Posts by deegee

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Prayers ,are they answered ? or is it just self delusion ?

by smiddy3 in

after 33 years as a jw and leaving 25 years ago i think prayer can be summed up with the jews praying at the wailing wall.. all they are doing is talking to a brick wall ,and getting no feed back.

and they expect an answer to their prayers ?!.

christians /other beliefs might find that funny but they are no better off.. prayer is always a one way street you talk either vocally or mentally to god however you never get the same back .. if god " so loved the world that he doesnt want any to be destroyed but have everlasting life " then whats the problem with him audibly answering his servants prayers ?

deegee

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Prayers ,are they answered ? or is it just self delusion ?

by smiddy3 in

after 33 years as a jw and leaving 25 years ago i think prayer can be summed up with the jews praying at the wailing wall.. all they are doing is talking to a brick wall ,and getting no feed back.

and they expect an answer to their prayers ?!.

christians /other beliefs might find that funny but they are no better off.. prayer is always a one way street you talk either vocally or mentally to god however you never get the same back .. if god " so loved the world that he doesnt want any to be destroyed but have everlasting life " then whats the problem with him audibly answering his servants prayers ?

deegee

Prayer of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Parmesan be upon him):

"Our pasta,

Who art in strainer,

Whole wheat be thy grain.

Al-Dente done,

Thy sauce be yum,

At home, for dinner at seven.

Give us some wine,

Some garlic bread.

And forgive us our slurping,

As we forgive those,

Who talk with their mouths full.

And lead us not into overdone-ness

But deliver us from mush.

For Thine is the meatball,

The sauce and the pasta,

Forever and ever,

RAmen.

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Today's Text - Justifying The Increase Of Annointed Ones!

by Divergent in

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friends

thursday, august 31. jehovah knows those who belong to him.—2 tim.

2:19.. in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christ’s death.

that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.

deegee

How does a JW know that he/she has a "heavenly hope" (TM) in the first place?

Does God speak to them and tell them this himself?

The GB has admitted that God does not communicate with them (WT February 17, 2017) so does God communicate with JWs to let them know whether they are destined for heaven although he does not communicate with the GB?

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The Real Ark of the Covenant May Have Housed Pagan Gods - Haaretz

by fulltimestudent in

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friends

according to the bible, the biblical ark of the covenant contained the ten commandments tablets, but some israeli archaeologists have a different view.. haaretz media site publishes the story:.

the real ark of the covenant may have housed pagan gods.

the holy ark was likely kept in jerusalem for much less time than the bible tells us.

deegee

While a JW I often wondered why Laban had teraphim or family idols which Rachael stole. There are also other mentions of teraphim in the Bible as household idols with religious significance.

I was also taken aback by the use of urim and thummim by the Israelite Priests – they were just as much into divination and hocus pocus like the nations around them.

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The Finished Mystery

by Jules Saturn in

hey just wanted to ask if anyone here knows where i could find a legit copy of the finished mystery, one of charles taze russell's books if i'm not mistaken?

there's a couple of older brothers and sisters that i know, you think it's a good idea to ask if they have a copy?

i've seen some on amazon and even on ebay but again not entirely sure if they're legit or not.

deegee

The Finished Mystery

by Jules Saturn in

hey just wanted to ask if anyone here knows where i could find a legit copy of the finished mystery, one of charles taze russell's books if i'm not mistaken?

there's a couple of older brothers and sisters that i know, you think it's a good idea to ask if they have a copy?

i've seen some on amazon and even on ebay but again not entirely sure if they're legit or not.

deegee

Check out:

http://avoidjw.org/books/

Hope it helps.

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Assistance

by bola in

as experienced people, i need your assistance..

deegee

Now my parents are forcing me to be reinstated as a member again---------Bola

Bola, are you an adult?

In the WT's own words:

Watchtower, Feb 1st, 2012, page 19 in box :

“Witness parents strive to inculcate love for God in their offspring, just as the Bible commands them to. Nevertheless, they realise that WHEN A CHILD BECOMES AN ADULT, HE or SHE WILL MAKE A PERSONAL CHOICE WITH REGARD TO WORSHIP.”

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God expresses his perplexity at his own creation

by slimboyfat in

just got to share this, zizek at his very best.

explaining how the traditional view of the ransom makes no sense and reverts christianity to paganism where god is subject to a superior notion of justice.

how the injunction from jesus to hate mother, father, brothers and sisters is really a call for a non-hierarchical society, of which the holy spirit is a symbol.

deegee

SBF,

If by egalitarian you are referring to the relationship between husband & wife where the husband treats the wife as his equal, I am for that.

But parents must have authority over their children so that relationship can't be egalitarian IMHO.

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God expresses his perplexity at his own creation

by slimboyfat in

just got to share this, zizek at his very best.

explaining how the traditional view of the ransom makes no sense and reverts christianity to paganism where god is subject to a superior notion of justice.

how the injunction from jesus to hate mother, father, brothers and sisters is really a call for a non-hierarchical society, of which the holy spirit is a symbol.

deegee

that,s why I said Zizek,s Jesus-------Ruby456

..........contemporary reinterpretation upon contemporary reinterpretation upon contemporary reinterpretation............ Jesus version 2017.1

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God expresses his perplexity at his own creation

by slimboyfat in

just got to share this, zizek at his very best.

explaining how the traditional view of the ransom makes no sense and reverts christianity to paganism where god is subject to a superior notion of justice.

how the injunction from jesus to hate mother, father, brothers and sisters is really a call for a non-hierarchical society, of which the holy spirit is a symbol.

deegee

Capitalism has been highly disruptive of family structures------SBF redacted

Agreed. It is said that the hunter-gatherers provided (Pygmies still exist) the best supportive environment for families to thrive.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AaAJQR_9Dg8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=erZhTPkOLb0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KUo-Gq4oVwA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQ4LIp39Xo