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When God created in Genesis he spoke things into being. The Logos --> Christ --> The Word. Out of chaos came creation. As a new human being the world and life is chaos. As we grow and understand things our minds give persons, places, things, emotions, concepts, ideas etc . . . we give them names. Out of the perceived chaos our minds create meaning over time. Anytime we go into something new this happens. Not sure where I'm going with that but the connection between language and creation and The Logos I think is neat. In that way the use of language can be considered part of the act of creation.

Anyone who actually has something worthwhile to say, and an opportunity to address an audience- and you had that for a few years while people asked you to speak clearly and make your points- can address the audience and communicate CLEARLY. I've done that, and had people line up afterwards and wait to shake my hand. (Surprised the heck out of me- they'd just spend 90 minutes listening to me, and some wanted to continue for hours where I'd stopped. I finally had to beg off out of physical hunger.) So, you supposedly have something important to say. You've had decades to find how to phrase it. And you still have no end of excuses as to why you're not going to just get to the point. But that's anything BUT news now. You'll go on for paragraphs on some self-congratulatory diversion, but actually get to the point? No, you don't have time.

They were in the stone ages as of 2008. Judging from their website they have tapped some young talent that understands social media and such. I highly doubt they actually track anybody online but who knows anymore. My guess is they used information off their AS400 to send the postcards. Who knows...maybe they replaced that archaic relic...but I doubt it.

Of course. Windows seem to get dirty whenever the questions get too hard to answer.

Yeah tying threads together - their old AS/400 is their main computer system. It has the terminal interfaces like the picture Bolsh showed. This was a mid range computer in the 90s. It is a small business computer from 30 years ago. I doubt they’ve updated it. The main guy in charge of all that was a class teacher that left over the lack of a research department, thus producing the need for PFLAP-T. No it’s not connected to the internet as Rocky said. Yes it does have status fields. Here someone ran a job to output a list. That list was imported into a label printing package on a PC and labels were printed for addresses then it was sent out non profit bulk costing them next to nothing.

Except for adultery. Clearly there's a difference there. /s

I think every time you say “Book of Life” associated with the Ways books I can see Jesus facepalming. I think the bema for Way leaders is gonna be nicknamed Facepalm Sunday.

Right! The great line of demarcation that moves constantly to support mikes position...wherever that position is today...the great divide between the physical realm and the spiritual realm...lmao...pure fantasy. There is no divide...where all these different rules apply.

Where is the focus? Just follow the attention. It was misplaced from the beginning. This is fundamental to the abject spiritual bankruptcy that is TWI and victor paul wierwille.

Hey, now! Don't be dissin' Snoopy.

yeah, if The Word IS Christ than the Renewed Mind to the The Word is actually saying focus on Christ *rubs head*

Today, Jesus Christ is seated in the heavenlies at God’s own right hand, functioning as the head of the Church of the Body, as it says in Ephesians 1; but he did not leave his role on earth unattended. He delegated to born-again believers the power and authority to carry out his works, and greater, in his stead. It’s now our joy to assume this responsibility and represent him with all confidence. One of the powerful ways we can act in Christ’s stead is by reconciling men and women back to God. II Corinthians 5 tells us about our ministry of reconciliation. During Jesus Christ’s ministry on this earth, God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. Today the work of reconciling men and women to God is not the work of Christ but the work of born-again believers, who have been given the Word and the ministry of reconciliation. We are ambassadors for the Lord Jesus Christ, and we have the joy of reconciling others to God in Christ’s stead. We do this with God’s Word and with His power. Before Jesus Christ ascended to the right hand of God, he set the vision for those of us in the Church of the Body today to be witnesses unto him. The power of the gift of holy spirit gives us the ability to accomplish this vision of being witnesses unto him…unto the uttermost part of the earth. We have Christ in us, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). We have the potential of Christ’s heart, commitment, and ability to reach others with God’s powerful Word of deliverance. We can lead men and women to a personal relationship with God via His Son, Jesus Christ (John 14:6). We can teach them how to become born again of God’s spirit and have eternal life (Romans 10:9,10). We can pray with people, using the powerful name of Jesus Christ to claim God’s promises (John 14:14). We can help men and women not be tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine (Ephesians 4:14,15). We can believe for signs, miracles, and wonders (Mark 16:17,18), and more. What a joy we’ve been afforded to represent the Lord Jesus Christ on this earth, to carry out the works he did while here, and greater. Every day we can awake with enthusiasm and excitement to take the place of the absent Christ, reconciling men and women back to God in Christ’s stead. Christ and The Word have to separated (when they should be equated) to insert The Law of Believing? TWI wants to transfer Christ's authority to the individual? By "delegating". The Renewed Mind to the Word (which is now NOT Christ) . . . puts an effort on an individual that probably shouldn't be there . . (my head hurts . . . hold on)

TWI is not to be understood in terms of administrations and personnal acronyms. Subversion interprets itself. YOU are NOT defining Christ or The Word the way the vast majority of humans in history have done so. Nor have you presented your view on the outset concerning this matter. Your responses are entirely reflexive.

Here's the link, AGAIN https://thewayinternational.com/reconciling-others-in-christs-stead/

I just posted an article from The Way International's website, an article from 2022. "Every day we can awake with enthusiasm and excitement to take the place of the absent Christ, reconciling men and women back to God in Christ’s stead." This "Absent Christ" idea persists in spite of any memory of any book you may have.

Yeah they do..to this day...in their classes...word of God takes the place of the absent Christ.

Now you're calling upon fantasy, the spirit realm, to explain whatever gap you need to feel in control of. "During Jesus Christ’s ministry on this earth, God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. Today the work of reconciling men and women to God is not the work of Christ but the work of born-again believers, who have been given the Word and the ministry of reconciliation. We are ambassadors for the Lord Jesus Christ, and we have the joy of reconciling others to God in Christ’s stead. We do this with God’s Word and with His power." The Word takes the place of the Absent Christ. . . . according to TWI On the contrary, Christ is The Word. In which case TWI logic makes no sense.

Are you talking about infinitives, which are sometimes called the "to be" or "dictionary" form? Learning to use/conjugate them properly can be one of the most challenging aspects of learning a language. In fact, some languages even change the word completely, with the conjugation built in automatically. Cultural differences and etymology also play an important role in proper understanding Not surprisingly, it's also one of the reasons amateur "word studies" and word-for-word translations are somewhat of a fool's folly. Are you saying that God, who has supposedly made things "so simple even a fool need not err therein" has resorted to intentional ambiguity? That seems a bit devious for someone's who's depicted as being all benevolent. Wouldn't you agree?

I love the picture !!!! And in other news… Though it was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the mail was being held in abeyance, longstanding grads (some had to be propped up) patiently await the arrival of mail from HQ.

Therein lies the problem, cmon...everyone know you HAVE to use string to arrange the chairs! I mean those few minutes before Big Bertha sits in the front row and demolishes half a row of perfectly straight chairs is nirvana... I have NEVER been anywhere or seen anyone else string chairs outside the way international. I recently setup a banquet room for a funeral Repass. Didnt string one table or chair and it looked oh so great and I wasnt the least bit disturbed when Big Bertha took out half a table when she sat down...lol They have my new address because I ordered from the bookstore recently. Im still waiting on my post card. They know exactly who I am...lol...guess I was marked and avoided for my GSC activities....Guess I shouldnt wait by the mailbox too long.

None of this aligns with the Bible. What in the actual eff is a "raw word"? I guess this means you are using scrambled words instead of raw?...lol...Words have meanings and God used languages, words, word definitions, rules of grammer, etc to reveal himself to manking using written scripture. Yes it takes study and effort but twisting words isnt a godly attribute...satan twists words not God. You telling anyone what their perspective is will always be flat wrong. You arent qualified to define or explain anothers experience when it comes to their relationship with God/Jesus Christ. Of course I expect you to retort with something along the lines of "experiences arent the word"..or whatever...I would agree with you in some circumstances but not all in this case (or most other cases with you) because you cherish the word of wierwille, not the actual Word of God. Your word salad on what God and Jesus perspective is laughable. You reject plain scripture that state what part of that perspective really looks like and instead twist words and sripture to match wierwilles laughable theology on Christ being absent. I really should have just quoted you on "This is the perspective I picked up from PFLAP" because that pretty much makes the entire post null and void. PFLAP is remedial, stolen goods. God/Jesus Christ do not employ thieves in their service and that according to scripture.

I don't think he can. He just proved my points better than I would have expected.

I think they would say, "We have changed."

Shingles doesn’t care

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1 What an insult to Jesus Christ the only begotten son of God - for someone to say He aspired up to the Word to the extent that he became the Word made flesh - that totally contradicts what John 1 says! What a blatant attempt to push people’s buttons - saying stupid $hit like that…but what the hell do you expect from someone who acts like a troll.

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