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  2. Can one get high on secondary cannabis smoke?
  3. I'm expecting it next week. There will be a new application. I can't say anything about it because I don't know the details. But there was a reference in the new translation file.
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  5. And then it sounds like the 40 day fast began after this meal. This last meal sustained him for 40 days.
  6. Please do not consider this medical advice, and discuss with your health care practitioner. My husband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. His levels were 22. We immediately changed our eating habits, and he dropped 60lbs. Went from 4 metformin per day down to 2. He practices intermittent fasting and goes as no-carb as possible. I have been trying to get him to focus more on complex carbs for more balance, but he feels best when he doesn't eat them at all. We have also started focusing on our stress levels, because stress can play a crucial role too. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9561544/ https://www.stress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Holmes-Rahe-Stress-inventory.pdf When he and I did a similar stress inventory, our family was sitting at 400 at the time. It's not much lower now. This system will always be a place of distress.
  7. In Moses’ case, the Bible explicitly places the 40-day fast in the context of Jehovah’s direct presence. Exodus 34:28 says: “And he continued there with Jehovah 40 days and 40 nights. He ate no bread and drank no water.” This occurred while Moses was with Jehovah on the mountain, which strongly indicates divine sustainment rather than ordinary human endurance. With Elijah, the text is even clearer. 1 Kings 19:7, 8 states: “The angel of Jehovah came back a second time and touched him and said: ‘Get up, eat, because the journey will be too much for you.’ So he got up and ate and drank; and by the power of that nourishment he walked for 40 days and 40 nights to Horeb.” The Scripture directly attributes Elijah’s endurance to food provided by an angel—unmistakable divine intervention. Your comparison of Jesus and Adams abilities make sense. Thanks for those points.
  8. Jehovah will never need to rescind his grant of immortality.
  9. I think it would be fun to have a variety of microwave oven noises and alarms on my phone and randomly play them when I am at a restaurant...🤣
  10. Immortality is a gift only from Jehovah. It cannot be acheived any other way.
  11. Not so long ago, smoking was permitted in restaurants. Dining out often meant being exposed to the smoke of people around you, yet no one questioned whether a Christian should eat in such places. Does it really make a difference whether the smoke comes from a cigarette or from a water pipe? I am referring specifically to hookah lounges that function as Middle Eastern teahouses. In venues where people go exclusively to smoke hookah, I agree that these questions become more relevant.
  12. No point in offering bread if he was, or any other food for that matter.
  13. Terminus is then end of a journey, where you have reached your goal.
  14. Unlike Jesus, I am neither perfect, nor in peak physical condition. As indicated above, imperfect people can fast for 40 days with a doctor's help. It therefore stands to reason a perfect human could do so without assistance. Yes, I imagine Adam, in his perfect state, could fast for 40 days. I am reasoning this way because of what the Bible teaches about Jesus sacrifice. He had to be equal to Adam in every sense for his sacrifice to be of equal value. If Jesus had superior abilities or if Jehovah caused him to be immortal or eternal for that time, then that would actually proved Satan was correct in his accusations. The fact Jesus could perform miracles does not indicate he was more than human during his earthly ministry. The prophets and apostles all performed miracles just as powerful as the ones Jesus performed. In fact, it appears that both Moses and Elijah fasted for 40 days. The Bible does not indicate they had divine intervention to help sustain them during this time. We had a circuit overseer who would say that after those 40 days Jesus was perfectly hungry. When you think about it, it makes sense Satan would tempt Jesus with loaves of bread if Jesus was very hungry.
  15. Beginning now, I must ues a word that starts a sentence with a odd stop.
  16. People fast all the time - this is not controversial. But if you need AI to tell you: If imperfect people can do it, of course Jesus and Adam could.
  17. After fact checking again: only SOME new years events were cancelled so far. just to be correct here
  18. The general insecurity is being felt all over due to terrorism attacks
  19. Although a hookah lounge in the United States is seen as a modern social spot, similar to a café, its main focus is smoking and spending time in an environment filled with constant smoke. And that already shows why it’s not an appropriate place for us as Christians. Even those who don’t smoke end up inhaling the flavored smoke, which is harmful just the same. In addition, the atmosphere in these places — loud music, people smoking together, and an environment that encourages unhealthy habits — doesn’t match the clean and healthy life we strive for in order to honor Jehovah. If we want to maintain a pure heart and a lifestyle that strengthens our spirituality, going into a place like that would only expose us to unnecessary, uncomfortable, and even risky situations. It just doesn’t align with the principles we live by or with the kind of influence we want to have and receive.
  20. Using our life to serve our loving Father, Jehovah, is the wisest choice we can make. There is nothing better! Comment: Youth is an ideal time to cultivate a solid friendship with Jehovah. David’s example shows that those who seek Jehovah from an early age can have a meaningful life approved by God. Just like Mark and Timothy, faithful young ones demonstrate that trusting in Jehovah from the start results in wise decisions and a happy, purposeful life. Practical Lesson: Dedicating yourself to Jehovah while you are young is one of the most important decisions in life. Instead of relying solely on your own experience or on worldly advice, put Jehovah first. This includes studying the Bible, cultivating good spiritual friendships, and serving with enthusiasm in the congregation. This path leads to true happiness and the approval of our loving Father, Jehovah.
  21. I think you're reasoning this way because you've never been hungry, literally. Try not eating for at least one week. And then tell me how you feel. Did Moses and Jesus undergo special training at Survival School to go without food for 40 days? Matthew 4:1
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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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    • ReadYourBible

      Found this note I wrote myself. 
      Jehovah promises freedom to those who love him. He promises to catch our tears in his skin bottle. He has a high regard and love for us and is willing to reach out willingly to those who reach out to him. True freedom is bounded by God’s law, which allows full expression of the individual in a proper, upbuilding, and beneficial way, and which recognizes the rights of others, contributing to happiness for all. Therefore stand fast, and do not let yourselves be confined again in a yoke of slavery.
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    • Nnamdi Bethel

      When I remember this video "Walk by faith not by sight" it always reminds me important of marrying a spiritual brother or sister, someone that loves Jehovah wholeheartedly, who value spiritual things and he or she is always ready to make a sacrifice for Jehovah even when it's hard for them.. Someone who can Encourage you, strengthen you or give you reasons to trust Jehovah and continue obeying him when there seems to be no hope. Not who can discourage you or even make life difficult for you in terms of obeying Jehovah. Not someone who only sees value in money or material things.
      You can't be weak and still marry a weak Person but if you are spiritually strong and marry someone spiritually strong too then, it's a double blessing
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    • Nnamdi Bethel

      Time
       
      TIMEKEEPER
       
      Imagine a soccer game (or other sport) in which the score is tied. There are only a few seconds left and the best player has the ball. He starts running, aiming to make the goal. But all of the sudden he stops and asks: 'how much time we have left?' Wouldn't that be atrociously stupid? Time is running out, and he will miss the chance of winning the game! Something similar happens today. In this time of the end, it is not our job to ask how much time is left. (Acts 1:7) Time is running out! Jehovah is the timekeeper, he knows how much time is left. Our job is to run, run, run for our lives, scoring the winning goal by serving Jehovah wholeheartedly.
       
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    • Nnamdi Bethel

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      FAST-FORWARD
       
      If you are ever tempted to scheme and commit a sin, just try to do this: fast forward your life and visualize the consequences of it. You committed the sin... now, how did it change your world? Are you happy or do you regret it? Are you close to your family and friends? Do you have true friends alongside you? Do you have a bad marriage? Are you sick with a disease you could have avoided? Are you disfellowshipped? Did Armageddon catch you out of the congregation? If you play fast forward to your life and you see where you could end if you compromise your faith, it will certainly help you to flee from sin.
       
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