by karvel 36 Replies latest watchtower bible
LOL, 'choice of conscience':
"-You're free to do what you want on this issue, however; remember that Jehovah may hate you for it, you'll be talked about in the congregation, there's a chance you'll stumble others and be stumbled, and die in Armageddon. Other than that - - feel free! Use your conscience! The one we've trained for you."
How do you stumble someone by going to a relative's worldly wedding? What do you do? Go back to the KH and tell
everybody what you did? Just go! Have fun! Then keep your mouth shut about it at the KH.
Haven't they had this question before?
It seems very familiar.
It's such double-speak bullsh!t! If it is a conscience matter why spend a whole article trying to guilt people into not doing it? Why not just have balls and say we forbid you to go. At least that would be more honest.
Once again the Writing Department trot out their 'horse chestnut' of a text (John 4:24) and as usual they completely misapply it!!
Dubs seem never to consider the context of scripture passages and this is no exception.
Read, in context, we read of Jesus' encounter with a Samaritan woman and the conversation centres around the proper place of worship. Jesus teaching is that the place of worship is not important but the manner, i.e. in Christ, is of the greatest importance.
Thus, it seems irrelevant to apply this to the place where a wedding takes place.
Oooh, this ticks me off! This is one of my BIG sore points between me and my husband. The purpose of a wedding invitation is to witness the vows of the couple before God. You are there to support their decision. To abstain from the ceremony and attend the reception alone, is sending a message that you are interested only in the free meal. Despicable!
How dare they suggest that a Witness couple, quietly sitting at the back, not kneeling or standing with the rest, would somehow be offensive to the people there.
This entire article is offensive. "Conscience matter" my axx.
i get such a headache trying to decipher their BS, you may decide this, you might do this.
It's just a wedding~!!!!!! It makes no stand with anyone. As it makes no sense to anyone that you should refrain from going. Same babble they do with funerals
The witnesses have no better record for staying married than non-witnesses.
Holy Moly,
purps
i get such a headache trying to decipher their BS, you may decide this, you might do this.
It's just a wedding~!!!!!! It makes no stand with anyone. As it makes no sense to anyone that you should refrain from going. Same babble they do with funerals
The witnesses have no better record for staying married than non-witnesses.
Holy Moly,
purps
Apparently, it has never occurred to the writers at the Watch Tower Society that someone could be stumbled by the offensively hypocritical judgmental attitudes inculcated in the Brethren by said Watch Tower Society. Or by the fact that the Organisation intentionally keeps its affiliates as spiritual "babes"...
It's a matter for personal decision. HOWEVER, as pointed out, you will be hated by Jehovah
and destroyed at Armageddon if you decide wrong.
As for me, I will go to whatever wedding or funeral I feel that I should go to.
Even as an elder, I went to family funerals in churches. I did avoid the wedding chapels, but
no more.
The key is, as many JW's know, not to tell the JW's what you did. If you go, they won't be
there (because they don't want Jehovah to hate them and destroy them) so they won't know.
