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One more question NOW with my answer

by Yerusalyim in

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god tested abraham by telling him to sacrafice his son issac.

since god is omniscient (knows all, knows the end from the beginning) he already knew abraham would go through with it unless god stopped him.

what was the purpose of this test?.

willy_think

yerusalyim,

well said.

how about thinking on this, what if it was not so much a test, as an experience. both father and son would have been profoundly changed by the experience. what if what god was doing was changing his people, into what thay could not become with out knowing the extent of there faith. maby he was also, preparing them to recieve the christ.

in a test your knowledge is not greater than it was before the test. a test only lets the ones who need to know what the limits of the knowledge, the one tested already posess. i think this would also apply to a test of faith.

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Without a doubt! ;-)

by Focus in

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"it is not to be presumed that the prince of darkness will suffer the binding influences of the new prince, which are now at work to fetter his power without a struggle.

his rage will spend its force in distressing mankind in various ways, for he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

" 1884wtwr 03 01 07. well, that is as it may be, but we can now say without a doubt that this "short time" which the watchtower taught back in 1884 was nearly over is still 117 years later - taught by the watchtower to be in progress... "all know something of the failure of brother miller's expectations.

willy_think

with out a doubt

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Two Questions

by Yerusalyim in

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i have two questions, mostly for commited christians, though i'm sure somehow, that others will reply too.. 1) does prayer change god or his mind?.

2) if not, why pray?.

i have my own opinion on the subject, but i may be adjusting my understanding of god.. have fun!.

willy_think

1 maby it was always gods mind to give us strength and the help we need (not the same thing as what we think we need and not neccessarily what we ask for)

2 if not why pray? if not what? you want to change god? if you can't chang gods "mind" why pray to him?

maby he will change us.

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Kingdom Melodies Cassette No. 999999999........

by kimberly in

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sad person that i am, i posted this yesterday, but the post seems to have self destructed....... anyway, if anyone posted to the other thread wants to re-post to this one it would be much appreciated.

alright, this is one of those what was your favourite questions:.

when you were a witness (or even if youre still reluctantly attached like me), did you have a favourite kingdom melody (why couldnt they just be called hymns by the way)?.

willy_think

"I visited the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris last year, and in it was strange how in just the few minutes I spent in there, I was really moved by the music being played in there. Certainly a lot more moved than I’ve ever been moved in the (what seems like hundreds of) years I’ve been attending the Kingdom Hall."

moving you is just what a cathedral is for. it is a place outside of this world, whan you walk in it is cooler then outside, the light is different, all is still, the songs are prayer, you can hear the worship in them, you are no longer in the world of men if you enter with an open mind it is not hard to let go of worldly things, you are in a place were you can be with god. ofcourse you can do that anywhere, but it is not allways easy. i found the KHs to be a place of men and not outside the world at all, i didn't see any worship in them only sad people snubbing eachother, it is more important there to be NOT catholic, than to sing TO god. episical churches and some other protesant churches are also good places to "be with god". but my personal favorit place to let go of the world is in the mountains.

country road take me home to the place that i love

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Marijuana...should it be legalised?

by digderidoo in

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after talkin in chat tonight....it has got me and a friend talkin about whether marijuana should be legalised.. my view...yes, .

i) who has the right to tell me what to do with my own body?.

ii) alcohol is a legalised drug....each year more deaths occur through alcohol abuse than marijuana usage.. iii) people smoke it anyway and the question is not bein addressed.. iv) it's great to get stoned!!!

willy_think

if you want to know more about why pot enterd a state of prohabition you might like to read, the emperor wears no clothes. it was the logging industry and the chemical companies that lobbied against it. some gerk came up with a way to make better paper out of hemp then woodfiber with only 3 chemicals instead of the 5 that thay used for wood paper. big big $$$$.

so hemp goes the way of the slant 6 engine.

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Is it Gospel?

by ISP in

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the may 15 2000 watchtower page 4 indicated that scholars at the jesus seminar had concluded that 82% of all the words attributed to jesus in the gospels were not authentic but 'derived from later tradition'.. it is difficult to say for yourself but i do find it remarkable that pauls letters do not contain any references to jesus' life, history or more importantly his teachings.

the sermon the mount, lords prayer or the golden rule etc.

do not get a mention in his words to fledgling congregations.

willy_think

one thing to remember is that the bible did not exist in the early years of christianity. it is an compilation of early christian writings put together by a group of catholic biships. what thay put in and what thay left out was there choice not gods.

if you say i don't belief, because there are no known writings about this or that. you must think that all the eraly witings survived the times rome was sacked and the dark ages. i think much was lost.

rembmber the persicution of the early christians, do you think the romans, killed the people but saved there witten documents? or do you think thay would have destroyed the written teachings in order to put an end to christianity..

look at the glass of water on your table 50% of the glass is water. is it half full or half empty?? you are given two choices. but i tell you truely the glass is full. if you say it is not so you are only believing what you can see not what is. the glass is full.

50% liquid, 50% gas

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i am new

by knight in

i have read the various posts here an i have my own story to tell i amstill a witness not as active as i used to be but stillfaithful i think the main problem that jws have is that they put c.o's m.s's elders and the like on pedestals and when you do that you set yourself up for a letdown and when that person does something you dont think is right you are letdown but one should not let this block his/her relationship with jehovah.

willy_think

hi knight,

this is a cool place, welcome

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3 Gods Equal 1 God?

by 7robert7 in

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as i sat back thinking of some of the discussions i've had with witnesses over the years, one always stands out.

the issue of the trinity teaching, whereby father(jehovah), son(jesus), and holy spirit when combined equal one god.

a witness friend from work once said that it was an impossability, and was beyond human understanding.. i asked him what he thought we believed about the trinity, to which he responded with a math lesson.. 1 jehovah god + 1 jesus god + 1 holy spirit god = 3 gods, he went on to state that 1 + 1 + 1 can never equal 1 god, it always equals 3. to which i added a little math lesson i learned as a child.. 1 jehovah god x 1 jesus god x 1 holy spirit god can equal 1 almighty god.

willy_think

outnfree,

i thought you read JOHN, ofcourse it is not neccessary to accept the trinity, what is the only things that are wrtten in john that are neccessary? faith in jesus as the mosiah, love for all, the holy spirit. what else is there that are not in these 3 things?

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JW humour

by expatbrit in

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field service humour: http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000271.

all together now: ha....ha....ha..... expatbrit

willy_think

i've been so frustrated lately that i forgot how sad it is to "believe". my heart goes out to them, and to all in the "truth"

did you notice even the joke was a sales lesson?

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Their God The Watchtower

by bajarama in

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i am often confused by many of the double standards jdubs employ.

they're always worried about how other jdubs view their actions.

many of them say they won't do "such and such" because it would offend their god jehovah.

willy_think

i think he is talking about the WT that the WTB&TS inc. used to usurp christ's authority as "the light", "the way" the "source of the truth", "the prophet of god", "the only way to the father"...ect....maby you read it.

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