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  What does faith mean to you?

  by exwhyzee in

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  we all memorized the definition of faith... faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for...yadda yadda.. it seems like more and more as time goes by and our scientific knowledge base grows, we need less and less faith and fewer things can be attributed to god.. do you think we need faith or is faith just a word we use to feel ok about being too lazy to keep looking for the answers ?.

  what does faith mean to you now?.

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  A good post jgnat

  From my perspective, faith in unseen things is different to faith in things that are part of our physical world. To believe in unseen things requires a leap of faith, a letting go of what is certain and embracing a concept that is un-provable.

  This inner faith is subjective, in as much as it cannot be demonstrated in the physical world. Those who believe it does not exist because they have not seen it demonstrated, wait for evidence. Those who have embraced their subjective experience are fully convinced. They attribute it to something they have sought and asked to communicate with them. How we interpret this inner experience is a personal matter.

  Sharing these experiences on a public forum helps to strengthen the belief, or one’s faith. The downside is that it attracts a lot of attention from people who rightly feel a need to offer alternative suggestions as to what is responsible for these subjective experiences.

  ‘Never the twain shall meet.’
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  What does faith mean to you?

  by exwhyzee in

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  we all memorized the definition of faith... faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for...yadda yadda.. it seems like more and more as time goes by and our scientific knowledge base grows, we need less and less faith and fewer things can be attributed to god.. do you think we need faith or is faith just a word we use to feel ok about being too lazy to keep looking for the answers ?.

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  cantleave "Faith was a girl at school. She was a right bitch but drop dead gorgeous. I wonder what she is up to now?"

  Not all men want to be in Possession of Faith, but this could be an exception!
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  Keep Asking, Keep Seeking, Keep Knocking...

  by AGuest in

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  to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!.

  i meant to post this very simple message to you earlier but was distracted.

  the truth.

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  Hi Shelby,

  How is it by the lake?
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  Are You Raising An Introvert?

  by darth frosty in

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  its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.

  it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.

  this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .

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  When I was eight years old, I felt very grown up and could read and write fluently. Although I had gone from door-to-door many times with both mother and father, it was now time for me to be groomed for my life’s work. I was to be trained in the art of door-to-door evangelising, known as Field Ministry. The idea was rather frightening, as I was shy and my parents had told me that I was introverted. I had no idea what this meant but from the grave look on their faces, I guessed it was not good.
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  What does faith mean to you?

  by exwhyzee in

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  we all memorized the definition of faith... faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for...yadda yadda.. it seems like more and more as time goes by and our scientific knowledge base grows, we need less and less faith and fewer things can be attributed to god.. do you think we need faith or is faith just a word we use to feel ok about being too lazy to keep looking for the answers ?.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle " faith is belief in something that is not supported by facts."

  Not sure this is accurate. The brakes on your car are generally reliable if serviced properly. You put faith in them based on the facts. They are not infallible so accidents do happen; same with condoms and parachutes.
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  What does faith mean to you?

  by exwhyzee in

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  we all memorized the definition of faith... faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for...yadda yadda.. it seems like more and more as time goes by and our scientific knowledge base grows, we need less and less faith and fewer things can be attributed to god.. do you think we need faith or is faith just a word we use to feel ok about being too lazy to keep looking for the answers ?.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Faith is trust placed in something or someone. Faith can be place in a person, a concept, a piece of rope, or the brakes on your car.

  The mind doesn’t distinguish between real people and things and imaginary people and things.

  This is both the most wonderful thing about the human mind and also the most tragic.

  Doubt a person’s faith and you are questioning their judgement, intelligence and sanity. Best tread carefully on matters of faith!
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  Why I feel sorry for Tom Cruise.

  by cedars in

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  i'm usually not in the slightest bit interested by what goes on in the world of celebrities.

  i couldn't care less if this celebrity or that celebrity gets divorced, married or has kids.

  not only is it none of my business what goes on in their private lives, but i also consider them to be shielded from reality anyway, so the decisions they make and their motives for making them will not always be readily understood by the ordinary person on the street such as you and i.. however, the divorce of tom cruise and katie holmes has struck a nerve.

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  A thoughtful and compassionate post cedars

  I always enjoy a Tom Cruise film. Top Gun is one of my top films.

  It does appear that belonging to a cult has influenced his life in a negative way. John Travolta watch out!
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  Quotation marks ...

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the [human] creation itself also will be set free from enslavement to corruption and have the glorious freedom of the children of god.romans 8:21.

  [period within close of quotation marks].

  quotation marks can be used to indicate 'alleged' or 'so-called'.

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  An interesting post as always compound complex

  In both the UK and the USA quotation marks are always placed outside punctuation marks.

  The strange thing about Americans, among many things, is their habit of replacing ‘s’ with ‘z’ and missing ‘U’ out of words such as ‘colour.’ They also use words like ‘Eatery.’ An uncoated saucepan is referred to as a ‘non, non-stick pan.’ They have, 'combatants, non-combatents and non, non-comabtents .’ Trousers are called ‘pants,’ something we wear under our trousers. A 'lift' is an 'elevator.'

  I could go on but I don't want to strain myself, or as Americans say, ‘bust a gut.’
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  Things that were supposedly demonized

  by freshstart in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was just thinking about all the fear i had when i was a kid that i would be attacked by demons if i wasn't careful.

  i mean i lived in absolute terror over it, so i'm going to reminisce about the things i was told were demonized and you can add to the list if you'd like:.

  lucky charms cerealcount dracula cerealitems bought at garage sales where there was a cross or anything religious present"hotel california" by the eagles (now one of my favorite songs)wwjd braceletsscooby dooi remember being so scared of every little noise that whenever i would turn off my light to go to bed, i would say "jehovah, jehovah!

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  Demon alert! Demons have deleted a post by freebird09

  james_woods "Oh, and let us not forget the horrorific cartoon character "Caspar the friendly ghost"..."

  All demons and ghosts are more friendly that friends. They don't raid my bar and never leave mud on the carpets.
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  Besides "NEW LIGHT " what other excuses have you heard about WT failed prophecies ?????s

  by wasblind in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just this mornin' i read that the wt prophecy went from.

  " millions now living will never die ".

  " millions will never die in jehovah's memory ".

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  freshstart Wait on Jehovah to sort out the problems, it's just a test of your faith/loyalty, Jehovah never promised perfection in His organization....

  So very true. Jehovah diliberately fed us fase hopes to test if we were in the org. because we loved him - or in it for what we could get out of him.

  It's a no-brainer, we were in it for what we could get. That's generaly the way with all living creatures. You would think the Big Daddy had all ready worked out how his creation functioned. Did he really need to subject his chosen people to all all these tests?