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Does the bible have a central theme? Does it prove inspiration?
by GreenhornChristian in
1. watchtower
2. bible
does the bible have a central theme?.

there seems to be a general consensus throughout christian religions that there is a consistent theme throughout the bible.

the seeming evidence of a theme coming from a collection of books written by over 40 different authors over a period of 1500 years is what givse credence to the claim that the bible is an inspired literary work.
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The Fossil Record: vs God Allowing Pain & Suffering
by Shanagirl in
1. watchtower
2. bible
what a man does with the fossil record tells a lot about his worldview.

is it the result of a world-covering deluge?

or did this sorry chronicle of pain, suffering, and death precede humans (and the reign of death) by millions of years?
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What is the main "idea" of the bible?
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as jws we were often told what the theme of the bible is, we were taught that it was the promised seed.. i was recently asked the question.... what is the main "idea" of the bible?.

for me the whole purpose of the bible is about control.

it features a god that punishes and rewards.
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Where does the need to worship god come from?
by Socrateswannabe in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
where does the need to worship god come from?.

this is a question that i asked myself repeatedly when i used to believe that god exists.

i struggled with this because i have never had the urge, and i imagined myself an ingrate because of it.
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Bible is inspired of God??????
by Crazyguy in
1. jw
2. friends
is there anything in the bible that makes you believe that some or all the writings in the bible are inspired from god?.
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JW. org: "No, we are not a cult. We do not look to any human as our leader."
by Faithful Witness in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know this has been rehashed, time and again, but i saw this interesting blip on jw.org last night, and did a little thinking about it.... jw.

org answers the important question that so many have... are jehovah's witnesses a cult?.

jehovah's witnesses do not look to any human as their leader.
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Theism Makes Science Impossible
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it is not impossible to be a great scientist and a theist - kenneth miller and francis collins are good examples.. however, science depends on methodological naturalism - a working assumption that there are natural causes for observed effects.

please note that methodological naturalism is not the same as ontological naturalism.

in other words scientists may believe in a spirit world or not as long as god is never invoked as an answer.. contrast this with theism which, unlike deism, declares god to be immanent and active in the world.. consider a scientist who is also a theist doing research into the efficacy of a new drug that cures heart disease.
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Atheism and Theism are only partly right!
by abiather in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
today we know that matter and energy are interchangeable, hence they are there always in either form, they are eternal, hence requires no creator.

hence atheism is right in rejecting a creator, but failed in providing any motivation for people to do good.

religions, in their effort to provide a motivating factor for humans to do good, introduced creation stories and other myths; hence they too are right (as far as their intention is concerned), yet failed in producing any worthy resultsworld was steadily moving from bad to worse and from worse to worst!.
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This generation will--not pass away"? but according to the WT it has to!--
by prologos in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
wt writers have decreed, that "this generation" are the partaking anointed, not the general population.. according to the fresh light of july 15 2013, sealed anointed, fads& partakers all, will die and go to heaven before armageddon.. is the great tribulation including armageddon, not part of the end times prophecy, the wt hallmark?-- therefore:.

the generation, the anointed, have to die before the end , but.

jesus said that they* will not!
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Christians please answer something for me
by confusedandalone in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
or should i say some things.... reading over another thread and a number of other threads i have to ask, why are we making excuses for jesus / god.. how can you fathom and all powerful god who created the universe and all the laws that govern it was not capable of:.

1. making sure the proper pronunciation of his name is not available.

2. that all his teaching are not preserved in an easy to discern manner so that ther is no confusion.