what are the best quotes, old and new about this mystical power?
i just had a " come to jesus " talk with my wife.
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Cold Steel: The LDS faith resembles more the first century Christian church than it does the WTBTS
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How so?
This is yet another way LDS and WT are similar; WT makes the same claim- they resemble first century Christianity more closely than any other Christian religion.
If you take a step back from your prejudices CS, you'll see the forest beyond the trees.
robert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.
"it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.
they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.
"For the potential newbee, there is no stumbling block." --- JWN 1:1
fusion with god natural .
in the cosmos universe or whatever.
all things are made of the same materials etc so humans will always be fused with the universe in life and death because those building blocks are eternal.
I like your beer fairy
If her name is "Paradise", then I'm definitely in love.....
yep, it's true!!
it must have near damn killed her.
it was a kind of smile that never reached the eyes and you could see the strain in it.
I wonder how long she will do it before her bible-trained conscience will tell her to quit?
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She's probably already asked Jehovah™ to forgive her.
robert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.
"it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.
they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.
@ Kate...
If a person is questioning or ready to leave WT and they are here, I doubt whether using "WT" vs. "Borg" will make any difference. If it does, I don't think they would be here in the first place.
At least JWNers aren't calling anyone "mentally diseased". We do have our standards.
robert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.
"it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.
they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.
I'll go so far as to give you an answer from WT literature why exposing WT stupidity is not wrong. If they don't like what we do here, then they shouldn't have written this:
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"So, then, when religious leaders and organizations of Christendom misrepresent God’s Word by teaching traditions of men, is it wrong to expose their false doctrines? When they claim to be following Christ and yet mix in worldly politics, is it a bad thing to publicize that their actions are unchristian and condemned by God? Should the truth be suppressed because it exposes falsehood and corruption? Never! Jesus never hesitated to speak the truth, even though he was killed at the instigation of the angered religious leaders for doing so.—John 17:14; Jas. 4:4.
Therefore, how will you respond when pointed statements are made about false religious teachings and corrupt practices? Will you immediately condemn the person or organization making the exposé? Do you feel it is all right to teach lies and misrepresent God’s Word, but wrong to expose the error? Contrary to what some may think, it is not unkind and unloving to lay bare falsehood and corruption." ---W 3/1/66, p. 132
fusion with god natural .
in the cosmos universe or whatever.
all things are made of the same materials etc so humans will always be fused with the universe in life and death because those building blocks are eternal.
@ cantleave
Well said.
robert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.
"it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.
they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.
It has been said that the best way to highlight absurdity is to be absurd.
WT is infinitely absurd.
The answer to your question is "No".
fusion with god natural .
in the cosmos universe or whatever.
all things are made of the same materials etc so humans will always be fused with the universe in life and death because those building blocks are eternal.
I have no knowledge of science . What i said just came to me without any study,research prior knowledge etc.So i shared it with you all. SOme of what i said i belivieve to be true or near true some of what i said before maybe not
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This statement is absurd for many reasons, but two glaring ones are:
1. If you have no knowledge of the subject matter, how can you believe some of it may be true?
2. Why did you immediately attack anyone who attempted to enlighten you by defending your completely ignorant position? Then you went further by labelling these same people as "know it alls". Frankly, I find that accusation hysterically laughable, considering you finally admitted you have 0% knowledge of the subject at hand.
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Have you arrived at your religious beliefs using the same methodology?
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"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe."
- Carl Sagan
87 year old sister (who's current husband, a total nazi one foot in the grave) was excited to relate that (she heard) a talk at the regional convention said a wife would be happy to meet her ressurected husband and grab him in her arms!
she reads that as reunion of the married kind.
she is pooping skittles she's so happy.
It wouldn't be the first time WT has flip-flopped on this subject.
It'll be interesting to hear if this is discussed at the RC. Thankfully, I won't be there to hear it firsthand.
