hope all r well.
i have only been taught the "a god" rendering of john 1:1 and really the explanation of the greek is greek to me.
can any1 give me a good sight or book or even quote something that is an unbiased explantion of that passage.
Hope all r well
I have only been taught the "a god" rendering of john 1:1 and really the explanation of the greek is greek to me. Can any1 give me a good sight or book or even quote something that is an unbiased explantion of that passage. It's where I am at on my journey right now sorry if it's a stale and hackneyed subject to the rest. Thanks in advance
3.14 chow
i want to share a perspective, with everyone that comes here to read, for i feel it will take some of us in a new direction.
perhaps it will allow for some creative thinking and interesting discussion or maybe it simply wont go anywhere.
it does not really matter either way, for there are subjects which can only be speculated on and thoughts which can only be shared.
Cloud, Que Pasta?
You postulated that perhaps Jewish history is myth. What about the writings of Josepheus being in harmony with the writings of the Bible?
How about other writings of history that are in congruity with the nations happenings?
Is the fact that the details of the places and times of events are solid.
Could not the power that is seen in the Sun, the force of nature etc. also be harnessed toward feats of greatness, I.E. walking through a sea, sun appearing to stand still, mighty warriors that make the gladiator look weak etc. ....
Is the fact that there are other books of antiquity and wisdom proof that the Bible is Myth?
Does any other book sink the eight ball with prophecy and scientific accuracy?
I have been seriously thinking along your line in the past months. I look forward to your thoughts. My questions are not posed as arguements but thoughts needing to be resolved in my own mind.
Without face, 3.14 chow
the question is about the term "tolerance" or "tolerating".. when someone says something along the lines of "i'm very tolerant of gay people" or "gay people should be tolerated", how do you feel?.
the reason i ask is this: doesn't the concept of tolerating something imply a background negative?
for instance, i can say "i tolerate my brother-in-law".
Expatbrit,
The meaning of tolerance in connection with homosexuals would depend on the context and/or attitude of the person using it, I guess. My observation is they say tolerate because although not agreeing or liking the lifestyle they don't hamper or block its continuance.
Good question though. Although I like the opposite sex, I enjoy homosexuals company and I feel the most important thing is to love the person even if you don't love the lifestyle. "To the fringes gladly, to the unswept corridors we silently wander" chow 3.14
do you believe in reincarnation?.
i dont think i believe in it in the same way that most believers do, which is that we keep coming back in different fleshly bodies until we have achieved perfection.. i do, however, strongly suspect that we may well be spirit creatures who find it necessary to inhabit a fleshly body from time to time, and that this entails us having to leave behind most of our past memories.. i say most memories, because many people seem to have some vestigal recollections that don`t seem to fit in with earthly experiences.. i`m pretty sure that i chose my parents!
i have a recollection of being shown a young and kind couple through some form of astral telescope and choosing to become their son.
Rem, very well put, lucid and thoughtful.
there is a forum put together by some jehovah's witnesses, trying to put together some of the missing pieces of their history, in particularly the years years c.t.
russell was a member of the adventist church, wanting information on those early influences.. http://www.coolboard.com/msgshow.cfm/.
perhaps some of the more informed ones here can enlighten them, since the moderator of the board seems to be talking to himself!
Jan, like the Einstein quote, very cool. Russell did have association with the Adventist and thats where he acquired many of his teachings on chronology, one of such being 1914. "Thinking is hard work, thats why so few people do it" 3.14 chow
please listen.
im not the first to go through this, i wont be the last.. i was raised in the truth as a result of my mum starting a study when i was 4 years old.
that was in 1968. the hysteria of a 1975/armageddon was just beginning to take root and the sister who studied with my mum was 100% sure of it.
Nico,
The life of a true hero is never easy. Your story tells of a man who has too much good to be held in a weak "Society". Carry your cross, tourture stake or whatever, with pride and may the unseen courts say to you as Pilate to Jesus "Look, the Man!" 3.14 chow
do you believe in reincarnation?.
i dont think i believe in it in the same way that most believers do, which is that we keep coming back in different fleshly bodies until we have achieved perfection.. i do, however, strongly suspect that we may well be spirit creatures who find it necessary to inhabit a fleshly body from time to time, and that this entails us having to leave behind most of our past memories.. i say most memories, because many people seem to have some vestigal recollections that don`t seem to fit in with earthly experiences.. i`m pretty sure that i chose my parents!
i have a recollection of being shown a young and kind couple through some form of astral telescope and choosing to become their son.
Dark,>Heavy down pour. liked the quotes. I am not all empirical. I won't congrue with the ignorant part though. The rude and thoughtless, maybe. and for that I was wrong especially if it grated already chared feelings. But 4 the ignorant; I do have an educated and thought out opinion, perhaps wrong, but not sprayed thoughtlessness. I believe emotions and the inner workings of our Body can replace and hide much hurt and pain, whether of the physical or mental. Maybe you too have remnants of the Borg insidiously finding its way out into the world. R u like captain Bicard?
To the rest, is it easier to attack the doubter then the doubt, or is it easier only when you can't attack the doubt. Really maybe we should find the beauty in this life. "Trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side, and you dear is all I see" 3.14
do you believe in reincarnation?.
i dont think i believe in it in the same way that most believers do, which is that we keep coming back in different fleshly bodies until we have achieved perfection.. i do, however, strongly suspect that we may well be spirit creatures who find it necessary to inhabit a fleshly body from time to time, and that this entails us having to leave behind most of our past memories.. i say most memories, because many people seem to have some vestigal recollections that don`t seem to fit in with earthly experiences.. i`m pretty sure that i chose my parents!
i have a recollection of being shown a young and kind couple through some form of astral telescope and choosing to become their son.
Right on. So the Borg are listless, lifeless and dull. You nailed it. Man I have found the truth to life. I am going to do some Yoga and feel the Chakra, hum I think I was a dolphin in the last life and since I was caught and made into tuna and hate tuna sandwhiches. I am a human now, and for that I can only taunt such halucinations of reincarnation. My bad, I get it now.
By concrete I meant something specific, exsisting. In that the Bible is concrete.
really, i dew appreciate your thoughts, just having fun. who knows maybe your all right. rock on
do you believe in reincarnation?.
i dont think i believe in it in the same way that most believers do, which is that we keep coming back in different fleshly bodies until we have achieved perfection.. i do, however, strongly suspect that we may well be spirit creatures who find it necessary to inhabit a fleshly body from time to time, and that this entails us having to leave behind most of our past memories.. i say most memories, because many people seem to have some vestigal recollections that don`t seem to fit in with earthly experiences.. i`m pretty sure that i chose my parents!
i have a recollection of being shown a young and kind couple through some form of astral telescope and choosing to become their son.
Sorry if I was too harsh but I was just being honest. I don't understand why when something can't be explained it is given definition by imiginatiions. There is no proof to back up these definitions. Yes the experience in there but the proof of definition is not. If reincarnation is true wouldn't that experience be shared by all? If it is true, why is there not substantial proof of it. I think there is more evidence of such reincarnation-like experiences being reorganized experiences in our minds then some other life. Hum. Hum. blah blah blah. Anyways. I loved the sarchasm blonde mommy
i know i'm probably being dense here, but i was wondering why in the book of john, at 5:22 jesus says "moreover the father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgement to the son" but then in 12:47, 48 he says "as for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, i do not judge him.
for i did not come to judge the world but to save it.
48 "there is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my word.
Great question. Maybe I can help. You be the "judge"
I think the context is the clue. In the one scripture he was indeed identifying himself as the Judge. He also does in Matthew 25 when he speaks of seperating the Sheeps and Goats. But in the other scripture you mentioned he was making clear that really it's our actions and our will that decides our outcome. So, in that sense he dosn't judge us. He was trying to show his goodwill in this scripture, in the first one he was showing the responsibility given him. Hope this makes sense. chow
