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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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  Chap

  winnower wrote:
  
  "The problem was that when word got out that he could do this, the crowds began to want a sideshow. They didn't want to hear his teachings, they wanted a circus performance!
  
  An example of this was when he became angry at the crowd for demanding that he heal them and Jesus said "heal yourselves!" and walked away."
  
  
  
  
  
  I agree in principle with your thinking that Jesus was more focused on teaching the people. If I remember correctly, the closest he came to turning someone away who needed physical healing was the Canaanite who asked him to remove a demon from her daughter. Can you tell the reference where Jesus got mad and told the people to heal themselves? I do not remember reading or hearing about that before. Is it possible you were thinking about the Luke passage where Jesus was talking to the people from his hometown before he did any miracles?
  
  
  Luke 4:23 (KJV)
  And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
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  A Question for those of you who run on Empty gas tanks?

  by restrangled in

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  2. friends

  i am going to guess there are few to no women who do this.

  it has to be mainly guys.....and why take the chance is my question?.

  i never go below 1/3 of a tank and refill.

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  Chap

  We have been buying used Nissan's. I drove my 1993 Sentra to the scrapyard because it needed too much work in order for it to pass inspection. I think it had over 230,000 miles on it and it burned about a quart of oil for every 7500 miles or so. The engine still purred like a kitten. My wife and I both let the tank run empty and fill up every time. My wife has the "good" car (the one with automatic transmission, a/c, and an idiot light). We both reset the trip odometer when we fill up.
  
  
  : "My owners manual says that my vehicle gets BETTER mileage full"
  
  I can see that being possible because it seems my needle drops quicker between half and empty than between full and half when comparing with the trip odometer. I haven't filled up at half empty because I don't like doing things twice as much as necessary but I might do it just to compare MPG's.
  
  I get better MPG's in the warmer months.
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  What Happens When an Agnostic Follows the Bible Literally for One Year?

  by parakeet in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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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  Chap

  If he followed the teachings of Jesus, he wouldn't have been able to "sound a trumpet as the hypocrites do".
  
  :)
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  Debunking the Reagan Myth

  by nvrgnbk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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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  Chap

  To those interested in the misery index I am referring to, check this out. To get to the one I am referring to, you have to scroll down to an article written on February 22nd, 1999 titled "REAGAN VS. CLINTON: WHO'S THE ECONOMIC CHAMP" by Robert J. Barro.
  
  http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/barro/popular_writings_barro
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  Debunking the Reagan Myth

  by nvrgnbk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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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  Reagan led us away from the morass of (Misery Index) Carter.
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  Why was it blasphemy for Jesus to say he was God's Son?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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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  If Jesus who came to exclusively do his Father's will (be in agreement with him) jumped off the mountain at the command of Satan, he would no longer be in agreement with God the Father because he would have bowed to Satan, the Prince of this world. Satan would have then rightly claimed Jesus as his son/slave.
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  ...and why would God only want to create just ONE THING?!?!?!?!!?

  by oompa in

  1. watchtower
  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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  Chap

  : 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. I thing I will make something and then just stop, and let that creation do EVERYTHING else......Just maybe...maybe you were of the impression as a raised in dub, that Jehovah created everything.....unh-unh. See:
  
  (Colossians 1:15-16) 15 He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him.
  
  Ya gotta lover the little added (others) and there are four in the chapter. Never mind Rev. 22: 17-19 says not to add any words........
  
  But why would ANYBODY want to have a son or make ONE THING and then just retire, and watch someone else do everything??????????? That makes no sense to me, and does anybody know how other Religions explain the Colossians passage?..............thanks....oompa
  
  
  
  
  
  
  John 1:1-5 (KJV)
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. [4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men. [5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
  
  John 1:14 (KJV)
  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  
  
  I hope this clarifies my last post.
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  ...and why would God only want to create just ONE THING?!?!?!?!!?

  by oompa in

  1. watchtower
  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 1 refers to Jesus as "the Word". The Colossians passage refers to Jesus as the image of God. So in that sense, Jesus is the power of God coming forth. God created everything by his Word.
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  John 19:14, a devastating contradiction?

  by DT in

  1. watchtower
  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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  Chap

  I was reading somewhere about a theory that this may have been the year of Jubilee so this would be a special Passover. I haven't investigated this though. Just throwing something else out there for what it is worth.
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  A New Creation Myth

  by DT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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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  Chap

  If God is equal to "I am" or "is", how is it possible to exist by any other means?
  
  Would we do well by agreeing with "is not"?