They take all the verses of the Bible as literally inspired by God whereas the truth is that some of the verses may be inspired
anointed1
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What is "The Truth" which the Jehovah's Witnesses are really missing ?
by Finkelstein ini personally think the truth which the jws are missing all together is that the wts has devised and constructed a doctrinal gospel (1914) specifically to assist toward the proliferation of the literature of which this organization publishes itself.
they allure people with them then exploit these ones further in the distribution of those pieces of literature all while stamping the information as bible truths.
i see jws as well controlled robotic sales representatives for this unscrupulous religious publishing house.
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Bible supports evolution
by anointed1 inthe thread that runs through the details of bible is evolution.. .
1) a nation believes that they are god’s chosen people and rest of the world is pagan.
when the history unfolds, the so-called chosen people go under occupation by the so-called pagans.
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anointed1
The thread that runs through the details of Bible is evolution.
1) A nation believes that they are God’s chosen people and rest of the world is pagan. When the history unfolds, the so-called chosen people go under occupation by the so-called pagans. From this theological crisis, a new theology of a messiah (who would restore everything) is evolved.
2) When the Messiah did arrive, no restoration took place; rather Messiah himself was murdered. From this evolved another teaching that it was God’s will that Messiah should be murdered by sinners so that sinners can seek forgiveness on the basis of such a death.
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If Abraham had gone to Kingdom of Heaven, why not John the Baptist?
by anointed1 injesus rated john the baptist as the greatest “among those born of women” (luke 7:28) hence after his death he should naturally go to heaven—especially so lesser ones like enoch, abraham are already in the kingdom of heaven.
(hebrews 11: 5, 6; 13-16).
in view of the direct statement of jesus: “i say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with abraham, isaac, and jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (mathew 8:11), people like abraham are definitely in heaven.
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That is true. When two time Jews' temple was destroyed, all their scrolls were also destroyed forcing them later to make their own story.
It is interesting to see the evolution of theology. When their temple was destroyed along with the political establishment, they developed the theology of a redeemer. When the so-called redeemer came, he was also put to death. From this theological crisis arose the teaching that Messiah had to die a sacrificial death before he could restore the Kingdom.
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If Abraham had gone to Kingdom of Heaven, why not John the Baptist?
by anointed1 injesus rated john the baptist as the greatest “among those born of women” (luke 7:28) hence after his death he should naturally go to heaven—especially so lesser ones like enoch, abraham are already in the kingdom of heaven.
(hebrews 11: 5, 6; 13-16).
in view of the direct statement of jesus: “i say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with abraham, isaac, and jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (mathew 8:11), people like abraham are definitely in heaven.
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oK, Even when it is myth-linked, things tie in well with the fact that OT people also were going to heaven. The teaching that heavenly hope started with Jesus has no basis.
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What is life?
by punkofnice inwhen i was a jobo, i used to thing of 'life without end at laaaasssssst'.. having been on my journey out of the wbt$ slaveholdery, i have found that something that makes sense is that life doesn't owe us a meaning.
psalms 146:4 was actually bangeth on the money-eth 'his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.'.
although i am now very atheist, and really do not even think there is the remotest possibility of a god, that bible passage is correct.
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punkofnice
It is true that some choose to be bullies. For example, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor—that was their choice, but they could not have chosen its results which were in the hands of US, and US made them reap the consequences, and Japan learned the lesson, and stopped attacking other nations altogether. This is how the play goes. Suppose Japan did not learn the lesson! They will be forced to learn the lesson by some other means sooner or later. It may be same with individuals also.
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Scriptures which link Yahweh to the Canaanite god El.
by evilApostate intoday, i want to share some scriptures i have come across in my research which show the link between yahweh and the canaanite god el.
el and other variations such as elyon, el shaddai and elohim appear many times in the bible.
these are usually translated as god, most high, god almighty and so on.
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anointed1
This explains why Jesus was using terms such as Father, God, but not Yahweh or Jehovah
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What is life?
by punkofnice inwhen i was a jobo, i used to thing of 'life without end at laaaasssssst'.. having been on my journey out of the wbt$ slaveholdery, i have found that something that makes sense is that life doesn't owe us a meaning.
psalms 146:4 was actually bangeth on the money-eth 'his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.'.
although i am now very atheist, and really do not even think there is the remotest possibility of a god, that bible passage is correct.
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anointed1
Interestingly, the writer of Hebrews had a clear understanding of life and what happens after life. For him it was like children coming out from their house on to play-ground, and returning to house from where they came. (Hebrew 11:13-16) Such a simple view of life was clouded by complicated teaching of grace or undeserved kindness through faith in the sacrificial death of Jesus (which is again meaningless as it is linked to some ancient myth borrowed from other cultures).
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If Abraham had gone to Kingdom of Heaven, why not John the Baptist?
by anointed1 injesus rated john the baptist as the greatest “among those born of women” (luke 7:28) hence after his death he should naturally go to heaven—especially so lesser ones like enoch, abraham are already in the kingdom of heaven.
(hebrews 11: 5, 6; 13-16).
in view of the direct statement of jesus: “i say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with abraham, isaac, and jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (mathew 8:11), people like abraham are definitely in heaven.
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anointed1
Jesus rated John the Baptist as the greatest “among those born of women” (Luke 7:28) hence after his death he should naturally go to heaven—especially so lesser ones like Enoch, Abraham are already in the Kingdom of Heaven. (Hebrews 11: 5, 6; 13-16)
In view of the direct statement of Jesus: “I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (Mathew 8:11), people like Abraham are definitely in heaven. Hence it is obvious that ‘the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than John’ must be a later adoption to project Jesus as the first-fruit (which is again meaningless as Jesus was already from heaven, and was only to return to heaven)
The verse in Luke 7:28: “I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he” is like Nobel Prize committee saying: “We tell you, among all those living on earth there is no one who has contributed to world-peace as much like Juan Manuel Santos; yet there is no Nobel Prize for Peace for him this year or in any years to come.” Latter part of the sentence makes no sense.
Interestingly, the writer of Hebrews had a clear understanding of life and what happens after life. For him it was like children coming out from their house on to play-ground, and returning to house from where they came. (Hebrew 11:13-16) Such a simple view of life was clouded by complicated teaching of grace or undeserved kindness through faith in the sacrificial death of Jesus (which is again meaningless as it is linked to some ancient myth borrowed from other cultures).
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What is life?
by punkofnice inwhen i was a jobo, i used to thing of 'life without end at laaaasssssst'.. having been on my journey out of the wbt$ slaveholdery, i have found that something that makes sense is that life doesn't owe us a meaning.
psalms 146:4 was actually bangeth on the money-eth 'his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.'.
although i am now very atheist, and really do not even think there is the remotest possibility of a god, that bible passage is correct.
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punkofnice
We can find answer through the fact of death.
“It is IMPOSSIBLE that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by providence as an evil to mankind.” (Jonathan Swift, English satirist) “Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything.” (Epictetus, Greek philosopher) Socrates had absolute clarity on this subject, hence described death as “the greatest of all human blessings” and “the greatest good that can happen” to us because it prevents one’s feeling of self-importance from growing eternally.
Thus humans have something as universal as death, and also the too vast size of universe itself [in which our earth itself would look smaller than a tiny dot making humans feel too insignificant] that can help an individual not to develop self-importance which makes life a hell for himself and others! Now try going egoless—it would make life a heaven for yourself and those around you.
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If preachers were serious and open-minded
by anointed1 inif preachers were serious and open-minded, they could have seen themselves as the object of mathew 7:22-23 “many will say to me on that day, ‘lord, lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ then i will tell them plainly, ‘i never knew you.
away from me, you men of lawlessness!”.
people who operate in the name of jesus doing things such as preaching, casting out demons, or performing many miracles are called “men of lawlessness” (or “evildoers” in other translations) by jesus himself.
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anointed1
If preachers were serious and open-minded, they could have seen themselves as the object of Mathew 7:22-23 “Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you men of lawlessness!”
People who operate in the name of Jesus doing things such as preaching, casting out demons, or performing many miracles are called “men of lawlessness” (or “evildoers” in other translations) by Jesus himself.
Why? May be their motive is at fault (from God’s stand point of view)
But even from human point of view, miracle is needed when the message itself is too weak. That means if the message is true, it can stand on its own merit. Miracles actually do a disservice to the message itself.
This would also imply that Jesus too did not perform any miracles. Proof for this is not only what Jesus himself says in Mathew 7:22-23, but also results which the miracles produced. Jesus who said “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw pearls before swine” would not have given miraculous cures (what is holy) to unappreciative people. If he had given, it is natural that recipients of miraculous cures would have come in defense of Jesus when he was in trouble, or come for preaching work after his death. Yet none of them came!!!