kinda busy right now, I'll get around to it later.
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Do you procrastinate?
by larc ini was just wondering, do you procrastinate?
well, i was going to write about this 6 months ago, and i finally got around to it.
yes, i procrastinate all the time.
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Ozziepost,
Yes, I agree completely with what you said. Sorry, if I gave any other impression.
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RR,
I don't know how well you know Duane Magnani, I know him, I think he would probably find it very funny that someone thinks he has an empire of any kind.
Joan Cetnar, who has the convention "Witnesses Now For Jesus" was an heiress of the S.S. Kresge fortune, she lost everything, all chance of inheriting anything when she left the WT. She left anyway.
I think you have the wrong opinion of the ex-jws taking the lead in exposing the WT.
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NAME THAT CHRISTMAS CAROL
by outnfree infound this in some of my son's old school papers.
though it's quite early to be thinking of christmas, i figured most here might be somewhat christmas carol challenged and thus a long lead time for some solutions might be necessary.. the following words are alternate titles for several well known christmas carols.
fill the actual title in the space provided.
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oops, Neon beat me to it. I'll try # 14 Jingle Bells ?
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NAME THAT CHRISTMAS CAROL
by outnfree infound this in some of my son's old school papers.
though it's quite early to be thinking of christmas, i figured most here might be somewhat christmas carol challenged and thus a long lead time for some solutions might be necessary.. the following words are alternate titles for several well known christmas carols.
fill the actual title in the space provided.
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4. Ancient Benevolent Despot _____Good King Wenseslas (sp)____________________
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RR,
My first year at the convention was completely different from what you describe. Erick Grieshaber gave a very special talk about Jesus, what He had done for us etc. I would have never thought I would go to the alter in front of several hundred people and say "the sinners prayer" giving my life to Jesus, but I did.
I have gone every year since, this will be my 10th year. Joan would never consider letting a non-believer direct worship or anything like that. I can't imagine why you had that experience, but, I can assure you it is not that way now.
Most of the talks are spiritual, of course there are always comments about our former lives in the WT, what the latest WT happenings are, etc, but, I would say about 90 % of the program is Christ/spiritually oriented.
You should give it another try.
Borgfree
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RR,
I agree that we all need to go on with our lives, but, there are always new ones who are fresh out of the WT, who will be at the conventions. They will, of course, be very hurt, and their "wounds" will be fresh. The ones who have been out for a few years are there for comfort and support for these new ones just out.
Also, you grow to really care about those you have met at the conventions and look forward to seeing them again.
There are usually book tables where the ministries offer a big variety of books, etc. When I was just leaving the WT, I wanted all of the information I could get my hands on, that information helped me assure myself that I had made the right decision, and, I became much stronger in my convictions. I was then equipped to help others with the knowledge I had gained.
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Pomegranate,
I have read your last post carefully. Unless I missed something, somewhere in the post, I really do not find anything I would disagree with.
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Pomegranate,
You stated this in an earlier post and I did not respond to it:
James 2:19
Even the demons believe that-and shudder.I think you misused the scripture. As you can see below, the writer was talking about faith producing deeds or works, he was saying that even the demons believed there is a God, but, that is a totally different thing than believing in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and having faith in Him to grant you eternal life. The demons can have no such hope.
14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
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18 But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
19 Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder. 20 You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless [4] ? 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. -
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Pomegranate, you say,
Any man coming to you saying he is saved and chosen is talking through his buttocks and looking to start his own religion.note the following scriptures
John 6:40
For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."John 10 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all [1] ; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
John 1:12
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of GodJohn 3:18
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.[John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."John 5:24
"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.John 11 24 Martha answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"John 20 30 Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may [1] believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
These scriptures and others make it plain that eternal life is a free gift from our Lord and we only have to accept the gift by believing in Jesus Christ, really believing, not just pretend believing.
You say: "looking to start his own religion."
All of the major protestant,mainstream, religions that I know of, teach that if you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have everlasting life. By claiming the things you are stating in your posts aren't you teaching a different gospel? and in effect, looking to start your own religion?
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