one of the reasons people remain pimo is fear of losing family.
those that are disfellowshipped and shunned regularly comment about how devastated that they have lost the approval of their parents.. when i respond to emails from people saying how difficult it is being estranged or looked down on by their parents, i would like to say that over time they will come to terms with it, except i not sure that people ever do.
i cannot shake that feeling either.
It appears that at a certain age, teenagers, like my son now, do certain things to break loose from their parents.
By living together longer, it could become convincing that the other person has not changed and is an asset to the family,? unless wt values are paramount?
muslims are now outnumbering catholics.
could the gb be all talk, and afraid if they spoke out against them, the last words they would hear at one of their talks would be "aloha snackbar!"?
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wt is lam e. Babylon is greater than they admit. It did not fall in 1918.
reading it in daniel 11, especially towards the end, 11:40-45, if king of the north would be christianity/usa/jews(if they do control usa), and king of the south, islam.
in those end the king of the south is mainly an irritant.
not much power, and the king of the north has big armies and power, so overtakes the middle east.
islamic kings of the North / South? North: Shia Iran, South: Sunni Saudi Arabia. caught in the middle: Babylon the not so great, Irac, Katar.
So far so good, divide and rule. kept Europe back for centuries too.
now that i'm looking beyond what the wt teaches i'm struggling to find information on three topics.
the 144,000, the trinity and prayer.. if anyone has 5 minutes could they explain:.
1. what do other religions think the 144,000 are or is?
John 17:2, 21. "... that they all [the whole number] may be one.."
it will be a 144003 ity at least.
I think he bible is doing a number on us. numbing.
the time remaining is... elastic.. .
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time remaining is the remnant, the left over from past eternity. Only wt needs overlapping remnants.
the time remaining is... elastic.. .
stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html
relativistic The more you pack into it of the good stuff, the longer it will appear to last. (looking at the past)
the time remaining is... elastic.. .
stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html
.. is a gift" but "..it is not given to you-- to understand.." Jesus in Acts 1:7.
wt just does not understand that.
If you ever received a mysterious gift, from an generous donor, you do not fully understand,--- use it well.
"what will go when god's kingdom comes?
" from april w/tower.
we start with a picture of jesus riding a white horse into battle, galloping towards terrified people in darkness.
paragraph 7: "..religious organisations deceive millions of people--"
particularly wt: New 1919 F&DS' new light: "....Millions now living will never die" still the wt message: and billions will.
the time remaining is... elastic.. .
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indefinite, sadly not for everyone of us. "time" is probably fundamental. an eternal dimension.
"the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.
so they began taking as wives all whom they chose.".
it may be feasible to some to accept the bible's assertion that the first humans were tempted to pursue independence from god, especially since they were created in his image and he is independent from any authority.
teacher, handed over his piece of chalk to the rebel in the classroom (Satan)
Wake: good you reminded us of that truly miserable analogy in the :...really teach" book- never thought that the possibility of capriciously caused death hung over the young students. Geniuses always exceed their teachers! An abusive teacher would be retired.
Dw: phew. Bible equivalence of male "God" not good. take the case for the female creator: The universe started at a point in time, caused by an eternal (clearly more expansive) creator/trice. Universe still expanding, but still "inside" that larger, entity.
Male sex too, if you have a heavenly choice, is a big bang, men are willing to pay big bucks for the bang. Angels willing to quit heavens for it? sure!
