anthea motch

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  Shunning Disfellowshipped & Apostate family Members. Scriptural?

  by objectivetruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  anyone who is a witness or was previously a witness, is aware of the written & un-written rules concerning association with disfellowshipped family members.. there are a multitude of quotes through out the watchtower publications, but these 2 will suffice.. "are you proving yourself holy by not associating with family members or others who are disfellowshipped?

  "the clear instruction in the bible is: avoid them.

  that means that we have to stay away from them... the bible says that apostates are mentally diseased and that they use their teachings to make others think like them... what must we do to avoid false teachers?

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  anthea motch

  It's very easy to get into a debate over the way the JW's twist and turn in their efforts to make the bible 'fit' into their rules to control their members. The whole issue is quite simple to my way of looking at things. The one thing and may I say, the most important thing that they have lost sight of is the the love of Christ in their hearts. The whole point of the sacrifice made by Christ was to make love and compassion the primary factors which overcome everything else. I don't mean to say that sins are acceptable but that through God's great love He made a way for all of us with genuine hearts to become reunited with Him.
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  Thinking of Going Full Disclosure With Wife. Sorta

  by freemindfade in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  soliciting any and all opinions.

  as some of you may know, wife is full in pioneer.

  my fade has gone from us fighting.

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  anthea motch

  Well, having experienced telling my JW son the truth about why I was leaving the organisation, I can honestly say that difficult as it has been I am so glad that I was true to myself!! Yes, he has cut me out of his life and it has been heartache but I know that I can't go on living a lie. It is both liberating and healthy to be totally honest and myself. I would not trade it for anything because I believe to do so is playing into the hands of a cult organisation that instills fear and emotional blackmail into its members. It takes courage and conviction but I believe it to be the way forward.