Wow, this is a powerful scripture to me....the need for apostles and prophets is real in today's confusion, that we might "henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;..."

Agreed ... but by relying on others, you basically set yourself up to have your chain yanked by "cunning" men.

It just seems to conflict with:

I find it necessary to put my trust in God to lead me to find the truth

Matt. 5:48 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect." Wow! This tells me I can be like my Father....if He is my Father, then that says my potential is limitless! This is a wonderful thought to ponder about the dignity and origin of mankind!

Here is where a nice-enough thought ultimately fails:  we are NOT God.  We will never be omni-omni deities.  We are intelligent (mostly, LOL) primates with our own issues due to our mortal existence on this planet.  To tell us to be like God (which is actually the OPPOSITE moral given by a lot of the OT) is to ask something completely irrational and unrealistic.

Jan 16, 2012 -- 12:15PM, theMadJW wrote:

Where have you two, and the others, gone?

Does Numbchucks rule this site?

Is rudeness, along with lying and bearing false witness, also a Christian virtue, or is it specific to JW's?

Jan 16, 2012 -- 12:15PM, theMadJW wrote:

Where have you two, and the others, gone?

Does Numbchucks rule this site?

What is the purpose of this post?   I have noticed you make similar remarks on your own threads, against a particular poster in those threads.  Before this post he hadn't commented here.   I'm just wondering, do you rule this forum?

Jan 18, 2012 -- 1:44AM, Namchuck wrote:

Read with humility what Annie_Alive says below.

No humility please, namchuck :).  That post was just plain WRONG.

Aren't you Christians supposed to abide by a higher standard of behavior?

Most christians I've known have been regular decent people, who treat others with basic respect.   Some are positively awesome people too, as are some non-christians.   But, occasionally, you come across one whose religiosity leads them to believe they are of a higher standard than other people, and therefore could not even consider that any behaviour they exhibit might be less than righteous.   Thankfully, they are rare.   Just sayin', you know :)

To me, the BIGGESTVproof the Bible is inspired of God is it's Unequalled Wisdom.

When followed it enriches your Life beyond anything man can offer.

After thousands of years of society changing, it's advice is JUST as valuable now as then!