For Christians, there is the Apostle Peter’s words:
1 Peter 3:15
Berean Study Bible
“But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect…”
Mildness (“gentleness...
Thanks for the kind words! We are trained @ our meetings to be tactful while discussing others’ beliefs, but it’s difficult to do so without appearing to attack the person. Keeping in mind Colossians 4:6 and Proverbs15:1 helps me.
Again, thank you.
I am happy to see you happy
I hope the whole world is happy
God's mercy covers all creatures
thank you brother
Muslims believe in the incapacity of Jesus to divinity or that he is God, and that GOSPEL has misled the facts
This is very painful when I find my brothers on the way far from the...
"genetically modified scriptures "
That's a good one.
I have no quarrel with anything you said here.
There are corrupt men with dishonest intent, and some have made efforts to corrupt the ancient scriptures. That's why students of the Bible are careful to detect spurious insertions, like the...
There are some fantastic proverbs, that can help any relationship; like Proverbs15:1;
Proverbs 1:5;
Proverbs 5:15-19 (enjoy your wife only, and no others);
Proverbs 6:26-35 (especially starting w/ vs.29; notice the last part, about a husband's anger);
Proverbs 10:19;
Proverbs 12:4 (it goes...
I like to put things in my own words. If we trust our own words, unless we lie on purpose, we'd be expressing the truth as regardless the instrument of choice.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
-If...
No. The Babylonian myths come much earlier. And the stories are NOT of actual events, but more like 'Washington chopping down the cherry tree'. Legends that grew out of hand and became myths.
OK, some scrolls from the 7th century BC. Sounds like exactly what I would expect from a tradition...
The link they share only exists, not because one copied from the other, but because they were explaining the same events from the ancient past. Roman and Greek mythologies do the same.
No, they aren't. Google "silver scrolls".
"Ambiguous"? In how to treat others? Examples, please.
Here are...
Are we discussing the new heavens and earth or are you going to go off on a tangent to emphasize how much more exclusive and righteous is your organization than all the rest?
The evidence the earth is also under the bondage of corruption is not subjective but objective. The Greek term used by...
Really?? The planet Earth is under "bondage to corruption"? It will be one of "the children of God"? No, James....creation there is referring to people; we are under bondage to sin and its result, death. We will be called 'God's children.'
Still subjective, my friend. (From your posts, I think...
I'm afraid you misunderstood (or maybe I misunderstood)....there's nothing wrong with answering! In fact, we appreciate it. What I was saying was different....as you said, "if they do try to answer, their just trying to control the conversation." No..... I stated that certain ones don't answer...
Hi Hockeycowboy,
Thanks for sharing Proverbs15:1 coz I really needed that for encouragement.
The difficulty is, as you highlight above is that you assume that most people won't try to answer all of them because "they can't" OR if they do try to answer, their just trying to control the...
I'm sorry you've had some bad experiences with some JW's. We try to train ourselves not to be high-minded, but "with lowliness of mind considering that the others are superior to you." (Philippians 2:3) This mainly applies, though, to fellow worshippers, but more is said on this further down...
Serenity7855, I just now read your post..... I do not deserve such a recommendation; thank you very much! You display a lot of humility!
It is hard sometimes, to put a muzzle on my mouth. But applying Proverbs15:1 is always helpful.
As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I just try to imitate...
You think the Bible is hooey. Mahatma Gandhi didn't think so. He said, if people followed Jesus' counsel in his Sermon on the Mount, it would 'solve the world's problems' -- and that's only 3 pages in the bible!
Application of the principles found in Philippians 2:3-4....Proverbs15:1....James...
I began listening to a lecture yesterday and soon stopped.
The person giving the lecture was reading from a book..
Not glancing at notes and looking back up at the audience but reading a book.
I was in a religious gathering one time and someone requested to speak.
We expected to hear their...
I think most of the principles of most religions overlap - so that if you believe in one, you inadvertently believe in the others too.
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I didn't say it did.
Hmmm. Ephesians 5:3 (NRS)
"But fornication and impurity of any kind, or greed, must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints."
Not a single thing about joking. up.
No it doesn't. It's a whole new sentence. And, I don't care about about verse 4. I was...