we unfortunately live in a generation with men who have no idea what it takes to be a real man
Statements like that tell me more about the woman writing than about men.
peacefulpete
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A Real Man
by Vanderhoven7 inthe meaning of true love from a man.. by elizabeth rossi, freelance writer .
i hate to say this but most women will go their entire lifetime and never experience the meaning of actual true love.. it's even slightly depressing to think that most people will never understand how powerful this picture actually is; a prime example of how men should be treating their partner with everyday that passes.. we unfortunately live in a generation with men who have no idea what it takes to be a real man.. let me give you a couple examples of a real man ....... a real man asks about your day and genuinely cares about the answer.. a real man respects your boundaries and never forces you to anything you're not ready to do.. he makes time for you, and takes that time to learn and understand who you are as a person.. a real man consistently shows you the definition of effort with every day that passes.. he will call you randomly throughout the day just to check on you and your mental health.. a real man is undeniably committed to you and looks for new ways to fall in love with you with every day that passes.. he makes protecting your heart a number one priority.. a real man never makes permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.. he never confuses you on where you stand in his life.. a real man apologizes when he is wrong and stays true to his character.. he doesn't mind hurting other people's feeling to protect yours.. a real man gives you affection without sexual expectation.. a real man refuses to entertain any women that isn't you.. he has genuine intentions with you from day one and shows you how it truly feels to be a priority rather an option.. a real man will help you heal from the trauma that nobody apologized for.. a real man values you and would never put themselves in a position to lose you.. take my advice and wait for the man that never let's you fall asleep at night questioning your own self worth.. .
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This is a no brainer
by oncebitten inthe insertion of jehovah into the nt is only understandable to me if there was an ot quote.
however by far the vast majority of the time this is not the case.
instead we see clear bias in the nwt.
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Q about Jesus' sacrifice
by oncebitten ini have several jw family members.
i have been shunned many years now.
i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.
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peacefulpete
Yes, As I understood it, one of the core tenants of WT theology has been that Jesus died for Adam's sin. This gave Christians the opportunity to have their sins forgiven conditioned upon works and piety. The numerous passages in the NT that describe forgiveness are applied to the 144k alone as having been credited with purity (forgiveness) while yet in a sinful/human body. However even this forgiveness is though of as a moving condition, that is, sins up to that moment are forgiven, but future forgiveness is predicate upon continued 'faithfulness'. They do not have a concept of once-and-done 'justification.'
Since that is reserved for the 144k, the WT teaches that, as a technical matter, the Other Sheep are not credited with forgiveness till the end of the 1000 year reign if they prove worthy and reach perfection.
Many statements in the literature will say, forgiveness is 'possible' and lead a casual reader to believe they teach present forgiveness for Other Sheep.
As regards the Romans 6 passage. It is lifted from context by the WT to suggest that death erased a sinful record. This effectively negates the whole doctrine of Christ ransom. In context the author is, through an admittedly convoluted means, saying baptism into Christ's death meant becoming a slave of Christ, but also dead to sin. In this way by baptism, which is equated to death, frees from sin. In contrast those who are slaves of 'Sin' get only death as a 'wage' and are only freed from its mastery by dying.
As has been said the whole concept of the resurrection as a instrument of justice, requires some sort of post-death-judgment. This is clearly stated in John and Rev.
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VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE
by stephenlettclownface ini apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.
i have been a lurker here for several years.
i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.
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peacefulpete
Welcome. Lots of positive comments.
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Memorial of Jesus' death
by Listener ini was listening to a youtube where a pastor relates his experience of attending a jw memorial.
he said something that was profound to me.. "how do you have a memorial for someone alive?".
they use this phrase all the time, even printing thousands and thousands of invitations to invite everyone to join them in doing this.. i googled that phrase to see what other christian church's use this phrase and was astounded to see that at least the first two pages of results are in relation to jw's only..
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peacefulpete
Memorial vs. Commemoration. Agreed the word choice is odd.
In today's parlance, a "celebration of life" might be more in keeping with traditional Christian theology.
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Out of the Mouths of Vampires
by peacefulpete inone of the most quoted and loved passages of the bible has an unexpected textual history.
at matt 21:16 jesus is made to say:.
have you never read, ‘from the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself’?”.
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peacefulpete
regarding the vampire in the title, there was no intention of any antisemitic allusion. It was a pop culture reference.
It didn't occur to me the possibility of it being interpreted that way. sorry if I offended.
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Out of the Mouths of Vampires
by peacefulpete inone of the most quoted and loved passages of the bible has an unexpected textual history.
at matt 21:16 jesus is made to say:.
have you never read, ‘from the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself’?”.
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peacefulpete
You cannot recreate something that did not come from your culture and your language. You cannot tell Native American people that they got their myths wrong or Japanese that you know more about Shinto than they do, especially when you don't read or understand their languages or lived their lives or practiced their religions. Can you imagine what you must sound like to me?
Surely you are not suggesting a modern Jew has a monopoly on researching thousands year old forms of Judaism. Can you imagine what you must sound like to me?
The idea that you think Mark is a Catholic apologist like Jimmy Akin makes me realize why you would think I don't know what I don't know what I am talking about.
I argued just the opposite. Mark is not an apologist as is evidenced by his work.
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Out of the Mouths of Vampires
by peacefulpete inone of the most quoted and loved passages of the bible has an unexpected textual history.
at matt 21:16 jesus is made to say:.
have you never read, ‘from the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself’?”.
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peacefulpete
Either you are hurt somewhere by what I wrote or upset, because it is obviously apparent that I did read it. I quoted from it, remember?
Ah, no. I was not hurt or upset. I'm still processing your comments. I did read your statement...
This means that Psalm 8 has nothing to do with the myth even though a word evolved from the idea.
...to mean he has not made this connection, and as erroneously suggesting the whole argument is hinged upon the one word.
You seem to be saying: Mark as a scholar, raised as Catholic, has a colored take on the Psalm. He of theological necessity sees it as related to creation mythology involving ancient deities so as to reinterpret it as related to Catholic Christology. Would you also suppose his books have similarly imagined such a link for the same undelaying premise? I read them many years ago and never saw a hint of that.
If you do, do you interpret any attempt at form criticism of ancient poetry as a waste of time, perhaps even disingenuous? I'm guessing not but I'm, as I said, I'm processing your comments.
Have I understood your position correctly? And regards my naivety, I've been around enough to know a thing or two. Pretend you are having a discussion with a peer.
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Out of the Mouths of Vampires
by peacefulpete inone of the most quoted and loved passages of the bible has an unexpected textual history.
at matt 21:16 jesus is made to say:.
have you never read, ‘from the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself’?”.
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peacefulpete
Halcon....typed communication has many drawbacks. I was referring to Mark's Catholicism in that last comment . I think we agreed his identifying as a Catholic hasn't obscured his objectivity. I do feel he is misreading Mark's article or not reading it at all. Mark is quite clear he sees a related parallel myth to the Ugaritic.
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Out of the Mouths of Vampires
by peacefulpete inone of the most quoted and loved passages of the bible has an unexpected textual history.
at matt 21:16 jesus is made to say:.
have you never read, ‘from the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself’?”.
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peacefulpete
We are saying the same thing. Perhaps I should have went with my first thought and said Mark was Catholic like you are Jewish. But wasn't sure if that was offensive.