Walking on Water

How are you certain?

In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God John 1:1

The Jehovas Witnesses added the word A "the Word was A God" and use that verse to argue Jesus isn't God. Ironic huh?

Yep. Those pesky Jehovah's Witness knocking on the doors

Lol. What if I told you. I'm a pesky Catholic who knocks in doors?

Seriously? By the way care to join my new stream? imgflip.com/m/begging_for_upvotes

Lol. I'll join but I don't need upvotes, just good friends like you to talk to.

Oh yeah! Jehovah's Witness don't celebrate Christmas or birthdays

Guess there's nothing to celebrate when Jesus isn't God. Another good reason to be Catholic. 😉

Yeah. Although I wish Easter stayed on a certain day and don't move around

Would be nice to keep it like Christmas, the same time every year but it just shows how closely tied it is to Judaism.

Oh and not the pagan stuff

The JW like to point out the "pagan roots" of many of our celebrations but they really are missing the point and meaning behind it. The eggs represent new life= the Resurrection
The Easter Bunny is a secular addition that retailers take advantage of. I don't even do Santa or the Bunny with my kids.

The easter bunny alludes to fertility. Satan Claus instills doubt in children as they are literally being lied too.

Guessing your parents didn't go the Santa route with you. St. Nicholas was actually a historic figure.

No, they did. Even though my maternal grandmother and great grandmother was religious, both my parents were atheists. I was always agnostic until I found my church though. It helped that I studied alot about military history and was congruent with the fact their are no atheists in the ka.. umm, foxhole.

Ephesians 2 8:9
For by faith you have been saved through grace; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; lest anyone should boast.

Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but by the faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, for by the works of the law, no flesh shall be justified.

My great grandmother was JV :)

Is JV like a JW? I actually enjoy discussing with them but they have given up on several occasions, so if they really believed it was true and were concerned for my soul why do they give up so easily?

That was a lack of sleep typo. I meant JW.
It's your lack of hygiene and contentious manner :P
Maybe they had bad experiences pushing it too far with others?

I've had other people tell me the same. They start getting into deeper conversations and they just stop visiting. Did you know they travel in pairs to spy on eachother because if anyone converts they are shunned by their entire church. They're not even allowed to read about other religions. Like they are afraid.

I think their churches also have no windows, like Freemason buildings. Well, like the scripture I presented says, works will not save you so I certainly don't agree with their doctrine. But I have a soft spot for them and always try to leave them a kind word when I see them set up with their magazines in town because my mother told me how wonderful and kind my great grandmother was.

I think they are some of the kindest People and you have to give them credit for their efforts. It can't be easy to go door to door like they do.

Yes, but in the context of the Holy Trinity.

Yes, without a doubt..

Welcome to the Christian Club!

Pretty sure He is

Talking of JW. Really grinds my gears they have this thing, where you cannot be the donor for a blood transfusion, even if you’re a match and the person needing it is family!

Is it being a donor, being a recipient or both? I will say that was probably a good thing when hiv (if i remember correct) was being passed around during the blood scandals (forget the proper term) in the 80's/90's. But yeah, it almost seems to go against thou shall not kill to deprive someone of a life saving opportunity.

Well we had a guy and lady used to knock on our door once a week. My and my ex would actually have friendly conversations with them and they even came in for a cuppa once or twice. They were nice people.
My girlfriend put him on the spot once though, we knew he had 2 daughters so she asked him “if your daughter right now needed a transfusion and you’re a match, would you save her life?” He never said yes and just left it as “it’s a decision they’d have to make at the time” lol.

Yea, I don't get that. They also are not allowed to get involved in government at all. I'm not sure they even vote. They are not allowed to serve in the military.

Now that’s pretty much a mantra I live by.
I think I’ll actually use that in my bio on here
(If it fits)

Have you ever asked God if He's real? Why not try it? If He's not it won't hurt any and if He is, He may surprise you. 😊

Jesus, just like all of us men and women that actually BELIEVE In Our Lord Our Father Thy GOD are HIS Children.

Fair enough, can we at least agree that he was a person who existed at one point in history?