JW's using apostate literature?

SammyJoUK

Ok, Hi and firstly if you get to see this more than once I apologise, but then I don't have a lot of choice, I need help quickly if possible.
I have a friend that I have been witnessing to for the past 6 years.
She has been in the Witnesses for 25 years and yet God is moving. An example of this, and it is by NO means the best one, is that this week she put through my door two Christian tracts that had been put together by SGM International ( http://www.infocomp.torun.pl/sgm/ ) . The ones she gave me where not ones containing doctrinal issues, but basic gospel ones.

The point is this; I am sure that somewhere I have read in a WT that a baptised member of the org can not and must not use 'apostate' material. I won't explain or go on any more I am sure you understand my point.

My question is do you have any idea which Watch Tower or Awake its in?

I have the 1997 CD rom of all the publications, but I can not find anything.

Many thanks for any and all help, I do believe that this is something I have to show her.

God bless

Chris

TheOldHippie

"Can not" and "Must not"? Each and every living person, no matter what faith or religion or organization with which one chooses to cooperate or be affiliated, makes one's own decisions and stands responsible for the choices one has made. Nobody says "cannot" or "mustn't".

Think4Myself

"Do you wisely destroy apostate material?" WT 3/15/1986, p.12

"Why is reading apostate publications similar to reading pornographic literature?" WT 3/15/1986, p. 14

"Beware of those who try to put forward their own contrary opinions." WT 3/15/1986, p. 17

hooberus

The tracts that you referred to may not have been written by an ex-JW, hense not "apostate literature."

But if they are why mess up a good thing? As long as the tracts are Biblical why not encourage her to read them. Showing her that they are possibly "forbidden" may cause her to not look at them anymore.

Adonai438

Technically, Apostate is only people who have left the WT.

Just because they were Christian in the Gospel sense doesn't mean they are apostate from the JWs. Although it does strike me as weird that they would try to use 'christendoms' 'evil' literature.

It sounds like it may be a personal thing on your friends part to try to relate their 'faith' to you. They think it will make you more open if they use something a bit more nuetral than the WT. Kinda like when the JW at your door askes you to pull out a King James Bible instead of using their NWT. This tactic is not encouraged or supported by the WT but they probably don't know your friend is doing it. They probably would only tell her to stop using it and only if she refused would it be a big problem.

Maybe you can seek out other tracts from the same publisher (if they are a good source & Christian) and offer them to her in return. Say she's already shown she accepts them as a source so she should listen to what they say.
My tactic if in your position would be this though:
Look at the info she left you. If its a basic Gospel thing then ask her if this is what she believes. When she says yes then proceed to show her how the Watchtower doesn't teach it and thus isn't teaching the true gospel. Show her in the Bible what the Gospel is and show her from the WTs how they don't believe it. Show her the truth and the difference. This will probably floor her as she isn't expecting it. Depending on her personality she may get deffensive, angry, cry, or show no reaction at all and high tail it out of there. She may come back with and elder or trusted member of the jws to try and answer your questions because she thinks she failed but still has the 'truth'. I pray that her dedication to God is more than to the WT cuz then the truth will win.

I have some stuff if you need help with contrasting the WT with the gospel and if you want to talk or pray let me know :)
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