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  Question for believers in the Bible/God

  by not bitter in

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  my question basically is - why believe?.

  now as a non believer i find it hard to understand how anyone in their right mind can believe in the supernatural and more to the point, live their lives according to an old book.

  not just christians obviously.. my intention is not to offend people.

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  snowbird

  I submit that there is nothing simplistic about the ransom or the conception of Jesus of Nazareth.
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  GB

  by Finallyfree12 in

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  might be a dumb question but who cares.... is there only one gb or is there one in each country?.

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  LOL!
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  Question for believers in the Bible/God

  by not bitter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my question basically is - why believe?.

  now as a non believer i find it hard to understand how anyone in their right mind can believe in the supernatural and more to the point, live their lives according to an old book.

  not just christians obviously.. my intention is not to offend people.

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  snowbird

  I believe in God because of what I can see, hear, smell, taste, feel.

  I believe that Someone with benevolent intent set this process into motion.

  I believe the Bible relays the Message, albeit garbled, of that Someone.

  I believe the Day is coming when questions such as the ones you've propounded will be things of the past.
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  Heads Up: If you are an older JW, WT has no further use for you!

  by AndDontCallMeShirley in

  1. watchtower
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  wt is retiring district overseers, has sent older jws serving at bethel packing despite years of faithful service, and as of june 1, 2014, has announced that any elder that has reached 80 years of age is no longer valued or wanted as a cobe.

  in wt land it would appear that older people have little or no value, and wt sees no reason to use them in any meaningful capacity.

  i wonder how this makes older ones feel after devoting their lives to wt's interests while shelving their own hopes and dreams?.

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  You're right.

  My daughter often complains that I'm much more lenient with her kids than I was with her.

  I tell her that this old fool has learned a thing or two about what works and what doesn't.

  It seems that WT is no different from any other corporation in that it prefers "company men" so eager to prove themselves that they will go along with any policies that WT implements.

  It will do WT well to recall to mind the example of Solomon's son, Rehoboam.
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  Heads Up: If you are an older JW, WT has no further use for you!

  by AndDontCallMeShirley in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wt is retiring district overseers, has sent older jws serving at bethel packing despite years of faithful service, and as of june 1, 2014, has announced that any elder that has reached 80 years of age is no longer valued or wanted as a cobe.

  in wt land it would appear that older people have little or no value, and wt sees no reason to use them in any meaningful capacity.

  i wonder how this makes older ones feel after devoting their lives to wt's interests while shelving their own hopes and dreams?.

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  snowbird

  Thanks so much for that information, ADCMS.

  My maternal grandmother lived to the age of 104.

  She was fully aware of her surroundings and recognized all her descendants to the 4th generation.

  Isn't it interesting to see WT backpedal on the issues that it at one time praised itself for championing?

  Hypocrites!
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  Come On And PLAY!!!

  by snowbird in

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  this here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.

  come on, y'all.. sylvia.

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  snowbird

  Rippy!

  Good to see you, also.

  The red-headed freckled little fiend somehow managed to get outside into the forbidden snow; frostbitten fingers were his reward for flagrantly flouting his assumed independence.

  altruism assuage austere
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  Come On And PLAY!!!

  by snowbird in

  1. social
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  this here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.

  come on, y'all.. sylvia.

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  snowbird

  ROFL @ Nancy and CoCo.

  My extreme anxiety precludes any driving on a thoroughfare, motorway, or expressway.

  A quiet country road is the best I can muster now.

  simper temper whimper
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  Come On And PLAY!!!

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.

  come on, y'all.. sylvia.

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  LOL @ Nancy!

  Good mornin.'

  The dogwood tree is most impressive when in full bloom; I've never been too enamored of driftwood; I think Robin Hood and I could have split a watermelon together.

  eject inject project (verb)
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  Come On And PLAY!!!

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.

  come on, y'all.. sylvia.

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  CoCo, et al.

  The great thing about living in Alabama is that there are not too many funny talkin' people to grate on our nerves, also, the highest grade of peanuts can be found in our fair state.

  neigh nay weigh way
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  Come On And PLAY!!!

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.

  come on, y'all.. sylvia.

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  I am revisiting "purchase": The tired horses tried to regain purchase as the chariot lurched around the rocky bend.

  I was inspired by one of Leonard Pitt's column in which he used the word purchase in a similar fashion.

  I have been away for a few day, but I'm happy to be back on board.

  verbs adverbs conjunctions