scout575
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Are you worshipping a false prophet?
by scout575 inat matthew 24:30 jesus predicts his second coming, saying that he would appear: "in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
" in verse 34 he goes on to say that: "this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
" jesus is prophesying that his second coming would occur during the lifetime of his contempories.
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How greedy is "greedy"?
by scout575 inat 1 corinthians 5:11 christians are commanded "not to keep company" and "not to eat" with a fellow believer who is "covetous" ( greedy - nwt ).
what signs of greediness in a fellow believer would make a christian obey this nt command and begin to "not keep company" and 'not eat' with his or her greedy, fellow christian?
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Would you want Jesus as a friend?
by scout575 inwhilst christians like to portray jesus as the supreme example of love and mercy ( as opposed to a supposedly wicked 'watchtower god' ), does the bible's presentation of jesus cast him in quite the same flattering light that christians like to believe?
for instance, at revelation 19:15 jesus is described as 'smiting the nations and ruling them with a rod of iron and treading the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of almighty god.
' does jesus sound just as bad as the 'wicked watchtower god'?
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Are caricatured portrayals of JWs counterproductive?
by scout575 inyears before i stopped being a jehovah's witness i came onto sites like this one, out of curiosity.
i found that alot of the postings were depicting the jw organization as a harsh, unloving, brainwashing cult.
i found this portrayal to be completely opposite to my long years of experience as a jw ( and still do ).
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Is the Bible's description of Nineveh correct?
by scout575 injonah 3:3 says: "now nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days journey.
" if we assume that about 20 miles can be covered in a day's walk, that would make nineveh about 60 miles wide.
was nineveh really that big?
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Is Jesus a false prophet?
by scout575 inat matthew !6: 28 jesus is portrayed as prophesying: "verily i say unto you, there be some standing here which shall not taste of death, till they see the son of man coming in his kingdom.
" did some of jesus' listeners live to see him coming in his kingdom?
is jesus a false prophet?
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Is this Bible warning a valid one?
by scout575 inat hebrews 10: 26,27 the bible warns those who would consider leaving christianity: "for if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgement and a fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
" is the bible trustworthy in saying that those who leave christianity are certain to experience a dread of judgement by god?
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Is this prophecy by Jesus trustworthy?
by scout575 inin the last chapter of the bible jesus is three times portrayed as saying: "i come quickly.
" the last of these three statements actually reads: "surely i come quickly.
" ( rev 22:7, 12, 20 ) does the passage of nearly 2000 years since those words were written indicate that this bible prophecy is trustworthy?
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How responsible is Jesus' advice at Matthew 19:12?
by scout575 inmatthew 19:12 says: " for their are some eunuchs which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and their are some eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom heaven's sake.
he that can make room for it, let him receive it.
" whilst these words of jesus have been taken figuratively by most christians, many, particularly in the past, have taken them all too literally and castrated themselves, thinking they were following jesus' advice.
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Is Jesus over-rated?
by scout575 inwhilst the bible generally portrays jesus as a good and clever man, is this the whole story?
how does jesus respond to those who meet with his disapproval?
to peter he says: "get thee behind me, satan: thou art an offence unto me.