whipped people in the face
The Bible says nothing like that.
Driving thieves out of the temple was an act of love toward his father in heaven and those who were about to become victims of the thieves.
Lying doesn’t help your case.
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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I know, when Jesus whipped people in the face with a rope in the Temple he was really showing his love.
I'm sure you have soom proof of this.
Lying doesn’t help your case.
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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Jesus did not invent the Golden Rule.
You're right, and He's the only one who lived it.
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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"Real change to human social and cultural evolution came from breaking from these old traditions."
The facts seem to show just the opposite. The fact is Christ didn't invent slavery neither did Christians, the practice of enslaving people was around long before Jesus arrived, and decreased afterward over time. Like it or not Christ is still changing the world for the better.
Also in areas where Christians are forced out, slavery and oppression increase. Look at the middle east and Africa for example.
You're something. You blame Christians for humanity's problems as if the rest of humanity have none.
"We may have literally saved millions of lives."
You still sound like the WT. You are your own messiah.
Just a couple of questions.
How will you save MILLIONS of lives, when San Clemente only has about 65,000 people, Orange county only has 3 million total? How will you "save" 2/3 of the population in that area?
How about all the lives lost down wind from the coal fired power plants that make up for the power drain on the rest of the grid? Your god is cruel and uncaring.
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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Dear Mr. designs
Maybe the slumber that the WT put you and so many on this board in, has blinded you to what the real Jesus did to end slavery for millions. Dr. M L King certainly DID hear the Good News, as he reminded so many about how God told Moses to free thousands of slaves held captive in Egypt.
Please allow me offer the story of one freed slave named Tisquantum. I bring him up because he lived many years before your hero Tom Paine. It is believed that Tisquantum was born on January 1 (happy New Year by the way) sometime between 1585 and 1592. He was known as Squanto to many, and was a member of the Patuxet tribe or band of people, called the Wampanoag who were native to an area we know today as Plymouth, Mass.
Sometime around 1614 an evil man named Thomas Hunt kidnapped Tisquantum to sell him into slavery for £20 or about $30.00 today, when some Christians found out about this evil deed, and bought Tisquantum’s freedom. They taught him about how Christ had come to set the captive free and save them from sin and shame. Some years later in 1620 Tisquantum was able to return home, where he found that all his people had died the year before.
Not long after Tisquantum returned home, a group of English speaking people came to that very place looking for freedom themselves, where they met a native American who spoke almost perfect English. These people arrived with very few of the skills or supplies they would need to survive. Tisquantum for whatever reason loved these people and was devoted to helping them. He served them as a translator/interpreter and ambassador to the other surrounding native villages. He also taught them how to farm the land and how to hunt for food.
In 1622 Tisquantum became very sick, and shortly before his death it is said that he pleaded with the Governor to pray for him, that he might go to the Englishman's God in heaven, and left many of his earthly things with his English friends, to remember him by. His friends saw his death as a great loss.
So my friend, you can stay a slave to your bitterness toward the God of the bible if you like, because of the abuse you suffered at the hands of the WT, who like the wicked servant in Matthew 18, who showed no mercy or compassion, (I get it, I understand,) or you can simply accept the freedom that comes from Christ. It costs nothing, it’s free. There is no cult, church, or religion who can take that freedom away or separate you from the love of God.
Have a great New Year!
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17 foot python crashes Florida picnic!
by moshe inthese snakes are becoming a real nuisance in south florida- next month florida is having a python hunting contest with cash prizes.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6bw__uvrm0e#!.
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It's not just pythons and lionfish, there are many dangerous invasive reptile species in florida
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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They say his remains were lost because they couldn't find a cemetary that would take him.
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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Interesting also that these great philosphers had to stand against common christian beliefs...
I'm not sure what "common christian beliefs" you're refering to, but, without the help of many churchs of different denominations in this area, there wouldn't have been an underground railroad through this area.
Baptist, Methodist, Reformed Presbyterian, Wesleyans, Congregationalist and many others including the Quakers who I'm sure didn't care much for or share the beliefs of Paine, played a very big role in the abolitionist movement in this part of the country. The common belief among Christians around here was certainly against slavery.
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? Curious: How many Jehovah's Witnesses leave to join "non-christian" religions, ie; Wicca, Pagan, Satanists, Buddists, Hindu, etc. ?
by Balaamsass init may seem a strange question, but when i served as an elder i personally knew of about a dozen elders and servants children who joined various wicca groups or became buddists rather than leave to become agnostic or another "christian" denomination.. the ones who became involved with witchcraft did so in groups of jw children intregued by all the talk of satan's and the demon's power etc.
in the org.. the future buddists seemed turned off by the politics, and mean spiritness in halls.. i just thought of this after seeing the new dismal yearbook numbers and looking at facebook pages of some of the ex jws i know.. was this simply a california thing or is it worldwide?.
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It may seem a strange question, but when I served as an Elder I personally knew of about a dozen Elders and servants children who joined various Wicca groups or became Buddists rather than leave to become agnostic or another "Christian" denomination.
JWs are not a Christian denomination they are more like Buddist or any of the rest of the works based religions.
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who are your favorite preachers? here a few of mine!
by unstopableravens insince leaving the wt, i have spoted so many false teachers from osteen to creflo dollar, but there is some great men of god who speak truth,who arnt afraid to proclaim the gospel, and who dont cater to tickling mens ears my three favorite are paul washer, steve lawson and john piper.
who are yours?.
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My mother-inlaw grew up in the shadow of his house in Bordentown. It's just a few miles up the road from me. Did you know only 6 people attended his funeral?