hello kent,.
what i meant about money conversions was.
to give the net assets of ibsa and wtbts of penn., in different.
MAC
Do ya remember a song that went
"too much time on my hands"?
Just curious, does it apply?
No, thanks really, it puts the money issue in perspective. Funny, they accuse the Catholic Church of mega bucks spending, yet the Vatican Budget is only around 200 Million US Dollars a years.
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
I like peanut butter, can you rollerskate?
i'm just bored and wanted to say hello, so, "hello!".
yeru.
yerusalyim.
I'm just bored and wanted to say hello, so, "HELLO!"
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
I like peanut butter, can you roller skate?
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"MEOW"
"through the ages the lavish wealth of religion that profess christianity has disturbed many people.
popes, bishops, and other religious dignitaries have lived in splendor supported by their flocks, many of whom have existed in poverty.
the situation has not changed in modern times.
One more question. Do Bethelites ever receive a stipend or gift from the Congregations they are assigned to? Understanding what constraints the Bethelites are under financially I would think that the congregations they are from or the congregations they are assigned to would offer a small financial gift from time to time. Anyone expereince or hear of something like this?
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
"through the ages the lavish wealth of religion that profess christianity has disturbed many people.
popes, bishops, and other religious dignitaries have lived in splendor supported by their flocks, many of whom have existed in poverty.
the situation has not changed in modern times.
Has anyone ever seen an apartment built into a Kingdom Hall. I would almost swear that one of the Congregations in Topeka,Kansas has an apratment built into the basement. If so is this for the CO to stay in, or am i just all ate up on this?
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
a: human rights, articel nb 1 all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
.... b: christianity, dogma nb 1 those who belive in jesus christ will be saved .
i cant get a and b in agreement.
Perfect,
That you can't get your two propositions to agree is simply amazing to me. Your logic and your premise are flawed. We all start out the same in God's eyes, fully of human dignity and unsaved. Jesus died for all, not just for some. No one is worthy of the salvation offered by Christ. That some reach out and grasp the opportunity of the Salvation of Christ doesn't make them any better than other humans. A free gift is offered, worthiness doesn't play into it at all or Jesus death was entirely unnecessary.
Just as someone might grasp an opportunity to improve themselves economically, does that make them better than their fellow humans? No, not at all. God's salvation is offered freely to all. How God works the salvation issue for those who have not heard the Gospel is up to him, but Romans chapter 2 gives a good hint as to how he views them. As to the guy who does good works, well works is not part of salvation. But the guy whose a "bunghole" well, there's this cool phrase that says "Faith without works is dead" If a guys is consistently a bunghole, does he really have faith?
Bugeye, you were wrong about what the "christian" response would be. The two propositions are NOT mutually exclusive. While disagreeing with the UN on some issues in this case they are not wrong. However "Perfects" logic is flawed.
Just my two cents worth.
YERU
Yes, everyone is indeed created equal
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
just for your info, you can look to see if the fbi has a file on you at the following web site.
i recommend against using your ssn to check this out.. yeru.
click here: http://www.policeguide.com/cgi-bin/criminal-search.
Just for your info, you can look to see if the FBI has a file on you at the following web site. I recommend AGAINST using your SSN to check this out.
Yeru
click here: http://www.policeguide.com/cgi-bin/criminal-search
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
isaiah 30:21 is an oft quoted scripture by the watchtower.
it reads: "and your own ears will hear a word behind you saying: "this is the way.
walk in it, you people, in case you should go to the right or in case you should go to the left.
You Know,
I'll take a stab at refuting your arguements. Here it is...Why on earth would ANYONE beleive that the WTBTS or the Governing Body, or Jehovah's Witnesses in general are in anyway God's organization or that the scripture in Isaiah in anyway applies to the JW's?
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
didn't want to let memorial day (u.s.)go by without using my newfound (renewed?
) freedom to thank the military personnel who have served to ensure various other freedoms that i enjoy living in this great democracy.. i know only of yeru on this board who is actually in the military, so wanted to single him out.
if there are any others, please accept my gratitude.. my own father was a marine who fought in wwii and the korean conflict.. i have a cousin who was a career officer in the u.s. navy, and other members of my family who served in the navy or marines.
outnfree,
Thanks for remembering us.
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
my step-son, a jw (18 years old) is here to visit for the summer.
in a conversation yesterday he informed me that his co is now instructing congregations to "use the bible more" in their presentations when they're out on service.
sean said, "he said this is because we don't want to be known as just selling, i mean placing, magazines.
My step-son, a JW (18 years old) is here to visit for the summer. In a conversation yesterday he informed me that his CO is now instructing congregations to "use the bible more" in their presentations when they're out on service. Sean said, "He said this is because we don't want to be known as just selling, I mean placing, magazines." I found his slip (selling verses placing) as well as the whole concept of the conversation quite interesting. Are the JW's going back to the bible?
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
not that most of you will miss me, but military duty calls until next week.
for those of you who care, thanks.
for those of you who don't care....... bite me.
Tina,
you're always a breath of fresh air. I love hearing from you,. and you accept me in all my silliness and failings. YOUR TOPS in my book.
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Shakespere: Hamlet
