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  KEEP this secret.....don't tell anybody

  by journey-on in

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  i need a biblical answer to something.

  when jesus performed his healing miracles, why did he tell the person.

  if he had come to show himself as the messiah, why would he perform.

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  What Happens When an Agnostic Follows the Bible Literally for One Year?

  by parakeet in

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  for anyone who wants to know whether or not following the bible literally is beneficial or not, here's a tongue-in-cheek blog by tim ferriss, a self-described agnostic jew from new york, who gave it a try.

  no matter your religious or non-religious status, there are a few kernels of truth here for everyone.

  (i can't link the site directly.

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  Debunking the Reagan Myth

  by nvrgnbk in

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  debunking the reagan mythby paul krugmanpublished: january 21, 2008historical narratives matter.

  thats why conservatives are still writing books denouncing f.d.r.

  and the new deal; they understand that the way americans perceive bygone eras, even eras from the seemingly distant past, affects politics today.. and its also why the furor over barack obamas praise for ronald reagan is not, as some think, overblown.

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  Why was it blasphemy for Jesus to say he was God's Son?

  by jwfacts in

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  john 10:30 "'you blaspheme', because i said, i am god's son?".

  why did the jews feel that it was blasphemy for jesus to say he was god's son.

  does this indicate the jews felt he was claiming equality with god?

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  ...and why would God only want to create just ONE THING?!?!?!?!!?

  by oompa in

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  2. bible

  give me a break!

  dubs teach that jesus created everthing in the universe, except himself.

  now how does that sound for a life or job.

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  John 19:14, a devastating contradiction?

  by DT in

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  2. bible

  matthew, mark and luke claim that jesus died on passover (nisan 14) john, however, claims that jesus died on the day of preparation for passover (nisan 13) "now it was preparation of the passover" -john 19:14 nwt (it helps to read the context, several verses before and after.

  ) john also doesn't mention the lord's evening meal with his his apostles on passover.

  it would have been impossible, because he was already dead, according to john.. the bible contains many contradictions that can possibly be reconciled if you have enough imagination, but this contradiction seems pretty blatant.

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  A New Creation Myth

  by DT in

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  i'm just having some fun with genesis and the wts explanation of the issue of universal sovereignty.. one day a powerful god named jehover got lonely and created other spirit creatures.

  since he was an angry bully, he made them spend all their time serving him and talking about what a great and powerful god he was.

  eventually, this got kind of boring and jehover decided that if he made intelligent creatures that were even weaker and more pathetic than the angels, then he would really feel like a great and powerful god.

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  Free will- Divine blackmail?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  divine blackmail .

  free will in the theistic worldview.

  when confronted with the problem of evil - i.e., why a loving god allows pain and suffering to exist - theists of the western traditions often invoke the "free will" defense, that god wanted us to be truly free and that such freedom necessitates evil; we must have the option to either choose him or reject him.

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  A Pivotal Question For Those Who Believe The Bible

  by bjc2read in

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  a pivotal question for those who believe the bible.

  jehovah's witnesses and many other religions believe jesus is the "seed" of the "woman" spoken of in genesis 3:15. in addition, the jehovah's witnesses believe this "woman" pictures the heavenly organization (angels) that produced jesus.

  given that premise, i pose this question:.

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  DAMNABLE CHRISTIAN CULT HERESY OF FORSAKING FAMILY FOR THE LORD

  by FormerMormon in

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  matthew 19 (kjv- sorry, i don't know what version jw's use).

  29 and every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my names sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

  i had to sit and listen to this blather on sunday.

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