Man, the fallen creature, should follow what God has told him is the right way.
"O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."--Jeremiah 10:23.
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Man, the fallen creature, should follow what God has told him is the right way.
"O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."--Jeremiah 10:23.
We believe it, and in it, so we don't vote for other humans to direct our steps, either. See how sensible the Bible is?
Works for us.
It's too easy to interpret it as "James' instinct is to be gay and enjoy it, but he doesn't follow his instincts, because God doesn't allow that." That must be a rather painful feeling, being so restricted.
I hope my interpretation is wrong.
You checked in current science (biology, psychology). James checks in the Bible, that's science (or maybe ideas is a better term) of 2000 and more years ago.
(aka "soothsaying") has taught you there's no controlling your sexual parts, they just willy nilly lead running after whatever they want to do? If you replace your brain and logic for a sexual part, what does that make you?
Don't know if that means the same in the USA, but i know what it means in the UK.
Dafydd.
remember you're a Mod, held to a higher standard of behavior. ![]()
Willy nilly is a corruption of "will he, nill he". As when a situation is out of one's control. I always thought it was English.
We have slang terms for this. But it's used when a baby runs around naked, where parents would say, "I can see your willy".
Yes, I'm expecting carp for this, but won't bite.
Dafydd.
One of the euphemisms here is Johnson. Now we know his last name.
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So...YOU try and save them, IF they don't want to be saved, you leave them alone....and many years later they eventually croak, and you claim to know that/why they are in hell?
You are way better at your job than you are getting credit for....I'd ask for a pay raise....
There is no hell. It's an invention of man-made religion to keep the people in line. Also, illegal in Canada, so you're safe.
Men torture other men irrationally, so they made a god 'in their image' to justify it.
You said "Men torture other men irrationally"
I responded that they torture them irrationally by going door to door spreading the word..you know...when some are on a crusade....a crusade to save me from myself.
I lost YOU?
That's the reason I have a peephole in my door...I don't want to get lost...YOU know HBH.
Doc: "So, stop doing that."
...
Bill: "It hurts when ..."
What do you hear from the Service Overseer?
Now YOU have lost ME....
Service Overseer?
deflect and go cryptic when they realize their error isn't being swallowed, or their faith in Watch Tower is rattled.
Not surprised. I'm familiar with how you 'read the Bible', and its correct exegesis. ![]()
I note that you did reply to it, with your usual prolix and clumsy exegesis, proving you read it and understood its topic, at least.
Which makes me wonder why you would reinforce Bill's reply, instead of correcting his misapprehension, as I did.
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by drpruner / April 5, 2018 3:37 PM PDT
[In reply to: RE:Home but hiding]
is to preach the good news of the kingdom in all the inhabited earth, and then the end will come. If you're hiding, then the game is you're pretending to be not at home. [That's NH.] We like games, so we pretend you're not at home, and look for you another time. See how it works?
If you get tired of games, call or meet the Service Overseer at the local KH, and tell him to mark your house as one that will burn in ... I mean, that we should skip from then on. That is what should happen, barring human error. Or, put up No Trespassing or Private Property signs. We honor those, although real terrorists will not. See? All you had to do was ask.
Toni says her experience is otherwise; I'm not sure why. I can't help her myself without getting her address, and I do not want to go there, as they say.
BTW about every year a couple of our elders will come by to ask if you still feel the same way. Say Yes; done. [People change or move.] End quote.
Is it really so much easier to curse the darkness than light a candle? I wouldn't know; we're illuminators, as the Bible calls us.
You also missed the other time I asked about the Service Overseer. Pay attention. Make the call.
a term in federal custody. US or Canada.
Yes, you should complain to "the right person". Like our God, Jehovah, we're organized. Gen 1:1. He will get together with the Territory Servant and make a note on the card for your territory. Then, barring human error you're clear for another year. You can't take even that much terrorism, you say? Tough; you're not in charge of the preaching work, Jesus is. You've seen what he has to say about it in the scriptures I've cited in the past. Oh, you don't bother to read them, do you? In that case
QUITCHER BELLYACHIN'!
The reason for the annual visit to your house - not to you - is to see if the attitude or the resident has changed. Organized, like our God, Jehovah.
"You can figure out someone is hiding, but you don't associate hiding from someone, with 'they don't want to talk to you'...."
Of course it means they don't want to talk to us, then. We come back and maybe they will be
> in a better mood
> over their illness
> not on their way to a concert
> not hosting their pastor [who got them into his church simply because they moved into town last year]
> not so satisfied with life they were living last week
> wondering how a "loving God" could allow a bus full of Junior League hockey players to crash, or 17 children to lie in their own blood in a schoolhouse, or hundreds of civilians to be bombed by their own government in Syria. [Oh, wait. They're the "other"; just Muslims. Never mind that one.]
Typically it takes about two or sometimes three circuits of a territory to cover it, then you're safe from our terrorist activities for six months, anyway. Hide three times, and you're done for a while.
See? All you had to do was ask.
You didn't ask; you're not that courteous to us.
That statement of mine was sarcasm because I had just answered the question you failed to ask: 'How do I get rid of them pesky torturers?'
You missed reading, or perhaps understanding, my answer. That's on you, 110%. Your equally rabidly anti-JW helper failed to help you. That's 110% on you, for choosing your associates poorly.
Just do it, or
QUITCHERBELLYACHIN!
That's correct...You figured it out for yourself..... HBH
It was SO obvious that you even have a code for it....HBH
......and you want to send a Service Overseer to confirm what their "underlings" have relayed to them.
You don't trust/believe each other?
How many times have I told youse guys about science vs. the Bible???
Round earth; 'hanging' in space; value of a calm heart in preventing and treating disease ... The list goes on. Moreover, it's the non-biblical contemporary science that was full of superstition. Even the great Galen was great only in his times.
OK. Apology accepted. Back to our story.
It's clear there are many problems with the human condition. Genetic diseases are sins in the technical sense [not complete; missing the standard] but not in the moral one. A straight male who cheats on his wife is a sinner, even though he's programmed to go after women. The moral part comes from "Thou shalt not ..." And from the wife when she catches him. Tell HER 'the Bible is just a myth'.
Same with gay men and women. If they don't act on their urges they look good to Jehovah, just like an alcoholic who doesn't take a drink. They have a well-founded hope of living forever in a Paradise on earth if they endure to the end. In that case, no more defects, as in Eden.
Of course, most [99.9%] don't have that hope. That's why we keep preaching.