Evacuated

Like Ecc.9:4?

And also " There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." Pr.14:12

Didn't think there was a difference.

There is a comparison in Ps.89:37, but the term "faithful" is not being used here specifically as a simile. It is being used as an adjective. The moon (and its faithful adherence to its course), is being used as a simile to emphasise the reliabilty of Jehovah's covenant with David. The modern day perception of the indiosyncrasies of planetary movement are irrelevant to the point being made.

Ps.89:37:"Like the moon, it will be firmly established forever as a faithful witness in the skies.” Dictionary definitions and Bible definitions do not always concur.

Understated beautifully. I think faithfulness and loyalty are related, but different. But....that's another story.....

Atheism. This is demonstrated as a false position by the atheists capacity to display a semblance of loyalty. This question is whether a dog, such as Hachiko, can display true loyalty or not. This was the statement made in the second post: which I believe is incorrect. The very definition of loyalty precludes its display by a dog. As atheists and demons behaviour was submitted as evidence that a dog can display loyalty, so the discussion on the subject continued. Hardly off topic. It is the reasoning that is askew. No slight to the endearing Hachiko, who, it seems, reprieved his breed. 😊

Must be. Dogs like to clear up after their owners have gone. They just demonstrate their false position, as their loyalty, along with the presence of other godly qualities, is evidence of mankind having been created "in God's image". Demons, "like their father, the Devil", are not capable of loyalty.

This is not a tenable statement. Loyalty implies faithfulness to one’s pledged word or continued allegiance to the institution or the principles to which one feels himself morally bound; the term suggests not only adherence but resistance to being lured and persuaded away from that adherence. Because loyalty always includes principle, only free moral agents, such as man, made in, and capable of reflecting, Gods image, are able to express loyalty. The capacity to understand and demonstrate true loyalty is bound up in having a personal relationship with the Creator, who alone is (or defines what is) loyal. (Rev.15:4). A dog cannot develop such a relationship with God, and thus can never be spoken of as being loyal. A dog (and many other animals), can be said to be faithful, for to be faithful means to be dependable, to be constant. Even inanimate objects like the sun, moon, and stars can be spoken of as faithful, as they are in God's word (comp.Ps.89:37). But these things are not loyal. As stated, only free moral agents can express loyalty as a personal choice, based not only on a personal adherence to the one who is an object of that loyalty, but also on a comprehension of the principles that define its expression.

How patronising can you get?

Be Strong Convention speaker

Jehovah himself invented joking and laughs at his own: Awake April 8 1979: "When you observe the playful antics of baby kittens or watch otters zipping down a mud slide and splashing into a pond, do you not discern something about their Maker? He must be a happy Person. Certainly a God that created a monkey must himself have a sense of humor." Jehovah also uses humor in his teaching. We can see this at Isaiah 44:14-17 Jesus followed this pattern and injected humor into his teaching also, paticularly in the use of hyperbole (rafters, camels, etc): WT August 15 2003: "Jesus was not a tight-lipped martinet. He was warm and friendly. For Christians today, a sense of humor can lighten the gloom in times of stress." And also, a good sense of humor and a positive disposition can help us cope with health problems: Awake April 22 2005: "Why is a good sense of humor effective as a healer? Because it is a quality that allows us to handle situations in a positive way, even in the face of unfavorable circumstances.“By including humor and laughter in our daily lives, we maintain our energy level, we alleviate fatigue, and we expel self-pity,” " It is important to recognise that humor is very personal, just like taste and color. I understood @The Librarianto be injecting a bit of humor with this post, but what may be funny to one person may be taken seriously by someone else, and even seem like an insult to another. The Awake 8 Sep 1980 is enlightening on cultural differences in humor, and we should, of course, be sensitive to the feelings of others in this regard. Rom.14:1. But it is important to keep a sense of proportion and not to take ourselves too seriously. Otherwise we may feel unecessarily upset when the other person was only ribbing us!

Ya never heard of spare rib???

Lot of "sake" in there, I see 😊

This is the doctorine of the erroneous assumption.

Probably a bit risky to be showing mobile phones or tablets on the street there. Do they do it just verbally? It is risky to do that in London https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/eac0d5c6-86e1-417e-b52c-956c688829c4

Why fight then?

Very scholarly approach (NOT). Actually, look what google translate does to the greek: "with their forsaken self-assertion, for the sake of the Lord, but not for the sake of doing so, and this is what you see in the day." I think I prefer "Do not follow the people who are inactive at attending meetings." actually. 😊

Oh dear.This bit of "foot in mouth" syndrome calls into question.................................................something? It's probably not worth looking at the rest. 😕

Critical times, hard to deal with...................

No need. It is covered ad nauseum by Dick, Tom, Jack, and Harry. Anyone with a ha'porth of sense will let the other man go first in these kinds of matters. Rest assured, we will have our say.

Now I understand your position.

As a living example?

Hmm....Gets complicated