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praise be to the football gods!!!!!.
giggles *somebody* owes me a congratulations.....
I missed the game last night. Heard that GB defense was on point. I like Cutler too, but heard they gave him a fit.
BTTT, in case there's any Bears fans lurking :)
Wasn't there a pretty lil lady from Chicago who used to post here? She had her picture as an avatar. Her smile was addictive. I imagine she wasn't smiling last night.
i happened to be reading this part of acts yesterday, ananias and sappira getting zapped for lying about keeping a portion of their profits.
it occurred to me, that is, like, oh my gawd, soooo old testament!
is there any other place in the new testament where a person was immediately executed by god for their error?
I sorta of get the feeling Myelaine is a bit jealous of Tammy and even more so of Shelby.
i happened to be reading this part of acts yesterday, ananias and sappira getting zapped for lying about keeping a portion of their profits.
it occurred to me, that is, like, oh my gawd, soooo old testament!
is there any other place in the new testament where a person was immediately executed by god for their error?
and the other says holy spirit struck their unrepentant ass)
LOL
as the wt spews ever more propaganda about how increasingly evil the world is in its "last days", it's nice to see them proven wrong yet again.. the child mortality rate for preventable deaths in children under five years of age has dropped again!
now it's down to 19,000 per day (which is still a shockingly large number, of course, but i remember when it was 40,000 per day!
) that's down 27% compared to four years ago!.
That's a 27% increase in the amount of ones who will die during the great day of Jehovah.
i happened to be reading this part of acts yesterday, ananias and sappira getting zapped for lying about keeping a portion of their profits.
it occurred to me, that is, like, oh my gawd, soooo old testament!
is there any other place in the new testament where a person was immediately executed by god for their error?
I have really bad heartburn if that counts for anything.
i happened to be reading this part of acts yesterday, ananias and sappira getting zapped for lying about keeping a portion of their profits.
it occurred to me, that is, like, oh my gawd, soooo old testament!
is there any other place in the new testament where a person was immediately executed by god for their error?
Haters gone hate.
i happened to be reading this part of acts yesterday, ananias and sappira getting zapped for lying about keeping a portion of their profits.
it occurred to me, that is, like, oh my gawd, soooo old testament!
is there any other place in the new testament where a person was immediately executed by god for their error?
Wanted to say good to see you too Tammy and glad to see you holding to your faith. I dont entirely see eye to eye with you regarding doctrine but you're genuine and thats good enough for me. Take care.
p.s. I'm glad you didnt fall into that bate. By the way who's the other person being called out?
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well since my other thread was closed and i do not care too much to begin another one -witht the exception of this one to say goodbye- because it would just be closed again, i bid you farwell =).
thanks for your genuine comments and to the fake ones (how ironic being i'm fake too lol) i have this to say: hahaha.
I swear that thread reminded me of American Psycho, or the old TV show, Profit which was WAY ahead of it's time. Regardless, take care, Killa. Why do I have this incredible urge to say, Dipset?
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should we feel some sympathy for the governing body?
after all they have taken on thr reins of power over a corporation that has very bad,, dead end business stradagy based on a dellusional idea that the end of the world would come based on dates found or imagined in the bible,, a book about ancient deity worship with all its superstition about what make him angry and mad.. they have bought into this dellusion with their heart and soul,,they stand to loss big time now that the internet is here,, the internet is their satan and his demons on the net are taking aim..
I believe Slimboyfat made the observation that we may underestimate just how much the GB believes in what's printed. Much of the negative comments towards the GB comes from the perspective that they know it's a scam, but really how do we know that? That said, if they truely believe all that's printed, just like the JWs who believe what's printed, can it really be labeled a scam at that point? On that train of thought, we get upset when we think about the families broken up, the psychological stress resulted from shunning, the emotional stress resulted from remaining in the religion while not believing but fearful of the consequences, unfulfilled hopes, lost goals, lost youth, etc.. However what does that matter to someone who believes this is all part of God's will?
What's a broken family to a die hard JW that believes over 7 million other JWs will more than make up for that? What's a death to a die hard JW who believes in a resurrection? What's a wasted youth to a die hard JW that believes their on the right track to live forever in a paradise? To the die hard believing JW, these ordeals are simply speed bumps along the way on the road of life. I believe the GB believes this just as much as the most delusional JWs we've known throughout the years. In that sense, I do have some sympathy for the GB because they know not what they do.
One other thing, the apostate community amongst JWs both out in the open and undercover only represents a fraction of the JW community. That said, I'd bet some of the GB if not all would believe that those who suffer within the religion while not believing is an acceptable loss to preserve the unity of the organization as a whole. I don't agree with that way of thinking, but can understand it.
i happened to be reading this part of acts yesterday, ananias and sappira getting zapped for lying about keeping a portion of their profits.
it occurred to me, that is, like, oh my gawd, soooo old testament!
is there any other place in the new testament where a person was immediately executed by god for their error?
Even though the Scriptural account implies that God struck down Ananias and Sapphira, the Law & Order SVU episode watching side of me can't help but conclude that Peter and his henchmen probably killed the couple. It would make perfect sense from a criminal aspect, and also set a precedent for how the Church would operate from then on. Not to mention the incident fits in harmony with what we know about Peter's personality. What Tammy said regarding Christ's portrayal of his Father resonates with me after reading something from another blog regarding this account.
Peter appears to be the Capo according to this account, but considering the circumcision issue and Paul's missionary work, Peter's not the only one with influence. Those early Christians faced persecution, as well as dissention within their ranks which did eventually result in a fragmentation of the Church, dissolving what little unity they probably had. Before this happens, Peter was probably all too aware and seeking ways to maintain Cosa Nostra(Our Thing). Just like the WT today will eat their own before allowing any dissention which they fear could lead to disunity, Peter was willing to go to whatever extent necessary to maintain unity. So when Ananias came up short with the dough, Peter said, "hell no! You gotta go!" So he killed the husband first, with no witnesses, or at least no witnesses that would expose his hand, possibly even giving him a hand. Did the same to the wife, and told his henchmen to spread the word that this is what happens when you lie to God. Just like the Watchtower and God are synonomous to the average JW, the same it was with Peter and The Lord.
After it was all said and done, Peter was able to control the faithful through fear as well as maintaining an income. Even when Peter wasn't around, this event probably had the people so shook and paranoid that they did his bidding anyway. To this day organized religion operates the same way, including cults like Scientology. The other thing is God striking down Ananias and Sapphira fits perfectly in harmony with the God in the Old Testament. It doesn't however fit in with Christ's representation of God, but it does fit Peter's personality. Brash, hot-headed, distrustful of people, overly concerned with how viewed by others, etc.. I'm just thinking out loud, but I think Peter and his outfit were responsible for the couple's death.
