If it was allowed

by Honesty 6 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • Honesty
    Honesty

    by law would JW's put those who leave their religion to death?

  • leavingwt
    leavingwt

    According to the 1952 Watchtower, the law of the land AND the "laws of God through Jesus Christ" restrict them from executing apostates.

    The Watchtower, November 15, 1952, page 703, Questions from Readers

    We are not living today among theocratic nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for apostasy from God and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai and in the land of Palestine. "Thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, . . . And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee."—Deut. 13:6-11, AS.

    Being limited by the laws of the worldly nation in which we live and also by the laws of God through Jesus Christ, we can take action against apostates only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with both sets of laws. The law of the land and God’s law through Christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship. However, God’s law requires us to recognize their being disfellowshiped from his congregation, and this despite the fact that the law of the land in which we live requires us under some natural obligation to live with and have dealings with such apostates under the same roof.

  • Honesty
    Honesty

    If their version of paradise were true (it ain't) would the JW's assist Jehovah in putting resurrected 'ones' who rejected the teachings and instructions from the Watchtower Society's representatives to death since they claim that anyone in the New System who rejects the message will die?

  • White Dove
    White Dove

    I believe there would be some vigilanteism alive and well among the JW's if it was not against the law.

  • watson
    watson
    would the JW's assist Jehovah

    I think I know the point you are trying to make, but the answer is "No," Jehovah's Witnesses would not.

  • BabaYaga
    BabaYaga

    LeavingWT said, "According to the 1952 Watchtower, the law of the land AND the "laws of God through Jesus Christ" restrict them from executing apostates."

    ~~~

    Well, I would say, "Whew! That's a relief!" except for the fact that "new light" could shine on this matter at any minute... 1952 was a long time ago.

  • White Dove
    White Dove

    It's those words "restrict them from..." that has me filling in the "or we would valiantly fight for our god, Jehovah in carrying out his judgements!"

    Some of them really have the Israelite mentality.

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