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Anyone who professes to be a Christian should be following Jesus’ footsteps, right? After all, he began Christianity. Jesus said, ‘This goood news of the kingdom would be preached throughout the inhabited earth. (Mat 24:14) The only people who have ever come to my door, doing just as Jesus said, are Jehovah’s Witnesses. No Catholic, Protestant, no one else. Jesus said to worship with spirit and truth (John 4:24) Did he say there are a lot of ways to worship God? No, he said with truth. So obviously there is a right way to worship God and many wrong ways – as we know, just by looking around at the different churches. It’s not a case of sitting back in a comfort zone and thinking I am right. We follow the Bible and worship God accordingly. After all, the Bible says, ‘All Scripture is inspired of God, and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness. That the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.’ (2Tim 3:16&17) So, if we are being taught something that is not in the Bible, then are we being taught something God approves of? Going by the scripture I have just quoted, obviously not.
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Hi John, many people have been asking/wondering what God thinks of homosexuality. After all, today it is largely accepted by society. In fact, many who claim to be ‘christians’ are publicly promoting homosexuality.Or , are themselves practicing homosexuals. So, what does God say about it? If we look up the bible, at the following scriptures, Romans 1:24-27,1 Timothy 1:9-11, Jude 7 & 1 Corinthians 6:9 & 10. All condemn homosexuality.So , it is obvious, God thinks these practices are disgusting , and infact, says they will be judged for such conduct. Peter
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,The Catholic Church began in the 4th Century. Over the years they have brought in many different rules (the Bible was finished more than 300 years before the Catholic Church was founded). So, if they follow the teachings in the Bible, that was finished long before the Church started. Why bring in manmade rules? Having said that, I’m not sure what ‘strict rules’ you refer to. The Bible itself has ‘rules’ that we have to follow, too. For example, we have to abstain from sex outside of marriage, adultery, homosexuality and idolatry (the worshipping of idols). These are ‘some’ of the rules we have to obey, in order to please not any church, but God himself.
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Rick, I can see why you aren’t too happy with religions, and in particular ‘God.’ I mean, look at all the terrible things that happen, and wars fought, in which different religions claim that God is on ‘their’ side. Where babies die, and people who believe in ‘God’ say God wanted him/her in heaven. And the parents suffer so much pain. How could a so-called loving God do that? It doesn’t make sense, does it? All these ‘Christians’ claim to follow the God of the Bible, yet they believe different things.
Despite the fact that there are different Bibles in the world, they all basically say the same thing. In the Bible it says ‘He who lives by the sword (or in today’s language, ‘gun’ ), will perish by the sword (gun).’ Yet religions ignore this warning. The Bible tells us how we came to be imperfect, and die. Which wasn’t God’s original purpose. So babies die, due to sickness, like adults, too, and old age. But it’s because we are imperfect and not because of some ‘act’ of God.
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Hi there. There are alot of religious differences. Youre right. And society in general, isnt very tollerant of these differences.Many arguements are started by these differences.Infact, if you look behind the wars that we have seen (Take the Yugoslavia conflict for example) we see religions behind the cause. With their differing beliefs. Croatia is Catholic, Serbia is Orthodox and Bosnia Moslem.I could go on and on to explain why Moslem is different from the other churches. But for now. I will just ask a question for you. The Catholic and Orthodox churches claim to be ‘christian’. Correct? And they both claim to follow Jesus Christ of the bible. Jesus taught many things. Including telling people about the Kingdom , God had promised him. Yet, the Catholics, Orthodox, and many other so-called christian religions teach nothing of this kingdom (another word for government), but do teach different things about Jesus. Yet, there is only one bible, recording what Jesus taught. Yes, there are different versions of the bible. But they all say basically the same thing. The source of the differing doctrines of these, and other religions. Originate with men. NOT the bible. So , naturally they have different men leading them. And their beliefs over the centuries, have changed, just as different men lead them. There is a truth (There can only be 1 truth ) to the bible.If you , or anyone has any questions. Please feel free to email me, or just respong on yforum. Thankyou……..Peter
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Hi Roberta. I read your comments about the wedding, and I hope you dont mind, but I thought I would respond to your response. I see that you are worried, the couple didnt take the ‘religious traditions’ seriously. My question for you is. Should we listen/obey traditions at all?? We know , that, as christians, we should follow Jesus as closely as we can, and obey his commands.Did Jesus say we should worship God with traditions? No , he said to ‘worship with spirit and truth’ (John 4:24) It doesnt say anything about traditions. The only time Jesus said anything about traditions. Was when he condemned the religious leaders of the day, for their traditions. So, are traditions, really ‘truth’? By what Jesus said , the answer can only be ‘no’. As Jesus said at John 8:32, ‘Know the truth, and the truth will set yoou free’. Free from what ? Please feel free to email me , if you would like to know , what from……….Peter
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Hi there. Many people are having weddings now , that are ‘christian free’ I guess , just to say hello, and to make sure they are enjoying themselves. Are a couple of ways you can make sure they are comfortable.BUT , especially let them know. That you take your marriage very seriously, and are in it for the long term. Not just untill you get sick of each other. Which unfortunately , many do. Which is quite sad. As you mentioned , you will have a few Jewish traditions in your wedding. As a christian I follow Jesus of course. He said to worship God with ‘Spirit and Truth'(John 4:24) Infact, Jesus condemned the religious leaders of his day, for their traditions. Traditions, no matter what church , obviously have no place in true worship. I hope your wedding goes well :o) Peter
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,The origin of birthdays comes from a time when family and friends would gather at the house of the person whose birthday it was to ward off wicked spirits. So birthdays are still celebrated this way. And as the Bible says, God expects exclusive devotion. As Christians, we shouldn’t continue with a celebration that has pagan origins. Like Christmas and Easter, for example.
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Hi Cheryl.It’s great that you have faith in the God of the bible. And you are right. Even though , we dont want to die. Death isnt exactly something we should fear.However, believing that we go ‘home’ to heaven , isnt a biblical ( a teaching from God) teaching. To say Heaven is ‘home’. Seems to mean , we have been there. Remember in Eden? God told Adam and Eve, after they had eaten from the tree ? God said , for dust you are , and to dust you will return? (Gen 3:19) . God didnt say they had been in heaven , and he didnt say they were going there. He said they would return to dust. After all. The bible says at Psalm 37:11&29, that the meek will inherit the earth ( and the righteous)’ and live forever upon it. Thats where the resurrection takes place. Resurrection means ‘to stand again’ We are on the earth. As stated earlier. We have never been to heaven. So , the resurrection , is on the earth. Peter
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Hi Leo The moment people express their religious beliefs.People think straight away that youre imposing your beliefs on them. It’s always been that way. Many believe for example, that their religious beliefs are very personal.But if we look at the ‘perfector’ of our christian faith……Jesus Christ. Did he keep quiet about his beliefs, and more importantly the message that he preached? NO. He told as many as he could about the Kingdom that God would give him.That he would be King one day. Infact , he gave signs ‘of his presence in Kingdom power’ in Matthew chapter 24:1 – 28. Most people see the problems religions have caused all around the world. I encourage you to look at the Life Jesus led whilst on earth , and the kingdom he preached about Peter
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Hi Shelly Alot of people fear death, because they hear storied of a ‘hell’, and living forever in a fiery torment, because they are sinners. We all sin. Not one of us are perfect. So does that mean we all go to hell ? To find the answer, we should go to the bible. What was God’s command to Adam and Eve in the first book of the bible? He said’ Be fruitful , become many , fullfill the earth’. Did he mention death ? No. So death was not in his original plans.But he did say , in the day they eat from the tree, of the knowledge of good and bad’, they would die.’For dust you are, and to dust you will return’. They did eat from that tree, and they did die. Imperfect Adam and Eve had off-spring, who were born imperfect.Because they themselves had become imperfect.In Ecclesiastes 9:5 and 10. It tells us specifically , when we die, we are conscious of nothing, see nothing , do nothing in sheol( Hebrew for common grave of mankind) So we arent in heaven having a great time. And we arent in a so called place called ‘hell’ suffering. The resurrection we hear soo much about , will happen on the earth.When God has direct rulership over the earth.Which is soon to happen Peter
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate Christmas because it isn’t in the Bible. The ‘wisemen’ saw Jesus not as a baby but as a child in a house (Matthew 2:11). They didn’t give him gifts because it was for his birth. Secondly, Christmas began as a celebration for the worship of the sun god saturnalia, in pagan Rome, on Dec. 25 , when they knew the days were getting longer (more sun). So they paid their gratitude to this false god.
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,To be a Christian one should follow the God of the Bible, true? Let’s see if the Catholic Church follows the teachings in the Bible:
Jesus said that ‘He who lives by the sword, will perish by the sword.’ Catholics have been involved in just about every war since the Church began in the 4th century. Even fighting against one another. A lot of their teachings originated in the ancient pagan city of Babylon, such as Mary being the mother of God and the Pagan doctrine of the Trinity. So if Jesus is meant to be God, Mary is his mother. They teach their doctrines and traditions as being far more important than the teachings of the Bible, the very book they claim to study. To be a Christian, you have to not only learn about Jesus in the Bible, but obey his commands. He said: ‘By this, all will know you are my disciples – if you have love amongst yourselves.’ How can they when they are fighting each other, e.g. the First and Second World Wars?
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,The priest’s vow of abstinence is a Church teaching. The command from the Bible is to abstain from fornication -sex outside of marriage, including adultery. Also, masturbation is called ‘unclean conduct.’ The Bible counsels us to ‘deaden our body members.’ That includes our sexual urges.
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Name : Peter Briant, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 38, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : storeman, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,
