lovelylil
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Something happened at church yesterday
by lovelylil inso my hubby wanted to go to church yesterday.
it was a non-denominational one in the town next to ours.
i went along because he feels he needs a church to attend to keep him on the right track.
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For believers: Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?
by lovelylil inwhile thinking about this bible verse today taken from matthew 18, i began seeing a correlation to our time and the trend among christian churches.
there are several that i am sure we can name that make claims such as "we are the only true church" or "we are the only true christians" or even that "no one can see the truth unless they are in contact with our church to teach it".
and these ones judge others by placing everyone outside their group in "spiritual darkness".. isn't this the same thing as jesus' early disciples asking "who is the greatest in the kingdom?
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What are some personal truths you now believe in after leaving the WT?
by lovelylil inthese are things i hold as personally true for me:.
1) there is no religion today that has the only truth about god.
2) the bible contains truths for christians but other religions have books that contain truth for them.
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1874 a date the Lord chose?
by lovelylil inthis interesting statement was made on a bible student forum and sent to me by one of my friends.
i have copied it the same way he sent it to me.
here a bs is explaining how the lord himself chose the date 1874 as his "invisible return".
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What kind of "real" Christian lets the kids do Halloween?
by lovelylil inas you all know we have been out of the tower about 3 years now.
i am still a christian but my hubby thinks of himself more as an agnostic.
anyway, my son who is 12 asked if he could go trick or treating with my nieghbor and her son just to try it as it never has - and i said it was up to him to decide.
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My daughter turns 14 today!
by lovelylil ini am so happy for her.
it is only the second birthday we are celebrating.
she is very excited as we are having a party at a local pizza place that she and all her friends hang out at and then invited 10 of her closest friends to go to the arcade afterwards - tokens on me and her father.. i was thinking how less than 3 years ago now my daughter was very depressed and spent most of her time in her room.
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Where in the Bible does it say man has free will?
by lovelylil ini was doing some research on another topic and this scripural point kept coming up - jesus said "no one comes to me unless the father who sent me draws him" this word draw means to "entice" or "attract".
in light of this statement, does this mean we actually do not have free will to decide to serve christ?
for it says we cannot do so unless drawn by god.
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Why is Jesus absent in the Old Testament?
by lovelylil ini raised a question on the is jesus god thread but am not getting any answer so i thought i would open up the discussion for the rest of the forum as i am currently trying to research this topic.
bare with me while i give some background here and please read it carefully: .
but most people say no it was only an angel.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of religious belief systems
by lovelylil inthere have been several posts talking about the good religious beliefs systems do and the bad.
i thought we could list some here as well as what you all find to be the downright ugly side of religious systems.
i'll go first.. the good is that religious belief systems tend to give others with like beliefs a sense of belonging and community.. the bad is that this type of system will often try to exalt itself over all other beliefs systems by teaching that it alone has a corner on god, truth and the bible.
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A Good Creed For All Religions To Adopt?
by lovelylil inthe dalai lama said that the basic creed of all religions comes down to this: love god/love each other.
what are some other creeds that you think all religions should adopt and why?
lilly