"adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with god?
whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of god.".
james 4:4
$$$Very unusual word that one, "hobknob".A term not used much.
Why did you use that particular word?
Do you know?$$$
Everyone knows what hobknob means. In certain parts of world, it is common knowledge. I use the word cause I like way it looks and sounds.
And outlaw, get help quick. Dr larc might give you a price break. just ask nicely.
"adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with god?
whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of god.".
james 4:4
$$$Who are you kidding? I went to more drinking parties and smoked pot with more JW's than I ever did after I left the religion. It is obvious that you have never been to a Bethel party. Keep your head in the sand Non, the JW's need blind followers like you.$$$
Look where you and probably your buddies are now. You can break God's rules but you cannot hide. Everyone render account to God. He tells non not to overdrink or smoke weed. There were hypocrites when James wrote James 4:4. There are still hypocrites today. Non still going to keep it real.
$$$Another thing, lumping everyone who is not JW into the same pot is as asinine as you can get. Iv yet to see a group of Buddhist monks sitting around taking bong hits or having sex with every woman that passes by. I myself do not do what you accuse everyone who is not a JW of doing and I resent your statement regarding that.$$$
Some buddhists do have sex before marriage or outside of marriage as part of their religion. Non is also speaking generally. Most people in world usually do something displeasing to God on regular basis. You may not do any things non mentioned. He is not saying that you do. But the world in general is like that.
"adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with god?
whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of god.".
james 4:4
Seven006:
$$$Does that scripture nullify the scripture that said god loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten son so that they shall live?$$$
World (cosmos) can mean different things in bible. Sometimes "world" (cosmos) means Satan's world (1 John 5:19). Sometime it may mean universe or people in general. No contradiction.
$$$Sounds a bit contradictory to me. Considering that the bible is just a conglomeration of Hindu and Buddhist stories about mangods and mythical people and made up miracles it makes a lot of sense being as contradictory as it is. Mixing the myths of older religions and trying to make them fit your own would breed all kinds of contradictions.$$$
There is no contradiction. All one need is basic knowledge of koine or demotic and they good to go. You have presented a pseudo problem.
$$$As far as the JW's go they keep themselves sperate from the rest of the world for the same reason their PHIREFEM partners the moonies and the scientologist do. It is essential for a cult to give their sheep like followers a sense that they cannot function out side of their little cult.$$$
jw are not part of world so that they do not becaome like world. jw are encouraged to avoid getting drunk, smoking weed, having illicit sex and using profane language. what is wrong with this counsel? How are such reminders characteristic of a cult? Non no want child to practice these bad things of world.
$$$This little trick to gather the bungled and beguiled and keep them ignorant and in line has worked for centuries. As your buddy Kierkegaard said "you cannot explain the christian religion by the use of reasoning." This little trick keeps their people following along like dumb animals.$$$$$$
Non not agree with Kierkegaard. Christianity is reasonable and rational. But it is also transrational in some ways. Never irrational. Kierkegaard wrong. And he aint my buddy.
$$$That was a lame attempt at trying to make a point, what else ya got?$$$
Address the real issues first instead of attack strawman.
"adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with god?
whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of god.".
james 4:4
You got a problem. See Dr larc for help immediately. And get some soap for that mouth of yers.
Yers
non
"adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with god?
whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of god.".
james 4:4
$$$Hey shit for brains non,do you mean like when WBTS joined the UN.WBTS is the great whore,boinking the wild beast.I guess according to you and the bible,WBTS is an enemy of god.Now aren`t you happy you brought it up,dipshit!!.$$$
Non is very happy he brought it up. Some people in this board say that jw hate people of the world that they preach to. Not true. Jw just do not hobknob with world. jw refuse to go out and indulge in wild dancing and drinking with world or smoke marijuana with world. But jw love neighbor and want everybody to live forever.
You lie about jw and un. They never support un. jw just subtle as serpents.
"adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with god?
whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of god.".
james 4:4
Non is not friends with the world. Non may have friend here. But they jw and not the world. Non does not want to be friend with ex-jw in this place unless they repent and turn around. So non not know what you talk about.
i learned tonight that the rugby, warwickshire kingdom hall has been attacked with some type of incendiary.. not sure how extensive the damage is but sufficient enough so that all meetings there are suspended.
no public talks for a while - watchtower studies to be held at the group centres.. there is a lot going on in rugby circuit at the moment!.
nic'
The wacko terrorists have started on us now. Wonder who could have started this fire? Hmmmmmmmm . . .
"adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with god?
whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of god.".
james 4:4
"Adultresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God."
James 4:4
first lie: erica.
i dont believe erica lied about her abuse.
obviously it must be true, even mr. beliz confessed that he touched her inappropriately.
$$$Dunnscott, will you please tell non to shut his trap and notify Greg in writing.$$$
Whatz the matter? You do not like people to express themselves freely?
And is Dunscot still member of this forum? I hear people talk like he no here any more.
Notify Greg in writing about what?
do i want to be like the ex-jws on this board?
Jesus did not hang around prostitutes. He did not hobknob with profligates and homosexuals. Jesus preached to prostitutes and he say that repentant women of the evening would enter the kingdom. But Jesus knew that bad association spoils useful habits.
