Frisbinator

Brother,

Paul responded to such a question...

"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities

Throughout the entire history of humanity, there have been millions who have lived and died without hearing anything about God (pre Jesus) or Jesus (Post Jesus).

What happened to their souls?

Right, of course I realize that God commands bloodshed in the old testament, but didn't all that change with Jesus?

I am doing that stuff, trust me. I've read and done research and we've talked about it a lot. I find it difficult to not sound argumentative when talking about it with her, but I think that there might be some doubt in her head. She's a really special girl, so I'm going to keep on trying and if we have to break up then we have to break up. I just don't see how she would listen to me over her parents cause she respects them so much, but thanks for the help and prayers!

What about the millions whom:

A.) Did not live in any of the lands mentioned in the Bible

B.) Died before ever hearing about the God of the old testament or Jesus

What happened to their souls when they died?

I'm asking because this is a common question (and a fair one...) asked by non-believers and it would be great if I had a good response for it. Thanks.

It doesen't really break my heart. It just goes to show you how convincing any side can be and what we have to do to find the truth. In order to find the truth, all you have to do is open up The Bible. Jesus was either the son of God who came to die for our sins, or a nutcase. Who cares if he lived and died a jew? What about the new covenant? Was he telling his Disciples to spread the word about Judaism, or it? The answer is obvious to those who read his words.

Please someone help me. I keep trying to find something to keep this knawing inside of me at rest. I haven't found it, but a friend suggested I turn to God. Why should I turn to someone I don't know and trust. Please someone help me understand.

Seek and ye shall find.

Knock and the door will be opened unto you.

Ask and ye shall receive.

I would recommend that you pick up a Bible and read the Gospels of Jesus. (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)

Someone saying they are Christian is far different from someone saying they are perfect. We all fall short of the glory of God, and nobody is claiming that they are perfect. Therefore, people will sometimes allow pride to get in the way of love. I apologize on their behalf, but please don't think that a Christian assumes that he is perfect and that everything he does reflects Christ's love, because we sin every single day, which is why we need him in the first place.

Also, keep in mind that although there are many denominations, the vast majority of them that are not considered "cults", have the same basic beliefs and feel comfortable worshipping together on special occasions.

If you had a girlfriend who was studying with the Jehovah's Witnesses, and you were Christian, how would you get her out of there? Especially if she were 20 and still living with her parents both of whom she respects and obeys and both of whom are witnesses?

Does anybody know how a Christian can justify going to war? Doesen't it contradict Jesus' teachings? Thank you.

No, It does not. Jesus Said his kingdom was not of this earth. If it where, his followers would fight. Read Revelation, when Jesus returns, he comes as a Great Warrior.

Thank you for your input everyone.

Where in Revelation does it describe Jesus as being a great warrior?

My girlfriend is a Jehova's Witness. At first, I was somewhat nervous that perhaps the largest differences between their faith and mine would prove convincing. However, I can say with confidence that this has not been the case at all. What they believe is simply not biblical when an accurate translation is used.

Everyone who would call themselves Jehova's Witnesses are good people with good intentions. However, they exploit ignorance to swell their numbers, because anybody who has read/studied the bible independantly will come to the realization that many of their core beliefs and laws are not what God intended.

This is a true story, although I do not have the details. A man was sent to prison and given only one book: The bible. He stayed in that prison for 30 years until he died. It was said that he knew every single intricate detail about the bible and had it memorized. However, he never accepted Christ. This seems to me to be a similar paralell to the Jehova's Witnesses. They invest huge amounts of time (25-40 hours/week) in studying The Bible, and yet are mislead as this man was.

Does anybody know how a Christian can justify going to war? Doesen't it contradict Jesus' teachings? Thank you.

I came across your Jehova's Witness post (here):

To make a very long story short. My oldest sister {5 years older} ran in to some very difficult times. The JW's came along and swept her off her feet. She fell head over heals into this occult. I tried my hardest to convince her it was wrong, but to no avail. At the age of 34 she died because of the JW's teachings that she could not receive blood. This has made me hate JW's very much. When me & my other sister went to court to gain custody of her son, it was just a nightmare. As the JW's had her draw up a will that said that her son would stay with somebody from the JW's and not her family. The judge had me write out proof that JW's were a cult. I did so, I believe it was 15 pages long. The judge told me I did a wonderful job and he learned a lot. However, he could not rule in our favor because my sisters will over rode everything else. Happily now, her son is 20 years old and has no use for the JW's himself. The problem is, he has a hard time believing in God at all. So we just keep praying for his soul. My sister takes him to church sometimes and he seems to like it, but he just won't make a commitment. On a good note, on her deathbed, I did pray with her and she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord & Saviour. So I am convinced she is in heaven waiting for me. She was like a mom to me. We always got a long, and I believe in all our years growing up, I only had one arguement with her. All other times she was a fun loving person and we got along great. I miss her a lot, even tho' it's been 15 years now. Her last comment to me was "Please don't ever forget me." And her last comment to the rest of the folks in the room were "Please take care of my younger brother". I had to leave the room, because I couldn't hold back the flood of tears.

in Him;

corey

I have a friend who, right now, is planning on joining the Jehova's witnesses. She is going to these studies with them and just does not feel like she is ready yet. Since you have researched them, I was wondering if you could share some of the evidence which you came up with to show that they were a cult, so I can at least share some compelling arguments to throw some doubt in her mind. Thank you very much!

-Trent

What is so bad about Roman Catholics? I don't get it....?

I think that the Anti-Christ is Osama Bin Laden, or perhaps George W. Bush himself! After all, as we all know, the prophesies point to BOTH of these men. Just check out your bibles if you don't believe me.

Cool, the let your yes be yes and no be no makes sense. Instead of saying "I swear to God the clock was fast" I can just say "Yes, the clock was fast"

Sometimes, when I'm under a lot of pressure and want to convince someone that I am telling the truth, I'll say "I swear to God". Oftentimes, people critisize me and tell me I should not swear to God. But I only do it when I'm 100 percent sure that I'm telling the truth. Can anyone show me some opinionated logic or biblical proof on why this is wrong or why it offends God and other people?

She is so beautiful. She is my last thought when I kiss her goodnight and my first thought when I tell her how much I love her in the morning. ha ha not her in the flesh of course, I have to use cardboard cutouts, until we really meet someday. I cannot wait.

I think that Lindsay Lohan was a lot better looking before she lost all that weight. Does anyone else agree with me? Can I get an "Amen"?

We need to lift up in prayer people like this.

I agree, but would a trip out behind the woodshed be out of line along with that?

Every time I think I've seen the worst or dumbest thing someone can do, I am proven wrong.

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What do you mean "a trip out behind the woodshed"?

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A whuppin' and good one, probably missed a few growing up that contributed to his aggregious ways.

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I disagree. He got too many if anything. Abuse breeds more abuse.

We need to lift up in prayer people like this.

I agree, but would a trip out behind the woodshed be out of line along with that?

Every time I think I've seen the worst or dumbest thing someone can do, I am proven wrong.

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What do you mean "a trip out behind the woodshed"?

Wait a second here pal. Do I kill animals? Nope. Does the fox kill animals? Yup. Would I kill the little baby foxes? Nope. Would the mother fox kill babies from another mother with the same father? You better believe it.

Therefore, it makes no sense for you to get all lovey dovey about animals who do all those terrible things when all that I am doing is saying that I don't like most of them and ending it there.

NO I'm not a hunter.

This is in response to "One Accord".

Not Mr. " There IS condemnation in Christ, so I am going to condemn you and tell you that you are not a Christian in my eyes ".

You can disagree w/ me all you want, that's fine, but to tell me that I'm not a Christian just because I say that I don't really care about some biological hunk of meat that would just assume kill me or dominate me were I another species, is just plain mean.

Thank you for your comment, "One Accord" but if you think that bringing up every single verse in the bible where they simply mention animals is going to prove my point that animals are nothing but organic machines devoid of personality, which run on instinct and understand only respect and dominance, then I

Animals will not be in heaven. They have no souls. They have no conscious. Animals know only respect. They live in a world ruled by instinct, where only strength is respected and it is respected by brutal force. If you were smaller than that fox and he was hungry, he would kill you. His little babies would kill you. If you were smaller than that donkey and there was a female donkey around, he'd kick you with all of his force so that you'd stay away from him and his female. It's not because they're bad, it's because they have no conscious and no souls. There is no good or bad. Perhaps someone will argue that their house pets are different. This is simply because years of domestication has caused them to depend on people to live. Take away this dependence and they'll do what their instinct tells them: Stay away from humans because we're truly the most dangerous species on the planet. Even lions and tigers will go out of their way to avoid us, and if a lion or tiger is sick or injured, they'll only feed on women and children. Kill or be killed in the animal kingdom. No room for a soul.

I personally don't care for non-domesticated animals. They don't want anything to do with me either. Fun to look at, other than that, they're a sad lot that ruled the world before we marched over their land and manipulated it to our liking and killed off the ones that ate our sheep or posed a threat. No reason to feel really guilty, because any other animal species would have done the same thing in order to increase in number as much as possible. Thanks to the predators, this doesen't happen to species that are similar to donkeys lol

Oh yeah? Well I hate all of you!

(Just using the old greek term!)