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  Why is truth is so hard to find in Bible

  by The Dragon in

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  i have been studing it for years looking for answers....yet for every answer i find there is a counter to it.

  the words themselves are twisted by leaders/teachers to fit their personal opinions and adgendas, as well as twisted by trying to rely on our own reasoning to understand them.. a good example would be the way our current system of laws work.. if the supreme court writes a law into the book..say for example.."evil" is anyone who does this....... it is then turned over to a bunch of undereducated enforcers to interpert and judge others they feel are "evil".

  they are allowed to accuse and shoot first asking questions later.

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  Welcome, Dragon.

  As has already been pointed out, you seem to be heading in the right direction. Recognizing what is false, prepares us for seeing what is true.

  It would make sense, would it not, to look for truth within what we already undeniably know to be true? Every-ones personal viewpoints are to varying degrees different. However, we all experience a sense of conscious awareness/existence.

  Everything phenomenally experienced may not be true; everything read and believed may be a lie; it may all be a dream; but the silent witnessing consciousness which is aware, is real and true. Why not shift attention here within this vast genuine pool and see what can be found? How deep does the living-truth of consciousness go? Who/what, am I, really?

  Don't need a Bible, or religion, or masters, or travel to some other place or time to discover what IS, already.

  Be still, and know...

  j
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  Too Dang HOT!!

  by caligirl in

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  i just stepped out into my back yard and thought i was going to melt.

  i was going to fill up the inflatable pool for my son, but by the time it gets filled up, the water will be about 90 and not worth the bother.

  i'm sure that other california people can relate to this.

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  I'm hosin off me nutsack as we speak

  It was 48.88C (celsius) or 111F (fukking hot) here today, and a nutsuck hosin sounds goood. Do you do a natural chamois skin buff after that? Wouldn't want any water spots.....you never know who you'll meet.
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  The End is coming Pretty Soon, Folks

  by Flowerpetal in

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  i have been inactive from jws since 2003. i don't post here very much -- do more reading than posting.

  but i just had to tell y'all that i got a one-page tract this evening which is an invitation to attend the deliverance at hand convention.. yes...the end is coming pretty soon because never before in jw history has an invitation or tract been distributed to a city not designated a convention city.. the end is also coming pretty soon because i was told at the convention there will be a lot of talks about noah and what he faced.. in addition, the end is very near because later on this year there will be several announcements coming from the society.

  wow!

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  JamesThomas

  a middle finger ready for jehovah as he murders me.

  I'm with you, IP.

  j
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  When was Jesus Christ Created?

  by renando_stimpy in

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  i was thinking about this today and was wondering what the wts has to say about such things ?.

  isaiah 43:10 : ... before me no god was formed nor will there be one after me.... john 1:1 (nwt): ... the word was a god .... john 1:2 : ... he was with god in the beginning .... if no god would ever be formed before and no god would be formed after, when was jesus christ ( a mighty god - isa 9:6 ) formed ?

  i think the bible makes itself quite clear regarding time, first and last, alpha and omega, beginning and end, before and after, morning and evening etc.. so i would think that saying god is not within a form of time albiet a different time to ours (days = years) wouldn't hold water when compared to the scriptures... rev 1:17 - ... do not be afraid.

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  JamesThomas

  Welcome, Renando.

  It is likely that no two peoples concepts of Jesus are the same, as Jesus is a name we label a grouping of beliefs and ideas (mental creations) passed down to us and then modified to fit personal needs and desires. So, perhaps a more pertinent question is: when did you create Jesus?

  Then again, an even more relevant question may be: when did we create what is believed to be ourselves, the "me"?

  This may at first sound weired; however, awareness can observe the mind continually weaving and creating a story of "self" which is generally unquestionably believed to be "self". .....but what is it that sees all this? Is it part of the story? How deep does this indescribable conscious vastness go? Who/what am I, really? What is true?

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  Is America one big cult?

  by barry in

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  dont get me wrong im not a yanky basher like some we know but when visiting my dad the other day got me thinking when he played a dvd he had.. the dvd was of a concert of religious music by the assembly of god and the sdas most of the program was very good with excellent prerformers and uplifting music.

  i thought the sdas in the states looked like they were being influenced by the more charasmatic a of g people because many were raising there hands like the aof g do.. there was nothing too unusual until about two thirds through when some marines marched in with the yanky flag with a marine either side complete with rifle .

  the remainder of the concert was dedicated to nationalistic hyms of which i cant recall the titles.

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  My sense of a cult, is any belief system that separates you from the wholeness of life. So, if your thoughts of nationality shrink your sense of being to a place or parcel, then yes, it's a cult....but that's just my feelings.

  

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  UFO's If they Are Life From Other Planets Most Likely Benign

  by frankiespeakin in

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  i think that if creatures on other planets evolve enought to design space ships, that can move out of thier solar system for the most part are benign.

  it don't take to long to see that as we evolve with selfish traits, like us humans we can destroy all life on this planet, because we arn't that concerned about other animals or plants.

  and so it seems to me that if a species on any planet were to evolve and get to the point of being able to travel to other solar system and not in the process destroy themselves and the ecosystem which they live that there is a very good chance that they are benign.

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  Frankie, check out Steven Greer's Google video's and books.

  Do you still have your msn.com email address? I don't get no replies from there.

  j
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  Never Forget, Religion is a Hole

  by Gregor in

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  it is easy to get too curious and fall in.

  you might wander around down there for years, have a family, make friends.

  then you will find it is hard to get out.

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  Religion, is only thoughts. It is the mind which digs a hole within itself.

  

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  It hurts

  by Joe Grundy in

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  it happened again.

  i never thought it would.

  my life got its sparkle back.

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  JamesThomas

  Dear Joe,

  A beautiful and moving poem; thank you for sharing it with us.

  May I suggest you stop building walls, and instead look deeply and diligently within and investigate into what it is you are protecting.

  Perhaps it is time to really discover who/what you are; time to see through everything the busy little mind believes and has constructed "you" to be; time to uncover and expose the pristine beauty at your core which is Love, itself.

  j
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  Gregg Stafford returning to the Big O

  by Amazing in

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  greg stafford posted on july 1, 2006 that he is returning to the organization.

  you can read his article at: http://www.elihubooks.com/greg-stafford/another.htm.

  his rationale and logic are most interesting.

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  Gregg has returned to the same nowhere he never left.

  He is man who as far back as he can remember shrunk the source of an infinite universe down to tiny little deities existing only within the dark and shriveled confines of his mind. He has never had the sense to see; so being a Witness again only amounts to changing the position of the rock upon which he lays his head in his damp and feted prison cell.

  j

  ps, nice to see you around again, Amazing.
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  How do you stop hating?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  i'm finding it very difficult not to hate those still in.. my wife says i hate the religion but shouldn't hate the individuals.. i think she's correct but it's getting more and more difficult not to show my feelings of anger and hatred.. the thing is i was one of them for 30 years so i should have more patience, respect and sympathy.. i think they fall into two camps.

  1 deluded.

  2 self deluded.

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  JamesThomas

  Thomas, I suggest some open and honest self examination.

  Quietly and without judgment invite and allow the hatred to arise. Clearly see the suffering which accompanies hatred: the emotional anxiety, the physical tightness and tensions, etc. Realize that carrying around hatred is hurting you and those around you; as it taints the beauty of your kindness and compassion. In other words: sit with and get to know hatred and the price you pay to carry it. Once you clearly see the dynamics within yourself, it is then easy to no longer dwell in hatred and you can let go of it.

  Hatred may come visit once in a while still, however as you are now aware of it's presence, it is not a problem and quickly fades away.

  Discovering such dynamics within yourself also brings deeper understanding and compassion for others who suffer from similar difficulties.

  j