Palmtree, the sad part is, I'm looking for him now, I think I have him and my husband is urging me to make the call before it is too late, he is almost 70 now. My husband asks what stands in my way, he says "make the call!" Well I am afraid after all this time, I am a little made at him. He figured it out! He got out! Why didn't he insist on getting me out! Why didn't he rescue me? All I can tell you is that a 16 year old girl is a pretty smart creature (do you remember when you were 16?) Please, please please, just hang in there with her. Do things with her like Friday night football games, let her have school friends at your house. Talk about what she wants to be, where she wants to go to college, just the kind of things that she may not experience as a JW. Kids grow up and figure things out. I would be happy to talk to her, if you think it would help. I feel your pain, I can't imagine coming out without my family intact. Keep us posted as to what is happening with her.
Disfellowshipped Relatives & The Scriptures & Manmade Rules
by minimus 15 Replies latest jw friends
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*** lv pp. 208-209 How to Treat a Disfellowshipped Person ***
What if a relative is disfellowshipped? In such a case, the close bond between family members can pose a real test of loyalty. How should we treat a disfellowshipped relative? We cannot here cover every situation that may arise, but let us focus on two basic ones.
In some instances, the disfellowshipped family member may still be living in the same home as part of the immediate household. Since his being disfellowshipped does not sever the family ties, normal day-to-day family activities and dealings may continue. Yet, by his course, the individual has chosen to break the spiritual bond between him and his believing family. So loyal family members can no longer have spiritual fellowship with him. For example, if the disfellowshipped one is present, he would not participate when the family gets together to study the Bible. However, if the disfellowshipped one is a minor child, the parents are still responsible to instruct and discipline him. Hence, loving parents may arrange to conduct a Bible study with the child.-Proverbs 6:20-22; 29:17.
In other cases, the disfellowshipped relative may be living outside the immediate family circle and home. Although there might be a need for limited contact on some rare occasion to care for a necessary family matter, any such contact should be kept to a minimum. Loyal Christian family members do not look for excuses to have dealings with a disfellowshipped relative not living at home. Rather, loyalty to Jehovah and his organization moves them to uphold the Scriptural arrangement of disfellowshipping. Their loyal course has the best interests of the wrongdoer at heart and may help him to benefit from the discipline received.-Hebrews 12:11.Was thinking about this the other day - I always thought it was dumb not to try and have "spiritual fellowship" and help your own to "come back to Jah".
The more I think about it now, the WTS "command of men" makes sense because it prevents awareness of their dirty laundry and is an effective mechanism to stem the problem of declining membership.
It's all part of the bigger agenda to control information and prevent members in good standing from realising the truth about the truth.
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