i have been engaging in bible study with my bible study conductor for the past two years.
i am on lesson 48 of enjoy life forever book and it is only a matter of time before i complete lesson 60 which is the final lesson.
my bible study conductor informed me today that once i complete lesson 60, i won’t be receiving any more studies as i have been given all of the information that i need to make a decision.
I have also learned a lot about God and the Bible.
No - you haven't
You have allowed a JW to indoctrinate you for the last 6 months with their own interpretation of the bible. Ask them if anything you have learned is subject to change in the future? If the answer is yes, what you have learned can't be considered truth.
rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?
as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.
that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
Yes - totally normal - nothing strange about food falling from the sky.
rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?
as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.
that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
The manna, therefore, is not a new kind of creation, but an extraordinary arrangement within the existing created order—what we call a miracle, where God either suspends or surpasses the usual operation of natural causes. This is not contrary to rest, for it is still an act of providence, not of founding creation.
What an absolute load of crap. Manna falling from the sky is a new creation. It does not happen naturally from existing processes already put in place from god. Looks like chatgpt let you down on this one.
Vienne is right - no one cares about what some christian apologist dreamed up to cover for obvious biblical errors.
hello, i have to ask you a question.. what is this telepathic inner voice speaking from among trees and bushes in public parks and which makes me feel cold shivers on my back associates with guilt and sadness if i step on snails or rip leaves or flowers from trees and bushes?.
did i mention increased heartbeat, reddening of the face and a strong headache associated with this guilt?.
it seems to speak about unconditional love for everything and everyone, animals, plants, people and that i should treat them with kindness and care even if they harm me.. also it seems to make me feel shivers of guilt and headaches if i have thoughts of obsession, pride or selfish ambition.
When an axe-wielding maniac bursts in your front door in the middle of the night, it will probably help balance your feelings.
the following is from the latest study watchtower july 2025, study article 28, paragraph 17:.
each christian must make up his or her own mind about whether to accept or to reject these fractions.
we may find it a challenge to understand this matter fully, but making decisions like this is part of the load that each of us must carry.
My sister was about 7 when she had a massive bleed and had to be taken to hospital. She needed a transfusion but being jw's, my parents said no.
One of the nursing staff told my mother that my sister was the closest they had ever seen anyone come to death and not actually die, her skin had turned grey.
Fast forward 20 years later and both my mother and sister had left 'the truth' anyway. Its all a joke.
usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
Everything Trump does might be completely undone in less than four years. It's insane. Who can operate in this kind of environment??
Yep, that's why I doubt Trump will ever get everything he wants. Why would any manufacturing company decide to move everything to America in this tenuous political environment? By the time they have done it there will be a new President, or Trump will have changed the rules again.
The market has told Trump he can't impose sky high tariffs because it adversely affects his own country. So right now, the tariffs aren't high enough to eliminate income taxes but they are high enough to cause inflation for the American consumer and disrupt supply chains.
usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
DD, maybe you underestimate the affect of the American economy on the rest of the world. That's why people from other countries comment about the US economy.
Trump has caused a stock market crash, affecting pensions and investments worldwide. Tariffs are likely to hurt American consumers. Trade and economies that have taken years to set up have been unbalanced. America has lost the trust of a lot of countries who are now looking for alternative markets. Consumers outside America are boycotting American made products.
Trumps goals to streamline America's economy may be the right thing to do but it seems like he was trying to do it overnight.
If you are a Trump fan, the 'America first' motto probably sounds great but he seems to be punishing everyone else for Americas problems.
rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?
as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.
that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
regarding God’s "rest" since creation: this rest is not inactivity, as if God ceased to act altogether, but rather the completion and enjoyment of creation. God's "rest" refers to His cessation from new acts of creation, not from providence or governance.
Well, god causing manna to fall from heaven was a new act of creation.
Awaiting your next AI response....
rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?
as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.
that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
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I have a question. When jesus was on earth - was he still God?
If so, did he do any work while on earth. The bible says he was the son of a carpenter, so presumably he worked with his father.
If he worked while on earth, how did he not break his own perfect law about working on the sabbath?
In the old testament, a man was stoned to death for gathering sticks on the sabbath.
Allegedly, God has been in his day of rest - his sabbath, since he created Eve - right? Yet, presumably jesus must have worked and therefore broke his own law.
how about a series of articles along the lines of the "was it designed" series in borg.org.
here's one with a little help from chatgbt.. the cat’s penis — was it designed?.
cats are graceful, clever, and agile.
Yes it's all the work of creation, just like the way sharks teeth are designed to help them chew seaweed in paradise.
