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  Hey Christians

  by free2beme in

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  does it bother you thinking that you are saved and others are damned?.

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  Hey freetobeme

  Does it bother you thinking you are saved and others are damned?

  May I relate a story before I answer your question?

  When I was quite young, a friend of mine who my mother did daycare for, asked me if I wanted to have a sleep over at his place. He had never asked before. I asked my mom if I could go but, without giving any reason, she said no. My friend went home with his mom that afternoon and that was the last time I saw him. The next day, he, his father, his brother, and his uncle dissapeared while day fishing. They have never been found. Had I spent the night at my friend's house I'm pretty sure I would have been invited to go fishing with them before they dropped me off back home. At that time and for many years after, I considered how a simple, seemingly arbritrary decision may have kept me from disaster. My mom always said she didn't really have a good reason as to why she didn't let me go. I felt I was kind of like a lone survivor of a plane crash and it would make me feel guilty at times.

  Fast forward 15 years later, and I became a Christian. Do I believe I'm saved? Yes I do. Do I believe I'm any more deserving than anyone else? No. When I think about my salvation now, I can't help but think about my "salvation" then. My friend was no more deserving of his fate than I was. I "was in the same boat with him" right up until the day I wasn't in the same boat with him.

  Does it bother me to think I am saved while others aren't? Sometimes, because I don't deserve it any more than anyone else. I also wonder why I've had the privelege of growing up in Canada without ever going hungry a day in my life while there are so many others who struggle to survive every day.

  In both instances, I'm grateful and perplexed.
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  Got some Street Encounter Questions for JWs?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  suggested street encounter questions:.

  perhaps you have a question or two that might prove effective.. .

  1. is it true that you believe that only jws will be saved at armageddon?

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  I like asking;

  How long have you been a Jehovah's Witness?

  What is it about the teachings that you received that made you choose to be a Witness instead of a Catholic or a Baptist, etc?

  Then, hopefully, I can ask some of the tougher questions later.
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  Is Rev 5:11-14 Worship or Obeisance?

  by JCISGOD98 in

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  i asked a jw last week the following question, "is revelation 5:11-14 a worship act to the lamb or an act of obeisance?.

  revelation 5:11-14 nwt states and i saw, and i heard a voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: the lamb that was slaughtered is worthy to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.

  because it's an act of worship and it is not allow in your kingdom hall.

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  Hey JCISGOD98

  I think if you want him to seriously consider your argument for Jesus' worship, calling him to task in the Kingdom Hall would not be the thing to do as it would play more into their hands than yours. Putting someone on the defensive in such a public manner would generally have the effect of shutting off anything you would have to say, no matter how well meaning you are.

  Just my thoughts on it.
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  What's your favorite Canadian band?

  by lepermessiah in

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  since we have a lot of canadian friends on this board, i have to ask - who are your favorite canadian bands?.

  mine is rush.

  they have been one of my favorite bands ever since i can remember.. they totally rule........the music and lyrics are all top notch.. the other one is the tea party - jeff martin is a genius.

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  I always thought that Aldo Nova never got the recognition he deserved. I've also got a soft spot for Gerry Doucette. "Mama Let him Play" became an anthem in high school.

  But I'd have to go with Rush as the all time best Canadian band
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  Church is in session: NHL Playoffs

  by unshackled in

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  nhl playoffs start tonight.

  get your beer chilled and the wings in the oven.

  the next two months or so is my church - the grueling battle for the stanley cup.

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  Charlie Brown Jr. , you got to see Bobby Orr play? Sweet!

  I only ever saw him in person once when he came up here to Vancouver for the 2006 World Junior Championships.
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  The trouble with Christianity. TRINITY.

  by whereami in

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  gotta love pat.. "ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

  ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity.

  it is the mere abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of jesus.

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  May I offer something to the discussion for consideration?

  This is something that I have only recently learned. For my example I will use John 16:26 which says, "In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf;"

  I chose this verse because it uses the word, "ask" twice in the same verse. In the first instance, it is speaking about the disciples asking something from God . In the second, it speaks of Jesus asking something of the Father.

  The greek word that scripture uses for the first instance is aiteo. The Complete Word Study Dictionary of the New Testament gives the following partial definition' "Ask, request, beg. The seeking of the inferior from the superior...by man from God."

  In the second instance, the greek word used is erotao. At the end of the definition it says, "A very distinct meaning of the verb erotao is "to pray," but it is in contrast to the verb aiteo. Erotao provides the most delicate and tender expression for prayer or request with the one asking and the one being asked being on an equal level, such as the Lord Jesus asking of the Father. The contrast is made clear in John 14:13, 14, where the word aiteo in the case of our asking God as an inferior to a superior, leaving it up to Him to do that which pleases Him. However, in John 14:16, when the Lord Jesus is praying to the Father or asking the Father, the verb erotao is used, as also in John 17:9, 15, 20."

  I looked in the book of John, and I could not find an instance where Jesus asked anything of the Father using the word aiteo but always using erotao. The word is not exclusively used by Jesus in the gospels. But as far as I can tell, Jesus uses only that word when praying to the Father.

  Does this verse and the others in John give a hint of Jesus and the Father having equal divinity?

  Thank you.
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  Star Trek was pivotal to me growing up and here is the best of it, imo

  by sabastious in

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  i saw this episode when i was a little kid and it has stuck with me since and will so until i die.

  i highly recommend taking the 42 minutes out of your life to watch it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5djw1kzcki.

  -sab.

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  Thank you, Sab. Glad to be here.
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  Star Trek was pivotal to me growing up and here is the best of it, imo

  by sabastious in

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  i saw this episode when i was a little kid and it has stuck with me since and will so until i die.

  i highly recommend taking the 42 minutes out of your life to watch it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5djw1kzcki.

  -sab.

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  How could a guy using the name, NCC-1701 not be a Star Trek Fan? To boldly post...
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  C.T.Russell..did you know............

  by Snoozy in

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  did you know that the man that helped form the jehovah's witness religion only had 7 years of schooling?.

  "in june 1912 reverend j.j. ross, pastor of the james street baptist church in hamilton, ontario, published the pamphlet, some facts about the self-styled 'pastor' charles t. russell, denouncing russell, his qualifications as a minister, and his moral example as a pastor.

  russell promptly sued ross for "defamatory libel".

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  May I ask a question? I hope it's not off topic.

  Do modern day Bible Students consider the "Finished Mystery" as an authoritative Russell doctrinal work or do they just accept the first 6 books of the "Studies in Scriptures"? I believe the "Finished Mystery" was compiled after Russell's death, correct?

  Thank you
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  Ten Second explanation of God's plan of Salvation

  by Terry in

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  god has a standard.

  man has an opinion of that standard.. the two disagree.. god has the power to kill man.. man dies.. but--wait, there's more!.

  man tries to earn favor.

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  God has a standard.

  You shall have no other gods before me.
  You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
  You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
  Honor your father and your mother You shall not murder.
  You shall not commit adultery.
  You shall not steal.
  You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
  You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's

  Man has an opinion of that standard

  All we like sheep have gone astray;
  we have turned—every one—to his own way;

  God has the power to kill man.

  For the wages of sin is death

  Man tries to earn favor

  We have all become like one who is unclean,
  and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.

  God prefers blood

  Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

  Jesus arrives and saves countless animals from having their throats cut and blood poured out.

  For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.

  JESUS SAVES

  For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

  Fade to black as lovely Hallelujah music plays....

  Hallelujah!
  For the Lord our God
  the Almighty reigns

  Hello Terry. My reply is not meant to be a slam to your opinions on Christianity nor is it an attempt to preach. I have wrestled with many of the issues you brought up as well as others. The God of the bible is hard for me to understand. But if I think God has offended me, who's court can I take Him to?

  Take care