defd/derrick is a current-jw posting on this board.
he's been on for quite some time now, maybe not a year, but awhile.
many have tried to show him the many ways the watchtower doesn't live up to its claim of being god's organization, but he seems unflappable.. so where do you stand on him now?
I agree but............................................Those individuals who have that close intimate relationship and who serve God, my ? would be, What God do they serve?
What? is there more than one God?
Christians serve the one and only God, our Father the God from the bible God is good
Evanescence
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2:40 am and i am at work eating bar b q fritos, drinking a redbull and pepsi and typing this all at the same time.
what a job huh?.
oh lol a defd talking to himself thread
I wonder what the mods would think of this
Defd, try contemplative prayer, what you do is sit there and meditate and focus on God's presence. Surrender to him all your sadness and worry... spend up to an hour doing this... hey its not impossible I do it It takes up a good hour, and your not wasting time, your giving this hour to God...
I would of suggested Rosary beads to occupy your boredom but you know...
How bout singing? or Drawing... or study something of interest
Evanescence
defd/derrick is a current-jw posting on this board.
he's been on for quite some time now, maybe not a year, but awhile.
many have tried to show him the many ways the watchtower doesn't live up to its claim of being god's organization, but he seems unflappable.. so where do you stand on him now?
I will never stop serving Jehovah as I was taught through his Org.
Don't forget, that if you leave the jw's your not necessarily leaving God.
Defd, I know many christians who serve God and have a close intimate relationship with him who are not jw's...
To the others, I'd be careful about trying to "figure" people out, saying this person made this amount of posts and posts here, so clearly this person must be an ex-jw or a troll etc.
A human being is not a simple math sum, 1 + 1= 2
Evanescence
jwd is [not] responsible for other pictures found at web site!
http://www.meltingclocktimes.com/turfwars.htm breaking news!
friday, december 3, 2004!.
Maybe we should lock Qcmbr and Defd into a room together....
Evanescence
looking at the many and varied avatars, what voice would you imagine for the poster?
some have rumbly "exorcist voices" some squeaky.
mouthy had a lovely modulated alto - it turned out she did!!!
haha Legolas
well I know my avatar has a nice, awsome voice
Go Amy Lee
Evanescence
jwd is [not] responsible for other pictures found at web site!
http://www.meltingclocktimes.com/turfwars.htm breaking news!
friday, december 3, 2004!.
LOL that was funny ...would of been good if it was real I'd wondered what it be like if Mormans and JW's ever met up in the same street.....
Evanescence
how many true gods are there.
did not like hell or jesus being god and i'm sure quite a few other things too.
after all jesus did say:
Are you a born again christian?
do you post here? www.fresh-hope.com
Thats a born again christian site/forum
Evanescence
thought this was rather cute
lord please bless... .
every night i lie in bed.
Thought this was rather cute
Lord Please Bless...
Every night I lie in bed
This little prayer inside my head
God bless my mom and dad
and bless my children
and take care of my spouse
who brings me so much joy...
God, there's just one more thing
I wish that you would do
if you don't mind my asking
to bless my 'puter, too??
Now I know that it's not normal
to bless a small machine
but listen just a second
and I'll try to explain...
You see, that little metal box
holds more than odds and ends
Inside those small components
rest a hundred loving friends.
Some it's true I've never seen
and most I've never met...
never shaken hands or
ever truly hugged, and yet...
I know for sure they love me
by the kindnesses they give,
and this little scrap of metal
is how I get to where they live.
By faith is how I know them,
Much the same as I know You.
I share in life it brings them,
So if it's OK with you...
Just take an extra minute
from your duties up above...
to bless this little hunk of steel
that's filled with so much love.
So God, Please Bless My Puter...
- author unknown-
Evanescence
below is a common view of a christians viewpoint of salvation.
see if you christians here agree, and answer how you feel about whether salvation can be lost.
section 7: salvation
That is interesting Gumby I have been reading a bit about that myself...
No, Christians does not have a free licence to sin, once we accept Christs sacrifice on the cross we become God's children, and this even involves Fatherly disciple from the Father as mentioned in Hebrews 12
I also heard somewhere that if you have been a christian all your life but at the last minute you turn against God and reject him and his grace everything you did gets forgotten
The Catholic Church believes in Purgatory, eversince no sinful being can enter heaven you get purged in purgatory before you enter heaven.
You go through this while on Earth and is completed in purgatory, you could view purgatory as the gateway to heaven.
Of cause you are still forgiven and going to heaven, you just have to go through this process first.
So if you live life sinning and not having a care in the world, God will correct you, he focuses on our eternal salvation.
Mortal Sin
1. Grave matter
2. Full consent in doing it
3. Full awareness of it.
they are the three conditions of mortal sin, a christian must confess and repent especially if the sin is mortal.
God sent prophets to the city of Israel in the OT urging for them to repent and turn from their ways, thus resulting in destruction and punishment eversince they would not repent. They broke their covenant with him. So thats an example set to us today.
Evanescence
it has been over 10 months now since i stopped going to the kingdom hall.
i had imagined how i would really find my way to god now that i was no longer being misled by the wts ( for - profit) publishing company.
i kept reading the bible, because people on jwd had told me how i would see it in a different light.
On a more serious note.. as suicide was mentioned a few posts ago.. can anyone answer this question for me.. How many people (including the JWs) say that "God will not put a heavier load on us than we can carry" I have always wondered.. if that is true, then why do people commit suicide? Don't they commit suicide because they are too burdened by their misfortunes? Once again, to me this points away from God's existence.
I believe that God does not give us more than we can handle, we may be pushed to our limits, and yes while one is suicidal they feel burdened.
I admit I felt very much burdened and thought that life was rather empty and pointless and there is not much point in going on. When you are depressed you struggle to see the positive and i've noticed that depressed people without realising it push away and refuse help.
People feel the suicide is the cure, a way to end all your pain, but it is not! Suicide is not the answer....
In a way suicide is a selfish act, can you think of the pain you would cause everyone around you? They start to blame themselves even if the person wrote a suicide note claiming that its no one's fault it still lingers as pain and guilt in everyone's hearts.
Suicide is a Mortal sin to God, and he would hate it if we took our lives....
Satan however would love it... Thats what the devil does he constantly whispers lies in our ears convincing us that suicide is the answer, all your suffering and pain will end.
I will quote the T.V series Medium "People who jump off a cliff find that once they are 3 quarters down, their problems are fixible"
*well it was along the lines of that anyways*
So its about having faith, God can help you through your adversities and healing does take a long while, heck I am still recovering from depression, it can take years, but in the end you are a stronger and better person and you gain so much wisdom from it all.
The Catholic church believes in "purgatory" no sinful being can enter heaven, we also go through suffering on earth and what is not finished on earth gets finished off in Purgatory before you enter heaven. So enduring through suffering goes well when it comes to the time of judgement.
At the time of adversity the depressed person would feel pinned down by adversity and would want to give up.... a way to decribe depression would be to be in an endless fog, pressed down by a huge weight, in a huge maze, falling in a never ending hole etc.
But you will find your light at the end of the tunnel, we all have our burdens to bare.
A life without burdens is no ordinary life.
In peace,
Evanescence
