Would You Die For A Person?

minimus

"In the truth", you are taught that since we all love one another and are true Christians that we would readily die for one another. Would you now?

Edited by - minimus on 30 November 2002 7:57:12

minimus

also, could you concieve of yourself dying for a total stranger?

There are some people I would give my life for, but not many. But this is mostly a hypothetic [sp] question, since the situation will rarely come up, that you actually face the choice of your life, or theirs.

To me, what matters more is, are you willing to live your life with them?

Edited by - Vivamus on 30 November 2002 8:19:44

Matty

Most parents would readily die for their own daughter or son. Those of us, me included, who haven't had children yet would not really understand those feelings that are associated with becoming a parent. Likewise a partner I think if you deeply love someone then yes ofcourse - complete strangers though? That would require selflessness in the extreme, and there are not many people about like that. Is that a cue for born-agains to hijack this thread!?

orangefatcat

Would you?

Orangefatcat

shera

I know I'd give my life for my children.I'm a protective person,if I saw anyone I cared for in danger,I'd be there to help them.If my children died,I don't think I could bare the pain of living without them.

minimus

After the events of 9-11, I think many of us would die for a person. It's human nature to help someone if you can. I think that based upon "gut" reactions to things, I would feel impelled to try to help someone that I thought that could be saved, even if it risked my own life.On the other hand, in the congregation, we were admonished to die for your brother but many couldn't stand even sitting next to a certain person.How ironic!

Scully

What used to irk me as a JW was the idea that so many "brothers" and "sisters" would SAY that they'd give their life for each other, but then you'd hear them gossiping about someone or criticizing this or that, or chuckling over another brother's recent misfortune. I'll always remember the admonition from a CO when I was a little girl.... he said that it was important to develop the kind of love for each other that would make you want to give your life for a brother or sister, because you never knew who your cellmates would be during the Great Tribulation.

One recently baptized sister - a single mother of three who didn't have a car because she couldn't afford one - said to me that she felt so discouraged following her baptism because now hardly anybody would give her rides to the KH the way they did when she was studying. She said "Oh they SAY they'll die for you, but they can't even be bothered to give you a lift to the meeting!"

Love, Scully

Edited by - Scully on 30 November 2002 9:27:45

blondie

It's not that the WTS doesn't know what the right thing is to do, but few do it as this quote shows. I figure it's, "he who is faithful in what is least, is faithful in what is much." JWs think they can be unloving in what is least and suddenly do a turnaround and be loving in what is much. It can't happen. And it is easier to risk your life for someone you don't know whose sins are anonymous than who sins are known to you.

*** w93 8/15 21 Let Your Self-Control Exist and Overflow ***

Do we say that we would be willing to die for our sister, but our emotions so move us that we hardly speak with her now? (Compare John 15:13.)

Edited by - Blondie on 30 November 2002 9:47:13

Incense_and_Peppermints

there is only one person on earth i would intentionally die for, and that is my son. without hesitation.

but i would risk my life for a stranger if that stranger were a child in peril. for example, if i was walking down the street and saw someone attempting to abduct a child, i would try to save them, even if it meant i might get injured or killed. i just can't stand to see anyone hurt an innocent, defenseless being. (this isn't extraordinary - i'm sure many here would do the same thing.)

i doubt that the witnesses feel the same way. they'd probably have to call up someone and ask them what to do, the wusses. and if it was a "worldy" child? god help them...

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