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Recent content by Mykola

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    Some questions to JWs

    May or any JW, please, answer the following: 1) Did you know that the Watchtower’s first two presidents, Charles Taze Russell and Judge Rutherford, who were alive in 1914 never taught that Jesus returned in 1914? 2) Did you know that Russell taught Jesus returned in 1874 and that Rutherford...
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    Some questions to JWs

    At last... :) Thank you, May... Let's dig a bit more deeper than that... Again, let's read the text of Rev.1:7: "Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him." Every eye - what does it mean? To me, it sounds like "every eye, no exclusions"...
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    They aren't really <insert preferred religion here>

    Religion is binding us only - by definition. But Christ teaches us that we always "ought to pray and not lose heart" (Luke 18:1) Yes, they do, unfortunately. But I think one had better not to take any dead birds, empty cans and cigarette ends - any trash - from the streets into one's car so...
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    Pagan Religion and Christianity similarities

    By the way I see it as ironical that such an issues (Pagan Religion and Christianity similarities) are raised at all. It obviously would not be the case if the teaching of Christ hadn't been being distorted all the time by wilful additions and exclusions, as if it is a dish list in the...
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    Pagan Religion and Christianity similarities

    I'm not James, but if you don't mind, Gnostic... Just a few short remarks. ...And do not have scriptural basis at all. There are neither command to celebrate them nor example of celebrating them by Christians. None. None. I'm inclined to see the word "purely" as an expression of...
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    They aren't really <insert preferred religion here>

    Oh, may I make my definition more exact: those who sincerely strive to follow the teaching of Christ, are Christians. Will it do? Any hope now? :) 100% sincerely longing for adherence is required. Agree? God sees peoples' hearts. He will decide how serious a person about following Christ...
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    Religiosity (Spiritualism) vs. Sexuality

    Thank God. This is not a problem, because God made us spiritual and sexual. It is the violation of the reasonable balance between these two that can be a problem. It is hard to approach that for me this way, so I'd put it that way: excessive manifestation of sexuality may lead to a...
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    They aren't really <insert preferred religion here>

    :) Interpretations can be sound ones or baseless ones. Normally, when you hear a person saying "I like porridge", and then the same person saying "I'd prefer steak" you wouldn't scream "Liar! Liar!", would you? Again, normally, when you read a book and see the words "...He saw her standing...
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    They aren't really <insert preferred religion here>

    Good night! (At a first glance at your post it occured to me that it was strange to go to bed at 10.20 in the morning - which is my local time. Stereotypes can be useful, but not always! :) )
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    They aren't really <insert preferred religion here>

    I'll try to show you. For example, if one uses some neuro-linguistic programming techniques, some deceit to bring people to Christ, the one does not act like a Christian. The very important point is that "real" in "real Christian" is redundant. One is either Christian or not, period. Those...
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    They aren't really <insert preferred religion here>

    What is unclear?
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    Do your religious inclinations isolate you?

    And what about epistemological critique, textual critique etc? I'll give your some of then a bit later today. Stop, Divine. It would be ugly, if I exploited... etc. But I wouldn't. I don't do anything like that. Be careful about your wording, please. Whole lot of emotions... Why...
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    Why The Bible God has human qualities?

    What are you talking about, guys? :) What do you mean by victory here?
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    Do your religious inclinations isolate you?

    I didn't intend to hurt you, sorry. Fair exactly. And that's because the Christians experiencing such problems know perfectly that the world hates them, but also they know that He That is in them is the Sovereign of the Universe, so they shouldn't be downright, but rather pray and rejoice...
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    Why The Bible God has human qualities?

    Well, okay. If not rephrased, the answer would be the same :) Actually, the question is "why God and we humans or we humans and God share some qualities". But, still, there's more comprehensible wording and less comprehensible wording. I prefer the former. Then, regardless of anything, my...
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