Cakers :) ... we only know of how Paul described it.. and he declares that he received revelation from the risen Christ.

Hence.. I think it's more than just words in a book. Look at 2 Corinthians. ( I won't tell you which chapter so it means you have to read until you find it :) haha..

SPANKY.. "can I borrow your dog" ? :) sounds like a beauty.

The JW's I encounter are well chosen. Often it is the 'cute young chick' with the 'mature woman' covers the full spectrum eh.

Whatever you do, don't tell em "goto hell"..they are already on that bus.

I would simply recite the Nicene Creed to them.... then shut the door.

If you don't shut the door, after mentioning something spiritual they will begin with "But..did you know the Bible is often misquoted about such and such" ?......

cheers all.

The afterlife is a spiritual state where God is all, and in all of that reality. There is no organic chemistry or matter, it is purely a spiritual state. Paul explaining to ordinary people talks about a spiritual body. To often people equated it to their present natural body. It is nothing of the kind - it is the real person transported into the presence of the eternal. All that does not reflect the character of God is destroyed - the NT uses the analogy of fire as it cleanses and renews.

My friend told me that when he decides not to wash his football shirt his team never loses. Another friend told me that if he decides not to walk under a ladder his day is filled with good luck. Superstition is so powerful it has lasted since the evolution of Homo Sapien. The bible has served us well written by human and is revered as a form of Constitution that guides us well. No any clear thinking person knows privately that there is no God. Perhaps there was a Jesus Christ who was perhaps the first Socialist who was excecuted for speaking out against the evil rulers of those days. No question we have evolved and magic did not happen to create us.

If believing is good for your soul each to their own.
I believe in a tolerant society where each individual has a right to believe what they want to believe. In Religous Schools children are taught that there is a God so be it. On the other hand in secular schools I believe that all children should be taught all beliefs but most importantly be taught the science of evolution and how we have all been evolved or had to adapt through the ages. Are miracles logical and is it practical to walk on water or part the waves of the Oceans.

AMEN
and so let it be
Halelujah

Hey Guys!
Who ruffled who's feathers? This is supposed to be a friendly topic of discussion and all I see is a bunch of bickering neanderthals.
Relax max, take a chill pill!