So, every sin can be forgiven, except Apostacy? Right...that makes sense.....

by stuckinarut2 10 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  stuckinarut2

  Ok, so we know that the wt teaches that every sin can be forgiven, but if one leaves the org and becomes a "vile apostate", that is "sinning against the Holy Spirit" and can NOT be forgiven?

  So, murderous sick people are ok.

  Child abusers...ok

  Violent drug dealers ...ok

  War mongering genocidal killers...ok

  BUT, SPEAK AGAINST THE GB....not ok....you are the worst of the worst!

  Makes perfect sense really hey?
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  Village Idiot

  31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. Matthew 12:31-32 New International Version

  That, I believe, is the scripture that they use to justify their position. They consider apostasy to be a crime against the holy spirit but anything else can be forgiven.
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  DwainBowman

  Yet they have allowed sone former apostates to be reinstated!

  Dwain
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  The Searcher

  When the Revised NWT is revised again, the verse will probably read like this:

  32 "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Governing Body in Brooklyn will not be forgiven..."
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  DATA-DOG

  Moses and Aaron were guilty of false teachings. Aaron made an idol, he lacked the faith to stand up to the crowds. Moses smashed the 10 Commandments. Moses and Aaron took creditfor calling forth water from a rock, when God did it.

  Aren't those worse "sins" than merely disagreeing with human interpretations of an ancient book?

  DD
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  _Morpheus

  The org does not teach any specific sin is unforgivable, rather the attitude of the person determines if they have unforgivably greived the HS. Apostates can and are reinsted at times, although the ks book warns about being fooled by them too easily. There was also a recent article sharing the life experiance of someone who doubted (ie apostate),but came back into good standing.
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  DesirousOfChange

  
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  Vidiot

  As Black Hat said in the movie Priest, "...if you're not sinning, you're not having any fun."
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  sowhatnow

  so the bible only says if somene speaks against the holy spirit, but not Jesus and God?

  hmm, so what then would it be that someone could speak against the holy spirit?

  its not like there is a scripture that says,

  'you know that Daniel, he spoke against the holy spirit when he said "??????" ......., and then God struck him with boils'
  
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  stuckinarut2

  Great point DD!!!