like that.. in fact, the whole wt system depends on keeping jws feeling that way.
the gb wants you to feel that way.. think about it.
you are always reading or hearing about someone who puts in an extraordinary number of hours in field service or someone who goes out more than you do despite having twice as many challenges and responsibilities.
I'm sorry Ding, but perhaps the "you're never good enough" also comes from the Bible? Always having to please an angry God? Never measuring up because we were born "sinners"?
