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?
We can have an idea of some of those works.
New International Version (NIV)
15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
after today's watchtower study which was basically a mind controlling article about shunning your loved disfellowshipped ones, i've come to see just how sick, twisted, vile, rotten, repulsive, disgusting, and just plain evil you all are.
so i stormed out.
i don't know if i'll ever come back to your meetings again.
The Spanish version is much severe than English. They say "trough e-mail, telephone or text messages". So English speakers can contact by telephone and text messages because the example only includes "e-mails".
No busque excusas para mantenerse en contacto con un expulsado, por ejemplo mediante correo electrónico, teléfono o mensajes de texto
http://news.yahoo.com/hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader-dies-58-220210262.html.
Somebody told me that one pound of dry salted codfish costs about $40 U.S. dollars. Does anyone know if this is true?
http://news.yahoo.com/hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader-dies-58-220210262.html.
former jehovahs witness turned deacon bids farewell to local catholicsambria hammel | february 28, 2013 | 3 commentsdeacon jim mickens, reacts to words of gratitude from members of phoenixs catholic retreat for young singles group for his years of service.
(ambria hammel/catholic sun).
he was a married deacon who found his calling among catholic singles.
Some people never learn!!!
any gamers out there?
i love a good game.
to me a great game is like a great book!
I never passed the 3 stage of MS. Pac-man, but did great with Turbo and Galaga.
walking down memory lane today and recalled a convo with my ex about noah's ark.
(i made all the rookie mistakes when talking to my ex about jw stuff -sigh.
) i think i said something like 'if you believe in noah's ark take the cat and a mouse from the backyard for a drive around the block and let me know how it goes.
long time lurker, first time poster.
i'm really glad i can join your community because i've been in the wts for the last 14 years and now i'm on my way out and it's great to meet like-minded people!.
about me: i started learning jw ways when i was in my teens.
Hi Julia, is great you have learned TTATT, and is better to know that you love our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ. Remember that you don't need to be part of an organized religion to have a relation with God and Jesus. If you can free yourself completely from the WT it would be great, but beware of Jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
my philosophy when i was a teenager :"those who admit to it are stupid ,those who deny it are liars" that was my response to peers who posed such a subject when i was a teen .now, being a mature aged person i think this subject could do with a bit more enlightened content.. i am a male so i can`t speak for the females ,who, i hope will give their input on this topic for discussion.and i mean it as a serious discussion.. males experience erections from the time they are babies and the natural thing to do is to hold it , and before you know it fondling it gives you releif.. society doesnt help by making you feel guilty and like shit as a dirty person.why in the world do babes ,young children ,young boys get erections before they even know what it`s function is for.
if a god designed sex for procreation then surely this wouldnt become an issue until they reached the age of puberty ,not when a male is still a baby.. and getting back to my op nowhere in the bible does it talk about masturbation which surely has been going on since adam was a boy/man.. i`m sorry, but to deny that you would have to be a complete idiot ,imbecile ,fool ,or just brain dead.. so for 4000 years of inspired scriptures from god ,nothing is said about a condition that effects every man from his birth to his death .. makes you wonder doesn`t it ?.
smiddy.
Well done for your dad
