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  • texasescimo
    texasescimo replied to Do you believe in evolution? :
    No, for sure not what may be deemed as macroevolution, possibly might what be deemed as microevolution. For example I don't believe that a tardigrade and a blue whale have a common ancestor which would take macroevolution but I believe that finches could ...  moreNo, for sure not what may be deemed as macroevolution, possibly might what be deemed as microevolution. For example I don't believe that a tardigrade and a blue whale have a common ancestor which would take macroevolution but I believe that finches could have different sized beaks or that guineas and chickens could have a common ancestor which may be deemed as microevolution? The theories seem to keep evolving though. I think now it is taught that al life descended from a few common ancestors?One thing that doesn't seem to evolve is that a scientist that challenged the non-proven theory would likely be hatefully ridiculed.https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102010346?q=%22What+About+Human+Evolution%22&p=parHas All Life Descended From a Common Ancestor?  less
    • 1 hour ago
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    texasescimo replied to Is the best thing not to give covid time to incubate and stay inside?:
    Cute! Have to watch them later, my dogs will bark and them and my wife is asleep now.
    • Wed at 3:33 AM
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    texasescimo replied to Is the best thing not to give covid time to incubate and stay inside?:
    Our middle son had a Shar Pei and I had read something back then that they were originally bred for dog fighting. I saw your post and rethunk (Randy?) it as understand they are from China and hear they eat dog so your post made sense. I googled it and a q...  moreOur middle son had a Shar Pei and I had read something back then that they were originally bred for dog fighting. I saw your post and rethunk (Randy?) it as understand they are from China and hear they eat dog so your post made sense. I googled it and a quick google talks about hunting, guarding, and fighting. Possibly taste like chicken?https://petcentral.chewy.com/behavior-breeds-chinese-shar-pei/  
    • Wed at 3:32 AM
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    texasescimo replied to Does prayer work?:
    Yes.Should You Pray?https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/wp20140401/does-god-answer-prayers/nVideo:Does God Listen to All Prayers?https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/draw-close-to-god/video-does-god-listen-hear-prayer/nDoes God Liste...  moreYes.Should You Pray?https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/wp20140401/does-god-answer-prayers/nVideo:Does God Listen to All Prayers?https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/draw-close-to-god/video-does-god-listen-hear-prayer/nDoes God Listen to All Prayers?  
    • Tue at 5:27 PM
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    texasescimo replied to Are you tired of the coronavirus hoax yet?:
    There possibly are some deaths attributed to the coronavirus in error. Another question may be: How many coronavirus deaths worldwide have been falsely attributed to something else?Personally, I feel that we should listen to the governmental agencies, Doc...  moreThere possibly are some deaths attributed to the coronavirus in error. Another question may be: How many coronavirus deaths worldwide have been falsely attributed to something else?Personally, I feel that we should listen to the governmental agencies, Doctors, scientist and such.  As a Christian, the scriptures tell us to obey the governments unless they order something in opposition to God like forbid the preaching work as many have done though out the centuries, ironically primarily in 'Christian' regimes. Another example would be how Hitler ordered the extermination of ones he deemed undesirable like Jews. Christians refused to participate in that.(Romans 13:1, 2) Let every person be in subjection to the superior authorities, for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God. 2 Therefore, whoever opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God; those who have taken a stand against it will bring judgment against themsel...    less
    • Mon at 8:03 AM
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    texasescimo replied to Are you tired of the coronavirus hoax yet?:
    • Mon at 7:50 AM
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    texasescimo replied to Who and when was the first baby born by Immaaculate Conception.? ...M:
    I apprecite the humor in the original question. LolThese later non biblical terms are often muddied in relation to what the Bible really teaches. I know what the Bible says but am not always up to par on these Catholic teachings.[The New Catholic Encyclop...  moreI apprecite the humor in the original question. LolThese later non biblical terms are often muddied in relation to what the Bible really teaches. I know what the Bible says but am not always up to par on these Catholic teachings.[The New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967, Vol. VII, pp. 378-381) acknowledges regarding the origin of the belief: “ . . . the Immaculate Conception is not taught explicitly in Scripture . . . The earliest Church Fathers regarded Mary as holy but not as absolutely sinless. . . . It is impossible to give a precise date when the belief was held as a matter of faith, but by the 8th or 9th century it seems to have been generally admitted. . . . https://www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/anatomy-and-physiology/anatomy-and-physiology/immaculate-conception  less
    • May 18
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    texasescimo replied to Who and when was the first baby born by Immaaculate Conception.? ...M:
    • May 18
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    And now thank you for your advice!. lol
    • May 18
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Thank you for your opinion and your permission.
    • May 17
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Yet ones like you often post in the religion section. Perhaps I should follow you around and post that all atheist believe that man came from monkeys so you can get the point of my post to antibiotic?Have you ever heard that misconception? Has anyone spen...  moreYet ones like you often post in the religion section. Perhaps I should follow you around and post that all atheist believe that man came from monkeys so you can get the point of my post to antibiotic?Have you ever heard that misconception? Has anyone spent years of clogging your post saying that?If post about God bother you, it shouldn't be too hard to avoid them, eh?Yet you sometimes start threads to stir the pot just so you can say how tired you are of hearing it. Go figure?  
    • May 17
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    So then you were just making conversation in relation to when God's name was translated in to English? Kind of redundant as you have said that many many many times on answerbag and answermug. Kind of like a broken record.
    • May 17
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    What's illogical about that? The fact that the English name Jesus was not used in the first century? The fact that you do not apply the same ridiculous thinking to other names as you do God's name?The Bible was always written in the common language of the...  moreWhat's illogical about that? The fact that the English name Jesus was not used in the first century? The fact that you do not apply the same ridiculous thinking to other names as you do God's name?The Bible was always written in the common language of the people. If you are Catholic, perhaps you think that Latin is a Holy language and God only speaks and understands that?If you are Muslim, perhaps you think that Arabic is a Holy language and God only speaks and understands that? Some Protestants seem to think that God is stuck in archaic English?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus - "The name “Jesus” is an Anglicisation of the Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), itself a Hellenisation of the Hebrew יהושע (Yehoshua) or Hebrew-Aramaic ישוע (Yeshua), meaning “YHWH rescues”. "Some have suggested that Jesus may have been pronounced as Yeshua, Yehoshua, Yahshua, Yahshuah, Y'shua, Yeshu, Yeheshua, Yahushua or some other way, the first 4 of which are mentioned here:https://en.w...    less
    • May 16
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    You could pretty much say that every name in English was created by someone, eh? Who created the English name Jesus, and when? Jehoshaphat? Curious, are you back to pretending that you are just a non biased critic of JW's or are you back to admitting that...  moreYou could pretty much say that every name in English was created by someone, eh? Who created the English name Jesus, and when? Jehoshaphat? Curious, are you back to pretending that you are just a non biased critic of JW's or are you back to admitting that you are a life long Catholic?  
    • May 15
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    I know you mean that as some sort of jab as I have seen you post that before but can you post a link to the article you are talking about? I know that JW's USED to believe some things that I don't which is to be expected after well over 1,000 years of apo...  moreI know you mean that as some sort of jab as I have seen you post that before but can you post a link to the article you are talking about? I know that JW's USED to believe some things that I don't which is to be expected after well over 1,000 years of apostasy when anyone that didn't accept Church doctrine risked being burned at the stake at the order of various bishops and popes.EDIT: Is this what you are referring to?https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1953850  
    • May 15
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    Yes, love that song! Preaching to All Sorts of Peoplehttps://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/songs/57-preaching-to-all-sorts-of-people/
    • May 13
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    I didn't know which son as a JW but by your description of David and the loving Memorial service, I thought perhaps it was him?What was his favorite song?This is my current favorite: The New World to Comehttps://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems...  moreI didn't know which son as a JW but by your description of David and the loving Memorial service, I thought perhaps it was him?What was his favorite song?This is my current favorite: The New World to Comehttps://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODOriginalSongs/pub-osg_58_VIDEOAlthough Christians were always hated and persecuted, Jesus told us in Matthew 24:9-12 that it would increase in the last days and that because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold. (2 Timothy 3:12) In fact, all those desiring to live with godly devotion in association with Christ Jesus will also be persecuted.(John 15:18-21) If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you. 20 Keep in mind the word I said to you: A slave is not greater than his master. If they have pe...    less
    • May 13
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    Rosie, I am so glad that David lived a full life and had not only loving parents and siblings, but was blessed with a wonderful wife as well. (Proverbs 31:10-31)I am convinced that David is in Jehovah's memory and will be united with your loving family ag...  moreRosie, I am so glad that David lived a full life and had not only loving parents and siblings, but was blessed with a wonderful wife as well. (Proverbs 31:10-31)I am convinced that David is in Jehovah's memory and will be united with your loving family again. That time will not be like now with suffering and death. Was David a JW?(Hosea 13:14) From the power of the Grave I will redeem them; From death I will recover them. Where are your stings, O Death? Where is your destructiveness, O Grave? Compassion will be concealed from my eyes.(Job 14:14, 15) If a man dies, can he live again? I will wait all the days of my compulsory service Until my relief comes. 15 You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the work of your hands.(Psalm 37:10, 11) Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. 11 But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.(Psalm 37:29) The righteous will posses...    less
    • May 13
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    • May 13
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    So sorry for your loss Rosie. Although I have not experienced it myself, I know that outliving a child has to be one of the hardest things one could go through. From talking to people over the years, I gather that the anniversary of their passing away is ...  moreSo sorry for your loss Rosie. Although I have not experienced it myself, I know that outliving a child has to be one of the hardest things one could go through. From talking to people over the years, I gather that the anniversary of their passing away is very hard, especially the first one. Deepest sympathies to you and yours Rosie.  
    • May 13
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    Hi Rosie, I am doing well, thank you. How are you and Jim?How are your sons? (Two, right?)
    • May 12
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    Why, because God is not partial?Really don't know where you got that from my post?
    • May 12
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    I am not a big fan of the NLT. A little better than it's predecessor the Living Bible but still not as accurate as the NWT, NASB, ESV and many others.KJV tanslates sheol as hell, grave and pit, based on the preconceived idea of a literal hell fire. Someon...  moreI am not a big fan of the NLT. A little better than it's predecessor the Living Bible but still not as accurate as the NWT, NASB, ESV and many others.KJV tanslates sheol as hell, grave and pit, based on the preconceived idea of a literal hell fire. Someone good dies, grave, someone bad dies, hell and not even consistent on that.EDIT: (The link is somehow separated. If you click on the second part of the link, it appears to work?)I think I posted this before with some of the trinitarian flavored errors?https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%205:7-8;1%20Timothy%203:16;John%203:13;Colossians%202:2;John%201:18&version=NASB;HCSB;NKJV;NLT;NIV  less
    • May 12
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    texasescimo replied to South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most?:
    Mans always dominated man as most want independence from God.(Jeremiah 10:23) I well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.(Ecclesiastes 8:9) All of this I have seen,...  moreMans always dominated man as most want independence from God.(Jeremiah 10:23) I well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.(Ecclesiastes 8:9) All of this I have seen, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun, during the time that man has dominated man to his harm.(Acts 10:34, 35) At this Peter began to speak, and he said: “Now I truly understand that God is not partial, 35 but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.Some of the most beautiful words ever written, outside of the words of our Lord Jesus on the sermon on the mount anyway.(Romans 12:17-21)Return evil for evil to no one. Take into consideration what is fine from the viewpoint of all men. 18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, be peaceable with all men. 19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but yield place to the wrath; for it is written: “‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay...    less
    • May 11
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Don't you have faith that humans came from an apelike critter or something like that? To believe the teaching of macroevolution is true, don't you have to have faith that agnostic or atheistic scientists will not let their personal beliefs influence their...  moreDon't you have faith that humans came from an apelike critter or something like that? To believe the teaching of macroevolution is true, don't you have to have faith that agnostic or atheistic scientists will not let their personal beliefs influence their interpretations of scientific findings.Doesn't it take faith to believe that mutations and natural selection produced all complex life-forms even though a century of research that shows that mutations have not transformed even one properly defined species into something entirely new.Don't you need faith to believe that all creatures gradually evolved from a common ancestor, in spite of fossils that lean towards that the major kinds of plants and animals appeared abruptly and did not evolve into other kinds, even over aeons of time. (Or now I think the theory of evolution evolved for some to be in a few common ancestors rather than a common ancestor?  less
    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    • May 10
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    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Oh yes, I know it is not a very literal translation, just based off better manuscripts than the KJV. I got interrupted when I was replying earlier. I haven't edited it yet so you can see there was something missing from my previous comment: The KJV is bas...  moreOh yes, I know it is not a very literal translation, just based off better manuscripts than the KJV. I got interrupted when I was replying earlier. I haven't edited it yet so you can see there was something missing from my previous comment: The KJV is based off of later manuscripts with more errors in them and the translators added words in some cases that even some of the corrupt manuscripts did not have. KJV people should be handling poisonous snakes to show that they believe. (*Not recommending that you try snake handling.)Mark 16:17, 18, KJ: “These signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”  less
    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    "it is known that the KJV is more accurate in it's translation"More accurate than what? If you are talking just about the NLT, although the NLT is based off of more accurate manuscripts than the KJV, itMore popular does not equal more accurate.
     
    htt...  more    "it is known that the KJV is more accurate in it's translation"More accurate than what? If you are talking just about the NLT, although the NLT is based off of more accurate manuscripts than the KJV, itMore popular does not equal more accurate.
     
    https://bible.ovu.edu/terry/interpretation/translat.htmEnglish Bible Translations(rated on a scale of 1 to 10 as to literalness) https://www.apbrown2.net/web/TranslationComparisonChart.htmChart of Bibles rated from "word for word" to "thought for thought" (paraphrase)  less
    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to How would you feel if you learned you were going to live forever?:
    Pretty good. The waiting is the hardest part. Things now are not like they originally were nor like they will be. "Human form here on earth" is the "biblical sense" for most like myself. With Jesus as king of God's Kingdom, he will solve all of our proble...  morePretty good. The waiting is the hardest part. Things now are not like they originally were nor like they will be. "Human form here on earth" is the "biblical sense" for most like myself. With Jesus as king of God's Kingdom, he will solve all of our problems.(Psalm 37:10, 11) Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. 11 But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.(Psalm 37:29) The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.(Revelation 21:4) And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”(Isaiah 35:6) At that time the lame will leap like the deer, And the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert plain.(Isaiah 35:5) At that time the eyes of the blind will be o...    less
    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny?:
    Here are a couple of short articles that may be of interest, if you were sincere?Did You Know?What evidence exists outside the Bible that the Israelites were slaves in Egypt?
     
    https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-march-2020/were-...  more    Here are a couple of short articles that may be of interest, if you were sincere?Did You Know?What evidence exists outside the Bible that the Israelites were slaves in Egypt?
     
    https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-march-2020/were-israelites-slaves-in-egypt/A Book You Can Trust—Part 1Egypt in Bible Historyhttps://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201011/egypt-in-bible-history/  
    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to Who would win...Mormons, Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists?:
    Who is "the most biblically sound religion"? When the pandemic is over, who should we gather with? Who is doing the preaching work?Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works, 25 not forsaking our meeting togeth...  moreWho is "the most biblically sound religion"? When the pandemic is over, who should we gather with? Who is doing the preaching work?Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works, 25 not forsaking our meeting together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you see the day drawing near.(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.  less
    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to Who would win...Mormons, Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists?:
    Slap jack?
    • May 10
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    I don't recognize any human as "a divinity" either. That does not negate the fact that according to the Jewish scriptures, angels have materialized and an angel was able to pardon transgressions. Angels are divine (depending on your understanding of divin...  moreI don't recognize any human as "a divinity" either. That does not negate the fact that according to the Jewish scriptures, angels have materialized and an angel was able to pardon transgressions. Angels are divine (depending on your understanding of divine) but they are not the Divine being himself. That was not the point of my post your replied to though, it was that the Hebrew scriptures pointed to someone that would atone for the sins of the people, similar to how the priest had to sacrifice goats and such for atonement.(Exodus 23:20, 21) “I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you on the way and to bring you into the place that I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him, and obey his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, because my name is in him.(Isaiah 53:4, 5) Truly he himself carried our sicknesses, And he bore our pains. But we considered him as plagued, stricken by God and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgression; He was crushed for our error...    less
    • May 8
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    A guy that did some sheetrock work for me years ago told me that he was  Jew. His father was mexican and his mother was Jewish. He said that since the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple and all of the records from the paternal houses in 70C.E. t...  moreA guy that did some sheetrock work for me years ago told me that he was  Jew. His father was mexican and his mother was Jewish. He said that since the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple and all of the records from the paternal houses in 70C.E. that they now count their heritage maternally rather than paternally. Haven't confirmed that myself but no one can fully establish from what tribe they are from now. Those records were at least kept long enough for the Messiah to come in 33C.E. Daniel 9:24-27  less
    • May 7
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    No trinity but Messianic prophecies foretold that the Messiah would have to suffer and die to cover the sins of others. (Isaiah 53:5; Daniel 9:24, 26) Just as the Mosaic law had (Isaiah 53:4, 5) Truly he himself carried our sicknesses, And he bore ou...  moreNo trinity but Messianic prophecies foretold that the Messiah would have to suffer and die to cover the sins of others. (Isaiah 53:5; Daniel 9:24, 26) Just as the Mosaic law had (Isaiah 53:4, 5) Truly he himself carried our sicknesses, And he bore our pains. But we considered him as plagued, stricken by God and afflicted.  5 But he was pierced for our transgression; He was crushed for our errors. He bore the punishment for our peace, And because of his wounds we were healed.(Leviticus 16:21, 22) Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the errors of the Israelites and all their transgressions and all their sins, and he will put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man designated to do this. 22 The goat will carry upon itself all their errors into a desert land, and he will send the goat away into the wilderness.(Hebrews 10:1-10) For since the Law has a shadow of the good things to come, but not the very substance of...    less
    • May 7
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    I know that trinitarians are confused by their understanding of the trinity. They assert one thing but then have to contradict themselves when other similar verses are brought up. The older more reliable manuscripts reveal many errors of the KJV. That is ...  moreI know that trinitarians are confused by their understanding of the trinity. They assert one thing but then have to contradict themselves when other similar verses are brought up. The older more reliable manuscripts reveal many errors of the KJV. That is why some verses have been removed from many modern translations like the NWT, NASB, ESV, For example 1 Tim 3:16. Even modern trinitarian translations know "God" is not in that verse in the older manuscripts. https://www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/1ti/3/1/t_conc_11220161 Tim 3:16 (ESV) Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:He was manifested in the flesh,vindicated by the Spirit,seen by angels,proclaimed among the nations,believed on in the world,taken up in glory.1 Tim 3:16 (NASB) Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:He was manifested in the flesh,vindicated by the Spirit,seen by angels,proclaimed among the nations,believed on in the world,taken up in glory.That error is probably one you wish was true.1 John 5:7 is another attempt a...    less
    • May 7
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    texasescimo replied to Why do some people care so much whether or not others believe in God?:
    Some love their neighbors regardless of their belief and want to share their hope with them. Others despise anyone that doesn't believe what they believe or don't believe and want to ridicule, demean and insult anyone that believes differently.
    • May 6
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Yet you are always talking about the Bible. I don't believe in pink unicorns and you won't find me spending years frequenting conversations about them. Maybe I can learn from your example? Quote: "Again with the scads of handpicked scripture." So when I p...  moreYet you are always talking about the Bible. I don't believe in pink unicorns and you won't find me spending years frequenting conversations about them. Maybe I can learn from your example? Quote: "Again with the scads of handpicked scripture." So when I post relevant scriptures to your taunt of "Too bad an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion." you complain about handpicked scripture? Should I have quoted the whole Bible, would that make you happy happy happy?  
    • May 6
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    • May 6
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    So what did I take out of context? What is ambiguous or incoherent about this?(John 17:3) This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) For even though there are so...  moreSo what did I take out of context? What is ambiguous or incoherent about this?(John 17:3) This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the Christ is God.(John 3:16) “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.(John 20:31) But these have been written down so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and because of believing, yo...    less
    • May 6
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Sorry, let me try again. So when you said: "Too bad an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion.", you didn't mean that you thought that it was too bad that an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen ...  moreSorry, let me try again. So when you said: "Too bad an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion.", you didn't mean that you thought that it was too bad that an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion?  
    • May 6
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    I know that the truth has something to do with everlasting life. To me, lives are at stake.This would be a better question back at you:"The big gorilla in the room here is,So What? Exactly whose mind do you hope to change here?"EDIT: Quote: "Too bad ...  moreI know that the truth has something to do with everlasting life. To me, lives are at stake.This would be a better question back at you:"The big gorilla in the room here is,So What? Exactly whose mind do you hope to change here?"EDIT: Quote: "Too bad an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion."He obviously could have "prevented the confusion" but Jehovah does not want robots, he wants honest individuals that want to live in peace and harmony with God and man. Freedom of choice does not mean freedom from consequences.As far as "couldn't have foreseen", I don't know why you think he didn't, if you have read the Bible. Maybe you are familiar with some of this?The Illustration of Wheat and Weeds and the conclusion of the system of things given by Jesus at Matthew 13:24-30,36-43.showed that there was going to be an apostasy until the time of the end. The thought that some have held to the true teachings of the Bible from the time of the apostles is not supported by script...    less
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    I feel like you are trying to say something although not clear what it is. Sounds like some type of philosophy anyway. From previous conversations with you, I feel you are alluding to some trinitarian dogma. Do you believe that the Father is the only true...  moreI feel like you are trying to say something although not clear what it is. Sounds like some type of philosophy anyway. From previous conversations with you, I feel you are alluding to some trinitarian dogma. Do you believe that the Father is the only true God as Jesus said?Why do you use the English KJV yet reject God's name as translated in it?Notice a better translation of Phil 2:6 which also takes in to consideration of the context about humility. Christ isn't really showing humility by the way the KJV translates it, is he?Phil 2:6 (ESV) who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,[Philippians 2:5, 6:KJ reads: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” (Dy has the same wording. JB reads: “he did not cling to his equality with God.”) However, in NW the latter portion of that passage reads: “who, although he was existing in God’s fo...    less
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Change of subject? Maybe you should ask that question or questions as another question?
    • May 4
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Okay so does that mean that everyone that has a fuzzy feeling inside is communicating with God and for some, God is a trinity, for some, God is one, and for others, he is a cow?
    • May 4
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    texasescimo replied to If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? :
    Pretty much. Thank you for your answer Don.
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    If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible?
    Shouldn't statements that flat out say that the Father is the only true God be considered spurious and not in every manuscript and translation?Saying our everlasting life has something to do with coming to know the Father, who is the only true God seems a...  moreShouldn't statements that flat out say that the Father is the only true God be considered spurious and not in every manuscript and translation?Saying our everlasting life has something to do with coming to know the Father, who is the only true God seems a bit confusing if the only true God is Father, Son and a Holy Ghost.(John 17:3) This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the Christ is God.(John 3:16) “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only...    less
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  • If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible?

    Shouldn't statements that flat out say that the Father is the on...  moreShouldn't statements that flat out say that the Father is the only true God be considered spurious and not in every manuscript and translation?Saying our everlasting life has something to do with coming to know the Father, who is the only true God seems a bit confusing if the only true God is Father, Son and a Holy Ghost.(John 17:3) This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the Christ is God.(John 3:16) “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only...    less
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  • What reasons are given for removing Gods name from the Bible? Are any valid?

    https://biblehub.com/psalms/110-1.htmNew International VersionOf...  morehttps://biblehub.com/psalms/110-1.htmNew International VersionOf David. A psalm. The LORD says to my lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."  
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  • Will you be observing the Memorial of Christ death, celebrating Easter, something else, or nothing?

    Observance of the Memorial, Nisan 14,  is this evening in m...  moreObservance of the Memorial, Nisan 14,  is this evening in my time zone.https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013926?q=%22Do+This+in+Remembrance+of+Me%22&p=par  
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  • Did Muhammad really marry Aisha at age 6 and deflower her at age 9? If true, how almost two billion Muslims?

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  • Which sect of Islam is known as the Religion of Peace? Are Sunni peaceful or Shia or some other sect?

    I've heard some refer to Islam as the Religion of Peace.
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  • Do any Catholics believe the Bible is beneficial for doctrines over Popes and Bishops and Catechisms?

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  • Why would a Muslim spend a huge amount of time trying to discredit the Bible but avoid discussing the Quran?

    In line with Peter's line of reasoning at John 6:68 about where ...  moreIn line with Peter's line of reasoning at John 6:68 about where they should go if they leave Jesus, shouldn't someone that wants to discredit your beliefs want to direct to theirs?  
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  • Do you think that you have to start off with the belief that God is a trinity, prior to reading the Bible, to properly understand the Bible?

    (Not sure about the commas, Randy?)
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  • Do some religions that profess belief in the Bible teach that there are going to be animals in heaven?

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  • Although the Bible is not a science text book, did you know that the Bible is accurate when it touches on science?

    Click here for the article: Does Science Agree With the Bible?
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  • Can you trust the Bible? - Below are some links that may at least help you to understand SOME of the reasons I do, if you care.

    I often get ridiculed on here when I post a verse or something. ...  moreI often get ridiculed on here when I post a verse or something. Recently someone made a post that I only believe the Bible because the Bible says to. Recently someone that ridicules the Bible said they had not read the Bible as they already know that the Bible is only fantasy. I know that I often come off offensive when people are attacking the Bible and I know I should not, even the Bible speaks against my doing that. I feel that some opposers may be sincere while others may just like to argue, ridicule, have an agenda or whatever. Anyway, for the sincere:Can you trust the Bible?Historical Soundness
    Candor and HonestyInternal Harmony
    Scientific AccuracyFulfilled Prophecy(EDITED for those that didn't realize that the above are clickable links)  less
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  • Have you ever thought about why there are 4 Gospels or why they don't all say the same exact things?

    Interesting article:WHY FOUR GOSPELS?
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  • Are there really atheist clergy and do they really teach that the Bible is only myth and metaphor?

    Apparently some denominations have over 10% of their clergy that...  moreApparently some denominations have over 10% of their clergy that don't believe what they are preaching, if the article is correct and I am understanding it correctly.https://owlcation.com/misc/Atheists-in-the-Pulpit-Non-Believers-in-the-Clergy
    Atheists in the Pulpit: Clergy Who Are Non-Believers
    nhttps://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/free-bible-study/video-why-study-the-bible/
    Why study the Bible?(If links don't work, may have to copy and paste the link and then remove the 's' from 'https' before hitting enter.)   less
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  • Do some scientist really think that the universe should not exist? If so, why does it?

    https://www.newsweek.com/universe-should-not-exist-cern-scientis...  morehttps://www.newsweek.com/universe-should-not-exist-cern-scientists-discover-692500https://nypost.com/2017/10/25/the-universe-shouldnt-exist-according-to-science/  
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  • What emotion do you feel with rape of Caitlan Coleman wife of Joshua Boyle and murder of baby by Taliban Haqqani network?

    I haven't seen a discussion about this on Answermug so moderator...  moreI haven't seen a discussion about this on Answermug so moderators can merge if they like if there is already one.That poor girl is obviously traumatized and is truly a victim. I don't think that she can possibly get over it during this life.The perpetrators are horrible people. Caitlans father is upset at Joshua for taking his daughter to a dangerous area. In my opinion, if he wanted to go to a dangerous war torn area, he should have done that before he had another life to be responsible for. Naivety, stupidity, carelessness, ...https://abcnews.go.com/International/family-freed-captivity-afghanistan-arrives-canada/story?id=50475090  less
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  • Does one using ad hominems, demeaning, belittling, name calling, cussing at you, etc, make you wan't to believe and be like them?

    If there intent is to make you see their light, how much success...  moreIf there intent is to make you see their light, how much success can they really expect?Is there a better approach?  
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  • Has All Life Descended From a Common Ancestor?

    https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102010346?q=order+fossil&p=...  morehttps://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102010346?q=order+fossil&p=par
    QUESTION 4
    Has All Life Descended From a Common Ancestor?

    Darwin thought that all life might be traced to a common ancestor. He imagined that the history of life on earth resembled a grand tree. Later, others believed that this “tree of life” started as a single trunk with the first simple cells. New species branched from the trunk and continued to divide into limbs, or families of plants and animals, and then into twigs, all the species within the families of plants and animals alive today. Is that really what happened?

    nhttps://wol.jw.org/en/wol/lv/r1/lp-e/0/23412
    Origin of Life (lf)


    The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking1
     


    Title Page/Publishers’ Page1-2
     


    Contents2
     


    A Student’s Dilemma3
     


    1 How Did Life Begin?4-7
     


    2 Is Any Form of Life Really Simple?8-12
     


    3 Where Did the Instructions Come From?13-21
     


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  • Have Muslims brought the world peace by having 'nearly 2 billion followers' holding the same rituals? What about peace among themselves?

    I was recently told "we have a religion with nearly 2 billion fo...  moreI was recently told "we have a religion with nearly 2 billion followers and yet they have stayed agreed on one God, one scripture, one set of prayers, one direction in which they all face in those prayers, the same one month in which to fast, the same place to go for pilgrimage, and the same days in the year and the same pilgrimage rituals ...... for fourteen hundred years"What would you think the point of someone saying that would be? I said that if he was saying that was proof of God's backing, I just don't see it, but then I was accused of putting words in his mouth.  less
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  • Can all of the recent white supremacist post in the religion section be combined in to two or three questions?

    I hope this doesn't become like the political section of answermug.
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  • Do very many Catholics think that it was mostly Jehovah's Witnesses that fought for Hitler? Do they also blame atheist?

     
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  • Have you seen what dangerous religious extremist have been caught doing in Russia?

    How many years of training did it take the FSB (KGB) to prepare ...  moreHow many years of training did it take the FSB (KGB) to prepare for what they would find in dealing with dangerous extremist?https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/officials-honor-jehovahs-witnesses-outstanding-community-service/






     















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    Jehovah's Witnesses in Oryol (Russia) received commendation from authorities for clean-up campaign. Among them - Dennis Christensen, was subsequently jailed for faith








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  • Did you know that the appeal for Jehovah's Witnesses to exist in Russia is supposed to be heard today?

    Rather they must continue in prayer and endurance, or there is a...  moreRather they must continue in prayer and endurance, or there is a vindication for Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia accused of extremism will be seen today.Some articles in relation to Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia:https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fjw-russia.org




    A hearing in the Supreme Court of Russia on the appeal of Jehovah's Witnesses

    On July 17, 2017, at 11:00 am, a panel of three Supreme Court judges begins consideration of an appeal against the decision of the same court to liquidate all 396 organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.There is a report from the courtroom .


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    Negative Impact of Russia's Supreme Court Ruling on Jehovah's Witnesses (four-minute video)


    A 4-minute English version of the video about a growing wave of violence, pogroms, arson, vandalism, confiscation of personal belongings, insulting religious feelings of believers in the most vile form.


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  • Headline says: "UK's first gay Muslim marriage". Is that first gay Muslim marriage or just first in UK? Also, is that forbidden in Quran?

    EDIT: Just read that they had been harassed and threatened. Rath...  moreEDIT: Just read that they had been harassed and threatened. Rather or not someone agrees with it, I don't think that anyone should be harassing them. That's sad.  
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  • Would you like to be baptized like this? Reminds me of water boarding.

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  • Good Samaritan gets beat up for helping lost 2 year old girl find parents.

    At 1:33 in the video it shows where someone posted on social med...  moreAt 1:33 in the video it shows where someone posted on social media: "this guy tried to take my little cousin today". I hope they apologize to the man and take down the slanderous post.https://www.google.com/search?q=%22this+guy+tried+to+take+my+little+cousin+today%22&oq=%22this+guy+tried+to+take+my+little+cousin+today%22&aqs=chrome..69i57.9024j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8https://www.newsjs.com/url.php?p=https://www.mystatesman.com/news/national/parent-beats-good-samaritan-helping-lost-child-police-say/a8VLqe4qugVWdXsAwmJoIL/  less
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  • Are we living in the last days?

    https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/LatestVideos/pub-jwb_201706_9_V...  morehttps://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/LatestVideos/pub-jwb_201706_9_VIDEO
     Morality in the Last Days (2 Tim. 3:13)2 Tim 3:1-5,13; 2 Pet 3:1-5; Matt 24; Luke 21; Mark 13  
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  • Have you ever questioned rather or not God is a trinity or one according to the Bible?

    Catholic encyclopedia:https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02033b.ht...  moreCatholic encyclopedia:https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02033b.htm
    The Athanasian Creed
       
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  • In the civil war in Rwanda, were Tutsi's persecuted because they were mostly Catholic?

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  • Has the Catholic Church been the most persecuted of all Christians throughout history?

    (Catholic Encyclopedia)http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11703a.ht...  more(Catholic Encyclopedia)http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11703a.htmBut most deplorable of all persecutions have been those that Catholicism has suffered from other Christians.  
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  • What do you think of this type of street witnessing?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS-ViuLeLEg
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  • Will Putin Giving Parenting Award to Jehovah’s Witnesses affect the decision on July 17 to liquidate their facilities their?

     https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/presi...  more https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/president-putin-gives-parenting-award-to-jehovahs-witnesses/  
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  • What did you think of the Houston Deputy and her husband killing John Hernandez for peeing outside?

    I would like to see both perpetrators incarcerated at least. I a...  moreI would like to see both perpetrators incarcerated at least. I also think that the two idiots that were trying to prevent the person from video taping should at least get the idiot of the year award if not somehow charged with something. Quote from one of the male idiot: "What are you a media or something?"http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Harris-Co-grand-jury-hears-witnesses-in-choking-11205529.phphttp://www.carbonated.tv/news/deputy-husband-kills-man-chokehold-10-minutes-urinating-dennys-video  less
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  • Could Hitler have pulled off the Holocaust without the support of most German Churches?

    http://churchandstate.org.uk/2016/04/the-great-scandal-christian...  morehttp://churchandstate.org.uk/2016/04/the-great-scandal-christianitys-role-in-the-rise-of-the-nazis/According to standard biographies, the principal Nazi leaders were all born, baptized, and raised Christian. Most grew up in strict, pious households where tolerance and democratic values were disparaged. Nazi leaders of Catholic background included Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, and Joseph Goebbels.
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  • If Russia bans Jehovah's Witnesses April 5 2017 (Tomorrow) as planned, will it eventually affect other nonRussian Orthodox religions as well

    Are Jehovah's Witnesses really extremist? google searchRuss...  moreAre Jehovah's Witnesses really extremist? google searchRussia Religion Newshttps://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/jw-mobilize-global-response-to-threat-of-ban/  
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  • Who are there preaching in all the earth the good news that God’s Kingdom is the hope for humanity? How many kingdom preachers are there?

    (Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preach...  more(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.(Mark 13:10) Also, in all the nations, the good news has to be preached first.  
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  • Would you have listened to Noah Preaching? What about today?

    (Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preach...  more(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.(Matthew 24:36-39) “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. 38 For as they were in those days before the Flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 39 and they took no note until the Flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be.(2 Timothy 3:1-5) But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, 3 having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, 4 betrayers...    less
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  • Are you familiar with the prophecy about the timing of the Messiah in Daniel 9:24-27?

    http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102005151?q=%22How+Daniel%E2...  morehttp://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102005151?q=%22How+Daniel%E2%80%99s+Prophecy+Foretells+the+Messiah%E2%80%99s+Arrival%22&p=par
    How Daniel’s Prophecy Foretells the Messiah’s Arrival




    THE prophet Daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of Jesus. Nevertheless, Jehovah revealed to Daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when Jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the Messiah, or Christ. Daniel was told: “You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Leader, there will be 7 weeks, also 62 weeks.”—Daniel 9:25.
    To determine the time of the Messiah’s arrival, first we need to learn the starting point of the period leading to the Messiah. According to the prophecy, it is “from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem.” When did this “issuing of the word” take place? According to the Bible writer Nehemiah, the word to reb...    less
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  • Will suffering ever end?

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  • How did life begin?

    These links give some opinions of some scientist:http://wol.jw.o...  moreThese links give some opinions of some scientist:http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102010343?q=%22how+did+life+begin%22&p=par How did life begin?http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102010344?q=%22the+origin+of+life%22&p=par Is any form of life really simple?https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/The-Origin-of-Life-Five-Questions-Worth-Asking/ The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking  
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  • "Does God Take Children to Become Angels in Heaven?" How do you feel when you hear that at a funeral?

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  • Is there anyone left that hasn't had Jehovah's Witnesses at their door preaching about God's Kingdom? Matthew 24:14

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  • Have you read the Bible straight through? If so, what translation/s?

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  • According to the Bible, who really controls the world?

     https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102013400?q=%22who+re...  more https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102013400?q=%22who+really+controls+the+world%22&p=par  
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  • Do very many evolutionist believe that "peoples behavior, peoples IQ, people evolve over different times and different places"?

    See video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJPwnssw_3Y(Acts 10:34...  moreSee video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJPwnssw_3Y(Acts 10:34, 35) At this Peter began to speak, and he said: “Now I truly understand that God is not partial, 35 but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.(Acts 17:26, 27) And he made out of one man every nation of men to dwell on the entire surface of the earth, and he decreed the appointed times and the set limits of where men would dwell, 27 so that they would seek God, if they might grope for him and really find him, although, in fact, he is not far off from each one of us.
    EDIT: Another video:https://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/#mediaitems/AllVideos/pub-pksjj_E_57_VIDEO
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  • Did Jesus really exist? What do both modern and ancient authorities say? See link below to see.

    https://https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/awake-no5-2...  morehttps://https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/awake-no5-2016-october/did-jesus-really-exist//en/publications/magazines/awake-no5-2016-october/did-jesus-really-exist/https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/awake-no5-2016-october/did-jesus-really-exist/  
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  • Would you like to watch a movie based on Luke 21:20-24 and the historical siege of Jerusalem from 66 - 70 C.E.?

    https://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/#mediaitems/VODMoviesB...  morehttps://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/#mediaitems/VODMoviesBibleTimes/pub-ivwf_E_x_VIDEO

    (Matthew 24:15-22) “Therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken about by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place (let the reader use discernment), 16 then let those in Ju·deʹa begin fleeing to the mountains. 17 Let the man on the housetop not come down to take the goods out of his house, 18 and let the man in the field not return to pick up his outer garment. 19 Woe to the pregnant women and those nursing a baby in those days! 20 Keep praying that your flight may not occur in wintertime nor on the Sabbath day; 21 for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.(Luke 21:20-24) “However, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by encamped armies, then know that the...    less
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  • Trinitarians, are you aware of when the trinity creed first came to light?

    http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02033b.htm
    At various points the...  more    http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02033b.htm
    At various points the author calls attention to the penalty incurred by those who refuse to accept any of the articles therein set down.
     
    The Father Incomprehensible, the Son Incomprehensible, and the Holy Ghost Incomprehensible
     
    So likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son Almighty, and the Holy Ghost Almighty. And yet they are not Three Almighties but One Almighty.
     
    So there is One Father, not Three Fathers; one Son, not Three Sons; One Holy Ghost, not Three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is afore or after Other, None is greater or less than Another, but the whole Three Persons are Co-eternal together, and Co-equal
     
    Who, then, is the author? The results of recent inquiry make it highly probable that the Creed first saw the light in the fourth century, during the life of the great Eastern patriarch, or shortly after his death
     
    The "damnatory", or "minatory clauses", are the pronouncements contained in the symbol, of the penalties which follow the rejection o...    less
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  • Were Jesus early disciples fishers of men or keepers of the aquarium?

    I've recently been told by someone claiming to follow Christ: "I...  moreI've recently been told by someone claiming to follow Christ: "I don't talk to people who don't approach me first". Does that come from the Bible

    (Matthew 4:19) And he said to them: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 10:7) As you go, preach, saying: ‘The Kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’ (Matthew 10:11-13) “Into whatever city or village you enter, search out who in it is deserving, and stay there until you leave. 12 When you enter the house, greet the household. 13 If the house is deserving, let the peace you wish it come upon it; but if it is not deserving, let the peace from you return upon you. (Matthew 14:24) By now the boat was many hundreds of yards away from land, struggling against the waves because the wind was against them. (Matthew 28:19, 20) Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look! I am with ...    less
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  • Are Christians required to tithe? Do Christians put tithing above caring for your children and elderly parents?

    I think the scriptures show that the Jews under the Mosaic Law w...  moreI think the scriptures show that the Jews under the Mosaic Law were to tithe but there was no penalty for it if they could not afford it. I also believe that at Jesus death, Jews and Proselytes that became Christians were released from the law of decrees and non-Jewish Christians were never under the law of Moses.

    (Mark 7:10-13) For example, Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Let the one who speaks abusively of his father or mother be put to death.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother: “Whatever I have that could benefit you is corban (that is, a gift dedicated to God),”’ 12 you no longer let him do a single thing for his father or his mother. 13 Thus you make the word of God invalid by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.” (Matthew 15:4-6) For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Let the one who speaks abusively of his father or mother be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother...    less
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  • Have Muslims really made a ritual out of having to leave a house with their right foot first?

    http://www.inter-islam.org/Lifestyle/leavinghouse.html
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  • No, for sure not what may be deemed as macroevolution, possibly ...  moreNo, for sure not what may be deemed as macroevolution, possibly might what be deemed as microevolution. For example I don't believe that a tardigrade and a blue whale have a common ancestor which would take macroevolution but I believe that finches could have different sized beaks or that guineas and chickens could have a common ancestor which may be deemed as microevolution? The theories seem to keep evolving though. I think now it is taught that al life descended from a few common ancestors?One thing that doesn't seem to evolve is that a scientist that challenged the non-proven theory would likely be hatefully ridiculed.https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102010346?q=%22What+About+Human+Evolution%22&p=parHas All Life Descended From a Common Ancestor?  less
    in Do you believe in evolution? May 28, 2020 4:29 AM MDT 0
  • Cute! Have to watch them later, my dogs will bark and them and m...  moreCute! Have to watch them later, my dogs will bark and them and my wife is asleep now.  
    in Is the best thing not to give covid time to incubate and stay inside? May 27, 2020 3:33 AM MDT 1
  • Our middle son had a Shar Pei and I had read something back then...  moreOur middle son had a Shar Pei and I had read something back then that they were originally bred for dog fighting. I saw your post and rethunk (Randy?) it as understand they are from China and hear they eat dog so your post made sense. I googled it and a quick google talks about hunting, guarding, and fighting. Possibly taste like chicken?https://petcentral.chewy.com/behavior-breeds-chinese-shar-pei/  
    in Is the best thing not to give covid time to incubate and stay inside? May 27, 2020 3:32 AM MDT 1
  • Yes.Should You Pray?https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/wp20...  moreYes.Should You Pray?https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/wp20140401/does-god-answer-prayers/nVideo:Does God Listen to All Prayers?https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/draw-close-to-god/video-does-god-listen-hear-prayer/nDoes God Listen to All Prayers?  
    in Does prayer work? May 26, 2020 5:27 PM MDT 1
  • There possibly are some deaths attributed to the coronavirus in ...  moreThere possibly are some deaths attributed to the coronavirus in error. Another question may be: How many coronavirus deaths worldwide have been falsely attributed to something else?Personally, I feel that we should listen to the governmental agencies, Doctors, scientist and such.  As a Christian, the scriptures tell us to obey the governments unless they order something in opposition to God like forbid the preaching work as many have done though out the centuries, ironically primarily in 'Christian' regimes. Another example would be how Hitler ordered the extermination of ones he deemed undesirable like Jews. Christians refused to participate in that.(Romans 13:1, 2) Let every person be in subjection to the superior authorities, for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God. 2 Therefore, whoever opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God; those who have taken a stand against it will bring judgment against themsel...    less
    in Are you tired of the coronavirus hoax yet? May 25, 2020 8:03 AM MDT 0
  • I apprecite the humor in the original question. LolThese later n...  moreI apprecite the humor in the original question. LolThese later non biblical terms are often muddied in relation to what the Bible really teaches. I know what the Bible says but am not always up to par on these Catholic teachings.[The New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967, Vol. VII, pp. 378-381) acknowledges regarding the origin of the belief: “ . . . the Immaculate Conception is not taught explicitly in Scripture . . . The earliest Church Fathers regarded Mary as holy but not as absolutely sinless. . . . It is impossible to give a precise date when the belief was held as a matter of faith, but by the 8th or 9th century it seems to have been generally admitted. . . . https://www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/anatomy-and-physiology/anatomy-and-physiology/immaculate-conception  less
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  • And now thank you for your advice!. lol
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 18, 2020 7:12 AM MDT 0
  • Thank you for your opinion and your permission.
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 17, 2020 4:23 PM MDT 0
  • Yet ones like you often post in the religion section. Perhaps I ...  moreYet ones like you often post in the religion section. Perhaps I should follow you around and post that all atheist believe that man came from monkeys so you can get the point of my post to antibiotic?Have you ever heard that misconception? Has anyone spent years of clogging your post saying that?If post about God bother you, it shouldn't be too hard to avoid them, eh?Yet you sometimes start threads to stir the pot just so you can say how tired you are of hearing it. Go figure?  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 17, 2020 9:50 AM MDT 0
  • So then you were just making conversation in relation to when Go...  moreSo then you were just making conversation in relation to when God's name was translated in to English? Kind of redundant as you have said that many many many times on answerbag and answermug. Kind of like a broken record.  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 17, 2020 7:53 AM MDT 0
  • What's illogical about that? The fact that the English name Jesu...  moreWhat's illogical about that? The fact that the English name Jesus was not used in the first century? The fact that you do not apply the same ridiculous thinking to other names as you do God's name?The Bible was always written in the common language of the people. If you are Catholic, perhaps you think that Latin is a Holy language and God only speaks and understands that?If you are Muslim, perhaps you think that Arabic is a Holy language and God only speaks and understands that? Some Protestants seem to think that God is stuck in archaic English?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus - "The name “Jesus” is an Anglicisation of the Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), itself a Hellenisation of the Hebrew יהושע (Yehoshua) or Hebrew-Aramaic ישוע (Yeshua), meaning “YHWH rescues”. "Some have suggested that Jesus may have been pronounced as Yeshua, Yehoshua, Yahshua, Yahshuah, Y'shua, Yeshu, Yeheshua, Yahushua or some other way, the first 4 of which are mentioned here:https://en.w...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 16, 2020 12:58 PM MDT 1
  • You could pretty much say that every name in English was created...  moreYou could pretty much say that every name in English was created by someone, eh? Who created the English name Jesus, and when? Jehoshaphat? Curious, are you back to pretending that you are just a non biased critic of JW's or are you back to admitting that you are a life long Catholic?  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 15, 2020 8:16 PM MDT 0
  • I know you mean that as some sort of jab as I have seen you post...  moreI know you mean that as some sort of jab as I have seen you post that before but can you post a link to the article you are talking about? I know that JW's USED to believe some things that I don't which is to be expected after well over 1,000 years of apostasy when anyone that didn't accept Church doctrine risked being burned at the stake at the order of various bishops and popes.EDIT: Is this what you are referring to?https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1953850  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 15, 2020 5:26 PM MDT 0
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  • Yes, love that song! Preaching to All Sorts of Peoplehttps://www...  moreYes, love that song! Preaching to All Sorts of Peoplehttps://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/songs/57-preaching-to-all-sorts-of-people/  
    in South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most? May 13, 2020 5:49 AM MDT 1
  • I didn't know which son as a JW but by your description of David...  moreI didn't know which son as a JW but by your description of David and the loving Memorial service, I thought perhaps it was him?What was his favorite song?This is my current favorite: The New World to Comehttps://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODOriginalSongs/pub-osg_58_VIDEOAlthough Christians were always hated and persecuted, Jesus told us in Matthew 24:9-12 that it would increase in the last days and that because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold. (2 Timothy 3:12) In fact, all those desiring to live with godly devotion in association with Christ Jesus will also be persecuted.(John 15:18-21) If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you. 20 Keep in mind the word I said to you: A slave is not greater than his master. If they have pe...    less
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  • Rosie, I am so glad that David lived a full life and had not onl...  moreRosie, I am so glad that David lived a full life and had not only loving parents and siblings, but was blessed with a wonderful wife as well. (Proverbs 31:10-31)I am convinced that David is in Jehovah's memory and will be united with your loving family again. That time will not be like now with suffering and death. Was David a JW?(Hosea 13:14) From the power of the Grave I will redeem them; From death I will recover them. Where are your stings, O Death? Where is your destructiveness, O Grave? Compassion will be concealed from my eyes.(Job 14:14, 15) If a man dies, can he live again? I will wait all the days of my compulsory service Until my relief comes. 15 You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the work of your hands.(Psalm 37:10, 11) Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. 11 But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.(Psalm 37:29) The righteous will posses...    less
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  • So sorry for your loss Rosie. Although I have not experienced it...  moreSo sorry for your loss Rosie. Although I have not experienced it myself, I know that outliving a child has to be one of the hardest things one could go through. From talking to people over the years, I gather that the anniversary of their passing away is very hard, especially the first one. Deepest sympathies to you and yours Rosie.  
    in South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most? May 13, 2020 3:02 AM MDT 1
  • Hi Rosie, I am doing well, thank you. How are you and Jim?How ar...  moreHi Rosie, I am doing well, thank you. How are you and Jim?How are your sons? (Two, right?)  
    in South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most? May 12, 2020 4:45 PM MDT 1
  • Why, because God is not partial?Really don't know where you got ...  moreWhy, because God is not partial?Really don't know where you got that from my post?  
    in South Africa got rid of Apartheid. Did it get rid of RACISM too? America is still a RACIST country. Is it the most or just one of the most? May 12, 2020 2:32 PM MDT 2
  • I am not a big fan of the NLT. A little better than it's predece...  moreI am not a big fan of the NLT. A little better than it's predecessor the Living Bible but still not as accurate as the NWT, NASB, ESV and many others.KJV tanslates sheol as hell, grave and pit, based on the preconceived idea of a literal hell fire. Someone good dies, grave, someone bad dies, hell and not even consistent on that.EDIT: (The link is somehow separated. If you click on the second part of the link, it appears to work?)I think I posted this before with some of the trinitarian flavored errors?https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%205:7-8;1%20Timothy%203:16;John%203:13;Colossians%202:2;John%201:18&version=NASB;HCSB;NKJV;NLT;NIV  less
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  • Mans always dominated man as most want independence from God.(Je...  moreMans always dominated man as most want independence from God.(Jeremiah 10:23) I well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.(Ecclesiastes 8:9) All of this I have seen, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun, during the time that man has dominated man to his harm.(Acts 10:34, 35) At this Peter began to speak, and he said: “Now I truly understand that God is not partial, 35 but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.Some of the most beautiful words ever written, outside of the words of our Lord Jesus on the sermon on the mount anyway.(Romans 12:17-21)Return evil for evil to no one. Take into consideration what is fine from the viewpoint of all men. 18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, be peaceable with all men. 19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but yield place to the wrath; for it is written: “‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay...    less
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  • Don't you have faith that humans came from an apelike critter or...  moreDon't you have faith that humans came from an apelike critter or something like that? To believe the teaching of macroevolution is true, don't you have to have faith that agnostic or atheistic scientists will not let their personal beliefs influence their interpretations of scientific findings.Doesn't it take faith to believe that mutations and natural selection produced all complex life-forms even though a century of research that shows that mutations have not transformed even one properly defined species into something entirely new.Don't you need faith to believe that all creatures gradually evolved from a common ancestor, in spite of fossils that lean towards that the major kinds of plants and animals appeared abruptly and did not evolve into other kinds, even over aeons of time. (Or now I think the theory of evolution evolved for some to be in a few common ancestors rather than a common ancestor?  less
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  • Oh yes, I know it is not a very literal translation, just based ...  moreOh yes, I know it is not a very literal translation, just based off better manuscripts than the KJV. I got interrupted when I was replying earlier. I haven't edited it yet so you can see there was something missing from my previous comment: The KJV is based off of later manuscripts with more errors in them and the translators added words in some cases that even some of the corrupt manuscripts did not have. KJV people should be handling poisonous snakes to show that they believe. (*Not recommending that you try snake handling.)Mark 16:17, 18, KJ: “These signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”  less
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  • "it is known that the KJV is more accurate in it's translation"M...  more"it is known that the KJV is more accurate in it's translation"More accurate than what? If you are talking just about the NLT, although the NLT is based off of more accurate manuscripts than the KJV, itMore popular does not equal more accurate.
     
    https://bible.ovu.edu/terry/interpretation/translat.htmEnglish Bible Translations(rated on a scale of 1 to 10 as to literalness) https://www.apbrown2.net/web/TranslationComparisonChart.htmChart of Bibles rated from "word for word" to "thought for thought" (paraphrase)  less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 10, 2020 9:20 AM MDT 0
  • Pretty good. The waiting is the hardest part. Things now are not...  morePretty good. The waiting is the hardest part. Things now are not like they originally were nor like they will be. "Human form here on earth" is the "biblical sense" for most like myself. With Jesus as king of God's Kingdom, he will solve all of our problems.(Psalm 37:10, 11) Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. 11 But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.(Psalm 37:29) The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.(Revelation 21:4) And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”(Isaiah 35:6) At that time the lame will leap like the deer, And the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert plain.(Isaiah 35:5) At that time the eyes of the blind will be o...    less
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  • Here are a couple of short articles that may be of interest, if ...  moreHere are a couple of short articles that may be of interest, if you were sincere?Did You Know?What evidence exists outside the Bible that the Israelites were slaves in Egypt?
     
    https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-march-2020/were-israelites-slaves-in-egypt/A Book You Can Trust—Part 1Egypt in Bible Historyhttps://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201011/egypt-in-bible-history/  
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? May 10, 2020 3:53 AM MDT 1
  • Who is "the most biblically sound religion"? When the pandemic i...  moreWho is "the most biblically sound religion"? When the pandemic is over, who should we gather with? Who is doing the preaching work?Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works, 25 not forsaking our meeting together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you see the day drawing near.(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.  less
    in Who would win...Mormons, Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists? May 10, 2020 3:18 AM MDT 0
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    in Who would win...Mormons, Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists? May 10, 2020 3:12 AM MDT 0
  • I don't recognize any human as "a divinity" either. That does no...  moreI don't recognize any human as "a divinity" either. That does not negate the fact that according to the Jewish scriptures, angels have materialized and an angel was able to pardon transgressions. Angels are divine (depending on your understanding of divine) but they are not the Divine being himself. That was not the point of my post your replied to though, it was that the Hebrew scriptures pointed to someone that would atone for the sins of the people, similar to how the priest had to sacrifice goats and such for atonement.(Exodus 23:20, 21) “I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you on the way and to bring you into the place that I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him, and obey his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, because my name is in him.(Isaiah 53:4, 5) Truly he himself carried our sicknesses, And he bore our pains. But we considered him as plagued, stricken by God and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgression; He was crushed for our error...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 8, 2020 12:12 PM MDT 0
  • A guy that did some sheetrock work for me years ago told me that...  moreA guy that did some sheetrock work for me years ago told me that he was  Jew. His father was mexican and his mother was Jewish. He said that since the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple and all of the records from the paternal houses in 70C.E. that they now count their heritage maternally rather than paternally. Haven't confirmed that myself but no one can fully establish from what tribe they are from now. Those records were at least kept long enough for the Messiah to come in 33C.E. Daniel 9:24-27  less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 7, 2020 11:35 PM MDT 0
  • No trinity but Messianic prophecies foretold that the Messiah wo...  moreNo trinity but Messianic prophecies foretold that the Messiah would have to suffer and die to cover the sins of others. (Isaiah 53:5; Daniel 9:24, 26) Just as the Mosaic law had (Isaiah 53:4, 5) Truly he himself carried our sicknesses, And he bore our pains. But we considered him as plagued, stricken by God and afflicted.  5 But he was pierced for our transgression; He was crushed for our errors. He bore the punishment for our peace, And because of his wounds we were healed.(Leviticus 16:21, 22) Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the errors of the Israelites and all their transgressions and all their sins, and he will put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man designated to do this. 22 The goat will carry upon itself all their errors into a desert land, and he will send the goat away into the wilderness.(Hebrews 10:1-10) For since the Law has a shadow of the good things to come, but not the very substance of...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 7, 2020 7:32 PM MDT 0
  • I know that trinitarians are confused by their understanding of ...  moreI know that trinitarians are confused by their understanding of the trinity. They assert one thing but then have to contradict themselves when other similar verses are brought up. The older more reliable manuscripts reveal many errors of the KJV. That is why some verses have been removed from many modern translations like the NWT, NASB, ESV, For example 1 Tim 3:16. Even modern trinitarian translations know "God" is not in that verse in the older manuscripts. https://www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/1ti/3/1/t_conc_11220161 Tim 3:16 (ESV) Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:He was manifested in the flesh,vindicated by the Spirit,seen by angels,proclaimed among the nations,believed on in the world,taken up in glory.1 Tim 3:16 (NASB) Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:He was manifested in the flesh,vindicated by the Spirit,seen by angels,proclaimed among the nations,believed on in the world,taken up in glory.That error is probably one you wish was true.1 John 5:7 is another attempt a...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 7, 2020 7:25 PM MDT 0
  • Some love their neighbors regardless of their belief and want to...  moreSome love their neighbors regardless of their belief and want to share their hope with them. Others despise anyone that doesn't believe what they believe or don't believe and want to ridicule, demean and insult anyone that believes differently.  
    in Why do some people care so much whether or not others believe in God? May 6, 2020 6:04 PM MDT 1
  • Yet you are always talking about the Bible. I don't believe in p...  moreYet you are always talking about the Bible. I don't believe in pink unicorns and you won't find me spending years frequenting conversations about them. Maybe I can learn from your example? Quote: "Again with the scads of handpicked scripture." So when I post relevant scriptures to your taunt of "Too bad an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion." you complain about handpicked scripture? Should I have quoted the whole Bible, would that make you happy happy happy?  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 6, 2020 6:01 PM MDT 0
  • So what did I take out of context? What is ambiguous or incohere...  moreSo what did I take out of context? What is ambiguous or incoherent about this?(John 17:3) This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the Christ is God.(John 3:16) “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.(John 20:31) But these have been written down so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and because of believing, yo...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 6, 2020 4:44 PM MDT 0
  • Sorry, let me try again. So when you said: "Too bad an omniscien...  moreSorry, let me try again. So when you said: "Too bad an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion.", you didn't mean that you thought that it was too bad that an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion?  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 6, 2020 3:16 PM MDT 0
  • I know that the truth has something to do with everlasting life....  moreI know that the truth has something to do with everlasting life. To me, lives are at stake.This would be a better question back at you:"The big gorilla in the room here is,So What? Exactly whose mind do you hope to change here?"EDIT: Quote: "Too bad an omniscient creator-deity couldn’t have foreseen and prevented the confusion."He obviously could have "prevented the confusion" but Jehovah does not want robots, he wants honest individuals that want to live in peace and harmony with God and man. Freedom of choice does not mean freedom from consequences.As far as "couldn't have foreseen", I don't know why you think he didn't, if you have read the Bible. Maybe you are familiar with some of this?The Illustration of Wheat and Weeds and the conclusion of the system of things given by Jesus at Matthew 13:24-30,36-43.showed that there was going to be an apostasy until the time of the end. The thought that some have held to the true teachings of the Bible from the time of the apostles is not supported by script...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 6, 2020 6:39 AM MDT 1
    This post was edited by texasescimo at May 6, 2020 6:39 AM MDT
  • I feel like you are trying to say something although not clear w...  moreI feel like you are trying to say something although not clear what it is. Sounds like some type of philosophy anyway. From previous conversations with you, I feel you are alluding to some trinitarian dogma. Do you believe that the Father is the only true God as Jesus said?Why do you use the English KJV yet reject God's name as translated in it?Notice a better translation of Phil 2:6 which also takes in to consideration of the context about humility. Christ isn't really showing humility by the way the KJV translates it, is he?Phil 2:6 (ESV) who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,[Philippians 2:5, 6:KJ reads: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” (Dy has the same wording. JB reads: “he did not cling to his equality with God.”) However, in NW the latter portion of that passage reads: “who, although he was existing in God’s fo...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 5, 2020 8:17 PM MDT 1
  • Change of subject? Maybe you should ask that question or questio...  moreChange of subject? Maybe you should ask that question or questions as another question?  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 4, 2020 6:38 PM MDT 2
  • Okay so does that mean that everyone that has a fuzzy feeling in...  moreOkay so does that mean that everyone that has a fuzzy feeling inside is communicating with God and for some, God is a trinity, for some, God is one, and for others, he is a cow?  
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 4, 2020 6:36 PM MDT 1
  • Pretty much. Thank you for your answer Don.
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 4, 2020 6:35 PM MDT 1
  • Shouldn't statements that flat out say that the Father is the on...  moreShouldn't statements that flat out say that the Father is the only true God be considered spurious and not in every manuscript and translation?Saying our everlasting life has something to do with coming to know the Father, who is the only true God seems a bit confusing if the only true God is Father, Son and a Holy Ghost.(John 17:3) This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the Christ is God.(John 3:16) “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only...    less
    in If God is a trinity, shouldn't it be mentioned in the Bible? May 4, 2020 3:31 PM MDT 0
  • Nice humble response.
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? April 30, 2020 5:05 PM MDT 0
  • For such an expert on who understands and doesn't understand the...  moreFor such an expert on who understands and doesn't understand the Bible and to be such a critic on the NWT, you sure are evasive in regards to something I would think you would want to share. But then again, this is not the first time I asked you an AM What translation of the Bible have you read?  
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? April 28, 2020 4:40 PM MDT 0
  • Yet you give no weight to the Bible compared to later opposing C...  moreYet you give no weight to the Bible compared to later opposing Church teachings, yes? You condemn JW's for accepting the Bible for doctrines.You criticize the NWT so one would like to think that you would have some basis for that other than hearsay. EDIT: A few questions if you care to hare something good. 1. What translation of the Bible have you read?2. What translations do you have?3. What translation do you recommend and why?4. If you learned that your Church taught something in opposition to the Bible, would you accept the Bible over your Church?(2 Timothy 3:16) All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness,(1 Corinthians 4:6) ... you may learn the rule: “Do not go beyond the things that are written,” ...  less
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? April 28, 2020 4:01 PM MDT 0
    This post was edited by texasescimo at April 28, 2020 4:01 PM MDT
  • Quote: "I'd be grateful that the spin-masters haven't thought to...  moreQuote: "I'd be grateful that the spin-masters haven't thought to commercialise the afikoman that the man of the house hides for the kids to find before the Pesach."What is that?  
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? April 28, 2020 3:58 PM MDT 0
  • So you're backtracking on your "I do read the bible".You would d...  moreSo you're backtracking on your "I do read the bible".You would do good to follow the example in the Bible of going to the source rather than going to opposers. Or if you want to know what JW's believe, you could read the Bible. That is where JW's get their beliefs.It is my understanding that the Catholic Church allows Bible reading now, still not encouraged, but allowed. They for sure no longer publicly burn people at the stake for translating it so the common people can read it.(Acts 28:22) But we think it proper to hear from you what your thoughts are, for truly as regards this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere.”(Acts 17:11) Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thes·sa·lo·niʹca, for they accepted the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.  less
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? April 25, 2020 2:50 PM MDT 1
    This post was edited by texasescimo at April 25, 2020 2:50 PM MDT
  • So you could not give me a verse and a translation for some of t...  moreSo you could not give me a verse and a translation for some of those and you could not answer just 3 of those questions?Instead you give me an analogy that translates to:Texasescimo can't go back and understand God by going back to the Bible and rationally expect God to not have changed.By texasescimo going "back" to the bible, Tex is ignoring the presence of the Catholic Church which Tom has been raised in.  
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? April 24, 2020 3:45 PM MDT 0
  • Hi Shuhak, what translations do you have?
    in I expect gun/bible peeps have MANY MORE GUNS than they have Bibles. I could be wrong. How many of each do YOU have? Why? April 22, 2020 4:22 PM MDT 0
  • Which translation and verse says God is a trinity or triune? Whi...  moreWhich translation and verse says God is a trinity or triune? Which translation says that the soul is immortal or can never be destroyed or the phrase immortality of the soul? Which translation says to us religious titles like Father? Which translation says Peter was a Pope or even talks about a Pope? Which translation says Peter nor any other apostles were married? Which translation says to forbid priest from marrying? Where does it say it's okay to remove God's name? Which translation says to burn people at the stake for translating the Bible in to the common language, or for any other reason for that matter? Christians killing Christians in wars and such or anyone else for that matter? Forced conversions? Worship of saints? Worship of idols? Sale of indulgences? Purgatory? Limbo? Those are just a few things that come to mind.What translation have you read Tom? Was Hell in it? Did it have God's name in it?Please give me a verse and a translation for some of those, if they exist. Maybe you can answer just 3 of t...    less
    in No disrespect intended, but what's up with Christianity and hokey holiday characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? April 20, 2020 8:57 PM MDT 1
    This post was edited by texasescimo at April 20, 2020 8:57 PM MDT
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