flippin' eck run dont walk talk about a resurrection of the dead !! That thread I have just noticed is from 2001 ... doh!
El blanko
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Christians CAN eat blood.
by proplog2 inthere is no need to address all the knotty pharasaical arguments used by the watchtower to defend their blood policy.
mark got the point jesus was making in the 7th chapter of mark.
"thus he declared all foods clean".
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Christians CAN eat blood.
by proplog2 inthere is no need to address all the knotty pharasaical arguments used by the watchtower to defend their blood policy.
mark got the point jesus was making in the 7th chapter of mark.
"thus he declared all foods clean".
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El blanko
NOTHING (that includes blood) from outside that passes into a man can defile him
I think one still has to use common sense - obviously! Some things do actually harm us. I think the obvious deeper lesson was the focus upon the heart condition of man. The statement was made really to condemn those who judge a man on what he eats alone or how fastidious his cleansing rituals are.
The blood issue is not solved so easily for some, as they see it as a matter of spiritual symbolism ... you knew that already though
Good thought though and certainly an interesting scripture.
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New BLOOD Watchtower - June 15, 2004 Issue!
by UnDisfellowshipped inthe watchtower, june 15, 2004 issue, pages 14-24:.
" for the benefit of current readers, the answer is reprinted on pages 29-31 of this magazine.
19 near its conclusion, the reprinted answer on pages 29-31 says: "does the fact that opinions and conscientious decisions may differ mean that the issue is inconsequential?
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El blanko
I don't understand-why do they try to confuse this so much??
Good question.
Intellectual posturing maybe over an area of scripture that makes little sense when applied to the preserving of life using contemporary medical practise?
Or, tiptoeing around a very difficult and emotive issue, attempting to please everybody and in reality only creating more confusion and frustration?
Can't decide.
It should either be a clear cut:- yes - you can use blood for medical purposes OR no - you are not to touch the vile wicked fluid. That would cut down on exhaustive and drawn out articles of this nature.
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Casting Peace on the Earth
by Leolaia inmark smith , in his commentary on the baal epic, has made an interesting observation on messianic motifs in the ot and nt, particularly as relating to the bringing of a new era of peace (slwm).
such passages announce an impending epoch of peace, and describing it in agricultural terms as "planting peace" or "casting peace" as one casts seeds.
ezekiel 34:25-40 describes the removal of hostilities from the earth and the advent of paradisical conditions.
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El blanko
fourfold synonymic parallelism
eh? - sorry, I am as thick as a brick, please explain what you mean ...
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To the theists (Christian or otherwise)....
by logansrun inmy question to you: why does god permit evil?
this is not a bait but something i'd really like to get your view on.
thanks.. bradley
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El blanko
But time is not actually stretched in this instance, just your perception of it.
Our perception of time makes time what it is.
LSD was responsible for my most profound experiences. Totally whacked out and twisted.
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Today has been........
by desib77 ina horrible, horrible day..... i hope you don't mind me venting a little...... to start out, i've been sick for two weeks now with bronchitis that i can't seem to get rid of......so i've been feeling really bad.
today is my second visit to the dr. and i found out that i'm asthmatic so i haven't been able to get over this...the dr. told me the wheezing and coughing spells that i've had are making it hard for me to get rid of all the congestion.. at lunch one of our cars breaks down and we have to have it towed to get fixed.
then it ends up costing a lot to get it fixed..... to top all of this off, since i was sick today i worked from home on a day that i would normally travel and hour and go into the office.
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El blanko
Sorry to hear that.
Bad times can group together at times like a clump of rotten bananas.
A friend of mine recently lost all of his vision in one eye and 40% vision in the other. He suffers from depression which broke his relationship with his wife. Has 3 kids to look after by himself. Hasn't been able to work in years, thus low income. Lost his pancreas and has other internal problems as a result. I have no idea how he manages to maintain his grip on reality (probably the kids!).
Hope you feel better soon.
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To the theists (Christian or otherwise)....
by logansrun inmy question to you: why does god permit evil?
this is not a bait but something i'd really like to get your view on.
thanks.. bradley
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El blanko
If God was "in time" from a human perspective, why not simply use His foreknowledge to show his creatures (both human and angel) what WOULD happen if humans ruled themselves?
That is an issue a "wanting to be a JW again" friend of mine raised recently while we were discussing various issues and I expressed many doubts about various aspects of the faith. I couldn't provide any light at all for him concerning that question. Interesting though, isn't it.
I also believe that the God I have defined within my mind exists outside of the physical mechanism of time which afterall is defined and measured from a human perspective. The divisions we have created suit our needs, but to God he should be able to divide further into our fractions to infinity, and exist within one of those infinite divisions for an eternity if that was his desire to do so.
Time can be stretched - I have witnessed that when I used to use mind altering substances. Time becomes meaningless in an hightened state of awareness .
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El blanko
what kind of conversation would you suppose they'll have
Possibly eye each other with great suspicion and inside their minds loop the mantra - "I hate you all, I hate you all, I hate you all" ...
Possibly - or just have one big love-in !
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wildfire is going to be on a rock radio station with a chance to winBIG !!!
by wildfire inhey gang,, guess who made it to austin, texas,,,, yup its lil ol me ,,, wildfire,,, and my daughter entered a contest on 101x rock station ,, to find the best rocker ,, mom around,, so she writes this email,,, telling how great of a mom i am,raising 5 kids on her own,, andhow she is so happy her mother is out of the cult she has beenin for the last 25 yrs... and she want s to give her mother the best present for mothers day ,,,, sooo she emails it to the radio station,, and we got picked to come in to the radio station 101x tomorrow morning,,, at 7amm yikes... so i get to compete with other rocker moms... andi can win big prizes... how funny hahah so wish me luck====+++++++++... what a blast ,,, hope to hear from some of the oldies around there,, onacruse, xena,,, valis,,,, gary from sdak..... bikerchik,,, i picked out my best rocker out fit hahah .......
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El blanko
As the first to respond to your thread and say "Av' it large Big Momma" - do I get a cut of the loot? Ahhhh - go on...
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To the theists (Christian or otherwise)....
by logansrun inmy question to you: why does god permit evil?
this is not a bait but something i'd really like to get your view on.
thanks.. bradley
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El blanko
I believe there has to be a form of ultimate justice.
Absolutely