My wife became one of Johovah's Witnesses about 12 years ago, and now she has abandoned everyone in our family that isn't a witness except our 2 youngest who still live at home, and feel it's a have to case to keep peace?
2007-04-23 15:18:46 · 11 answers · asked by Gorilla 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What ?
She did not.
Your family abandoned her.
I became a Jehovah's Witness 8 years ago, and I certainly did not 'abandon' my family. Nothing in the religion is there that commands a Witness to abandon their family. Alomst always, it is the family that turns on the person for taking a stand for the truth. Sorry, your story doesn't jive.
2007-04-23 15:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 10⤊ 5⤋
The Jehovah's Witnesse aren't encouraged to stop talking or visiting their relatives and friends. But the Bible advices true Christians to have a good company.
"Do not be misled. Bad associations spoil useful habits." -- 1 Corinthians 15:33
"And let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as YOU behold the day drawing near." -- Hebrews 10:25
For more information go to:
http://www.watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_05.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2005/8/22/article_01.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2004/6/1/article_02.htm
2007-04-23 23:01:14 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I have been one of Jehovahs Witnesses for ten years and it was my family that abandoned me.I do not believe that she would have abandoned her family.There is no scriptural basis for it.The family is God's arrangement and to be protected.
I dont think you are telling all the facts.
2007-04-23 20:38:25 · answer #3 · answered by lillie 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I believe what you are wondering, if anything, is What is wrong with your wife. That said, define Abandoned. Unless the family is actually depentant on her, then how can she be abandoning them????
2007-04-23 15:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is just like everything else in life. Once a person develops a strong belief in something they begin to change their attitudes and behaviors.
If a person stops associating with people who get drunk often or steal from others, do we say they are "shunning" them? No... we recognize that it is smart to separate ourselves from people who can cause us problems.
Similarly, Jehovah's Witnesses are attracted to people who think and behave like they do.
In alcoholics anonymous they teach you that you got to "change your friends" to stay sober. It is a universal truth that you become like those you associate with.
Choosing who you like to associate with and trying to improve that is natural for those who want to do what is right.
2007-04-24 00:37:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Forgive my doubts. JWs are all about family life. In fact, if their is such a problem as you laid out, the elders in the congregation would be counseling both of you in rebuilding family life. A wife should be in subjection to her husband just as the Christian congregation is in subjection to Christ. Christ is always loving and treating his congregation as a part of himself and a husband must treat his wife that way too.
Only in matters against God's laws would this not be done. Some celebrations, politics and study are the only things that come to mind. So I am a skeptic when it comes to the situation of your question.
As for the Watchtower Society, it is only JWs printing literature based on the Bible. Showing every statement is backed up with the Bible and where to find it in the Bible. Why would anyone object to that?
2007-04-23 15:41:05 · answer #6 · answered by grnlow 7 · 10⤊ 4⤋
I am going to make a stab at an explanation.
We are encouraged to avoid bad association. We are to take note of those that are in false religion because they will try to uproot our faith and turn us away from serving the True God.
They are so into pagan holidays that we have to stay away as long as these pagan symbols are displayed in and on their homes. We don't want to receive part of their plagues when Jesus brings on the great tribulation.
I have a happy ending though.
I have a son who is faithful and goes to the meetings . He heard a talk about being so self righteous that maybe he was passing a potential lover of Jehovah by ...a member of his own family.
So he invited his brothers and sister and the kids over for a bar b q. He witnessed to them casually. His love and caring paid off. One of his brothers and a sister and her children are all making the meetings now and plan to be baptized this summer.
We are encouraged by the bible to obey Jesus new command 'To love one another' and teach others what the will of Jehovah is.
All those looking on have been amazed at the changes these siblings have made in their lives.
Maybe your wife can try to reach them spiritually...maybe she has already tried... but either way she is your wife and you two are one...stand behind her and help her be strong . You are sanctified because of your union.
2007-04-23 15:32:41 · answer #7 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 6⤊ 6⤋
My brother and his family became Jehovah's Witnesses several years ago. I wouldn't quite say they "abandoned" their families. But...because they celebrate almost none of they tradtional Christian holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc.) they never seemed to get together with us much. They also do not celebrate birthdays, their's or others. So, not sure if the abandonedment thing is a norm amoung them or your wife just wanted to take it one step further and avoid the "infidels".......
2007-04-23 15:35:08 · answer #8 · answered by Mister Fizzy 2 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Slander.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not do as this questioner describes.
http://watchtower.org/e/20000622/
2007-04-24 06:45:27 · answer #9 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
They are not believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord and equal the Father and the holy spirit in the Divinity .
2007-04-23 15:33:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mosa A 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋