And they wonder why they're labled a cult!
xJWs destroy JW families
by Elsewhere 13 Replies latest jw friends
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Black Sheep
Watchtower 15th September, 1981
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a Relative Is Disfellowshiped . . .2
God had purposed that families should be united in true worship, so religious beliefs would not create any divisions. But incidents occurred in which religion became a family issue. One of these was when Korah, Dathan and Abiram rebelled. Jehovah confirmed that he was dealing through Moses and Aaron, not through these religious rebels. Then Moses told the people to get away from the rebels? tents. What would the children and households of Korah, Dathan and Abiram do? Would they put loyalty to family ahead of loyalty to Jehovah and his congregation? Most of those closely related to the rebels put family before God. Jehovah executed these relatives along with the rebels.?Num. 16:16-33.
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Christians do not want such enmity to exist. And there is no reason why relatives should oppose or hate them for having become clean, moral, honest servants of God. Yet true Christians realize that they cannot put family before God. In the long run, what is in everyone?s best interest is for Christians to continue faithful to God. In time they may be able to influence their relatives to walk on the way leading to salvation.?Rom. 9:1-3; 1 Cor. 7:12-16.
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Relatives may also cause problems for true Christians in another way. This may develop when a relative is disfellowshiped. As discussed in the preceding articles, if a person in the congregation unrepentantly practices gross sin, God requires that he be disfellowshiped. (1 Cor. 5:11-13) The conduct of the wrongdoer has changed his relationship with Jehovah and therefore with family members who are Jehovah?s Witnesses. God is not to blame for these results, because his standards are righteous and just. (Job 34:10, 12) Nor does the fault rest with the faithful Christian relatives. It is the disfellowshiped person who has made problems for himself and for his relatives, as did Korah, Dathan and Abiram.
Yep. It's your fault alright.
You naughty, naughty postates
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galaxy7
Yet true Christians realize that they cannot put family before God
Doesnt it say somewhere in the New testement
You are to look after your family and that family is important
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cyberguy
Good point, "Black Sheep!"
Indirectly, they accuse those abused, not the abuser "organization!" But isn't this typical of the Watchtower?