Like many other ex-JWs, you contine to believe the slander about REAL Christianity yet you accept the fact that they lie about everything else. What is it, the old "I will never go anywhere except the Kingdom Hall" syndrome? And BTW, what is wrong with a vigorous defense of the faith and God?
I don't accept your rules you are not painting me into a 'no win' with your tactics and theatrics. I will go after you as hard as needed to make my point. 'Dubs need to wake up and realize just how little they really know about valid theology.
I admit that there are things we'd like clarified but we have the example of Jesus Christ and His life on earth to show us what God is really like. He is the 'exact representation of God'.
The original point I was making was speculation about God's intent, the veracity of those who wrote the accounts and the fact that the Amalekites....and mankind, have brought their own judgement about. Your, nor any other created being can judge your creator and His actions.
I don't know you but I have seen numerous other examples of ex-JWs turned atheist and the mantra is always the same, "Why does God allow or do, this and that"? It's all a moot point since He determines each of our life spans and WHO He calls to salvation.
It's also a moot point since Jesus Christ lived, was killed, resurrected and confirmed His deity. Therefore any objection or scientific claim against scripture is already in error.
The miraculous advent in the outermost fringe of the Roman Empire would not have stirred up humanity without being true. He would have been forgotten, just as several other Jewish 'messiahs' were!
The soul is eternal and you are only here for a short time. At least open your mind up and experience real worship and Biblical teaching before you decide that the Bible is not the word of God.....just because you can't explain it all.
Rex
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God not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it
by Kent ingod not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it .
i notice that many people here have claimed that "god is not a murderer.
god does not condone or plan the brutal murder of children!
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Can I share a great experience with you all?
by jonjonsimons injust wanted to pass along a recent experience that has helped open my eyes about many things.
i wasn't going to share this with the db but with all of the crap going on around here lately i thought it might be nice to post something that i found to be uplifting.
a few of you that i exchange emails with already know that my leukemia came out of remission recently.
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Jojon,
Please, go talk to a pastor and ask about the plan of salvation. Briefly, if you use a decent translation, go to Romans. 3.23; 6.23; 10.9-11; John 3.3; 3.16,17; 14.6; Ephesians 2.8,9; Rev. 3.20. If you decide to pray pay special attention to Romans 10.9-11 as a basis for that prayer. Feel free to e-mail me, may God be with you!
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I think I did it!
by freeman ini believe i have set the wheels in motion for what i believe will lead to my disfellowshiping.
i have been inactive since 1987 and still getting along with the witnesses (invited to gatherings etc.
) but something came up that finally push my buttons just enough to make me explode.
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AMEN, FREEMAN, AMEN.
It's nice to see someone who feels like I do:
"I'm mad as he'' and I'm not going to take this anymore."
(from the movie, Network)
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God not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it
by Kent ingod not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it .
i notice that many people here have claimed that "god is not a murderer.
god does not condone or plan the brutal murder of children!
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It's not name calling when you fit the description.
Don't whine to me about "Christian's wouldn't do this or that", remember "offspring of vipers"?
You just stay cozy in your little no-account atheist cocoon until you are the one being judged. When your knee is bowed you will acknowledge the King of Kings, even as you finally realize what you have an eternity to look forward to.
Cheers!
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God not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it
by Kent ingod not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it .
i notice that many people here have claimed that "god is not a murderer.
god does not condone or plan the brutal murder of children!
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BBoy,
You are a liar in the form of exaggeration and straw man. Any idiot can hang up a shingle and proclaim himself 'Christian', which is exactly what many HUMAN ORGANISATIONS HAVE DONE. The key is, are they practicing the commands of Christ, literally in John 15 and Matthew 28.18-20 (and other passages)? If not then THEY ARE NOT CHRISTIANS. How many times must I place this fact in cyber for to ignore? Do they behave, in general, like the Christians (with all of their faults) in the N.T.?
You never answered any of my pointed questions in the above posts, therefore you are either too stupid to see them or are intentionally ignoring my points!
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God not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it
by Kent ingod not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it .
i notice that many people here have claimed that "god is not a murderer.
god does not condone or plan the brutal murder of children!
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Bboy,
Christians are NOT A HUMAN LED ORGANISATION. How many times do you need to ignore this fact?
A Christian can commit sin and that is admitted. Many claim to be Christian but in fact are not, either way, they answer to God for their actions.
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Goodbye, and Thanks For All the Fish......
by Prisca indear all,.
it is with much regret that i have decided to leave jw.com.
it is not a decision i have made lightly, in fact i had been thinking about it for many weeks now.. i am leaving because i cannot be a part of a forum that condones abuse and deliberate offensiveness towards other posters.
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Amen Prisca,
This is the only thing that might wake up our not-so-moderator and his raft of 'free speech' (translated: slander and insult) hooligans.
I have a good place for you to visit if you like, send me an e-mail.
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God not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it
by Kent ingod not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it .
i notice that many people here have claimed that "god is not a murderer.
god does not condone or plan the brutal murder of children!
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>It's not that scary to face the world without god, its actually enlightening and facinating. I am much happier an athiest than a christian scared to death of god punishing me for whacking off and wondering everyday why god let this person die and another live.
-DanUntil you face your own mortality, then we'll hear the whining and crying, "God, please help me". Your attitude is an abomination to all of the CHRISTIANS who went to their graves fighting to free people they did not know. I said CHRISTIANS and if not for CHRISTIANS your fellow whiners from Europe would all be under the fascists or the communists and their lackeys. In fact, YOU would probably be serving in some SS troop composed of 'loyal' Americans.
Sheesh, it's all a mmot point since God Himself takes us out of here anyways! Hwe determines how long we live in the first place, nitwit.
BTW, the babies in question are much better off in heaven then on this world that causes it own suffering because man wants to be his own boss.
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God not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it
by Kent ingod not only condoned mass murder, he ordered it .
i notice that many people here have claimed that "god is not a murderer.
god does not condone or plan the brutal murder of children!
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Are any of these people baby killers:
Isenhour, Churchill, MacArther, De Gaulle, Westmorland, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln, U.S. Grant, Robert E. Lee?
What happened in Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Tokyo and a thousand other cities?
The people of Germany put Hitler in power, the Japenese worshipped the Emperor and they paid the price for their folly. So did the Amalekites!
Yep, BABIES DIED, children died, mommas died, dads died, little old ladies died. What often happens in a WAR dipstick? The point is you cannot call the Generals or the soldiers murderers!
It is you various greaseballs who cannot understand that the barbarians in question threatened Israel's existence and were repeatedly warned by prophets sent to them. Their leaders CAUSED THE DEATHS by doing just waht you do, rebellion against God's soverignty, only they took it a step further by engaging in CHILD SACRIFICE, ENTOMBING CHILDREN IN WALLS FOR GOOD LUCK.
Nineveh REPENTED and was spared, as God offers to ALL WHO REPENT.
If you ex-dub, whining atheists would do some research instead of chanting your anti-God slander someone might care to answer your dumb questions!
Besides that, most of Christianity interprets the Bible in light of the messiah's character, and if a O.T. story does not reflect His revealed character it is REJECTED as NOT GOD'S COMMAND.
Sheesh.
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Murder?
by Rex B13 inhi kent (and his cadre' of loyal red berets!),.
a murderer, no, a mass murderer?
how about churchill, isenhower, montgomery, macarther, patton, bradley, de gaulle, napoleon, king richard i, julius caesar, alexander and so on?.
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Hi Jay,
Like I said, read Romans in a good study Bible. You can probably even borrow one from a library if you don't have one. Pre-destination, free will are part of 'election' and there is a lot of disagreement between those who are Calvinists and the Arminians.
Look up 'Calvinism' on a web search.
This is a theological issue that doesn't affect your own choice in the matter. It's okay to disagree and speculate on how the great commision (Mat. 28.18-20)is carried out.
What it all boils doen to is that God is completely just to all souls in the end. People will truly get what they deserve in the degree they deserve it. There are differing degrees of rewards in salvation and punishment for the lost.
Think about it. The Bible teaches:
1) You are saved by grace through faith alone and not works.
2) Your works are an evidence of how much you let the Spirit work through you.
3) Once you are saved there is no danger of losing your salvation.
(Chas. Stanley's "Eternal Security" is an excellent read on this.)
4) The lost gradually become hardened tot he gospel, they reject it so often that the only unforgivable sin, the sin against the Holy Spirit is an accomplished fact int heir lives.I suspect we have more than a few of them here.
Rex