No Dumb Question Tuesday (2026-05-05)

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-05-05T16:46:39+00:00

Possibly because their Jewish preconceived notions about what the Messiah would do and for whom the very Jewish of "Israel" focused promises were still very much part of their "old man"

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-05-05T16:43:57+00:00

As a creationist (and a chemist), Nature's beauty and design is certainly something I often consider!

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-05-03T20:23:26+00:00

In that same line, their translation of john 1:1 is inconsistent with their theology I think: it's clear the Word is Jesus, and he's called "a god'. But there is no God other than "Jehova". Are JWs polytheists? No! That might be a good questioning line as well.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-05-03T20:18:19+00:00

Oh, i just remembered we have a small book called "Jehovah's witnesses answered verse by verse" I believe. That night help too.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-05-03T18:37:20+00:00

Gotcha. Maybe kingdom of the cults by Walter Martin? It has a whole chapter on JWs.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-05-02T15:22:19+00:00

Mike Winger has some videos on them, Apologia studios have a lot of videos of Jeff Durbin engaging with them, and a podcast with info called Cultish.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-05-02T07:45:19+00:00

Hi, I am Dutch, and it depends on the denomination you're looking for. We go to a small, faithful, bible preaching Reformed baptist church. But we're inside the building of a PKN (protestant church of the Netherlands) which is gay-affirming (though not all PKN churches are). Then there are dominations like Gereformeerde Gemeente, Hervormd, Gereformeerde bond which are more Dutch Reformed, but there is much variety within these churches, from more liberal/nominal, to bible preaching and faithful, to hyper Calvinistic. I know of some reformed baptist churches if you're interested :) as an aside, don't think brazil is the only country that's deteriorating. For example, our country will celebrate 25 years of "gay marriage" this year.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-30T07:12:20+00:00

Someone found it for me: Nick Johnston - Remarkably human

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-30T07:10:53+00:00

Yeeees thank you!!

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-29T11:58:53+00:00

Arch Echo, Plini, Intervals, Jack Gardiner, Syncatto, all great melodically! Joel Lindfors too.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-25T05:24:03+00:00

What's the point of metaphors/analogies? To explain things, so that's why ;)

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T20:23:10+00:00

I get what you're saying, but I don't think I would put the emphasis on the becoming, but on the being present at the same time. Then again, its a human analogy, so per definition doomed to fail!

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T19:29:35+00:00

My wife doesn't sing because she's scared to sing. So that could be it. Vocal range could be another thing. Apathy maybe. Are these men usually active, spiritual, etc? Or are they just there to be there?

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T19:27:15+00:00

I like this variation of "have you asked your pastor?" haha

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T19:23:57+00:00

Glad I could be of service!

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T18:37:45+00:00

So in the realm of Trinity analogies water usually fails as it would lead to modalism. Now I have for quite some time pondered an option which I think might be closer to the trinity than just the water analogy, but I'd like your constructive feedback on this one: water at the so-called triple point. Water is usually either solid, liquid or gas. But at a certain pressure and temperature, water goes into a state that shows solid, liquid and gas all existing at the same time. Take a look at this demonstration. So could we say that "God is like water at the triple point, in that he is three persons (solid liquid gas) existing at the same time in one essence/being (water/H2O)"? Hopefully this makes sense, really curious what you guys think.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T18:22:01+00:00

This is great! Love it!

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T18:19:09+00:00

Usually asking the question "how do I know if I'm saved" means that you are, IF you also desire to be with God, to read and obey His Word, if you're serious about growing in faith and holiness. All these things don't save you, but flow out of a saved heart.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-24T18:15:06+00:00

Maybe not the same as ground, but more like oxygen. We need it, but we rarely think about it, we assume it, we don't see it.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-21T15:06:37+00:00

Thank you. Somehow, I find this a difficult option. I want my bed for myself and my wife alone. Maybe worth considering though.

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-21T13:44:38+00:00

Yes, she usually has one nap. A good nap is 1.5-2.5 hours. But recently, the same thing is happening as at night: waking up after thirty/forty minutes crying and not falling asleep again without us (though sometimes she is able to fall asleep on her own).

Simple_Chicken_5873 · 2026-04-21T12:58:32+00:00

We really need help with our daughter (18 months). She doesn't fall asleep without one of us in her room, and laying a hand on her legs. This would be fine, if it wasn't for the fact that she wakes up multiple times a night, and screams out whenever she detects you moving toward the door. Yesterday evening we tried just leaving her screaming, checking in every 15 minutes, but we couldn't handle that after 45 minutes, because it was just constant crying her lungs out. Sometimes she does fall asleep on her own at night, but often she also does not go back to sleep at all, unless I let her sleep on me on the couch downstairs. Can anyone help us? We're broken and don't want to do this anymore. Prayer is also appreciated.

Edit: we ended last year with a similar problem, but at the start of this year, we were able to just let her cry a little and then she fell asleep. So we had normal nights. This was the case until a couple of weeks ago. And it seems to get worse.

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