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05-12-2024, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by FallingLeaves
i keep asking why i have to think the quality of my own life has to match what others seem to think is a good quality of life. I keep getting 'just because' in response....
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Ask them what 'just because' means 
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05-12-2024, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by BigJohn
....... and other religions 'have the same problem': 'written by Man' but ...... inspired by Spirit.
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It only becomes a 'problem' if you think it is....
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05-12-2024, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by BigJohn
I find it interesting how other religions mention 'the same things' but use different words for the same thing.
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Myths are Universal.
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05-12-2024, 10:39 AM
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Hard to believe that various cultures come up with the same 'myths'.
Now a days, it seems more and more people believe there is or is the possibility there is life forms we can not see. But then..... not everybody believes that.
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06-12-2024, 10:59 AM
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Satan suddenly appeared at the front of the church during a service.
Everyone started running and screaming and scrambling to the front door, but one elderly gent just sat calmly and did nothing.
Satan said to him loudly, “don’t you know who I am”
Man……….sure do.
Satan…….aren’t you afraid of me.
Man………..nope.
Satan……..don’t you know I can kill you with one word
Man…………yep
Satan……..don’t you know that I an cause horrifying, physical agony
Man………..yep.
Satan……..and your still not afraid of me
Man………..nope
Satan……..well why aren’t you afraid of me
The man calmly replied, “because I’ve been married to your sister for 48 years!
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06-12-2024, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sky
There are Scriptures full of Myths and Mythological creatures which I do not believe in so I have no interest nor need to copy and paste them. I Post the ones that make sense and can be personally tried and tested, I also look for similarities which are part of the Teachings of various World Religions.
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i understand, you posting what makes sense... to you. that doesn't mean that the verses that makes no sense to you, aren't true. question, do you believe Jesus was a real human? if so, do you believe all that he went through? also, as far as the "Christians" teachings are concern, there will be some true similarities. yet, there will be false teachings incorporated.
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06-12-2024, 03:56 PM
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But the Bible was written by Man 
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true!... but by men who God inspired. and some of those men, were around when Jesus was on earth, like Peter, Paul, and Jesus two brothers. these men wrote some of those books in the bible. Jesus's brothers who at first thought Jesus was going man. later after seeing Jesus once he was resurrected, believed, hence their books. are we to believe that they taught lies too?
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06-12-2024, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by sky
You seem to be misunderstanding Proverbs ..... Mybe this will help.
English philosopher James Allen wrote: “As a man thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.” Stoic and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote: “A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.” Poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “A man is what he thinks about all day long.” Author Earl Nightingale said: “We become what we think about,” and Mark Twain wrote: “Life consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one's head.”
All these great minds above and many more before them discovered the secret to living a happy, purposeful and productive life, and it’s this:
We live in a world of thought.
Our thoughts create our experiences, and thus, we experience what we think.
It is the quality of our thoughts, then, that create the quality of our life.
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yeah, about that verse you posted, only 3 versions worded it this way. "Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life." 35 other versions worded it using, "Guard", "Watch" and Pro.4:23 "Keep" your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." and notice, if you will, it's referring to the HEART, not the thought. it's seems to me, 3 translators remove the key word of this verse.
in reference to that true verse, other verses back it up. Jerm.17:9 speaks of the "Heart" in those same versions, says that it's "deceitful." yet one of those 3 versions in which you post, again, remove the word "HEART." replacing it with "the mind." and here, "You people of Judah are so deceitful..."
on that note, being a "philosopher" or a "poet", doesn't mean one has accurate understanding of a scripture. I don't follow the words of these men. Colo.2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. nor do I need any help from them in understanding the scriptures. I allow the help of Jehovah's HS, sent by Jesus.
so, what Pro. 4:23 is basically say, carefully guard your heart, because what's in it can make or break you. for example, hatred towards someone, can cause one to act on it, if one keeps that feeling going. feelings come from the Heart.
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06-12-2024, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BigJohn
I find it interesting how other religions mention 'the same things' but use different words for the same thing.
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but I can understand, if it's the truth. think about it like this, there was a car accident, three people witness what happen. but they were all standing in different areas. they explained what they seen, though it was a little different from one another, their versions were still all true.
just like there are so many bible versions. when the truth hasn't been removed or replaced, they're in harmony. even though the translators worded it differently than one another.
one religion may call the God of Israel, Jehovah, other may say Yahweh. they would still be in harmony, because it's still God's NAME, just two different peoples, Hebrews and Greeks. you should see the many other ways different countries say Jehovah, even the spelling is a little different. now saying God's name is "GOD or LORD." it wouldn't be in harmony with the truth. because those are titles, not names.
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06-12-2024, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by FallingLeaves
i keep asking why i have to think the quality of my own life has to match what others seem to think is a good quality of life. I keep getting 'just because' in response....
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you shouldn't and it shouldn't, I say to many, it's your world! I would never do something, "just because." Nor would I do something just because others say this is "what we should do as..." you can live anyway you please, it's your world!
no human can make another live a certain way, Jehovah God and Jesus doesn't. they guide those who believe in them for a reason, it means our lives. and they promise us a better, happier way, soon. but we don't have to believe or follow their laws. but know this, the world as we see it now, won't be here too much longer.
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