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Tronora replied to Dhanyel's topic in Secular News in the Mainstream Media
The feet of the statue are part iron, part clay. So not as powerful in the last of the last days ... And ready to be tumbled. -
The Neanderthal Problem
Shawnster replied to Shawnster's topic in Secular News in the Mainstream Media
But we know that is pure propaganda. Can't tell they were brutes by their fossils. It's the shrink wrap technique in a different form. https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/dinosaurs-and-the-anti-shrink-wrapping-revolution/ - Today
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Courage in Trials — a Scriptural Consideration —
Dolce vita commented on dljbsp's blog entry in Scriptural Consideration
I have thought a lot about Jehovah's invitation, “do not be afraid,” often repeated to his people in ancient times. Jesus also used this expression and its derivatives on numerous occasions. This is not just a simple slogan that is easy to offer in conversation when someone expresses suffering and asks for a comforting, encouraging response. It is not a denial of the reality that the person is going through. It is simply a highlighting of Genesis 3:15. Fear has become instinctive and primal since that day. We must all face it with faith. Jehovah and Jesus always strive to shift the center of gravity of our fears and breakdowns (betraying, denying, not holding on until the end, being so tired of everything...). The idea is therefore to reorient courage, not to anesthetize it in order to wake it up later. Courage and faith go hand in hand. They must not sleep, they have to walk. We are at war, the fighting on the front lines is exhausting, and sometimes we just want the hostilities to stop. We would like to lay our heads on a pillow, close our eyes, and drift off into a sweet dream. So it really takes courage to fight against sleep and stay awake until the end. Thank you David for this topic. -
Sorry, the settings are in German. But they are the same as in your screenshot.
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The bottom line is that you are right, we don't really know, but fun trying to speculate. I suppose the portrayal of them as brutes rather influenced my feelings about them.
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Hello dear brothers, how are you? I hope you're doing well. I'm testing the NWM mobile app these days. I'd like to suggest to support staff that we implement territory maps. It's currently not available, and it would be very useful for providing territories to brothers even without a computer. I also saw a servant who had access to local needs, even though he wasn't enabled on NWS. What do you think of the territory map? Best regards from Italy -
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The Neanderthal Problem
Shawnster replied to Shawnster's topic in Secular News in the Mainstream Media
If Eden was in the middle of the area where Neanderthal fossils were found, then they could be from any of Adam and Eve's children, no? Jewish tradition, according to Josephus, is that Adam and Eve had 33 sons and 23 daughters. Of course, ultimately, all of these Neanderthals came from Adam and Eve's line regardless which child in particular. In fact, there is no reason to conclude these Neanderthals came from only 1 of Adam's children. -
Based solely on the illustration in the "Imitate Their Faith" book, for me it's Jonah. -
One part of this warning is easy to miss. The danger does not come only from obvious outsiders or clearly false teachers. Sometimes it comes from within, when those who are viewed as mature begin to speculate. When a spiritually strong person shares guesses or theories, weaker ones often listen closely. They may assume, If a mature Christian is saying this, it must be solid. In that way, speculation can carry more weight than it should. What began as a personal idea can slow another person’s growth or even confuse them. This is where trickery and deception can enter, not because someone intends harm, but because speculation is treated like truth. Immature Christians are especially affected. Instead of building confidence in what Jehovah has clearly given us, they may become unsettled, unsure, or distracted by ideas that cannot be proven. True maturity shows restraint. It recognizes that saying less is sometimes the loving choice. It protects the weak by staying close to what is known and clearly taught. When mature ones avoid speculation, they help others grow steadily instead of being pushed back and forth. Jehovah's Organization has been encouraging us to 'stick to what we know'.- 1 reply
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Courage in Trials — a Scriptural Consideration —
dljbsp commented on dljbsp's blog entry in Scriptural Consideration
@Pikachu @Mike047 @Denton The scriptures have always been there. What changes is when we take the time to read them carefully and apply them in our life. When we meditate on Jehovah’s Word, that’s when we begin ‘putting meaning into it’ and allowing it to reach our heart — just as was done when the Law was read and explained to the people. (Nehemiah 8:8) Just to clarify, this was simply a meditation on one of the five principles Brother Flegel highlighted in the first part of the annual meeting. It wasn’t meant to introduce something new, but to reflect on how applying what Jehovah has already given us can deepen its meaning for us personally. -
After he killed his brother Abel, Cain left the area and became a wanderer. His descendants spread out themselves and found caves wherever they went. (Genesis 4:13-16) 'At this Cain said to Jehovah: “The punishment for my error is too great to bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your face; and I will become a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth, and anyone who finds me will certainly kill me.” 15 So Jehovah said to him: “For that reason, anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times.” So Jehovah set up a sign for Cain in order that no one finding him would strike him. 16 Then Cain went away from before Jehovah and took up residence in the land of Exile, to the east of Eʹden.' Eden was in the middle of this map which archaeologists have located sites of Neanderthal occupation. Seth's line seemed to have stayed in the Middle East where we believe Noah built the Ark then later landed on Ararat. Just speculation of course.
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Friday, February 6 We should no longer be children.—Eph. 4:14. A Christian who remains immature can easily be misled by “trickery” and “deceptive schemes” and be taken in by conspiracy theorists and apostates. He may be prone to being jealous, creating strife, taking offense, or yielding to temptation. (1 Cor. 3:3) The Scriptures compare the process of growing to spiritual maturity to the process of growing to adulthood. (Eph. 4:15) A child lacks insight and needs supervision. To illustrate, a mother might ask her young daughter to hold her hand while crossing the street. As the girl grows older, the mother might allow her to cross the street on her own but will still remind her to look both ways for traffic. When the child becomes an adult, she avoids such hazards on her own. Likewise, when Christians become mature, they reason on Bible principles to get Jehovah’s thinking on the matter and then follow through accordingly. w24.04 3 ¶5-6- 1 reply
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Took my old ute to the mechanics to check out a knocking noise under my hood. I think he is full of hot air when he says if you rev it harder, the noise will eventually disappear. Video removed as it contains foul language.
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@fibrecat please take screenshot of your settings from within the app and send it here. Example:
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Strange to have those problems, Ruben, I have iPad Air 2 and iPad Air 6 and they both play without any clear problems. They have different IOS levels but still seem to be ok. -
Courage in Trials — a Scriptural Consideration —
Mike047 commented on dljbsp's blog entry in Scriptural Consideration
Well presented, David, as usual, and so helpful to our brothers and sisters going through trials. -
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Mike047 replied to Nelly Kim's topic in Forum Games
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Qapla replied to Nelly Kim's topic in Forum Games
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kejedo replied to Nelly Kim's topic in Forum Games
Those monthly measurements, like ides or calends, were common for every month, but not so well known.
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Modern references to creative days:
*** w15 6/1 p. 5 How Science Affects Your Life ***
The Bible fixes no duration for the six creative “days.” Instead, it opens the door for modern scientists to study them and assign accurate time spans to them. We know that the creative “days” were much longer than 24-hour days.
*** g21 No. 3 p. 12 What the Bible Tells Us ***
So each of the six creative “days” during which God prepared the earth for life and created life on it could represent extremely long periods of time.
*** g 1/14 p. 12 Creation ***
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS God created the universe, including the earth, in the indefinite past—“in the beginning,” as Genesis 1:1 says. Modern science agrees that the universe had a beginning. A recent scientific model suggests it to be almost 14 billion years old.
*** lc pp. 26 Science and the Genesis Account ***
A careful consideration of the Genesis account reveals that events starting during one “day” continued into one or more of the following “days.”
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Can you tell me where I can find the songs you are referring to?
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I applied to be an Auxiliary Pioneer. I had a wonderful meeting with two of the Elders in my congregation. One of them , I'd never met before. I think that they have a better idea of who I am and what I deal with every day with my mental illnesses. Not sure if I'll be approved, but it's okay if I'm not. I've been attending field service on Zoom on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays. But will be adding Tuesdays as well. 🧏♀️· 2 replies
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GM, it's Deborah. Please send to me your email address. I think Sr. Bonnie, from my old cong, made the CA transcripts and I will forward to you when I get your address. I thought I had it but cannot find it. Not sure if she sent into one email both the AM and PM or if she sent them separate. But I will send to you can you can decide. Hope you are well. We are ok here....just cold weather. Agape.· 2 replies
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A little boy wants to make his father happy. He wants to buy him a gift, but he doesn’t have any money. So he turns to his father and asks him for a few coins. Now he has money, but the gift he wants to get is in a store, and the store is in town. Again, he needs the help of his father. Once in the store, he finds that the gift is way up on the shelf. The father has to lift him up. Same thing at the register. Having returned back home, the son, beaming and proud, hands the father his gift.· 0 replies
A sweet little story but strictly speaking one could argue that the father himself was the generous giver here. In the end, he had to accompany and help his son at every step of the way, and he was even the one paying for it all.
If, however, the father had done everything himself, the outcome wouldn’t have been the same. In the way that it happened, the father, in fact, made it possible for the son to be something he could not have become on his own: a gift-giver.
This story illustrates how God relates to us. God does not need man, but God allows man to share in his saving work. Man is given the grace to take part in God’s work, and this actually shows the true greatness of God. Man is not kept in a completely inactive dependency, but rather he is equipped with the power to do good.
And this is exactly the reason there is a congregation. God does not need the congregation, but he wants the congregation so that through her we can become active sharers in the divine work of salvation.
In this way, man, who through sin causes so much woe and pain in the world, is now enabled and empowered to bring healing and share in God’s redemptive work. Fallen man, in a way, is rehabilitated in the congregation. He can live as a new creation.
So God doesn’t need the congregation, but we need the congregation, and that is exactly why she was given to us as a means to salvation!
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