i listen to her regularly.
i don't always agree w. her but usually have to admit that she is right from a moral standpoint.
god knows we need more of that in this world!.
Wildhorses,
Thanks. I think you and I could be real friends if this type of discussion took place face-to-face. What is now starting to come through would have been noticed much sooner. The printed page doesn't adequately express the emotions and the proper stress of what we really mean. So, I'm in favour of calling a truce and giving each other a hug.
All things considered, I think you're a lovely person, and I sincerely wish you the best.
Herk
i listen to her regularly.
i don't always agree w. her but usually have to admit that she is right from a moral standpoint.
god knows we need more of that in this world!.
Wildhorses,
Lets just agree to disagree?
I think that's a good idea. Still, I don't believe you've been as fair toward me as you think you have. I came into this discussion peaceably, offering information that I thought would be helpful. Not many posts after that two posters came under attack for expressing a favourable view of Dr. Laura. I happen to think they are right in their opinion, so I offered my point of view. In turn I also came under attack. I never used the foul language toward others that was used frequently toward me. I'm not complaining. But I don't think anybody has the right to say he or she is fair when accusing me of being the judgmental one.
Herk
so here i was this evening, reading the old familiar matthew 24 with the kids before bedtime, but i was reading out of our very nice contemporary parallel new testament, specifically the message version, and i had this sudden realization: jesus didn't give us a really complicated, mysterious prophecy that had different types and antitypes -- he was simply continuing his original message (love your neighbor, love god).
remember verse 12 about the love of the many cooling off?
the verse right after that talks about enduring to the end.
Canon,
If you will go back to the beginning of this thread, you will notice that I've already given the logical interpretation that is supplied by the parables surrounding this parable. The problem with your speculation is that it doesn't let the Bible interpret itself. It is, as you put it, a "reading between the lines" interpretation that is no more valid than any other between the lines interpretation dreamed up by somebody else.
You're a JW, but you're not even giving the JW interpretation accurately. And I have a stronger reason to believe that you are far off the mark. There is something about your attitude and manner that just doesn't smack of humility. For a young person, you try to portray yourself as having all the answers. Even though you're a JW, you fudge with some texts that you would be criticized for by brothers in the Writing Department at Bethel. You can insist that the Society teaches correctly about the ten virgins if you wish. But you need to do a better job of studying what the Society actually says. Until you do, you need to recognize that you are not qualified to serve as a teacher just because you yourself think you have those qualifications.
Herk
i listen to her regularly.
i don't always agree w. her but usually have to admit that she is right from a moral standpoint.
god knows we need more of that in this world!.
Wildhorses,
I just felt as if you were putting the liberals down and so I said what I did.
Then why didn't you in fairness say something about the liberals who were condemning those of us who are conservative? They started this liberal vs. conservatives theme, so where is the fairness you claim to have?
I have wasted enough of my post and time on you
I thought that was the low opinion you had of me right from the start. Thanks for the confirmation.
Herk
so here i was this evening, reading the old familiar matthew 24 with the kids before bedtime, but i was reading out of our very nice contemporary parallel new testament, specifically the message version, and i had this sudden realization: jesus didn't give us a really complicated, mysterious prophecy that had different types and antitypes -- he was simply continuing his original message (love your neighbor, love god).
remember verse 12 about the love of the many cooling off?
the verse right after that talks about enduring to the end.
jgnat,
Take care, Canon, as the ax is at the root of the tree. Neglecting the weightiest matter of the law - love - can leave a man spiritually bankrupt, and in no condition to meet his Maker. No matter if he has “discerned” the day and the hour.
Excellent point! As I see it, a great conclusion to the matter.
Herk
i listen to her regularly.
i don't always agree w. her but usually have to admit that she is right from a moral standpoint.
god knows we need more of that in this world!.
Wildhorses,
I believe I am a very fare person. I do NOT judge people. I haven't judged you.
If what you say here is true, you better try to find out who else is using your picture and your profile name. Go back to your first post in this thread, and what do you see? You blocked off something I said and took me to task for it. Don't expect me to apologize when you were the one who entered into a discussion with me while you were in a fighting mood. You wanted a fight and you got one. Now be happy you got what you were looking for.
Herk
so here i was this evening, reading the old familiar matthew 24 with the kids before bedtime, but i was reading out of our very nice contemporary parallel new testament, specifically the message version, and i had this sudden realization: jesus didn't give us a really complicated, mysterious prophecy that had different types and antitypes -- he was simply continuing his original message (love your neighbor, love god).
remember verse 12 about the love of the many cooling off?
the verse right after that talks about enduring to the end.
Canon,
"... preferably that you may PROPHESY."
If you're a JW, and I think you are, you should know that the WT Society does not interpret the word "prophesy" as used here to mean the foretelling of future events.
Non-WT commentaries agree.
Herk
i listen to her regularly.
i don't always agree w. her but usually have to admit that she is right from a moral standpoint.
god knows we need more of that in this world!.
Wildhorses,
You are a trip.
Thanks for the additional confirmation that you're a liberal despite your denial.
You entered this thread as a know-it-all and now you seem burnt. Good! Maybe you won't get rubbed so much the wrong way when you learn how to be a bit fairer in your appraisal of people and less judgmental.
Herk
i listen to her regularly.
i don't always agree w. her but usually have to admit that she is right from a moral standpoint.
god knows we need more of that in this world!.
Wildhorses,
you have a problem with labling people.
Perhaps you have a problem too. Perhaps you ought to read the thread carefully before suggesting that others besides liberals are attacking Dr. Laura. Why in the world would conservatives attack her when she defends most of what they stand for? In other words, Why would a Bible believer say it's wrong to believe the Bible?
Herk
so here i was this evening, reading the old familiar matthew 24 with the kids before bedtime, but i was reading out of our very nice contemporary parallel new testament, specifically the message version, and i had this sudden realization: jesus didn't give us a really complicated, mysterious prophecy that had different types and antitypes -- he was simply continuing his original message (love your neighbor, love god).
remember verse 12 about the love of the many cooling off?
the verse right after that talks about enduring to the end.
Canon,
Every one of those verses you quoted is absolutely correct, but it is the height of arrogance to claim that your farfetched private speculation is a fulfillment of any of them.
Herk
