Wow, 18 years old, an AA degree and an offer of full scholarships from 3 institution - that speaks volumes for the parents... congratulations, well deserved I'm sure.
Double Edge
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Daughter Going to College this Fall
by TR inwow.
my first born baby will be going to college in the fall.
she will graduate high school and spokane community college this year with an aa degree.
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I'm addicted!!!
by Billygoat ini'm supposed to be working, but can't seem to get away from this freakin' board!!!
can anyone help me or give advice as to how they limit their time here.
i do really well when i'm out of the office meeting with clients, but when i'm at my desk i'm a lost cause.. simon, i can't get enough of your place!!!
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Double Edge
I'm addicted too. Last night I came to the conclusion that this board can not only be addictive, but depressing sometimes. When I've been on the board too long I feel spent. I've decided to just check in for a few minutes throughout the day, but no more than 3 times per day.
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Who believes in a firey hell?
by rekless inis hell the grave.
is it dante' pit.. or is it.
hell is truth seen too late.
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Double Edge
I believe in a "hell", but not a firey one, or the one described by bible thumpers. More like the mental anguish of falling short of our true potential...etc. etc.
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WHAT ABOUT THE STUMBLING BLOCKS?
by You Know inthe underlying assumption of the apostasy is that if the watchtower falls short to a significant degree then it cannot be jehovahs organization.
thats why apostates are hopeful that if enough fault can be found with the organization and brought to the attention of the faithful, then they too will accept the conclusion that jehovahs witnesses are not who we say we are.
unquestionably, many have been stumbled over a multitude of stumbling blocks.
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Still waiting for YOU KNOW to answer my post.
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WHAT ABOUT THE STUMBLING BLOCKS?
by You Know inthe underlying assumption of the apostasy is that if the watchtower falls short to a significant degree then it cannot be jehovahs organization.
thats why apostates are hopeful that if enough fault can be found with the organization and brought to the attention of the faithful, then they too will accept the conclusion that jehovahs witnesses are not who we say we are.
unquestionably, many have been stumbled over a multitude of stumbling blocks.
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[QUOTE]Other "faiths" simply don't have a clue who Jehovah is and what His purposes are nor are they in any position to receive his mercy. No one else is in a position to fulfill the prophecies except Jehovah's Witnesses. / You Know
HOW IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW. You're just spouting the "party" line. How many churches have you investigated, or even set foot in. It's a big world out there and it's obvious you know very little about it. I still am waiting for some legit JW to explain to me why it is the JW's claim they are Jehovah's organization. I asked in a previous post (still unanswered) a JW friend told me that the organization goes back 6,000 years. I know how to get from Adam to Abraham and to Christ. Who came before the bible students or Charles Russell? How do you follow the authority from Christ to Russell. In the 1500's, believers in Christ were basically made up of Catholics, Protestants and The Church of England. I just can't get a JW to tell me how Charles Russells/Bible Students interpretations were the real "TRUTH" compared to other's interpretations. Did God appear to them and said You, Your're the One?
One other things, it seems from all the information I received on this board, that the "Christians" outside of the JW world are more Christ like in the examples they set for loving people and not shunning or ruining families.
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It hit the fan
by truthseeker1 inwell, to bring you guys up to speed, here is what happend this weekend.
i told my wife how i was feeling and why i didn't believe the wt was not god's org.
it went pretty bad.
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Tweetie Bird:
After reading the history of the organization and comparing it to other organizations, i.e. Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, Church of Scientology, etc. I realized that Charles Russell thought God was using him just like Mary Baker Eddy, Joseph Smith, L.R. Hubbard and many, many others thought. They each interpreted the scriptures in their own unique manner, setting themselves up as God's channel. And each uses scare tactics similar to JW's for those that want to leave
Scare tactics if you want to leave?? Baloney...Seventh Day Adventists and Mormans don't scare you if you leave....you just leave. If you don't believe, you don't believe. They don't shun, or say God doesn't love you anymore or do anything remotely similiar to JW's. I can't speak for Scientologist....(talk about mind control..shesssh!) -
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It hit the fan
by truthseeker1 inwell, to bring you guys up to speed, here is what happend this weekend.
i told my wife how i was feeling and why i didn't believe the wt was not god's org.
it went pretty bad.
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One last point...Bible scholars, both believers and non-believers will tell you that the JW's New World Translation is one of the weakest translations ever.
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It hit the fan
by truthseeker1 inwell, to bring you guys up to speed, here is what happend this weekend.
i told my wife how i was feeling and why i didn't believe the wt was not god's org.
it went pretty bad.
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He then asked me is there any other religion or belief that is more accurate. I have studied most of them and I feel that the Witnesses have more truth than others.
You say you've studied most of them....that means not all. What if that which you haven't studied has more 'truth' than the Witnesses...you'll never know if you stop SEEKING. I asked on another post:
I've never been a JW, I'm really interested in knowing how the JW's lay claim to having Jehovah's backing? How were they organized in the mid 1800's, before the Bible Students, and did GOD appear to Charles Russell to let him know that he was the one? Looking at JW history is so hazy on their claim to be the TRUTH. Give me some hard, sold facts...I really am interested.
MAVMAN told me to wait until a Witness came by and give me a "Proclaimation" book. Then a few posters got on his back for not replying directly. I sent MAVMAN the following post:Either you believe it and can explain it or you don't. I'm not here to argue the merits of the claim to authority to act as God's "True" organization, I would just like someone to tell me. A few years ago, a JW friend tried to explain it to me saying it goes back 6,000 years, but they weren't specific. I know how to get from Abraham to Christ. But how do you get from Christ and his Apostles to Charles Russell...that they lost me. Can you explain it? An example...who in 1588 represented God's "true" kingdom when the Christian world was basically divided between the Catholics, Protestants and the Church of England?
Personally, I've looked at the JW religion, and I must tell you, I can not agree with the statement that "the Witnesses have more truth than the other"... not by a longshot. If you believe in the New Testament and forget for a moment about the words of Peter, Paul and the others and take only the example of the life of Christ, I feel the Witnesses come up short.
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The truth of the Resurrection
by RWC inat this time of easter christians celebrate the foundation of their faith, the resurrection of jesus christ.
without the resurrection, the rest of the christian faith is in vain, with it, the whole plan of god is fulfilled and validated.
in other words, if the resurrection occurred it proves the existence of god and his plan for salvation.. with that in mind, i offer the proof that the resurrection is a historical fact that be relied upon:.
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VALIS
Double Edge that's the second dumbest thing I've heard today. According to your logic, you just have to have faith that you have an ancestor. You are the historical record dummy, however it might be easier for you to believe your family tree is the result of immaculate conception...now go do some goddam geneology, disprove your own point and come back when you have something to say.
If mine was the second dumbest thing you've heard today, than I KNOW that the DUMBEST has got to be your ANY one of your so called LOGICALLY thoughts. Resorting to name calling only weakens ones argument. (And why is geneology damned by god?) Your psychological retort game of playing the "parent" isn't becoming.
Sincerely,District Overbeer
You state that there is a very real debate about the existence of Jesus. You're on one side of that debate that claims there is NO evidence, I'm on the other side. My point is, (now be careful, don't come unglued) that "physical" evidence doesn't stand alone as the all encompassing indicator of existence. Of course I'm the historical record of my ancestor...duh! But you know what, there's nothing written down of that distant relative, know one knows anything about them. In my opinion, (I know yours differs) the Christian movement itself is a "physical" proof that He existed, whether He was divine or not. You choose not to believe the records of eyewitnesses, just because they don't have a stamp of approval by a well known "publisher" or historian. Perhaps Mohammed didn't exist as well, because those records weren't written until 150 years after his death.
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Timeless Truths in the Bible
by JosephAlward insome of my favorites are:.
"man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: as one dies, so dies the other.
all have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal.
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Double Edge
What a party pooper.