as a whole, i believe most witnesses to be pretty good people.
misguided, sure, but overall, decent people.. what i want are opinions on how good they actually are.
for example, i went to a non-denonimational church recently.
If it were the case for me in my own experiences, then I wouldn't be here posting. So nasty was what I came across, that I became pro-active on my own, in investigating just what was going on - I have no relatives at all that are jws, nor have I ever personally known an active jw.
So I suppose my exposure is very limited - I'm sorry to convey that my experience of it so far has been as it has.
paduan
abandon family to serve god ?
a contradiction not often discussed relates to the biblical teaching to abandon family in order to serve god.
matthew claims that jesus told his disciples to "honor your father and mother.
Breeze, you got that right,
"Let heavier work be laid upon the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words" [Pharaoh]
I really like this bit.
"When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread."
paduan
abandon family to serve god ?
a contradiction not often discussed relates to the biblical teaching to abandon family in order to serve god.
matthew claims that jesus told his disciples to "honor your father and mother.
A disciple's mother isn't sensuality.
Now that I think about it, perhaps He was also telling John who his new mother was.
paduan
Edited by - a paduan on 14 October 2002 20:13:18
abandon family to serve god ?
a contradiction not often discussed relates to the biblical teaching to abandon family in order to serve god.
matthew claims that jesus told his disciples to "honor your father and mother.
Hey, he made sure someone He could trust would look after His mom just before He was killed. Anyway, thinking backwards that's the first one I could think of.
abandon family to serve god ?
a contradiction not often discussed relates to the biblical teaching to abandon family in order to serve god.
matthew claims that jesus told his disciples to "honor your father and mother.
"let the dead bury the dead" is not a difficult saying to understand Joseph
Edited by - a paduan on 14 October 2002 19:59:23
abandon family to serve god ?
a contradiction not often discussed relates to the biblical teaching to abandon family in order to serve god.
matthew claims that jesus told his disciples to "honor your father and mother.
A presumption. Nevertheless, was it Jesus who set the precedent, or others who were still hearing on another level. And I haven't read any bits that said, "Jesus didn't talk to his family anymore" - He looked after His mom, and the rest of His family.
" If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father (the devil) and mother (sensuality), his wife (vanity) and children (works), his brothers (unlawful appetites) and sisters (wanton thoughts) --yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple ."
Maybe those who abandoned their relatives to a state of suffering didn't really get it about the love thing.
I would 'presume' the apostles' families were rather taken with the idea of them going on a mission with the re-appearing guy who did miracles.
Instead, Mark has Jesus makes it clear to his followers inside the house that he does not regard the woman outside as his mother.
Really?
paduan
Edited by - a paduan on 14 October 2002 19:41:29
i have just had a conversation with my son who is 8 years old and don't know what to do.
i'll start from the beginning so you understand.. as some may know my hubbie left me when i was still a witness for not believing the truth and also went off with another woman.
i then after a few months met a man i fell in love with instantly.
Have you taken him on nature type outings, perhaps with a friend. Hey, you could invite his favourite witness friend over, or would they shun him. Can he play with his old friends with no witness stuff, or do other parents forbid it.
It sounds like he wants some fun.
paduan
Edited by - a paduan on 14 October 2002 17:35:35
the other day was flipping thru the channels and "benny hinn" was on.
i left it there for a moment for amusement...not for spiritual instruction.
for those who don't know who he is......he's a christian who supposedly has the gift of healing, and slaying with the holy spirit....those who believe.
Does Benny help them up, or does he walk along knocking people over?
joe alward .
the bible contradicts itself in the matter of punishing children for the sins of their fathers.
in one place is says that it is strictly forbidden, but in another the lord speaks of slaughtering sons for the sins of their forefathers, and in yet another place the lord orders the murder of suckling babes.
Does punishment mean death?
cygnus .
below is my reply in red to your reply in an earlier post.
i felt it merited a separate post.. .
If the Jonah story is known to jwism, namely that God changed His mind, how do they suck people in with their version of Armageddon - or don't they tell people about God changing His mind? Not often a right time for that food perhaps.
paduan
