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Yes we are not here to debate you or your kids. We are here to debate the evidence and the evidence is presented in the bible.Blastcat wrote: [Replying to post 37 by JehovahsWitness]
Yeah, that's what I meant.. it's in the Bible ... some people take that as non fiction. Not to me and my kids, though.JehovahsWitness wrote:It's not fiction its in the bible onewithim presented the scriptural evidence.Blastcat wrote: Fiction doesn't really help them anymore.
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Yes, thank you for stating the obvious. And since whether the bible IS true is not under discussion, do you have anything constructive to add to the debate over and above the beliefs of your kids? [/u]?Blastcat wrote:Believers who take the Bible AS true.
Please, do.
Some people will live forever on earth.. some not.onewithhim wrote:
JWs believe that we who have the earthly hope will be living on the earth forever, providing we remain loyal to the end of the system of things, or, the end of our life in this system. All we have to do is be determined to remain of good conscience and endure all of Satan's machinations, with help from Jehovah and his Son.
"Christendom teaches."onewithhim wrote:
We don't tell our kids about the "hell" that Christendom teaches....a never-ending bar-b-que pit where people are roasted for all time. That is a ficticious place, straight out of Dante's Inferno, which comes from Dante's imagination.
Yeah, kids usually love nice stories.onewithhim wrote:
We teach the kids that all the animals await them, even snakes and sharks and tigers who will not hurt them in the Paradise Earth, and the kids love it. (Isaiah 11:6-9)
Ok, that doesn't sound like a bad thing.onewithhim wrote:
If some people are mean and bad, they will just go to sleep forever, so they won't bother people who want to be good.
You teach the truth to the kids ...onewithhim wrote:
That doesn't terrorize the children, like the teachings of Christendom (false Christianity). We teach the truth, and it honors a loving God.
By checking in the bible. If they correspond to bible teaching then they are true.Blastcat wrote: Some people will live forever on earth.. some not.
Ok, JWs believe this... in what way can we verify that the belief is true?
DittoBlastcat wrote: How can we verify that your beliefs about heaven and hell are true?
Blastcat wrote: Some people will live forever on earth.. some not.
Ok, JWs believe this... in what way can we verify that the belief is true?
"Correspond to Bible teaching"JehovahsWitness wrote:
By checking in the bible. If they correspond to bible teaching then they are true.
Blastcat wrote: How can we verify that your beliefs about heaven and hell are true?
"Ditto" ?
No that is not my understanding, I'm not a moderator so, I can't say for sure, but I think there is a subforum to discuss non-Christian faiths.dio9 wrote: Are we only allowed to refer the Christian sources here?
The belief that the sun moves around the Earth corresponds to Bible teaching, yet it is false.JehovahsWitness wrote:By checking in the bible. If they correspond to bible teaching then they are true.Blastcat wrote: Some people will live forever on earth.. some not.
Ok, JWs believe this... in what way can we verify that the belief is true?
Claire Evans wrote:My comfort comes from Jesus. That comfort may manifest into the physical. When I am feeling low or distressed, a feather is dropped for me. My cat, now deceased, would sit on me when I felt low. He liked to sit on my neck when I was lying down. Also when it becomes really distressing, I pray and it actually suddenly goes away. It's amazing. I think it was like Jesus. He was distressed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then eventually was calm. That's the power of the Holy Spirit.onewithhim wrote: Life in this world can be distressing. Is there anywhere we can turn for reliable help and comfort? JWs are asking this question world-wide for this month. The focus is on Jehovah, our God "of tender mercies."
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those in any sort of tribulation through the comfort with which we ourselves are being comforted by God." (2 Corinthians 1:3,4)
Any thoughts so far?
I find that when I'm down, I like vanilla ice cream. It's cold and smooth and oh, so sweet. Chocolate is way more powerful, though.JehovahsWitness wrote:
I think animals can be a great source of comfort. They are also super sensitive to feelings so I do believe having an animals helps people keep balanced in many way.
Holy spirit is so much more powerful though. I noticed though that Jesus kept praying, it wasn't as if he asked once and everything was all better...
Do you believe that Christ died for you but find it difficult to understand why or do you not really believe that he did?dio9 wrote:And even so difficult to understand the fact Jesus died for me.
