To understand the words "good" and "bad" from a more Hebraic understanding these words should be understood as "functional" and "dysfunctional".
Isn’t this the equivalent of free will?
plmkrzy
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Dualism in the Bible -- How The Hebrews Saw Good and Evil
by Morocco ingood and bad .
by: jeff a. benner .
very few sermons in our western synagogues and churches would include the passage "i [god] form the light and create darkness, i make peace and i create evil, i am the lord who does all of these" (isaiah 45:7) as our western mind sees these two forces as opposing opposites while the eastern mind sees them both as equals and necessary for perfect balance.
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Do You Get Any Pleasure Out of the Holidays Since Leaving the Watchtower?
by jayhawk1 inyesterday was my crappy birthday, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/20/127389/1.ashx and while the evening went along, i realized something.
i've been out of the watchtower for about 6 years now and i still don't enjoy the holidays or my birthday.
i can't recall one time saying to myself, "wow, that was so much fun.
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plmkrzy
Yesterday was my Crappy Birthday, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/20/127389/1.ashx
lol! I know the feeling!
I'm sorry your B Day was crappy.
I missed the thread so I will wish you a better belated happy birthday today.
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What really made you exit the Jw's
by KAYTEE ini know its a question that has been asked a thousand times, but what really made you exit the jws .. for instance, my wife and i, having found out about the u.n., 607bce, failed prophecies etc.
gave all this information to my wifes brother, along with many so called friends.
we came out but the brother and friends stayed in.. the only reasoning i can put on it, is that we made an effort to find out for ourselves what was the real truth, the others were told and given written evidence - but still didnt make a decision.
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plmkrzy
I could come up with several reasons but I think I just simply got tired.
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JWs came to my door, and I really dissappointed myself
by jwfacts intoday i was woken by two 20 something year old jw guys.
i let them offer the mags and then told them i was not interested in religion.
after the reasoning book comeback i told them i was a jw but left a year ago.
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plmkrzy
One had only been baptised 2 years and the other was not yet baptised.
jwfacts, you WERE beating your head against a wall! lol! They are both at their crossroads discovering the TRUTH! for the first time and very eager...well eager is putting it mildly.
When they call on you again in about 2 or 3 more years after their enthusiasm has died down a bit you might make some headway, or a least a small dent.plm
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New Testament support for the name Yahweh?
by WhatSexRU inexcuse me if this has been discussed before but im looking for evidence that any of the nt authors knew that the name yahweh (yahveh, jehovah, yhwh, or any variation) existed.
im testing a naive hypothesis that says that the nt authors were reading from the lxx and that they only saw kurios.
keep in mind im a complete novice and a (friendly) dangerous idiot.
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plmkrzy
ditto...this is very interesting thanks for starting it.
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How Often Do You Come To JWD During A Day, Week or Month??? Hours or Mins?
by minimus ini used to be here a real lot.
now i make about 15 posts , if that,.
per day and read a few other threads that interest me.
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plmkrzy
I post so rarely I missed this entire thread until today. I am lucky to post once or twice a week these days. I use to post my limit everyday. I was obsessed.
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Why don't JW friends come over and say hello?
by JH ini always wondered why jw's didn't stop by to say hello, just to encourage or by friendship?.
but if i showed up at the hall, after many months, they would be happy to see me, and would come to talk to me, and ask what,s going on in my life as if they were really interested in me.
so, if they were happy to see me at the hall, why wouldn't they be happy showing up at my place too.. why is it that only the elders come over to see me once in a blue moon?.
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plmkrzy
Lol@ becca1…JH, I wouldn't want to stop by either if you resemble your avitar.
lol!The harsh reality of it all is that within Jehovah's Org there are many who CLAIM to be servants but are not,
I believe they truly THINK they are acting like true believers however, they focus so much on what the society teaches and forget all about “The Golden Rule”.
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Anxiety, stress, depression - What do you take?
by MsMcDucket ini've been feeling like a slug.
the antidepressant that i was taking wasn't working.
the doctor couldn't give me another steroid injection for my migraines because it caused my blood sugars to go sky high and made me suffer from steroid induced mania; and then after it started leaving my system, i had this really down feeling.
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plmkrzy
oops double post
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Anxiety, stress, depression - What do you take?
by MsMcDucket ini've been feeling like a slug.
the antidepressant that i was taking wasn't working.
the doctor couldn't give me another steroid injection for my migraines because it caused my blood sugars to go sky high and made me suffer from steroid induced mania; and then after it started leaving my system, i had this really down feeling.
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plmkrzy
I tried several different drugs for anxiety and depression over a period of a couple of years. It wasn’t until I was prescribed the right combination/dose of Effexor XR along with Celexa together that worked for me. Every body is different. What works for me may not work for you.
Don't give up.
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Post "Sayings" that JW's don't say
by JH inmaybe you can even make a sentence with a few of them....
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plmkrzy
I remember when I was younger saying gosh darn it was NOT ok but dad burn it was, and so was H.E. double toothpicks.