Posts by yucca

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Could someone shed light on John 15:26,27?

by AK - Jeff in

26"but when the helper comes, whom i will send to you from the father, the spirit of truth, who proceeds from the father, he will bear witness about me.

27and you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.. though i am not trinitarian at this point, this verse seems to add some thinking in that direction to me.

jesus saying that the 'helper' comes from the father, but also that he, jesus, would send it.

yucca

1John 5:7 witness bible says there are three witness bears The real bible says for there are three that bear record in heaven, the father,the word, and the holy ghost; and these three are one. holy spirit is a person not a force. acts 5:3,4 gives an account of Ananias lying to the holy spirit ananias was told you have not lied to men ,but to God.

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Violence disguised as comedy

by Lady Lee in

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lately, here in ottawa, there is a tv ad for a comedy show.

it has a "teacher" in front of a 3 student class.

the teacher says that when he asks a question everyone should put up their hand.

yucca

The reason I liked Archie Bunker was I had inlaws like Archie. I hoped they would see their selves and be ashamed but alas No they never changed . They lived on the east coast and we had moved to Ca.. They were one of the reasons I wanted to move. But they came to visit and were very upset we were living in a Japanese neighborhood plus my kids had japanese friends, black friends,and mexican friends. We had a few arguments about it. I am so sorry for them they never changed. Archie was a better man he didnt beat his wife like my father in law would. Not around me tho. I would have called the police if he had.

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Feeding the Homeless

by purplesofa in

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one day this week, my daughter volunteered to feed and serve the homeless.

every wednesday at a certain shelter the homeless are fed with business people in the community.

the ones that can pay $3 a plate and if you cannot pay all that is asked is that you clear off your dirty dishes, etc.. i found this combination a bit odd.

yucca

Bless your daughter and I understand what you are saying. The witnesses forget the story of the good samaritan. I think thats wonderful for a young girl to care about the needy people.

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I saw a beautiful thing yesterday --- a gift from God

by jgnat in

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yesterday i saw a couple i hadn't seen for many years sitting together on the bus.

i'd always wondered if they had managed to stay together.

they looked the same, save a few more dry wrinkles, as they did twenty years ago.

yucca

What a beautiful story. Thats real love.

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Tyre shall never be rebuilt. Failed prophecy?

by GBSJG in

according to ezekiel 26:14 tyre will never be rebuilt after it is destroyed.

the society says that after nebuchadrezzar alexander the great came and finally destroyed tyre.

but in insight on the scriptures they also mention that tyre was rebuilt and later jesus and paul go to tyre.

yucca

Tyre was part of a major commercial empire that included the entire Mediterranean world. The city of Carthage in North Africa had been founded as its colony. Because the inhabitants and leaders rejoiced at the destruction of Jerusalem God thru Ezekiel fortold that God would bring many nations against Tyre and cause destruction. Nebuchadnezzar Alexander the Great and others.caused destruction of Tyre. The old city, and newly rebuilt , have both remained ruins to this day. There has never been a great commercial center there There has never been a great city there. There have been fishermen,people coming and going, but it has never played a role on the world scene.

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Does Rev 1:1 and Rev 20:4-6 and Rev 22:4-6 prove Jesus is an "angel"?

by booker-t in

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i was just reading some things about jesus one day on the internet and i came across an argument that jesus is an angel.

because in rev 1:1 it talks about a revelation that god gave him to show "his slaves" of the things to come.

then if you cross reference it with rev 20:4-6 and rev 22:4-6 it talks about an "angel" showing his "slaves" of the things to come.

yucca

in rev 22:16 I Jesus have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches"I am the root and the offspring of David," the bright and Morning star.

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Preaching the Watchtower Society's Message of Morality

by The wanderer in

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the morals taught by the watchtower society there are two sides to this story and once again it will spark a .

heated controversy.

and once again, i make no apologies for .

yucca

Its all a big game. Its about not getting caught. I knew this couple who when they chose to sin they just stopped going to meetings. When they decided to behave back to the meetings they would go. They never got into any trouble or kicked out. They did this on and off for years.

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ARE YOU RELIGIOUS BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID OF DEATH?

by Dansk in

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i've been thinking about the above question a lot lately!

i see so many so-called religious people being hypocritical to the religion they profess to have faith in.

they may say "hey, i'm only human", as if this excuses their behaviour.

yucca

I am not religious dont really like the word. I do have a close personal relationship with Jesus. He is my savior, my closest friend . I look forward to being with him forever. I dont fear death.

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What song would you like to hear entering the Kingdom Hall?

by JH in

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here i am, rocked you like a hurricane.

yucca

Amazing Grace

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DIGGING DOG!!!

by mama1119 in

i have a heeler/australian shepard mix, male, 10 months old.

he is a great dog other than the fact that he digs like crazy!!

he dug up 6 trees, several holes in the yard, and all the bark in our landscaped areas.

yucca

get a spray bottle . take a head of garlic break the pieces off and put in spray bottle of water. let set about 4 hrs and then spray where you dont want any animals . My sister says this works to keep critters away from her fruit trees and veggie garden. Hope this helps