How to Avoid the Faithless Spirit of most here-

by DocHouse 104 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  DocHouse

  1- Pray to God (whomever you may imagine him to be) asking for understanding

  2- Study the background about the Bible (from non-religious sources) to see where it came from

  3- Discard (or at least set aside) chuyrch claims and dogma.

  4- READ it, looking up archaeological/historical sources about the places and peoples referred to

  5- Be honestly critical- meaning not only looking for things that may be false- but also those that may be TRUE, and, finally,

  6- NEVER let your faith rest on men, church or even orginization- but ONLY on your growing understanding of God...for it WILL take place if you REALLY want to know!

  As one of Jesus' brothers put it-

  James 1: 5- If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
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  Justnowout

  Thank you shelby! Peace to you
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  DocHouse

  Shelby?
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  cantleave

  Not Shelby, The Mad JW.

  The stupidity level hasn't changed.
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  stuckinarut2

  The proble is though DocHouse, many of us here HAVE lost all faith in the idea of a supreme deity due to ACTUALLY reading the bible!

  I no longer beleive BECAUSE I have read the bible in detail!
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  cofty

  Faith is a substitute for thinking.
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  tootired2care

  7. And whatever you do, never, ever, ponder the implications of real life tragedies that have been happening for mellenia like this.

  

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Carter
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  FlyingHighNow

  Don't let anyone else do your thinking for you.
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  DocHouse

  Stuck- can you give one example at a time for me to consider; or would you prefer me to list one at a time of what has convinced ME?
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  MadGiant

  Completely agree:

  “Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.”

  ― Isaac Asimov

  Ismael