Christians believe that the soul goes to heaven at death and the physical resurrection occurs in Revelation 20 before judgment. Those that took the word "physical" very literally would be opposed to cremation, although I could only imagine their surprise if they saw a bunch of decayed skeletons rise up. Most see the resurrection body as the one described in 1 Cor. 15, the same type of body Jesus had after his resurrection.
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Is belief in heaven after death relatively new to Christianity?
by EndofMysteries ini was surprised awhile ago when researching about cremation how until maybe 1940's or 1950's even catholics forbid cremation.
the reason for no cremation was because they believed in a physical resurrection and cremation was a rejection of physical resurrection.
it seems nowadays no christians believe in a earthly resurrection, only that they all go to heaven.
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Taking my sister to church this Sunday!!!
by confusedandalone inso yesterday i stopped by my sisters home and decided to just hang out and shoot the breeze... she was telling me that since she has stopped going to the kingdom hall (the last 9 months) she still looks for things to do on sunday.
she feels she should go and do something and she likes the idea of church.
it seems fun and will giove her a place to meet people.
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InChristAlone
I would like to hear about your experience if you care to share.
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Million Now Living Will Never Die! - Rutherford could still be right
by Zoos inrutherford began the millions campaign in 1918. new light suggests that he was obviously talking about babies who were born that year and now, in 2014 they would only be 96 years old.. .
i was looking through a census bureau report on people aged 90+ in the united states 2006-2008, with projections to the year 2050. according to the chart provided there are about 2 million people just in the united states that are over 90 years old.
we could conservatively cut that number in half to reach the 96 year-olds and then add in the rest of the world's figures.. .
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"truly a great prophet walked among us" - designs
Seriously, I just spewed my drink.
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Breaking News! Azerbaijan to ban Watchtower Magazines
by raymond frantz inpolice and other security services have been handed a list of banned books that they will seek to remove and destroy in raids planned for the future in azerbaijan.the list mostly contains muslim texts and books such as those by dr. said nursi a muslim theologian.
i addition , this list contains .... .
read the rest of the post here.
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InChristAlone
Will they also see it as a win for Muslims?
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They are going to charge members monthly fees now! Society Tyranny
by MysticMage inwell there you have it folks.
they have passed around pieces of paper for each publisher to write.
down how much they are willing to give the society every month for their entire lives!.
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InChristAlone
170 publishers at $1100 a month? That isn't much at all. How do they pay their loan amounts and other bills? Does each KH have to take care of their own bills (utility and such) Or is it covered by the WT?
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Ismael, it is true that the book can be used as one pleases. There are many beliefs that I was once dogmatic about. As my spiritual life has grown, I have learned that it is much more about my personal relationship with God and less about criticizing others. If others choose to believe the same thing that I do, great. If not, that is their choice. My job is to cultivate my relationship with God and share with others the love of Christ. Please don't assume that I mean one thing when I say another.
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Hi Mad Giant,
I respectfully disagree. I can declare the Bible as God-breathed and profitable for teaching reproof and correction without having the arrogance to declare my interpretation as the only correct one. My understandings of the Bible have evolved over time as I have gained more knowledge and drawn closer to God. I am no one's judge, nor am I infallible and all-knowing. It has nothing to do with not wanting to step on toes. I know the answers that many churches preach, but I don't answer to the church.
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Trinitarians! Who is Jesus Christ's father the Holy Spirit or the Father?
by booker-t inthis is one question that trinitarians try to avoid because they have created a very embarrassing problem.
the bible is very clear when the angel tells mary that holy spirit will overshadow her and she will become pregnant.
the angel does not say the father will overshadow her but the holy spirit will and if the holy spirit is a person that would make him the father of jesus.
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Cofty, your experience is accurate. As I said before, the average church does a pathetic job of educating their congregation on this doctrine. In order to understand it, one must divorce the idea that one being must equal one person and vice-versa. That is the human understanding that makes this doctrine seemingly impossible. So, I will try to help here. There is one being, Jehovah, that has the nature of God. That being is revealed in three distinct persons with three distinct roles. They are all God because they share the same nature just as we are all man because we share the same nature.
Knowing that all analogies fall short, try this one. Ask yourself if your words are still you. Sure, they represent you, but they can't possibly be anyone else. Obviously, you produce them, but was there ever a time that you did not have them while you have been alive. Try seeing Jesus as the God's word made manifest as a person. This is why he could only say what the Father willed him to say and do what the Father willed him to do. He is literally the word of God. This explains how no one could have ever seen the Father and yet so many people in the Old Testament are said to have seen Jehovah. Jehovah cannot be separated from His Word in the same way that Jesus cannot be separated from the Father. I see the Holy Spirit as Jehovah's actions, which is a bit more than simply an active force. Who sends the Holy Spirit? Both the Father and His word do. Does that at least help gain some insight on this topic?
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InChristAlone
I am a Christian. I do find many of these questions fascinating, and I freely admit that I do not have an answer for all of them. I do know that much of my life I was not open to a true belief in God. During that period of time, many aspects of my life were falling apart. I also know that when I finally allowed God to take the reins, if you will, all aspects of my life began to steadily improve. I have also noticed that the more I depend on God, the less judgmental I am toward others out of a realization that I am no better. To me, God is real. I have seen how He has worked in my life. I have felt His direction, and yes sometimes I have outright disobeyed. I feel that many of these questions are focused on how Christians view the superiority of their doctrines to those of others. These are the wrong questions. As a Christian, I simply feel grateful for the grace and mercy God has shown me. I don't feel superior in any way to anyone else.
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If the earth is going to burn up as Born Agains teach would that make Jesus a "false prophet"?
by booker-t inas i have mentioned here for many years there are some things i totally disagree with the wt society on but one thing i do believe they have right is that the earth is going to last forever.
one thing that has always amazed me with born agains that teach the earth is going to burn up is the scripture where jesus says "the meek will inherit the earth".
this is clear and plain and why would jesus outright "lie" about the earth if he knew it was going to burn up?
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InChristAlone
Booker-T,
Born-agains get their beliefs on this subject from the following verses: Rev. 20:11, 21:1; 2 Peter 3:10, 13; Isaiah 65:17; 66:22. They believe that the meek will inherit the "new earth" and that God will reside with them there.