BX
In our congregation, some ones were sickly. Nobody came 'round to visit, so the sickly one called the C.O. and complained "make them love me... So, he did. He got together with the elders and at the meeting he directed that the body should choose somebody to "love" this sister. The ones chosen then had to go to the home of the sickly ones and ccok/clean, whatever... and then make a detailed written report to the elders. Now how's that for love!
Legislated love.
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YOU ARE CORRECT
it is the Defining of "works" THAT PRESENTS THE PROBLEM
it is a known fact that when it is decided by the org that you can counttime by studying with a person deemed by the elders to be weak that one will get visits all the time cause the jw can count the time
but when they have to stop by own their own with no time being counted very few visit result
i like the way you put it it is "Legislated love"
great post
James
The Freedom to Think means:
"I'd rather have Questions that I can't Answer ----Than Questions, I can't Ask.
(or Answers that I can't Question)."