lostwanderingsoul
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Would you mind giving me the verse that says this? I may have missed it.Bible says Ephraim is the eldest born son. Maybe you should do some research on your Bible.
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Would you mind giving me the verse that says this? I may have missed it.Bible says Ephraim is the eldest born son. Maybe you should do some research on your Bible.
No reason we can't discuss things without putting other people down. I do get carried away sometimes.I ain't that tech savvy, so I can't help you there.
Take care, and thanks so much for your cordial response.
Would you mind giving me the verse that says this? I may have missed it.
Did you not read my post at all, or did you make a deliberate choice not to answer my question?It's grammar. Tri-nity, un-nity.
Theism has to deal with god. Trinity just describes the combination (or state of) of three things: father, son, holy spirit in this example. In itself, grammatically, it's not an religious word.
Like virgin vs virginity.
As nouns the difference between virginity and virgin is that virginity is the state of being a virgin while virgin is a person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all..
So you can say to protestants, father, son, holy spirit is a unity. On catholicism (which I think the word cones from), it's not a unity. Mass shows their relationship rather their nature as one another.
It's speaking of the nature of three things.
Another example
Trinity sentence examples. The Trinity--the three elements of matter--are sulphur, mercury, and salt. It seems clear that the trinity of Anu, Bel, and Ea in the old Babylonian religion has its counterpart in the Mandaean Pira, Ayar, and Mana rabba.
The three parts, each concentrating on a single aspect of his interpretative trinity, pose major organisational problems : repetition is hard to avoid, as is a measure of apparent internal contradiction.
Some people are against god, son, spirit bring three as one. Their nature has no comparison. It's not a unity, they translate. Pro-trinitatians use tri/unity but I think unity is a better word since there is only one god they believe not three.
semantics
Luke 3 suggests that Adam is God's son in the same sense that Joseph is Heli's son.Every human being has the chance to become one of God's children.
Did you not read my post at all, or did you make a deliberate choice not to answer my question?
How is what you're describing different from Tritheism (which is not Trinitarianism)?
I knew I couldn't have been alone, but sometimes it does feel as though I am on top of his list of people to bite.Metis is like that. I am on an ignore list because I did not agree with something he said.
You obviously don't see your behavior. Or maybe you do, but don't want to change, because like I said, you admitted you have the problem, and at the time you admitted it, you were not saying it's worthy, so why are you justifying it now... unless you have grown to like it, because you can always make the excuse - "That person had it coming. I am right to behave this way. I am no hypocrite, because I am justified."Oh, you mean like judging others here and then bearing false witness against them like some other JW's have done here in plain view?
Lying is lying, and do you really expect me to call it anything else? When even shown that some JW's here have lied about what we supposedly believe in while they strut around judging others, are we supposedly to ignore that and call it something other than "lies"?
Contrary to what you have claimed, I have not attacked others here in a ad hominem manner but I have attacked their dishonest statements at times by calling them out and questioning why they would repeatedly lie about what we actually believe and teach. It is very frustrating to spend the time posting facts from authentic sources and then to have one or more JW's virtually ignore the correction and post the same lies over and over again.
Again, that's nothing less than a disingenuous fabrication. I don't hate anyone but I do hate the actions of some people when they do just you just did above. Thus, you have inadvertently proved my point.
So I guess we're done.
I hope this is not a PM, you decided yo spread around in public.Then I guess you'll have a hard time explaining this post.
Most of the time when I put someone on ignore is when I feel the debate may be getting too intense whereas I may overreact which, granted, I sometimes have done. And so that they know they're on my ignore list I'll p.m. them and say why I did as such. But in only rare cases do I leave someone on ignore for more than just a few days or maybe as long as a couple of weeks, and it's never for the reason you say but usually for nasty comments, especially ad hominem attacks. You haven't been on my list for many weeks now-- probably months.
So, you statement "Metis is like that" is an ad hominem in and of itself because it stereotypes the person, in this case me. Thus, you have inadvertently shown why I sometimes have put someone on ignore.
And, btw, I currently have no one on my ignore list.
A number of times sounds like a lot. If nPeace is guilty, you have my permission to provide a quote where I did.Actually, I've seen this a number of times.
It's usually when someone points out the harm caused by their policies on blood transfusions or reporting child sexual abuse to the police (i.e. how they're opposed to both).
I am not big on suggestions. Give me facts.Luke 3 suggests that Adam is God's son in the same sense that Joseph is Heli's son.
I'm pretty sure metis is a good guy. We all get a little defensive from time to time if you push the right buttons.I knew I couldn't have been alone, but sometimes it does feel as though I am on top of his list of people to bite.
You sort of get this image of a dog protecting it's buried bone at all costs.
... and rip you to pieces because you got too close.
Good guys according to the Bible, do not just like to hear only what they like to hear.I'm pretty sure metis is a good guy. We all get a little defensive from time to time if you push the right buttons.
I do not know the details of what has happened but you certainly have the right to feeel like you do. Maybe just let things cool off a while.Good guys according to the Bible, do not just like to hear only what they like to hear.
You know this too,
People that sound all nice, and behave all gentleman, when you say what they like to hear, but light a fire in your behind the instant you say anything they don't like to hear, only give the appearance of being good. They word for that is not good.
You know these things.
I understand what you are doing, and I have done the same. Maybe in time I will be more tolerant to hypocrisy, but this one has been a long one.
Sometimes too much kindness does no good.
you know theses thing, I'm sure.
(Proverbs 28:23) Whoever reproves a man will afterward find more favor Than someone who flatters with his tongue.
(Proverbs 29:21) If a servant is pampered from his youth, He will become thankless later on.
(Proverbs 27:5, 6) 5 Open reproof is better than concealed love. 6 The wounds inflicted by a friend are faithful, But an enemy’s kisses are plentiful.
I know there are other Proverbs we can apply, but there is a time for everything under the sun.
...but yes. There is some good in all of us. I do believe that. I'm sure metis has his, and I mentioned this to him before... I think. Long time.