theMadJW

11 hours ago, PaulS said:

Faith or belief gives much comfort to many, but that doesn't necessarily make it accurate.  Whereas science is not 'faith' at all, but ...

Rather puts an end to your argument.

You put your FAITH in science- which is funded by corporations, and has a LOT of theory masquerading as 'Fact'.

On 12/1/2021 at 6:48 PM, PaulS said:

Whilst in context evolution is both a fact and theory, it is an incontrovertible fact that humans have evolved during the history of life on Earth. And biologists have identified and investigated mechanisms that can explain the major patterns of change.  So in this regard it is not 'just' a theory.  That we haven't yet ascertained all of the precise details as to how life started doesn't discount what we have ascertained about evolution.

You put your faith in Science, I put my faith elsewhere!

Interpretation- what it SAYS or religious dogma.

What do you think of when you here the word "hell"?

7 hours ago, PaulS said:

MadJW - does this mean you don't accept the science of evolution, or are you interpreting man's "creation" as something 'supernatural', e.g. God just zapped fully-made man into existence?  I read Genesis more as myth and storytelling, from a people who couldn't possibly know better but who were trying to understand the world and their experience in it.

Evolution, as far a one thing changing into a different lifeform) is still a THEORY- they can't begin to tell how life STARTED, scientist have been trying to do it for a century or so- but they started calling it "Biogenesis"! 

Jehovah did ZAP the first man into creation, anymore that He did the entire universe!

IF you believe the Bible it is so!

I'm not your typical JW.

I did (am am doing) a LOT of research on the Bible.

There have been attempts to change it (discovered by comparing manuscripts thru the different ages), and no one KNOWS who wrote many books.

Yet, the Bible is sound- both historically and scientifically (except when comparing it to THEORIES),

Therefore, if people believe it (as I do) they should LISTEN to (especially) Jesus. 

Churchianity REFUSES to! 

Thanks, Paul! I'm finding this site very appealing!

It's a term coined back in the 18th Century, and it explains the myth of what the media calls "Christianity"!

EVERY online 'Christian' forum has me banned after QUOTING JESUS!

If my faith can be summed up, Daniel 2:44 would sum it up nice:

"And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand for ever!"

It certainly goes a long way in explaining the length of time that has gone by!

nembutsu (Honen)?

Well, it charts the very BEGINNING of man's dilemma, and the CREATION of man- it's a fitting place to start!

Wow! Some who realizes the scope on this TRUTH!

On 6/26/2021 at 9:36 PM, Dan said:

 If you find this argument in any way convincing then I encourage you to seek out a church that preaches salvation by faith in the atoning death and resurrection of Christ the son of God.   

Churchianity even say that Jesus never died and was resurrected!

They believe he's God was CANNOT die!

He merely floated off the cross, still alive, and floated, as an immortal soul, back into the corpse!

Both Christ and his Apostles warned of the coming false teachers, and it happened ROYALLY when the pagan Roman Emperor decided to make his OWN church... 

On 10/31/2021 at 6:41 PM, Nolose said:

I was talking to someone who told me he was taking a class on Mindfulness. I responded “oh, that comes from Buddhism” he responded “ya, but I’m learning it from a Christian context.” I asked him what he meant by “Christian context” considering there are more than 30,000 Christian organizations (groups, branches or denominations) worldwide. I got a vague response.

What does it mean to learn something from a (or the) Christian context?

If you take a look at the words, it is obvious that a person who actually BELIEVES Christ Jesus (not Church Dogma), and follows it IS  a Christian!

The vast majority aren't seen by Jesus words "Few find the road to life!"

On 7/9/2019 at 3:06 PM, Davidsun said:

"What else could the truth alluded to by Jesus’ various statements ..."

It's quite simple: Christ said that his God had taught him what to say- so the TRUTH is the words of the Almighty Himself!

On 7/9/2019 at 3:06 PM, Davidsun said:

 

Well it settled real quick by going to Genesis!

Did God tell Adam if he rebelled he would be tortured forever?

Scriptures or Church Dogma instead?

Most forums BAN us JWs!

What's there to FEAR! Scripture?