Posts by Monsieur

43

So, is this present life it??

by Monsieur in

12 years ago

if there is a possibility that god himself as we thought he was is not real, then,.

is our current and present life, (the daily one we live, not necessarily our aspirations) all there really is?.

what do we have to look foward to if we are aware that we are not infinite.

12 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

thanks all for responding,

phizzy

i had read some on existentilism well before all this (questioning and searching), i seem to gather from this 'concept' that one must find order and meaning in one's life and even rise to a self-defined notion of heroism. But i find that to do this completely, one must focus exclusively on well, him or herself, thus becoming a borderline 'selfish' venture. this could easily lead to, in my experience, a lot of depression (focusing on one's self completely). I don't know, it could be the way to go or not, I'll find out one day perhaps.

can what we build really and trully outlast us? wouldn't that require that we remain conscious of those 'effects'? if we are not, due to death, then again, was Solomon onto something here?

Link

43

So, is this present life it??

by Monsieur in

12 years ago

if there is a possibility that god himself as we thought he was is not real, then,.

is our current and present life, (the daily one we live, not necessarily our aspirations) all there really is?.

what do we have to look foward to if we are aware that we are not infinite.

12 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

If there is a possibility that God himself as we thought he was is not real, then,

Is this it? is our current and present life, (the daily one we live, not necessarily our aspirations) all there really is?

What do we have to look foward to if we are aware that we are not infinite. What happens to our relationships we've built and developed with close friends and more so our family?? If our time alive is this brief (and becoming more so the more i ponder on it) do our efforts to become 'something' while we are alive become 'silly' ideas only glorified in our own minds?

what constitutes an activity as worthwile? is there even such a thing if years after our death it makes no difference, and even later we are pretty much forgotten?

was Solomon onto something when he said (if he said it) - it's all a vanity, and an effort against the wind.

Link

29

Proof that Bible is a Hoax

by Monsieur in

12 years ago

if the bible is really a very intricate hoax, what is the objective?.

i've read some theories that it has been used to succesfully make a 'business' of religion.. is this really it?

to make money?.

12 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

by hoax, i meant, is it all made up?

Link

29

Proof that Bible is a Hoax

by Monsieur in

12 years ago

if the bible is really a very intricate hoax, what is the objective?.

i've read some theories that it has been used to succesfully make a 'business' of religion.. is this really it?

to make money?.

12 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

Greetings

If the Bible is really a very intricate hoax, what is the objective?

I've read some theories that it has been used to succesfully make a 'business' of religion.

Is this really it? to make money?

Its an incredilous idea, however, money DOES make the world go round, and above all things man is willing to risk life to preserve or accumulate more of it (jobs, wars, fraud, gambling, etc...)

If it is all a hoax, why can't people see this clearly? (I myself have difficulty seeing it as just a hoax).

Link

58

The account of Ananias and Sapphira at Acts 5 categorically proves the Bible is not inerrant

by yadda yadda 2 in

12 years ago

go and read it again at acts 5: 11. ananias and sapphira drop dead at peter's feet for "playing false to god/holy spirit" by not giving all of the money to peter that they got from a field they sold.

ananias and sapphira were christians.

they wanted to help the poor and so sold one of their possessions, a field, and gave most of the money to peter.

12 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

yada yada,

What this account shows me as that God is the same from 'beginning' to infinity, He does not change, as He himself has stated.

This is a VERY strict God, that appears to DEMAND perfection, and if it wasn't for Christ, we could very well be hated by our own creator.

(this assumes that one believes in God and the Bible)

When I read that He is fear inspiring, i take it literally, fear inspiring.

The actions in Acts are consistent with his actions throughout the Bible, really. Is it right or wrong of Him to react in such ways? Many would argue NO!! But, if this God trully exists, what we think is irrelevant. Many could argue (and they do, in religion) that he has provided the way out (from His wrath) through Christ, thus becoming a loving God. This argument is also reinforced by the concept of 'choice' that He gives us, to make our decisions, as Sapphira and Ananias do.

Wether this is all true or not, is what I am personally on a 'quest' to find out.

Link

36

Greetings

by Monsieur in

jw
friends

12 years ago

i visit this site often for various reasons, above all to see the opinions of those in regards to their present state in life in relation to past or present tendencies in thinking (religious, morals, etc).. i had not found anything constructive or worthy of adding to this conversation but for one reason or another here i am doing so now.

i am presently an active jw member.

i believe that our faith provides a haven or parameters from which members can significantly obtain structure and order in many different ways.

12 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

thanks Jgnat!

Link

6

Twins chose death over blindness

by Monsieur in

12 years ago

read a story last night,.

of 45 year old twins that are already deaf and were now going blind.

the realization that they could not communicate with each other and their parents in a short time lead them to chose euthanization over the alternative.

12 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

Read a story last night,

Of 45 year old twins that are already deaf and were now going blind. The realization that they could not communicate with each other and their parents in a short time lead them to chose euthanization over the alternative. This happened in Belgium I believe.

I looked at my son after reading this and I felt a DEEP sadness for these twins. I wish I could do something for them. Their picture was on the article.

Man is only flesh and blood, vulnerable, extremely fragile. Its possible to sometimes feel invincible, eternal even. But the fact is, we are incredibly vulnerable to death in all shapes and forms. It will get us in old age eventually if we survive all others.

What, then, leads man to believe that he can act with hatred and violence with one another, and that only he can and has the right to live on?

Is man born with innate goodness or born with innate evil? Where is the appreciation for life?

Link

169

The "Tree of Life and its meaning"

by EdenOne in

jw
friends

12 years ago

hi all.. just letting know that i've published a new article on my website, titled "the tree of life and its meaning".. you're welcome to visit, read and discuss it.. eden.

11 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

AGuest

a very fascinating explanation of the tree of life, tkgb and Jesus.

I myself had concluded in the past that Adam and Eve HAD already consumed of the Tree of LIfe, and had to continuously do so in order to remain eternal. It WAS in fact the other Tree (and only tree) that was off limits.

What of the releasing of Satan after a thousand years? how does this event develop?

Link

169

The "Tree of Life and its meaning"

by EdenOne in

jw
friends

12 years ago

hi all.. just letting know that i've published a new article on my website, titled "the tree of life and its meaning".. you're welcome to visit, read and discuss it.. eden.

11 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

AGuest,

what is your interpretation on HOW one eats from this Tree of Life?

Is it merely believing that Jesus can resurrect?

Link

169

The "Tree of Life and its meaning"

by EdenOne in

jw
friends

12 years ago

hi all.. just letting know that i've published a new article on my website, titled "the tree of life and its meaning".. you're welcome to visit, read and discuss it.. eden.

11 years ago

Monsieur 12 years ago

Eden,

A couple of questions.

One, the last paragraph threw me off. Did you state that there will be a 'new' or 'healed' Earth too?

Also, you quote Eclesiastes 3:11, or at least the first part of it regarding 'time indefinite' in man's heart. The second part of this verse to me is more interesting. It refers to God placing time indefinte in man's heart so as to keeping God's motives or objectives hidden from man.

How does this entire verse fit in with your theory?

Link