i've been out the organisation for around 8 years.
when i first left, im positive that i suffered from some sort of post traumatic stress.
i was very angry at myself for accepting the really bad parts of the religion that i strongly disagreed with.
Lozhasleft There is nothing to recommend organised religions, but everything to recommend having a personal relationship with Christ.
cofty A personal relationship with reality is preferable.
And here is the great divide.
Cofty's statement should be posted on every school and church building.
The world will not move on from the fantasy of imagined support from on high, and the brake it applies to advancement, until reality rules.
is it appropriate for a christian to own a cat, in light of their past pagan religious affiliation and the medical information that is now coming to light?
it would be misleading to answer this question with either a simple yes or a no.
the scriptural answer of necessity must be a qualified one, and it is easy to see why.
Is it appropriate for a Christian to own a cat?
Well, that depends how big the cats are. Historically Christians have not got on too well with lions and tigers, with the exception of Daniel in the lions den. My advice to Christians, is to run from all cats.
i've been out the organisation for around 8 years.
when i first left, im positive that i suffered from some sort of post traumatic stress.
i was very angry at myself for accepting the really bad parts of the religion that i strongly disagreed with.
You must tread very carefully, as having left behind the Jehovah's Witnesses set up you have a gap in your life. Please be careful how you full that gap. There are many people, even on this forum, with their own version of truth, who would have you join them.
Everything that The Searcher described a couple of posts back were real experiences in the physical universe. Reality is magical and natural beauty is awesome, but belief in invisible beings is another matter entirely.
january 2014 watchtower study article.
let your kingdom comebut when?.
this generation will not pass away.
Pardon me Fisherman - I just had a strong desire to post a picture and my flesh was weak.
january 2014 watchtower study article.
let your kingdom comebut when?.
this generation will not pass away.
the subject of feeling nervous came up in sfpw recent thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/268270/2/im-curious-when-you-were-asked-to-do-a-demo-for-a-service-meeting-part-how-did-the-request-make-you-feel#.uqgz_0nd13b.
it reminded me of a sister i knew.
you always knew when you got to the meeting if she had a talk that night.
Nah! I was raise in the Theocratic Ministry School and nerves were not allowed. Besides Jehovah's spirit guided me as I was borne along by angels.
The only thing that ever makes me nervous, is my wife going shopping.
Simon Why do we need a creator at all?
This is rational thinking. If a god can just happen from nothing, then creatures just happening from nothing and then evolving into humans, seems a lot less far-fetched.
These 2 clips dwell on the best aspects of life and earth and ignore the horrors of existence. This still takes us back to the fundamental question: Where did a god come from with the power and intelligence to create?
If such a god can pre-exist without a creator of its own, then why can't nature develop over billions of years of trial and error? It's estimated that 96% of all creatures that have lived are now extinct. Those that have survived on this small planet have survived against massive odds; so natural history shows a pattern of mostly failure. If a god is responsible, should we not expect a higher success rate?
Its easy to talk about beautiful flowers and sunsets but that is not the whole reality. The strange assortment of creatures that have survived are a long way from ideal. Take the blind mole, the ostrich that cannot fly, the fish without eyes caused by living in dark caves for millions of years. We have poisonous snakes, insects that eat their prey alive. Then there is the fearsome Komodo dragon, which has a mouth so foul that it bites its prey and then waits for it to die of infection after a few days; the creation of a god-of-love?
Then there is the brutality of human history, including gladiators - lets not even go there! Why stop at one god? Why not have a few hundred as did the Greeks and Romans?
hi,.
i know this is a long topix, but this week are bible highlights are 1john to jude..& i think it's 1john or whatever, says do not be part of this world because the world does not originate with the father, then another scriptures says, the world is lying in the hands of the wicked one..satan..yet, another scripture says, god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son...all different scriptures...what is the meaning of this.
i would ask a witness but i don't want to...the forum is open to all...looking forward to comments...i just had a thought...maybe god sent his son to free those of the world, but don't he love the world..i'm confused... legacy.
Legacy This is a classic oxymoron. Like so much of the Bible it is contradictory.
Why waste precious time trying to make sense of the ridiculous?
the 'dubs' came by today just as the wife and i were on the way out.
we chatted a few moments and the two guys wanted to know if i had any questions about the bible.
so i asked them to drop by in a day or two and they left me with two thin magazines and a book they jokingly referred to as "the gold nugget.".
Cold Steel You could go mad trying to work it out - many have.
