Posts by Laika

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Witnessing to a Theologian

by exWTslave in

when i found my fellow traveler reading theology today magazine, my pioneer spirit acted.

i started witnessing to him without knowing he was a professor of theology.

he patiently listened to me.

Laika

I find it very strange that you choose to share your theological convictions in the context of a fictional conversation.

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i was chatting the other day with a ministerial servant about the word "" as it appears in the new testament .the word is translated 90% of the time as grace but the watchtower chooses the obscure phrase "undeserved kindness" .this article examines the definition of the word as it appears in the verse romans 6:23 and how wages in the roman army can help us determine the roots of the word.. charisma a way to understand undeserved kindness.

www.jwdoctrine.com.

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Laika

My favourite part of the term 'undeserved kindness' is the way they sometimes juxtapose it with that other JW term 'deserving ones' Looks funny.

I wonder if they changed it to reduce the connections with Christendom? I.e. They also translate the popular christian word 'justification' as 'declared righteous'

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OK..Seriously..Has GOD ever answered your prayers????

by DATA-DOG in

look...i am not an atheist.

even so, i have never had one prayer answered my entire life.

the only thing that would even come close was learning ttatt.

Laika

Heartofaboy

Would you really want that prayer to be answered? How about asking for an end to bigotry and accepting yourself for who you are?

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Christianity (including Jehovahs Witnesses) is the rejection of Christ

by exWTslave in

christianity (including jehovahs witnesses) is the rejection of christ.

take one of the most important teachings of jesus:.

1) he says one can even love his enemies and do good to them, and can tolerate anything (luke 6:27-32).

Laika

Ha! Thanks. :)

I just assume that you agree you personally make the wrong choices sometimes? (because we all do, right?) It sounds simple in theory, but in practice it doesn't seem to happen.

And if you never make a mistake, what's your secret? Early morning meditation? ;)

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Christianity (including Jehovahs Witnesses) is the rejection of Christ

by exWTslave in

christianity (including jehovahs witnesses) is the rejection of christ.

take one of the most important teachings of jesus:.

1) he says one can even love his enemies and do good to them, and can tolerate anything (luke 6:27-32).

Laika

So why do you choose to keep sinning, if it's so simple to choose to stop?

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How many here (believers) believe in the Hell fire doctrine and why??

by jam in

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friends

it's obvious the bible is very clear on a actual hell of fire.

"cursed into the eternal fire with the devil and his angels", rev.20:15.

"lake of fire", rev.21:8 "fire and brimstone".

Laika

In most churches, if you are good you go to heaven, if you are not....you go to hell....

Legacy, you probably shouldn't pay too much attention to what the Watchtower tells you those churches teach.

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Matt. 24:15 - WTS membership in UN

by berrygerry in

has anyone offered the theory that wts membership in the un was fulfilling matt.

24:15, and that consequently the fds began to turn into the evil slave?.

Laika

I think I've heard this one before but it seems a little far fetched to me.

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Yes, I see you shunning me!

by Blackbird Fly in

even tho i grew up in the org, so much that once seemed normal behavior now seems so bizarre and even cruel.

i have run into at least 3 people from our old cong since the memorial (i didnt attend) anyhow i have noticed how each time they go out of their way to say hello and flash me a big bright smile, only to immediately avert their eyes and end any possible commitment to a conversation.

i dont really care as i dont have anything to say to them anyhow.

Laika

If xanthippe had reacted violently the elder would have claimed persecution and used it as an example of demonic apostates forevermore. He'd have probably got a convention part out of it.

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Evolutionary psychology?

by Laika in

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friends

i've read a little bit of work from the field of evolutionary psychology, but nearly all of this stuff comes across as pseudo-scientific bs to me.

much of this stuff just seems to me to be a case of preferring a particular human behaviour over another one, and then saying that this is what nature intended with a story about how it 'evolved'.

a lot of evolutionary psychologists also seem to use evolutionary psychology as cover for their misogyny or racism.. i think most of our behaviours are socialised rather than genetic.. i am hardly an expert here however so could, of course, be completely wrong.

Laika

Oubliette, I agree, thanks.

Bohm, I admitted in my op I didn't know much about the field, which is why I asked the question, I don't think I had a bias. Thanks for your post.

Some incident in a lift at a conference led to a huge online battle that became farcical.

I think I found this story, couldn't work out the fuss at all, but seems old news now.

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How many here (believers) believe in the Hell fire doctrine and why??

by jam in

jw
friends

it's obvious the bible is very clear on a actual hell of fire.

"cursed into the eternal fire with the devil and his angels", rev.20:15.

"lake of fire", rev.21:8 "fire and brimstone".

Laika

Can there really be paradise whilst there are people suffering outside?

New hope and happiness, I did not understand your post at all, could you clarify?