Posts by iCeltic

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Under The Dome

by KariOtt in

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after watching the first 2 epsoides and looking foward to the rest i was thinking that a dome needs to be put over every kingdom hall on sunday morrning.

that way we could be rid of a large chunk of them and those who missed the meeting could see that its a false church.

wishful thinking i know but i can't help it..

iCeltic

I watched the first episode and thought the acting was shocking. Pity because it sounded like such a good series.

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

iCeltic

Tammy, I spent years praying and I can honestly say that I never once 'felt' anything. And I would have to say that I was an honest searcher.

I personally don't think it's unreasonable that if there is a Christ that he just reveals himself, in person. Not with the thread of suffering and death if we don't 'just believe'.

im sure in your life it means the world to you feeling as you do but for me, just going to Christ doesn't even begin to make sense.

So basically the long and short of it is, for you, you feel that the way you know if something is inspired or not is that you ask Jesus? And without sounding flippant, does he say 'hi Tammy, these are the ones to put your faith in but these books of the bible aren't worth your time' ?

again, I don't think it's unreasonable, considering the bible claims our lives are at stake and those of our children and families etc, to have some real evidence. Reveal himself. It's not showing a lack of faith, it's using the brain in our heads to reason hings out that make sense. In my view.

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Are You Interested In Religion Of Any Sort At This Point In Your Life?

by minimus in

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personally, i respect that everyone has choices to believe whatever they want to believe.

i have no interest in joining another religion....what about you?.

iCeltic

I'm interested in learning, furthering myself, spirituality of some sort, for me I don't think that lies with religion.

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

iCeltic

I kinda get what you are saying Tec but doesn't that mean that you think a particular book is inspired because it says so? As in, your explanation seems to me to suggest that because a writer says he was in spirit then that must be inspired? What if that was added by a lying scribe? What if another book doesn't say in was written in spirit but it was, etc?

im not nit picking, I think it's important to have answers to these questions. Looking to Christ in truth doesn't cut it for me, I may as well have stayed a jw if I didn't want real answers.

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Running out of ideas, please help

by truthhurts13 in

ok, i hate to admit this but, im running out of ideas of things to do to the local jaydubs.

i mean yeah, knockin on their doors and showing up and taking books from the kh is fun and all, but kinda gettin stale.

my next big one is gonna be at the next memorial, where im gonna wear a big wool jacket and top hat as i chug the wine and eat the bread, then stand up and yell "praise the lord im healed!

iCeltic

Billy, that last point was brilliant! I laughed my arse off.

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

iCeltic

Yeah I saw that ADCMS, I was hoping she'd be more exacting than that. I was also wondering if she (or others) felt that within the same book written by the same bible writer if there were things within that they felt were inspired and parts that are not.

In other words, get straight to the point, which parts are inspired and which parts are not and how did you come to that conclusion. Does Jesus tell you or is it from some other source you get this knowledge?

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

iCeltic

I'm sure Tec must have a good reason for thinking only part of the bible is inspired, I'm curious as to what is. If you can Tec, can you be specific as to which is and isn't inspired and how exactly you come to that conclusion?

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

iCeltic

I'd still like to know which part of the bible is inspired and which part isn't, and how you come to that conclusion. Tec? Or anyone for that matter.

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

iCeltic

But The Lord asked his followers to do that very thing in the OT, god is god is he not, isn't jehovahs will the same now as it was then? Doesn't the bible say that god, through Jesus, executed that will? Which would seem to indicate that Jesus instructed gods followers to murder.

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

iCeltic

There's no getting around the fact that the bible says that god instructs those who hear his voice to go and slaughter people. Disgusting.

Also, if the entire bible isn't scripture, which part is and which part isn't? ( again, I ask Tec this) so as to know exactly which part is inspired and which part is not.